Hi, I’m Kim.
You’re capable, self-aware and good at what you do. So why is figuring out what needs to change in your life and career so hard?
You’re smart. Ambitious, in your own way. You have dreams, and goals you’ve achieved, both for your life and career.
You’ve done a lot of things right and that’s led to nice life and career with plenty to be grateful for.
But life and work don’t always unfold the way we imagine.
We experience setbacks, feel stuck and face unexpected challenges. We crave something new or different. Or we just know something is off and it’s not getting better on its own.
When we get in our own heads about it all or ask for advice from friends, family and colleagues it can feel overwhelming to figure it all out.
Sometimes you need someone outside your life to help you sort through it all.
Sometimes the conversations we’ll have will take you somewhere you didn’t expect…somewhere better than where you were trying to go.
Real, lasting change begins on the inside.
It starts with slowing down enough to get honest about what you actually want, what’s holding you back and who you are underneath it all.
That’s when you can make clear decisions about what you want to change and what’s actually been working for you all along.
I spent 20 years working in a public library helping people find what they were looking for. Turns out that’s exactly what I do as a coach too, except now I’m helping them find themselves and the path that feels like theirs.
3 ways to move into your next chapter…
I invite you to discover if we’ll be a good fit to work together by booking your free consultation.
I work with people like you in challenging chapters because I needed help in three defining chapters of my own life and career.
But I didn’t really know such help existed then, and I muddled through on my own for far too long…
A life-changing diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes at 30 came just as life and work were coming together for me. It was very daunting…who am I now and how will I continue to do all the things I want to do?
Being a mid-level leader at a public library aligned with my values and interests. However as leadership and the community we served changed, the complex workplace that resulted was not where I wanted to be. I felt deflated, disappointed, exhausted, and yet somehow, determined to make a challenging time the catalyst for profound growth and change.
A constant internal tug-of-war…I was going to leave, but what would I do next? It took me awhile to figure it out because it meant leaving a long-term “safe” career and that felt very overwhelming.
While counselling has its place, what I needed was a life coach combined with a career coach focused on personal development to help me see myself and my options in a different light. Someone who saw me as a whole human being, capable and ready, to move forward in both.
That’s the purpose of coaching. You have the answers, I help you find them.
I know that when life disrupts what once felt certain, you’re challenged to adapt to a new reality in order to keep growing and thriving. And that takes self-awareness, curiosity and the courage to take action.
It’s what reshapes not just your path, but the life you live on it.
That’s the heart of the work we’ll do together. Learn more here.
Since 2012, long before I became a coach, I’ve been exploring personal growth through writing and photography on my blog, Prairie Girl Wonders.
This dragonfly landed on my balcony (and stayed all night) on the day I sent in my application for the coaching course at Rhodes Wellness College with the plan to eventually leave my long career at the library (which I did almost exactly a year later in July, 2019).
A dragonfly symbolizes transformation, change, wisdom, self-realization & new beginnings.
I took it as a sign the path I’d been intuitively growing towards for quite some time was off to a promising start.
That’s the thing about change…you never know where your inspiration will come from. However, if you’re open to it, you’ll get those little nudges from the universe to encourage you to keep going on your way.
