Michelle Ornat, ACC
Coaching changed my life.
Today I help women who balance a whole hell of a lot dissolve the gap between the day they're living and the life they imagined.
After more than two decades in public library leadership, I knew it was time for a new chapter. Coaching had been reshaping my life and leadership since 2014, helping me see my blind spots, strengthen my self-trust, and move forward without waiting for perfect conditions.
That shift changed everything.
What transformed me most...
Women's-centered coaching taught me how to help women rewrite old stories, including my own. iPEC's Energy Leadership gave me the foundation to coach the person, not the narrative. It taught me to understand energy and respond with choice instead of reaction. And Positive Intelligence® (PQ) changed how I live and coach: daily practices to quiet the Saboteurs, access Sage, and build mental fitness that sticks.
PQ doesn't just make me a better coach. It's helping me live my best life.
How I help clients
I help women stop waiting, overthinking, and second-guessing so they can live the day that matches the life they want.
I know what it costs to wait. I've seen capable women delay their voice and shrink their ambitions. I've watched somedays turn into nevers. I've seen capable teams lose their mission to drama and inaction.
I care too much about women's potential and organizational impact to accept any of it as normal.
Learn more about how I work with organizations.
Someday has a shelf life™.
I build everything around three things: joy (because life's too short not to), learning (because growth never stops), and connection (because we're not meant to do this alone).