Dear High Achiever,
Have you ever found yourself thinking, "Is this all there is?"
You've achieved amazing success in your career or business. However, you feel stuck, dissatisfied, unhappy and unfulfilled.
You spend time worrying about where your life is heading. Truth be told, you don't like the direction you're moving to. You're also wondering if the price you're paying (or are expected to pay) is too high!
If you’re employed, you wonder whether it’s time to go back to school, get a new job, change your career, or move from employment and to business.
Additionally, as a high-achieving woman in the corporate world, you've had to mask your real self in order to fit in...and you're tired of this.
If you own a business, you wonder whether it’s time to change businesses or get out of business altogether. Both choices are not appealing at all. You want clarity before making your next move.
At a personal level, it could be that an experience changed your life. You feel as is you've gone back to step 1 and have to start your life over again. You want to be more confident and assertive and grow your life, career or business.
In all, making a decision feels like a huge thing. Days pass by and nothing seems to be changing in your life. You get stuck and feel lost, not knowing how to move on to the next phase of your life, career or business.
With time, you start feeling overwhelmed and frustrated. You're tired of feeling like life is just "Same old, same old..."
You know you have amazing potential. There’s so much you can offer the world, but you’re afraid of taking actions that may end up setting you back.
Unfortunately, there aren't many people you can talk to or ask for help. More so because people normally come to you for help and many won't believe that you too need help!
Break Free, Live Your Life is a personal growth program for professional and business women. Over the course of 12 weeks, you'll learn strategies that will help you get unstuck and excel in the business arena. You'll also set a strong foundation for your future personal, professional or business growth.
You have so much to offer but imposter syndrome holds you back. Stop playing small. Live up to your potential. Grow and excel in all areas of your life!
Speak up for what you believe personally and professionally. Gain confidence to share your thoughts and opinions in any forum. Ask for what you want.
Self-limiting beliefs and behaviours will keep you stuck, overwhelmed and unfulfilled. Blast through them to create more happiness and fulfilment.
"Before working with Caroline, I was doing everything, yet nothing. I hadn’t tried anything to solve my challenges before because I didn’t really know that the issues existed.
I definitely had hesitations before signing up for the coaching. To start with, I wondered if a coach who wasn’t in my profession could help me. Secondly, I wondered if I would get any value for my money, which was already running out. Thirdly, I wasn’t sure I had the time and energy to commit into it.
What I liked best about working with Caroline is that she shares information very freely. She kept challenging me even when it felt like she was throwing me from the cliff. She respects roles and boundaries while still being very accessible. She’s open about her struggles and challenges so I could relate to her human side. Finally, I loved that the process was unscripted and handled what needed to be handled.
Seeing myself from Caroline’s perspective has been both challenging and encouraging. If I was to tell a friend about her, I’d say, “Meet Caroline, my coach. She’s the reason why I have changed so much. You need to know that when you work with her, it helps to do your homework so you should commit to that.”
My confidence has grown as a result of the Break Free program, and my focus is sharp. I've made new commitments and connections that have helped push me out of my comfort zone. I am also very calm, relate very well with my children, and I now manage my life and home very well.
I got much more than I expected so it was real value for money. Apart from the coaching, I also benefited immensely by being able to tap into Caroline’s knowledge and networks."
Sarah Ater
Get FREE 3 months access to GROW Membership after you complete the Break Free program
Break Free is not just a regular personal growth program. When you join this program, you also get access to women who are going through the program at the same time as you are.
Additionally, when you complete Break Free, you get 3-months complimentary access to the members' only GROW Membership.
GROW contains recordings of our LIVE weekly teleclasses and webinars. These are classes taught by experts in personal growth, financial management, business, leadership, parenting, and wellness.
You also connect with other members of GROW in a lunchtime weekly meetup on Tuesdays. This is the perfect place to continue with your growth beyond the Break Free program.
GROW costs $39 per month and you get it free for 3 months after you complete Break Free.
Never again will you say that the road to success is a lonely one for women! We're working on crating a safe space where women connect and grow together. We don't just learn, but also share our experiences and strategies that have worked for us.
Make friends, create powerful professional and business connections, get and share tips and resources, and much more.
