Life Crafting with Alison

Empowering Women to Craft Resilient and Joyful Lives

Work with me to be the human you want to be. 

Your Partner in Empowerment

Welcome to Life Work Purpose, Where Empowerment Meets Leadership Development and Career Crafting

I specialize in empowering educational leaders—including school administrators and other educational professionals—as well as leaders of social impact organizations and their leadership teams. My focus is on supporting you in creating thriving environments where everyone can achieve their full potential.

Who I Serve

  • Educational Leaders & Their Leadership Teams: Principals, administrators, and educational professionals aiming to cultivate environments where everyone thrives.

  • Leaders of Social Impact Organizations & Their Leadership Teams: Those at the helm of nonprofits, advocacy groups, and mission-driven organizations looking to enhance their impact and team dynamics.

What Does a Socially and Emotionally Intelligent Leader Do?

  • They think about how they think.
  • They ask what they can do differently.
  • They walk alongside the people they lead.
  • They are not afraid of not knowing; they ask questions.
  • They invite others into dialogue, even when the subject is uncomfortable.
  • They empower people to empower people.
  • They know that human capital + social capital + well-being results in increased capacity.
  • They know when to offer a call to action.

How They BE:

  • They see themselves as agents of change.
  • They have a clear and solid value system.
  • They practice empathy.
  • They believe in the impossible.
  • They can acknowledge their own weaknesses, hypocrisy, and missteps.
  • They see people’s innate potential.
  • They see life as a win-win event.
  • They are inclusive.
  • They care about culture and environment.
  • They seek out socially and emotionally intelligent colleagues.

My Approach

I leverage the power of Positive Intelligence™ to help you build the mental fitness necessary for effective leadership. By developing this mental fitness, you’ll be able to shift from self-sabotage to self-mastery, enabling you to respond to challenges with clarity, resilience, and a positive mindset. This approach helps you and your team reach new levels of performance and well-being.

Embark on Your Transformative Journey

Curious about how we can collaborate? Schedule a curiosity call or visit my Coach Me page to explore your empowerment journey. Or read more about Positive Intelligence. Invest in yourself and your team today to unlock your full potential and achieve a purposeful, joyful, and satisfying existence.

Safe Space | No Judgment

First, know that I deeply value creating a safe space, a container in space in time in which there is no judgment, simply deep listening. Each conversation is an opportunity to reflect and see how we might think about things differently, remember who we are so that we can live in harmony with ourselves, hold our space and focus on what is important. Coaching supports to to understand the why, convert it into a gift, so that we can take action. 

Career Clarity

“Discovering together what is really important, connecting the dots in a sensitive and safe space, and building a strategy to improve every aspect of my life is invaluable. Alison, helps me clarify my concerns/thoughts about my career dilemmas. I have a clear course of action at the end of every session.”

Confidence & Joy

Working with Alison, I’ve uncovered why I should speak up and be seen; how to do so with joy and confidence, how to hold my space and simply be me. The questions Alison asks are not easy, they are often really hard sometimes even uncomfortable, but she does so in a way that a I feel safe and seen. She gets what I need.

I am Enough

“Alison created a safe environment for me to share, actively listened to me, and asked many questions to make me think deeper about the cause. Every time I have some takeaways and action items to improve myself further. She guided me to understand that it is really important to work on the foundations to get to the bigger picture outcome. She reminded me that I am special, like a lotus, when I felt vulnerable.”

Lets be the humans we want to be, building the world we want to live in. 

#futureofwork #worklifebalance #alifeworthliving

Why Positive Intelligence (PQ)?

Life is undeniably beautiful, yet it can also be incredibly challenging—especially for women in leadership roles. Despite their success, many continue to struggle with imposter syndrome, anxiety, and the fear of confronting conflict. Balancing the need to be direct with the pressure to be “nice” can be exhausting, as can dealing with difficult people and setting boundaries. These challenges often leave even the most accomplished women feeling overwhelmed.

About 15 years ago, someone close to me was diagnosed with cancer. Through her journey, I learned that positive emotions like love and joy can coexist with negative emotions like anger and grief. This lesson has proven invaluable as I’ve navigated my own leadership journey.

It wasn’t until I discovered Positive Intelligence (PQ) that I truly learned how to navigate the full spectrum of human emotions while leading with confidence and positivity. In 2021, amidst the challenges of COVID-19 and my husband’s battle with both combat-induced PTSD and the complex PTSD resulting from a lifetime of microaggressions, racism, and cross-cultural challenges, PQ became my guiding light.

This transformative practice brought me inner peace, deeper relationships, and resilience, enabling me to support my husband and our family without losing myself. We emerged stronger, happier, and with a clear vision for our future, even in the face of life’s most difficult moments.

