Sherwood Park, AB - Gail McDonald is an ICF Certified Coach with a keen sense of curiosity and compassion. Beyond any of her credentials is the significance of her own journey of self-awareness, which taught her that being fearful of change is natural and we must feel that fear and shift beliefs to move outside our comfort zone. This enables us to move forward, and even more so, transcend—rising above our anxieties, circumstances, and mistakes. This is why she named her coaching practice Transcendent Self.

Gail helps people succeed in both their personal and career goals.

Gail also talks often about her son, who she lost last year, and how she learned (and is still learning) to focus on the positives, such as the way he lived large, (and not on the grief, emptiness, or pain.) How interesting that there are ways to use our discomfort to maintain a joyful heart!

Gail creates a safe space for people to step into their own self-empowerment.

Gail applies the same philosophies about choice and moving on from her personal coaching work to leadership coaching principles.

Gail also notes that many of us don’t reach our full potential because we give into the inner critic. We fear we are not enough; not pretty enough or smart enough. We all have innate doubts and fears; the Amygdala part of our brain tends to sense a danger that is not truly there. Gail says we need to try overcoming such negative thought patterns and learn that there is really no good reason to sweat over things.

Build the courage and confidence to know just who you really are and all that you can be.