Meet Darleen Santore AKA Coach Dar : Mental Edge Coach + Motivational Speaker
Fridays are my favorite, because I get to introduce you to people who have had an enormous impact on my life
Today, you get to meet a ray of sunshine who is lovingly known as Coach Dar! In fact, I have never even thought of her as Darleen—she’s that powerful as a mentor/coach.
While she has so many talents, what stands out to me most today is her commitment to Pay It Forward. In fact, she is a global ambassador for PIF! She truly lives into the mantra of paying kindness, love, connection forward. I would love to share a story with you before I dive into the interview.
When I first mapped out lemonLOVES, I knew I wanted to feature people I know and respect. Coach Dar is one of those people.
Like most of the great things in my life, I met Coach Dar through a lululemon event! We are now both ambassadors, albeit at different stores, and it’s an honor to serve alongside her.
I’ve had the pleasure of hearing her speak several times, and am always touched by her passion, her courage, and her ability to be vulnerable in order to help others grow.
My favorite Coach Dar moment was at a lululemon event held in honor of International Women’s Day. I was in the midst of my recovery from traumatic brain injury and vision loss, and struggling to find myself, express myself, and connect with others. Frankly, I felt lost, alone, and hopeless. I didn’t show that on the outside, which made it even more hopeless.
Coach Dar shared her story of overcoming from and growing through incredible hardship. Even though we were in a room of fifty women, I felt like she spoke directly to me. She has the gift of connecting, and she uses it masterfully.
While I don’t remember the words of the message she shared, I remember how I felt—that day was a turning point for me in my healing journey.
Be sure to connect with her! She is one of my favorite accounts to follow on social media.
Meet Coach dar! She is a mental edge coach and motivational speaker based in Phoenix, Arizona
Where can we find you?
@thecoachdar on social or CoachDar.com
(clickable links at the end of the article ☺️)
What lights you up inside?
Seeing the people I work with win at life! Seeing them come alive, awaken to their greatness and confidence within! Helping another person crush their goals , doing the impossible. And Helping others find totally internal fulfillment lights me up like a Christmas tree! It’s lighting a fire within someone!
10 Things! Respond with the first answer that pops into your head.
• I love… Hip hop and sports
• Favorite way to connect with friends... Having an meal and playing games with them
• I am the best in the world at... Helping others believe they can do anything they put their mind to
• My favorite insta follow is... Jimmy Fallon ( he makes me laugh )
• Favorite way to sweat... HITT workouts
• A book I love is.... Too hard to pick one top books atomic habits, the carpenter , the last lecture , in search of meaning
• My biggest unicorn dream is to... Do a docu series with Will Smith mindset and life lessons from people all over ( and we add in silly games we play with those we are interviewing)
• I serve my community by... Paying inspiration forward , every Monday night for past month I’ve been giving free keynote talks for anyone in the world to get lifted up mentally and spiritually to get back up and go after this life we are given
• The one thing I can't live without is... my faith
• My favorite lululemon item is... Too hard :) leggings with pockets :) probably fast and free
What do you like most about your favorite lululemon product?
Pockets, comfort with form while I jump and train during workouts!
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Tell us about this one thing you can't live without!
My purpose! ( my ability to use my gift to help others ) truly without it there would be no wind in my sails.
How do you practice kindness to your body?
Meditation and yoga and massages when I can
What else do you want to share with our community?
I have masterclass series on my website that are quick pick me ups for people to take to level up their mindset.
And you can add your email to my list to get my quick inspirational coaching tips ebook on CoachDar.com and to follow on IG for fun stories and pay it forward inspiration.
And stay tuned some epic fun stuff to be a part of.. coming soon!
Let’s go make life our best with what we have! It’s gametime everyday!
I am so thankful for Coach dar in my life; I can’t express how much she has inspired me and how much I have learned from her.
Coach Dar is a truly remarkable human and I’m so happy to get to introduce her to you!
Next time you’re at the Biltmore lululemon, be sure to snap a photo with her ambassador portrait and tag her on social media! She would love to connect with you!