THE LIFE OF YOUR DREAMS

IS BUILT ON A STRONG FOUNDATION

Personalized coaching helps you make hard decisions, do hard things, and optimize your life for joy and fulfillment.

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Emotional Intelligence is at the heart of our life experience.

Our beliefs and emotions manifest behaviors.

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FEELING STUCK IS EXHAUSTING.

Our emotional intelligence is the bedrock of our wellbeing. With a strong foundation, we gain the strength and clarity to address life's bigger challenges and grow in ways we’ve always dreamed possible.

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Our work together begins with your awareness that you want something more from your life. Through personalized coaching, we will cultivate your emotional intelligence and build a foundation to support your most meaningful growth.

THE WORK WE CAN DO

1:1 COACHING

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SMALL GROUP COACHING

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WORKSHOPS

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Hey, I’m Chris!

I’m thrilled to have you here! I am a mentor and coach, a husband, father, climbing instructor, and career educator. I show up with a passion for listening to personal stories and helping people sharpen their emotional intelligence, develop their competencies, and expand their personal and professional growth opportunities.

KIND WORDS

KIND WORDS

Caleb Kiarie, Coaching Client

“Most important to me is handling my family dynamics and that has been such a great success. I cannot say enough about how amazing Chris has been. How committed he has been. Chris is an incredible human being, very warm, very accommodating, and very caring.”

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Vianna, Coaching Client

“Chris definitely talks with you to figure out your goals and how you want to achieve them. Then he helps get you there!”

TESTIMONIALS

“Chris' experience and personality are the perfect combination and he meets you where you are (figuratively). His values and detailed approach shed perspective in a unique and highly constructive manner.”

MEG MARTINSON

“Chris' demeanor and presence has helped to shape trust and confidence as well as allow me to feel heard and seen for the struggles I was having. His way of challenging and his tasks for homework were all gentle but firm which I appreciated- as sometimes I need that spark to get going and make the change.”

LISSA TUPECK

“Chris tutored both my high school students, in Chemistry and Integrated Sciences. He brings tremendous positivity, content knowledge, and calm to each of his sessions. Both of my girls are challenged with academic low self-confidence, and Chris not only supported them in developing study skills to master Chemistry and Integrated Sciences, but he also coached them in how to manage their feelings of fear around their work, especially my freshman. Her response to an academic challenge is to rush through her work, which causes her to make careless mistakes and then results in lower grades, reinforcing her negative belief that she is not a smart, capable student. Chris helped her develop skills to center herself and slow down to be more careful with her work, and in turn, she tested better and I saw her confidence in her capacity for scientific study increase during the time she worked with Chris.”

DIANE HOTTEN-SOMERS

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