Christian Life coaching transforms your life for renewed life purpose, life balance, and peace in the midst of major life change including a new job, a promotion, a divorce, an illness, widowhood, retirement, career issues, family, a new baby, aging parent and other challenges.

Testimonials

Though coaching was not always a piece of cake, I have to say that it was probably among the most beneficial things I’ve ever done for myself. Thanks to the sessions I spent with Karen, I was able to frame my personal values and actually commit to paper those things that are most important to me.... In addition, I’ve become more introspective and have learned how important it is to make time for myself. Techniques taught to me by Karen have helped me analyze the things in my life that work or don’t work for me. Coaching empowered me to change the things that don’t work and enjoy on a deeper level the things that do. In short, the coaching time spent with Karen Sweet made a valuable difference to me. K.P., Consultant

During our coaching, Karen was a keen listener, genuine in her approach, curious, trustful as well as worthy of my trust. I could count on her to be with me and for me in every coaching session. She was also adept at asking questions or framing a situation to help me view it from different perspectives. As important, she helped me just “be” with a perspective for awhile; to try it on and feel it. This was something I didn’t find easy to do initially; however, with time and practice it became one of my most important life tools. I vividly remember many other conversations and exercises with Karen that I use as reference points today. Especially powerful was an exercise and coaching sessions related to identifying my life values…and how I was honoring those values in my daily life. I repeat this particular exercise and process regularly and with enthusiasm because with a focus on my values I found that I could really live my life with purpose. S.W., Principal, Consulting

Karen brought tremendous insight and focus to her coaching. I attribute significant personal and academic growth, which I am utterly confident will apply to reaching my career goals, to our coaching relationship and I am deeply grateful for having worked with her during this time. R.D., CA

Karen and I began working together at a time in my life when I had several challenges confronting me. I had changed my work mode to telecommuting, was on the verge of retiring, and had recently moved.

Sometimes I can be somewhat of a procrastinator and Karen has the ability to help set deadlines for progress without making one feel overly pushed.

I always looked forward to our meetings, which were mostly conducted by telephone. It was as though I had my own private cheering section and yet I never felt she was in the role of a "yes person."

I still remember the feeling of being pumped up and given a fresh dose of enthusiasm after each session.

Thanks to Karen and her sensitivity, insight and guidance I successfully transitioned to a full time telecommuter, was able to incorporate my own personal work style into my regimen while avoiding taking on other's expectations of me. I did retire and relied on Karen's wealth of knowledge about compensation to ask some critical questions about my financial condition. Additionally, I took the lead in helping my wife establish her own very successful consulting business which had the bonus of bringing us closer together both emotionally and physically as she conducted her business from our home instead of working remotely.

One of the most important aspects of our relationship, I feel, was the intuitive sense that Karen brought to it. She was able, many times, to be a signpost for me by pointing out the options I had available as I reached various crossroads. It took a few meetings for me to understand that Karen wasn't going to tell me what to do, but rather I had to look and decide for myself. After I reached that point, I got more out of our sessions and felt more confident and satisfied about what I chose to do.

Even after we agreed to discontinue meeting, I still rely on some of the skills and life lessons I learned to help guide me through good times and bad.
J.B. in New Mexico

Didn't know much about coaching but since I'd worked with Karen on another project, I agreed to coach with her. I look at coaching pragmatically- Did I gain anything from coaching? I'd say yes, coaching framed issues and questions I might not have thought of, might not have acted on. It was worth my time and investment. D.H., President & Founder, High Technology Co.

In these hectic times it is easy to get wound up in thinking about several things at once and having a hard time settling on one goal or project at a time. The resulting stress causes more confusion, which leads to more stress, and so on. I found personal coaching to be a calming influence on my "busy, busy" lifestyle. Coaching gave me a time that I could look forward to, when I knew that I would take deep breaths, slow my mental pace and look at things from an unhurried, supportive viewpoint. The viewpoint was my own--I just didn't hear it over the day-to-day "noise." Personal goals during the week between the coaching sessions kept (or returned) me to that calm place where I could consider the right course of action for me--not for all of the competing interests around me. I thought the time was well spent and productive. Just thinking of our sessions helps me slow my pace when I have let things get away from me. I can happily recommend personal coaching to anyone who wants to take the time to create a better sense of personal contentment and calm. Coach Karen is a particularly effective personal coach. M.M., Elementary School Principal