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 I'm
Kristen Beireis, Trained Coach and Trust-Building in Marketing Expert. I've been working with coaches on their marketing
since January of 2006.
I have a life.
I refuse to let my business get in the
way of it.
And this is my wish for you.
This conviction for keeping my life ‘first’ came about
because I was addicted to the thrill of pursuing my own passion. I know,
how in the world can that be a bad thing? I had a dream of singing on
Broadway so my Husband and I moved out to NJ. For 6 years I pursued
my dream. I was so addicted that I forgot to look around me and
choose the rest of my life. Because of my addiction I totally missed
that I regretted spending the money on a house where we lived 10 blocks from crack house row
in a flood zone. I
missed that my family (who I moved 12 hours away from) was more important
to me than my dream of singing on Broadway. I missed that my Husband
needed me home with him the day he banged his knee up in a car
accident...I chose to perform in a show instead. That was my rock
bottom. I'm a helper NOT an abandoner.
I almost lost my
marriage because of my addiction.
It took months for my
Husband to confide in me that he almost left me because of that night.
He thought I had become a different person. He was right. I
had gone "to the dark side" and become lost in my addiction. None of
these things exemplified who I am. Every show, every audition, every opportunity that came my way
was a tornado to get swept up in. Yeah, it was a blast!! No, I
don't regret the choice to move to NJ and pursue my dream. However,
I do regret the way I was "be"ing in the process.
Now, I'm not saying that you have gone THIS far into your
addiction. I'm just pointing out what can happen if you don't stop,
take a breather and detox.
After I hit rock
bottom, I went through detox.
I
went cold turkey! Eeeks! I stopped
being an Actor. It was terrifying!! However, that process taught me a lot about what I truly
wanted for myself, how I wanted it to look and what my true priorities
were. Six months after I started detox my husband and I returned home from NYC.
It was at that point that I vowed I’d never sacrifice in that way
again.
 Today I run my own business so I can spend more time with my
husband, friends and family. I still perform locally and enjoy performing
for fun instead of for a paycheck (Yup, that's me on the right in costume). If I wanted a job where I was required to be
in front of a computer or on a phone 8 hours a day/5 days a week (or more), then I'd
go get an office job. This is my choice and I choose it every minute
of every day.
Of course, I had a coach who was instrumental in helping me. But it's been my
trust in myself, my values
and who I want to be that has kept me out of the tornado ever since.
Now, I'm coaching others through detox and recreating a business that
supports their life. It's become a necessary step in the work I do.
Trust yourself and
others will trust you too.
My ultimate goal is to help coaches own who they are in
their marketing, and trust themselves to put that out there in a
differentiated message. I can't do that if they don't know what's
true for them. I can't do that if they keep getting swept up into
marketing tornados and don't create the time to focus on their own growth.
I can't do that if they are constantly doubting themselves. So, I've
added in programs that will help coaches find what's true for them.
I also teach the skills they need to stay out of the marketing tornados.
Take the training
wheels off!
It's frustrating for me to watch
coaches choose marketing based on what others tell them to do.
I see them getting lost in the pursuit of their passion. The
marketing tornado is a symptom of addiction. Is the marketing
tornado sucking you in? It kills me to watch because it means you don't trust
yourself to make the right
decisions. Worst of all you likely haven't done the foundational
work that let's you KNOW exactly what you want, especially when it comes
to how you market your business. It doesn't have to be this way!
I want you to take off the training wheels so you can change lives AND honor who you are in the process.
What
can life be like after a marketing detox? Click here to find out!
Create a great day!
Singer/Actress
Trained Life Coach
Certified Group Coach
Certified Essential Message Facilitator
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