I was looking for a life coach and my mother worked with Tillie in her professional capacity and suggested Tillie to me. I chose to work with her as it is easy for me to share what is on my heart, she is emphatic, understanding and she creates a safe space for me to talk to her and learn more about myself. I have gained tremendous insight into myself and my life situations. I have grown so much already as a young adult, and have learned to handle situations better, communicate better and set better boundaries.

I would recommend Tillie to any young person who wants to work on themselves and understand themselves better.

*EXECUTIVE COACHING*

Tillie has been an invaluable guide and mentor during my 18 months working together. She expertly navigated me through challenges in my new role and personal life, offering insights on team dynamics and optimizing individual performance.

Tillie’s approach fosters authenticity, enabling me to address work issues confidently. Her support and mentoring advice have been instrumental in my growth, and I wholeheartedly recommend her to fellow business executives seeking progress and a trusted sounding board.

Tillie’s expertise and genuine care make her an exceptional coach, dedicated to empowering individuals to overcome obstacles and achieve their full potential.

I found Tillie after seeing the change in my daughter when being coached by Tillie. Through coaching, I could let go of the past and learn to apply healthy boundaries going forward. I love the fact that she allowed me to open up, especially about my past, so that I could get rid of all the ANTS in my head (anti-negative thinking syndromes). I learned to not always hope things would change, but I could change to achieve what I want.

Tillie is someone you can open up to, with loads of knowledge, insight, understanding, wisdom and a sound mind of the facts of life.

Tillie is an extreme inspiration in my life and that of my family.

*EXECUTIVE COACHING*

Tillie’s manner of personal interaction, professional insight and understanding of what the constraints might be, stood out for me. It was more than a personality test that was conducted, we had interactive sessions that truly highlighted what tools we could use to improve our team dynamic.

The biggest achievement for our team was an understanding of each person’s work ethic, the ways and means to communicate interdepartmental and, most importantly, understanding the best way to achieve success in the team by communicating effectively. Our team communication improved through understanding each person’s professional method of working, which improved our way of achieving success. It is a continual growth process; however, this gave us the tools to work more in unison. The intensive face-to-face Team Dynamix workshop had the most impact and truly opened people’s eyes to their peers. It was enlightening and also uplifting. A must for a team that works remotely or in a hybrid fashion.

My expectations were exceeded, I hoped for direction and insight in improving the dynamics of my team. Through this Team Dynamix course, I have developed an understanding of the ethics of Coaching and mentoring with understanding what the difference is and how to incorporate this into one’s team.

My favourite thing about working with Tillie can be summed up in one word: transparency. I find her honest, open, no-nonsense approach very enlightening and helpful. Tillie’s knowledge base, education, experience and understanding, also truly did assist in building trust and rapport.

I would absolutely recommend this team coaching; it is the only personality and team course that yielded results in my opinion. Tillie’s direction and open conduct made a world of difference. It will change the team dynamic for the better.

After my family and I immigrated to Germany, I went through a terrible time emotionally. I was struggling to find my way and rebuild a life filled with all the zest I had before. I posted on a Facebook group anonymously as my last resort to getting some outside perspective and out of sheer desperation for needing change within myself. Tillie was one of the many comments and something about her reply stuck with me enough to reach out to her. And so the journey began. I hoped to understand myself and become the best version of myself and to focus on personal growth to the highest degree.

From the first call, the way Tillie interpreted me and what I needed was what stood out for me. The fact that she is also an amazing person helps too!

I am so proud of how my perspective has changed and how I have stepped out of my black-and-white viewpoint and learnt to understand myself and in turn others. One of my 5 values is making a difference and my growth has influenced 5 of my closest family members to work with Tillie as well on their own growth and this has impacted not only their lives personally, but us as a family as well.

Every session changed more of me that I knew needed changing or could be bettered with change. I learn more and more and more how to deal better with others. The best part of the coaching is understanding my traits and values and how they impact every element of my life as well as simply have a soundboard when I need one.
I am a better listener, I have learnt it is ok to have boundaries and I have learnt how to believe in myself again. I surprised myself through the coaching, I always longed to understand myself better and now I completely do. My favourite thing about working with Tillie is the impromptu conversations that flow from our sessions.

