Hi! I’m KATE, careerJoy Catalyst and Founder of Kate Lewis COaching.
I support clients to embrace and activate change, so that they rediscover joy and alignment in both their personal and professional life.
Ultimately this means that they have a more rewarding career that is aligned to who they are, more energy, better health, and increased life and career satisfaction.
Why?
Because life is too short to not love what you do.
I love change. And I have experienced transition maybe more than most: an international upbringing gave me a taste for adventure and I have lived and worked in 7 countries across 4 continents.
I have changed career, from my early days working on a debt trading floor to fifteen years working in education, international development, coaching, and facilitation.
I have had change ‘done’ to me, for example through organisational restructures and changes in job descriptions.
I have experienced personal transitions, chosen and otherwise, not least the world-altering impact of having a child.
Not all of these transitions have been successful or easy, but none of them have been in vain. They have all led me on a journey of self-discovery and self-development. They have helped me work out my strengths and motivations, and have brought me here, coaching others to confidently navigate transition, and to define brave, actionable pathways towards a meaningful, purpose-driven life.
Coach, educator, and facilitator
A varied career in education and international development
ICF-accredited qualification in Personal and Business Coaching
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT ME
BSc Psychology
Post-Graduate Certificate in Education
MA Development Education
You are the expert on your own situation and already have the answers you need, even if you can’t see them yet. My role as your coach is to help you find them, through the use of creative coaching tools, playful exploration, and the simple power of listening. I create a safe and engaging environment for you to awaken your best thinking, consider different ideas, and look at things from new perspectives, providing a balance of positive support and healthy challenge to keep you accountable and on track.
THE STORY OF THE GLITTER JAR
Imagine that the things that make you 'you' - your thoughts, emotions, experiences, interests, and strengths - are like pieces of glitter at the bottom of a jar of water.
Maybe you can only see the top layer of glitter which obscures all the wonderful potential that lies underneath. Maybe the glitter has sat still on the bottom of the jar for a long time and pieces are beginning to dim. Maybe you haven't properly looked at it for a while and forgotten your potential to shine. Maybe you’re beginning to understand that it is time for a change.
Coaching is like picking up that glitter jar and giving it a good shake. The questioning and curiosity that coaching allows agitates the glitter, and your thoughts and understanding of the world begin whirling around, shifting, finding new space.
It can feel unclear and uncomfortable, and sometimes a solution is hard to see. But inevitably, the glitter gradually begins to settle back and the water begins to clear.
And the world looks and feels slightly different than before. Aspects of you that were obscured come into the light, balance is found. The change may be imperceptible at first. But, with each shake of the jar, more transformation occurs and your true potential is unlocked.
Kate Lewis Coaching provides a space for you to be curious, shake things up, and see where your glitter lands. A space for you to consider what changes are needed to help you shine as brightly as you deserve.
The SHAKE It Up Coaching Model
Understand, embrace, and activate change so that you find joy and alignment in your career and life with the help of my SHAKE It Up system.
Strengths and Skills: Acknowledge and celebrate your existing strengths, skills, and experiences, and stand confidently in your superpowers.
Heart-Led: Gain clarity and awareness of who you are, who you want to be, and what you want to achieve, to guide meaningful and ambitious goal setting.
Action and Accountability: Create a personalised action plan to activate long-term career development, with a supportive and challenging thought partner.
Knowledge: Learn the neuroscience and psychological insights behind why we do what we do and why it can be so hard to make and sustain change.
Embed: Introduce new systems, mindsets and behaviours into your daily life to unlock lasting transformational change.
