About Us

My Story

I’m Wende Sanders and I teach women how to turn painful pasts into phenomenal futures. I knew helping others was my life’s work as early as elementary school (when I wanted to be a child psychologist) but, I lost my focus along the way. After college, I found myself working in a cubicle in an environment that was slowly killing my soul and making me physically ill. (Maybe you can relate.) So, I decided to go back to school so I could get a better job and be able to help more people. For years, I worked full-time, attended Graduate school part-time, and raised my daughter on my own after a divorce. I was struggling with dreadful memories from my childhood and the guilt and shame that became my constant companions. But, every day I put on the mask and pretended to have it all together, like everything was all good.

Then, I found myself asking, “How did this become my life?” I’d done everything that I was taught to do to be happy and successful. “Go to school and get good grades so you can get a good job and be happy.” Did it. But, even after I received a Master’s degree with honors, that gave me “letters behind my name,” something was still missing. So, I focused on earning promotions, and became the Human Resources Manager of a manufacturing company. But, I still didn’t “feel” as special and successful as I thought I would.

Once the economy changed, a great deal of my work centered around laying off my co-workers. That’s when my work started to leave me feeling unfulfilled. I felt disconnected from God, from other people and worst of all I felt disconnected from myself and my life’s vision and purpose. A big part of my work responsibilities had previously included Training & Development and helping employees with performance improvement (these were my love and my calling). But, I also wanted to help them with the tools to improve their relationships and their lives as well, just as I was learning the same thing for myself.

Then, I got the slap in the face that woke me up. I received a death threat from an employee that had been laid off. This experience left me anxious and depressed. I realized that if this person did follow through and kill me, I would die with many of my dreams unfulfilled and without fully walking in my purpose and my calling. I was engaged to a jerk (one of the many bad relationship choices I’d made) who liked to repeatedly throw my past mistakes in my face and remind me of my shortcomings. I was fed up and realized I had to change myself in order to achieve any type of real happiness, manifest true authentic success and start experiencing a higher quality of relationships and a higher quality of life.  

So, I decided to take another path. I left a situation where I couldn’t make a positive difference anymore, and started a personal development seminar company that is Interfaith-based, without the judgment and hypocrisy you may find elsewhere.

I completed 2 coach training programs and became a Certified Life and Career Coach. I’ve spent thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours learning from the best of the best, in the personal development industry. I was excited to attend live training events lead by Tony Robbins as well as Jack Canfield. Then, I took my skills and experience as a Corporate Trainer and combined them with the subject of Personal Development. And now, hundreds of women and men have experienced my training or coaching, and made improvements in their personal or professional lives. I finally stopped attracting unavailable and abusive cheaters, jerks and liars. And, I feel in love with a Believer who is a God-fearing, God-loving, faithful man that makes me laugh and treats me well. I also volunteer as a Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Advocate to help other women improve their lives and their children’s lives. Currently, I’m writing my first book and look forward it being another resource in my toolbox for empowering myself, as well as inspiring and educating the women I’ve been sent to help. I’m so very grateful to be living a purpose-driven life by helping women achieve their goals through my Phenomenal Resources, Activity-based workshops, as well as through private, personal Life Coaching and Career Coaching.

It took determination (especially when some people around me didn’t want to see me evolve and grow), a fierce desire, and of course grace, but I am finally able to acknowledge, embrace, own and protect my God-given phenomenal essence (and know that doing so is perfectly OK). Owning this awareness is what I want for every woman, especially those women who have had someone attempt to steal it from them. That’s why I’m committed to my unique purpose, which is educating and inspiring women to turn painful pasts into phenomenal futures. God has told us in His word that after hardship comes ease. The scripture also tells us that ALL things work together for good for those who love the Lord AND are called according to His purpose. I want to see you experience that for yourself!

When women are empowered to recognize their own self-worth and improve their self-confidence, they are better able to contribute their best to their families, employers, clients, friends and communities.

Mission Statement:

The mission of Universal Possibilities LLC is to educate and inspire women to live fully and utilize their God-given talents, skills and passions to be their absolute best in their lives and in their careers.

Vision Statement:

Our vision is to build a personal development company that caters to the unique needs of today’s woman. To accomplish this we will offer a wide variety of activity-based, interactive workshops, books, seminars, retreats, and media that focus on the development of competencies and skills that will enable them to be more successful in their lives and careers by fully acknowledging their self worth.

Green Policy:

Being environmentally conscious and socially aware is very important to me in my personal life, so it was only natural to make “green practices” a part of my business as well. Universal Possibilities LLC employs paperless systems when possible, uses recycled paper when paperless isn’t possible, reduces energy consumption and recycles everything that can be recycled. I believe that businesses as well as individual citizens have a responsibility to make sure we leave a world that is safe, sustainable and beautiful for the generations that are to come. I’m very honored to run Universal Possibilities LLC as a green company.

Wende Sanders

Wende Sanders is a Trainer, Certified Life & Career Coach and the Owner of Universal Possibilities LLC, a personal development company. She specializes in helping women achieve their career goals and life goals. Wende is currently working on her first book.

Human Resources Manager- Wende’s experience in hiring, performance improvement, performance reviews, training, supervising, staff planning and terminations enhances her ability to assist in career planning and achieving career goals

Master of Science Degree in Human Resources (graduated with Honors)

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology (graduated with Honors)

Certified Coach- Wende has completed coach training through Coach Training Alliance, Coach U and Coachville. She’s earned the designation of Certified Coach. Wende has served as a Career Coach in Passport 2 Success Events for 2 years.

Trainer/Facilitator- Wende has received training certificates from ASTD (American Society of Training and Development) and has achieved significant measurable improvements in employee performance due to her training. Wende also receives numerous words of praise and positive feedback for her personal and professional development workshops. See some of the testimonials by clicking here.

Award winning Speaker- She won the Toastmasters’ International Speech Contest at the Club, Area and District levels.

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