COFFEE WITH NICOA: Creating A LIFE BY DESIGN.

In this week's Espresso Shot, Nicoa introduces you to her tipsy BFF! Or rather the method she uses to observe herself and her behavior to uncover what she's making something mean. Nicoa also shares what she's learned about the reptilian brain and how it can get in the way of what we truly want. This ancient part of our brains is responsible for keeping us safe. Back in the day, it p...

Nicoa and her childhood friend, Nicole Lewis-Keeber talk about how childhood trauma can show up in your business and your career. A key part of healing can actually be related to your inner child and how understanding that is key to designing a life by design on your own adult terms!  Nicole is a business therapist for entrepreneurs, you can learn more about Nicole Lewis-Keeber on her website .  ...

In today's Espresso Shot Nicoa shares a real example from her own life that created a powerful, and personal, lesson learned in her life by design. Sometimes as a parent you just don't show up for your kid the way you, and they, wish you would...as a result you burst their bubble! Hear how she repairs the situation and why we SHOULD get our hopes up in life! WHAT DID YOU THINK? TEXT ME!...

Grab your coffee y'all, you're gonna wanna here this one... Nicoa talks with a friend and fellow coach and podcaster Ben Fanning about a handful of his personal and professional "aha moments" related to side hustles and corporate life and how he finally created his ideal Life by Design ! Oh, and they also talk about self leadership, burnout and  when  your therapist fires  YOU!...

As we start the week, Nicoa encourages us to unapologetically take charge of our lives and live according to our own priorities. Yes we can! And we deserve to create our life by design on our own terms.  WHAT DID YOU THINK? TEXT ME! Support the show Follow COFFEE WITH NICOA on Instagram   @CoffeeWithNicoa & on TikTok @NicoaCoach for insights into HER LIFE BY DESIGN! LIFE BY DESIGN RETREAT + CO...

Nicoa and Jenny talk about motherhood, human resources, and creating a Life by Design. Listen in and learn more about how  Jenny listened to her body and messages from the Universe as she stepped away from the corporate world and into a role as a consultant.  We hope you find her story inspiring. As Jenny told Nicoa, " I work when I want, where I want, with who I want, on projects I love!&quo...

This week's Espresso Shot encourages you to take a look at your story and examine how you're telling it. Is it a positive story or a negative story? Are you getting out ahead of your own thoughts? You're words matter and so does your narrative. Like energy attracts like energy. What do YOU want to create in YOUR life by design? WHAT DID YOU THINK? TEXT ME! Support the show Follow CO...

Nicoa is joined by her friend and waterway neighbor Ana Shellem, owner of Shellem Seafood and Red Dogs Bar in Wilmington, and an amazing, resilient creator of a true Life by Design. Before becoming a bar owner and fisherman, Ana was a childhood star who appeared on Disney’s Bear in the Big Blue House. She left this career to find balance and escape what had turned into a trauma-filled life and hea...

Ever understood why you get so afraid of creating the life you want? Maybe you’ve  heard of the reptilian brain also known as the amygdala? Yep, it ‘s a major road block to creating your Life by Design! Thankfully we’ve evolved in this lifetime and our prefrontal cortex is more intelligent than our amygdala. Ready to outsmart it? You can.  Learn more in this Espresso Shot! WHAT DID YOU THINK? TEXT...

Nicoa chats with her coaching client and former employee Jodi Vilcans in this episode of Coffee with Nicoa. Jodi reached out to Nicoa when she was over functioning, burning out and ready to create a new way of Being in her life! She and Nicoa reflect on how she created her new  Life by Design AND grow her business, Allegiant HR Consulting. They talk about on-ramping after staying home with kids, f...

In this Espresso Shot Nicoa talks about trying not to make an ass out of herself !  Nicoa shares how she often makes assumptions in her relationship with her husband and how she's learning, reflecting, and asking herself if there's a better way to figure out what other people are thinking...without assuming.  Listen in to take away a set of communication tips and learn to recognize that...

Join Nicoa for a caffeinated conversation with master stylist Mary Michele Nidiffer of the Style by Mary Michele podcast. They talk about everything from motherhood to style, to divorce and risk-taking, and of course, creating a life by design. Plus the joys of being in their fifties and finally coming into their own!  You can find Mary Michele on Instagram , Facebook , and her website ShopStyleFi...

In this short episode, what we like to call your weekly Espresso Shot , Nicoa shares her thoughts on how to move forward following a layoff.  Why maybeeee you shouldn't talk about it so much,  you should get curious and sit with all the feels, and you should start questioning everything! Perhaps losing your job is the opportunity you've been waiting for. Maybe you're being handed an...

Join Nicoa for a VERY candid conversation with Caroline Keeler, her pelvic health therapist and  close friend. Nicoa and Caroline talk "out loud" about what most women are too ashamed to share as well as Caroline's emotional winding Life By Design journey she didn't intend or expect! Caroline is a Pelvic Health Physical Therapist and the owner of Inside Out Physical Therapy loc...

WELCOME TO COFFEE WITH NICOA - We did it, here is our inaugural episode!  In this episode, Jennifer Gardner, principle of Rapport Marketing and one of Nicoa's executive coaching clients, interviews Nicoa about her Life by Design. In this engaging conversation, Nicoa shares how she left a  successful career as an executive in corporate America to forge her own path. Learn how her family reacte...

ANNOUNCING THE LAUNCH OF COFFEE WITH NICOA!  Grab your coffee and join me! Nothing is more interesting to me than having a caffeinated conversation about life! I’ve been "coffee talking" to you for years on Instagram, yet that connection hasn't been at the level I crave. INTRODUCING the Coffee With Nicoa Podcast! I'll be talking to people who have courageously chosen to walk th...