Life Transitions

A big one, I suppose, would be birth or death.  On Easter Sunday, my husband’s mother passed away. My daughter Jasmine posted a picture of her at my wedding on my facebook page.  She was 96 years old, very healthy until eight months before her passing and other than dementia stayed healthy until almost the very end.  The part that fascinates me or challenges me is not the fact of her passing.  It is the challenge to absorb that into my life and to react purposefully and to make sense of it. 

The easiest reaction is to be sad and depressed and that is certainly healthy for a period of time.  Then what?  Well, I would like to use the emotion to encourage me to live my life more fully.  To enjoy the sunshine and to take true joy in watching the plants in our garden, life, grow and evolve.  Death is always a reminder of the fragility of life.  It is easy to get caught up in the moment and to let the moments pass by.  Before we know it, years have passed by.  What fun it was to watch two and a half year old, Amalie, running around , enjoying every second, running up the steps and sitting in a flower bed.  She wore the same type of dress her mother had worn when I knew her as a little girl.

It is a reminder to take good care of ourselves and to love those around us.  Share, if you like, in the comment box below, how you have dealt with big life transitions.  If you want inspiration on how to take better care of your body, visit Linda Wagner’s website.  It is http://lindawagner.net/index2.php#/home/.  Her green smoothies and consultations have transformed how I eat and no longer count calories.

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Catch up with me.  Take me up on a free coaching session.  I would love to talk to you.  See my testimonials page and let me be there for you.

Karen

Testimonials

Karen’s coaching helped me to quickly identify the critical values pertaining to a particular issue.  As we discussed my values in more detail I was able to more fully understand why I was delaying action with respect to my issue and also identify the actions I need to take to become more fulfilled in this area.

Javier R.

“Karen presents a soothing and highly productive environment. She possesses a
> natural instinct to connect with individuals and their circumstances which
> sets a most positive atmosphere for moving forward. I am confident that
> clients will significantly benefit from working with Karen.”

Dr. Phil B.

Karen is a wonderfully warm, compassionate coach and brings a wealth of experience and wisdom to the table. I heartily recommend her!   Phoebe

Hi Friends,

Welcome to SoulCents Coaching!

Finance….Organization…Life Transitions

Some of you have known me for many years and some of you are meeting me for the first time. So, this first blog will be a little about me and then about my new business.  I was born in New York, moved to Panama for kindergarten and spent my formative years in Tokyo, Japan from third grade through high school with a brief stint at a boarding school in La Jolla , California for junior high school.  Growing up in Tokyo had a major impact on my life as my buddies from ASIJ, American School in Japan, will attest to.  Along the way, from age three through high school I did quite a bit of swimming, won a few medals and trained with a former Olympic coach for a period of time.  Summers were spent with my grandparents in a very rural beautiful mountain town in Colorado and that gave me another environment to cling to, the yin and yang of city and country.

After high school, I joined Up With People International and was fortunate enough to be the Caucasian liason for the Japanese cast members of our group.  Unless you have grown up abroad, it’s hard to imagine but for many years I felt more Japanese than American even though both my parents are of American descent.  We travelled domestically all over the United States and then went on to Italy where I was one of the front public relations people and then to Germany where we did a Pepsi commercial outside of Munich.  I loved to sing and dance and enjoyed my time thoroughly although I was not one of the performers close to a microphone

I got married for the first time at a very young age and had my daughter Jasmine.  I built a house at 21 years of age and fell in love with real estate.  A few years later, I fell in love with a contractor and we had a son Christopher and went  into the business of buying and flipping houses in southern California. Fast forward years of raising a family, owning my own daycare business to be home with my own children, working for banks and Japan Airlines, we sold all our property in southern California and moved, thanks to my daughter’s urging, to northern California.

I fell in love with eleven and a half acres in Fort Bragg, California off Hwy One and close to the ocean.  Once on our property, the redwood trees abound.  It is a fairy land and was used in years past by the Pomo Indian tribe.  It is my dream to one day have this become a retreat center and to pass it down to future generations the way our property in Drake, Colorado has been passed down since my great grandfather rode up that Rocky Mountain pass.

Alas, the economy was tough ( ah…I’ve been through many life transitions) and my husband and I needed to move down closer to a city center to get “real” jobs .  That city center was San Francisco.  I have recently graduated with a MBA and a Masters in Asia Pacific Studies.  I have gone on to study with the College for Financial Planning .  Most recently, I have studied with The Coaches Training Institute in San Rafael, California.  They are acknowledged by the International Coaching Federation as one of the best.

So, here I am with a new business.  My desire is to take all my different roads that I have traveled to date and to be able to assist others with finding their true loves and paths.  As your coach, you will find me to be a true team player.  With the co-active coaching model, you will be empowered to reach your own dreams.  I love coaching!  It comes naturally to me and it is fun!  If you would like a free 45 minute sample session, it is my joy to give it to you.  I have received lots of positive feedback from those I have coached and I would love to be your coach!

Until next time….Karen