Why Choose Kathy Gates as your Life Coach?

I recognize that you probably already know what you want to accomplish in life - although you may need a little clarity around it, you do "know" --

--  but you seem to get stuck in making it happen.  Right?  

I CAN HELP!   

I have learned over the years of both living and Coaching that it's not the person -- it's how that person uses his/her two best resources...

I specialize in MOTIVATION and FOCUS -  helping you get reacquainted with self acceptance, let go of self judgment, create some self reliance, and find your self confidence and self esteem.  It's Clarity Coaching!   I am described as having a scientist brain - I take complicated things and reduce them to their simplest elements -- but I'm also a Certified Emotional Intelligence Coach with a compassionate heart. 

My passion is daily living  - getting from here to there and *discovering* the joy while you do it.  

    I am a graduate of the Coach U's training program (www.coachu.com), a founding member of Thomas Leonard's Coachville (www.coachville.com) where I continue to receive the latest coaching strategies and techniques, as well as a Certified Emotional Intelligence Coach certified by EQAlive. 

I am also a member of ICF,  International Coach Federation the International Coach Federation, (www.coachfederation.org), and of  Christian Coaches Network  (www.christiancoaches.com). 

I have a degree in Psychology, with a formal business minor from Washington State University.  I spent 13 years as a top-level administrative assistant to the General Manager of Eby Construction Company before becoming a Life Coach.  As such, I have extensive experience in dealing with HR programs, and training people in various aspects of teamwork.

Professional Memberships/Affiliations:
 Graduate of Washington State University
Graduate of Coach U Coach Training Program
Member of International Coach Federation
Member of Christian Coaches Network
Member of Coachville Training Program

 In my current work, I design and implement various programs for my clients based on specific needs.  I  work nationwide with individual clients, groups, and also  hold regularly scheduled tele-classes.

My real life includes a large variety of interests.  I very much enjoy coaching my clients on the fun aspects of life of which I believe strongly in.

As far as coaching, I have a linear aspect to my personality in that I like things to be honest and straightforward.  I like working with a plan and getting into action.  I believe that behavior is learned and can be unlearned or redirected in a more positive direction. 

This is the cornerstone of my Life Coaching Techniques: 

  "Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it." (Maya Angelou)  

I have been told that I have an ability to make complex issues and make an unusually creative approach to solving problems.  My strengths make me a visionary.  Even without trying, I come up with lots of new and creative ideas.  

I also try to bring an atmosphere of fun and curiosity and creativity to my coaching sessions, and help my clients “think outside of the box”.  You'll find that in my books as well as my one-one-one coaching.  

One of my personal claims to fame has always been the number of dogs and cats that I have.  Pets are a particular interest to me, their behavior, their care, and their relationship with people.

 For many years we had eight four-footed creatures sharing our home, and at one time had as many as 12; but currently, my immediate family includes my husband Randy, two pup sisters, two kittens, and an 18 year old male cat who rules the roost!  

  We live in Scottsdale, Arizona.  I also have quite a large extended family of brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, who are scattered out in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Nevada, and North Dakota.

Another one of my interests is working with tile.  I like working in a variety of venues with tile, from mosaics to ceramics. 

 I have done many pieces for both inside and outside my home, for my own enjoyment, such as tabletops, wall hangings, benches, birdbaths, etc.  I find the work relaxing and enjoyable.  One of my values is “to create”,  and this is one of the ways that I am able to honor that value. 

 Randy and I also enjoy working on home improvement projects.  We’ve had some very interesting mishaps and “new plans” often develop  while attempting some of these, but we believe that it has improved our sense of adventure and our sense of humor over the years.  We have learned to go with the flow, and adapt quickly to Plan B when our original plan didn’t quite pan out.  In addition to the usual painting, landscaping, etc. we have tiled our house with Satillo tile, laid brick for flower beds, rebuilt kitchen cabinets, and our most recent effort was building an outside shower complete with a glass block enclosure.  These projects also enhance another one of my values, “to improve”. 

Randy and I are also sports fans, especially baseball, and we attend the professional games regularly.   We enjoy the competitive nature of the games, as well as discovering and discussing the strategies that the coaches, managers, and players use.  Often these can be translated into an everyday life analogy, and they are invaluable in my coaching practice.

 Honoring my value of “to learn” is quite easy for me.  I love to read just about anything…from War and Peace to cereal boxes.   I also enjoy fiction by Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, Stephen King, John Grisham, and Michael Creighton, to name a few.  While taking an Anthropology class in college, I also found that I enjoy ethnographies,  such as Nisa by Marjorie Shostak, and The Children of Sanchez by Oscar Lewis, and Guests of the Sheik by Elizabeth Ferna.  

My taste in music is even more varied than my taste in books, if that’s possible.  Again, I listen to a wide variety of types of music from country and western to classical. 

I would like to know more about YOU and what you want to accomplish.   I coach via telephone, one-on-one to a very limited group of people who are ready, willing, and able to put their life in fast forward.  

If YOU are ready, willing, and able to put your life into fast forward, write me, and tell me why I should Coach You.  You'll be glad you did.