Working with Tillie is like a vessel to unlock yourself to yourself and in doing so you allow yourself to become the best version of yourself and in turn you better every aspect of your life. My expectations were met 110%, in fact I can’t imagine living my life without Tillie as my coach. I would recommend this coaching service to a friend ALL THE TIME!

*EXECUTIVE COACHING*

I found out about Tillie’s services through my CEO who had previously used her services. I felt we were missing some insights about individuals/team performance and wanted a fresh perspective. Having completed similar sessions elsewhere previously, I was originally sceptical of the I3 Profiling approach, because of personality traits and strengths/weaknesses. This enables me as a Manager to focus on getting the best from our staff because I can refer back to the profiling for an explanation of particular outcomes and alter my approach where necessary accordingly.

I am driven to succeed and perhaps can “bulldoze” the successful outcome, and as a result of this, not bring the team with me. This team coaching has made me reflect on how better I can bring the individuals in a team with me yet still gain the results needed. I altered my approach to get the best out of each individual.

I3 Profiling with Tillie is surprisingly accurate and well worth the effort to gain insights to become a better Manager of both the individual and the team. Tillie provides great insights and examples which continually amazed me when I considered the staff members, their traits and how they respond. Not only this, Tillie explained how we could best utilise these traits to get the outcomes desired.
I found Tillie to be friendly and approachable – I enjoyed working with Tillie.

My time and work with Tillie has truly improved my life. All values are important, yet life gets simpler when you know your most important (top 5) and what the marvellous course of your life looks like. In summary, direction. Not only was she an excellent coach, but graceful and compassionate when times were really tough. She was so confident and supportive of me, that I felt like a winner, the whole way through; even when I truly felt like I was falling apart! Thank you for your time and your passion.

I found Tillie via an online search and I felt comfortable with her from the beginning. She has helped me with support structure, thinking before I do and being comfortable with myself. I now find myself able to think rationally, staying calm during a stressful situation and managing my life better. I hoped to get guidance, advice and someone to talk to from coaching and mentoring and my expectations were most definitely met.

I have surprised myself, I did not think I would have made it through the past few months, I don’t rely on many people and definitely not on people I barely know. My favourite thing about working with Tillie is her straightforward approach, not beating around the bush and bringing me to my senses when I need it most. Her coaching service is easy, calm, and constructive and I think everyone needs a sound mind and guidance in this rat race. I would definitely recommend Tillie to anyone who is considering coaching and mentoring.

Finding Tillie and her practice has been one of the best things to happen in my young life. I started coaching at a time when I felt like I wasn’t coping with life, which was a very new and scary feeling for me. Tillie helped me find my fire again and helped me become far more confident within myself. I would recommend her coaching to absolutely everyone but especially those who love getting practical advice on how to improve your life and want to understand themselves on a deeper level!

Tillie is amazing. Our roads crossed just at the right time and I am so thankful I met her. She helped me so much, especially with boundaries (something I was struggling with a lot). You think you know yourself, but I learned so much in the process of working with her and it helped tremendously – not only in my personal life but work as well. Although I am still sometimes struggling to say no and very easily feel guilty when I do, I am definitely growing into a person with better boundaries and less anxiety. Furthermore learning more about my core values has helped me make life-changing decisions regarding my work and in what direction I would like to take my business.

I can refer Tillie to anyone who is serious about personal growth and self-development. Tillie does not only have the knowledge, but also a wonderful way with people, and a lot of patience (she needed to have with me 😉 which I appreciate. She knew when to give me grace and also when to maybe “nudge” or ask the right questions when she saw that I was holding back the process. Usually, there was a reason for this and then we either worked through it or Tillie gave me another solution that suited my personality so that we could carry on with the process of self-discovery (like changing from a hard copy book to audio!). Thank you so much Tillie our sessions were life-changing!

Ek wil ook net sê baie baie baie baie dankie vir alles, hoe baie jy my gehelp het, jou gedult met my, dankie dat jy altyd luister en altyd help. Ek waardeer jou regtig baie. Regtig net 1000de dankies

I’m just here to say Thank You. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. It’s because of you that I did not give up.

