I help artists, arts workers and leaders find their courage to create the future they want to experience now.
Imagine if you...
Leveraged your experience to create new opportunities that excite you.
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Found the way to tell your story with clarity, confidence and excitement.
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Felt at ease enrolling other people in your work, mission and plans.
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Honored your most powerful commitment to choose what matters most to you now.
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Trusted your heart to recognize your next right move when it arrives.
Changing things up, Stirs things up!
It’s so much easier to manage fear than to make a choice that activates it.
We'd rather stay in a state of limbo — not totally content with the results we're getting, but not yet willing to take a risk to try something new.
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Old beliefs will surface that tell us we still haven't done enough, become enough, or are enough to simply imagine the possibilities that are tugging at our heart for attention.
So instead of staying with the fear long enough to get curious, we remain in familiar territory — and our courage to create a new experience in this next chapter of our lives never gets a chance to emerge.
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It's easy to worry that we've missed our moment altogether.
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I get it.
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If you’re not getting the results you want — if your work no longer feels alive, aligned with your values, or fully expressive of what you know you’re capable of — it’s not because you are not enough!
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It’s because you’re operating inside patterns that once made sense and now limit what’s possible.​
Without realizing it, you may be hiding in the status quo — avoiding the questions, conversations, and actions that feel too big, too vulnerable, or too uncertain to take alone.
What if the confusion and uncertainty you feel isn’t a problem—but a necessary part of a creative process?
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A process with a real function and purpose: to become more of who you truly are—in your life and in your work.
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When nothing is certain, anything is possible.
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When you mine this time for all that you don’t yet know, you begin to uncover new opportunities, unexpected connections, and insights you can’t yet imagine from where you’re standing now.
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This is how transformation happens—not just in what you create, but in how you see, choose, and move forward.
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You have an advantage, my dear creator.
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You know what it is to create something from nothing.
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Bring those skills to this work, and you’ll begin to make choices that are more brave—and more fun—with practice.
I WILL HELP YOU TO...
Find your courage to create the life you want to experience now.
Develop skills that help you stay open and available to continued growth, compassion, and creativity.
Gather proof of your courage to take do things differently.
Play with actions that test old assumptions & beliefs.
Make choices that feel alive because you are taking risks to grow.
Install new beliefs that reflect your courage to grow bigger than your fear.
Hi! I’m Naomi Vladeck.
I’m a certified professional life and creativity coach, story coach, non-profit executive and founder, and award winning author of Braving Creativity; Artists Who Turn the Scary, Thrilling, Messy Path of Change into Courageous Transformation.
For over thirty years, I’ve been working in the arts and cultural arena as an academic, performing artist, fundraiser and planner, and coach supporting artists and arts professionals find ways to tell stories that have power and meaning for them and then to find their courage to take risks to grow in the direction of their most heartfelt desires.
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For as long as I can remember, I’ve been asking one central question:
How do I fear change less?
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​A role shifts, a desire burns, an opportunity looms, a loss or disruption creates a break in the story you’ve been living. And suddenly, you find yourself in a space that can feel scary—no longer who you were, but not yet clear on who you’re becoming.
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Most people interpret this space as a problem to solve or a sign that something has gone wrong or is wrong with them.​ But what if it isn’t?​​
​I am here to help you​ find the clarity and courage to make new choices that feel alive, even if a little bit scary.​ Together, we disarm your fears, clarify what matters most to you now, and gather proof that you have the courage to create the future you truly want to experience.
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Not in theory — but in real, daily life.
I’ve spent nearly three decades creating spaces for this kind of transformation — in workshops, summits, coaching sessions, and intimate conversations. I believe that when we reconnect to our deepest knowing and become willing to do things differently, everything shifts — for us, and for everyone around us.
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My work blends emotional depth with structure and strategy. It’s designed for people who think in nuance, feel deeply, and want to live and lead in alignment with what matters most to them now.
HERE ARE THREE WAYS WE CAN WORK TOGETHER
1:1 COACHING & THOUGHT PARTNERSHIP CONSULTING
Deepen your awareness of how you make sense of yourself, your relationships, and the world, and experiment with practices that shift the beliefs and thought patterns shaping your choices—so you can make new choices that feel alive, and create the impact you want to experience.
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GROUP COACHING/WORKSHOPS
Naomi offers on-line workshops throughout the year and bespoke experiences for creative communities and teams designed to move from status quo assumptions and patterns to aligned commitments. By employing a range of playful and supportive learning experiences, Naomi creates a space where participants exercise agency and collaboration in ways that work for them.
SPEAKING
Naomi speaks at events, conferences, and creative gatherings about the courage to navigate change and transitions, the role of uncertainty in personal transformation, and what it means to create the future you want to live. Her talks weave interactive engagement, personal story, and humor — leaving audiences feeling seen, stirred, and with a seed of possibility that they have the courage to create something new.