This is me—and beside me is one of the most influential people in my life, Kim Leischner . She was my very first coach, and now she's a trusted advisor, and my ICF mentor coach who has shaped not just my career, but my life. Thirteen years ago, my life was quietly coming undone. On the outside, I was holding it together, but inside I was exhausted, uncertain, and feeling really lost. One day, during an ordinary work meeting I barely had the energy to attend, a woman I had nev