I don’t know how to thank you Tillie, or thank my good luck for bringing you into my life…

Thank you for turning my life 360°, for showing me my own light & teaching me self-worth; acceptance & self-love. Thank you for fixing me & healing me. I owe you more than just mere words. Thanks for being my FAIRY GOD MOTHER.

Apart from your openness, kindness, and willingness to ask the needed direct questions… I mostly enjoyed your enthusiasm, which helped and motivated me through the skeptical approach I had at the start of my journey.  Once the first goal was reached, you were able to transfer some of that enthusiasm to succeed to me.

I surprised myself through the coaching.   I always knew that I had so much potential but that I was willing to waste it on things that did not bring any value to my life, may that be to my health, relationships, career, and skills. This coaching got me to where I knew I could be and took me even further, helping me with setting and sticking to goals, investing constructive time into productive activities, learning to deal with various situations, setting boundaries in the right way, the power of trust and developing better and stronger relationships. I gained more self-esteem, got to know myself more and turn my ‘weaknesses’ into strengths!

I would definitely recommend this coaching service to a friend – Everyone is confined by their own set limitations. If I am able to enhance and better the lives of my colleagues, friends and family – I will do so. I say this because, this time with you has helped me break those self-set limitations and let me see that I am worth it, and can achieve, so much more!

Bitter baie dankie vir jou hulp met die assesering. Dit is n baie waardevolle proses waarby die span sal baat in beide hul privaat lewe, sowel as hul werksomstandighede. Ek is baie opgewonde oor die vooruitsigte met hierdie profiele in gedagte.

I was looking for a coach and found some people on Bark. Tillie was the only person who phoned me and that impressed me a lot, I knew she would go the extra mile to help me. I went for a session to meet her and we clicked straight away.

Tillie helped me to grow as a person, she has such good energy and for the first time I could feel like I could really open up to someone, just by talking to her and her guidance I learned a lot about myself and I cannot thank her enough.

Tillie helped me gain the confidence to accept myself, flaws and all. I used to have this image in my head that I can’t be loved if I’m not perfect, and she showed me that I am perfect in my own way and that I should embrace the things that make me unique. It might sound cliche, but it changed my life. I loved how she was always there for me, if I went through something I struggled with, she was always open for a WhatsApp or a call and never made me feel like I am bothering her. She became a friend through the process and I know that if I ever need help with something Tillie will always be there, willing to help with a lot of love and grace. 10/10 I would recommend her.

Thank you Tillie.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Your enthusiasm and direction are exactly what has been missing from my son in finding the next step in his life journey.
He has been so receptive to your coaching and really enjoys the sessions.

You are a gem!!!

I have known Tillie for quite some time and when she approached me to be a coachee to do training on, I was first skeptical.   You don’t think you need coaching if there is nothing “wrong “in your life… I had to commit for a year, without me knowing Covid is about to hit.  This was one of the best things that could ever happen.

In that year I learned so much about myself, my values, my sensory overload triggers, boundaries, and my purpose.  We did the i3 personality profiling, a strengths-based tool that identifies your natural strengths and productive environment.  This has empowered me.

I believed in this tool so much that I got my husband to do his too, this helped us to know each other even more.  This was a huge asset for our marriage.

After 2 years I implemented this in my business and did the i3 personality profiling with my core management team.  By knowing our strengths, we were able to move forward in our capabilities as a team.  This has resulted in highly effective work and a team that is growing together in strength.

I would highly recommend this to anyone considering as an individual or business.  Knowledge is power…

Tillie Smit is my one-stop coaching specialist, encompassing the I3 assessment with in-depth feedback, guidance and coaching into aspects of my life both personally and professionally. She helped me find my truth, build much-needed boundaries, come into my own and blossom. I have a sense of freedom, happiness, success and joy that has bloomed and grown over the past few months. She challenged me to aim and soar higher than I thought possible building on my inner strength and values. I have found not only my purpose in life but my happiness too.

