Testimonials

Christopher is one of the most sweetest and empathetic people I know. I love his approach and how he relates to people as real people and not ‘clients.’ He is extremely professional but is so much fun to work with. He has provided me with tools and strategies that I still use, years after we have worked together. He understand that life is not JUST your career, relationships, or personal endeavors. Rather, it is an integration of all of these things and more that people need to understand and mange to be successful in life. I truly appreciate his support and I highly recommend to see him if you ever need help dealing with your struggles.

Change My Life Coaching truly changed my life. First, I would like to start off by saying that everyone at this office is absolutely lovely! I always felt welcomed whenever I came in for an appointment. Catherine is so sweet and I always enjoyed chatting with her before each session. I chose Change My Life Coaching because I was in a time of my life where I felt I didn’t really know myself or understand why I approached situations the way that I did. And to top it off, I felt very lost and confused with what path I wanted to take in life. Over a year of coaching, Chris helped me see the bigger picture and gave me tools to use in order to assure me that I was on the right path. He helped me identify my core values that I am confident will guide me to reach my life goals and career path. Chris, thank you for being you, and thank you for everything you have taught me over the year. I wouldn’t be as confident as I am today, or be where I am mentally to take on the next chapter in my life.

I have had the opportunity to learn and grow with both Christopher and Kyle. There is no question that the professionalism and wisdom they exhibit are unparalleled. Christopher has been able to see things from a perspective that was extremely beneficial in my endeavors. I cannot recommend them enough.

Kyle and Christopher... Catherine and Karmel!!?? ALL give you that warm genuine experience from the moment you walk in the door! Yet it doesn’t overshadow their experience and expertise in what they do to Truly Change your Business and your life! Go for a visit... or just give them a call... you’ll feel them and the synergistic energy that will spin off onto you❤️

Working with Christopher has been helpful in many areas of my life. Not only have I started to build my confident and move away from feelings of social anxiety. I have stopped shying away from difficult conversations with one of my family members who just didn’t quite understand me. Things have been really good since our meeting!  At this time, I’m switching up my morning routines which has seemed to help with breaking a habit of smoking (and hiding behind) weed.  Fridays and weekends are usually the hardest for me, but I feel confident that I won’t need to.  I didnt really notice before how much of my world seemed to be in a haze when I smoked all the time. I can actually remember things I read when I’m not high and I’m even starting to dream in my sleep again, which I never seemed to when high. The amount of money I was spending on weed before was ridiculous. I’m fairly cheap too, so I think that is a huge reason why I’m so serious about quitting this time.  I’m also starting to realize that I hate the physical act of smoking, and the smell associated with it. I did yoga last night and wasn’t high for it and found I could focus so much better and enjoyed it way more. I think I’m finally starting to see that smoking really offered little to no positives for me anymore. It felt like I was powerless before and that weed controlled me. However, now I’m starting to see that it doesn’t have to control me, and that I have the power and ability to change it.  Feeling like I have some control over this and by making conscious choices not to smoke has been really empowering for me and each day that passes I feel more confident and clearheaded. I’m sure there will be struggles and challenges along the way, but I feel way better for my chances of quitting now then I ever had in the past.  I can even picture a future where weed is no longer part of my life, which even a couple weeks ago seemed impossible! Next, I will be focussing on my leadership skills with Christopher as I endeavour to take my business to the next level.

I have had the privilege of working with this team for personal and business coaching. Incredibly good at what they do; passionate about providing their best and helping you achieve yours!

What can I say about Change My Life Coaching to do them justice? Christopher Lawrence is what everyone should look for in a coach. He is very well-educated on formal coaching techniques but adds real-life experience and anecdotes when it comes to coaching. Everything Christopher suggests or gives for homework he has either done or would do himself. His nurturing way helps clients to get out of their comfort zone, in a comfortable way! I cannot thank Christopher and Change My Life Coaching enough for all of their support and invaluable life-tools that I have been taught!

