Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Michelle Mariani. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Michelle , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Can you tell us about a time where you or your team really helped a customer get an amazing result?

Tiphaine

When Tiphaine came to me as a potential client, it was her husband who seemed more interested in hiring a coach as they wanted to fitness train together. He had a stressful corporate role and she had an equally stressful role as a stay at home mom for 5 little kids all under the age of 11. Tiphaine had never exercised other than walking or leisure bike riding in her life. She wanted to learn how to lift weight, move her body, and build up her stamina to run a 5k. For the first few months, I personally trained them both in their gargae before all their kids woke up at 5:30 am 2x sometimes 3x a week. That in itself is dedication! I then learned about their relocation to outside of Dallas. I have other virtual clients but with the time difference I wasn’t sure if they would be able to be motivated enough to make it work.

Tiphaine made it work!!!! Her husband lasted 1 virtual session and determined it wasn’t for me. She and I met virtually 2x a week and mapped out the timeline for her to reach her 5k goal. Tiphaine would check in with me daily and we would make any adjustments necessary. By July, she was ready to run her race and completed it! Even a little faster than she wanted.

Now that wasn’t her biggest feat, Tiphaine continued to train with me virtually and she told me a few months after her race that she was pregnant with her 6 child!!!!! We worked together during her entire pregnancy and because of the time difference it left her kids waking up early. This tough woman would train with me sometimes while all 5 of her kids were awake and vying for her attention and she was pregnant.

Her determine, her grit, he ability to be consistent were simply awe inspiring. During our time together which spanned almost 2 years, she finished 2 5ks and trained during an entire pregnancy. A true inspiration to humans everywhere but especially women!

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I established Mindful Motivation with Michelle LLC in Jan 2021 as a way for adults to have a support system trying to navigate today’s post covid world. During 2020, I myself felt very lost and unmotivated and worked internally to pick myself back up. As a life-long athlete and coach, I felt defeated! If I was feeling as low as I did, then how were others feeling? I carefully curate each wellness plan to fit every individual client and this sets me apart from others in my industry. Listening to the needs of each client and we work together to achieve the best end result or maintenance necessary to achieve their physical, mental, emotional, social, and even spiritual goals. I am most proud of the personal connection that I provide and have had the opportunity to work with college ages all the up through people in their 80s.

Have you ever had to pivot?

Every since I was in 2nd grade, I knew that I wanted to be a teacher and make a difference in others’ lives. When I went to college, my path choice was pretty easy “I want to be a teacher.” So what kind of teacher? I decided on health and physical education because at that time I was a collegiate athlete and lived on the sports field or at the gym. Little did I know it was the health aspect that was going to truly strike a cord and enchant me to learn more about the human body and how it works. This led me down the path that being healthy is not just physical health but also mental, emotional, social, and spiritual. My main goal was to intertwine all these aspects when I was teaching school age children from pre K to grade 12. The real pivot came when the world shut down and the school where I was teaching at only focused on the 4 main school subjects and I used all my education and experience with youth to build my wellness coaching business.

What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?

I am still building my reputation but what is most important to me is being authentic. I am a real person with struggles, and life happens! It is ok to let my audience in on that and that even though I may fall, I pick myself back up.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.mindfulmotivationcoach.com
• Instagram: @motivationwithmichelle
• Facebook: @motivaitonwithmichelle
• Linkedin: Michelle Mariani
• Youtube: @mindfulmotivationwithmiche176
• Other: TikTok @motivationwithmichelle