It All Began with Janice Knight, Founder & Chief Creative Officer of YrCoach
Me (left) playful early
Rewards after Death Valley Cycling
Living a Dream on Denali
My Story:Been There, Done That
One of the benefits my clients receive from me as a coach is that I have been around the block a zillion times and have learned many lessons the hard way- by trial and lots of errors.Although I realize that my clients may need to do some of their own suffering to get what they want from life, I now believe that life is meant to be easy and fun.I receive great joy in helping my clients learn, grow and succeed without years of struggle.Coaching is a process that accelerates success, and you can count on me to be there 200%.As a coach, I am not here to tell you what to do, but to be a powerful beacon shining the light on YOU. You might recognize yourself in some of my struggles below:
Struggled Young and Overcame Obstacles: I grew up poor, one of seven children, in Miami, Florida. Our family home was burned down when I was 5 years old and I had to live with a neighbor and wear boy's clothes for a year before our family was reunited. I was raped by a neighborhood teenager at age 6. Our family moved six times before I was 18, causing me to have to make new friends and learn new environments.Life was tough, although I loved my family and can recall many, many happy times. I understand hard times and I appreciate what it takes to move on.
Made Mistakes and Made Course Corrections: Pregnant too young; married and divorced twice; single parent of three children; worked full time while putting self through college- taking 15 years to earn my B.A. degree; lost $$$ in stock market crashes- twice; worked too long for abusive bosses and even got myself fired when I got my first computer (having the ability to say what you want easily on paper is not always a good idea).
Moved Up the Ladder Quickly:After I graduated from college, I got my first -real- manager job and -real- salary; over the next 6 years I worked in progressively more responsible positions, in different industries, and tripled my salary, while rising to a VP level in a national company. I love helping others move up too.
Success:Living a Dream Life:I married the love of my life (Chuck) , blended our 5 kids (and now 11 grandchildren) and have been happily married for 37 years.Yearning for more flexibility and freedom, we moved to a small foothill town, and each started our own businesses in 1991. I have been loving my life ever since. Sharing love of adventure with my husband, we have travelled the world (Hong Kong, Italy, France, Canada), circled Denali and cycled California I find great joy in helping my clients reclaim their peace and ignite their passion so they too can live their dreams.
Janice Knight
Credentials, Training, Experience
Coach, Consultant, Speaker, Hypnotherapist
30+ years of senior management and leadership positions in multitude of private sector industries (health care, law, environmental consulting, equipment leasing, not-for-profit, etc.)
20 years as a business owner (Knight Line Consulting- an HR Strategic consulting firm and YrCoach-a business, life and leadership coaching and consulting firm)
Coached and consulted with hundreds of diverse clients, industries and businesses
ICF Certified PCC; Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC); Certified Dream Coach (CDC); Certified Senior Human Resources Professional (SPHR) (SHRM-SCP)
B.A.- Humanities and Fines Arts, Business Minor; Graduate level- Organizational Development courses; years of continuing education classes in Human Resources, Coaching, Management, Leadership
Member- International Coaching Federation (ICF); Sacramento Coaches Association- Past President;
Sacramento Human Resources Professionals (SAHRA); Society of Human Resources Professionals (SHRM)
Personal traits:practical, enthusiastic, intuitive producer and motivator
Coach Training: Graduate of The Coaches Training Institute (CTI); Marsha Weider's Dream Coaching University- Individual and Group Leader Training; Coachville- Graduate School of Coaching
Hypnosis Training: Hypnosis Motivation Institute (HMI)- Certified Hypnotherapist (CHt);
Hobbies:Running (now walking), Cycling (past), Hiking, Reading, Family Gatherings
YrCoach serves individuals, business owners and teams who are no longer willing to settle for the status quo and yearn for more fulfillment and better results. YrCoach takes clients who are overwhelmed, underfunded and/or just plain bored and motivates them to take inspired action. Coach Janice does this by:
Bringing an open mind and curious nature to the table
Learning and integrating cutting edge knowledge and methodologies into her practice
Walking her talk
Believing in her clients' potential and being an advocate for her clients' success and fulfillment
Chief Creative Officer and Founder of YrCoach and Knight Line Consulting Coach, Consultant, Speaker, Hypnotherapist 101 W. McKnight Way, Ste B #266, Grass Valley, CA 94549 (530) 273-0700; email: janice@yrcoach.com
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