Hello and welcome!

I'm Rowena Mabbott, a Career and Life Confidence Coach, author, podcast host and mother. It’s great to have you here!

 

What I Do

As a certified career and life coach, I work with women and men seeking more from their careers and lives. Whether you desire greater clarity in your career, more confidence in yourself, or support as you make changes in your career and life, with the strategic yet practical style of values-based, strengths-focused coaching I provide, you will feel clear, confident, and content.

After working with me, clients have clarity about what they want and how to get it. They feel confident to go after their dreams! With improved self-confidence to make decisions in their life in order to facilitate further transformation, they no longer feel stuck. Instead, they have the ability to reframe situations and move forward with clarity, confidence and intention. As a result, they feel happier.

An avid reader, I co-host the Two Booked Up Podcast, where, with my co-host, Shelley Tonkin Smith, we discuss business and personal development books, adding our own experiences as business owners and mothers. 

As an author, I write contemporary fiction that explores the joy and complexities of romantic, filial, and platonic relationships. As well as a monthly coaching article for my business.

The Coaching transformation you can expect;

  • Gain Clarity; about yourself, your strengths, what matters to you, and what you want, and create your personal vision.

  • Simplify your career and life accordingly. This can include living with more intention, taking steps to simplify, removing anything that is not aligned with or supportive of your personal vision and more.

  • Greater Confidence in your career and life is the result.

Work with me

I have programs at all price points and commitment levels.

Design your Season $

If you don’t have a lot of time but would like to experience greater clarity, confidence and simplicity, Design Your Season is for you. At the most simple, designing your season is about being intentional with how you use your time for the current three months. Or for any time period of your choosing! It’s flexible - you can create plans, lists, goals, activities or anything else that feels good. A self-guided workshop and workbook by Designing Your Season, you will have a high-level strategic plan for how you can make the most of a ‘season’.

Learn more about Design Your Season

Clarity Kickstart $$

Prefer to work together one-on-one? I’ve got you! If you are ready to dive deep, embrace your strengths, or are trying to make a decision and want accountability to support you in moving into action, then Clarity Kickstart is for you! Clarity Kickstart is a fully customised, impactful individual (private) coaching offer, ideal for when you want traction and tangible results in a short time in one or two areas of your life.

Learn more about Clarity Kickstart

Confidence Coaching Package $$$

A Confidence coaching package is a fully customised, tailor-made one-on-one coaching program and is ideal if you want to feel clear and confident in ALL areas of your life, career, and business (if applicable). Working together, we set inspiring goals around your life and/or career or business, which you’ll work toward during the 3 - 4 month program. Throughout, you have me by your side, keeping you in action, sharing my expertise, and cheering you on.

Learn more about Confidence Coaching

 
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Why I do it

I know what it’s like to feel uncertain, unclear, confused, stuck, overwhelmed and lacking in confidence. I’ve been there, multiple times in my career and life.  It’s tough and when you’re in that place, it feels never-ending. I get it.

But I also know it IS possible to feel better, to gain the clarity and confidence you desire and ultimately, feel happier; to feel and be the best, most inspired version of YOU.

My top signature strength is love, which means all of my life, I’ve loved to help others and chose to do things, in both my career and life, that allowed me to do that.

In my mid-20’s, when I was working in Human Resources (which I chose because I thought it was about helping people…), I heard about life coaching and knew in my bones this was the name for what I REALLY was here to do.  I wanted to coach others to be their best! 

Yet various people told me I needed to have lived more life in order to coach others.

Being the ‘good girl’ and lacking in self-confidence, I put more faith in others’ views than my own desires.

And so, instead of following my heart, I parked that dream and continued working in my corporate career.  I was on the set path; achieving promotions, earning a sizeable income, getting married, buying our first home and then, starting a family.

Then, in 2008, our second son was stillborn. Whilst this loss does not define me, it has changed the course of my life.

Losing our longed for child brought home to me just how short and precious life is. Through the pain and grief of child loss, I lost my confidence, and questioned everything I had once valued.  It became obvious that life is too precious to waste simply going through the motions and not following your dreams. 

And so I chose to be intentional about my life and how I live each day, as my way to honour him.

For me, the phrase ‘intentional life’ is a powerful reminder we have choice – we can choose how we view the world and choose what we do.

