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The pace of change is faster than the pace of learning!

We need to develop new mindsets to keep up.

Whether you are an entrepreneur who wants to make more money and experience more success, an individual looking for professional development program or an organization interested in giving your employees new skills and tools to work more effectively, the THRIVE program has the content to help everyone become more resilient.

For Professional Development
Are You…

  • An Entrepreneur who wants to make more money and experience more success
  • Feeling stuck, lost or afraid
  • In a stressful job
  • Can’t seem to get everything done
  • Dealing with a major transition in your life
  • Unable to set or meet goals, life seems to always get in the way

For Corporate Leaders
Do you have…

  • Employees who are frustrated, stressed and overwhelmed
  • A decrease in employee engagement
  • Communication breakdowns
  • An increase in customer complaints
  • Too many missed deadlines

If you answered YES to any of the above questions then the THRIVE: The Keys to Lasting Resilience is the solution!!!

Through my THRIVE program and one-on-one coaching I help clients move through their immediate challenges and build personal resilience to thrive through the next challenges life presents.



Clients say it best…

Working with Cindy is an absolute pleasure.  She is warm, kind, supportive, and always sounds genuinely happy to be on the call with me – it’s such a fabulous to start the morning on the days I work with Cindy!  She’s also very good at pointing out limiting language and the moments I get in my own way which is great because she catches things I would never see on my own.  I’ve grown a lot since we started working together, and I’ve been able to push through fears and take on challenges I wouldn’t have been able to overcome on my own.  I’m now building a website I believe in, have taken huge strides in getting over my fear of talking to strangers on the phone, and am now in greater alignment with my authentic self than I could have imagined a few months ago.  And the good news is that it’s only getting better from here.

Ainsley G, 29 Salaried Entrepreneur June 3, 2015

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For me the biggest benefit I’m getting from coaching is that it keeps me accountable and has kept me on track even when in the past I would have given up.

C.S. Sales Manager June 3, 2015

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I liked when we went into the breakout groups the most since we were able to discuss what we learned and how to apply what we learned. I learned different things like phases of resilience, the importance of taking action, the 6 human needs, mindfulness vs mindlessness and the relationship between goal-setting and resilience. I've definitely taken more action with short-term goals and have been more proactive and patient with myself

 Anonymous (name withheld per request of participant)

 

June 13, 2022

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Coaching with Cindy Stradling has been a lifesaver, and a life changer. Working with her has given me structure, accountability and better follow through. I am meeting deadlines, finishing projects, and learning to plan! Instead of jumping from crisis to crisis, I feel like I’m accomplishing important life tasks. I wish I had found Cindy sooner.

 

Dr. Melissa Brown March 15, 2025

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If you are in need of a dynamic and powerful keynote speaker, then look no further... Cindy Stradling is the lady for your next event! I listened to Cindy keynote at her annual Women’s Conference and also at our 35th Anniversary Toastmaster’s dinner. Both times, I was captivated by her powerful storytelling, delightful humour and skillful audience engagement style. She is an inspiring keynote speaker, trainer, and facilitator and she will leave your audience uplifted and wanting more. As a fellow speaker, I can truly say that Cindy is an absolute pleasure to work with and I could not recommend her any higher.

Laura Connor - The Dynamic Speaker Maker - Connor Speaks July 5, 2020

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My job has always required many hours a day, and at least six days a week. Even with all of that effort we sometimes find that we have not advanced, and just barely kept up.  Cindy’s program has helped me to keep focused on my goals, and just the thought of her bi-weekly coaching call to discuss my results, gives me the added push to make them a reality.

P.C. CMA June 3, 2015

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"Cindy is an expert on the subject of resilience. She not only teaches it, she has demonstrated it by how she lives her own life. In one day she was able to get everyone attending Thrive: The Keys to Lasting Resilience to clearly see how they deal with change in simple and profound ways. It was fun and engaging. I walked away knowing more about myself then when I arrived. Thank you Cindy for the work you do and the difference you make." Dorothy Lazovik, President and Personal Brand Strategist, Authentic Leaders Edge

Dorothy Lazovik November 17, 2024

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I found Cindy's THRIVE program to be valuable and will use many of the strategies to stay and become even more resilient to what life throws at us.

 

Connie King January 5, 2025

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In experiencing the coaching routine, I have a more in-depth understanding of the word accomplishments. For me, working on a daily basis to recognize, has been more beneficial.  It allows for easier change and shifting with hope of it becoming a more natural occurrence without having to track it.  Understood how our “circumstances” of life can cause any disruption of our “staying on track”.  It is working within those circumstances and going through them to continue to be on track where we do not become discouraged.  This is where knowing you can wake up the next day and begin again.  Tracking daily allowed me to catch a glimpse of how flat I was really living my life.

 

Susan B. Executive Assistant June 3, 2015

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The Thrive: The Keys to Lasting Resilience Program that I took on Saturday was time well spent. I learned something about myself that I will use for rest of my life. Thank You.

Yogi Jain Oakville, ON November 12, 2015

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