Today we’d like to introduce you to Alina Ugas.
Hi Alina, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
I am a personal/professional development coach, certified in Neuro-Linguistic programs practitioner, hypnotherapy, and addiction coach. At Final Step International Inc., we work and train organizations that want to empower their executives with more confidence and to become fully aware of who they are and where they want to be. We provide the tools for employees to use in their personal life as well as in their careers while creating a safe work environment.
I started this coaching business due to the fact that I worked in corporate America for 35 years. I know firsthand what it is to go through the challenges of pay, recognition, and advancement. I believe that entrepreneurship was my calling. I remember being 12 years old and selling snacks in front of our home, this is where I first caught the entrepreneurial bug. Throughout the years, I have had several businesses, ranging from real estate, and party shop, to being a notary public.
I never had a life coach before, however, working in mental health, I knew how important it was to discuss your feelings and emotions.
When I met Michael, now my business partner, a behavioral specialist who had been working with individuals who had challenges in their personal and professional life for years, I knew then that this is the route I wanted to take in personal development. Can I say that this has been the most eye-opening experience I have ever faced. The journey was not easy, however, it was one that I needed to go through for my own emotional health and to be able to overcome the many generational curses that had been passed on to me by my mother, which in return I passed on to my daughters. You see, I did not know at the time that this is what I was doing.
At this time, Michael was furthering his education by getting his master’s degree in counseling psychology to have more of an impact on the clients he was working with at his job as a probation officer.
I suggested that we start a coaching and training practice to assist women who had been suffering from past trauma, addiction, low self-esteem, Imposter Syndrome, generational shaming, or struggled in personal or professional relationships.
It was at this juncture we created the 7-Step System to Self-Discovery, Awareness, and Self-Empowerment© and our methodology The Needs-Based Method®. We have been using this methodology with over 12,000 individuals who wanted answers to their unwanted behavior and wrote a book titled “When Nobody’s Home” on the subject matter.
We truly coach, train, speak and work with clients from the heart. Our proven and unique approach 7 Step System to Self-Discovery and Awareness© will assist you in finding the answers to overcoming your emotional distress.
We are very proud of the many people we have helped with both of our methodologies created after interviewing thousands of individuals.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It is not an easy adventure to overcome the challenges of entrepreneurship. We spent a lot of time finding our niche. However, we believe that it was well worth it. The lessons that we learned along the way have assisted us in defining who we are, our passion, and the “why” of our business.
As an entrepreneur, you will come across many struggles and lots of failures which I rather call experiences. Without these experiences, I believe we would not be where we are today. Both Michael and I practice wellness and mindfulness every day. We both have developed a great growth mindset. Which I believe you need to have as an entrepreneur.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
We are industry professionals with fifty-five years of combined experience. Alina with 33 years in the health and mental health field and Michael is a behavioral specialist with 23 years of interviewing people with emotional distress. We actually care about our clients’ success by giving them functional tools to use within the first six months of working with us.
We developed a 360 mindset personal/professional coaching and training program that empowers women executives/entrepreneurs with our 7-Step System to Self-Discovery, Awareness, and Self-Empowerment© to overcome the negative impact of traditional/outdated women’s roles, limiting beliefs, and conflict in the workplace. We do something very unique in our industry that allows women executives/entrepreneurs to lead with confidence and fulfill their entrepreneurial/executive potential.
This new coaching program has been in the making for years. As our business grew and I took the front stage in our practice, I’ve come across many professional women who have self-doubt, negative behavior, and trust issues. I had spent years developing my partner’s brand and making him the face of the business due to an old cultural belief that women should stand behind their men.
I developed our 360 Mindset Coaching program to empower myself and other women executives. Our branding is “CEOs wear Pearls and Heels©”
Our research-based The Needs Based MethodⓇ systems can help you regain wellness and develop a healthy mindset so you can experience the joy you always wanted. We want you to experience the power and possibilities of “What’s Next” in order to create a life worth living and be your best self while focusing on “where you are now and where you want to be.”
We discover. (the problem) We shift. (the belief) We transform. (the behavior)
Do you have any advice for those just starting out?
Trust yourself and be careful in listening to those who have not achieved what you are looking to achieve. Everyone will give you a suggestion or an idea, follow your passion, and remember not to listen to the crabs in the bucket. Not everyone will support you and your dreams.
Contact Info:
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: https://www.360mindsetcoach.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/360mindsetcoaching/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/360mindsetcoaching/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/alinatnbm
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW1LT1HccU6-MVJZZCoDU-A
