Meet the Author

Brenda Blackburn is an experienced personal development coach and motivational speaker. She attained her Life Coach and Employment Counselor designations through UCFV in BC, while practicing in both capacities professionally (group facilitation with one-to-one) since 1996. Her program development and curriculum writing have met with Private Post-Secondary Education Accreditation guidelines, as well as with federal and provincial criteria necessary for facilitating government contracted Employment and Life Skill programs. As well, she has been a leadership and employee trainer for various corporations since 1991. Her contracts have included employment agencies, non-profit organizations, post-secondary schools, international corporations, a national union, as well as private one-to-one coaching sessions. She also continues to be a guest speaker at various public post-secondary institutions.

Her previous career was in office administration and coordination. Back then her writing was primarily involved with the developing of policies and procedures, training manuals and promotional material.

She holds memberships/affiliations with a variety of associations including; Valley Women's Network, Minerva Foundation for BC Women, Business Circle Network Richmond, ENET--Education and Networking for Rehabilitation and Career Practitioners, UCFV Alumni Association, International Women's Writing Guild, Canadian Alliance of Life Skills Coaches and Associations, International Association of Coaches, the Institute of Noetic Science, Book Marketing Network, and many others.

Her speaking style is enthusiastic, engaging and genuine. Professional and personable, she not only motivates but empowers others to discover their own inspiration they have within themselves.

Brenda's greatest joy has been to watch as her clients have positively transformed their lives, lived their dreams and bettered their worlds, as they created both the present moment and future they desired. These experiences have had such a heart-felt impact on her, that she felt compelled to share the wisdom and philosophy that positively inspired and transformed her life and the lives of many. In answer to clients' requests, she decided to put all of her learning, teachings and insights into a book so that it could be more widely accessible to the public.

She enjoys writing at home in beautiful British Columbia, Canada where she resides with her husband Rob, a talented musician and entertainment agent.