Today we’d like to introduce you to Denise Walsh.
Hi Denise, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
I choose the field of Psychology after working for several summers as a camp counselor, at a camp that served New York City foster-kids. The kids came to camp with their head down and their guard up. I felt like I could see them three steps ahead of where they see themselves, I poured belief into them, offered them a safe place to be themselves, and I slowly started to see them grow. I was hooked!
I got my master’s in Clinical Psychology, and after working at a local community mental health for about 5 years I had the opportunity to start building an online coaching business. For the past 12 years, I have been able to serve anyone around the world who is looking to grow through my programs 90 Day U-Turn, Dream Business, and my Dream Life Adventures.
90 Day U-Turn is a program focused for those who are feeling stuck, they are in the midst of a pivot, or find themselves continuing to take one step forward, two steps back. Within this program, we work to overcome self-sabotaging behaviors, rewire negative thinking, and gain clarity for what we want next.
Dream Business is a business program geared to support those who now know what they want, but need help in actually executing it. This program is focused on action and accountability, with mindset deep dives along the way!
Dream Life Adventures are the retreats. They are a super fun way to connect in person and offers a great balance of alone time/journal time, transformational group time, adventuring activities, and we always end in a Dream Dinner where we pretend like it is 5 years from now and we have accomplished all our goals. It ends up being the icing on the cake of a powerfully transformative weekend.
I am now also partnering with trafficking survivors and offering 90 Day U-Turn and Dream Life Adventures to those who are ready for their next step in healing.
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?
Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart. It is a personal development program with compensation attached. I have had to learn to be the CEO of my business and not just an employee.
For example, my book, Design Your Dream Life, took a year longer than expected to create. Covid hit and cancelled all my in-person events, which forced me to create programs that included online participation.
I now teach the Dream Business Pathway in my business program because I had to figure this out myself, but once I did, I could finally create momentum. The first step is clarity with what we are selling and who we are selling to, then it is building confidence and belief that this is the best thing since sliced bread, and finally, it is knowing the skills necessary to take daily action in the direction you know is taking you somewhere.
There were times when I didn’t really have a product to sell and was waiting for people to ask me for help.
There were times when I marketed to everyone, knowing that what I had could helpful to everyone but not realizing you can’t marketing it that way! i.e. -pick your niche!
There were times when I waiting for others to make decisions for me because I didn’t feel like I was the expert in that area, but honestly, as the CEO of my business – I am the one who needs to figure it out.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
Dream Life Coaching offers several programs to help people gain clarity for what they want next, overcome self-sabotaging behaviors, and create momentum in their life.
90 Day U Turn, Dream Business, and Dream Life Adventure Retreats
I am a former clinical psychologist turned entrepreneur and create a space for both introspection, healing, and growth as well as action, goal-setting, and accountability. My client see shifts on the inside and outside as we work on both aspects simultaneously.
Are there any books, apps, podcasts, or blogs that help you do your best?
A few of my favorite books are: Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
The Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton
Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself by Joe Dispenza
Design Your Dream Life, Denise Walsh
Dream Life Daily Journal, Denise Walsh
Dream Life Everyday Journal, Denise Walsh 🙂
Audiobook, found on YouTube:
The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightengale
Pricing:
- 90 Day U Turn is a $600 program for 12 weeks of coaching, training, and worksheets.
- Dream Business is a $12,000 per year program and includes a international retreat
- Dream Life Adventures are about $1200 for an all inclusive 4 day weekend.
Contact Info:
- Email: hello@denisewalsh.com
- Website: www.DeniseWalsh.com
- Instagram: http://instagram.com/thedenisewalsh
- Facebook: http://facebook.com/thedenisewalsh
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_aflLVG0K4Nj_MtqeQNznQ
- Other: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/denise-walsh-dream-cast/id1327555932
