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Kate Larsen Speaker's Home Base: MN Balance for your career. Balance for your health. Balance for your life. Meet Kate Larsen, MCC, CWC, the queen of life-tightrope walking. As a business coach, group fitness instructor, certified personal trainer and breast cancer survivor, Kate understands how overwhelming life can get and how alone you may sometimes feel. That’s why she is driven to help you simplify your life, beat stress, take charge of your health and career, and in short, find that all-elusive Holy Grail called BALANCE. Kate loves life and has made it her mission to help you fall passionately in love with yours. Nothing thrills her more than helping people grab their lives by the horns, and kick fear and loneliness to the curb. She will show you how to beat that strangulating bully voice inside you that constantly bleats ‘no.’ You will learn to trust your instincts, choose your priorities and be responsible for your choices, so you can find your true self and success. Reaching the top of your game can be devastatingly lonesome. Kate is all about getting results from her audiences. She will provide you with a bag full of simple yet strategic tips and tricks to take your career and personal life to the next level. If you are an entrepreneur or professional, you will learn how to fuel your passion and purpose without burning out your health and important relationships along the way. Want to take charge of your body and stress? She will show you how to do more and still take the time out for deep, rejuvenating breaths. By working one-on-one or in a group with you, Kate will coach you in finding the creative energy and spirit within yourself to tackle all of your challenges. She will show you how to do the balancing act by holding your hand and walking on that nerve-wracking tightrope with you. Self-esteem, confidence and courage will become your BFFs, instead of being strangers. Making the decision to do the 360-spin for your life is scary. And it takes a lot of guts. Kate gets it because she has been there. As a young teenager, growing up with an alcoholic parent and looking after her 4 siblings 24/7 while her mother worked to support the family, she made the decision to love herself a little bit more. This life-altering choice gave her the impetus she needed to find her true self and, dedicate her life to helping others defeat their overwhelm factor. Discovering yourself and finding your fun quotient takes time. With Kate as your guide, you won’t feel overwhelmed. Yes, there may be some tears along the way but there will also be tons of laughter as she is extremely funny. As your personal cheerleader, Kate will rah rah you all the way to the end zone until you become your life’s own champion. You will not find what you are seeking overnight, but with patience, dedication, and loads of support, Kate will teach you how to be focused and intentional about your goals. Ultimately, you will find equilibrium, joy and peace. A 20-year business coach veteran, Kate has achieved the ICF designation of Master Coach Certification (MCC) and has trained thru CoachU, Corporate CoachU, and the Coaches Training Institute. Kate has been a group fitness instructor since 1985 and is a certified personal trainer. An expert on health and wellness, she is a faculty member, advisor and past mentor coach for Wellcoaches Corporation, which offers wellness coach training to health and fitness professionals and coaching services in partnership with the American College of Sports Medicine. Kate serves as a consulting associate and executive coach for The Ken Blanchard Companies, a globally renowned leadership development and training organization. As an active member of the National Speakers Association since 1989, she is also the author of Progress Not Perfection: Your Journey Matters, a guide to living a purpose-filled, healthy, and connected life. She has been mentioned in the media in Cosmopolitan, Self, Shape, Prevention, and Weight Watchers. Kate has been quoted in Shirley J. S. Archer's new book, The Everything Weight Training Book: Tone, Shape, and Strengthen Your Body-Look Your Best in No Time (Everything Series). Kate is a successful entrepreneur, consultant, international speaker, addictions counselor, author, fitness instructor, happy wife and mother of three. Most Popular Topics: Achieving Personal and Professional Balance (Balance, great for community outreach or women’s groups, spouse programs) Balance starts with teeny, tiny steps that ultimately lead to big, galloping changes. Keeping priorities straight is a challenge we all face and, it determines your health and happiness. Achieving balance is about more than reducing your stress; it’s about