WE ARE COMMITTED TO YOUR BIG TIME
Taren Sterry, MS, PCC, CT
Founder + Coach, Big Time Coaching
Founder + Coach, Big Time Coaching
After 15 years working in hospice care, I always start with the end in mind.
We're born. We die. Everything in the middle is a complex combination of surviving and thriving, pain and possibility, circumstance and choice.
And, our choices and attitudes determine 99% of all of it. No matter what.
I'm a no BS soul and I love humans. I've always been drawn to what scares me--hospice, public speaking, improv, telling the truth. It's the thing that makes me a great coach--I do not scare, I've heard it all and I don't hold back!
Over the past 20 years, I've trained thousand of hospice volunteers, toured a one-woman show, became an improviser and storytelling teacher, started my own business. With Big Time, I coach individuals who want to live and lead BIG, with intention, purpose, and responsibility for their own experience.
I'm also a stand for play, fun, and not taking our lives so seriously that we suck all the joy right out of it!
By way of street cred: I have a Bachelors in Community Studies from UC Santa Cruz, a Masters in Gerontology and Thanatology (Death, Dying + Grief) from the College of New Rochelle, I hold an Instructional Design Certification from NYU, and the designation of Professional Certified Coach (the second highest ranking) with the International Coach Federation. I've delivered over 10,000 hours of coaching, training and workshop facilitation for global brands like Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, non-profits like New York Cares and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, universities including Columbia and NYU, and for countless start-ups, galleries, firms, solo-venturers, artists and others.
Professional 1:1 coaching, leadership training, and team development are the focuses of my practice. What makes me different from other coaches is my lighthearted, yet no-nonsense stand for personal and professional achievement.
My approach with clients is comprehensive (we talk about everything, not just what needs "improvement"), and my methodology is both ontological (who you are) and facilitative (how you do it).
When you work with me, you'll get results in ways you might not expect. This is often from practicing new and uncomfortable "ways of being" and taking uncomfortable actions on purpose.
I’m not into quick fixes. They don’t work and they are a waste of your time and money. I work with my clients to transform in permanent ways so that their lives and businesses change for good.
Through our work, the power to create what you want becomes the reality of your daily existence with new levels of confidence, purpose and satisfaction.
I also once tricked Stephen Colbert into hugging me. Story available upon request.
We're born. We die. Everything in the middle is a complex combination of surviving and thriving, pain and possibility, circumstance and choice.
And, our choices and attitudes determine 99% of all of it. No matter what.
I'm a no BS soul and I love humans. I've always been drawn to what scares me--hospice, public speaking, improv, telling the truth. It's the thing that makes me a great coach--I do not scare, I've heard it all and I don't hold back!
Over the past 20 years, I've trained thousand of hospice volunteers, toured a one-woman show, became an improviser and storytelling teacher, started my own business. With Big Time, I coach individuals who want to live and lead BIG, with intention, purpose, and responsibility for their own experience.
I'm also a stand for play, fun, and not taking our lives so seriously that we suck all the joy right out of it!
By way of street cred: I have a Bachelors in Community Studies from UC Santa Cruz, a Masters in Gerontology and Thanatology (Death, Dying + Grief) from the College of New Rochelle, I hold an Instructional Design Certification from NYU, and the designation of Professional Certified Coach (the second highest ranking) with the International Coach Federation. I've delivered over 10,000 hours of coaching, training and workshop facilitation for global brands like Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, non-profits like New York Cares and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, universities including Columbia and NYU, and for countless start-ups, galleries, firms, solo-venturers, artists and others.
Professional 1:1 coaching, leadership training, and team development are the focuses of my practice. What makes me different from other coaches is my lighthearted, yet no-nonsense stand for personal and professional achievement.
My approach with clients is comprehensive (we talk about everything, not just what needs "improvement"), and my methodology is both ontological (who you are) and facilitative (how you do it).
When you work with me, you'll get results in ways you might not expect. This is often from practicing new and uncomfortable "ways of being" and taking uncomfortable actions on purpose.
I’m not into quick fixes. They don’t work and they are a waste of your time and money. I work with my clients to transform in permanent ways so that their lives and businesses change for good.
Through our work, the power to create what you want becomes the reality of your daily existence with new levels of confidence, purpose and satisfaction.
I also once tricked Stephen Colbert into hugging me. Story available upon request.
Dr. Tim Merrick, ACCC
Executive and Life Coach, Big Time Coaching
While I haven’t hugged Stephen Colbert—yet—I’ve shared the stage with Hillary and Bill and I introduced Kirsten Gillibrand many times when I ran for the New York State Senate in 2006.
My life has been one of ongoing reinvention. Not because I have to but because I get to. I've founded, cultivated, and sold many successful businesses and have always partnered with like-minded humans who are dedicated to healing, health, success, and enlightenment.
Along the way I’ve become a doctor, musician, photographer, writer, pilot, vagabond, and snowboard instructor.
I’ve lived in a teepee, and built a log cabin.
My approach with clients is understanding where they are, and together, plotting their future like the true hero’s journey that it is.
Connection with our purpose, appreciation of our authentic selves, and taking full responsibility for the past, present and future--these are the steps to overcome life's obstacles, creating fulfillment and leading boldly.
When you work with me, you'll find the inner conviction that brings forth true confidence and momentum for producing results.
You'll learn how to let go of the stories you don't want to tell anymore, and become the author of your experience.
Executive and Life Coach, Big Time Coaching
While I haven’t hugged Stephen Colbert—yet—I’ve shared the stage with Hillary and Bill and I introduced Kirsten Gillibrand many times when I ran for the New York State Senate in 2006.
My life has been one of ongoing reinvention. Not because I have to but because I get to. I've founded, cultivated, and sold many successful businesses and have always partnered with like-minded humans who are dedicated to healing, health, success, and enlightenment.
Along the way I’ve become a doctor, musician, photographer, writer, pilot, vagabond, and snowboard instructor.
I’ve lived in a teepee, and built a log cabin.
My approach with clients is understanding where they are, and together, plotting their future like the true hero’s journey that it is.
Connection with our purpose, appreciation of our authentic selves, and taking full responsibility for the past, present and future--these are the steps to overcome life's obstacles, creating fulfillment and leading boldly.
When you work with me, you'll find the inner conviction that brings forth true confidence and momentum for producing results.
You'll learn how to let go of the stories you don't want to tell anymore, and become the author of your experience.
The Top 5 Regrets Of The Dying
- I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
- I wish I hadn't worked so hard.
- I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings.
- I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
- I wish that I had let myself be happier.