Desiderata

Dedicated professional that focuses on the inner part to make the outer better. Fulfillment that makes the heart leap

Sheli Dodson - Godsend Sheli and I met as neighbors in our teens; we recently reconnected three+ decades later. My home & life-habits were in disrepair. For the last 7years, my life had become a maze of caregiving, tracking medical appointments, & emergencies for a progressively dysfunctionally ill man. My home & life-habits were in disrepair. An alternate care facility had just been set up. Now I was ready for change in my life but couldn’t see where to begin; it was completely overwhelming and discouraging to even think about re-organizing my home, my habits while working full-time. Sheli saw through my piles of avoidance and fear - and she made change happen. First step Sheli helped me accomplish was getting appliances working again & addressing deferred maintenance. Appliances that had not worked for years were up & running; revitalization was happening! Next, Sheli helped me organize and clean out rooms, encouraging rational decisions; what to keep, what to give away. With Sheli’s help & support, I went through each room of the house. There were so many things overly full of memories for me, easy to look away from- Sheli helped me sift through items & make objective choices . Rearranging & organizing rooms made the place feel renewed again. Sheli has an objective eye for home set up as she ran a successful bed & breakfast out of her own home for over a decade The improved feng shui helped the feel of new energy & flow. It was cathartic getting items filled with old memories out of the home, and helped get me ready for the next step. The hardest part was developing & keeping a new mindset & new patterns. My pattern of putting out the fire in front of me each day, but avoiding the slow embers of life responsibility; paying attention to home maintenance or my self-care had taken a back seat to running in a circle of crisis. Sheli helped me face the patterns of avoidance I had developed. She got me to move through the old habits and laid out suggestions for new ones. She guided me forward into the 21st century, setting me up with better organization habits, including the home office, automatic bill-paying, a laundry sorting system, & reducing kitchen clutter. Sheli helped me re-focus on self-care, both the mental & the physical. This is really where Sheli excels. Less is more. Less paper (sigh - receipts from 20yrs ago), less clutter (clothing not worn for many years). Less self-blame & criticism. She helped me gradually integrate areas of self-care with new routines and new perspectives about myself. Sheli had the energy and objective mindset to see not only the changes that needed to happen but also the steps to get there. Her focus on details helped me acknowledge what ever I had been reluctant to address. Sheli offered help & re-direction without judgement, whether the issue was my lack of confidence with new habits, or my feelings of self-blame & guilt for situations far beyond my control. She continues to offer ongoing support & follow-up care with encouragement and accountability, taking calls and questions Changing habits takes time and consistency. New is unfamiliar & uncomfortable; it’s easy to fall back into old habits, then feel guilty for my failure, then repeat the cycle. It’s been helpful knowing I’m going to have a weekly appointment with Sheli. She continues to offer ongoing support & follow-up care, with encouragement & accountability, taking calls & questions no matter how trivial or ignorant I feel for asking them, then encourages me to recognize my progress and positive steps forward. If you are ready for moving your life ahead, but need help & support to make it happen, I gladly recommend Sheli Dodson for this immersive coaching experience to guide you through this transition time.

Sheli Dodson at Desiderata Consulting is an amazing coach. She calls herself half cheerleader & half drill sergeant. She cheers you on and lifts you up, but she also pushes you and keeps you on the highest priority tasks that you need to be doing to be successful. While working with her, it started to become natural for me to do things weekly to move the needle in my business and do those task I used to deem as "scary" or " too anxious" to do. After only a few sessions of her guidance, I had more clarity as a business owner, better structure with my processes and systems, and felt a lot of confidence. I am so thankful to have worked with her. I would highly recommend her!