Presence
Clarity
Ease
Meaning
Purpose
Joy
Gratitude
Passion
Harmony
Does This Sound Familiar?
You want to feel better in your life.
You want more life in your life.
- You’ve lived your life like an obligation or a checklist of things to get done, or even as something to survive or get through, and you’ve wondered when you get to the “feeling good” part, and you’re ready to get to the “feeling good” part.
- You’ve felt like your life has been decided for you in various ways as you’ve lived it based on other people, circumstances, past experiences and apparent requirements, and you want to own your experience and decide and live it for yourself.
- Your life (in one or several of these areas: career, business, relationship, family, community, friendships, health) has been stressful and draining, and you want all areas of it to be energizing and inspiring from here onward.
- You’ve been more reactive than you’d like, dealing with things as they arise, and you want to be more proactive from here, mapping out the experience you want going forward and following this map.
- You’ve been driven by fear to avoid what you don’t want to have happen in ways you’re finally willing to allow yourself to look at and see, and you want to be driven by excitement about what you want to have happen from here.
- You want to replace chaos with peace, judgment with love, underlying sadness with overflowing joy, and surviving with thriving and being fully alive in your life.
- You want–if you’re willing to allow yourself to imagine it’s possible–to live a magical, empowered, confident, purposeful, fulfilling, meaningful, positively impactful existence.
- You want to finally experience everything you actually want to experience, to have your life look and feel the way you genuinely want it to in every area and in every way.
What We Build Together
An empowered existence where you are in control of deciding your experience and you do this with clarity, certainty, and confidence.
A life where you get to feel what you want to feel, where everything and everyone in your experience informs how you can build a better relationship with yourself and everyone and everything in your life.
A reality where you are your ideal partner, friend, boss, co-worker, child, parent, etc. to yourself, treating yourself the way you want to be treated, and setting the example for everyone and everything in your life to follow.
An internal experience you’re excited and grateful to see reflected and supported by the mirror of your body and the people and world around you.
A moment-to-moment picture where you get to choose what you want, where you know how, and where this comes naturally and is invigorating, enlivening, and inspiring.
A life that’s lived the way you want, that feels the way you want it to, and that’s filled with what you want in it – your ideal career, business, relationship, body, family, community, friendships, and more.
Ready for clarity about how to create the experience you want? Let’s talk.
Your Coach
Hi, I’m Jonathan R. Wachtel. I help people create lives that feel good.
Since 2008, I’ve guided and coached people toward better experiences. I’m the creator of the JRW Inspirational Life Guidance System, an innovative approach to creating a more fulfilling and empowered life by building the relationship with our thoughts, feelings, and wants that we want to have with our bodies, other people, money, and more. When we change the way we make ourselves feel, shifting our attention from what we don’t want to experience to what we want to feel instead, we immediately welcome in a new experience inside us, and we lay the foundation and set the example for the entire world to reflect this change back at us. Then the thoughts and actions that fit our desired feelings become clear, and we have turn-by-turn directions from within every step of the way.
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Peak Experience Creation
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1:1 Coaching
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Mindful Presence
Ideas
Powerful tools, inspiring results.
Basic Principles:
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The way we treat ourselves sets the example for the way we’re inclined to treat others and the way others are inclined to treat us.
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We all have a built-in GPS system that guides us toward the destinations we set with the focus of our attention.
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Every aspect of our external experience is a reflection of our internal dynamics, which we determine, and so we are each the sole creators of our life experiences.
Our thoughts, feelings, and instincts and all of our experiences in this world are not us, that we should identify with them, and they are not random or meaningless; they are purposeful and meaningful forms of communication with us about us. When we recognize this and acknowledge and take responsibility for what we have been making ourselves think, feel, and want, we can respond appropriately with the apologies, appreciation, and actions that we actually want from ourselves.
Once we get what we want from ourselves, we get this from the people and the world outside us as they reflect our response to, and new treatment of, ourselves. In other words, we have complete control over transforming our experience of life, and no one and nothing needs to change in order for us to get what we want. We need only acknowledge that everything that’s being said by our thoughts, feelings, instincts, and our experiences with the people and the world around us is about us, and respond appropriately, and the experiential response is immediate, and this is then reflected in our interactions with everyone and everything in our lives.
Process
A four-part flow into ownership of your experience.
Every meeting is guided by the same general structure, allowing us to discern the messages from your experiences about what’s next in building a career, business, relationship, body, life that feels the way you want it to.
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Assess what you’ve been feeling
Your experiences tell us about your dynamic with yourself, which we can learn from to create better and even better.
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Identify what you’d like to be feeling
We clarify what your ideal future experience entails feeling-wise first and foremost, so we have a guide for determining everything else.
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Address anything that’s in the way
If you can’t feel what you want to feel now, we’ll know why, and we’ll translate this into what it means in terms of your relationship with yourself, so you can respond and shift the feelings instantly (since they’re not – at their core – actually about anyone or anything outside you, as much as they seem to be prior to our speaking).
