NIA- Coaching with a Purpose, LLC
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Achieve your goals with personalized guidance and proven strategies. Gain clarity, confidence, and courage to create the life you desire.
Why Choose Life Coaching?
Clarify Your Vision
Gain clear direction and map out your personalized path.
Overcome Obstacles
Break through limiting beliefs and barriers.
Create Lasting Change
Develop sustainable habits and mindsets for lasting transformation.
Proven Results
Life coaching boosts motivation, confidence, and personal fulfillment. Clients report significant improvements in career and relationships.
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Thousands worldwide have transformed careers, relationships, and mindset through expert coaching, achieving breakthroughs.
Meet Your Coach
Passionate About Your Success
Nia – Coaching with a Purpose, LLC is a life coaching practice dedicated to helping individuals identify, pursue, and accomplish their personal and professional goals.
Founded by Jocelyn Kingwood, a Certified Master Life Coach, Nia Coaching with a purpose, LLC is rooted in compassion, empowerment, and transformation. Jocelyn is a proud native of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and a devoted single mother of twin daughters. She graduated from Bullard Havens Technical High School with a certificate in Culinary Arts, earned her Associate’s Degree in Human Services from Housatonic Community College, and continued her education at the University of Bridgeport.
In October 2020, Jocelyn became a Certified Master Life Coach, specializing in Goals, Happiness, Professional Growth, Life Purpose, and Transformation Coaching. Her mission is to guide clients toward clarity, confidence, and a renewed sense of purpose.
Nia – Coaching with a Purpose, LLC offers both individual and group coaching sessions, providing personalized support designed to help clients create lasting, meaningful change.
As a certified life coach, I empower individuals to reclaim purpose and joy, bringing proven strategies and genuine care to every relationship.
My mission: help you break barriers, discover your authentic self, and create an exciting life. I guide you through transitions and towards deeper fulfillment.
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Coaching Services Tailored to You
Your journey is unique. I offer flexible coaching solutions designed to meet you exactly where you are, from intensive one-on-one sessions to supportive group experiences.
One-on-One Coaching
Highly personalized sessions focused on your unique goals and aspirations. Experience deep transformation with customized strategies and dedicated support.
  • Weekly/bi-weekly private sessions
  • Customized action plans & accountability
  • Direct access via messaging
Group Coaching
Join a supportive community working towards similar goals. Benefit from shared wisdom, collective accountability, and lasting connections.
  • Monthly group sessions
  • Private community support
  • Special workshops & guest experts
Specialty Programs
Focused coaching for specific life areas: career transitions, wellness, relationships, and time management.
  • Targeted strategies
  • Proven frameworks for progress
  • Tailored resources
Flexible Packages: Choose the level of support that works for your schedule and budget, from discovery calls to comprehensive transformation programs. Invest in yourself.
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Find your ideal focus. Explore specialized niches for maximum value and transformation.
Life Purpose Coaching
Uncover your true calling and align your path with your deepest values.
Life Happiness Coaching
Cultivate lasting health, vitality, and sustainable habits for self-care.
Goal Success Coaching
Overcome limiting beliefs and develop high-achiever mental frameworks for success.
Transformation Coaching
Transformation coaching aims to define a client's inner world such as beliefs, habits, emotions, and patterns that shape their outer reality.
How Coaching Works: Your Journey to Change
Transformation follows a proven path. Our structured, flexible approach guides you from initial clarity to lasting breakthrough.
Complimentary Clarity Call
A free call to identify your goals, challenges, and vision. We determine if we're the right fit and what success looks like for you.
Customized Coaching Plan
A personalized coaching roadmap outlines key milestones, strategies, and support. Your blueprint for transformation.
Regular Sessions & Support
Consistent sessions provide actionable strategies, insights, and accountability. Access tools, resources, and direct support between sessions.
Celebrate Breakthroughs
Achieve milestones and breakthroughs. We celebrate wins and build momentum, developing sustainable practices for lasting empowerment.
The coaching process is collaborative, dynamic, and focused on your unique needs. I'm with you every step of the way.
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Access a comprehensive library of resources to accelerate your progress and deepen your transformation.
Exclusive Guides & Workbooks
Download worksheets, goal-setting templates, and step-by-step guides. Practical tools for progress between sessions.
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Quick check-ins, questions, and encouragement via integrated messaging. Support when you need it, beyond sessions.
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Blog (The Life Coaching Corner)
New Year's Resolutions vs. SMART Goals: What's the Difference?
As a new year approaches, many of us begin reflecting on what we want to change, improve, or release. We set intentions with the hope that this will be the year things finally shift. That’s where New Year’s resolutions often come in.
But if resolutions are so common, why do so many of them fall apart by February?
The answer isn’t a lack of motivation—it’s a lack of structure. Understanding the difference between a New Year’s resolution and a SMART goal can be the missing piece that turns good intentions into real transformation.
What Is a New Year's Resolution?
A New Year’s resolution is a broad intention—a declaration of what you want to improve in your life. Resolutions are often rooted in emotion and self-reflection. They help you identify areas where growth is needed and bring awareness to what’s no longer serving you.
Examples of common resolutions include:
  • “I want to be healthier.”
  • “I want to save more money.”
  • “I want to be happier.”
  • “I want to heal and grow.”
Resolutions are meaningful because they provide direction and clarity, but they often stop there. Without a plan, they can feel overwhelming or easy to abandon when life gets busy.
What Are SMART Goals?
SMART goals take a resolution and turn it into a clear, actionable plan. Instead of focusing only on what you want, SMART goals focus on how you’ll get there.
SMART stands for:
  • Specific – Clearly defined actions
  • Measurable – Progress can be tracked
  • Achievable – Realistic and attainable
  • Relevant – Aligned with your values and priorities
  • Time-Bound – Has a deadline
For example, instead of saying:
“I want to be healthier,”
A SMART goal would be:
“I will walk for 30 minutes, four days a week, for the next eight weeks.”
SMART goals provide structure, accountability, and clarity, making it easier to stay consistent and motivated.
The Key Difference
The main difference between a New Year’s resolution and a SMART goal lies in clarity and execution.
  • Resolutions are vision-focused
  • SMART goals are action-focused
A resolution tells you where you want to go.
A SMART goal shows you how to get there.
Why Resolutions Often Fail
Many resolutions fail not because people don’t care, but because:
  • They are too vague
  • There’s no timeline
  • Progress isn’t measurable
  • There’s no clear plan when obstacles arise
SMART goals solve these problems by breaking big desires into manageable steps.
Using Both for Lasting Change
True transformation happens when you use both together.
Think of it this way:
  • New Year’s Resolution = The Vision
  • SMART Goals = The Roadmap
When you combine intention with structure, motivation turns into momentum—and momentum leads to lasting change.
Final Thoughts
If you’ve struggled with keeping resolutions in the past, give yourself grace. Wanting more for your life is not the problem. The key is learning how to support your intentions with practical, achievable goals.
This year, don’t just set a resolution—create a plan that honors your growth, your capacity, and your journey.
Written by Certified Master Life Coach Jocelyn Kingwood
Founder of Nia-Coaching with a Purpose, LLC
Helping you find clarity, confidence, and transformation — one step at a time.