A few quotes which resonate with Tillie and her coaching:
“To be happy, you must be your own sunshine” C E Jerningham
“Very little is needed to live a happy life, it is all within yourself, your way of thinking” Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
“Happiness depends on ourselves” Aristotle
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do is in harmony” Mahatma Gandhi
“Happiness is not something ready-made it comes from your own actions” Dalai Lama

Well educated, informed, and a wealth of life experience received from I-Coach , very encouraging and uplifting.

Thanks Tillie for the amazing insight I gained from doing the i3 profiling with you! I love how it made such sense to me and how you explained it so clearly. I now know where my strengths lie and embrace being a promoter and encouraging people. I recommend this to anyone wanting to have a better understanding of themselves as the knowledge is yours for life.

Tillie, thank you for guiding me through every step of finding and realising my values. Your energy is amazing and your kindness heartwarming. With your support I became a stronger and happier woman. I will be back soon for the next journey.

Awesome communication, exactly what I was looking for.  Well organised an professional insight.

Thank you for everything you have done with and for our daughter, she absolutely loves your sessions.

So the step to go out there and find help and coaching and staying with it in order to gain larger goals in all aspects of my life, that is worth something, that is worth so much more than I can express, for without these steps, I would still be in the same space I have been for a very long time.

Once again thank you for helping me with this step and this journey.

Baie, baie dankie!! dit was een GODLOOFLIKE Jaar van deurbraak en sukses!!

Net om te sê baie dankie vir ALLES!!  Jy het letterlik ons lewe verander.  Moet asb nooit onderskat hoe baie jy vir mense beteken nie.

Tillie has a very open and comfortable approach which creates a sense of trust.
Would highly recommend her as a coach, it was a great positive experience for me.

I have discovered a deeper understanding of my weakest and strongest traits and became increasingly empowered in a personal as well as a working environment.
Thank you Tillie.

The profiling highlighted what you knew subconsciously about yourself but never realised. Also that you cannot treat everyone the same – but need to be aware of what brings out the best in everyone.
Tillie was well prepared and I want Tillie to do my team profiling as well.

Tillie helped me to clearly articulate and define my core values, which impacted other aspects of my life. With Tillie’s supportive coaching style, I was able to realized my strengths and obtained a greater sense of purpose. I’m definitely more confident and fulfilled in general.
She’s great at understanding the whole person and I would highly recommend her for anyone looking to make changes in their life for greater overall satisfaction. Tillie brings great communication, professionalism and quality to her work

Tillie is an energetic loving coach, and an excellent listener. She goes all the way and really strives to help you. I really can recommend her.

I enjoyed every step of my journey with Tillie as a young working woman seeking positive ways to navigate through life, working hand in hand with my strengths and weaknesses. She is absolutely incredible to work with and I highly recommend her life coaching advice to anyone looking to take that next step in unlocking their true potential in all aspects of life.

We are a team of six, aged from 27 to 60 years old. We work as Consulting Engineers in the Construction industry.

Tillie has assisted our team with i3 trait-based profiling and coaching. By knowing each other’s traits, we understand each other better. We now understand the individual’s reasons for approaching a task in a specific manner. With better understanding, the team cohesion has improved. Slight changes to individual roles and responsibilities improved team productivity and how we support each other.

By knowing the collective team profile, we could identify our collective team strengths and weaknesses and by strategically assigning functional roles to team members, each person now has a further responsibility towards the success of the business. The result is a more efficient business with engaged employees all working for team success.

To make these changes part of our culture of creating a winning team, coaching all team members has become an ongoing process for us.

Tillie is ‘n omgee mens.  Deur my hele pad van ontdekking van wie ek is en waar ek nou heen op pad is, was sy daar om te luister, te motiveer en om haar eie ervarings met my te deel sodat ek kon weet dat ek nie alleen staan nie.  Ek sal haar aan enige iemand aanbeveel.

Although Tillie is your accountability partner, she gives you the space to do and work things out in your own time.  She has a subtle approach and works with you without you even realising it, and before you know it, you start implementing the tools she gives you into your daily routine.  She has heart and understanding and will give a lot of herself to walk your journey with you.

