What brings you joy?   

I'm Robin and I help depleted givers discover joy. You'll hear my story later, but… could this be yours?

And, if you are honest, you want to have a full joy bucket for you.

• You want to have energy, zest, spontaneous adventures, and fun… but you believe the days of having fun without a “reason” are long gone.
  
  
• You want to have more quiet time, just to BE, without having to accomplish anything.
  
  
• Your love life could use a joy boost, to say the very least. Your sweetheart would agree.
  
  
• You are too busy to connect with your family on a meaningful level. It feels disconnected and shallow, not what you imagined. You ask, “How was your day?” and wish for a real answer.
  
  
• Your health is starting to suffer. Your lifestyle is catching up and something needs to change.
  
  
• You continue to work a job you don’t love because you don’t have the time to make improvements and you don’t believe there are better options at this point.
  
  
• Your environment is chaotic but you can’t ever figure out how to bring any lasting peace to it.
  
  
• You settle for a social life with your coworkers but remember how rewarding it was to have rich friendships before life was so demanding… people who really got you.
  
  
• You don’t remember the last time you prioritized your spirituality and let it feed you. It’s basically a just another item on your to-do list.
  
  
• Your finances are a sore subject and you can’t seem to get ahead no matter how hard you try, let alone have money for anything fun.
  
  
• You remember what it was like to dream about what kind of person you would become someday, but now you are in survival mode… growing and learning are out of the question.
  
  
• You want to feel great about your life, the whole thing, even the self-care part… the part that always comes last, if it comes at all.

You would love to infuse joy into these areas, but life is moving at full speed. Spare time is nonexistent, and you don’t believe you should slow down to focus on yourself. You don’t want to give anything up, but you recognize that if you had the time, things would be different. You would add in some of the things that used to make your heart sing, things that used to make you feel most alive.

Life is full, life is busy, yet your deepest fear is that this is all there is.

Sound familiar?

Schedule your first joy coaching session today!

Schedule Appointment

I’ve been there and it isn’t fun

I was last on my own lists.

Who am I kidding, my name never even made it onto the page.

I love being a giver. The world is hurting, and I believe I can do something about it. All of my endeavors have revolved around giving:

• Contributing to a marriage that has stood the test of time
• Being actively involved in nurturing our two children throughout their many life phases
• Running a nutrition counseling practice for those with eating disorders
• Building a vibrant youth ministry program
• And providing life enrichment for senior citizens in several care homes.

To me, giving is as natural as breathing.

But giving to myself… that was another story.

I rarely factored myself into any of the above.

I did not want to address my own needs. I didn’t think there was time.

And I believed it was selfish. My thought was, “I am selfless, I am here for others!”

I ignored multiple warnings from loved ones. You know, “You have to take care of yourself if you want to be able to take care of anyone else.” I thought they were wrong, that I am not like other people. I am a giver.

Then it happened… I ran myself into the ground. It all came to a screeching halt.

I crashed and burned.

I became apathetic.

I didn’t care.

Me! I did NOT care.

You know those stories of people who survived their own deaths? I could relate.

I felt like I had flatlined.

Let me say, it was scary, uncharted territory, and I did not like being there.

My bucket was empty and I could no longer give.

I did not know that seeking joy for myself could have prevented this.

I had been a happy person, living the life I wanted.

But as I learned, happiness and joy are different.

I had neglected my own personal joy for so long– never addressing what brings ME joy. It was all about bringing OTHERS joy - and I had mountains of inner work to do as a result.

I got professional help.

It took so much time out of my schedule.

I missed 6 weeks of work.

I could not face the fact that I didn’t care about work, so I didn’t go in. I didn’t get paid.

I felt like such a failure.

I learned that I had become depressed because I had not been meeting my own basic needs.

For the first time, I thought, “What in the heck do I NEED?”

I had a choice to make. I realized that one of my greatest sources of joy was self-care and I was no longer going to ignore my needs.

Beauty from the wreckage

How thankful I am to tell you that those days are gone!

I now try to prioritize my needs because of the joy it gives me. It feels great!

I still love reaching out to others, I just remember to reach out to myself.

When my personal joy bucket is full, I have so much to give.

THE TRUTH IS, WHEN I AM JOYFUL, I HAVE EVEN MORE TO GIVE THAN I EVER HAD BEFORE!

After meeting Robin Shear, one person said, “No one can be that happy.”
She then became a lifelong friend.
→ Meet Robin ←

I would love to help you add joy to your life before it’s too late, before you have nothing to give.

Let’s figure out what brings YOU joy. Let’s fill YOUR joy bucket together and watch it overflow!

Here is the beautiful thing that must not be overlooked: Seeking joy is not selfish! It’s the exact opposite, because joy is contagious! It’s impossible to fill your joy bucket without it spilling over.

Simply put, joy coaching is like a “buy one, get a load free” investment.

Joy coaching is a thing because I said so

I had never heard of a joy coach, but that didn’t matter. I knew that I could help depleted givers live more joyful lives, so I took a leap of faith and got the training and certification I needed. Then I blazed my own trail. One that has brought me to you here today!

My clients have LOVED adding joy to their lives!

Every one of them has had a different answer to the “what brings you joy” question. Here are just a few of their success stories. See what happens when givers choose to fill their joy buckets:

• Joy with your children:
  A working mom wanted a closer relationship with her son. Through joy coaching, she learned that she really didn’t know his interests, so she asked him questions to feel better connected. They discovered they both enjoy some of the same music and began attending concerts together. They now share songs and discuss the impact of the music on their lives. She is overjoyed at knowing her son on a deeper level!
• Joy with your sweetheart:
  An author was having trouble with his marriage. He and his wife were living on separate continents and she wouldn't open his messages or take his calls. Through joy coaching, he realized knowing God brings him joy. As he spent more time deepening his relationship with God, it changed his thinking. He viewed his marriage differently. He wrote his wife a 10-page love letter from his new-found perspective and she opened it. They have since happily reunited.
• Joy at any size:
  A budding entrepreneur wanted to have confidence in her body and start dating. Joy coaching helped her discover that dancing makes her feel alive. She began to incorporate dance breaks as rewards into her workday. She loved the feel of the dance breaks and extended them. Without even trying, she began to love her body. She has since begun meeting new people and allowing them to experience her awesomeness.
• Joy in the career that's meant for you:
  A recent high school graduate wanted to enter a field that made him excited to jump out of bed, but he did not think such a thing existed. A non-traditional learner, he bought into culture’s views of successful learning styles. Despite being loaded with gifts and skills, he planned on enduring dead-end jobs due to self-doubt. Joy coaching brought out the possibility thinker in him, and he began to appreciate “what if” questioning. He identified a career that excited him and he is now doing very well in college, actively turning his dream into reality. He will get to provide services that improve people’s lives.

What about you?

What's your story?

You must be a giver or you wouldn't have made it to the end.

Be honest, are you feeling depleted?

Did you know that adding joy on a personal level can keep your bucket from running empty AND add richness that can be shared?

And, the big question: What brings you joy?

I can help you answer the big question, and I can help you obtain whatever it is that brings you joy.

My hope is that joy coaching can help you do what you love most:

Give fully to the people and causes you care about, by also giving to yourself.

Find the joy coaching option that's right for you!

Schedule Appointment

TOP