Christopher is an amazing life coach. He is very empathic and professional. My sessions with him helped me truly move forward with life. He has a versatile tool box that can help anyone gain clarity, make great change, and create next steps while having a supportive ear by your side. I have hired numerous consultants and therapists over the last 30 years and none of them hold a candle to Christopher.

I had a Strategy Session with Christopher after my company brought him in for a noon hour presentation. I was not sure what to expect but after several challenging months in my personal and professional life, I was ready to give his services a try. He was able to zero in on my strengths and weaknesses. He summarized the key challenge facing me in one sentence – and it was right on target. Looking forward to working with him on the next steps in my life.

I had a Strategy Session with Christopher . And it was a pay it fwd session, which was awesome in terms of the principal behind paying it fwd and on my wallet! But even though it was a pay it fwd session, Christopher treated it like a regular session. In the hour session, we got my life compartmentalized into 3 clear areas and he told me what we can work on in the future. I am not in a financial position to continue to see Christopher, but, if i were, i’d become a regular!!

The Mastering Difficult Conversations program was excellent! Very well prepared and presented. This program is highly recommended to those that couldn’t attend an all-day session check out their upcoming webinar.

I attended a Workshop facilitated by Change My Life Coaching late 2016. Shortly after I I was offered and accepted a complimentary Strategy Session with Kerry Webster. After this session I saw immediate value to help guide and support the next phase of my life. The entire team at Change My Life Coaching bring different perspectives and value to the overall objective of their business. Through various Workshops, I have connected with other folks that work with different coaches within CMLC. It gives great comfort that I am on the right track. I am incredibly satisfied I invested into one on one sessions with Kerry along with Workshops the entire team holds.

In a few short sessions Christopher was able to share his insight as to what my experience and personality could be directed towards. Working with Christopher I spent my time focussed in stepping into my greatness! Things seem to be falling in place and I am now moving to another city with a brand new job!

It’s my pleasure to offer my testimonial for Christopher Lawrence, CEO and Head Coach of Change My Life Coaching. I worked closely with Christopher since August of 2015 on a variety of initiatives, both professionally and personally. Christopher consistently demonstrates amazing skill and technique in the areas of coaching, facilitation, idea generation, imparting knowledge, and simply helping others raise their talents, abilities, and results to new levels. Christopher continues his training and facilitation relationship with consultants in our travel agency, all of whom have sincere and supreme respect for Christopher as a leader and a coach.

Since my first session, it seems crazy but the one phrase the coach said to me really made me shift my mind frame. Since then I’ve really changed my approach with the franchisees I consult with. I’ve also been meditating a lot and connecting with my higher self, which led to clarity for me that I feel like I’m meant to stay in the industry I am now and continue in the same field of revenue management for a few years and look towards having my own business down the road until I can settle myself financially. I’ve also realized that anytime I charge to my credit card, my energy lowers and that’s when I get into a negative place about money. It’s not the magic answer, but it’s something on which I can continue working on to get back into a positive place with money. I’ve also been networking a lot, attending internal meetings when possible and joined a few extra teams within the company to help others and grow my own knowledge. In addition, I’ve requested my manager to set me up with another team member to learn about the other aspects of the company and how they work so I can continue to become a better consultant. I’ve changed my approach with my manager to teach her how to manage me. For example, I felt that I needed her help to create a development plan that she was always supposed to help me with but never did. So I asked her, if was going to do the training, if during our next one on one we could go through it together and see if she has ideas on how to formulate my goals more effectively. She said yes and we’re doing it this Thursday! Basically, things have been soaring since then, just from our hour and half visit. I wanted to take the time to sincerely thank my coach for the time they spent with me. They were a key player in getting myself out of stuck, so for that, thank you.

