Success
isn’t sustainable if it forces you to sacrifice what
really matters.
While you love getting things done, crushing your goals, and being in control (because you’re so good at it!) – you’re also starting to see (and feel) the impact…
You’re tired. You’re stressed. You’re overwhelmed. You’re distracted.
You’re not taking care of yourself. You’re not sleeping well.
Maybe worst of all: You’re not truly enjoying your life and all the success you’ve built.
You know that life is temporary and precious.
And you may want to “prioritize” your health, well-being, and relationships.
But the fact is:
When your business – and the responsibility that comes with it – keeps eating up all of your time, there’s simply none leftover for the rest of your life.
You may have tried time management techniques, hiring new team members, or working on “being present,” but it hasn’t worked.
The truth is – you’re not sure how to make changes that would give you your life back without losing everything you’ve worked so hard to create.
Now, for some good news –
There is a different way to run your life and business.
One that allows you to experience what we call (seemingly) “Impossible Freedom” — being fully available for what matters most, experiencing spaciousness and flexibility in their schedule, and feeling truly present in their relationships – while also climbing to never-before-seen levels of business success.
You boldly free up room for more LIFE (while climbing to never-before-seen levels of business success.)
We know this sounds “impossible,” but it’s more than possible. It’s precisely what we, at Ascend Leadership Co., support our ambitious powerhouse entrepreneur clients with.
We developed the Time Mastery Method™ as a result of our decades of experience in both entrepreneurial and corporate environments.
The Time Mastery Method™ is how we’ve distilled our 60 years of collective business and leadership experience running $10M+ corporate portfolios, leading large teams, and building our 7-figure company into an approach that teaches you how to:
Reclaim your calendar, free up your time, and confidently step away to unplug and recharge without guilt.
Confidently build and lead a united team who are engaged in your vision and free you up from the tasks you shouldn’t be doing.
Hit new levels of sales, revenue and results with 10X more ease than it took to get you here.
When we work with you, we’ll apply this framework in a customized way that is specific to your business and life.
We’ll walk side-by-side with you, as your guides to unapologetically reclaiming your time for the things you love the most while achieving those next-level business milestones that fire you up.
Because life won’t wait for you to magically have more time.
You have to create it. Intentionally.
Today, we stay in integrity with our values by spending time in nature, actively working on our relationship with each other, staying present with and for our teenage son Keane, and delivering impeccable service to our clients.
But our life didn’t always look like this.
We were each raised by parents who modeled and praised “hard work.” Each with their own business, our fathers were frequently away, working, entertaining clients, or driving long hours to and from work.
We began to believe that working really hard to be successful meant sacrificing time with family and hurting one’s own health.
We do this work, because we understand it, intimately.
For me (Nadine), it was in 2009 that the work habits I’d developed as a result of my upbringing came to a screeching halt.
I was at the pinnacle of my career as a corporate communications manager, leading 100 employees, and recognized internationally for my achievements. At the time, our son Keane was just 18-months-old, but I saw him for just 30 minutes a day because I worked so much. One day, sitting near the Bow River – sad, confused, and completely depleted – I asked myself, “Why am I doing this?”
Not long after, my dad was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. Only 21 days later, he was gone. As he took his last breath, I watched his face fade from a reddish hue to ivory white. What happened next changed my life… I received a message from his spirit. I felt a blast of wind come from his face, up into my face. And I heard: “Nadine, you have new life. YOU HAVE NEW LIFE!!”
It was like he breathed new life into me. And, in that exact second, I promised myself I would no longer waste a single moment of my precious life on what doesn’t matter. I would put my own health, well-being and family FIRST. I would live my life to the fullest.
So I started, right then and there. That was where the Time Mastery Method™ was really born.
For me (Derek), my biggest wake-up call was becoming a father, and I realized that no moment is more important than now.
Realizing that I was responsible for this little life, and that I had the ability to impact the type of person he can be in this world, was my wake-up call. The pure joy and unconditional love for my son made my life about being in high integrity and making the most of every moment.
Like Nadine, I also lost my parents quickly and it was a shock. My father was always at work. I used to always say to Nadine: ‘My dad would die at work.’
