Executive Coaching for Smart, Growth-Minded Women
Top female executive coach Janice Hurley has empowered and inspired hundreds of women, giving them strategies to develop their very best authentic self. She will help you analyze your verbal skills and your body language to optimize a consistent confident message
How Women’s Leadership Coaching Works
You’ll find Janice brings an unmatched level of expertise, sensitivity, and passion for helping professional women:
- Find their voice
- Explore their confidence
- Activate their higher potential
They can become a strategic partner on your career-life path. This is your wake-up call and reminder that no one is ever ever “stuck”. There are steps we can all take to move forward to claim our power and have a more joyful life.
Janice Hurley is the woman I strive to be! She is classy, thoughtful, articulate, and knows exactly how to help each individual in the way that he/she needs at that moment. It takes only a second to see the impact that Janice has on people’s lives. I have worked with Janice now for two meetings where she has come in as a speaker and also worked with her on a personal level. She has always exceeded my expectations. The feedback from participants in the courses were off the charts. I can’t recommend her enough. Thank you, Janice, for all that you have done for us and for others. You are a force! – Dr. Kris Aadland
Image Matters
Understanding how others perceive you is critical to career success and difficult to do on your own without an outside professional perspective. Women often feel as though they are an imposter, and they undervalue themselves. Janice believes we train other people how to treat us. Changes can be made to get the results you want with virtual or in-person learning from the country’s top female executive coaches.
Do you know you’re not really reaching your potential? Are you self-conscious because others aren’t seeing you in your best light? It’s time to learn to incorporate the physical and emotional skills of a confident, capable woman.
Janice is a blessing. The woman’s image workshop I attended impacted me on so many levels. She provided valuable insights into my professional appearance. I have had multiple people tell me that I am more confident and polished since I implemented her suggestions. I feel better about myself and learned how to shop for clothes that flatter my figure. From makeup to accessories and shoes I know that I have the knowledge now to succeed. I also want to mention the continued support after the event. Janice is always willing to review my outfits and purchase to make sure I continue to make smart choices. I can’t thank Janice enough – she is as thoughtful as she is knowledgeable and I appreciated every second that I was able to spend with Janice!
– B. McNulty
This review is long overdue! I attended a course a few summers ago when Janice spoke to a group of female leaders and taught us how to showcase the best version of ourselves. I learned so much from Janice. How to dress for events, how to plan a great powerpoint presentation. My confidence boost after the meeting was huge. Today at lunch when I was sitting with a group of powerhouse women I found myself sharing with them tips I learned from Janice. Thank you Janice!
– S. Gupta
Confidence: Your well-deserved gift
Courtesy: RDH magazine
Confidence is like the wind—hard to describe but you know when you’re in its presence. As a hygienist, your personal self-worth and confidence are highly valued unwritten assets to your résumé. Janice Hurley, BS, explains.
When I walked out to my car this morning, I heard the unmistakable whine of a 2-year-old. You know that sound. It’s not because they are injured or truly upset; they’re just not happy, and they are hoping that whining will fix whatever needs fixing. Whining has no restrictions by gender or time of day; it’s what an unhappy 2-year-old sounds like, and I recognized it immediately. As a mother of four grown children and 13 grandchildren, I have spent hundreds, if not thousands, of hours with toddlers over the years, and the solution for both the parent and the child is always the same—distraction. Use distraction and they will move on to something else. I walked over to help the young mom with confidence, because I had the ultimate distractor. I had a beautiful, happy, tail-wagging puppy. Success in seconds ensued as I confidently knew it would.
I had not met this mom before, and yet I didn’t hesitate to gently approach and offer our services. I approached the mom with confidence because I knew I could help. Past experience—actually hundreds of similar scenarios—had given me the information needed to approach with confidence.
Confidence is like the wind—hard to describe but you know when you’re in its presence. We are drawn to confident people. Confident people are comfortable in occupying their own place while giving you room for yours. Confident people don’t need your flattery or approval. They are often individuals who speak less and listen more, and when they speak, people listen. They are very efficient with their time because others respond quickly to their requests, and they move forward on their own decisions with clarity.
As a hygienist, your personal self-worth and confidence are highly valued unwritten assets to your résumé. Patients respond better to your advice, you’re more likely to run on time because you don’t need to ask questions of your patients for reassurance, and you are less tired at the end of the day because you didn’t second-guess yourself. I think it’s safe to say we all see the value of self-confidence, and if we knew how, we’d give ourselves a heaping dose every day.
Fun facts about self-confidence
- A lot of your natural self-confidence is through your DNA. Experts don’t all agree, but estimates range from 25% to as high as 50%. You were born with it or without it, depending on your gene pool. Yep, just like the color of your eyes, your parent(s) or their parent(s) passed on this recognizable trait.
- Your self-confidence is increased and supported through experience. Just as the hundreds—if not thousands—of hours of toddler time had given me confidence with unhappy toddlers, experience supports your own clarity to move forward on something you have been successful with previously.
- Past attempts and eventual success at a skill build confidence. In hygiene school, you were given instruction, time to practice and fail, and then attempt again each skill you would need professionally. The mandatory requirements to practice and then practice again until you got it right built confidence. On our own, without separate supervision, we may choose to give up or stop trying before competence has been reached. In fact, due to a lack of self-confidence or a less-than-ample belief in ourselves, we may not try something new at all.
- Confidence always comes from the doing. Confident people keep the end destination in mind, and they imagine themselves doing well. Expecting to learn and hone one’s skills over time provides better results. Understanding that others you admire had to go through the same learning process will support your growth and competency.
The hygiene department today has changed greatly over the last 30 years since I first started as a dental consultant. The amount of patient education, product involvement, and the need for true patient empathy has grown vastly as we understand that patients’ overall health is contingent upon and often seen first in their mouths. And although we know how bizarre it is to think it’s “normal” to bleed when you floss, you’re still bridging that awareness daily with your patients. True personal confidence allows you to bring in your most present and aware you. “Present,” in that your mind is not in the past or future. “Aware,” in knowing what took place with this patient emotionally and physically on previous visits, and aware that their own self-worth is often tied to the health of their mouth. Being aware by reading the patient’s clinical history can help avoid surprises, and a calm confidence is palpable between the two of you. Confidence comes from the doing and being prepared.
6 ways to increase your personal self-confidence
- Try something totally new, and keep at it till you are satisfied with the results.
- Hang out with other positive and confident people.
- Take no time in wishing others were different.
- Do hard things every day.
- Be stingy with your time—set clear boundaries with others.
- Love and remind yourself daily about things you do well.
We are drawn toward people who are happy with themselves and the world around them. Give yourself the gift of confidence by enjoying the process and the progress of learning a new skill. Mastering one new thing gives you confidence to then try something else.
The mandatory skills you learned in hygiene school were just the beginning of being your very best. You were challenged, you met the challenge, and that sense of accomplishment was a gift you gave yourself. The best friends of confidence are first deciding and then doing. If 50% is genetics, which means 50% is up to you. Confidence is a wonderful gift you give yourself and others daily.
