Seattle Life Coach. Minneapolis Life Coach. Adventurer.
A few facts:
• I'm a Seattle Life Coach and Minneapolis Life Coach (with clients all over the country). I help people who want to be more intentional with their life, but don’t know how to go about it.
• In addition to being a professional coach, I’m an educator and writer in the personal development field. I’m the creator of The Intention Program, a lifestyle curriculum; and The Intention Box, a lifestyle tool. I’ve helped hundreds of adults and youth access their personal power.
• I’m a trained coach (CoActive Training Institute), and I earned my Masters Degree in Literature from Middlebury College.
• I live in Minneapolis and Seattle with my husband and dog Zephyr, and I enjoy spending as much time as possible with my two adult sons. I bring all of this expertise and life experience to our work together.
A few beliefs:
• I believe cultivating a life of intention takes effort - and it’s worth it.
• I believe your intention is a source of renewable energy that’s available to you every day.
• And I absolutely believe that right-sized adventure is a secret spark of vitality.
let’s work together
To help you accelerate your journey toward greater fulfillment, I offer a unique combination of skills and expertise:
• I bring to you 20+ years of experience helping people create positive changes using the framework of intentionality that I developed.
• I’m a CTI-trained coach (Co-Active Training Institute), a rigorous coach training program that many consider to be the “gold standard.”
• I bring all of myself to our sessions - my spiritual, intuitive side and my practical, analytical side.
• I’m a practitioner of what I teach.
Twenty years ago, I was introduced to the ancient wisdom “any energy can be shifted with intention.” Not one to accept things at face value, I’ve been testing this wisdom in the laboratory of my life ever since. So far, I’ve experienced it to be true. When I focus on intentions that are grounded in the energy of love, mountains have been moved. It would be an honor to work with you on your journey.
And just for fun — a few highlights from my life journey…
1963: Named Ann Drew (amusing name, Mom & Dad). Raised in small-town Iowa with my big brothers.
1971: Start first grade. Distinguish myself as a competitive reader.
1982: Senior year. Debunk my librarian image. (Hint: I'm the one with the mic.)
1989: Begin teaching Language Arts to teenagers for 10 wonderful, exhausting years...first in Maryland, then in Minneapolis.
1993: Marry Raymond! Our union leads to a new amusing name. This one rhymes: Ann Drew Yu.
1995: Earn my Masters in Literature from Middlebury. Friends in England and Raymond help me celebrate.
1997 & 1999: Our sons are born. My greatest privilege begins - being their mom.
2002: Introduced to Feng Shui. Love it. Inhale a 15-month training program. (Thank you to my teachers for answering the call to teach.)
2004: Founded Good Intentions to help people bring more positive energy into their lives.
2009: Create The Intention Box after a client asks me, "What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?" For the beauty factor, collaborate with designers Nancy Hope and Amy Arias ... simply the best.
2011: Create The Intention Box, Version 2, focusing on universal human desires. I use this version with The Intention Program.
2011: My dad -- my rock -- in his final year.
2013: Launch The Intention Program to help teens and adults learn positive thinking skills.
2017: My brothers and I in Iowa at our family reunion. We debut our band, D3, as an unspoken tribute to our dad. Pure joy.
2019: Launch a new version of The Intention Program that distills everything I know to be true about intention into a joyful, hands-on training program.
2023: Complete the highly-regarded CTI coach training program. Their philosophy confirms I’m in the right place: “Every client is creative, resourceful, and whole.”
Yes.
2021 - present. Shout out to my office mate, Zephyr (Tibetan Spaniel.) Irresistible cuteness with a touch of attitude.
2023 - present: With positivity and intention, I step into two major adventures: empty nesting + two-city living. With realistic optimism, I am riding the waves.
Where intention goes, energy flows.®
Ann Drew Yu is a professional coach, educator, and writer in the personal development field. She is the creator of The Intention Program, a lifestyle curriculum; and The Intention Box, a lifestyle tool. She earned her Masters Degree in Literature from Middlebury College. She lives in Minneapolis and Seattle with her husband and dog Zephyr, and she enjoys spending as much time as possible with her two adult sons.