What people say.
Students feedback. (June 2022)
“Wow. I was a bit scared and apprehensive to enroll, (five-hours seemed like a long time) but now realize how important it is to invest in myself if I want to “Live My Best Life.” I would rate it as a 9.5 (out of 10.o) but that is only because Scout (the family dog) was away on a play date!
The group (ages 15-29) was amazing. We had little in common to begin with - but left wanting more and to reconnect with one another. The “Ten Balloons” challenged my thinking about how I am living life these days. I found I was doing great in some areas - and oh well, need work in others.
The food, the house and the team of leaders were amazing. It’s one of the best Sunday afternoons I have ever had and look forward to some follow-up connections.”
Wilma Headstrong, Vandalia.
“The immediate impact can be gauged by the attentiveness of the group. When a 15 year old guy says “I want to go home and write out my goals for my life and COME back to another event”, that’s a sure sign of impact and transformation.”
Dayton Area Elementary School teacher
“I loved seeing everyone’s confidence soar. We began as a very quiet and introverted group I’m the beginning, by the end everyone was more open to talking and engaging in real conversations, and discussing ways we could see themselves leading others and setting goals for their own life!”
Georgiana, Troy
When is the next session of Live Your Best life?
When: August 2022. Message mike@tenballoons.com for details.
Where: The home of Sherri, Scout and Mike, Tipp City, Ohio
Who: Self-motivated high school and college-age students with a passion to be the best they can be.
Who should consider joining us?
Adults who lead young people and need ideas and skills for group trainings.
Team or organization student leaders.
Current or potential Greek leaders.
Dating or engaged couples.
Student entrepreneurs.
Small group leaders.
Projected Outcomes:
Enter the next season of life with new promise.
Dream greater dreams.
Gain new ideas for daily routines and strategies for setting and accomplishing short-term goals.
A thought provoking time to meet like-minded, proactive dreamers.
Creative conversation skills in making that ‘first impression’ the best ever!
Explore risk-taking dreaming in Ten areas of life: Adventure, Career, Education, Family, Friends, Financial, Hobby, Mental, Physical, and Primary Relationships.
Expect immediate changes in your energy level along with new and creative thinking for daily life.
Define and clarify your gifts, talents and blessings and move forward with new confidence.
A few of the many topics:
Do you have unfilled dreams you would like to fulfill before high school graduation - ones to benefit your school or community?
Are you confident about what path to take after high school? Job? Gap year? College?
Are you confident about your financial plan and future financial independence?
Do you need to broaden your goal setting mindset into more areas of your life?
Are you confident about future scholarship opportunities, college applications, internships and job interviews?
Are you living your best life?
Do you have someone you should invite to join you?
“The season of the pandemic has helped me realized that my place in the world is still in coaching and mentoring young adults. Full-time retirement will come in time - but it is not now. I realize now - more than ever, that there is a need within our culture for young people to connect with, and learn from other proactive people in creating a vision to Live Your Best Life.”
Mike Nygren
Joshua Team
“Nothing I’ve learned in life has helped me to live with intention and purpose more than the Live Your Best Life thinking based on ten areas of life. It’s been 20 years since I began this coaching journey with Mike and I still return to them and to him.”
Bill from Minnesota, Joshua team
Group coaching
“I often feel overwhelmed and then do nothing at all! Live Your Best Life helped me to start the process of sorting through things and getting my life in order. I am now beginning to set realistic goals and expectations within reasonable time frames. I also committed to how I can handle people and situations in better ways. I feel confident now in living my life with clearer purpose and intention - instead of just getting by day by day.” Eloise. Project manager. Vandalia, Ohio
“Living Your Best Life really got me focused on what my best life could look like and gave me clearer direction on how I can make it possible. Through setting goals in the Ten areas of my life, I realize I am working towards the best life - and ultimately achieving it by having the needed discipline! Recognizing the ‘seasons of my life’ was important as I recognized the different phases/stages of my life and how it has evolved.” Jess. Human Relationships recruiter. Troy
“When I agreed to attend 3/3 hour sessions with 10 or so people at the Nygren estate I had no idea what to expect. What I found was challenging, thought provoking, and I believe ultimately, life changing. It was an opportunity to take a good look at my life and my priorities. I realized what’s good and what needs to be made better! Best 9 hours I have spent on myself in a very long time.” Great Grandma. Piqua
Individual Coaching.
“I can honestly say that my life and our business would not be where it is today without Mike’s influence and investment in our family business ten years ago. Even though he knew exactly zero about the auction business, he knew my heart and saw the potential impact our business could have in our industry.
We are still living out that legacy in big and small ways today. He was able to look at the business as a whole with a fresh set of eyes and see where the potential areas of growth and weakness were. Most importantly though, he looked at me as a whole person and encouraged and pushed in areas he could see I wasn’t seeing clearly or had become blind to what my reality was, and as a result helped me become a better mom, wife, daughter, sister, and business owner/leader.
Although it wasn’t easy to hear or face reality some days, it’s exactly what we needed at the time and I couldn’t be more grateful for his wisdom and courage in that season. There were days when he cared more than is probably sane, maybe even more than we did, but he made a huge impact in a time when we needed help clearing the fog to create a new vision to get us through the next phase.”
Mildred. Columbus, Ohio.