Welcome
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      Dare to Be ....

Challenging yourself , I find, is the best route to change... or getting more of what you want. There is power behind a challenge. 
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Hi, I am Irene Noval. 

​As your coach, I will help  you discover your thoughts, and unlock your potential so you can maximise your results. Allow me to help you discover how you can use your mind to be the better version of yourself. Let us look outside the normal, outside your comfort zone for it is here lies your true potential.

​Finally, let us set strategies in place to get you from where you are to where you want to be. 

D - Dare to become what you want to be
A- Awareness is the key to unlocking your potential
R- Redesign your life
E- Execution is the special sauce to change
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Testimonials 

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"I am an overseas ophthalmologist. I have worked in NZ as a traineee dispenser/optical assistant, since I wanted to stay updated in the Eyecare industry. There I got to know Irene. She has been a great help for me to achieve my personal and working goals. Thanks to the one-on-one coaching sessions and small chats with her, as well as the work-based training organized by her, I have improved my sales skills and communication skills with colleagues and customers , and I have also improved my skills in dealing with difficult customers. I feel more confident and motivated at work. Irene is a good listener and a dedicated adviser who is patient, detail-oriented and well organized.

​Ngaire Pham
  Lower Hutt, NZ
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"Our one on one coaching sessions helped me not only to improve my work, I have also learned to deal with difficult customers. I have also improved  my social capabilities in terms of dealing with colleagues, and  in certain situations , it helped me emotionally and spiritually. 

It helped me with my life in general - how I see my life in the future and helped me to think outside my comfort zone. I am now also setting goals and working towards it. I know these goals might not happen in a week or in the next months but if I take it a step at a time, I will eventually reach them. Coaching has helped me appreciate life even more and be grateful and thankful to God with everything  He has blessed me with, in my life.  I also know He is guiding me and my loved ones every day." 


Lina Kailea
Lower Hutt, NZ


The Mighty Oak and The Bamboo:
​A Fable

"Once upon a time, in a forest far beyond, there once stood a mighty Oak. It was as tall as it was wide, boastful of it's strength it stood proud against the sky. At the edge of the forest stood a bamboo, slim and tall and bent and swayed with the breeze. One day, a strong wind blew thru the forest, daring all those that stood in it's way. The Mighty Oak with all it's power blocked the wind and went head to head against it. The wind blew and blew for days on end. It never stopped blowing until the Mighty Oak grew tired and weary, it's root uplifted finally fell to the ground.

The strong wind went past by the fallen Oak. As it reached the edge of the forest, it came upon the bamboo. It dared the bamboo to stand up against him, and started blowing as hard as it could. But the bamboo, in all it's humility, swayed to the side and bent down to let the wind pass " Oh mighty and fierce one, let not your humble servant stand in your way, you have honoured me by your presence". And with that, the wind blew past and the wise bamboo outlived even the mightiest of all trees.

The moral of the story: Like the bamboo, bend to the storms of life, know which battle to fight, and you will live to tell the tale.
​DARE TO BE Resilient and Wise