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MORE ABOUT KATE
JAMES
Kate's clients are mostly professionals who want to enhance their quality of life by making
career and life choices that will create genuine and lasting
fulfilment. Having experienced several career changes
herself, Kate encourages her clients to find work that they
love.
As well as working with
individuals and groups around core issues such as time and
stress management, Kate helps her clients develop self
awareness, build confidence and understand their personal
strengths, values and needs. She works with each individual
to help them define what success means to them and supports
them in creating a life that has purpose and meaning.
Kate's clients are predominantly creative people (whether they
recognise it or not). She works with people who have achieved a degree
of success in the corporate world but who still don't feel satisfied and
those who have already made the leap into small business. Her small
business clients are in either the creative or wellbeing sectors.
She is a regular
speaker in the area of work life
balance and stress management. She teaches a mainstream form
of meditation to both personal and corporate groups. Her
down-to-earth approach and her commitment to involve
participants make Kate a popular and engaging trainer.
Kate is quoted regularly in the media as an expert in the field of
stress management and work life balance. Recent coverage includes
appearances on television and radio as well as The Age, Sunday Life, Sunday Telegraph, body+soul and
Australian Financial Review.
Kate has also appeared live in a number of
radio interviews and has featured in various segments about
coaching on national television.
Click here
to view
Kate's appearance on Channel Ten's '9am' in February 2008. Kate's expertise as a
work life
balance coach is on display at Flying Solo, an
online
business advice
resource.
Read Kate's articles
here.
She provides personal coach and meditation training
at the beautiful
Aurora Spa Retreat in St Kilda,
Melbourne.
She is a qualified coach having graduated from International Coach
Academy. She also holds a Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace
Training. Kate was one of the first coaches in Australia to achieve a PCC accreditation with International Coach Federation (ICF) in 2005.
Total Balance Group works with a diverse range of clients in a
multitude of sectors including legal, property, advertising, banking,
media, public relations, FMCG, government, small business and not-for-profit.
Kate currently lives in Melbourne with her partner of over twenty years and
their two teenage daughters. When she's not with clients,
you'll find her spending time with her family, writing, reading, cooking,
walking along the beach, taking photos or visiting a gallery.
If you wish to book Kate to speak at your next
conference please
contact us to discuss.
WHAT KATE'S CLIENTS SAY
'I loved my sessions with Kate and miss them now we’re done! In a
very friendly and professional manner, Kate helped me pinpoint
exactly what l was looking for in my career. We identified my
passions, my strengths, ultimate job criteria and a whole lot more
including balancing career and family life. As a result of our
sessions, l am about to launch my own business – something Kate
helped me realise l’d been wanting to do for years and that if l
didn’t give it a go, l’d likely have regrets. Her supportive and no
nonsense approach, including a wealth of experience and professional
network, were invaluable in assisting me take the first very
exciting steps.' Sarah Fisher, denu, Berwick
"Kate has helped me a lot to firstly see my goals more
clearly and secondly achieve them by breaking them down into
manageable chunks. She is very talented at 'listening' between
the lines and gives easy to follow advice on how to move forward in
life. Her positive feedback and constructive criticism have
helped me stay on track when I was lacking motivation. Thank
you, Kate, for helping me to see areas of my life in a different
perspective and showing me how to work on my goals in order to feel
more in control of my life."
WK, Melbourne
"I had decided to see Kate for coaching during a stage when I was
unhappy with the way my life was progressing. I was stuck in a job I
no longer cared for and had lost direction with what I wanted and in
fact liked about myself and my career. I had become anxious and full
of self doubt. By slowly breaking down what I wanted to achieve in
long and short term goals I was able to tackle (and continue to)
each point. After two months of coaching I have found a job in an
area that has more careers prospects and I am now tackling larger
issues of friendships and relationships. My anxiety dissipated and
my self esteem improved. Kate doesn't provide the answers for you,
just the skills to help you build the blocks to taking control of
your life." KM, Melbourne
"Kate
James
is an inspiration! She has the natural talent of being able to
read a person like a book. During my time as a client of Kate's I
found myself in a situation of blaming someone else for my problems
and Kate was able to read both the situation and myself perfectly by
gently prodding me to address the situation in a way that achieved
the desired result for both parties. I want to thank her for her
compassionate nature and her gift of understanding what was required
by backing her intuition and her judgement. Kate truly knows
people."
Mark Durkin, National Account Manager, Bolle Australia |