Welcome to my new updated website aligned to a new service I am offering from May 29th 2024!
Over the past year I have trained and coached people in Ireland and abroad as part of my training to gain a Diploma in Life & Business Coaching which I will be receiving in 2 weeks time! During this time I have explored the art & science behind coaching through books, assignments, coaching others & being coached myself. This was a deep exploration to the underworld of firstly my own way of thinking, my values & how I choose to live my own life and then being in the privileged position to hold this space for others to do the same. It has been transformative, empowering & invigorating to say the least.
Why coaching? I have been coached myself in 2021 by an amazing coach named Catriona who guided me in career coaching & what I achieved in that space of time was beyond my expectations and frankly 'powerful". I had evidence that coaching was a powerful method of moving forward! At the time I knew I would someday return to coaching or be coached again but I never considered becoming a coach myself. Last year I was in a flux, I was trying to decide if I "should" undertake a masters in a particular nursing course which would cost me an arm and a leg or explore another route. I was between jobs, very unclear of what the next direction was and running this business for the pure passion of it but not enough to bring the income I or it deserved. I spoke with my both my own coach Catriona at the time and other friends who had carried out coaching courses to consider my options. I booked a meeting with Adrian from the Irish Life Coach Institute & he said to me "It's very simple, if you are meant to be on this course you will be"! This was a week before the course was due to start & I told him that I might consider it for Spring as it was too short notice to start the following weekend... resorting to my old patterns of procrastination!
There is a saying from Roald Dahl - "Those who don't believe in magic will never find it" & there is a part of me believes that there is something bigger than us that could be described as magic out there than we don't yet have the capacity to explain. Yet, I have always had a lingering belief of scepticism, probably my Irish roots colouring the need for hard work & survival that has surrounded us Irish since the potato famine!
However, what happened the next day changed my view of trusting the process and the magic of trusting life itself. The next morning I received an email from my accountant, my jaw dropped in awe as I realised that I was receiving a tax return which totalled to the amount of the cost of the course! Trust the process became a reality for me as I emailed Adrian to sign up. I commenced the course that weekend with a bunch of amazing humans who I now call my friends.
Who have I coached & what is my style? What I will bring to you is the full presence and awareness that I am blessed to have from my mindfulness training, so that you can gain the insights you need to take your own courageous steps towards success. Mindfulness was my baseline to becoming a coach, I just didn't realise what an important part of coaching it would be! Over the past few months I have had the privilege of coaching men and women in Ireland and abroad and here are some of the achievements they have gained through coaching.....
*transitioning from working at home with the kids to taking the next step towards a career of their dreams,
*gaining confidence within the workplace
* finding the truth in their life & moving out of unhealthy relationships & healing the relationships they value
*Eradicating unhelpful beliefs they didn't even know they had
*Discovered what was holding them back and moving forward with their goals
*Moving from financial dependance & instability to financial independence & peace of mind
*Clarity on a situation where they think they need to move jobs but realise it is something else and they have the power to change the lens in how they approach it
*Understanding their emotions and how they can work with their emotions in a supportive way rather than sabotaging themselves
*Realising the source of the problem is their own inner critic & how to move past this & create a new dialogue
I am and will be always evolving as a coach and it will take time to find my niche but I do know at this stage that my coaching style is based on "mindfulness in action". Some people think a coach will advise and tell you what to do, but that's what a mentor is employed to do. Some people think coaching is like counselling.. but a counsellor will help to deal with problems from the past & how to cope with them in the present....
Coaching is dealing with what is blocking present or future happiness and success and to guide a person to a way forward or to reach their potential. It also helps people who need help with planning and strategies regarding their future.
A good coach will listen deeply to you, stay present and find the subtle cues that you can't see for yourself to guide you forward. A good coach will then ask the right question's and guide you to unlock the answer yourself and this is my approach to coaching. It may start like a jigsaw puzzle of jumbled pieces, but by the end it will have taken shape as you begin to put the pieces back together again. By the end of the session you will feel heard, empowered, lighter & have clarity plus you will feel supported to take the next courageous action step to make a difference to your outcome.
So enough about my journey, what is it in your current situation that you wish to explore through coaching? What is the thing that you aren't even aware of that is holding you back? What is your truth, the thing your authentic self wants to tell you that is screaming to be heard? Is there a health problem that is really impacting your quality of life or a work situation that is limiting you to stay small? Is life too stressful to even contemplate your own goals or dreams? What is it in your life that requires the power of coaching to shake it up and move it forward?
Give me a shout if this is something you would like to explore in a discovery call!
The calendar is open for discovery call's and I will be offering 1:1 coaching from May 29th!
Karen
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