As a full-time working mom in her 30s with a toddler, who was struggling to balance work/life and maintain a loving relationship with my husband, Gloria had her work cut out for her! I signed up for ten 1-hour Coaching sessions with Gloria with the goal of finding better work life balance. We started out by going into detail on my goals. As a self-proclaimed over-achiever and ‘Type A’ personality, I had lofty goals, but Gloria helped me refine them into reasonable and attainable goals.

My goals were to create a plan to get promoted at work; to re-prioritize my relationship with my husband and reignite intimacy, given that had gotten placed on the backburner; and to find more balance at home to be more present for my son while also carving out time for my own self-care.

I met with Gloria weekly, and she had an innate way to make me open up and look at my life and actions in a deeper way. Gloria kept me accountable each week with the goals I was working towards, while never being pushy. She helped me look at my own behavior and actions and realize how those affect others. Gloria provided suggestions for how I could adjust my behavior to achieve better results (and she was ALWAYS right!). Gloria has a gracious way of holding the mirror up to you throughout her coaching sessions to help you connect the dots between what you’re doing and how you can better reach your goals by taking steps to change, reset, and introduce new behaviors.

Gloria has exceptional interpersonal skills and throughout her storied life provided perspective and wisdom to me that was priceless. I always looked forward to my sessions with Gloria and was amazed at how quickly we made progress. By my 7th session we had basically achieved the goals I set out for in the first session. I did put in the work and it did require effort, reflection, and planning on my side but Gloria was with me every step of the way as my cheerleader and a coach who was both complimentary and caring, while also challenging.

By the end of my coaching sessions with Gloria, I can confidently say she helped me achieve better work/life balance. Gloria helped me learn many things, but some key things I implemented in my life as a result of working with Gloria included:

• Setting up weekly lunch dates with my husband to ensure we carved out time for each other and still prioritized our relationship.
• Taking breaks from social media so I would compare myself less with others and be more present with my husband and son.
• Learn to have more direct conversations with my boss to understand what it would take to get promoted.
• Learn how to bond more with my colleagues and direct reports to establish closer working relationships and also navigate challenging issues at work.
• Establish better boundaries for myself in my own day to day, to prioritize self-care and ensure I was carving out time to take care of myself and my health as well.

These are just a few of the things Gloria helped me achieve in our coaching sessions together. I couldn’t recommend Gloria’s services more highly, and encourage anyone who is stuck, unhappy, or knows they could simply live a better life if they had someone to keep them accountable sign up for sessions with Gloria. You’ll be blown away by what you learn and how Gloria guides you to take actionable steps to achieve the goals in your life.

-Kate R., 37

Gloria Milner’s background in both working for and owning her own business is one of her many strengths in her relatability to her clients. She is a connector and a logical thinker and is remarkable at listening and coaching as a mindful leader. She has had made a positive impact on my personal growth by helping me to focus on integrating a work/life balance and made it a goal to help me facilitate carving out specific time to work on new business, exiting business while still having meaningful time for family.

On the personal side, Gloria is a pleasure to work with and most importantly on the professional side, Gloria creates key markers for self-improvement in both business and personal settings. She has truly helped me focus on my business and take it to the next level! Her enthusiasm and excitement for helping her clients is genuine and impressive. I truly appreciate her excellent top quality leadership coaching skills.

I would highly recommend Gloria to anyone looking to improve their work/life balance while still attaining successful business goals!

-Jamie R.

There is just a small handful of people I have met throughout my years that have made a profound impact on my life – and Gloria Milner tops my list! Her experience, professionalism, insight, coaching and guidance have not only been tremendously helpful to me in my recent job search, but have helped me in all other facets of my life. Her gentle guidance, and incredibly valuable advice, were exactly what I needed to get myself back on track. I am now able to clearly articulate my strengths to the marketplace. I am confident that I will now stand-out above all others in any interview or hiring situation. I would highly recommend Gloria to anyone who is truly serious about making a change in their life/career. Thanks again for all your help!

-Paulos Berhane

Right after finishing my Masters degree in Classical Piano from one of the most prestigious schools in New York City, I have decided to change my career path. I did not know what to do and where to start.
I can honestly say that Gloria was the most incredible coach ever. Firstly, she is extremely supportive and encouraging; Gloria would reach out to me asking about any updates, reminding me to keep going. Secondly, Gloria is very efficient: in each of our sessions she would listen to me carefully and offer me a strategy of clearly defined steps on how to move towards my goal. Coaching is very productive as I would have a clear action plan at the end of each session. We even rehearsed phone calls and drafted emails together! I highly recommend Gloria Milner for life coaching – I could never do this without her help and support.

-Domantas K.

Gloria is an amazing person. I’ve always felt I could confide in her and her true wisdom would help me through. Highly recommend her. She is one of the kindest people I know.

-Karen G.

I was at a stalemate in my life after a two-year period of extreme life changes; coming to terms with and navigating the intricacies of raising a special needs child, the birth of my second child at the age of 41, the end of a decade-long career in publishing, the onset of a rare chronic illness, and the isolation brought about by global pandemic. Truthfully, I did not even know what a life coach was or if one would be able to help sort out the mess and doldrum I felt my life had become. (I was under the misconception that life coaches were solely for those who already had a clear path and successful career they wished to advance.) However, I instinctively knew that the opportunity to work with Gloria Milner was a gift I must accept. So I put aside all reservations and inhibitions caused by pride and embarrassment, and gratefully accepted Gloria’s gracious help.

From the very moment we began working together, Gloria helped me to reconcile the inner struggles I wrestled with as a result of transitioning into my role as a stay-at-home mother rather than a “working-outside-the-home” mother (and yes, being a stay-at-home mom is a job – the most important and challenging of my life. Gloria made this point abundantly clear!). Making use of her sage suggestions and feedback, I began to offload some of the burden I felt was my station in life to shoulder as a stay-at-home mother in order to bring more balance to my life. By quieting the voice of inadequacy and releasing the toxic relationships, ideology, and idioms I allowed to poison my mindset, her keen insights helped me to realize my self-worth and the valuable contributions I am in fact making to my household. She gave me permission to care for and show myself compassion – both things I was clearly not permitting myself!

A true treasure, Gloria is an encouraging, reassuring soul who lovingly builds up others. She generously shares her time and wisdom. I immediately felt at ease to let my guard down because Gloria is extremely easy to open-up to and relatable. She is kind and compassionate when providing thoughtful guidance yet does not cower away from providing objective feedback and observations.

I feel hopeful, courageous, and renewed. I feel empowered to take on new ventures and to invest in myself. I would not be feeling these feelings at this point in my life if it were not for working with Gloria. I am forever thankful to her and wholeheartedly recommend taking advantage of Gloria’s talent and life experience to improve one’s self and attain goals, regardless of how large or small!

-Trish W.