Once I got intentional about HOW I wanted to live my life, I got more clarity about WHAT I wanted to do. Through taking those first actions, my self-confidence lifted. And when I felt more confident, everything (and anything!) felt easier, and more possible. 

With my renewed focus, I gained my Coaching Certification and, drawing on my existing qualifications and life experiences, actively embraced supporting others to gain the clarity, simplicity, confidence and deep sense of inner contentment that comes with living with intention.

Living with intention comes down to clarity, calm and confidence;

Clarity about your purpose and direction, in both your career and life.

Confidence to do the things that bring you joy and that light you up.

Resulting in a deep inner Calm that you are where you are meant to be, living a life you love. 


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When I commenced coaching with Rowena, I had just started a new, bigger role in my workplace. I was struggling with a lack of self-confidence and felt unable to trust that I could perform the role as effectively as the previous incumbent. These concerns were affecting me and I was very nervous and really worried about making mistakes.

After working with Rowena, I feel comfortable and confident. My improved confidence has affected both my career and personal life in positive ways. And my friends too have noticed I’m more confident than before!
— Yuni, HR & Business Operations Manager & Mother, Bali, Indonesia.

I WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU

If you are tired of feeling like you are simply going through the motions, feeling unsure, uncertain and confused, and are ready to feel clear and confident about what you want AND how to get it, I’d love to work with you. Learn more about coaching with me here, or if you already know you’re keen, click through to book your appointment.

 

Background

I am a Certified Life Coach, through the Beautiful You Coaching Academy. I have a degree in Psychology and Business Law and spent nearly twenty years working as a Human Resources Professional in large corporates, with not-for-profits, and as a consultant, with a focus on organisational, culture, and change management.

As a life-long student of positive psychology, I utilise my signature strengths in all I do and support others to do the same.

My working philosophy is based on my values and beliefs and underpinned by the importance of trust. I believe this is the key to creating deep and lasting relationships. My coaching style is guided by my signature strengths, and means I’m approachable, accountable, and easy to be with.  I do what I say I will do.  I am a great listener, care deeply about my clients, and always protect the confidentiality of those I support. I am reliable and loyal.

I am passionate about making a difference in the world and use my twenty-five years of mentoring and coaching experience to support my clients create a life they love, and share my expertise on projects and programs within my community.

 
 

ON A PERSONAL NOTE

I live in Sydney’s Inner West with my husband, two gorgeous living sons and our Schnoodle, Rufus. I love travel (both the actual travel as well as the planning of it), music (I sing in a choir), theatre, reading and time in nature – especially if water is nearby.

I have a life-long love of psychology and get excited about all things personal development. I can’t go past a book or article about minimalism and living and embracing simplicity. My guilty pleasure is gazing at beautiful images of immaculate, minimalist homes from around the world and reading or watching rom-com’s.

As part of embracing an intentional life, it’s most often the simplest of things that make me very happy. A fresh bunch of flowers, a sunny day, the feel of sand between my toes, a cup of hot herbal tea, a great meal shared with friends or family or a terrific, engrossing book are all small moments of intentional delight.  

Most of all, I confidently embrace my life choices and know that, as a result, I am living my best, most intentional, joy-filled life.

Keen to know more?

Check out my regular articles here.

If, like me, you also enjoy reading a good book, listen here for great insights and practical applications!

Or, if you are keen to occasionally hear about my writing process, receive snippets from my latest story or other author-related content, opt-in here.

 

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Professional Bio

Rowena Mabbott is a Career and Life Confidence Coach, podcast host, writer, author and mother.

As a Certified Career and Life Confidence Coach, Rowena works with women and men from around the world who want to gain clarity and feel more confident in their careers and lives.  

Rowena has a degree in Psychology and Business Law.  Prior to becoming a Certified Life Coach, she spent nearly twenty years working as a Human Resources Professional in large corporates, with not-for-profits, and as an independent consultant, with a focus on organisational development, employee engagement, and change management.  Rowena has more than twenty-five years of mentoring and coaching experience.

Rowena’s debut novel, Avoiding the Friend Zone, is available now.

Rowena is based in Sydney, Australia, where she lives with her husband and two sons.


 

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