Life coaching is a journey one embarks on through one-on-one sessions with the main goals being self-improvement, be it in your day-to-day engagements, your career and workspace, your important inner-circle relationships, or even just on a personal level through being kinder to yourself.

My journey with Tillie has really been life-changing and extremely rewarding in so many aspects.  Tillie has helped me gain back control over my life by equipping me with various tools to deal with my day-to-day.  She has also helped me open my eyes to the many perspectives one can take on when trying to make sense of complicated scenarios and understanding people.  I have gained so much value in unpacking my personality profile and by gaining an understanding of my core values which not only tested me on how well I know myself but has also bettered the way in which I engage with people in my inner circle along with those I come in contact with in my daily activities.

One of the many things I have appreciated about my experience with Tillie is how easy it is to be vulnerable with her.  Our sessions were based on trust from the outset and in turn, this created an ideal, safe space for me to get real and to speak freely without the fear of feeling like I will be judged.  I also really enjoyed the pace at which my journey unfolded, the sequence of things and how every tool, lesson or application was so relevant to my life at any given point in time.  It was amazing to see how everything came together in our final sessions and how all the intricacies of my thinking patterns, behaviours, values, strengths, blind spots and personality traits were all intertwined!

My journey is not over yet but is instead an ongoing process of self-growth and improvement as I continue to aim to better myself in all the aspects of my life, with the tools I have newly gained.  I am extremely grateful for having had the opportunity to be coached by someone who is as remarkable as Tillie.  This is especially true knowing that she does not only coach and hand me tools from her theoretical knowledge but has her own story and experience from which she draws impeccably.

In early 2020, I started a journey of self-discovery.

At the age of 49, I still didn’t know my absolute strengths or weaknesses.  I didn’t know how to tap into my talents to enable a rich and successful life.  I was influenced by the energies of others, be it positive or negative.  I needed to discover my true worth.  I needed to learn how to walk away.  I needed to use my strengths to benefit my life, personally and in my career.

Tillie approached me to be part of her studies.  I agreed, knowing deep down that I needed to change something about my life.  We spoke a lot about everything that has or was influencing my life.  She gave me tasks and questionnaires to do, which were very interesting and educational.  After a few exercises and long discussions, things started to click.  My life started to be better.  I started to take charge so that I could live my best life, and it didn’t take very long as I had a wonderful guide.

From being uncertain about my abilities, feeling guilty about choices I had made in my life, not being able to avoid negative energies, I am now free!  I live a happy, confident life full of good energy.  I recommend Tillie as a life coach.  She is caring, thorough, attentive and knowledgeable.  Your journey will change your life for the better.

It is my pleasure to recommend Tillie Smit from Tillie Smit I-Coach for any Profiling services.  In my experience, she has proven herself to be a very capable coach and she provided me with excellent feedback during my profiling.  This program has enabled me as a leader to recognise my blind spots and develop them.  It also showed my strengths and she gave me tools to further develop them as well.

She has an organised approach, is process orientated and gives excellent feedback.  Tillie instils confidence in her clients and she clearly knows her subject.

Without hesitation, I would strongly recommend her for any profiling.  I can confidently say it will be of significant value to you and/or your company.

This has been one of the most fruitful experiences I have had as a young adult thus far.  After 8 months into this journey with Tillie, I can already see the immeasurable value that coaching has.  It empowered me to not only manage my time more efficiently but has taught me so much about myself that it makes it easier for me to complete tasks without procrastinating or getting stuck too long on one objective.  Knowing more about my deeper self allows me to manage situations and challenges in a way that demands less emotional and mental stress.

The coaching approach used by Tillie is something special.  It’s not the traditional idea of coaching that I had experience with, where someone teaches you a new set of skills in order to do certain tasks.  This approach is more guidance than teaching and that is the very thing that makes it so brilliant for me.  It empowers me to be confident in who I am and what I know and also boosts my self-belief.  Tillie guides me and brainstorms with me to get to the answers to the problems I have.  It is not her solution, but mine and to me, that is the beauty of it.

