CLIENT STORY:
From "Living to Work" to "Working to Live"

Meet Traci L. Bray,
Former Law Enforcement Curriculum Writer & Trainer, currently working full time as a Medium:

Q: Why did you hire a coach? What did you want to see happen in your life at that time?

A: After having worked in a law enforcement-related career for over two decades, I knew a change was in the offing, yet I was stuck in identifying what direction to tackle next. I wanted several things.

My main goals were to:

• Diminish the pressure of a tough career.
• Become economically sound.
• Do something different with my career.

At the time of hiring Kristin, I had not identified the possibilities that existed nor broadened the scope of what was attainable. In my early 40s I found that I had met or exceeded my professional goals. My professional life had been my main concentration for the majority of my adult years. I was somewhat stumped as to how to set new goals.

Q: What was memorable or meaningful about your coaching experience with Kristin?

A: One of the most memorable and impactful moments of the coaching was the first question Kristin posed, that being: What do you love to do? After answering that question, she followed with: How much of your time is spent doing these things? Those questions, and my answers, dramatically shifted the direction of my life and career. Another exercise that was an eye opener was the balance wheel where I rated how full each area of my life was.

Q: What are the tangible results of your coaching experience?

A: Perhaps one of the most daunting changes was chipping away at literally hundreds of tolerations (energy drains) that existed. This was absolutely necessary for me and it helped me free up the space to take the next step. Today I'm a full-time psychic medium. Previously, I was a curriculum writer and trainer for law enforcement and a probation-parole officer. While working with Kristin, I began to map out my Web site, www.tracibray.com, and develop client mailing lists as well as identify professional support. As a result of that, I attended a conference sponsored by the University of Arizona and their Human Energy Systems Laboratory. Recently, I was named as a Research Medium with their prestigious VERITAS program. Incorporating my previous profession into the medium-realm (by working some criminally-based cases) has enabled me to not completely abandon that career, and has allowed me to continue to make contributions to it.

Q: Why do you think coaching works? What about it works for you?

A: Coaching is targeted. It is action oriented. It incorporates accountability. After identifying my top three passions, I was able to envision and develop what was to eventually become a dream come true. Visioning was huge for me...A tremendous life shift occurred with the incorporation of visioning. I had grown up with a focus on barriers so vision in the form of possibility was a new concept. Designing a plan with action steps was incredibly helpful.

Q: What are Kristin's strengths as a coach?

A: Kristin is...

• Highly organized.
• Educated, formally, including within her profession.
• Well read with current trends.
• Knowledgeable of living a balanced life.
• Resourceful.
• Cheerful and exhibits a delightful sense of humor.
• Positive.
• Intuitive.
• Able to identify strengths of client.
• Willing to state thoughts and opinions, and to challenge the client.

Q: Do you think your coaching dollars were worth it? Why or why not?

A: Absolutely. Not only did I make a phenomenal career switch, additionally, I began to make tremendous and positive life shifts. I moved from a mode of living to work to working to live, and at the same time my work is something that I truly love. There actually are moments in the day when I think, "And I get paid for this?"

Q: Is there anything you want to say to someone who is considering coaching?

A: Yes! When I hear a client reticently accepting their life as is, utilizing Kristin as a referral immediately comes to mind. Coaching from Kristin truly shaped my life as it is today, and supplied me with skills to propel me into my future. She gracefully aided me in coming to terms with my talent, skills, passion, and aided me to develop a framework for implementing those into a plan.

Coach's Comments

"Follow your bliss." Do what you love and the money will follow. You've probably heard this a thousand times from self-help books and career experts. Well, yes, it is true. However, sometimes it takes real courage to follow your bliss. I've coached hundreds of clients to make a career transition and it's not uncommon for someone to initally feel uncomfortable with their passion. How will the world receive me? What will they think of me? If I take the path less traveled, will people call me crazy? These are some of the thoughts that float through many people's minds.

Traci is a superb example of someone who pushed through those fears and decided to create a life and career that is the fullest expression of who she truly is.

Having worked in law enforcement gave Traci the opportunity to use her gift of clairvoyance in criminally-based cases. She loved her work within the criminal justice arena, and was very successful at it.

When I first spoke with Traci, we talked about what really mattered to her. Helping people in the most authentic way was very important. Traci's natural gift and ability clearly needed a bigger platform. So, I coached her to transition from her job and onto the path less traveled.

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