Helping People Develop A Healthy Frame Of Mind For Success In Life
Mental Performance Coaching
I specialize in working with people in the venture-backed space, leaders, managers and college/professional athletes committed to achieving success and satisfaction in both their personal and professional lives. I specialize in sharpening the edge you already have to reach your potential.
Therapy from a Holistic Lense
Professional coaching by itself misses the importance of personal growth in your everyday life. Therapy alone leaves out the pertinent role your career plays in the joy experienced in your life. That’s why I combine professional performance coaching with therapy to ensure we’re holistically working to improve your purpose/mental performance growth. Holistic simply means meeting you where you are mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually and growing from there.
You need to know yourself better so you can achieve your goals…
That's where combining mental performance coaching and mental health counseling are key to peek performance
Self-awarenes & mindfulness
Real breakthroughs happen after you gain understanding and mastery over yourself
New skills & tools
The skills you as a high performer needs for every part of your life needs intentionality and everyone is different
Expert insight & a coach for life
You can’t do life alone. You need the right people in your circle. No one has ever reached their potential without the insight, perspective and training from other professionals
Hi, I’m Shami Benjamin!
I grew up in the foothills of Cupertino, California near Apple HQ. Athletics and achievement were my focus.
After the completion of my college soccer career at SJSU, I felt called to lead/influence the next generation through coaching. After over 10 years of successfully managing teams and positively impacting personal/professional productivity, I sought to deepen my understanding and fix my mind on learning from highly esteemed mental performance professionals as well as drawing from my own experiences. I have been honored to win professional positions which grant platforms as a specialist. These include competent, ethical and effective evidence-based mental performance and mental health interventions to a diverse variety of individuals who perform/work in high level environments.
Now as a former athlete and entrepreneur and having gone through my own healing journey, I understand the grit, the process, growth mindset, winning moments, setbacks, anxiety, mental toughness, personal struggles and their impact on wellness and satisfaction.
I specialize in working with high-performing athletes from baseball, football, soccer, golf, tennis, track, volleyball, and basketball, as well as c-level executives, professionals in the entertainment industry influencing millions and leaders across industries.
I’m convinced everyone would greatly benefit from the power that comes from working with a seasoned expert who genuinely cares.
“I was skeptical of therapy most of my life. I met Shami for the first session and I immediately appreciated her level of professionalism, warmth and drive. With the pressures from leadership and work/life balance, I have been able to manage, thrive, lead from a stronger stance and develop a healthier relationship with my family.
Shami has the ability to listen and challenge and her timing with it is impeccable.”
— C.O.O., Bay Area Venture-Backed Startup
Your deep desire to heal, become more authentic to yourself and live the life you want at a high level are more than possible
It’s up to you to take the next step…let’s go!
“Shami has helped me work through areas in my life that have allowed me to perform at my best both mentally and physically. I can work through situations in a much healthier way, which keeps me from creating mental barriers. Since our meetings, I have been able to come into the season faster and stronger than ever before.”
“She is a relatable individual who speaks wisdom into every season of my experience. Shami goes beyond an empathetic listening ear and encouraging tongue; she continually challenges and equips me for every aspect of the student-athlete experience. Shami is truly gifted with sharpening an athlete’s iron with her own iron.”
“I met with Shami weekly after I transitioned my life from the NFL. Shami strengthened my communication skills. She gave me space that allowed me to talk about my relationship and decisions I needed to make around that. I wasn’t a fan of tele-health, but she made it very personable. It worked.”
Get In Touch
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Step 1: Let's Chat
You don’t know me, yet. Of course you need to feel comfortable and confident with me first. Let’s setup a 15-20 minute intro convo to get a sense for one another.
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Step 2: Schedule an Appointment
If you feel good about our first convo, then we can set up a virtual appointment and collaborate on building a custom plan for you.
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Step 3: Start doing the work
The outcomes you’ll get are completely dependent on the work we do together. We’ll build a roadmap with actionable next steps for immediate results in your life.