I will tell you my story. First Christopher and I met through a referral marketing group called BNI. One of the first meetings after becoming a member he asked for someone that perfectly fit my wife and that is when he coaching Bijan. I started to go to Christopher shortly after seeing the large changes that occurred in my life and wanted to see what Christopher would be able to do to help me with how I felt about my company, and what I really wanted to do with my life since I believed that it was not writing Reserve Fund Studies.

Christopher came in to facilitate a meeting with our council on managing change for our organization. Everything was received very well and there were many compliments on the conversation. The meeting was fun! Thank you for everything that you have done to help us!

I just wanted to message you an update on something that happened to me a couple days ago. I was with a few other dive masters in training and we unfortunately found ourselves unable to sign on to the afternoon dives due to the boat being full. Not a group to be diminished from such disappointments we immediately planned a day of snorkeling on a beach on the other side of the island.

When we arrived two of us jumped into the crystal clear water as fast as we could and proceeded to the furthest most part of the bay where the coral was a little bit less populated. As we were swimming around I turned a corner and found myself right above two meter and half long black tip reef sharks. Now you, knowing my previous fears, will be pleased to hear that I did not feel anything other than wonder, they were two of the most beautiful things I have ever seen since coming to this island. I wanted to thank you Christopher. All the times you had me practice and acknowledged my anxieties and fears while in the pool back home have helped me to completely obliterate a fear that would have held me back from the life I am living now. For that I am going to be eternally grateful.

I have finished my coaching with you after a year but I want you to know that one of the highlights of my life has been getting my adult daughters into your hands. You are someone I know will take care of them so I can relax. You have made a huge difference in their lives already and it is noticeable. I can only say thank you.

I will be forever grateful to you Christopher, for helping me with the language and the key points that I needed to remember when I was speaking to my spouse. You gave me focus and confidence. I honestly could not have done this without you.

As a busy entrepreneur and mom of two it is hard to believe that a Motivational Map and one strategy session with Christopher at Change My Life Coaching would change my perspective on my entire world. Wow! The tools that Christopher uses to help you visualize what ACTUALLY motivates you is incredible. He shines light on the motivators that determine your happiness and success within your work. He takes the time to focus on growth and development within his clients in a comfortable, nonjudgmental environment.

I answered a question with ‘I don’t know’. After being asked to close my eyes I could instantly visualize in seconds the happiness in my children’s eyes when we spend time together. I could hear them laughing. I opened my eyes to see clearly for the first time in about 7 years. I looked at Christopher and felt like he understood exactly what I was going through in that very moment.

My understanding of what Change My Life Coaching has to offer is crystal clear. Sometimes seeing is believing, and I guarantee you will see something within yourself that’s worth believing in. If life is a highway, a motivational map will get you where you want to go, using less gas, stopping for less bathroom breaks, and will leave you feeling refreshed and energized. I highly recommend that all of you, especially new members, book a motivational map and strategy session. The cost is priceless, and the motivational tools are endless.

My mantra used to be, “I don’t have enough time”. I felt guilty taking any time for myself because I couldn’t ever seem to ‘get enough done’ in any given day. I couldn’t commit to a regular exercise program, or plan out a good diet for myself, or go out with friends to have fun very often, or do any of the fun projects that I was always looking forward to ‘in the future’, because I always felt that I had to ‘get more done’ before I could take the time to really take care of myself. This attitude was not only making me very unhappy – it was also affecting my health and aging me. Something had to be done – I needed help!

Enter: Christopher Lawrence! Christopher helped me isolate what the root of the problem was, and then, ever so patiently, helped me move past it. My every fibre rebelled against change for a time, but bit by bit Christopher was able to help me shift my perspective enough for me to make significant breakthroughs. I now feel like I can achieve anything and time is mine to do anything I want with – even to ‘waste’ some without any guilt. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off of my shoulders, and I have time to think about and do the things I want to do to take care of myself. Everyone around me benefits from my new energy as well. I have peace of mind, and I can relax and enjoy myself wherever I am without feeling like I ‘should’ be doing something more productive somewhere else instead – I can be present. I feel like an entirely new person, and I now have the tools to never get stuck back where I was ever again. (And if I ever do, I know who to talk to.)