Here are some of the recordings you'll have access to in GROW Membership
Get FREE access to Elevate Community Membership for one month after you complete the Break Free program
Break Free is not just a regular personal growth program. When you join this program, you also get access to women who are going through the program at the same time as you are.
Also, when you complete Break Free, you get 1-month's complimentary access to the members' only Elevate Community Membership. From October 2020 to June 2021, this forum provided connection and support as high-achieving professional and business women worked through the challenges encountered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We connected twice a week to learn from a guest expert and discuss how we would implement the lessons individually.
The lessons and resources shared in the forum are now available in a monthly paid membership (covering 33 weeks of learning and Q&As). We've paused the live meetings to revamp the forum, but the resources are still available to members at a reduced fee.
Additionally, in 2019, we had 3 physical meetups in Mombasa to help Break Free graduates help us connect while celebrating growth and success. These meetups were paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic and we're picking them again in 2022.The goal is to have quarterly meetup in Nairobi and Mombasa.
We also share our experiences
and celebrate together in a private Facebook group that's just for you and other members of your coaching group.
Never again will you say that the road to success is a lonely one for women! We're working on crating a safe space where women connect and grow together. We don't just learn, but also share our experiences and strategies that have worked for us.
You’re welcome to connect with other program participants in the Facebook group and later in Elevate Community. Make friends, create powerful professional and business connections, get and share tips and resources, and much more.
Get FREE access to Elevate Community Membership for one month after you complete the Break Free program
Break Free is not just a regular personal growth program. When you join this program, you also get access to women who are going through the program at the same time as you are.
Additionally, when you complete Break Free, you get 1-month's complimentary access to the members' only Elevate Community Membership. Members connect twice a week to learn from a Guest Expert and discuss how we're going to implement what we've learnt.
Never again will you say that the road to success is a lonely one for women! Elevate is a space where women connect and grow together. We don't just learn, but also share our experiences and strategies that have worked for us.
We also share our experiences and celebrate together in a private Break Free WhatsApp group that's just for you and other members of your coaching group.
In 2019, we had 3 physical meetups for all Break Free graduates to help us connect while celebrating our growth and success. These meetups have been paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but we'll pick them up when it's safer to have physical meetings.
You’re welcome to connect with other program participants in the WhatsApp group and later in Elevate Community. Make friends, create powerful professional and business connections, get and share tips and resources, and much more.
Our Vision is to create a network of women who help each other grow to their highest potential while enjoying the process!
Break Free is not just a regular personal growth program. When you join this program, you also get instant access to women who are going through the program at the same time as you are. Never again will you say that the road to success is a lonely one for women!
We share our experiences and celebrate together in the Break Free WhatsApp group. In 2019, we had 3 physical meetups for all Break Free graduates to help us connect while celebrating our growth and success. These meetups have been paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
You’re welcome to connect with in the WhatsApp group. Make friends, create powerful professional and business connections, get and share tips and resources, and much more.
Here's what we were up to during Break Free meetups in April, August and December 2019:
You've probably read a lot of personal development books, attended talks and workshops, or even completed a coaching program.
If you've read this far, it means that you haven't found a solution that works for you.
One of the advantages of the Break Free program is that you learn how to create a customized solution that's purely you.
While the tools and strategies used are general, the process is highly individualized, even if you're in a group. You also learn how to use these strategies on your own in the future.
During this program, you'll gain more confidence, stop playing small, and aim for higher achievements in your life, career or business.
When you break free of self-limiting thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, behaviours, and habits, you’ll soar in your career or business. The end result is a happier, freer, more productive and fulfilling life.
"Through coaching, I have become a more competent and confident leader with a key focus on tapping into my strengths. "
Lisa Tiang'a
Seed Category Leader for Africa & Middle East, Corteva
When you stop worrying and get to understand the bigger picture, you're going to crush your obstacles and be able to adapt to the challenges faced at work or in business just fine.
Here's the bad stuff
Here's some good stuff you'll learn
Hi. I'm Caroline and I'd love to take you on a journey of self-discovery and personal growth. I've been coaching high-achieving women since 2011, helping them get courageous and bold enough to go for their BIG dreams...without apologies or excuses.
Break Free, Live Your Life is my signature program. It's based on a combination of Neuro-Linguistics Programming (NLP), Life Coaching techniques, my personal growth experience, and experience gained working with professional and business women.
