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What inspired me to become a life coach?

​- A passionate dedication to helping fellow creatives quiet their anxiety and overwhelm for a better life and creative practice.

- My own transformative experience with coaching which has guided me into being my best, most authentic self. 

​- Finding resilience through the discomfort of taking risks, failing and persisting despite anxiety, ADHD, time-management struggles and what often felt like a giant question mark looming over my head at all times. 

​-My love of community, dedication to diversity, and the belief that we are all beautifully flawed human beings that can benefit from guidance and support. 

When we allow ourselves to embrace the good, the bad and the uncomfortable aspects of our human experience,
​the better we can show up for ourselves in order to have the life we want.

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Education and Experience

PCC Professional Certified Coach, CTEDU Portland OR 
ACC Credentialed - International Coaching Federation
Positive Intelligence 7 week training program with Shirzad Chamine
12 month Self Coaching program through The Life Coach School
Designer/owner xobruno leather goods Portland OR 2011 to 2023
​Designer/owner SNAP design handbags and accessories Portland OR 2005-2011 
Founder/owner of Hi-Lo: underground music/art/film venue Olympia WA 2000-2003
BA in interdisciplinary studies from Alfred University Fine Arts and The Evergreen State College. 2000
Fine Metals Shop tech at the Evergreen State College Olympia WA 1998-2000
Glass Slinger, Vintage Clothier and Fine Metals Shop assistant New Orleans LA '94-'98
Teen mentor/group facilitator. Rising Sun residential treatment and runaway shelter. Albuquerque NM '90-'94

I have experience volunteering weekly with elders in my community.
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I have mentored/consulted entrepreneurs, both with start-up and existing businesses, specifically helping with time management, money management, setting up books, marketing, web design, branding, as well as goal setting and accountability practices. I offer consulting and mentoring as well.

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Things I use/do every day

15MMM - 15 Minute Morning Movement (First thing outta bed). Join me in my daily morning movement routine (click *more under main photo for the schedule I use) 

Daily Stoic 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance and the Art of Living by Ryan Holiday (I read one passage every morning with my coffee)

LEUCHTTURM Daily Planner - I use this to plan my day every morning. Intead of a long lists, I try to constrain to one day at a time. I've found it to be the best way organize my non-liner brain. I'm a big fan of the A6 pocket sized version, but take note, that size sells out quick!

Routinery - I use this app everyday to help me stay focused. I've tried several and I like this one the best! Super simple, easy on the eyes, easy to use. 

Language Transfer - I'm on the road to Spanish fluency and this brain child of Mihalis Eleftheriou has been transformative. His methodology is a freaking GENIUS when it comes to teaching language (9 languages + music theory!) It's free so don't forget to donate if you can!

YearCompass: For anyone interested in Reflections/Intentions for 2024>>|<<2025
From the the good folks at https://yearcompass.com/ who made this wonderful booklet under Creative Commons for anyone to use & share for free. 

Suggested Reads:

*HCarol S Dweck - Mindset - The New Psychology of Success 
*David Pressfield - The War of Art 
*Marcus Aurelius - Meditations

Rick Rubin - The Creative ACT: A Way of Being
Dr Edith Egar  - The Gift: 12 lessons to save your life 
Viktor Frankl - Man's Search For Meaning
James Baldwin Essay - The Creative Process
David Riccho - How to be an Adult and How to be an Adult in Relationships
​James Clear - Atomic Habits
Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist
Herman Hesse - Siddhartha
Epictetus - Manual For Living
Brene Brown - The Power of Vulnerability
Pema Chodron - When Things Fall Apart
Brooke Castillo - Self Coaching 101
Eckhart Tolle - The Power of Now
David Allen - Getting Things Done
Jen Sincero - You Are a Badass
Miguel Ruiz - The Four Agreements
Mark Manson - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
Annie Grace - This Naked Mind (addiction)
Dr Judson Brewer on Mindfulness and Addiction - The Craving Mind
Allen Carr - The Easy Way to Stop... (Anything)
Gabor Maté - In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts - Close Encounters with Addiction
H. & H. Hendrix - Getting the Love You Want - A Guide for Couples (Buy the companion workbook!)
Oliver Sacks - The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat and Anthropologist on Mars
Cookie Mueller - Ask Dr Mueller​
Leonard Koren - Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers
James Lee - Better Living through Neurochemistry: A guide to the optimization of serotonin, dopamine and the neurotransmitters that color your world
Dr Andrew Huberman Former skate punk turned neuroscientist who breaks it down for the layperson.Check out his IG and his podcast Huberman Lab ​

​I am incredibly grateful for all of my personal coaches, mentors and teachers who have directly or indirectly helped me realize some of my wildest dreams of entrepreneurship as a designer, maker, artist and now, as a creative coach. They all continue to guide me on my journey whether in spirit or in person.

Therapy was an invaluable tool in helping me reconcile my past. Coaching has empowered me to move forward, be focused on the present and write whatever story I choose about my future.

There's an overwhelming amount of self-help material out there... Some (but not all) of it made sense intellectually and spiritually, but I found myself questioning how exactly to apply this insight to my life without feeling overwhelmed or incapable of following through. After experimenting with various practices, I found that coaching truly worked with my very distractible and anxiety riddled ADD brain.

Through the tools of coaching, we can change the relationship to ourselves and our fellow human beings for the better with perseverance, practice and patience.  
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It has completely changed the way I show up in the world, and show up for myself.
I want to be an example of what is possible and help others do the same.

Get in touch! 
I'd love to work with you.
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Truly,
Gino M Kline / Uncomfortable Club