Elaine Wellman
Certified Professional Coach, BA
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The Happiness Coach for Successful Women Expert

Elaine Wellman Quick Facts
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- Happiness and Success
- Career Focus
- Happiness & Success Coach
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- Life*Business*Growth Expert, Contributor SoulWoman e-magazine
Today, my life is full and I am truly happy using my life experience and skills to help women entrepreneurs discover what makes them happy and for them to create more fulfilling lives and thriving businesses. I help them find out what’s holding them back, get out of their own way and empower them to create their ideal self. Together, we reposition your frame of mind, reset your default tendencies, outline what it is you really want, ditch the fear that is stopping you and develop an action plan.
I truly love what I do but that wasn’t always the case.
A Glamorous But Unfulfilling Life
Before I found coaching, I actually spent most of my life feeling unfulfilled. Well, I did dig moving to New York City, organizing fashion shows for a designer friend, and planning a 3-month honeymoon to Thailand. And I had great friends, but I just wasn’t happy.
The First Rock Bottom
I spent 15 years in public relations. I was a multiple award-winning publicist and achieved my goal of becoming a Vice President at a global agency, but I still felt empty. I didn’t feel as though I was contributing anything worthwhile. Because of this black void I became stressed and burned out. I was a miserable bitch. This was just the beginning of my downward spiral.
While I thought I was living a happily-ever-after fairy tale, I was shocked and betrayed when I was asked for a divorce. My self-esteem was demolished and I cried…a lot. It led to a serious depression.
A Seed Beginning to Grow
I turned to therapy and even a women’s support group conducted by a psychic healer. It took all my energy and strength to drag myself to work and to that group. The healer gave us creative, wacky exercises to do in class to release whatever we needed to (and yes, some of them looked like SNL skits, but they worked).
Ultimately, like many of life’s challenges, healing from my divorce was a catalyst for personal growth and the beginning of creating the life I wanted. I realized I hadn’t bee “leading” my life. I’d been letting life happen to me. I wanted to be the director of my life and to learn how to be happy.
Then, I started hearing about coaching and the deep and meaningful changes coaching clients could experience. I wanted to be a coach! I wanted to help other women experience significant growth, and perhaps without suffering as much as I had. I signed up for an intensive coach training program at one of the country’s top schools.
Tragedy Strikes Twice
But, tragedy struck. My 17-year-old nephew was killed in a car accident. A few hours later, my sister’s heart stopped. We didn’t know if she would survive. And if she did, she could have permanent brain damage. Fortunately, it wasn’t her time. She survived, is healthy, and a true inspiration.
But just two-months later, before I even started putting the pieces back together, my mother also died suddenly. Despite these devastating losses, I somehow found the strength to go on.
The Personal Triumph of Happiness and Success
I have learned what it takes to be happy. Today, I meditate, practice yoga, eat well, enjoy meaningful relationships, love my work and I am creating a successful business helping others. I decided to devote my life to finding happiness and helping others to do the same.
What I’ve learned is that your happiness is created by your thinking …. and your thinking determines your actions. The best part is your thinking and your actions are in your control. It’s the greatest feeling in the world to control your happiness, your life and your business. And that’s what I am offering to you!
I’m committed to YOUR Happiness and Success!
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CREATE WOW-APPEAL! USE THE POWER OF HAPPINESS TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS
When you meet someone new, what are you drawn to? What turns you off or diminishing your desire to connect with that person? People naturally gravitate to energetic, enthusiastic individuals. And, studies (and common sense) show that happier people are more successful in all areas of life, including in their careers and their businesses. They even make more money than less happy counterparts.
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Want to LOVE Yourself More and Be Happier? Start By Asking Yourself “What Do I DESERVE?”
You know loving yourself is a key to happiness, right? Maybe you already completely embrace who you are, or maybe you’re still struggling to get there. Either way, asking yourself this one question could have a huge impact on your life and even the success of your business. What do you deserve? Asking yourself what you deserve is a deep question. Most of us probably don’t really think about it, especially in regard to the big picture of how we live, how we behave, what we accept and how we treat ourselves.
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The "C" Word: Commitment Is Key To Living Your Dream
"When is the last time you threw your WHOLE SELF at your dreams?" I don’t follow traditional religious figures but I recently stumbled on a You Tube clip from a sermon on COMMITMENT by Bishop T.D. Jakes and he posed that question. (Here’s the link if you want to check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1-ybyUoJUI&feature=share.) T.D. Jakes had a lot of inspiring and thought-provoking insights to share about the “C” word. How committed are you to living your life full out? How committed are you to your business?
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Can We Talk? Five Steps to Acing Radio Interviews
A few weeks ago, out of the blue, I received an email from a radio producer in Houston, TX, interested in interviewing moi about a recent happiness study. I was thrilled and quickly accepted the invitation to be live on the radio (over the phone) the next morning. I was pleased with the result but things didn’t go as smoothly as expected. You can listen to it here http://elainewellman.com/radio-interview/.
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The Wisdom of Kinky Boots: Follow Your Intuition, Believe in Your Vision and Ignore the Naysayers
On a recent Spring evening, I sat in the audience at the Broadway musical excited to see Kinky Boots and not knowing much about the plot … or the wisdom of the lead character and real life shoemaker Charlie Price. Prior to Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper wisely teaming up to create the musical (and Cyndi did a fab job on the music I might add), Charlie’s story debuted as a BBC documentary and was also turned into a feature film.
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The Misadventures of Multitasking: How Trying To Do Too Much Makes You Unhappy and Unproductive
Yesterday, I made a big mess. I was trying to be Superwoman and get everything done. Instead, I slowed myself down and am still cleaning up today. What does multitasking cost us?
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FLY THE PLANE AS YOU BUILD IT: THE ART OF BELIEVING
A few years ago I visited the most extreme case of belief that I’m aware of – La Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona, Spain. Designed by Antonio Gaudi, it has been called the world’s most brilliant architecture and in 2010, Pope Benedict blessed the church as a basilica in a rare ceremony. I paid a fee and waited in line for an hour or two with the masses just for the opportunity to peek inside. Despite the fact that my camera battery died as I finally walked inside, and I’m basically a Buddhist, I was awestruck.
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Research shows happy people are more successul.
40% of your happiness is in your control.
There's no down side to happiness ... what can you say that about?
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