From an early age Maritza wanted to work in the TV industry. She started out with lots of enthusiasm and determination with no contacts in the media and gradually begun getting work as a runner and then got a freelance contract as a TV researcher. During this time she was also interested in personal development and read many books that inspired and motivated her to move forward. At the age of 26 she reached a crossroads in her life. Her contract had come to an end and she realized she had no job security. Living in London on very little money Maritza was doing 2 jobs to survive and feeling very anxious and depressed. A friend invited her along to a motivation seminar which was being presented by one of America’s top peak performance coaches. At the end of the seminar the challenge was that all seminar participants were to find someone they didn’t know and support them while they walked over burning hot coals. Maritza took the challenge and though in the moments before she walked she was scared, she walked without burning her feet and then supported her buddy while they overcame their fear and also walked.

In that moment Maritza gained a new belief that anything is possible and also realized that she wanted to help other people overcome their fears and limiting beliefs and unleash their full potential.

The Qualifications

Maritza’s path then became clear. She realized that she could combine her love of learning and further her knowledge from all the self development books that she had read. Maritza decided to take positive action and trained as a Coach with The Coaching Academy and completed a Diploma in Business Performance Coaching through Newcastle College. In her continued quest to keep learning and give people the best possible service she recently furthered her training and became a Master Practitioner of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming).