Meet Robin

Hi, I’m Robin Stephens! I’m a professional organizer, wellness coach and mid-life entrepreneur – and creator of Life Design Systems for women like you!

Life by Design with YOU as the focal point is my vision for women “lifepreneurs” – especially if you’re over 40.  We all dream of a soul-nourishing, energy rich, “on-fire” life where we’re utilizing our God-given gifts and talents to play bigger and show up as the authentic, powerful women we truly are.

The trouble is, sometimes our “BS” gets in the way.  I’m talking about our Belief Systems. They’re the stories that confine and limit us.  They drain our energy and motivation and keep our goals continually out of reach. I know because my “BS” kept me enslaved for years.  I’m blessed with an ability to motivate and inspire, but I wasn’t delivering that talent in any major way.  I was drained in body, mind and spirit and it kept me from reaching the people who most needed what I had to offer.

That’s a tragedy – and one I don’t want to happen to you.  I don’t know you personally, but I know you’re blessed with your own unique spark – your gift – that only you can deliver.  And I know you don’t want to leave this world with your music still inside you.  My 7th grade English teacher was fond of saying, “Time will pass.  Will you?”  It’s a great truth on so many levels.

My purpose as a coach is pretty simple – but it’s powerful.  I use the simple but highly effective organization and self care strategies to help you eliminate energy drains, misaligned priorities and physical and mental clutter.  With that clarity and focus in your hands, you design your life boldly with YOU as the focal point.  Priority #1. And that creates the motivation and confidence to show up, serve, achieve, love, and succeed. Abundance flows into you and through you – in all the places you live!

It shows up differently for different women, but the effect is the same.  When you’re “stuck, stressed, and stuffed” you’re not practicing good self-care and without that your health, relationships, and business or profession will suffer.  Everything undone, incomplete or unresolved drains your energy. Not being honest with yourself and avoiding the pain of dealing with your overwhelm drains your energy. Every action you take uses energy and every action you don’t take uses energy.

I realized that my energy, motivation and success were directly related to what I ELIMINATED from my life, not what I ADDED to it.  What I learned (and you will too!) is that when you design your life around you you’re filled with energy and a unique creative spark. You’re operating at peak performance – brilliantly connected from the inside out – and you inspire others with your gift! Motivation is contagious!

I love coaching and I love working with women entrepreneurs. I believe with all my heart that women everywhere all over the world deserve the opportunity to become entrepreneurs if they so choose – and create a healthy, abundant life for themselves and their families.  Women business owners are catalysts for social and economic change – especially in developing countries.  And it takes surprisingly little to help them get started.  Women are the foundation of our society and we can help solve so many of the world’s problems by investing in their lives.  Woman To Woman International, Half The Sky and Mercy Corps One Table – agencies who provide training, mentorship and support for women in developing and war-torn countries to blossom into successful entrepreneurs – are among the causes I support.  I’m currently working on a resource membership site for newbie women entrepreneurs, and plan to donate 50% of the profits to these organizations.

Ok, let’s land this plane!  Here’s my philosophy in a nutshell:

Change doesn’t happen until you change.  Energy begets more energy, but you must take ACTion.  Where your thoughts go, your energy will flow.

  1. Act as If. The quickest path to life by design is to start acting like what you want is already here.  Refuse to let your “BS” define you any longer!
  2. Set a Clear intention for your vision and commit now. Own where you are but don’t beat yourself up about it.
  3. Take baby steps.  One step at a time will yield big results. Don’t give up.

The more we can shift our thinking – in little ways – the more we can look forward to BIG changes showing up in our lives. It worked for me and it will work for you too.

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Credentials and training

BA, Behavioral Psychology, University of Washington
Certified Personal Trainer, NASM
Certified Lifestyle Management Coach
Certified Food Psychology Coach
Workshop/Seminar/Teleclass Leader
Professional Organizer (10 years)
AAS, Small Business Marketing, University of Connecticut
Featured on: Morning News/ABC Chicago; CBS Morning/Chicago; News This Morning/Cleveland; King5/Seattle
Speaker and published author

    Affiliations

    NESTA Fitness Professionals
    National Association of Women Business Owners
    National Association of Professional Organizers
    E-Women’s Network, Seattle Chapter
    The International Association of Women in Business Coaching

      Half the Sky