What Amanda’s Clients Say
 If you are interested in moving your career forward or moving yourself personally to the next level, Amanda is who you need. Her coaching skills will push you beyond your comfort level to find out what is blocking you from achieving your personal best. I strongly recommend!
Leanne Hillgardner |
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A number of months ago I started on a journey, for my spirituality, my health and my business. I knew and stated that I needed more tools to continue forward and since then the Law of Attraction has been working for me. First by bringing people and opportunity into my path and now through a friend connecting me with Amanda Knight and the Life of Enchantment Workshop. I had the good fortune to hear Amanda speak a year or so ago, but as the expression goes, “when the student is ready the teacher appears” and apparently I wasn’t ready..
Doing the iPALite Evaluation homework was really informative but it was Amanda bringing all the pieces together that turned on the lightbulb. That was amazing. My understanding of how I think, feel and react to others is crucial for my going forward. I had a lot of aha moments throughout the day. A lot of courses give you interesting information that gets put on a shelf. Amanda provided the materials I need to develop my action plan. I am continuing the experience by going through the manual, completing the exercises and setting my 4 goals.
Laura Saueracker |
This is what it’s like to be coached by Amanda.
Right at the outset she transmits a really positive energy which feels like a mixture of humility and gratitide for being asked to help another person, excitement about the possibilities and enthusiasm about the challenges. Consequently there’s optimism that whatever these challenges are, they can be met.
Next comes a feeling of warmth that comes from being understood, cared for and protected, that the challenges, the blocks and the fears are legitimate and that seeking help is the best possible thing to do.
There’s ‘sunshine and rain’ as the joint work progresses. There’s a realism about Amanda’s support, an enquiring intelligence to recognise and uncover causes, connections and possibilities, and encouragement to pursue them. When it does ‘rain’ and self doubt creeps back in, she’s there to help. You don’t have to explain, she knows this is normal. She listens and reassuringly helps you to restore confidence.
There’s a generosity of spirit about Amanda and a willingness to share whatever it is that might help. There are never any questions in my mind about her intent. The support she offers is 100% positive and relevant.
Above all, Amanda’s gifts as a genuine, super coach are infectious. You can’t help but succeed with Amanda on your side.
Mac Farquhar
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Through Amanda’s coaching she has enabled me to understand more about myself and therefore my impact on others in order to improve both my personal effectiveness and that of my team. This has meant that I am leading my team successfully through a very unsettled period in a way which enables them to continue to focus calmly on the priorities for delivery in our healthcare system, rather than becoming preoccupied with organisational change.
Amanda provides the chance to have some time out to discuss my concerns and approaches in a neutral way, that enables me to go back into the work environment feeling confident and sustained which means that I am more effective in the way I handle dynamics and behaviour of people (taking it less personally), particularly at this time of massive change for my organisation. I am also able to sustain my team in order that they can focus on what is important in terms of delivering priorities for the local population in spite of the huge uncertainties they are facing too.
Annette Benny – Assistant Director of Commissioning, UK National Health Service |
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The iPA online course with Amanda Knight is a little gem. The course material is excellent and introduced some new dimensions in Emotional Intelligence that has helped me personally and in the way I train EI in leadership courses. The online webcasts and access to documents was slick and effective and the iPA reports are very dense and yet still readable. It is good value too! I would recommend it for anyone wanting a deeper understanding of EI and an excellent report for EI coaching.
David Hill – Leadership Coach and Facilitator, First Ascent |
 WOW the iPA profile is impressive! Really really. Congratulations. It’s so multi-layered, focused and interconnected and above all – useful. It shows a really profound understanding of all of the relationship theories and how they overlap. And as I’m writing this it occurs to me that it is in the overlap that the spark lies.
The way you’ve written the personal report is totally non-judgmental and would not leave the client feeling that they’ve failed as a human being, or are in desperate need of a coach, but just wanting to be the best version of themselves that they could be. Brilliant! I would love to offer this to folks.
Annette Simmons |
| With Amanda’s help and guidance I have been able to use the learning to make significant achievements in my professional life to change from being a manager to becoming a leader in my organisation. I have been able to motivate people, help them to raise their game and to become happier and more fulfilled. I cannot recommend Amanda any higher. A.R., London, England |
 On a professional level, I have been struggling with getting into the groove. I am completely passionate about my project and my future but felt like something was holding me back. After completing the IPA profile and 360 with my colleagues, friends and family I realize that it’s been me holding me back. Indeed, I was feeling insecure –like I just didn’t fit in.
I felt like I was trying outwardly to make a professional, influential impression but really inside I was doubting myself and being so analytical and self critical that I just didn’t feel authentic or genuine at all. Going through the profiling process has been so incredibly enlightening! The process reflects my value and belief systems and the impressions I do make on others. I can honestly say that if asked, I would not have thought that I had self worth or confidence concerns although I am have very low self esteem when considering my body image. I did not realize how the stories I heard in my past were affecting my confidence now professionally.