And he practically did. He fell on the floor at work from a massive stroke. A few days later, he died in the hospital.
Like Nadine, I vowed to choose to live differently than my parents.
The more our son grows, the more we both realize how important it is to make the most of every moment.
Our clients often come to us after a big wake-up call…
Perhaps there is a death of a loved one, a sudden health concern, a milestone birthday, or they’re simply getting older and realizing how short life truly is –
They know they can’t keep working the way they have been, but their schedule and business feel like a tension bridge and they’re afraid if they remove ONE block, the whole thing is going to fall down and collapse.
It won’t, but it can be like a surgical procedure that we handle with caution. We help them identify and confidently make sustainable changes that will truly stick and last for the rest of their life.
It is very POSSIBLE to create IMPOSSIBLE freedom.
To intentionally design your time, team and sales. To choose differently. To feel stable, supported, spacious, and joyful in your life and business.
To make the most of every moment.
And we’re fully dedicated to helping you do just that.
In terms of our real experience, skills, and talents –
We’ve tested and proven our methods with many hundreds of clients.
We bring our combined 60+ years expertise in business, leadership, sales, operations, change management, communications, psychology, and PR, in organizations of up to 100,000 employees.
Our expertise can help you transform your life and business to simultaneously enjoy more time freedom AND more financial growth.
Along with our unique, complementary superpowers…
Nadine Nicholson is a Master Certified Coach and Time Expert, but around here we call her the Chief Possibility Officer and Time Architect.
The world’s leading expert in Time Mastery and powerful visionary behind the Time Mastery Method™, Nadine brings nearly 30 years of experience as an executive in corporate communications (where she ran teams of 100+) and as an entrepreneur building her 7-figure coaching business. As a Master Certified Coach with double degrees in PR and psychology and an Accredited Business Communicator, Nadine is a force of nature who calls clients up to their highest potential and helps them make clear, confident decisions at the speed of light. She’s a straight shooting truth teller with a deep connection to nature, particularly the Bow River, which she visits regularly. Nadine speaks on Time Mastery™, breaking through the “Middle Zone of Success”, and overcoming the trap of the Say/Do Gap™ – inspiring entrepreneurs all over the world to live in complete integrity between what they SAY matters most and what they actually DO with their time. Nadine is a 100 Women to KNOW, recognized as one of the top female leaders across North America. She is an alumni of Harvard Business School and member of the Women Presidents Organization, a global collective for women presidents of privately held, multi-million dollar companies.
Nadine
Areas of Expertise: Time Mastery. Truth Telling. Inspired Action. Brave Communication. Mindset. Relationship-based Selling. Creating Possibility!
Derek Nicholson is an Internationally trained Leadership Coach and Team & Sales Expert, but we love to call him the Chief Simplicity Officer and Team Architect.
Truly the “secret weapon” behind the Time Mastery Method™, Derek brings 30 years of diverse business experience and a successful track record of managing complex operations, leading highly effective teams, and delivering solid business strategy. His experience spans service-based healthcare, energy firms, and entrepreneurial firms, supporting these businesses in building and motivating more efficient teams. Derek is certified in Change Management and Facilitation and has an analytical mind with a gift for simplifying the complex. Don’t be surprised by his calm wisdom and heart-centered nature, Derek is the stabilizing rock for many of Ascend’s clients. He’ll create a clear path through the confusion with doable, tactical solutions for building an empowered team that will take more off of your plate, so you can reclaim your time.
Derek
Areas of Expertise: United Team-Building. Relationship-Based Sales. Working Smarter. Critical Conversations.
Podcasts & Talks
Manage Your Energy – Elevate Your Income
How to Earn More While Working Less
Leadership Rising Loveseat Workshop
Take Your Time Back & Let Go of Time Stress
The Tower Group’s Clients
(business owners and corporate leaders)
We’re here to boldly support you on every level – internal, external, strategic, structural, and interpersonal – as you reclaim your time from the grip of your business.
And as a result?
You’ll create a life where you finally enjoy true balance without sacrificing an ounce of your hard-earned success.
Want to learn more about what’s possible for YOU if we work together?
Time Mastery Method™ Program
Book a Call with Nadine Nicholson