High Performance
Life Coaching

What do You Want Your Life to Look Like 12 Months from Now?

Let's create your life by design...shall we?

I'm a firm believer that we are all 100% living the life we desire. Harsh?  Yes - but true.

Very few people are unwilling to do the work to create the life they dream of - because it does take work and lots of it. You need to be BRUTALLY honest with yourself - why are you NOT where you want to be?

  • Habits that are holding you back need to be broken and new habits that will propel you forward need to be formed.
  • Mindset work must happen and daily practices need to be implemented.
  • Toxic people need to be removed from your life and a new circle of influence built.
  • You need to address your health - both physical and mental - what areas need work?

Can you do it alone? Sure - but it's a lot easier to work with a coach who can offer you a toolkit to help you implement systems and processes that have proven results.

Does this sound like you?

You are in a relationship(s) that doesn't serve you, yet you are frozen

You're in a job that makes you miserable, yet you are unsure you can thrive anywhere else.

You think success is for everyone else...not you

You don't have the energy to do the things you want in life

You feel like you aren't living up to your entrepreneurial potential

You keep repeating bad behaviors and it's making you miserable

You know you need accountability to make hard changes in your life

You are 100% ready to change and just don't know how to start

Did you answer yes to one or more? If so, let's get to work!

Client Stories

This is WHY I do what I do...words that warm my soul.

In the Courage Formula program, Cindy will deconstruct you, show you the obstacles keeping you from moving forward, and rebuild you into a stronger and more tenacious version of yourself. This program is not for those who want to be told what they want to hear, but rather for those who are willing to be told what they must change and do to break through the cycle of constant apprehension and self doubt. If you want to transform yourself, face your challenges, and grow, this program is for you. 

Thank you Cindy! “    

Sam Quijano

Commercial Lines Executive, Power Risk Management

Cindy Donaldson is one of the most impactful leadership coaches I’ve ever worked with!  Her weekly emails are written as if she’s talking directly to me. I can always relate to her words and take some nuggets of wisdom away from them.  If you’ve never witnessed Cindy’s energy and passion for leadership in person, you must!  She’s a dynamo, and you’ll leave feeling like you can accomplish anything.  She lives life by design and isn’t afraid to share the good and bad of the lessons she’s learned along the way.  She embodies leadership, and I can’t wait for her to publish her first book! 

CINDY FOR PRESIDENT! 😊

Lauren Zordan

VP, NW CT Chamber of Commerce

I have been following Cindy for several years and I find her to be nothing short of amazing!  Her weekly emails are always inspiring and motivating.

Several of the books she has recommended I have read and are some of my favorites. I have also spoken with her one on one when I needed a little guidance, and her advice was spot on.  If you are considering working with her I can assure you, you will not be disappointed. She is down to earth, honest and unstoppable. 

Rebecca St. Germain

VP Benefits, Tooher Ferraris Insurance Group

Cindy is a Force!

A force of creativity, curiosity, commitment, insight, energy and practical, expertise. And she’ll be the force behind you, beside you and ahead of you  – every step of the way.

I wish I’d known about Cindy from the start of my business! Her marketing expertise has taken my social media presence – and me – to an entirely new, authentic and relatable level. And that’s the thing. When you work with Cindy, your marketing presence will grow, but so will you.  And that where Cindy really distinguishes herself from the competition.

I contracted with Cindy to revamp my website. She presented me with what she calls a 3-month marketing “sprint” to accomplish these goals. Here’s what I didn’t know that came with the package: Cindy as my marketing coach.

Cindy listened for the authentic me – and then formed it into words.  Then she pulled, persuaded and cajoled me into new places so that clients would see me – know me – choose me – if we were the right fit together.

I took some work. I chickened out numerous times – so much change….But Cindy’s positive energy is positively contagious. It’s impossible to get stuck in the weeks with her because she’s fun – and very funny, making everything lighter and easier.  Laughter is part of Cindy’s secret sauce.

