Meet Your Coach: Julio Santana

I’ve always had a passion for helping people, so it’s no surprise I ended up teaching in a classroom setting for a number of years. Pretty quickly into this career, however, I realized it wasn’t sustainable for me long term. The system is not designed for people interested in making lasting change, let alone those with big vision.

I now dedicate myself to adults like you who are determined to transform themselves by making use of what we already have - especially, the mind.

The mind influences behavior. Not just what you do but how you do it. Because your thoughts produce emotions. Repeated thoughts, then, have the power to create and eliminate habits based on how they make you feel. We reorient your thoughts in order to serve your intended state of being. The better you feel, the more effectively you perform. This creates momentum.

Perhaps more importantly, we shift the way you perceive and respond to your thoughts—including the so-called ‘bad’ ones; increasing your capacity for acceptance while reducing your shame surrounding certain thoughts and behaviors.

I am living proof that you can do or undo virtually anything you want. Despite my formal education and traditional “success,” it was in my own studies and application of what I learned about the power of the mind that helped me experience a life free of depression for the first time ever.

Maybe you feel generally stuck. Or you’re caught in a seemingly never-ending cycle of working a job you’ve outgrown but are too afraid to leave. What you’re looking for is a foundational transformation. An elevation in consciousness in which your life becomes led by your ‘purpose,’ not fear and the illusion of safety.

I work with anyone prepared to do that. Though I tend to attract the ‘undercover’ creative who is giving a lot of their time to a career or path that is obviously not in alignment with what they fundamentally want. I have assisted teachers, writers, architects, medical professionals, entrepreneurs, and many more.

You might have an ambition outside of your job that you’re neglecting due to an automated lifestyle that isn’t particularly fulfilling to you. Perhaps you’re interested in taking your talents public but you’re afraid of being perceived and/or not sure how to approach marketing effectively. Or you’ve begun your entrepreneurial journey but the results are stagnating.

Although my approach doesn’t fundamentally rely on tactics, we can explore techniques like decluttering your thoughts, regulating your inner dialogue, setting powerful intentions, and an environmental rehaul. My direction varies based on the nature of my client. But almost always we are transforming something fundamental psychologically and emotionally.

If you believe you are ready, fill out the following contact form.

Credentials & Relevant Experience:

Master’s Degree:

Relay Graduate School of Education 2015-2017

Master of Arts in Teaching, Dual Certificate: Reading & Writing Intervention Specialist 5-9, SPED Generalist 7-12 Summa Cum Laude

Undergrad: 

Bowling Green State University 2010-2014

Bachelors in Sociology, minor in Philosophy Cum Laude

Extensive additional coursework in English Literature / Education

Awarded the “Dr. Aida Tomeh Memorial Scholarship Award for Outstanding Sociology Major”, the equivalent of valedictorian of that field. 

Formal Teaching and Mentorship:

Providence, RI 2014-15 (Gilbert Stuart Middle School)

Bronx, NY 2015-2017 (Bronx Compass High School)

Brooklyn, NY 2017-2018 (Brownsville Community Justice Center)

Private Tutoring 2017-Present (Remote & NJ/NY)

I have a way of cutting through what’s being presented on the surface. We deal with what dwells beneath.