Christopher is a wonderful life-coach. He has a great sense of humour and is so much fun to work with. He feels like a good friend. Thanks for making such a huge difference in my life, Christopher!

Where do I even begin. I’m so thankful that my mom talked me into contacting you and that I fought through my fears and insecurities and went to that first appointment because that was the first time I had ever admitted to myself that I couldn’t continue to live my life the way that I was. A few years ago I never could have imagined I would ever be ready to move to a new city, now here I am ready to take the biggest step of my life. I know you’ve said that I did all the work but I know for a fact, I couldn’t have gotten to this point if it wasn’t for you. For that I’m forever grateful. Whenever I came to see you, it never felt like an “appointment”. It was like to meet a friend for a talk, I always felt very comfortable and felt I could say anything. I could cry, laugh, anything and never felt like I was being judged or anything like that. Over the past couple of years you have given me all these useful tips that have become a part of me, I’m always using them now when I make decisions or when I’m going through a rough time and I know I’ll continue to use them going forward. I’ll for sure be using them in Vancouver. Thank you so so so much for everything you’ve done for me. You’re AMAZING! I look forward to keeping in touch and I can’t wait to see what my next chapter looks like.

Working with Christopher from Change My Life Coaching was that last little push I needed to find the voice I was afraid to share and the peace and happiness I always wanted. Growing up around multiple divorces, living with an eating disorder for 15 years and going through 2 divorces of my own; it was hard to like the person I saw in the mirror. While years of counselling and self help books got me so far, there was point where I wasn’t “lost enough” to find counselling useful, but felt I still had some hurdles to overcome. Christopher’s methods dig deep into your core to help remove the blockages in your way. What I learned through this process was, I had always possessed the ability to move through these hurdles, but it was Christopher’s process that helped me see the strength and power in myself. His professionalism combined with his compassion made this process possible and one of the most important in my life. Whether your goals are to run a marathon or to clean out those deep rooted fears, Christopher’s ability to connect you with your voice and truth is like none other.

The main reason I came to CMLC was because I was going through a very tough time in my life, I had ‘come out of the closet’ around a year prior and I had though that that was going to change everything for me, but I didn’t feel like it did, I felt like I just kept moving further and further into depression, I was prescribed anti depressants but I never wanted to use them because I knew that there was much more that I needed to do overcome a lot of issues from my past, thinking I could handle it on my own became harder for me to believe myself until my mom gave me Christopher’s information and it did some research, and it was then that I knew in had to get help, it was never going to get better if I didn’t, I never really realized until later on how much of a huge step it was for me to actually admit that I couldn’t do it myself and that I needed help.

I’ve honestly seen tremendous results in just the 8 months since I started with CMLC, my confidence and self esteem have completely transformed. The relationship that I now have with myself is a much healthier one, which has now reflected how I handle the relationships with everyone around me. I have not only been able to recognize when I’m starting to return back to my old way as far as handling my emotions go, but I’ve gotten way better on how to pull myself out of falling into an emotional rut and dealing with situations in a healthier manner.

Overcoming issues and pain from my past was huge for me, because I really never realized how much it affected me now, but now that I’ve started to work through those issues I’ve been able to really live my life more in the moment, living a much healthier and happier life.

After lots of practice, I’m now able to be more aware of my emotions and how to handle certain situations in a healthier manner. Another huge strategy that I’ve gained from working with Christopher and that has helped me tremendously is rewarding the successes in my life, big successes or small successes, whether it’s a mental reward or a physical reward it has really helped me, because it makes me work harder towards achieving goals and also start treating myself in the same way that I treat the people of around me.

I really think anyone would benefit from meeting with Christopher. Whether they’re trying to overcome a hardship from their past or want to better themselves.

