Kirstie Gillon-Wood is the founder of 90 Degree Coaching Limited, a company devoted to supporting those wanting to create independence, and achieve personal and professional success.

Having gained invaluable knowledge, skills and experience over the past ten years in Australia, Canada and the UK, Kirstie is now established back home in New Zealand. She is a qualified, accredited coach, graduating with distinction from The Coaching Academy, Europe's largest coaching school.

Kirstie's journey into coaching was a natural one when she found herself with severe Post Natal Depression after the arrival of her first born. "Becoming a mother sent me into a tail-spin. Within 6 months I was a shell of my former self, having lost a sense of self-value, confidence and identity."

At this time Kirstie was based in the UK and looked for help but there was nothing other than the usual books on raising children. Everything to do with becoming a parent was child-focused, there was very little in the way of support for new mums. Amongst various other tools and resources to get her back on the road to recovery, Kirstie turned to self-coaching from a book borrowed from the library. She was hooked and immersed herself for the following two years in numerous books, audios and courses on coaching, counselling, training, and development.

"Throughout my employed life, I was constantly frustrated by my nature of always wanting to change things and improve upon them. Employers don't always take kindly to what they perceived as negative feedback! I thought there was something wrong with me...I seemed to have this inability to stick with a job. But when I became a mother and got PND I took time out to review my options. I realised what my previous employers had viewed as 'weaknesses' were actually strengths. I wanted to improve the quality of my life - and I did, mainly through coaching."

Kirstie acknowledges that while books, seminars and home study courses are helpful, but she believes it is when people work together that success is created. "Working together is how you will create the business and lifestyle that suits you." She credits her own Mentors and Coaches to helping her achieve her goals.

Known in the UK as 'The Coach for Women and Mothers' Kirstie quickly recognised that while women want more fulfilment they aren't entirely clear on exactly what they want. So they do nothing and therefore resentment and anger builds.

"Most women set up a business from a passion to help others or work hours around their family, but sadly most of these businesses don't even survive their first year. Never mind all the logistics and practical aspects of being self-employed, it also takes a lot of self-belief...if you don't have that, it won't work."

"I want to give every woman the same self-belief, confidence and self-value I have."

It's for this reason Kirstie has created step by step programmes that encourage interaction, focus and results. Kirstie offers 1:1 business and life coaching sessions, small group workshops, e-Courses, eBooks, Special Reports and free articles containing information on improving relationships, time management, sustaining business success, generating wealth and much, much more!

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