Life & Leadership Coaching for the Overwhelmed, Underfunded and Bored

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.

• 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

• 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
• Enjoying the hell out of her clients
  

Janice Knight