Dr. Marilyn Simmons, biochemist, emotionologist, and life coach, has spent her career decoding how emotions shape personal and professional success. Her research-based approach bridges the worlds of science, education, and human connection, helping individuals and organizations transform from the inside out.
Dr. Marilyn Simmons transformed her personal journey and academic path into a global mission. With a PhD focused on achievement emotions, she developed a groundbreaking instrument that measures 96 discrete emotional dispositions, helping individuals and organizations unlock the emotional keys to achievement.
From classrooms to boardrooms, she has empowered students, couples, teachers, and executives to understand their emotional architecture and use it to reach their goals. Her life’s work is now distilled into Emotionology — a movement, a mindset, and a marketplace for emotion-informed success.
With a unique foundation spanning science, coaching, and education, Dr. Marilyn Simmons brings together emotional intelligence coaching, achievement coaching, and leadership development to help people grow from the inside out. Drawing on her expertise in personal growth strategies, emotional awareness, and motivational speaking, she creates transformative experiences for individuals and teams.
Her work is informed by years of research in achievement emotion measurement and analysis, supported by her background in quantitative research, statistical modeling, cognitive neuroscience, and science-based curriculum development. Through this blend of science and strategy, Dr. Simmons equips clients to understand and harness their emotions, develop resilience, and achieve lasting success.
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"Everything that we hope to achieve will be a clash between what we think and what we feel."
Dr. Marilyn Simmons