Hi, I’m Kim, and I know what it’s like to be at a crossroads. You want, maybe even need, something to be different, but you’re not sure what your path to that is or what you’ll need to find in yourself to get there.
A dragonfly symbolizes change & transformation, self-realization, wisdom, emotional maturity and new beginnings.
One appeared (and stayed all night) at a pivotal time in my own career crossroads story several years ago when I took the first step towards becoming a coach after a 20-year career at a public library. It represents why I’m a Personal Development Coach first and not a career coach or life coach.
Change begins from within first.
You’re the only one who can choose the path that’s right for you. I’ll help you understand yourself and your crossroads differently, and use what you discover to change, pursue, leave, begin or make more room for what matters to you. What you learn about yourself and your options are something you can draw on, and continue to grow from, long after our coaching partnership ends.
3 ways to move forward when you’re at a crossroads…
Although it involved serious introspection and questioning on my part, I am more excited about my work than I have been in 30 years.
My intent was to refresh my company when I reached out to Kim. We made a workable plan that went far beyond my expectations and was somehow perfectly choreographed.
Her process is a success because she is analytical, intuitive and has an outstanding ability to listen.
For anyone looking for career direction, Kim really is gold.
Colleen W. | Graphic Designer
“I cannot speak highly enough of the impact of my time working with Kim.”
Working with someone who knows exactly what questions to ask helped me examine my priorities, strengths, and values so that I can better make career decisions, and feel not just content, but also excited for my future.
Thanks Kim, for having challenging conversations and being willing to push me to rethink my perspectives.
I am eternally grateful.
Jessie M. | Librarian
“I wholeheartedly recommend working with Kim.”
Kim helped me find a path that connects with my authentic self: a path that feels exciting and rewarding.
Her support and guidance helped me to prioritize my goals and recognize my strengths after retiring from teaching.
Kim listened patiently and encouraged me to explore areas that I wouldn’t have considered.
The experience was life-changing and has created a base from which I will be moving towards in my new career.
Caroline H. | Retired Elementary Teacher
“Kim was the coach I needed to prepare me for a mid-career transition.”
The process of change was harder than I thought it would be. Kim was a steady rock through the ups and downs of my emotions and doubts.
She helped me discover my strengths and see how these qualities and skills could be applied to a new career path and provided timely advice and support throughout the process.
I feel well prepared and confident to meet the challenges that career change brings thanks to Kim’s help and professionalism as a Personal Development Coach.
Paul F. | High School Teacher
“Kim’s nurturing approach has allowed me to flourish at work and evolve as a leader.”
She is insightful, inspiring and subtly introduces fresh perspectives when working through leadership and organizational challenges.
By utilizing strengths I didn’t realize I had, I have facilitated significant positive changes within my teams due to Kim’s guidance.
Denise W-L. | Sales and Marketing Manager
I invite you to discover if we’ll be a good fit to work together by booking your free consultation.
(It’s really a conversation, all the details about coaching plans & pricing are on the Coaching Partnerships page.)
A bit about how my own crossroads shapes the way I coach…
Before I became a coach, I spent 20 years working at a public library.
With a long career, I know what it’s like to feel both belonging and longing for something moreor different. To experience a life-changing diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes at 30 early on in my career just when it felt like things were coming together for me.
And then in my last few years at the library, to work in a changing, challenging and chaotic environment that had me questioning everything…hard things like who I was, was I enough, what I could handle…what I should be expected to handle.
And eventually, arriving at a major crossroads. Feeling like I had to make a change for my own well-being, one that was unexpected to everyone but me. Determined to create something meaningful from everything that had brought me to that crossroads.
Years now after making that change and coaching people through their own crossroads has only made me more interested in what brought them there and what will help them find their way through.
The strengths you overlook because they come so naturally. The values you don’t realize you’ve been compromising. The emotions you’ve been trying to get past instead of getting curious about because they’re information.
As well as the the assumptions you’ve made about who you’re supposed to be and what you’re supposed to want. The things you keep thinking about. The parts of yourself that have had little room to grow or even be noticed.
And, from all of that, the things you discover you’re capable of when you start looking at yourself and your situation differently.
We’ll talk about your crossroads, whether it’s work-related, personal or both.
But mostly, we’ll focus on you, the life you’re living and the life you want. I’ll help you understand yourself and your crossroads differently, and use what you discover to change, pursue, leave, begin or make more room for what matters to you.
Since 2012, long before I became a coach, I’ve been exploring personal growth through writing and photography on my blog, Prairie Girl Wonders.
A dragonfly symbolizes change & transformation, self-realization wisdom, emotional maturity and new beginnings. One appeared (and stayed all night) at a pivotal time in my own career crossroads story. It represents why I’m a Personal Development coach first and not a career coach or life coach. Change begins from within first and is what leads to the lasting, satisfying outward change to move forward when you’re at a crossroads.
