Kate Tilston

My name is Kate and I am a Practical Life Coach with an established coaching practise of over 18 years. As a Practical Life Coach, I'm someone who will always be honest with you and I'll help you be honest with yourself, too. You'll find me non-judgemental and fair, which means you'll feel safe, respected, cared for and nurtured. I might ask you tricky questions that others might not ask. I will push you but also support you, It's part of the job. The things we discuss between us will enable you to move forward and change your life for the better. Life Coaching is a process designed to take you from where you are now, to where you want to be. It's all about exploration, inspiration, and transformation and sometimes just someone to cheer you on. There doesn't have to be anything actually 'wrong' with you to benefit from a good life coach. Maybe you're dissatisfied with one element of your life, or several elements of it? Whatever isn't quite right, whatever you're missing, whatever you're not handling well, we can work on, create achievable action plans and help you get the results you want and need.

In my past working lives, I worked in sales and advertising, ran a vintage clothes shop, organised a major Blues Festival and ran a successful Marketing Agency working with major brands. My working life has been rich in variety, and my varied experiences help me to help my clients. When I was made redundant in 2002 I experienced Life Coaching for myself and it was then I recognised how beneficial it could be when we were at crossroads in our lives. I changed tack and re-trained as a Life Coach in 2003, having finally decided that my life skills could benefit others as well as providing me with a better work-life balance. In 2008 I sold my share in the Marketing Agency, took a huge leap of faith and started coaching full time. The rest is history.

How can I help you? Here are some of the things I support people with. ● Help with lifestyle management ● Learning how to prioritise tasks ● Restoring life-work balance so you can enjoy work, enjoy your family, and actually have a life ● Creating time management plans and solutions to find more time within in your day ● Achieving specific goals, whether it's a career change, house move, promotion, getting back to fitness or a number of things. ● Focusing on what you really want rather than what you think you want. ● Being accountable - it's great having someone who is cheering you on and at the same time gently pushing you forward

As a Practical Life Coach, I use a clear, logical process to pin down the issues you're grappling with and why. Then we create a plan of action for you to apply to your home life, working life or both. This is the kind of thing you can expect from practical life coaching sessions whether it's via digital technology or face-to-face. ● We will look at where you are now and where you want to be. If you don't know, we'll figure it out together ● We'll make a sensible, practical plan showing how you're going to get there ● We will set realistic, achievable goals so you enjoy the process instead of finding it stressful ● After each session I send you an Action Plan to work through before the next session, keeping you focused and accountable ● I support you going forwards with regular coaching sessions via phone, Skype, Facetime or even face-to-face, depending on your location. I also provide email support between sessions ● I push you to achieve your goals whether it's organising all the office admin, finding a regular babysitter to give you some life back, or completing those business expenses that have been sitting in your in-tray for the last 3 months! What I'll bring to the table As a life coach I have the ability and skills plus 18 years of experience to help you get real results however big or small. Results that are important to you! Together we can change lives and attitudes, open positive doors and slam the unhelpful ones shut.