I came upon Christopher at Pride in 2013. At first I went to Christopher for his deal he gave at Pride. But after my first consultation I realized all that Christopher could do for me. He was very friendly and extremely knowledgeable. At first we did a bit of get to know you stuff. Yes there was a lot of paper work that we filled out with a lot of questions but through those we found out what I needed and he found out how best I work and learn, and through this process I learned what I can do to help myself get a better life.

The reason I stayed with him, I found that he was very helpful and patient. I have stepped out of my shell so far that I can’t believe what I am doing with my life. Before I was a person who spent most of my time in my armchair watching tv. Since meeting Christopher, I am now enjoying the gym 5 days a week, and getting out more and enjoying life. Christopher and I decided a little while ago that I wasn’t as happy in my work life as I thought I could have been. We worked on what motivated me to go to work and say “Yeah” this is great. And come home with some energy left over. Since working with this, I have changed jobs (which Christopher helped immensely with helping me prepare for). He has helped my so much with my health and my mental health.

I was someone who didn’t like to do anything alone. I have slowly started to do things by myself. I looked at the door to the gym for 6-8 months before he helped be give me some confidence that I could do it alone. And now I can’t get enough of it.

Christopher really is the type of person you want on your side. He is a great friend, is always available for anything that may come up, he will always give you a helping hand up or be a good sounding board for anything that you are trying to work through. Trust me when I say this, your life will only get better with him in it.

Christopher appeared in my life at exactly the right time. I was floundering around and felt like I had lost myself and did not know who I was. With his encouragement and support I worked on my relationship with myself. He often pushed me (when I needed to be pushed) to do the work required to move to a different place in my life… a place where I have more confidence, where I believe in myself and where I can now say “I AM ENOUGH!”

Christopher has been an invaluable resource for me and close family members, helping us to clarify, create and achieve our life goals. His continual respect for each person’s individuality, his discretion and commitment to our success are all reasons why I would recommend him without hesitation.

I needed direction in my life and wanted someone who would help me take the steps I needed to achieve my goals. My experiences in the past with other therapists made me feel like I was being psychoanalyzed, discussing my feelings in depth and never given the right tools to move forward with my life. When I first met Christopher he was very warm and I liked him instantly. He gave me the necessary tools I needed that would help me with some of the negative thoughts I had about myself, and the distorted thinking I had about situations in my life. One of my immediate goals when I first came to see Christopher was to purchase a condo within a six month time frame. I was committed to doing this but after the six months had passed, I realized I was nowhere closer to buying. Being a perfectionist and knowing exactly what I wanted, every place I looked at didn’t meet my expectations. I put my search on hold, and we worked out another plan. Christopher suggested I embrace me “being picky and a perfectionist”. This was strange for me to accept, because I thought this was a negative quality of mine. So I decided to embrace and see what would happen. He also asked me to write out the worst and best case scenarios of buying a condo and apply this to other situations in my life. Every day I would listen to my life script that I recorded on my cell phone. A shift in my thinking happened somewhere along the way. I learned to embrace the qualities about myself that I was feeling bad about. I learned that if something isn’t perfect that it’s good enough for now. Learning to let go was a hard thing to do, and it still is. I have learned a lot about myself so far on this journey. I finally purchased my condo, several months later. And it felt so good! I couldn’t have done it without Christopher. He gave me the guidance, support, and compassion that I needed. He gets right to the core of the issues, and gets you excited about whatever it is you want to achieve. I look forward to working more with Christopher.

I initially came to Christopher in the hopes that I would get out into the world to be more social. Over the couple of months that I have met with him I have already accomplished a 10km run. I am feeling more empowered to make decisions that are in my best interests rather than always doing things for other people and putting myself second. I am excited to continue to work with Christopher because now I am hearing my own voice. The sky is the limit! Where was this job fit workbook when I was in high-school! I feel so validated. I know exactly why my work is unfulfilling and now I know how to fix it!