Claire's StoryClaire Pearson is an award winning life/business coach for busy creative women - because she is a busy, creative woman. In addition to running a thriving coaching practice which services clients across North America, she tours with her folk rock duo The Ormewoods, chases after two teenagers on a daily basis, wrangles three rescue dogs, volunteers with women's organizations and is part owner of Bennett's Market & Deli in Grant Park and the historic Old Fourth Ward in Atlanta, Georgia.
Claire is Reiki Master, a certified sound healer, and a master practitioner of NLP. She uses these modalities as she works with clients just like you - over the phone or in person - to help heal old wounds, identify patterns that block future success, and create a plan for your best life. She has recently joined the Metabolic Web Store as their Chief Wellness Officer. A long believer in this line of nutritional supplements, she is thrilled to have an opportunity to reach more people who are on the journey to total health and wellness. |
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How Her Journey Started
My coaching practice is inspired by my grandmother - Juanita Hendrix. She and my grandfather ran the local country store together in a small mountain town and she was widely respected as a savvy business person. She was the church organist, a piano teacher, a busy mother of two girls who kept her own house, managed the family vegetable farm, and even in her spare time made her family's clothes. She was creative, community-oriented, and most importantly happy.
What was the key to her happiness? Her life was built around her values - faith, family, community, and creativity.
As an executive, I spent years working to build someone else's dream. It was a great training ground for the work I do now. But I never felt a deep satisfaction I craved even when a job was well done and was hungry to build my dreams. I'd quickly get in my own way by focusing on all of the stumbling blocks that made my dreams "unrealistic". Time and time again, I decided I was better off with the stability and security of a defined career. Constant migraines, weight gain, a failed marriage... these are not the markers of a happy person, but they were what was happening in my life. I had money and a successful career... but that was about it.
So I began working with a coach, (and I still invest in myself with a coach) and began defining what I really wanted. I looked at my grandmother as a starting point and thought about what her to-do lists looked like. My head would spin wondering, "How did she ever sleep?"
But it's simple. Her life was built around what she enjoyed and what she was good at. Therefore, work was never really "work".
How many of us feel run down and ragged getting through our day and have the conveniences of pre-made food and clothes, dishwashers, vacuums, and QuickBooks? My grandmother was able to keep up because she was working from a place of joy and confidence. Yes, she had a lot on her plate - but she loved being intellectually stimulated by the business or dressing her girls in the latest fashions - this woman went to college in 1935 and sewing was not a hassle. When she picked and canned vegetables from the farm, she would share the surplus with friends and they reciprocated! She was a community builder and a provider for her family to eat a variety of foods year-round. Her faith kept her grounded and free from anxiety, and she loved expressing herself as the church organist and shared her incredible musical talent with her community by teaching piano to local students.
What was the key to her happiness? Her life was built around her values - faith, family, community, and creativity.
As an executive, I spent years working to build someone else's dream. It was a great training ground for the work I do now. But I never felt a deep satisfaction I craved even when a job was well done and was hungry to build my dreams. I'd quickly get in my own way by focusing on all of the stumbling blocks that made my dreams "unrealistic". Time and time again, I decided I was better off with the stability and security of a defined career. Constant migraines, weight gain, a failed marriage... these are not the markers of a happy person, but they were what was happening in my life. I had money and a successful career... but that was about it.
So I began working with a coach, (and I still invest in myself with a coach) and began defining what I really wanted. I looked at my grandmother as a starting point and thought about what her to-do lists looked like. My head would spin wondering, "How did she ever sleep?"
But it's simple. Her life was built around what she enjoyed and what she was good at. Therefore, work was never really "work".
How many of us feel run down and ragged getting through our day and have the conveniences of pre-made food and clothes, dishwashers, vacuums, and QuickBooks? My grandmother was able to keep up because she was working from a place of joy and confidence. Yes, she had a lot on her plate - but she loved being intellectually stimulated by the business or dressing her girls in the latest fashions - this woman went to college in 1935 and sewing was not a hassle. When she picked and canned vegetables from the farm, she would share the surplus with friends and they reciprocated! She was a community builder and a provider for her family to eat a variety of foods year-round. Her faith kept her grounded and free from anxiety, and she loved expressing herself as the church organist and shared her incredible musical talent with her community by teaching piano to local students.
Claire's Philosophy
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I believe that your life is YOUR life - and just like your fingerprint, it should be unique to you. Isn't it time to stop living someone else's dream and pursue yours? When you know what really makes you HAPPY and arrange your life to fit those needs - you can move mountains. Stress, headaches, weight gain, financial problems, failing relationships are all symptoms of living a life OUTSIDE of your core values.
I am so glad you are here. I know we can help you remove obstacles that are getting in your way, identify your CORE values, and then help you integrate the two for a life better than you could ever imagine! I cannot wait to get started working with you. Sincerely, Claire Pearson |
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