By becoming aware of the source of these limiting beliefs, along with the highlights of my strengths, I feel like a new person. The day following our ‘conclusion’ meeting, I stood up at a business function with a strong introduction and a renewed sense of self. I am already more self accepting and to say that it feels like a mountain has been lifted off my shoulders is an understatement. With the tools and knowledge in my report, I feel like the sun is shining and the future is bright. I have a journey, but I believe I am more aware and can act with intention, and with the workbook, have a clear path to follow.
I have used coaches in the past and while they served a purpose – mostly accountability – my initial session with you Amanda has been so positive I am deliriously hopeful. In the past I have read books, taken classes, and of course shared my woes with many a friend and business colleague. I realize now that everything I need to excel is right at my fingertips – it’s my own self beliefs. I honestly did not expect for such an immediate change in my attitudes as I have always considered myself an optimist but really feel like this is more of a monumenta shift. I’m certain that it seems so much like an ‘AHA’ moment because it really is so simple.
Without hesitation I would recommend this process for anyone. I could see everyone benefitting personally and professionally and especially within their relationships with others but most importantly within themselves. I cannot thank you enough Amanda. You have taken me from a 4 to an 8 – practically overnight! I see a 10 right around the corner!
Christene Madsen |
| Amanda worked with me on personal coaching in the area of emotional intelligence. She has a great deal of knowledge and expertise in the area. Amanda has a very well thought-out programme of literature and exercises to recommend, but what I think particularly commends her is that she was very flexible in her approach to me as an individual, and I valued her not just as a specialist coach but as a mentor and confidante in helping me with my career progression. RH, London, England |
 With her calm, non judgemental attitude and approach, Amanda has encouraged and supported me to explore and discover my own style of coaching. Through 1:1 coaching from Amanda I have experimented with ideas, approaches and theories that I wouldn’t have otherwise encountered. I love the way Amanda considers everything suggested to her, nothing is ever dismissed straight away, but instead given time and consideration. Amanda is a natural people person, an amazing listener and someone I instantly felt comfortable and at ease with. I truly believe my life/outlook/perspective and now new career path has been enriched through my relationship with Amanda. The benefits are many and particularly important to me is that I am now unconditionally accepting of myself, happier and so much calmer, which has had a profound effect on my effectiveness as a coach.
Helen Cowper
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I was first introduced to Amanda in 2007 when I was exploring Emotional Intelligence for the first time in a professional role. Her warmth, genuine interest in my requirements and subject knowledge were immediately obvious from our first meeting. This set the seeds for a very productive and ongoing relationship.
Amanda has helped me in two main areas; emotional intelligence (EI) and general development. Regarding EI, Amanda is clearly a subject matter expert and an accomplished author. Her knowledge covers not only that of EI, but all of the associated topics and connecting areas too. As such she has the ability to impart this wisdom to anyone who wishes to learn more about the subject, thus giving them a much broader and richer experience. This is borne out not only from her ability to deliver outstanding workshops and programmes, but in her development of the iPA; an incredibly useful and powerful Applied EI tool.
Amanda has helped in my EI development in so many ways. This has included workshops, coaching, Skype calls and just being available. She has a wealth of knowledge about application and potential action plans and exercises which I have benefited from learning. In addition, she continues to learn and explore new possibilities, which she is always more than willing to share; something that can be a rarity in some professions.
Amanda’s genuine warmth has helped me in both my professional development with EI, in my development as a coach and consultant, and in developing my own EI. Amanda is an outstanding transpersonal coach who really encourages personal development to help people achieve their goals, dreams, objectives or whatever they are striving towards. I have personally benefitted from her interventions and see these benefits manifest themselves on a daily basis in both my work and personal life.
It is with great pleasure that I write this testimonial for Amanda. I would highly recommend her to any person, team or organisation that want to develop, grow or change for the better, no matter what that may be. Amanda is a genuine expert in her field and is truly passionate about helping others. She is a pleasure to know and I personally look forward to continuing my development with her.
David Monro-Jones, Managing Director Cognizance Associates Limited www.cognizance.org.uk |
 Amanda is highly respected in the field of applied emotional intelligence both as an author and practitioner. This means her knowledge of applied emotional intelligence is great and her behaviour is authentic ~ she lives her values.
As a consequence, Amanda is one of the most genuinely accepting people I know and it is a pleasure to work with her. This is reflected in her iPA development tool.As an accredited iPA consultant, it has really come home to me how truly non-judgmental and self-coaching the iPA is as a personal development resource.
Maureen Bowes, Founder |