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About Me - Meet your coach
 Of
course you need to know who I am
as an individual and a coach,
before deciding if
we could make a good coaching partnership.
My name is
Karen Knott and
if you're looking
for a coach who uses compassion as well as enthusiasm, who coaches with humour and
integrity and offers a service you'll look forward to, then read on....
So what can I tell you about how I coach?
My informal style is a reflection of who I am as a person - a blend
of practical and creative, structure and spontaneity...all combined
with a good dollop of fun and humour. I don't subscribe to the
'positive thinking' approach as this devalues the importance of
recognising problems. However, finding positive ways to resolve
these problems is an essential ingredient in my coaching. There is nothing 'magical' about coaching
(although the results are often pretty remarkable). For me, coaching
is something very tangible, purposeful and focused. As a coach I feel
very privileged in being invited into other peoples lives but I'm
always aware of the responsibility that comes with this privilege.
Brief Biog....
My background
is in education, starting as a teacher in inner London for 10 years
(which I found fulfilling and frustrating in equal measure if that’s possible),
before joining forces with my partner to take on the role of
training director in our IT company. Along the way I had forays into
‘other worlds’ in an attempt to scratch the nagging itch to ‘do
something different’.
My key skills and enthusiasms have always centred around
communication, connection and personal development. It was only
through hiring a coach that I was finally able to put a name to what I wanted to do and finally led me to become a
qualified coach - one of the best decisions I have ever made.
I started my training with the Coaching Academy and then went on to
complete my Diploma with Newcastle
College. I now work as a personal development coach specialising in
midlife transition.
Why midlife coaching?
Well, for a start it is a place that is intuitively comfortable for
me as a coach and I’m now coming out the other side of my own
midlife transition after a good few months, (possibly even years) of
being in what I now recognise as an extended limbo (sighs of relief
all round from family and friends). I've stood where you are today and I continue to reap the
benefits of the coaching I received during that time and now take
enormous pleasure in helping others do the same. Working with
people in midlife who are eager to reach their goals and are willing
to stretch beyond their perceived limitations is a win-win
experience for both of us.
The cultural messages we receive about midlife would have us believe
that we’re on a downhill slide and yet research shows enormous
dynamics in these middle years. In my coaching work I see evidence
of this in the amazing transformations people make as they reconnect
with their sense of purpose and enthusiasm and make lasting changes
that have a positive impact on their lives. If you can imagine how good that feels for me as well as
my clients,
then you'll understand the huge mutual satisfaction that can be
gained from a coaching partnership.
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