My sessions with Tillie has motivated me to strive for better and to believe in the abilities I have.  I am hungry to see what obstacle I will tackle and overcome next.

As soon as I met Tillie Smit at a social event, I realised that she would be able to assist me in my strive for deeper knowledge about myself, to reach a deeper level of insight and awareness in myself.  The vast array of tools that she has access to, has given me insight into my basic outlook on my life,  what motivates me and even more important, why it is so.

To be empowered with such self-knowledge brings with it immense relief and healing over aspects of a persons past and decisions that were taken.  I  could forgive myself for many things, as well as change how I viewed and understood the dynamics of various personal relationships in my life.  It taught me grace in how I now view and understand each individual, knowing that each person has a different lens through which they view life.

It is easy to talk to Tillie, not once has she made me feel judged for anything that I shared with her.  Her contributions are “spot on” every time, formulated with kindness and empathy, though at the right time, to lead me to the point where I had to confront my truth and work through it.  I would recommend Tillie’s life coaching to anybody who wants to empower themselves through their intrapersonal knowledge and understanding of self.

Tillie’s coaching helped me a lot in my personal life and in my career.

I would highly recommend her to anyone.  She makes you feel secure and I am free to express how I feel without judgement.

I cannot thank her enough.

I recently completed the I3 trait-based profiling with Tillie.  The way Tillie presented the feedback was very easy to understand and apply in my daily life.  The profile gave me insight into my natural strengths, but also things that I need to be aware of and manage in myself.  I felt empowered after our session.  Tillie celebrates the individuality and beauty of every person!  Thank you, Tillie!

I have known Tillie for 7 years and I have always been amazed by her passion for life and her excellent communication skills with people of all ages.

As a life coach, she is competent, dedicated and passionate about her clients.  She helped me to look at myself – and other people – in a less critical way and to appreciate each other’s uniqueness.

I am confident to recommend Tillie as the life coach to help you form a deep knowledge of who you are and to discover that of which you value and care.

My coaching sessions with Tillie helped me figure out where I was as a person.  The sessions helped me realize the importance of balance in my life, as I saw where I was, and where I was lacking.  These sessions gave me the ability to venture into the future with a definite direction.

I would 100% recommend the i3 profiling.  When Tillie discussed my results, my family and I were amazed at the insight she had given me.

The i3 profiling showed me who I am as a person, emphasizing my strengths, but also highlighting my weaknesses.  It enabled me to handle certain situations and challenges in a different manner, as I now understood what triggered me to respond in a certain way.

I can honestly say, if it wasn’t for Tillie, I would not be the man I am today.

Tillie is a one a in a million person, she is magical and delightful, so positive.  It is infectious.  Tillie helped/helping me in finding myself and my values.  It is a great task to work through and gave some great insights into myself!  Whenever I get together with Tillie it is one of those moments that you just don’t want to end, I could talk and learn with her for hours!  I have found that having a life coach is truly rewarding and so much fun!

My coaching experience is one of an “ongoing  success story.”

I entered into coaching at an emotionally burnt out stage, not expecting anything – if not just a little emotional healing.  Through the process of coaching with Tillie and doing my personality profiles on different platforms, I found myself again in the confirmation of whom I am in an unexpected but “ah-ha” way.  To know one’s self in a good way is like looking in the mirror and like what you are seeing.  To know your core values is fundamental to delve into the “self” and that leads to growth and emotional wellbeing.

To do this with a coach that is so passionate about her field and so non-judgemental and committed to your growth and understanding of your own clockwork was a blessing.

This “work in progress ” that is my life was changed in a fundamental way at a time when I truly needed it.

I really loved doing the i3 assessment course with Tillie, I gained a lot of wisdom about myself.  I have learned the reason why some activities in life made me happy and why others drained me completely.  In addition to that, I have learned why I react in certain ways to different situations.  Thus it really helped me to decide what I want to study in the future because I now know what I would truly enjoy in the long term- so that work would be a pleasure.  I would most definitely advise this assessment course to anyone; since it helped me more than any other test I have ever done because it dives deeper.  It’s also so easy to talk to Tillie and she makes sure you fully understand all the information.