So Why Would You Hire Me?
Because I’ll help you find your purpose, and then help you move through the steps required to realize it. How did I learn how to do this?
Design: Finding the Big Idea
I started out doing architecture. Being a native Washingtonian I got the prerequisite bachelor of arts from the University of Washington, and then lived abroad for few years. I loved designing and problem solving. It finally occurred to me as I watched my architect buddies gear up to enter construction phase, I didn’t want to put more buildings on the face of the earth. I just loved looking at problems until I could see which piece of the puzzle didn’t fit, and then designing solutions adhering to that big idea.
Exploring: The Story of Capt’n Molly
I ended up doing lots of sailing and boat refinishing – you know, using all those handy architecture skills. Literally, I learned to explore uncharted waters. Freedom is a bit of an illusion when out to sea. Sure it’s wild, quiet, and beautiful. But I learned that if you’re not paying constant attention and taking total responsibility, you’ll get into trouble pretty darn fast. So I got my captain’s license from the US Coast Guard. I liked that by taking greater responsibility I could expand the possibilities of where I could go. This also meant I was spending lots of time (too much time) in the engine room. But I was learning about going places unknown to most – learning how to prepare for exploration and how to manage myself when events did not turn out as planned.
Coaching: The Big Aha Moment!
I didn’t like where I was headed and eventually decided to have a look at my own emerging map. I realized that my deep passion came from a lifetime exploring various cultures’ mythologies and healing methods as well as the symbol languages of the Tarot and astrology. But then what?
Because responsibility is my middle name, I trotted off to get a Masters in Applied Behavioral Sciences – Systems Counseling from Bastyr University (Leadership Institute of Seattle). So with the behavioral structures and coaching techniques of a trained therapist in my hip pocket, I was finally on the cruise of a lifetime.
Now, several years later here we are – using all the skills sets acquired along the way. I combine the problem-solving design skills of an architect; the attention to surroundings and lust for adventure of a sea captain; and the dedication to guide and serve others as a personal coach. I use my skills to help you chart your life, set your unique course, and then manage inevitable surprises that come once you set to sea. My unique gift to you, my client, is that I’m an expert at teaching you how to develop your own chart and then help you get efficient at using it so that you can increase contentment and decrease stress.
