BIO - life coaching, Mindset coaching, business coaching

My name is Michael Strand. 

I am a Certified Life, Business and Mindset Coach and Coaching is my true passion of mine.  I have overcome many obstacles in my life and have been very successful throughout my career, but nothing has provided as much fulfillment as helping people grow and live a meaningful life in all aspects. 

I was born in Denmark and moved to the United States at the early impressionable age of 13 with my mother and brother, where I had to learn a new language and adapt to a new culture.  My mother truly wanted a better life for us and thought this was how we would achieve it, yet we never knew how challenging it would be to get there.  We were teased about the clothes we wore and the food we ate.  She even changed my first name…  It was almost as if we were supposed to bury who we were and where we came from just to fit in.  Like others, we tended to believe that if we got something, or became something, then we would feel whole.  This made me question everything.  I made many excuses for it - until I realized I could not do that any more and I had to take responsibility.  Sounds simple doesn’t it?    

As I learned through it all, you don’t have to be from a different country to feel like you don’t belong. As human beings, we seek completeness. This never-ending chase happens in all areas of our life, and this limits our experience of life in the moment.  By recognizing our uniqueness and greatness instead, and most importantly finding support in our surroundings - or through coaching - your life will change.  

I was fortunate to find a mentor in my early 20s who pushed me to go to school and become an engineer, this led to a life working in High Tech for various companies. Several years ago, I expanded my experience taking a position with a company that would fly me around the world to train, teach, and motivate people.  I truly felt a sense of belonging to helping people achieve their personal and professional goals, and overcome obstacles.  Yet, I never knew how much that was a part of me - until I put in the work to realize what was in my heart and not my head. 

So what if you could go from thinking to feeling too?  Drop from your head to your heart feeling the sensations within you, sound around you, feel your heart pump.  Get present with your feelings.  

You’ve got this - and I’d love to explore how we could work together.