“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.”
— Marcus Aurelius
Martha Beck Certified Life Coach, Jani Martinius
About Me
I grew up in Germany in a family of teachers, and I always thought I had my career / purpose all figured out. To do the same of course – to become a teacher – which would have been a wonderful career. And then everything changed. During my travels in Vancouver, BC I met and rose in love with my beautiful wife Heather, and stayed instead of going back to Germany. After accidentally falling into Carpentry (I am a certified Red Seal Carpenter), I knew that this career was not something I wanted to do forever, and definitely not my calling in life.
I love to connect people, teach & guide others, watch them grow, but just how could I do that? Teaching High School had come up several times but it never gave me that excited, full on “HECK YEAH I want to do that” feeling.
I was getting frustrated with this “stuck” feeling of not knowing what to do, so I threw myself into doing lots of self development work, and you may have guessed it – Life Coaching - especially in the Martha Beck style - was the light at the end of the tunnel and kept popping up for me! Now this gives me the “HECK YEAH THIS FEELS AMAZING I TOTALLY WANT TO DO THAT” feeling!
I am SO excited to be on this journey, to use the tools that I have already learned and used successfully (and the ones I am continuously learning) to help you find your way back to your true nature and what you are supposed to do in life. To overcome obstacles, struggles and limiting beliefs to free yourself to live the fabulous life you are meant to live.
It is an honour to meet you, and to guide you on your journey.
Jani
Who am I?!
You are about to be really brave and share your personal life with me, so I would like to give you a little insight into mine! I most love spending time with my lovely wife Heather and our dog Noah! We live in our little paradise on Vancouver Island. Going for walks, gardening, playing tennis, camping, snorkeling, and spending any kind of time outdoors are my favourite activities! I like to play guitar but haven’t been able to stick with it for more than a few months at a time (yet). It’s definitely a work in progress! One of my “secret dreams” is to learn at least one great song on the piano so I can play it on the public pianos when we walk around town.