For years, I underestimated the power of the Break Free program. That was until I started reaching out to past clients. All of them informed me that they were using the strategies they learnt in Break Free, some more than 5 years after their coaching.
Over the years, past graduates of the program constantly send referrals. Some graduates have also come back for more coaching when they want to scale up their lives, careers, or businesses. In fact about a third of 12 Weeks to Startup, my business startup program, consists of past Break Free graduates.
Working with women who are at different levels of their careers and businesses opened my eyes further to the need women have for this kind of program. So much so that I now highly recommend it as a first step for women who are considering changing their jobs/careers or moving from employment into business.
This program has withstood the test of time. It's gone through a few iterations to make it more powerful. It's the program I wish I had way back in 2006 when I was a burnt out social science researcher. A time when I was grappling with making some critical life and career altering changes. I opted to say "No" to a lucrative PhD scholarship, quit my job, and ventured into business with no experience at all!
Later, the strategies in Break Free helped me take a leap of faith to leave an abusive marriage and grow my business while taking care of myself and my children.
In January 2020, I leaned on the same strategies to get support as I worked through a health crisis. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic...and I had to pivot and also help my clients pivot their lives, careers and businesses.
I've also received phone calls from many graduates and they all say the same thing: "I don't know how I would have survived the COVID-19 lockdowns if I hadn't done Break Free!" This is a sentence I've heard over and over again.
I could go on and on about the power of the Break Free, Live Your Life program. But the only way for you to get the full experience is to step right into it.
I invite you to join other women who have benefited from this program and look forward to helping you get unstuck, become more courageous, and take control of your life!
Caroline Gikonyo
Transformational Life Coach
“I have a friend who’s known me since high school and we hadn’t met for some time. We met last year and a few minutes into the conversation, she said, “Linda, you have changed… no, you really have changed. It’s not about how you look, but something about you just isn’t the same.”
I had just finished the Break Free Coaching Program and when my friend made that comment, I realized that during the coaching, I had set myself free and was doing the same for those around me too!
When you allow happiness into your life and heal from your past, even those around you (family, friends, colleagues) become happier and they too heal. And as they do so, they become very helpful to you.
Coaching has helped me heal from past pain. I have become a happier person and achieved more focus and direction in life.”
Linda Gicheru
Banker
Dates: 27th July 2021 to 12th October 2021 (12 weeks).
Time: Tuesdays 7:30am to 9:00am (90 minutes per week).
Wednesdays 7:30am to 9:00am (2nd February 2022 to 20th April 2022).
Saturdays 7:30am to 9:00am (5th February to 23rd April 2022).
Wednesdays 7:30am to 9:00am (10th March 2021 to 26th May 2021).
Fridays 12:30pm to 2:00pm (12th March 2021 to 28th May 2021).
**** GROW is a private virtual library that contains recordings of our Learning Wednesday Webinars. Your access to GROW starts the week after the program ends.
**** GROW is a private virtual library that contains recordings of our Learning Wednesday Teleclasses and Webinars. Your access to GROW starts the week after the program ends.
Contact Us if you're based outside Kenya or want to pay via credit card and we'll send you a PayPal invoice. Note that PayPal payments are in USD and may be higher than the KES fee due to exchange rate fluctuations.
We can can change the time and/or day for a class if the members of that class agree on the new timing and the coach is also available at the same time for the duration of the program.
We can also set up a special class for you if you have a group of 6-12 women who commit to completing the program together. This option is also subject to the coach's availability.
Book a Discovery Call if you want to have a program set up for your group or if you'd like to take the Break Free as an individual (1-1 coaching where the program is tailored for you).No, we don't. We do hold physical classes in Mombasa from time to time, but this is not available for this cohort. However, the content for all options is the same and some people prefer the virtual class because of the recordings.
The content of the group Break Free program is the same no matter the class you choose. If you opt for 1-1 coaching, then the program is tailor-made to suit your needs and the goals you'll be working on.
We're aware that our fee may be limiting so we have a number of free and low cost resources that can help with your overall growth.
1. Sign Up for Our Email Newsletter: We share a lot of useful personal, professional and business growth resources on this blog and through our weekly email newsletter.
