My desire is to coach you towards a career and life change that empowers you, gives you confidence and ultimately fulfills your work/life goals.
Together we work to build confidence in your own skills, abilities and knowledge to find the right path for you.
We create a career and life pathway that shapes the life you want to lead.
With first-hand experience and knowledge of employment coaching, we uncover what makes you different from your competitors in the job market.
I will coach you on re-defining yourself, your goals, and guide you to a meaningful career that fulfils you.
Juggling family, work and daily life? I have strategies, experience and resources to help navigate through these challenges.
Unlock, Unleash, and be Unstoppable!
I offer a FREE 30 minute introductory chat for first time clients. This allows both of us to see if my coaching will fulfil your needs, and to assess the right fit for our coaching relationship. This can be a zoom call or a phone call.
The Why: Personal experience
When leaving a teaching career of over two decades I sought the help of a career coach. I left feeling uninspired, and was no further forward in finding a career path nor how to use my transferrable skills.
A few years later I sought the services of a life coach. Again, I found that I hadn’t achieved the goals I had set out to work on. The coaching sessions were generically structured and didn’t aim at solving my personal objectives.
Neither of these experiences met my needs or specific purpose for reaching my goals. After much thought and more study, I launched my own coaching services. Coaching that is tailored and client centred, where sessions work towards targeted goals.
The Skills: Coaching experience
My experience in the wider coaching industry has come through different roles.
Qualifications
Grad Cert Pro Coaching B.Ed., Dip.Teach.
The Motivation: To help others
I began my career as a primary school teacher that spanned two decades within three countries. I led teams as a senior manager, held a deputy principal role, and mentored colleague’s.
I took a break from my career when I became a mother and spent 5 years nurturing my two young boys and while running a busy household.
Entering the workforce once again, I decided I needed a change. I took my transferrable skills and tested my abilities outside of teaching. Entering roles such as, office administrator, purchasing coordinator, and a manager of a bilingual Early Childhood centre. As a busy, working, single mum of two sons, I know the pressures of the daily grind!
And now, I’ve brought all my skills together with a desire to help others navigate their lives and their careers at all the changepoints in life.
Working with Me
Tailored session
Zoom and Face-to-Face
1 hour
$100 incl GST
Related resources to take home included.
Zoom and Face-to-Face
3 x 1 hour sessions
$285 incl GST
Follow ups via email and text between sessions.
Related resources and Client Pack included.
Zoom and Face-to-Face
3 months
Fortnightly 1 hour sessions
(total of 6 sessions)
$540 incl GST
Follow up emails, text
check ins between sessions
Takeaway resources and Client Pack included.
Sessions – Workshops – Staff meetings
Price on enquiry.
In house sessions can be run at a designated venue chosen in the South Canterbury region.
Zoom availability
Tailored resources included.
For Face-to-Face sessions and Group workshops or meetings
South Canterbury, Mackenzie Country, North Otago and Mid Canterbury
Virtual:
Via Zoom – All of New Zealand. Video calling.
Phone: 021 048 3966
Kelly Johnston
Grad Cert Pro Coaching
B.Ed., Dip.Teach.
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