“DJamil, you have a gift for organizing and a unique and fearless approach. [As a Coach] You were never judgmental but listened carefully to my goals and reminded me of them, and encouraged me to follow my intentions. Not only did you help me with all the logistics, you helped me think positively about the journey. I think your services would be useful to a variety of people in a variety of situations from young to old, traditional to 'on the edge'.”
~Carolyn Royce
"DJamil Graham's deep sense of organization, timing, and priorities has saved me time after time. She has a wide band-width of talent and takes on each new project as if it were her own. I have employed What A Relief! for projects ranging from organizing my large dissertation reference library to handling the logistics of a major geographic move. Her enthusiasm is infectious; even when I cannot see the clearing due to the depth of the forest, she chariots me through my own objectives and goals...and then we're there!"
~Jamie Tessler
"DJamil walks on water…I consider anyone who gets to work with you lucky indeed!"
~ Dr. Susan Haskell
"DJamil was consistent, saw my need, was willing to make me comfortable and took charge. I didn't follow all of the instructions completely but I understood what she was saying. At that time my environment wasn't all that was bothering me. It was me, myself and how I was looking at my environment.. I needed her to let me see where I was in my maze. I was cluttered, tired and disgusted. Working with DJamil gave me a sense of freedom because she's so free, like a butterfly and doesn't hold anything too tightly. She showed me that you can live without stuff that you don't immediately use and it's not necessary to store stuff or keep stuff. You can get rid of it because it's your freedom you're looking for."
~Nancy Goins
“Preparing for and doing the two moves were very personally challenging for me and because of your help I felt supported both actually and emotionally; I relied on your help and you came through big time. You were extremely reliable; you were accommodating with your availability; you seemed to figure out how to work well with me rather than coming in with your own very defined sense of how things should be done; you figured out the right tone to use with me; you were both assured and respectful and I think because I felt respected both a person and on substantive issues, I was less resistant than I would have been otherwise. I felt you really listened to me and that resulted in my listening to you; you were flexible on how things were done; you expressed support for me and the faith it would all get done. I am still reaping the benefits of our work together as I settle into my new home.”
~Jane
"DJamil is a terrific coach. She has helped me in so many ways. First, she is a wonderful, careful listener, so that I feel very much heard when I express my thoughts and feelings. Second, she is inspiring. She is so good at helping me to identify and then overcome all of the self-created obstacles that keep me from achieving my best. Third, she has wonderful, practical, concrete ideas about how to best get my business going. Fourth, she is great in helping me to set up a reasonable schedule for the completion of tasks, and then following up in a positive, friendly way to ensure that the tasks have been completed. Fifth, she is also helpful in dealing with the less tangible aspects of building a new business--laying out useful questions to consider about the psychological and identity issues that accompany a major change in professional direction. Last, but definitely not least, she manages to do all of this with a great sense of humor! The end result is that I have built my business in ways that I never would have without her--and I got tremendous insight, inspiration, and enjoyment out of the process working with her. I would and do recommend DJamil to any friend who could use help in getting started in a new business, or in trying some new techniques in an already established business."
~Donna Kiefer
“Working with DJamil is fun, challenging, frustrating, rewarding, and we get things done. She is intelligent, versatile, and gets in there creating systems. She is a maverick that helps people get realistic and make systems that will work for them and help them succeed. She's good at breaking down the steps and motivating me to follow through.”
~Deborah Bernard, Yew & I Landscaping
I have been more than satisfied with the services of What A Relief! for the past 9 months. Taking over a project to distribute CD and audio cassettes, DJamil located dozens of customers and shipped over $80,000 of inventory to them. She succeeded in booking my nine piece band throughout the Boston area for the 2005 summer concert season. More recently, she motivated me to reorganize (I should say organize!) my recording studio and to itemize stacks of audio equipment in my basement for distribution on eBay. WHAT A RELIEF!!! Cheers, cheers, and more cheers!"
~Dr. Watson D. Reid
’What a Relief' is aptly named. I’m so relieved to have the project I gave to DJamil off my desk! The mailing list I had been struggling with for months to enter in bits and pieces was done in just two sessions with DJamil. The added bonus was that I was inspired to do some organizing while she was here and ended up getting lots of other things done with her support.”
~Edana Spicker
“In times of financial crisis I couldn't have lived without her. I'm an entrepreneur, developer of apartments, occasional lecturer on landscaping and surrounded by family and friends who are equally involved and disorganized and not too helpful. So when I met with a crisis that involved assembling material that was complex, she assembled, organized, put it on paper and made it work. I had gathered the material but was unable to find the time or the strength to organize it. I found her always professional and sensitive and I would trust her with a totally dissimilar project in the future. I would just hand it to her and say 'do it'”
~Lyn Gaylord
"Persistent, Reliable…just the kind of person you’re looking for.”
~Mike Golchin
