Manami Okuda Wada
Explore Manami's work on enabling agency through workshops and coaching.
If your life were a book, what kind of page would you write today?
Welcome to the Vision Library!
Enjoy the beautiful book covers that represent the stories of my clients!
"As human beings we are capable of agency, making choices in the present based on remembering the past and imagining the future. When we act from habit, we don't choose; we just follow the routine. Only when the routines break down, when the guidelines are unclear, when no one can tell us what to do, do we make real choices and become the creators of our own lives, communities, and futures. It is in these moments, as frightening as they are exhilarating, that we become the agents of our own fate."
- Marshall Ganz
Being able to exercise your agency requires understanding of your needs and aspirations, as well as the ability to advocate for yourself in the society and be persistent in seeing the change come to reality.
I offer life coaching to young adults to support them understand their emotion, passion, and aspiration better so that they can unleash their potential. I also offer workshops to schools and other organizations who are striving to transform themselves and life coaching sessions to individuals who are attempting to break their norms and routines to bring change to the world.
Life before coaching
Where am I headed to?
What do I have?
Who do I get there with?
Life after coaching
My vision, resources, and fear are clear.
Possible Life Coaching Topics
Study Abroad
- What will I study at graduate school?
- How do I plan my career after graduate school?
Certification
- How can I become a better learner?
- What is my motivation to pursue this certification?
Job Change
- What do I want to gain after my next job change?
- How do I want to spend my time?
Creativity
- How do I want to play and have fun in life?
- What kind of community do I want to be part of?
About Life Coaching in Japanese
Contact me at manamiedu777@gmail.com
if you are interested in receiving a life coaching session in English.
Manami Okuda Wada
Facilitator, Life Coach
Manami Okuda Wada is currently a workshop facilitator and a life coach focused on enabling agency. She supports her clients with multicultural backgrounds realize their unique resources and take action towards their vision. She established MANABI, an innovative community where people from diverse backgrounds come together to discuss pressing societal issues and learn from one another in a supportive environment, all while fostering an appreciation of nature and culture.
She has graduated from the EdM program at Harvard Graduate School of Education in May 2023. She is passionate about deeper learning and how students can learn to enable their agency in their societal/cultural context. She has conducted qualitative research on amygdala hijack/contextualized agency as a research assistant at The Next Level Lab.
Prior to HGSE, she worked as an after-school study program manager for middle and high schools in the Greater Tokyo Area, supporting students with both academics and career decisions. She holds a BA in Political Sciences from Keio University, Japan.
