Carrie Brooks
Carrie Brooks is a professional ICF accredited life coach with years of coaching experience. She is also known as an inspirational speaker, author and a regular columnist. Carrie is known in the industry as the Results Coach. She is passionate about helping people to achieve success and live life to their full potential. She brings to the table a rich life experience, coaching expertise with a knowledge of many varied coaching disciplines, combined with a down to earth, solution based practicality. Carrie is the author of Minx Up Your Life! an inspirational call to action for single women over 45 to start embracing love, life and living for the moment. In the book Carrie deals with the challenges and issues that single, older women face in a positive and practical way. Carrie brought her son up as a single mother and throughout her life has managed to balance her personal commitments with a variety of successful careers. She believes that we all deserve to have thriving professional and personal lives, all it takes is a decision to commit to making it happen.
What were your initial years of growing up like? Tell us about your life before starting your corporate journey/venture/initiative.
I have been a session musician, photographer, I have a degree in Film Video and Photography and I’m naturally creative. Before becoming a coach I was a general manager of 3 Yoga Studios looking after 100 staff, it was initially my desire to be the best manager i could be that had me signing up for my coaching course.
Every industry that is now a large-scale, top-notch business once started as a small idea in the minds of entrepreneurs. What was that idea or motivation that made you start your business /initiative? What motivated you within to say YES, go for it!”
I fell in love with coaching half way through the course and I felt a strong desire to become a full time coach so as soon as I qualified, I gave up my coach and set up my coaching practice.
Tell us something about your initiative or current role. What is it about, and what impact are you trying to make?
My desire to set up my coaching practice was to be of assistance to people, to be a positive catalyst for change.
Your journey and your vision are very inspiring, but are there any achievements or accomplishments you would like to mention?
I am very proud of my book Minx Up Your Life! An inspirational call to action for single women over 45 to start embracing love, life and living for the moment. My book deals with the challenges and issues that single, older women face in a positive and realistic way.
Would you like to share with our young budding women entrepreneurs the change you would like to see in the world if given an opportunity?
I am very passionate about empowering women to have the confidence to embrace their full potential and to live the life they truly deserve. My website carriebrooks.co.uk has a wealth of articles and videos about self development and is free to access and read, so please feel free to visit.
Women are a growing force in the workplaces worldwide, standing shoulder to shoulder with their male counterparts. There are cracks in glass ceilings everywhere, with many women breaking through to carve out a space right at the top of the pyramid. What are your thoughts about women leadership today?
I believe that we need more women in leadership roles, however it’s often women’s conditioning and lack of belief in themselves that holds them back. I have coached many women to break through their limiting beliefs and to reach for the stars!
What would you want to say to our young women leaders/audience reading this?
Trust yourself, believe in your abilities, stay strong and find something that inspires you.