“For as long as I can remember I've been fascinated by the uniqueness and special qualities of each new person I meet. Each time I meet a new person, it's as if I’ve been offered the chance to see something new and fresh about the world that I’ve never understood before. But meeting them is not enough, I have an inner-drive to help people learn about themselves and follow their unique dreams in life”
Tim has the ability to ask key questions that open people's mind to new and exciting ways of thinking. Behind his insightful questions is a heart passionate to see people fulfill their God-given dreams and calling. “As a child of divorce, my early years were filled with turmoil and confusion. I desperately wanted to know my purpose in life and to receive the support I needed to follow my dreams, but instead I spent most of my time in painful introspection. These difficult times solidified in me a commitment to spend my life supporting others as they seek to live their calling.”
Tim has the ability to connect with everyone he meets and customize his approach so that each person truly feels heard and understood.
“As a college student at UC Santa Barbara, I majored in Economics. It was a last minute decision based on the fact that the classes seemed doable and I liked the fact that there were not too many books to read of papers to write. But I didn’t care a lick about Economics. How I wish, someone would have intervened in my life and helped me see how to use my college education to further my dreams in life...I now see how these difficult times forged my passion to suppport others as they seek to live out their dreams."
After I finished my B.A., I began traveling the world with various Christian organizations, meeting new people, learning new languages and working in teams, and encouraging others to live their dreams and to know the God of dreams. But because I didn't see how to turn these short term experiences into a lifestyle of traveling and speaking, I reluctantly moved on. In 1989, I joined the ranks of inner-city teaching. Working in some of the toughest schools in South Central Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Virginia, I learned Spanish and worked with hundreds of young people from ages 7-18. Initially I loved the adventure and the cross-cultural aspect of working in the classroom, but I could never successfully work within the daily routine of teaching. After 10 years of teaching, I still hated doing lesson plans, I was great at exciting the students about learning, but hated the necessary follow-through. During my teaching career, I quit 4 separate times. I desperately wanted to find another career, but I had no clue where to look or how to do it.
Tim's a dream archaeologist, intuitively snooping for destiny clues, unearthing them, and, cleaning them off, and displaying them for the world to see.
In 1997 I started a Master’s degree in counseling at Arizona State University. Three years later I graduated and shipped off to begin a Doctorate in Psychology from Regent University in Virginia Beach. I loved the classes but had no motivation to be a therapist. Hmmm. What to do? Then in 2002, I learned of a field referred to as “life-coaching”. I enrolled in Transformational Leadership Coaching in Virginia Beach and learned that life-coaching fit me better than traditional therapy. The modern day field of psychology focuses on what’s wrong with people and tries to fix it. Life-coaching is more akin to the field of Positive Psychology, which seeks to ask “What is Right with people?”. Now this, I could do.
Tim has the uncanny ability to see someone’s dream with such clarity it is hard for him to wait to see it happen.
I’ve been a long time advocate of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator as a way to understand people’s unique personality preferences. I’ve trained many different groups in team effectiveness using this instrument. Then in 2005 I discovered the Strengths Finder. It gave me a fresh perspective and a new language to describe individual uniqueness. Now, a year later, I use both of these instruments to help people understand, integrate, and apply what makes them unique. During this past year, I’ve been learning how to use my strengths each day in order to live a more fulfilling and rewarding life.I hope to have the opportunity to share all that I’ve learned during my life with you in order that you too would know your unique calling and purpose in life. You have a purpose and calling that only you can fulfill…so what’s stopping you? Let me help you today.
