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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Showed up in any space with clarity, confidence and open to discovery - even when you are in a transition.
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Felt at ease enrolling other people in your work, mission and plans.
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Made choices that reflected what mattered most to you now, even when they felt risky.
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Trust yourself to sense what's true for you moment to moment.
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 stuck in the status quo — avoiding the questions, conversations, and actions that feel too big, too vulnerable, or too scary to navigate alone.
When nothing is certain, anything is possible.
What if the confusion and uncertainty you fear isn’t a problem to solve—but a necessary part of a creative process?
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When you begin to move beyond your growth edge, you'll find new opportunities, ideas, and insights you can’t 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, what you choose, and the direction you take.
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You have an advantage​
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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 become more brave—and more exciting—with practice.
I WILL HELP YOU TO...
Engage in a creative process of change using curiosity, play, discovery and embodied action.
Reveal hidden beliefs and unconscious habits so that you can play with options that align with how you are growing.
Reimagine your future with new meaning and purpose.
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Organize your thought work and work schedule to include creative practices that stimulate confidence and clarity.
Cultivate your capacity to create new possibilities when the path is unclear.
Use creative tools to unstick yourself from limiting patterns by moving energy and generating new ideas.
Hi! I’m Naomi Vladeck.
I’m a certified professional growth-edge and creativity 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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It's easy to get stuck in patterns and stories that resist our desire to grow and stretch beyond the edge of what we know, into new territory.
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​I am here to help you​ make new choices that feel alive, even if a little bit scary at times.​ You'll learn how to tend to 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 is centered in play and curiosity and fortified in practice, action and strategy. It’s designed for people who value growth and want to live and lead in alignment with what matters most to them now.
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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.