She’s also fantastic writer and OMG the beauty she creates on a website. She took the muddle of ideas in my mind and made them concrete and assessable.

Like any good coach, no question, no concern, is too big or too small for Cindy.  She’s genuinely interested, commitment and devoted to your success – to my success.

I have a quote in my bathroom: Leap and the Net will appear. We entrepreneurs understand this well! Cindy will guide you through the leap to a new you with your social media presence, and she’ll also be the net to catch your every detail and every need.

I recommend Cindy to absolutely every committed entrepreneur ready to take the next steps.

Deene Morris

Founder and CEO of Inspire Leadership

This year the Connecticut Bankers Association “Women in Banking” event was held virtually. I am not going to lie this was disappointing to me as I really love attending these events in person and feeling so uplifted and inspired from these events. After all, how much are you really going to get watching this virtually? I could not have been more wrong. Let me tell you about how one woman was able to give me the courage to be brave, vulnerable, and put myself out there. One of the speakers was Cindy Donaldson. I found her to be intriguing from the start. She was in one of my breakout sessions during the lunch meet and greet time. Little did I know that this woman was going to open my eyes more than I had ever imagined.

Cindy is real and raw at times, but that is what makes her such a great speaker. I can see why CBA selected her to be the ending speaker. There are times that you do not need to sugar coat things, being honest with one’s self means more than hiding in the shadows. I do not know what everyone else took from this session. But I can speak for myself and it was amazing. This will be one of those days that I will always remember and hold close to me.

Cindy, I cannot thank you enough.  I wanted to give you a peek of my thoughts during your speech and how much you have impacted me. I can see myself talking about this day years from now, as this has inspired me to be more. Thank you,

Renee Miller

AVP Business Bank Manager/Guilford Savings Bank

Your presentation at the Connecticut Bankers Association - Women in Banking event was the BEST part of today’s conference!! SO REAL!!!!!  You ROCK!!!!

Lori Heath

VP, Collinsville Savings Bank

We've all been told "you can do it", however, how many of us have been shown "how we can do it"? Cindy's Courage Formula program will help you unlock your hidden talents that you never knew were there.  She will challenge you, she will ask you questions that will make you really think about where you want to be.   This program has greatly helped me to ease my overthinking, to take a step back and tackle the harder things first (eat the frog), and to know that I am capable.

Tom Klonowski

Commercial Lines Risk Manager, Power Risk Management

Thank you for the past 12 weeks!  I am so glad that I took the leap and joined your Courage Group 😊 I still have a lot to work on and this gave me a great start.

Nancy M.

Business Owner

I have worked with Red Barn Consulting for several years now. During this time we have done some major website changes.  Not only was everyone we dealt with at Red Barn a pleasure,  but also knowledgeable and timely. They stayed on top of everything and kept us in the loop during this important project. Cindy’s big picture attitude and vision was just what we needed. All of us at DiMatteo Insurance loved working with their team during this process.

On another note,  Cindy’s unfiltered wisdom with her Monday and Thursday morning briefs keep us all engaged and force us to think out of the box and take action.  Her ability to get folks motivated and feel the success is second to none.   I have also had the pleasure to work with Cindy in a very relaxed coaching environment and she truly makes you think and see the light.  We are more than blessed to have found Red Barn Consulting as a working partner.

Kim DiMatteo

Cross Insurance

Cindy is a marketing and insurance expert.”

The Horton Group began working with Cindy at Red Barn Consulting a little over a year ago on digital strategy, content planning and development. She has an impressive level of knowledge about effective strategies to build and promote your brand across multiple channels.

Margaret Taylor

The Horton Group

“Cindy Donaldson and the Red Barn team are an indispensable resource to Aartrijk. A true trusted partner.”

We have enjoyed working with Cindy for years. She always does the right thing by the customer. Super positive attitude. Fun to be around. And really savvy about what must happen in marketing and communications to reach today’s insurance consumer.

