This book is an inspirational testament to what the individual can achieve, no matter their level or tenure in this business. Beyond the inspiration these 14 AMAZING WOMEN impart, the reader will gain specific direction on how to apply their years of experience to help them take their practice to new heights. I strongly recommend this compendium as an invaluable guidebook for all the amazing women in this great business.

After working with counselors on and off for several years, I wanted something different than counseling had to offer. Denise explained to me that a coach runs alongside you, helping you discovering what your goals are and encouraging you to reach them.

Lost in being everything to everyone else, I didn't know who I was anymore. Once I completed the strengths assessment, we were able to discover some core things about myself I had long forgotten. Uncovering these strengths with Denise’s coaching, I have been able to work on getting my life back to the way I want it.

We now are in the process of building my business plan and I am excited to see what is around the corner with her!

I gave my 25 year old son a "gift" of 6 coaching sessions with Denise. This turned out to be one of the best gifts I could have given him at this point of his life. He gained clarity and direction at a time in his life when he really needed it.

I worked with Denise for 6 weeks and let me tell you, the timing couldn’t have been better! I was in a transitional stage in my life and Denise helped me organize my plans and held me accountable for seeing those plans through. She’s very patient, empathetic and honest. She helped me “cut the fat” out of my life so I could focus my time and energy on my goals. I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason and that certain people are brought into our lives on purpose. The timing of Denise coming into my life during that period was planned. I am very thankful for her and I highly recommend her services to anyone yearning to take their life to the next level!

"Diane’s coaching has made it possible for me to reorganize my business for maximum production. She has helped me do this by being flexible in her coaching techniques to meet my current needs. At times this means talking me through problems and providing her right on target “view from afar.” At other times this has meant working with my team to help them plan or get over a difficult hurdle. She has helped with staffing concerns, networking, red-letter language, long-term planning, and far too many things to mention."

As my coach, Diane has come to understand my business process, my team members, and my goals and expectations. Knowing that I can get weekly input, feedback, and observations has provided me with accountability and a valuable resource for building my practice. Her background and understanding of my business affords us both the opportunity to address issues and problems a lot more quickly and directly than I might without her insight.  

She is very understanding, thoughtful, and gets to the heart of the matter quickly. She isn’t afraid to identify failure strategies or communicate things to me that I may not admit to myself. Her role also provides a resource to my team members so that they can better understand their roles and value of their contribution to our practice. She is also not shy about articulating problems or identifying processes or people that are not contributing to our success.  

Diane provides timely and thoughtful insights into personal and business goal setting for me and then works with me and my team to devise realistic strategies to increase my chances for accomplishing those goals.  

I was skeptical of coaching, at first. I couldn’t imagine why I would need to hire a coach to tell me what I already knew how to do. Having been a public accountant and Senior Financial Officer for a large corporation, I knew I had the analytical skills to be successful in my choice of a post-retirement career as a Wealth Management Advisor. What I didn’t realize was the value Diane would bring to my practice, as my coach, who helped me set my focus on the variables in this business that would really make a difference. Her knowledge of the One Page Business Plan, along with her experience and history in this industry, allowed her to keep me motivated and focused to generate great results. Since hiring Diane, I qualified for the Million Dollar Round Table, two years in a row, in a very competitive industry.

Denise has been both a friend and mentor to me.  She helped me learn to set goals for myself, to organize my life in ways that allowed me to achieve those goals, and to believe in myself enough to make it through each day, each task.  Although she no longer coaches me professionally, I have internalized the things she taught me, and still use them as part of my daily life and routine.  Her words of encouragement and support are always in the back of my mind, and I know she continues to pray for me and believe in me.

"Denise has created a better structure for my coaching call with Diane, especially with the customized prep forms. She’s great at the follow up! She’s empathetic, easy to reach, and has really helped me work through some tough times, especially in the beginning. Diane is the bottom line focus coach and Denise is the nurturing follow through coach. I have freedom from the clock when I speak with Denise. I felt so mentally abused with huge suffering and unmet needs when I first came into the business and Denise was a real emotionally supportive person as a part of the coaching team. I found great value in Denise’s ability to help me see things from a different perspective, which helped me move forward."

I have been working with Diane Dixon for over two years and have found her very impactful, both to my personal practice business and office as a managing director for Northwestern Mutual. Diane's knowledge of our industry has been most valuable to coach us through the struggles of our businesses. She has been very effective and focusing us on the important activities of our business model and providing benchmarks for improvement.  

Diane knows how to ask the harder questions, but also is very consultative in her approach to set up goals and give us a vision in order to hit those goals. Highly recommend her as a consultant for anybody in the financial service industry and certainly you will see a big impact in your business over a 12-month and beyond period.