
Joanie Bear
Life coach who helps overwhelmed people simplify their lives
| Hourly rate range | $90 to $180 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Sessions | Online |
| Credentials | Certified Life Coach |
| Practice | Simplify Your Life Coaching |
Joanie Bear is a certified life coach who helps people simplify their lives when they feel overwhelmed. She runs Simplify Your Life Coaching. Her method starts with a client's goals and priorities, then looks at home, relationships, work and finances. She built her own approach after years of chaos, a divorce, two cross-country moves and three home downsizes. She took a class called Voluntary Simplicity that shaped her work. She also teaches self-coaching skills.
What Joanie helps with
Joanie helps people who feel lost in a complicated, busy life. She works with them to find what matters most and build a plan to live by it.
- Making sense of where you are right now
- Planning your life instead of letting it happen to you
- Outlining hopes and dreams and ranking them
- Finding time and energy for things you love
- Building a plan to reach goals and follow through
- Simplifying home, relationships, work and finances
- Learning self-coaching techniques to keep life simple
How Joanie works
Coaching starts with what matters most to you: Your dreams, goals and hopes. Next, you and Joanie look at what blocks those goals. Then you find areas in your home, relationships, work and finances where you can make quick shifts. Last, you name your strengths and build a personal action plan with accountability. Sessions are designed around your time, commitment and goals, so you make progress each week. Joanie also teaches self-coaching techniques so you can keep life simple after coaching ends.
Background and qualifications
Joanie has worked full time most of her adult life. She raised two children, spent years as a single mother, and moved across the country twice. She later remarried and blended families. After one move, she took a class called Voluntary Simplicity, and it changed how she thinks about priorities. She has spent over 20 years applying sustainable and minimalist living to her buying choices. She is now a Certified Life Coach.
Joanie Bear pricing
Programs and services
- One-on-one coaching sessions
- Free 20-minute Zoom conversation
- Self-coaching techniques training
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The CoachVouch take
Joanie built her method from her own path of simplifying life, including a Voluntary Simplicity class and over 20 years of minimalist living.
Best for people who feel overwhelmed and want a clear plan to focus on what matters most.
Common questions
How much does Joanie Bear charge?
Coaching with Joanie runs $90 to $180 an hour. Message Joanie from this page for an exact quote.
What does Joanie Bear help with?
Joanie Bear helps with making sense of where you are right now, planning your life instead of letting it happen to you, outlining hopes and dreams and ranking them and finding time and energy for things you love.
Does Joanie Bear coach online?
Sessions are online.
Is Joanie Bear certified?
Joanie Bear lists: Certified Life Coach.
What happens in the free conversation with Joanie?
It is a free 20-minute Zoom conversation. You share your challenges and the change you want, and you can ask questions about coaching.
Will I keep any skills after coaching ends?
Yes. Joanie teaches self-coaching techniques so you can keep simplicity in your life after one-on-one coaching is done.
How do I contact Joanie Bear?
Send Joanie a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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