Ellin Sidell:
From Tiny Habits to Big Results with
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times…
During my 35-year corporate career, my track record demonstrates that I know how to ask crucial questions at exactly the right time. This has elicited the rare type of feedback that has helped me to build effective teams, systems, processes, and solutions that have grown multi-billion dollar businesses for iconic companies such as Nestle, Microsoft, and Costco.
One example is when I asked the Costco VP of Diversity and Inclusion: Will she sponsor a pilot Mentee Ring program to complement an existing mentoring program that wasn’t scaling to meet the demand? She said yes!
Over 5 years later, having founded the Costco Mentee Ring program, I’m pleased to share that over 200 mentees have graduated as of June 2022, and the program is still thriving.
In addition to the professional elevation and expansion I experienced, those five years were such a pivotal point in my personal life. My soul came alive. I realized how meaningful it was to me to mentor, coach, and train others to reach for their dreams and actualize their unrealized potential. More than that, I saw how my relationships, health, financial abundance, spiritual life (and everything else that’s important) reached a level of richness I had only dreamed of, simply through getting in touch with my previously overlooked, natural gifts. In the winter of 2022, I left Costco and my corporate career to become a Principal in my own mentoring and coaching business.
One of my defining values was born through the influential and critical mentor support that believed in me, and strategically guided me to find my best possible course- both in my personal life and at work. Mentoring and coaching are my passion. Paying it forward is my calling, and one of my greatest joys. There’s just nothing that beats the feeling of observing the mentees' belief in themselves growing, and their results transforming, because the mentees see, reflected in their mentor’s eyes, the 100% belief and conviction that the mentors have for the mentee’s potential.
The motto that made it all happen?
Something you may be surprised to know is, all of the contributions and successes, mentioned above, happened during an extended period when I learned resilience as the “School of Hard Knocks” came calling repeatedly (like it does for many of us)...
● I am a three-time breast cancer thrivor
● I was widowed in my mid-forties
● I raised teenage daughters without a father
● I buried both parents
It was the worst of times. And yet, somehow, the best of times. It was the age of wisdom…
I firmly believe that everyone has their own journey–their own path to follow–whether one of grief, career growth or transition, personal growth, and pursuing your dreams, (or all of them combined) to actualize your highest valued potential.
If you too want to unlock your potential from tiny habits to big results, then I sincerely hope to hear from you. Because when you do, you will be living The Sidell Method motto:
“Don’t Find Yourself. Define Yourself and Go Beyond!”
Mentoring & Coaching are my passion.
Paying it forward is my calling.
If you too want to unlock your potential from tiny habits to big results, then I sincerely hope to hear from you. Because when you do, you will be living The Sidell Method motto:
“Don’t Find Yourself. Define Yourself and Go Beyond!”
Ellin Sidell:
From Tiny Habits to Big Results with
Any company would be fortunate to have someone as skilled and attentive as Ellin to teach the Maxwell DISC Method. With so many personality tests out there for employees to use, this one is definitely focused on employees and their work. I highly recommend bringing Ellin into any organization as they can only benefit from her knowledge and skill.
Thanks Ellin!
Katie (Ryan) Coleman
Reporter & Digital Lead for the
Costco Connection
Ellin expertly coached me on the results of my John Maxwell DISC Assessment. She has added tremendous value and I will definitely be re-assessing with her in the future. This is the 2nd or 3rd DISC assessment that I've taken and by far the most insightful due to her help.
Ed Hagstrom
Scrum Master, CSM, ACS, CSP,
Merch POD at Costco Wholesale
I have been involved with Ellin through her leadership role in Journeys at Costco. I quickly learned that she goes above and beyond helping people. When we went through the DISC assessment, she offered to meet with anyone who wanted to take the next step in their personal growth. She helped me understand the 31-page report on a much deeper level and helped me focus on areas that would maximize my efforts. She even offered to spend more time with me to answer questions. You can tell she genuinely cares about people.
Isaac Burke
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