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Determine what fits what you’d like to be feeling
This is when we get to set long-term and short-term goals that are guided and inspired by the feelings you want to live in and from, so you can build your life around the feelings you want in it.
services
Three primary areas of life
we can improve together.
All areas of your life are intertwined. The way you relate to yourself and make yourself feel in one area is reflected in how you are treated and made to feel in other areas. So whatever we work on, we’ll improve your experience in every area of your life, and things in each area will come up to be addressed as we progress, and we will address them, and you will get more of the experiences you want.
Life And Health Coaching
Build a better relationship with yourself when it comes to your life and your body
- Begin with a 60-minute clarity call
- 60-minute follow-up calls with assignments in between–at a frequency that feels right to you at every step of the way
Relationship And Dating Coaching
Build a better relationship with yourself when it comes to your relationship partner
- Begin with a 60-minute clarity call
- 60-minute follow-up calls with assignments in between–at a frequency that feels right to you at every step of the way
Career And Business Coaching
Build a better relationship with yourself when it comes to your career/business and money
- Begin with a 60-minute clarity call
- 60-minute follow-up calls with assignments in between–at a frequency that feels right to you at every step of the way
Want clarity about your next steps toward better? Reach out for a free clarity call
Commitment
Choose what feels right to you.
This coaching only works if it feels right to you. Here’s what you can expect.
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Nothing is locked in
The free call is a conversation, not requiring any follow-up but simply presenting the possibility of it for you to choose if you want it.
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Sessions can pause or shift
Sometimes consistency is best. Sometimes a pause is best. Sometimes resuming is best. Whatever feels right to you is ultimately what determines what is best.
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You keep what you build
You take with you all the lessons, insights, growth, and positive life changes that result from our speaking.
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Ending is always fine
Whenever it feels right for you to end sessions, just let me know. My aim is to support you in doing what feels best to you.
The goal is to empower you to listen to what feels best to you and act on this–all the time and in every context, including in determining if/when we speak again.
Testimonials
Powerful results, transformed experiences.
A few words from people whose journeys I’ve had the privilege of witnessing and being part of.
★★★★★
“There are very few people who come into your life and truly change the way you see yourself and the world around you. Jonathan has been that person for me.
For the past three years, I’ve had the privilege of working with him, and I can honestly say I am a different person because of it. When I first started, I was looking for career guidance, but what I found was so much more. Jonathan helped me uncover parts of myself I had forgotten were there. He didn’t try to change who I was—he helped me become more of who I was always meant to be.
His wisdom reaches far beyond coaching. He has this incredible ability to gently challenge your thinking, help you break through limiting beliefs, and give you the tools to create real, lasting change. Through our work together, I’ve found greater peace, confidence, purpose, and joy. I’ve grown emotionally, strengthened my relationships, become healthier in both mind and spirit, and learned how to navigate life’s challenges with courage instead of fear.
What makes Jonathan truly extraordinary is that he sees the potential in you long before you can see it yourself. Even during the moments when I doubted myself, he never did. His unwavering belief, compassion, and guidance gave me the confidence to keep moving forward, one step at a time.
If you’re longing for more clarity, purpose, fulfillment, or simply want to become the very best version of yourself, I cannot recommend Jonathan enough. He doesn’t hand you answers—he gives you the tools to discover them within yourself, and that is a gift that will stay with you forever.
Jonathan, thank you for believing in me, challenging me, encouraging me, and walking beside me through so many seasons of my life. The impact you’ve had on me is impossible to measure, and I will always be grateful. You haven’t just helped me change my life, you’ve helped me fall in love with living it and myself.”
Candice Leger
Healthcare Strategy & Growth Executive | C-Suite Advisor · Arizona
★★★★★
“Working with Jonathan has been a truly transformative experience! His approach is insightful and tailored, helping me identify areas for growth while fostering an environment of trust, support, and reflection. Through our sessions, I’ve not only gained confidence, perspective and insight but also developed a deeper sense of self-awareness that has impacted both my professional and personal life. I have a better relationship with myself, and that has made a world of difference!”
Alison Bartolucci
Chief Scientific Officer · Connecticut
★★★★★
“Earlier this year a person close to me, and witness to the losses and challenges and questions and frustrations that I have experienced over the last several years suggested working with a “life coach”. I rejected the idea immediately as I’ve known two life coaches personally, and wouldn’t engage or trust them with anything personal, let alone would I hold them in regard for a recommendation at a restaurant. Yet, the recommendation came from somebody I do trust, and, ultimately trusted myself to explore and interview for something I knew nothing about. I knew that all the techniques, formulas, disciplines over my many many decades we’re not servicing me at this time. So why not? After a few random inquiries and internet searches I came across Jonathan.
It wasn’t long into my interviewing (like I knew what to do in an interview on something I didn’t know anything about, LOL) that I had no doubt we would be working together – TO MY BENEFIT! A brief time was spent introducing myself, my history, my work / business, the passing of my wife several years ago. JUST a brief time before Jonathan posed questions that encouraged me to be honest with myself about my passions, desires … goals that did not seem realistic, let alone practical. Dreams I abandoned more than four decades ago, buried in the roles I successfully assumed, suddenly felt attainable, at least reasonable to consider attempting. I was challenged once again, truly inspired! I would answer simple questions. Then, doing what he does so well Jonathan would say back to me what I said to him … that I didn’t hear … To my own surprise! Not only does Jonathan listen, he makes the connection and draws the parallels to other times and sequences of my life in its many twists and turns helping me to realize that what I’m wanting / where I’m wanting to go is simpler than my thought process, my overthinking, could recognize.
So that first call with Jonathan, where I thought I was interviewing him turned into a full-blown session. Now, several months and several sessions later I am actualizing what seemed impossible. I have gained “bearing” and periodically touching base with Jonathan, his questions and clarity, I am moving forward.
With Jonathan’s help I recognized patterns that have been with me my whole life. He cuts to the chase without drama or analysis beyond is incredible skill of listening and observation. His work is not therapy. I don’t relive the past with him, I just learn from it – in ways that therapy, meditation, yoga, shaman and other mediums have not worked for me, other than to lead me to this moment.”
Ron Salzer
Iron Sculptor And Bridge Builder · North Carolina
★★★★★
“When we first started this journey in May of 2020, I could not have imagined our travels together or the differences in who I am now (and moving forward) vs then. To say that I am simply grateful would be a tremendous understatement. Our sessions have invigorated me with a newfound “magic” that I suspect would not have otherwise been found or embraced.”
Rob LeBlanc
Wealth Management Vice President · Rhode Island
★★★★★
“Jonathan has been amazing in helping me grow and develop both personally and professionally. He has helped me to realize things that I never knew I wanted and has also helped me get past my own stubbornness. I am truly grateful for the work that he has provided and can say, for certain, that with time and patience, anything is possible. I am very happy with where I am in my life and I have Jonathan to thank for that!”
Alexandria Ingleton
Dancer & Dance Teacher · Connecticut
★★★★★
“I have been working with Jonathan for almost a year now. After the second call I wanted to quit lol. Not at all because of Jonathan. It was because I knew this was not going to be a quick fix and investing in myself was something I just didn’t do. I always made everything and everyone a priority over myself never realizing that this was even a problem. It took a failed relationship to start me on this journey. I tried different counselors but they just didn’t feel right and then I met Jonathan. As I said I wanted to quit but I am so glad that I didn’t. He has helped me so much in the past year. He has taught me to pay attention to how things make me feel and navigate my decisions from a confident place but more importantly he has taught me to love myself first. I wrote to Jonathan just before the new year thanking him.
I am gonna share that text with all of you
“I give credit where credit is due and it is due. I have situations or conversations that occur from day to day and how I’ve been handling them or responding to them with my words is even impressing me. The best part is it’s becoming second nature. I am becoming the best version of me. I know its my doing but you have given me the directions in helping me with reaching my destination. I Just wanted to share and say thanks for everything. Talk to you in a couple weeks. Have a great new year”
I highly recommend Jonathan for any area of life coaching you may want to improve on.”
Dennis Ferrari
Owner of Ferrari Lawn And Landscape · Connecticut
18+ years coaching
Thousands of lives empowered across 6+ countries.
Is coaching the same as therapy?
No. Therapy involves looking to your past in search of the roots of problems. Coaching involves clarifying what you want now and into the future and addressing anything that comes up on the way there so you can effectively achieve your goals.
My coaching particularly focuses on what you want to be feeling now and into the future, and then uses this as a guide to determine what fits this in terms of tangible goals. When experiences from the past come up, we acknowledge these in the context of how they reflect how you’ve been treating yourself and making yourself feel recently, where this resembles then, so we can address this at the root of your relationship with yourself and, in changing this, we can change your experience in the mirror of your life.
How do sessions happen?
By phone or video, from wherever you are. Sessions are around an hour in duration, and the frequency of them is up to you. Usually I speak with people close to weekly at the beginning and then we reduce the frequency to every other week, every third week, every fourth week, etc., where we aim for the optimal time for touching base points to keep up momentum of positive change and progress–where we can build on what we talked about in the previous call without having to retrace steps.
What if I’m not sure I need this?
No one needs this. The real questions you want to ask yourself are, “Do I want to feel better than I have felt, and more consistently? And do I feel that having an expert to guide and support me in this would make this journey easier, faster, and more enjoyable?” If the answer to these questions for you is yes, then reach out for the first free clarity call and you’ll get to experience if I’m the right fit to be this guide for you.
How do you handle privacy?
Everything shared stays between us.
When will I start seeing results?
You’ll feel better beginning in the first call. External reflections quickly follow this internal shift.
Begin
Start with a phone conversation.
By the end of the call, you’ll have the clarity you seek.
