Our Coaching Institute Graduates

Name: Karen Harmsworth

Your previous job:

Set up and build a UK lead generation company for a European telemarketer.

How long did you work there?

2 years but spent over a decade in similar positions

What was your position?

General Manager / MD

When/why did you decide to learn coaching?

I worked with a coach who said I was a natural and started training me - I loved the process instantly.

What symptoms did you have that prompted this career change decision?

I became very ill due to excess stress and poor lifestyle choices during my career, I also felt there was a lot of B/S in the IT industry and wanted to become a more authentic person.

What skills now benefit you and/or your company?

My coaching skills, my formal nutrition skills and my life / career experiences!

What do I do as a coach?

Help busy professional people lead healthier lives through good nutrition & self coaching techniques

Any other comments or examples you want to mention regarding how your training at The Coaching Institute has changed/benefited your life and/or career and those around you?

• The coaching element has been a fantastic addition to my ‘Healthy Eating’ / Nutrition business as it helped clients to address and change behaviours that prompted them to make unhealthy choices. Without the coaching there is a lack of techniques to support the clients to make long lasting change – it has therefore been business critical for me and very rewarding to have something tangible to offer clients.
• Personally the experience with CI [The Coaching Institute] was fantastic and provided yet another part of my ongoing life journey. I use the techniques I have learnt constantly in my personal life to ensure I keep up momentum and continue to ‘walk my own talk’, they’re very powerful.

If somebody has a question and wants to email you to ask personally – can they?

No problem – it’s karen@lifedoctorltd.co.uk