increasing your energy and enthusiasm for life. Join us as Kate Larsen describes the steps to successfully balancing your life. The stories, information and insights she will share with you will affect your head, your heart and your pocketbook. Be a part of those changing their lives one moment at a time in these challenging times. Change Your Life, One Choice At A Time (Change, Priorities, Health, Well-Being) It’s not stress that’s wearing us out. It’s the Overwhelm Factor. An overwhelming amount of information, opportunities and expectations are set before us each day. When we are slammed with choices, we don’t make the same clear, focused, purposeful and healthy decisions we otherwise would. The challenge is in finding the time to take care of ourselves without feeling guilty or self-indulgent. Kate will explore three controllable factors that either sabotage our success or create vitality and energy. She will share powerful, effective solutions and action steps to simplify our lives and help us take charge of our health. 25 Tips to Increase Your Energy and Reduce Your Stress Day to day choices either enhance or drain your energy, creativity, patience and health. The qualities presented in this session are necessary to grow your practice, improve your relationships and maintain your health and vitality. Learn ways to effectively manage each of the important areas of your life. This workshop will provide achievable, practical and proven solutions guaranteed to ensure immediate and long-term results. Attendees will leave with at least 25 ideas on how to reduce their stress and increase their energy. Plus a bonus handout of 50 extra ideas. Plan to learn and laugh! Get Active & Stay Active: 12 Steps to Success (Health, Lifestyle Change) Let’s say it out loud - Everyone hates to exercise. While people know exercise is a positive, powerful way to improve their life, few manage to make it a regular habit. Join us as Kate shares her experiences from more than 25 years as a group fitness instructor and personal trainer on how you can make exercise a routine part of your life. This session allows for hundreds of questions to be answered about equipment, sportswear, various methods of exercise (ie. Spinning, Pilates, Yoga, Power Lift, triathlons, heart rate monitors, 3Ks, 10Ks and others). BREAST CANCER EVENT TOPICS Cancer: Self Care Before, During and After Unexpected Detours of a Health Crisis At 46 years young, with three young sons, Kate was diagnosed with Stage II Breast Cancer. She had to this point been healthy, strong and resilient. After a double mastectomy, the chemo started. Two months into treatment, her then healthy husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Can life get any crazier? Yes, actually it can. Join us to learn the three life-saving attitudes and four health habits Kate applied to come back to life and vitality. Each step we would all benefit from before, during, and after life takes unexpected detours; any type of detours. This session is also designed for the family and friends of those affected by cancer. Faith, Friendship & Fun: The Antidote to Stress & Tools for Healing Life can be crazy whether you have cancer or not. One of the most beautiful gifts women have to give is that of friendship. It is actually built into our DNA; Kate shares how. Hear firsthand how Kate experienced the power of friendship as the most powerful source of support, guidance and influence when others need help, hope and a renewed sense of joy in life. Even when we “do everything right,” life can go wrong. Join us to learn about the antidote to stress, frustration, and fear through friends, faith and fun. Aside from fun and encouragement, audiences say the best thing they get from this talk is the conviction to take care of themselves and their friendships. Kate will share her story of health at the top (as a seasoned fitness instructor, personal trainer and certified wellness coach) to the bottom, a chemo destroyed mom of three. You will be encouraged as you learn the power of girlfriends in the midst of a dark and difficult journey. Kate Larsen offers expertise in: Executive Health, Corporate Wellness, Addictions and Recovery, Breast Cancer, Cancer Support, Cancer Survivor, Change, Energy/Vitality, Fitness, Leadership, Motivation, Personal Growth, Self-care, Stress Solutions, Womens Health, Womens Wellness, Balance, Resilience, Motivation, Friendship Kate Larsen is a good fit for: Leadership Development, Coaching Skills for Leaders, Managing Stress, Association Keynote, Breast Cancer Events, Health Education (Nurses, Physicians and Chronic Disease Specialists), Keynote Womens Events, Spouse Program, Womens Health Seminar, Womens Expo |
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