A LIFE DEDICATED TO BEING OF SERVICE

Welcome! I’m Daisun Cohn-Williams, a success coach, educator, and founder of Day 1 Coaching & Consulting. I’ve been working with youth since I was a teen camp counselor assistant in the 90’s. Subsequently, I’ve worked as a leadership mentor, athletic coach, high school & middle school teacher, tutor, and later, a Teen and Family Life Coach and Adult Success Coach. 

Graduating from Tufts University’s Graduate School of Education in 2005, I have almost two decades of professional experience helping young people and their families achieve their potential, and over seven years of working with adults to achieve their goals and find their life purpose.

The past 14 years I have lived in the L.A. area, working for some of the city’s most prestigious academic management companies, transitioning fully into coaching and consulting in 2014.  Throughout my career it has been connecting with young professionals, couples, families, and their young people on a personal and intimate level that has been the driving force.  My experiences in multiple artistic disciplines, professions, and environments, have helped me offer a unique perspective to adults seeking to make changes in their lives. My ability to understand the teenage, and family experience lead me to the realization that I can offer more to young people and their “Home Team” in the “classroom of life," than in the school.

THE DAY 1 APPROACH

“ONLY YOU CAN DEFINE AND ACHIEVE YOUR PERSONAL POTENTIAL. IT BEGINS WITHIN.”

All of us have a unique greatness within… A “Personal Potential” that only we can fulfill. We are all socialized together, raised and schooled on the same curve. The external world and the larger society often attempts to funnel us into the idea of what our potential could be, through school, and media, and even our parents world views.

However, as unique individuals, we often find ourselves at odds with the status quo. Our brains cannot all focus for eight hours of school a day, and algebra doesn’t come easy to many of us as painting does. Some of us communicate with ease, while others struggle to advocate for themselves clearly, and we all deal with happiness and success, as well as pain and trauma differently. Each of us registers at a variety of places on the of many spectrums of humanity, and yet, the world often judges and rates us all the exact same way, as if we are all the same.

Yet, we are not the same. We are all unique, which means that each of us has something original and amazing to offer this world. Thus, we can spend all of our time forcing ourselves and our children to hit a bullseye that they may never hit, and be something and someone whom they can never be, or, we can focus on the personal. We can offer space and flexibility to our children and ourselves so that we can all discover just how far our unique minds, and talents, and passions can take us.

I am here to help people find clarity on direction, personal goals, and how to organize the journey towards achieving their personal potential!

“The Path to Success is more than just good grades… And so are we!”

I founded Day 1 Life Coaching with the core belief that through mindfulness, self-reflection, and a little guidance, we can all overcome our present obstacles and achieve our greatest “Personal Potential.” When we are young, this guidance often comes from our parents, however, there are times that the people closest to us are not the best suited to offer us new perspective.

WHEN NEW ENERGY IS NEEDED, FAMILIES CALL DAY 1!

My diverse client base means a diverse set of needs. I often work in conjunction with educational therapists, psychologists, and schools, to better coach each individual. While some needs are more academic in nature, others concerns include:

• Family and behavioral conflict

• Depression and low self-esteem

• Learning differences and delayed processing

• Attention struggles and lack of motivation

And for parents, the focus includes:

• Managing parental stress and conflict mitigation

• Discovering new parenting tactics

• Creating family cohesion

• Finding new ways to help children achieve their unique “Personal Potential.”

Each of my clients has a unique way of moving through and seeing the world, and their place in it, and so, my approach is specifically tailored. The practice begins with the “I,” as seeing oneself more clearly leads to seeing others more fully, and to more authentic communication and action.

With this is mind, identity discovery work, honest accounting of strengths and stretches, habitual behavior, and thought patterns, and developing a mindfulness practice are essential in helping see more clearly the road ahead, and the obstacles we’ve placed in front of ourselves.

In addition, a focus on creating more empathy, consistency, and stronger communication norms within the entire family is essential to help the individual thrive. This is why so much of my work is concerned with the entire family. When everyone is on the same page, taking responsibility for the “Home Team,” the Home Team thrives.

As a coach and mentor, I prioritize listening, building trust and respect, and helping young people, and their families, find healthy perspectives, habits, and ways of communicating, and loving each other. Every day is a new chance to redefine ourselves.

Every day is DAY 1.

ADULTS, CREATIVES, & PROFESSIONALS

“THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DREAM AND A FANTASY IS A PLAN.”

The experiences of our youth shape the experiences of our adulthood until we face the early years completely. Sadly, there are many adults out there who are walking around with deep pain, fear, and trauma, and it is obstructing their ability to form healthy relationships, to excel in the work place, and achieve their goals.

What’s more, often adults have been funneled down paths that they don’t even like, let alone love. We all need to find a way to survive in this world, but this one life is too precious to not find and live our purpose!

Purpose is everything. It is where people find true value, and self worth. It is where people can find peace, and motivation. It is the first stop on the way to achieving our Personal Potential.

It’s time for us all to stop living small, but it’s hard to find our way to living large. My job is to help you help yourself… To delve into your passions, help your formulate your goals, and create a plan to lead you to the promise land. Don’t miss out on your life!