Hi I’m Kim,
I’m a Career and Personal Development Coach offering grounded, personalized support for career transition, personal growth and overcoming challenges in life and career.
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 all the things you’re supposed to do to build a nice life and career and you have a lot to be grateful for, but…
life and work don’t always unfold the way we imagine.
Even when we’re good at what we do, even when we’ve done everything right and have plenty to be grateful for, many of us struggle.
We experience setbacks, feel stuck, don’t know if we should stay or go, crave something new or different and know something is off and it’s not getting better on its own.
That’s a lot to carry day to day:
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Uncertainty
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Conflicting needs and desires; constantly weighing pros and cons
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Not giving yourself permission to do what you really want to do
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Fear of loss or failure
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Questioning identity
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Outgrowing old roles or ways of living
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Worrying what other people will think if you make a change
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Making sense of what’s changing in your life
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Making decisions without full clarity
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Being In the middle of one chapter while trying to begin another and not making any progress in either
When we get in our own heads about it all or ask for advice from friends, family, colleagues it can become overwhelming to figure it all out.
When we work together you’ll:
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Hear your own voice clearly
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Become more self-aware
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Get clear about what matters to you
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Build confidence through change
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Develop resilience
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Trust yourself more
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Take action aligned with your values
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Discover strengths you haven’t used to their potential
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Let go of roles or expectations that were weighing you down
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Create a stronger sense of direction
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Feel more grounded in who you are
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Become less driven by fear or external pressure
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Gain perspective on what fulfillment actually means to you
We’ll acknowledge the discomfort of transition, but our focus will be on:
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Growth
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Clarity
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Relief
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Renewed energy
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A stronger sense of self
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A deeper understanding of what kind of life and work actually fits you
This is is when something shifts inside you, and you’ll take action to move your life and career in a direction that feels more real and true to how you want to live.
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.