Peter Van Aartrijk

The Aartrijk Group

“The team at Red Barn was tenacious about deadlines, deliverables and assigning responsibility…”

The Bank’s legacy Website was obsolete and the technology was limiting the economic value to the Bank for addressing the needs of our customers and prospects. Red Barn Consulting was engaged to develop a new website; including the right integrated digital strategies to deliver our marketing messages, products and banking functions. Red Barn Consulting has the subject matter experts to understand the banking industry, technology platforms that best fit our needs and the creative staff that delivered function as well as great aesthetics. In the end, the new Website was delivered on time, on budget and all of our expectations were met.

Gary Roman

Collinsville Savings Society

“Cindy Donaldson of Red Barn Consulting acted as the marketing arm of our insurance agency for several years.”
We are not large enough to warrant a fulltime marketing person and Cindy has filled that role nicely. She keeps us apprised of the latest marketing techniques and constantly is making suggestions to improve our sales efforts. Particularly adept at social media advertising, her firm has managed to keep our name out in front of potential customers for minimal cost. Some of her duties and accomplishments include direct mail target marketing to affluent prospects, design and updating our web site, regular newsletters to our clients, organizing client/prospect seminars as well as planning and running social events for clients and prospects. She is always willing and very responsive to jump in and help us with any project. She has been invaluable to our firm.

Dennis Dressel

Founders Insurance Group

“Cindy and her team are amazing!” Even when you think you have a good marketing program, they may make suggestions that are outside of your comfort zone, however, if you trust them, the recommendation are always “spot on”!

Susan Cook

Cook Funeral Home

February, 2018 I started working with Red Barn Consulting to start my marketing business. In April, 2018 I left my 9-5 job to pursue my business.I’m not sure where the end of 2018 will take me, but I’m so looking forward to seeing so many more positive changes…

Mike Valetta

Local Libationist

RBC gets people talking about you and your business…they create a buzz which gets the phone ringing!

Donna Bak

Sandler Training

Our company was in need of marketing support from product launches to setting yearly initiatives. We came upon Red Barn and thought they looked like a perfect partner. Cindy and Jenn connected with everyone on our team to understand how we got to where we are and what we want to project into the future. Working with Red Barn was a great experience from the start.

They work to complement what our current marketing team can provide and helped us connect with new areas of the market. Red Barn has enabled us to branch out or our comfort zone, pushed us to challenge timelines, and helped us accomplish more than we could have imagined. Cindy and Jenn are great at what they do, extremely responsive, and have delivered items on time every time. We have seen an increased email click-through rate and overall more email engagement as well as more traffic on our social media.

Our experience thus far has been great and we look forward to seeing what else we can accomplish this year with their help!

Abby Marinack

NeuroScience

Red Barn is part of our team.”

As an Administrator and COO of a very diverse healthcare delivery system, it is important to ensure that our marketing strategies effectively reach a vast constituency of potential stakeholders.

For the past two years I’ve employed the services of Red Barn Consulting.  Red Barn is part of our team.  They assist in strategic development, execution strategies and utilize a comprehensive system to get our message to those who have the greatest need of the services we provide.

Bill Pond

Noble Horizons
Cindy Donaldson - CHPC

I'm ready to change my life today!

The Courage Formula Life Coaching program starts with a scientifically backed 12-week framework where we dive into all aspects of your life - mindset, psychology, physiology, purpose and more so you can gain clarity on what you want out of life and create systems and processes to ensure you get there!

Here's a snippet of what we will work on:

  • Focal Points - we will dive in and determine your unique makeup - what's working and what isn't.
  • What habits do you need to develop to move forward - and what ones do you need to break?
  • What mindset shifts do you need to work on?
  • Who do you need to remove from your life...and who do you need to bring in?
  • What productivity and efficiency systems do you need in place for you to be completely vibrant and fulfilled?
  • How is your energy - where are you sabotaging your success health-wise?

 

Let's see if we are a fit!

Unsure if High Performance Life Coaching is right for you?  I offer a Free Strategy session where I'll share a snippet of high performance coaching with you and give you a taste of what you can accomplish in a short 3 months if you are willing to put in the work!

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