2. Attend Learning Wednesday Webinars: Every Wednesday, we host a free webinar where experts come and teach strategies for growth in life, career/work, business, business, wellness, finances, parenting, and other topics that are requested for by our clients, newsletter subscribers, and WhatsApp group members. Click here to find out more.
3. Join the Next Finish Strong Challenge: This is a 12-week Mastermind for women who are Solopreneurs or who run a side hustle while still in fulltime employment. The Challenge runs 3 times per year in January, May, and September. Click here to find out when it's opening next.
We're aware that our fee may be limiting so we have a number of free and low cost resources that can help with your overall growth.
1. Sign Up for Our Email Newsletter: We share a lot of useful personal, professional and business growth resources on this blog and through our weekly email newsletter.
2. Attend Learning Wednesday Webinars: Every Wednesday, we host a free webinar where experts come and teach strategies for growth in life, career/work, business, business, wellness, finances, parenting, and other topics that are requested for by our clients, newsletter subscribers, and WhatsApp group members. Click here to find out more.
3. Join GROW Membership: This is a monthly membership that gives you access to a virtual library where the Learning Wednesday recordings are shared AND the weekly virtual Brown Bag lunchtime meetups. Brown Bag brings women together over lunch hour (Tuesdays 1:00pm to 2:00pm EAT/GMT+3) to connect, share, and discuss issues that affect them in life and at work. The value of GROW is priceless and you get access to it at only $39 per month. Click here to join GROW.
We're aware that our fee may be limiting so we have a number of free and low cost resources that can help with your overall growth.
1. Email Newsletter: We share a lot of useful personal, professional and business growth resources on this blog and through our weekly email newsletter.
2. WhatsApp Group: You're welcome to join other like-minded women in our free WhatsApp group for women in management and business. We connect there to learn, share, build relationships, and grow together as we build our careers and businesses. Our Lead Coach Caroline Gikonyo also shares a voice note each week to inform, educate and inspire our members.
3. Learning Wednesday Webinars: Every Wednesday, we host a free webinar where experts come and teach strategies for growth in life, career/work, business, business, wellness, finances, parenting, and other topics that are requested for by our clients, newsletter subscribers, and WhatsApp group members. Click here to find out more.
4. Masterclasses and E-Courses: We have low cost Masterclasses, self-paces e-courses that will be launched in Q1 2023. Contact Us if you'd like a preview of these programs and products.
5. Finish Strong Challenge: This is a quarterly Mastermind where participants work on their top 3 goals for the year. The Challenge opens for registration once a year in September. Click here to find out when it's opening next.
6. One-Off Strategy Sessions: Sometimes what you need is just someone to brainstorm with and help you sift through all the stuff that's running through your mind. Send a WhatsApp message to +254-738-189584 if you want book a one-off session.
We're not hiring at the moment. Sign up for our email newsletter and join the WhatsApp group for updates, including available, or upcoming employment opportunities.
We can can change the time and/or day for a class if the members of that class agree on the new timing and the coach is also available at the same time for the duration of the program.
We can also set up a special class for you if you have a group of 6-12 women who commit to completing the program together. This option is also subject to the coach's availability.
Contact us if you want to have a program set up for your group or if you'd like to take the program as an individual (1-1 coaching).We had physical classes in Mombasa in 2019, but that option is no longer available.
The content of the group Break Free program is the same no matter the class you choose. If you opt for 1-1 coaching, then the program is tailor-made to suit your needs and the goals you'll be working on.
If you're interested in your personal growth at a lower fee, join Elevate Community. Each month, we have an Expert come to teach us and help us implement what we've learnt.
So far, we've had expert lessons on personal growth, goal setting, leading during crisis, health and well-being, communication skills, conflict management, and personal financial management. We also run the 28 Days of Loving Yourself Challenge in this forum. This is a self-care and self-love challenge for busy women and you receive a daily tip or resource in the month of February.
You can access these lessons and other Masterclasses in a private Members Area that's just for Elevate Community members. This will give you a boost on a monthly basis until you're able to sign up for the Break Free program.
Contact us if you want to find out more about Elevate Community.
We're not hiring at the moment. Check our blog and Facebook page for updates, including available or upcoming employment positions.