Who I Am

My lifelong interest in helping others and in personal development led me to the field of life coaching, and my years of fascination with efficiency and goals led me to specialize in time management coaching.

I love to engage with my clients to help them create the right time management system that suits their natural style. We work together to find ways to organize time and projects, and get efficient with priorities.

Most importantly, I want my clients to find the time to do the things that really matter the most... the things that bring them and those around them true joy. My coaching style is down-to-earth, compassionate, humorous and action-oriented.

I received training and graduated from the International Coach Academy and am currently working towards my Certified Professional Coach certification from the International Coaching Federation. I also hold a B.A. degree from Barnard College, Columbia University and a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification from the Society of Human Resources Management.

In addition to working in human resources and in my private coaching practice, I love to spend time with my husband and friends, cook, dance, drum, amble through Seattle neighborhoods and street fairs, and read fantasy novels.

Where I Come From

Here are a few key things from my childhood that shaped me.

When I was ten, my middle sister told me that I should write a novel containing all of the fantasy stories about unicorns that I'd been telling her at bedtime. At the same time, I had found a dusty copy of a self-help book somewhere called The Magic of Thinking Big, which is all about dreaming big dreams and actually carrying them out. And so, inspired by my sister and by the concepts I'd been reading about which encouraged me to dream really big dreams, I decided I was going to write a book, and I did it... eighty pages written in pencil in a spiral-bound notebook about the trials and tribulations of a group of magical unicorns.

The second thing took place over a longer period of time. When I was thirteen, I'd just come from a really hard year at a school where I didn't fit in. I wanted no one else to ever feel that way again, and in addition to building my own friendships, had a tendency thereafter to look for ways to help other kids include each other and feel included... to see the good in others and to look for opportunities for wildly different people to weave connections together, nurture compassion and build all kinds of bridges.

As I grew older, these core parts of me stayed unchanged: my dedication to fostering my own creativity for the sheer joy of it, my tendency to set and pursue big goals, and my love of helping others. Unfortunately, as an adult it can be harder to find the time and the state of mind to follow our deepest wildest urges. Thus, I've had to develop my own structures and techniques for efficiently and joyously getting stuff done - the fun creative stuff, the day-to-day basic stuff, the stuff that keeps me healthy and whole, and the important but non-urgent stuff that supports my long-term dreams and goals. I'm a constant work in progress, as we all are; still, I've learned a lot and have a lot of resources and awareness to share

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