Mental fitness, particularly through PQ, should be a cornerstone of leadership development. While activities like yoga or meditation contribute to holistic well-being, PQ has been the game-changing tool that helped me conquer challenges, set boundaries, and manage conflict effectively.

PQ isn’t just about personal growth—it’s about transforming how you experience leadership and life, which directly impacts your relationships with others and your effectiveness as a leader.

Through my coaching, I share this transformation with you. I believe in continuous learning, forgiveness, and hard work as the pillars of a fulfilling life, and PQ offers tangible strategies to elevate your mental fitness and leadership presence.

My commitment goes beyond personal growth; it’s about empowering women to lead with confidence, clarity, and compassion. PQ has equipped me with the mindset to make a positive impact not just on my own life, but on the lives of those I lead and work with.

With my coaching, you’ll pursue your goals as a leader, learning how PQ and mental fitness can be your allies in achieving them. Together, we’ll harness PQ and other tools like Job Crafting and Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to make a profound difference in your leadership and the world around you.

Raising three incredible children, supporting my husband’s recovery from PTSD while building his business, founding Sekoly Kintana myself, and living in Madagascar and France have enriched my coaching with a unique perspective. Adding PQ to the mix has been a gift that I cherish every day, even on the hard days.

Let’s embark on this empowering journey together and create a brighter future for yourself and those you lead!

Life Crafting + PQ Testimonial

I’m happy to report that I finished the UX design course and in just three weeks of job hunting (I only sent about 9 applications), I got a job offer at almost double my old salary! Needless to say, I am THRILLED. Of course, I am a little nervous, but still so excited!

I really need to thank you for setting me on this path. I honestly don’t know if I’d be here if I hadn’t stumbled upon your comment on the Women’s Personal Finance group on Facebook and reached out to you for coaching. Not only did you introduce me to the idea of UX design (which I had literally not even heard of) but you helped me to find the courage to make a career pivot and take the leap. Seriously, I can’t thank you enough!”

Career Crafting Testimonial

So, I got an offer today for a “hidden job market” role, the first time I have come across such a thing. The title and the salary are more than I was expecting, I am pretty happy about it. Thanks for all your help with this process!

Group Facilitation Testimonial

As a component leader for an INGO, I had the great opportunity to work with Alison several times in the last year. She listens for and helps clients express their best selves. Her thoughtful approach to coaching and facilitation helped me take new ground in putting words to my deeper goals and purpose professionally and personally. Through our sessions, I gained confidence in pursuing meaningful contributions in the professional path ahead. I would highly recommend Alison’s compassionate and impactful coaching services.

Business Coaching Testimonial

Alison’s style of questioning brought to the surface things that were quietly troubling me without me noticing them. Absolutely superb experience. Thank you so much.

Types of Coaching

Individual Coaching

As leaders, we often face self-sabotage in the form of self-doubt, overthinking, and harsh self-criticism. These mental habits can limit our potential and lead to increased stress, impacting both our professional effectiveness and overall well-being. The Positive Intelligence (PQ) program combines cutting-edge applied positive psychology and neuroscience with tailored coaching to help you unlock your full potential as a leader.

Imagine leading with clarity, confidence, and resilience. PQ coaching enables you to align your actions with your values, enhance your leadership experience, and build a future filled with hope and purpose.

I leverage my expertise in neuroscience, cognitive behavioral science, performance science, and positive psychology to provide customized coaching that empowers you to integrate your mind, body, and heart. Through individual coaching sessions, we will focus on achieving mental fitness, regulating emotions, building resilience, and developing the skills and mindset necessary to thrive as a leader.

The PQ practice has been shown to have ten times the impact of individual coaching alone, significantly amplifying the effectiveness of our work together. 

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PQ for Teams

Team or Group Coaching

Since 2014, I’ve had the privilege of working with start-up founders, engineers, CTOs, middle managers, leadership teams, C-Suite executives, directors, and HR professionals to support both individuals and organizations in achieving success. My passion lies in partnering with social impact organizations and leadership teams dedicated to making a meaningful difference for their employees and the world.

I am deeply passionate about the transformative power of mindset, and how developing relationship and social awareness skills can truly reshape a team environment. As a leader, your team’s success is your success. Let me, and the PQ program, help make that a reality.

The PQ for Teams program is designed to uncover the four pillars of high-performing teams: trust, conflict management, commitment, and accountability. By cultivating these pillars, your team can experience enhanced collaboration, reduced stress, and increased overall joy in the workplace. With PQ, you’ll see how mental fitness directly impacts not only individual performance but also the collective success of your team.

If you’re interested in learning more about how the PQ program can transform your team and organization, please book a chat with me. Let’s explore how we can work together to create a workplace where everyone flourishes.

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