About Me
Hi , I'm Debbie
For the past 9 years, I have been working as a Life Coach and speaker, helping people create strategies to overcome their challenges in order to create the freedom and fulfillment that they are looking for and enable them to make it happen by sharing specific tools and scientifically tested techniques that work.
There’s a lot of significance in the words written by Shakespeare in the play Hamlet back in 1564, ‘To thine own self be true!’
No matter what life throws at you, you have the power within you to rise like the phoenix and live a life of intention. Never give up on yourself, never!
I’ve had to go through many traumatic events to get me to where I am now, and that’s okay! I never gave up on my dreams, I never gave up on me. There’s only one person on this planet that can help you and that’s yourself. Until we all come to understand this, we will feel confused, trapped and frustrated.
My Story
Let’s keep this simple,” it’s not going to be easy but it is possible! “ One of my favourite mottos in life. A few years ago after one of my presentations I had just given, a friend of mine who is a leading Business and Sales Coach in South Africa, came up to me and asked me if I would write a chapter for his book that he was writing on Adversity.
I tried to figure out why he had asked me to do this. Was it the story I had given about the loss of my son to hydrocephalus, or the divorce that followed where I brought my two young children up single-handedly whilst holding down a teaching job, or the loss of my savings as a teacher that had been kept safely in the bank in Zimbabwe, or maybe he was referring to the night that I was physically abused by my partner whom I believed loved me, when my daughter who had witnessed this, did not think that we would see another African sunrise together again or perhaps it was about the two teenage step daughters that I had just taken on? I thought this was normal, my story was no different to any other, surely not! As my daughter wrote after having witnessed the abusive episode , “Mum chose to be a leader in the darkest moments and stood up to the bully who destroyed her physically, but he failed to touch the hero within.”
Those were powerful words from my daughter who was sixteen years old at the time. I thought about them many a time and wondered what she saw in me that I didn’t realise was there.
I was a primary school teacher at the time and after this incident took place, I spent many an hour soul searching and then it dawned on me that I was not on the path that was intended for me, and so my quest began.
You might have read these words, ‘when the student is ready the master will appear.’ Doors started opening and I was told about a 14 week course entitled ‘Practical Stress Management and Life Coach Practitioner Diploma.’ I was not quite sure what I had signed up for but I had a strong sense that this is what I had to do. After the first session it became crystal clear that this was it! Not only was I excited at the prospect of turning my life around but what got to me the most was the fact that I could be of service to others, to enable others to turn their lives around.
I completed the course and did not look back. I resigned from my teaching post and enrolled to become a Life Coach.
I learnt that :
• My past does not define who I am.
• I can change any negative belief into a positive belief.
• My dreams are real and can be achieved, no matter what!
• I am the master of my own destiny.
If you feel that you are experiencing any of the above or you are just looking for change, then work with me. You might be an executive who is experiencing some negative emotions or is looking to create change within the business, or you might be someone who is doubting themself, or a school pupil who is struggling with adolescence and the issues that go with it. Whatever it is that’s holding you back, it’s time to let go and live your best life yet! Together we can do this, side by side. You are not alone!
Debbie's Professional Bio
Do you want to step into greatness, rise above your limitations and soar into the orbit of your full potential? Then Debbie Kennedy is the perfect illustration of this metaphor! Her unbridled passion is helping individuals to reach the full inflection of their potential, and for corporates to instil a high performance and earn a rewarding return from their human capital.
Power and Potential are the two powerful words embodied by Debbie’s work as a Life Choice and Success Coach. She figuratively sees herself as a bridge to liberate the human soul from the shackles of mediocrity and thrive in the expression of full potential. In that regard, she stimulates the power and becomes that catalyst for change into fulfilment through her unorthodox yet effective strategies gained over years in the vocation.
Based on her academic and personal experiences she has the ability to both sympathise and empathise given this unique set of credentials.
Debbie holds a Bachelor of Social Science Degree from the University of Natal, South Africa, as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) with Distinction, from the University of South Africa (UNISA).
She is certified by New Insights (UK) as a Life Coach. This unique set of skills gained from studying allows Debbie to understand the theory and science of the coaching and deliver superior value to clients.
Her personal life story which is marred by pain, loss and struggle has been the primary motivator for Debbie’s entrance into the business where she shares the valuable tools and skills that helped her soar from disappointment and depression, to fulfilling and realising her destiny of running a successful business, a happy family and participating in various landmark projects through her voluntary work.
Debbie has worked with many clients in Zimbabwe as well as abroad and her testimonials speak to the excellent standard of the work she delivers. For Debbie, she is indebted to the people who walked with her during the times of grief and chaos, and she is now paying it forward by ensuring that people live their best lives yet.
Whether you are a blue chip company looking to inspire your team or an entrepreneur or individual struggling with heavy emotions or student looking for a mentor, Debbie has the capacity to serve and present value enhancing strategies for change as she powers you into your potential.
