Amy Sinton Baranowska is one of the coaches that we found this month and we did a little interview with her. She impressed us with her strength of character, professionalism, and focus.

Her resilience was shown clearly during the pandemic. This period of uncertainty became a catalyst for a transformative journey into the world of coaching. Seizing the opportunity presented by the launch of online courses from a reputable coaching academy, she embarked on a path that not only equipped her with valuable skills but also empowered her to inspire and support others.

Her journey wasn’t without personal trials. Leaving a toxic relationship and relocating with three children, she leaned on prayer, faith, and the unwavering support of her loved ones to rebuild her life. This resilience, combined with her vision and experience, uniquely positions her to guide others through their own challenges.

Her coaching style is rooted in real life experience and a deep understanding of overcoming adversity. She helps clients identify areas for change, implement innovative strategies, and foster positive self awareness. Her approach ensures clients feel seen, heard, and valued, empowering them to become proactive architects of their own lives. Here is what she said.

Meet Life Coach Amy Sinton Baranowska:

Name: Amy Sinton Baranowska

Pillar: The Mind

Who is this coach for: Anyone who wants to find clarity and adopt a more positive mindset.

How they can help: By using various tools and techniques as well as active listening and creating a safe space for her clients to feel seen and heard.

First of all, how are you and your family doing after these Pandemic times?

During the pandemic I was focused on balancing home schooling with raising children and trying to keep everyone healthy and happy.

The children were being homeschooled, but I was also learning from time to time online as I was developing my coaching career and working on getting coaching dyplomas done.

I was not too stressed about what was going on as I had so much to do then.

My youngest daughter was learning to walk.

My other daughter was doing arts and crafts and preschool work at home with me.

My son was learning to read.

As most families did at that time, I had to restructure our entire family systems of the preschool and school work, and how we got our groceries, and how we would spend our outdoor garden time in between activities also.

How did the coronavirus pandemic affect your clients? Did it affect you at all?

During the pandemic, many people had to deal with a lot of changes.

Sometimes dramatic changes.

And some had to deal with these types of changes and issues for the first time in their lives.

So many people needed support, and many people were stuck at home, and started seeking support.

So supporting people through this time was essential.

This made significant difference in how people survived and went through their career and personal life path during the pandemic time.

For many people coaching sessions supported them in creating a lot of great solutions and gaining direction in their lives, when otherwise they would have been quite scared or stuck otherwise.

So it was a very necessary time for that.

What are the biggest lessons that you learned in this pandemic?

Everything can change.

Not everything is in our control.

Not everyone and not everything is perfect, and not everything has not been perfect.

Many people are insecure, and talking to the right people about your own situation is very helpful and supportive.

It makes all the difference between feeling stuck and in a helpless fixed mentality situation, to being in a growth mentality, and solution seeking mentality.

The Origin:

Tell us about you, your career, how you started with your coaching career?

I decided that I wanted to become a coach around the start of the pandemic.

When I found out, that we were going to be indoors for a lot of time, I decided to get my certifications online.

As a stay at home Mum at that time with a small child, I would have found it difficult to get the learning done otherwise.

During the pandemic the coaching Academy that I got my certifications from started their first online courses.

So I seized that opportunity and am so glad that I did it.

I learned so much from it and applied the lessons to my own life also.

What was your biggest obstacle that you had to overcome in your life that made you who you are today?

I think that leaving a toxic relationship having 3 children was very difficult, as well as moving during that time to another part of the country.

I did seek support from coaches at that time, which really helped me.

I think that prayer, faith, having hope, having a vision of what I want, and coaching really made all the difference for me.

And having a few people (including my kids), that love and believe in me and my ability to make things work.

They are also my inspirations and motivation at a large extent also.

The Coaching Style:

How do you innovate with coaching your clients?

We first see where there is a challenge, and what needs change.

What needs improvement, what needs bending, and what needs renewing.

There we can start to create change once we have the understanding of what needs to be done.

There are so many great new ideas that clients can implement in their personal lives as well as their careers and businesses.

What’s unique about your coaching approach?

I think I have quite a lot of life experience.

Especially in the category of overcoming challenges.

I know life not just from books and theory.

What benefits do your clients get after working with you?

Understand themselves better.

Understanding their lives better.

More positive self awareness.

And finding solutions and shifting their perspective to a more positive one.

Do you use any specific tools to be efficient with your clients?

I have tools that I use and methods, but really the most efficient is just to have others feel seen and heard.

For people the know that their thoughts and needs are important.

That they are important and what they want to accomplish is important.

People feel stronger then, start seeing solutions more themselves and become more proactive about their own lives.

The Impact:

If you had a super megaphone that, when you speak into, the whole world will hear your message, what would you say?

No matter where you are in your life, no matter what others think about you, and how disorganized your life may seem, you can still make your life better, improve on the areas that you want to improve in, and work towards creating the life that you want for yourself.

What is the greatest lesson you have learned in your life?

That really, no matter who you are and what you do, everything you have in your life is a blessing from God and that is who you really want to get your direction, perspective and help from the most.

But coaching is a great way to support you and help you understand yourself and your life more and what you can do.

Your final thoughts?

I think, that so many of us are brought up with hearing (or hear from others), about a certain way of thinking of who we are.

We are presented with an idea and vision of who others think we are as a person from other people’s perspective.

Few of us question this.

We often take criticism as factual.

It shouldn’t be that way.

We should all know our own strengths and weaknesses.

That way we are more objective about the way we see ourselves and respond or react to other people’s words and behaviors towards us.

Always having a think about whether or not what others say is factual or not is important, as well as thinking about why someone said what they said.

Thinking about whether or not that person has our own interest in mind.

Whether or not they are trying to manipulate us or to get something from us, or have us do something for them.

To think about if someone is trying to give us constructive criticism or feedback or not.

And also to think about whether or not and how we want to do something about what someone is saying or not, in both negative and positive situations.

For example, you may want to behave differently if someone gives you feedback at home or as a friend or family member, and differently if it’s a person at work.

Where Can You Find Amy Sinton Baranowska?

If you liked this interview and you would love to find clarity and adopt a more positive mindset, go to https://www.amysinton.com and see how coach Amy can help you.

If you’d like to peak a glimpse into her coaching, follow her YouTube channel and Instagram account.

And if you’d like to connect with her more personally, you can do that through LinkedIn or by sending her a message on her Email [email protected]. It was an honor having this interview with her.