Hi, I’m Kim.
You’re here because you want something to be different. And now you’ve decided to do something about it.
I meet you in your world and help you look at it differently.
What you discover is where change happens.
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.
Work is complicated and exhausting. You’re doing too much with too little…resources, direction, leadership. You’ve lost your job, or keep finding yourself in jobs that never seem quite right. Maybe the path you worked hard to build doesn’t feel right anymore. Or something unexpected has you questioning how to move forward from here.
But it isn’t always about work. While you’ve been busy building a life, you haven’t always made room for yourself in it. Now you want to, but you’re not sure how. You can sense a chapter is coming to an end, but what’s next is a blank page right now.
And sometimes, nothing is actually wrong, but you can’t ignore the feeling that there’s something more or different possible for yourself, your work and your life.
I know these crossroads because I’ve lived through three very different ones of my own, and because I work with people in the midst of them every day.
When you’ve been trying to figure things out from inside your own world, it’s easy to become stuck, circling the same thoughts and possibilities. You find that other people’s advice often tells you more about what they would do than what you know would work for you.
3 ways to begin a fresh chapter in your life and career…
Because your life and career are personal. Your coaching should be too.
People come to coaching for all kinds of reasons. In all my years of coaching, no one has ever come to me with the same story as someone else. I value that.
People trust me with the parts of their lives and careers that aren’t always easy to talk about, from struggles and doubts to ideas, hopes and ambitions. I get to know what matters to them, what they want and the experiences that have shaped them.
I get to learn what they’re willing to work for and what they’re not. What they want more of and what gets in the way. What they want to do with this one life that’s theirs to live.
I’ve met people I wouldn’t otherwise have met and found kindred spirits among clients. I’ve learned that something I might not want for myself can matter deeply to someone else.
This is the part I never could have imagined when I left a long career at a public library to do this work. It’s become one of the things I value most about being a coach.
I invite you to discover if we’ll be a good fit to work together by booking your free consultation.
I work with people in challenging chapters like you may be in now because I needed help in three defining chapters of my own life and career.
However, 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 so 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 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.
That’s the purpose of coaching. You have the answers, I help you discover 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.
