About
Introducing myself properly…
Hi, I’m Corrina Gordon-Barnes, founder of You Inspire Me. Recently described as the ‘Guardian Angel of Innerpreneurs’, I love to help women who’ve found their passion but don’t yet know how to make it pay the bills.
This is my ‘Tribe’ because I know what that’s like. When I trained as a coach, I realized very quickly that if I wanted to pursue this passion as anything other than a hobby, I’d need to learn as much about business as I did about coaching skills.
I didn’t have a background in sales and marketing and I found I couldn’t relate to traditional Business Link workshops and networking events. So I started my own little self-study programme, signing up for loads of marketing blogs and learning from people who I felt did business differently – who did it with soul.
In particular, I found Mark Silver at Heart of Business who helped me see that business could be built on a spiritual foundation, where intuition and inner guidance could be my North stars.
I now share this approach with women who care about our world and about making a difference. Each woman I work with carries with her a much-needed solution to a pain in the world, whether she’s a coach, raw food teacher, acupuncturist, osteopath, EFT or NLP practitioner, massage therapist, artist, singer, yoga teacher, writer, gardener, 5 Rhythms teacher or designer. I help each woman to turn her passion into a profitable business and I am growing a community of these inspirational women so we can support each other.
I’m a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), having trained 2005-2007 with the Coach Training Institute (CTI). Watch the short video below to hear why I love this profession so much.
I live in Cambridge with my beloved partner, Sam; we got married in 2008. When I’m not working from home, I can be found cycling or walking through this beautiful city, trying new vegan & raw recipes, hanging out with friends and playing with my gorgeous little niece and nephew. Among others, on my stereo you can expect Lady Gaga, Sarah McLachlan, Dido, Within Temptation, Imogen Heap, Pink and Missy Higgins. I’ve always been a writer and now seem to be plugged into a constant stream of inspiration; I’m also a fanatical declutterer.
I’m a life-long seeker and have found a few key practices which most nourish me: meditation/prayer, chanting, yoga and Five Rhythms dancing. I have a thirst for inner peace – both in me and in others.
I was one of the founding members of Transition Cambridge, an initiative to ensure Cambridge is a sustainable, resilient city. My ears and eyes perk up at mentions of permaculture, democratic schooling, community engagement & empowerment, holistic health, and general environmental sanity. I like to do things differently, follow my heart, trust my instincts and surround myself with loving company.
At times, I have been found dancing on roof tops and singing in the street.
Biography
Feel free to use the following biography if you need a couple of paragraphs to promote me to your group:
Corrina Gordon-Barnes, CPCC, is a certified coach, having trained 2005-2007 with the Coach Training Institute (CTI). Her clients are women who care passionately about the world and want to make a difference yet are currently frustrated that they’re not fulfilling their potential. She leads the ‘Turn Your Passion To Profit’ group programme and experiential workshops such as ‘Kickstart Your Venture’ and ‘Fail Is Not A Four Letter Word’, plus offers 1-1 coaching/mentoring in how to turn passion into profitable one-woman businesses.
Her background is as a teacher (English & Drama; trained at Cambridge University) and she uses this experience to create enjoyable, outcome-focused processes. She has been described by motivational speaker Antony Robbins as an ‘articulate and passionate agent for change’ and also as the ‘Guardian Angel of Innerpreneurs’. Her inspirational writing has been published in Om Yoga & Lifestyle, Cambridge News, The London Paper, The Ecologist, Caduceus, Permaculture Magazine, The Vegan and Health 24 and she was awarded the Ooffoo Laureate 2008 for her acclaimed piece, The World Needs Your Passion. She is a regular on the BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Chat Room, has a monthly column in Cambridge News: Business Supplement, gives talks and writes a popular fortnightly blog; she was featured in Diva Magazine (August ’10). Corrina lives in Cambridge with her partner, Sam.
How did I get where I am?
Click here to listen to me being interviewed by Nick Williams for his ‘Entrepreneurial Heroes’ series. It’s an hour-long discussion about my journey from employment, to self-employment, to running You Inspire Me.
