Meet Sue Rasmussen

As long as I can remember, I’ve always had an extremely strong sensitivity to rooms, especially rooms in people’s homes and their private offices – the personal spaces that reflect who they are.

I could always tell intuitively if a piece of furniture needed to be moved 6 inches to the left so the room would ‘feel better.’ I noticed that spaces seemed to breathe easier when things were placed in a certain way.

My strong room sensitivity has always shown up in how I feel, quite literally, when I’m in a room. Depending on the way a room is set up and organized, I might experience feelings of happiness or peace, creativity and energy, or overwhelm, stress, anxiety or upset.

As I have learned since then, rooms powerfully reflect back to us how they are created.

I also got those same feelings with closets, drawers, and so on. If things were a jumble, I could literally feel my insides getting jumbled as well…my thoughts, my feelings, my ideas, and my energy.

And I just assumed that everybody could feel these things.

It didn’t even occur to me that I was sensing things that most people don’t. (In fact, one of my mentors has started called me "the space whisperer.")

So growing up as a teenager, I was always rearranging the furniture in every room in our house, as well as organizing everything I could get my hands on. 

What Led Me To Becoming A Coach

In 1998, I was working in corporate America, making good money, doing work that was draining my energy every single day...and my life had gotten pretty complicated. I was working crazy hours, doing work I was good at but didn't love, and surrounding myself with stuff I didn't want or need, all in an effort to keep my mind off the fact that I was also in the middle of a painful divorce.

So the Universe jumped in to give me a beautiful opportunity to slow down, although not necessarily the way I would have chosen. As a result of a sports injury, I broke the calcaneus bone in my heel, which meant months on crutches, intense physical therapy, and a full year before I was walking comfortably again.

My body was telling me in no uncertain terms to slow down.

I had lost touch with who I was and what really mattered to me, so I decided to use my recovery time to review my life, my activities, the people I spent time with, and, of course, all of my stuff and my living environment.

The process of simplifying, clearing out decades of clutter based on past choices, and making conscious decisions about what I wanted to keep in my life and what I wanted to let go was the most transformational thing I have ever done in my life.

I created a simple, clutter-free home and office that completely inspired and supported me. I left a career that wasn't feeding my soul. I became a student of coaching principles, applied them to every area of my own life, and launched my new business as a coach. I created a new career that delighted me to the core. 

I completely transformed every aspect of my life, simply by taking a good look at everything in it and deciding what could stay, what needed to go (what I now call clutter!), and what else I wanted to add.

What Qualifies Me To Coach People

To date, there are only about 650 coaches worldwide who have received the highest credential of Master Certified Coach from the International Coach Federation - that's less than 1% of all coaches. I am one of those coaches.

Reaching this level of credential was a very rigorous process that included a thorough evaluation of my coaching style, my formal coach training, my actual client hours and number of clients coached, and the results and satisfaction from previous clients. (By the way, I've also been on the faculty of CoachInc.com to train coaches).

And in the end, results are what really count, right?

With the combination of my years of ongoing training, my specific background, my passion, and my extensive experience coaching clients, I have a very unique ability to help people quickly see what's getting in their own way, let it go, and create the kind of environment that supports achieving what they want in their lives. 

Want to see examples? Read what clients say to see what kind of results people are getting.

I also live my life the way I coach my clients to live theirs...in other words, I walk my talk.

Before you hire a coach, whether it's me or someone else, see if they have created the kind of life you want (balance, personal freedom, plenty of time to do what you love, clarity of purpose, peace of mind, and so on).

The Kind of Work I Do With My Clients

I teach people how to clear out their clutter, organize what's left, and create a home and office that delight them to their core...and support them in being the best they can be.

I also coach my clients how to clear out what's getting in the way of what they really want; in other words, I help people make room for what really matters.

My Invitation For You

If you're ready to move forward, I want to hear from you. Contact me or check out my programs and teleclasses.

If we discover I'm not a fit for you, I would be glad to refer you to another coach.

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What I love: family, friends, great conversations with people I love, dark chocolate, books by Elaine St. James, pretty toenail polish, sunrises in the desert, Northern Lights, and my Border Terriers Coco and Harry (I believe dogs have the answers to life - they know how to be present in the moment, play often, and fully enjoy their food!) Check out these photos of Harry and Coco!

My favorite activities: Hiking up a mountain in the desert, doing yoga in the morning, walking a labyrinth, custom painting old wooden furniture, finding new little off-the-beaten-track restaurants,  watching great movies, decorating, and reading.

My favorite place in the world: the dock at Kabekona Lake in Minnesota, early in the morning before anyone else is awake.

My not-so-secret quirk: I love to organize my closets. Is it any wonder I do what I do? 

My Professional Experience:

My background includes business development, personal branding, marketing, and program development for companies in France as well as for employees and consultants of major US companies like Motorola, Boeing, and American Express.

After a decade in the corporate arena, I shifted my focus to private practitioners, working with the top marketing coaches in the country to coach the clients of such companies as Peter Montoya, Inc. and Successful Professionals, which eventually led to creating my private practice. At last count, I have worked with and taught over 5,000 small business owners, entrepreneurs, coaches, and consultants in 29 countries.

In addition to working with my clients one-on-one, I've been a Certified Teleclass Leader with Teleclass International and Teleclass.com and a teleclass-leading faculty member of Coach U. I was also selected to be a member of both the CoachInc.com and ICF credentialing assessor teams which work to uphold the quality and integrity of coaching worldwide.

Educational Background:

I'm a magna cum laude graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, receiving a double major in French and Business Administration, with an international business emphasis. I completed my undergraduate business studies at the l'Institut de Gestion de Rennes in Rennes, France (an international management institute).

Affiliations and Memberships:

• International Coach Federation (ICF). The International Coach Federation is the professional association of personal, business, and marketing coaches that seeks to preserve the integrity of coaching around the globe.
• Coach U. The leading global provider of coach training programs.
• CoachVille. A world-wide community for coaching, coaches, and coach training.

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