Hey there!

I’m Coach Kat.

Personal Development Coach using CliftonStrengths®.

I am here to lead you on a journey inside yourself, where you can start to see the true you and begin the REAL development work needed fully use your God-given talents and strengths.

Coach Kat's headshot
Coach Kat's headshot

Hey there!

I’m Coach Kat.

Personal Development Coach using CliftonStrengths®.

I am here to lead you on a journey inside yourself, where you can start to see the true you and begin the REAL development work needed to fully use your God-given talents and strengths.

Me and my dad. 🙂

Life is hard, and I have the scars to prove it.

Let me tell you a story…
Once upon a time…
in a faraway land…
or maybe down the street,
a princess was born. (ME!)
The king and queen of this princess
were so happy!
At that moment, 
their lives were completely 
magical and miraculous.

My family (circa 1967)

Life in the castle.

Then…life kicked back in.
I started to cry,
my mother was tired and hungry,
and dad was stressing about ways
to help everyone.
Life got very hectic very quickly. 

Me and my dad. 🙂

Life is hard, and I have the scars to prove it.

Let me tell you a story…
Once upon a time,
in a faraway land,
a princess was born. (ME!)
The king and queen of this princess were so happy!
At that moment, 
their lives were completely 
magical and miraculous.

My family (circa 1967). 

Life in the castle.

Then…life kicked back in. 
I started to cry,
my mother was tired and hungry,
I was hungry,
and dad was stressing about
ways to help everyone.
Life got very hectic very quickly.

My Life Was a Rollercoaster

Some kids get lucky and grow up in an environment with loving, calm, supportive parents and family.

Many do not.

REAL TALK: As parents learn to care for their child…they are still GROWING UP, too!

Let’s take a minute to look at life from YOUR parent’s perspective.

After the magic of bringing you into this world (and it IS magical because you were one of life’s greatest gifts to them), the challenge of caring for you began.

For anyone who has had a dog, you can begin to understand the daily commitment it takes to make sure it is well cared for

(If you only have had a cat, you have no idea…)

A baby is one hundred times more demanding than a dog!

The day you were born, your parents had to make some major adjustments to their lives. Instead of being a 100% free-loving, fun, spontaneous couple, they now had to dedicate a major part of their day attending to your needs.

Sure, you were adorable, worth all the work (of course), but caring for a baby 24/7 can quickly take a toll on one’s energy, psyche, and demeanor.

If your parents were not emotionally well-adjusted before your birth, “keeping it all together” might prove to be very challenging and they might (most likely) start feeling like things are getting overwhelming and certain areas of their lives might start to crumble.

 Most likely, over the years, tempers occasionally flare, tears are shed, money gets tight, houses get dirty and in disrepair, bodies start losing shape and health, moods go downhill…all because of you.

Well, not really because you are quite adorable, but because keeping you adorable requires a lot of work!

(Not to mention patience, love, money, time and wisdom.)

This is how I experienced my childhood. 

Toasting my future life with my grandmothers.

Leaving the castle.

Let me tell you a little bit more about myself. 
I was born in America to very nice, hardworking parents from the midwest.  My journey has been:
good & bad,
easy & hard,
fun & scary,
happy & sad,
healthy & sick,
rich & poor,
and many other things. I am guessing that my journey is somewhat typical of how life can be sometimes.

My family (circa 1967)

My (first) breakdown

When I was 28, I found myself burned out from too much work and socializing, in credit card debt from buying too many designer clothes “on sale,” in a rollercoaster relationship with an old college boyfriend, overwhelmed by daily life glitches, and spewing complaints and woes to anyone who crossed my path.
As a result, I became depressed and sick with cancer. The following year of chemotherapy and radiation treatments helped me heal, but also opened up some new emotional traumas that needed to be addressed.
What followed was seven years of panic attacks and 15 years of generalized anxiety trying to navigate it ALONE.

The Framework for an Easier Life

I like to say I did things the hard way in order to eventually discover the easier way, which I finally did in my 40s. I am now in my 50s and have been using my framework for easier living for over 15 years and sure wish I had discovered it sooner!

It’s a framework that allows me to have a higher and more consistent quality of life EVERYDAY.  It is built on such a solid foundation of life skills that when crisis does come knocking (which it still does), I can survive it better and overcome it faster.

It’s a framework that has been used through many, many cycles of growing pains as I push to evolve into the next version of the woman I want to be.

It is designed upon ancient wisdom, sound habits, modern technology, and innovative manifesting.

It can be adapted to anyone’s unique nature and desires, and used at any age.

Had I utilized it at age 28, my life would have been so different–in the best way!

(I have no regrets because I did the best with what I knew back then, regardless of how much potential I squandered.)

The Power to Just Become You

Instead, I now see that my pain is YOUR gain. I am ready to give back to YOU and share my framework–in the hopes that you can create YOUR OWN PERSONAL FRAMEWORK for a unique and thriving grownup experience.

I can pretty much guarantee that if you build and embrace your own framework NOW, your future life will be much better and your true potential will be realized more quickly than I met mine.

(What did I do between 1999-2011 on my Personal Resume? I raised four wonderful children who are now adults. SO MANY lessons learned during that time as I taught my kids to be independent enough to leave me!)

 

My Personal Resume

Follow Your Strengths

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We all have natural strengths

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Strengths can be developed into talents

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Tapping into your natural strengths leads to fulfillment and happiness

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Your strengths-based life is unique to you

NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO

DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTHS

What are your SUPERPOWERS?

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Get a feel for my work by listening to:

Honestly, Lisa podcast

Talking Strengths with Rhonda & Jason

Let It Flow, podcast