About me
I live in Lawrence, Kansas but am originally from the Ozarks of Northwest Arkansas. I love being outdoors but hate bugs. I especially hate June bugs, even though I’m a June baby. I’m a former music major who ultimately studied anthropology, Spanish, and international business. You could say my interests are wide-ranging! I’d never really been anywhere, until my first flight (an international one!) at age 22. Since then, I’ve traveled and studied in more than 10 countries (primarily in Latin and South America and Eastern Europe) and have a travel wish list 10 times longer. My spouse Vanja and his family are originally from Bosnia-Herzegovina, although we met at The Bourgeois Pig, a bar/coffee-shop in downtown Lawrence. We have two kids (now young adults) – Alex is at the University of Kansas (and in the kayak below), and Emina is at Lawrence Free State High School. We enjoy kayaking, camping, and hiking with our chocolate lab (with plenty of bug spray!).
My strengths
My top 5 Strengths are: Strategic, Individualization, Relator, Communication, Maximizer. (with a good dose of Futuristic)
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Can you guess why I like coaching?
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My favorite thing about working with Strengths is that you don’t have to be good at everything. You can focus on being really great at the things that bring you joy. I love that.
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