Meet Kaden James

Kaden, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin? 
Thank you for having me. Well, my coaching journey started by being there for a friend who had just lost his partner who was a dear friend of mine. He had passed away unexpectedly and his partner was going through a career transition simultaneously. We decided to go to lunch, and we spoke until dinner to the dismay of the waiter, until he saw the tip we left him. During that time, I listened deeply and felt with my friend and then gave him the space to sift and sort some things out. We started the conversation with him feeling a lot of anxiety and the weight of the world on his shoulders, and by the end, he had hope, clarity, and the energy felt uplifted. After, he told me he was amazed I was able to help him accomplish this in such a short amount of time. He said I was a natural-born coach, and he believed so much in my ability that he encouraged me to get certified. That very night many years ago, I discovered the world of coaching. I had never even known it was a career! I signed up that same night for a certification program and never looked back. Now, I have many certifications from different reputable academies and coaching platforms and even created my own which gives my students access to the best coaching tools on the planet. I have created over 200+ methods to help with relationships, finances, career, goal setting, habit implementation, getting in tune with emotions, shadow work, and the list goes on. No work I have done has been more meaningful. There is just something so special to me in having someone have a meaningful breakthrough seeing themselves in their pure light and finding a path forward from that space. It’s the honor of my life.

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall, and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
I have had many challenges throughout my life, and I am always willing to share them when they serve a purpose. I don’t live in the past and I travel into the future with little baggage because I have sorted through it and donated what wasn’t needed or tossed it and left behind the pieces that don’t serve me. The result of this work is becoming someone who can hold space for others and help them do the same… but in this case, I will share a few struggles so that readers can know that they, too, can overcome major obstacles through the use of my methods and other excellent coaches in the field. I have overcome self-hatred from years of being bullied; I have learned to love the skin I am in after having acne and struggling to gain muscle; I had heart surgery at 17, which completely changed how I saw the world and made me realize how precious it is. I have overcome the heartbreak of being cheated on by multiple partners and created strong and healthy boundaries. I’ve learned to deeply forgive those who bullied and abused me and have reached unconditional love. I see the struggles people face that make them who they are for better and for worse and I choose to be better and do better so I can serve more people. Nothing I do is just for me, with the exception of blasting music in the car and singing at the top of my lungs. But now that I think of it, even that serves to release stress so I can show up even better for others. We are all in this together, and as Ram Dass brilliantly said, “We are all just walking each other home.”

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next, you can tell us a bit more about your business.
Spirlit is a wellness community that centers around helping people uncover what lights them up and then supporting them with the resources and tools to do that profitably. This is how we help light up the world through coaching, expert accountability, and helping strategize the path forward into small steps to empower people to take action.

The covid crisis has affected us all in different ways. How has it affected you, and any important lessons or epiphanies you can share with us?
So much of this life we lead is an internal one. The thoughts we have and what we tell ourselves massively impact the actions we take or don’t take. There has been a lot of inner growth over the last few years, and we are all better off for it. I believe now is the time to create an individualized routine that honors the inner journey as well as encourages the outer actions we must take to move ourselves, our families, our friends, our communities, our nation, and our world forward in a way that benefits all. We can make this world better, but it all starts within us. That desire to be better is everything; it’s the spark that lights up the world. 

Pricing:

• For your readers, the Spirlit team is offering a discounted first session with a coach at $100. This session is typically over $250, that’s a savings of over $150, but to get this offer, you must email Kaden@KadenJames.com with code word VOYAGE before MARCH 15th.

Contact Info:

• Website: Kadenjames.com
• Instagram: @Kaden
• Facebook: Facebook.com/Kaden
• Twitter: @Kaden
• Youtube: YouTube.com/Kaden