A Special Note from Me to You

I’m a real shift disturber, a catalyst for transformation, sparking clients to become evokateurs in their life to create and ‘beacon in’ extraordinary futures. No matter the objective, the challenge or the complexity, I’ve learned that having the courage and vulnerability to be open to change, to explore and be true to yourself is key.

I spent many years believing I was a misfit – not worthy of connection and belonging. Because it was a belief, I would unconsciously create disconnection and aloneness – again and again. Until one day, being coached in front of a group of colleagues, I experienced this lightbulb moment on how I was limiting myself and how nasty I spoke to myself. Once I felt this restriction and pain that I was causing myself, I wanted to change it. But how? I’d been practicing this pattern for so many years, I was afraid and uncertain how to change it.

I knew I was a bit ‘different’ but I didn’t know that it was a strength, not a weakness. I was blind to what I was blind to and I was an expert at getting in my own way. For example, I’d never speak to anyone the way I spoke to myself. Critical, demeaning, demanding, never-good-enough. Yikes. But how to shift this pattern and belief? I didn’t know how. I had been living the lie of the misfit for too long.

When I took the opportunity to join a small coaching group that provided the support, skills, coping mechanisms and strategy needed to carve a new path forward, I transformed my life. I founded a thriving coaching practice and cultivated several tribes of kindred spirits whose friendship, love and support I so appreciate today.  

Being open to the reflections and support of like-minded others helped me to see the barriers and patterns I’d created for myself. And you can too.

Are you ready to choose to fully participate in the world with a feeling of belonging, connection and anticipation of what is possible? Are you willing to free yourself from fear, self-doubt and restriction and shift into change to live a more empowered life?

Choose to get the support, awareness, accountability, skills sets and coping mechanisms to free yourself from what doesn’t serve you (and probably hasn’t for a while!). Create a strategy to carve a new path to your own extraordinary possibility.

Research has also proven most women have internal barriers to receiving the level of support they need to truly succeed. For many reasons: They don’t want to appear weak, inadequate, or needy. They don’t want to go into “receiving debt.” They don’t want to burden others with their problems.

As a result, women...

• Have minimized their needs for support, and therefore are disconnected from what they truly need from themselves and others
• Are not sure how to ask for or access support from others
• Feel it is too risky to ask for and receive support, as it is a vulnerable act, requiring us to be seen in our imperfections and to admit to uncertainty and the possibility of failing.

You aren’t weak, inadequate, or somehow flawed if you can’t gain mastery over your life by yourself. Just the opposite – the real truth is that we need support from others, in order to thrive and come into the fullness of our power.

Research shows that’s especially true at the higher levels of our human potential is this: You can't fully become yourself by yourself.  How can becoming yourself and making the greatest difference with your gifts into a team sport, not a solo race?

Most of us have spent decades struggling in isolation, trying to break free from old patterns and launch our creativity into the world... And even though some of us have supportive friends and family members, our inner experience is that we’re alone, and our full flourishing is a personal problem we have to tackle by ourselves.

And what's even worse is that we beat ourselves up for not being able to do it alone. The good news is you can create a new story about receiving support to be able to unleash our power. And you can do it within the growth container that will be created in the Breaking Free of Your Inner Glass Ceiling group. Are you ready to smash at least one part of that inner glass ceiling?

And that is key – being ready to crack open one core belief and dissolve the patterns associated with it. You need to be tired, fed up and longing to make change in your life. We all are multidimensional beings with various strengths, talents, abilities and behavioural patterns. In this course, you will reflect on and then choose a pattern that is linked to one belief that you want to shift. And with your input, my guidance and the support of the group, you have the opportunity to break that pattern by shifting the belief the pattern is anchored to, learn new skill sets, coping mechanisms and mindsets that will set you free to choose more of the life you want to lead.

Do we have several beliefs that hold us back? Yes. Will you change all of them in this course. No. But you can be guided to make a big difference in your life – perhaps one that is incredibly transformative. The choice is yours. Are you ready to smash at least one part of that inner glass ceiling of yours? If so…

A Little More About Karen

I learned early that I ‘see the world through a different lens that leads to a different understanding of the world. Initially, I was told this perception and expression was wrong and I felt a strong sense of separation and un-belonging for a large part of my life. I now understand listening in and dancing to the beat of my own drum makes me unique as there is power and truth in that - my power and truth. I help clients envision the world from a unique perspective – through their own lens. What becomes clear is what matters most to them and why. For change to be sustainable, it must be sourced from within, as transformation is sparked from the inside out.

I’m completely unique. So are all of my clients. So are the problems they face and their approach to solve them. My past experience may be helpful but the real magic lies in the co-creation that happens when we explore their unique challenges together.

I’m not your traditional coach that defines goals with clients and then uses a tactical approach to achieve these goals. Yes, I have over 12 years’ experience coaching entrepreneurs and leaders throughout North America and Europe. I’m also clairvoyant and studied all sorts of spirituality and mystical traditions. So, my life experience influences the tools and perspective I use in coaching. Do I use oracle cards in coaching? Yes. Do I occasionally do psychic readings for clients? Yup. Do I have clients open to their feelings, instincts and intuition and define their values? Uh huh. Do I use business plans to create strategy? Sometimes. Do I use other models and draw from traditional coach approaches? If it is applicable. That is what it means to have a multidimensional approach that is supportive and sparks change.

Change happens and transformation occurs. For me, the magic of supporting clients through this transformation means I keep evolving with them. By being present to what is and being direct enough to ask the tough questions, I help clients see that their lives are a result of their conscious and unconscious choices. Together, we focus on self-discovery, clarifying goals and creating outrageous outcomes. Expansion and growth occur and they become empowered to beacon in and manifest the life they consciously choose to live. So do I. Supporting clients on this continual process of learning, growing and evolution benefits me too. It is my purpose and what keeps me hooked on coaching.