MEET THE THOUGHT LEADER
I’m Michele Waterman and What You See Is What You Get
I am a Nonprofit Business Strategist, Professional Coach, Host of the Courage Unlocked Podcast, and a mental health and disability justice advocate. As a thought leader who regularly speaks on topics related to leadership, impact, and legacy building, I have spoken with hundreds of people who are in search of a guiding light. I am a business executive, a nonprofit founder, and a business owner, and I have experience in social work, counseling, and coaching.
My mission and vision in life is to help people cultivate the courage and confidence within themselves to create lasting change in their lives for good. I do this work by coaching visionary leaders in business and consulting with nonprofit and B Corp founders and cofounders.
HOW I COACH VISIONARY LEADERS
It’s Nothing But the Truth
Together, we will face the truth of who you are right now with who you know you can become with the right guidance and a roadmap to change your worldview for good. The R-E-A-L and WHOLE version of you deserves to read letters of love and acceptance. The work to get there? It won’t be easy, but it will be worth the revolutionary ride to change your life for good.
The great news? You don’t have to do this work alone. I am here with you and alongside you. I am not yelling at you from a distance that everything’s going to be okay, but I’m here in the trenches with you as a guiding light, showing you we can make it out of this dark tunnel alive.
I believe you can find your way around, you can know peace and presence, and you can change your life because I did. I’ll help you craft your own message of hope in the midst and mess of it all because that’s how I found mine. Just as I’m here to guide you through, you can one day take up and carry the torch for those who come after you. I have no more power than you do; I’m only a few steps ahead of you on this journey, just like you are for someone else.
You can be the living proof and your story will be the light for those walking through a similar darkness as you. You will be an example that they can make it through, too, just like you. You will show them, and remind yourself, that there is hope and possibility on the other side of it all
Still reading? Good. If you are, your future self is thanking you for taking the time to integrate these words. It means that you believe in what’s possible and are ready to bet on yourself.
MY STORY
The (Re)evolution of Michele Waterman
I share past parts of my story because I have sorted through the pain, and I have learned what peace and presence feel like today. I’m living proof that hope exists even in the darkest of days.
I consider my story to be a HERo’s journey and a redemption arc. I am proof of what’s possible when we go all in, bet on ourselves, and commit to our reclamation and recovery process as if our lives depended on it because they often do. In my life, there was no one to rescue me from the dark night of the soul that turned into 1,000 more dark nights (1,825 nights, actually).
You can say I’ve learned some things in my 55 years of walking this planet. I have failed plenty, and I have lived boldly. I have lived through adversity that would level most humans. But I made my comeback, and I came back better than before.
If you want to create lasting change in your life, then you must embrace the challenges that life throws at you with a courageous heart and an open mind.
My Values
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Integrity, Knowledge, and Empowerment
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Communication, Community, Connection, Collaboration, and Contribution
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Acceptance, Compassion, Curiosity, Determination, Discernment, Honesty, Humility, Love, Peace, Perseverance, Respect, Responsibility, Self-ownership, Tolerance, Unity
“I’m grateful for this second chance to rebuild my life from the inside out. I’m so blessed to be in this space and at this time of my life to really be all of me. I can’t believe how good I feel honoring who I am and being who I always needed.”
-MICHELE WATERMAN
Use Your Voice
FOR GOOD
Use Your Voice for Good is a nonprofit organization founded to crowdfund for other nonprofits with similar missions in order to leverage fundraising efforts and matching grants while awarding scholarships to specific populations that are marginalized and are unlikely to receive funding.