Self-Trust & Leadership Coaching

Define Your More.

More Life. More Success. More You.

You've worked hard to build a successful life.

But what if you're ready for something more?

More fulfilment. More freedom. More confidence. More meaningful success.

I help ambitious women get clear on what they really want, build the self-trust to pursue it and develop a practical strategy to make it happen.

Because a bigger life doesn't have to mean a busier one.

New here? The Find Your North Masterclass is a free 90-minute introduction.

Kirstie Johnston standing confidently in a bright pink tailored suit.

You've achieved success. But have you defined what comes next?

You've spent years building a career, a business or a life you're proud of.

You're capable. You're accomplished. You're the woman who gets things done.

But perhaps you've reached a point where you're asking:

Is this still what I want?

What would success look like if I defined it for myself?

What am I capable of that I haven’t yet given myself permission to pursue?

Why can I make decisions for everyone else but struggle to back myself?

How do I create something more without sacrificing everything I’ve already built?

You don't have to abandon your success to pursue something new.

You get to decide what comes next.

The Define Your More Philosophy

A Bigger Life. Not a Busier One.

Let's get one thing straight.

Wanting more doesn't mean you need another endless to-do list.

It doesn't mean working longer hours, putting yourself under more pressure or chasing someone else's definition of success.

It means getting clear on what genuinely matters to you.

More meaningful experiences. More confidence. More freedom. More opportunities. More achievement that actually feels fulfilling.

Because success isn't just about what you accomplish. It's about the life you create along the way.

And underpinning all of it is self-trust — the quiet conviction that your own judgement is sound.

More of what matters. Less of what doesn't.

The Define Your More Framework

From Possibility to Reality.

Creating your next chapter starts with knowing what you want and having the confidence and strategy to pursue it.

01

Discover Your More

Explore what you genuinely want, what matters most and what a richer, more fulfilling life could look like.

02

Find Your North

Create a compelling vision, define your priorities and establish a direction aligned with your values.

03

Back Yourself

Strengthen self-trust, challenge limiting beliefs, navigate discomfort and build the support you need.

04

Make It Happen

Turn your vision into practical priorities, courageous decisions and intentional action.

Kirstie Johnston, Self-Trust & Leadership Coach

Meet Kirstie

25 years of leadership. One powerful belief: you're capable of more.

Across more than 25 years of corporate and leadership experience, I kept noticing the same pattern: accomplished women who appeared confident to everyone else while privately second-guessing their decisions and instincts.

Then I noticed it in the mirror. Learning to back myself — to trust my own judgement — changed the opportunities I created and the decisions I made.

I don't believe women need fixing. They need to learn to trust their own leadership.

Self-Trust & Leadership Coach25+ years corporate & leadership experienceCertified Life CoachNLP Practitioner

In Their Words

The women who have walked this path.

Thank you for coaching me toward my dreams…you’ve helped me grow into a woman who is embracing what I really want in life. Thanks for making the world a better place!
Sarah
I greatly appreciate your grounded, clear, approach to understanding my individual situation and your help to distil and calendaring my action items, so I don’t get anxious and give into procrastination!
Louise
I can’t tell you how amazing this process has been for me. I’ve come so far since we first started working together — I barely recognise the woman I was — and I owe a great deal of that to you.
Katie
Thank you so much, Kirstie! Everything has been going so well since our sessions. I have achieved my goals and I realise how much more confidence I have. I wake up grateful every day with a big smile on my face.
Catherine
Kirstie is an amazing life coach. She is very empathic and professional. My sessions with her helped me truly move forward with life. She has a versatile toolbox that can help anyone gain clarity, make great change, and create the next steps while having a supportive ear by your side.
Heather

It's time to find your True North.

True North is Kirstie's premium, personalised private coaching experience — six weeks of 1:1 coaching for the woman ready to find her direction, trust her decisions and move forward on her terms.

Over six weeks, Kirstie helps her understand where she is, reconnect with what she genuinely wants, identify what may be keeping her stuck, and create a personalised roadmap for moving forward.

From

“I've lost myself.”

To

“The fog has lifted. I know where I'm heading, I know how I'm going to start getting there — and I've got this.”

The Next Step

Finding your direction is the beginning. Learning to lead yourself there changes everything.

True North helps you determine where you're going. LEAD HER™ is the next-level 90-day hybrid group coaching experience — facilitated sessions, self-paced work and community support — designed to strengthen self-trust and self-leadership. Quarterly cohorts are open to new clients and True North graduates.

Find your True North. Then LEAD HER™ there.

The Find Your North Masterclass · Free

Why capable women second-guess themselves — and how self-trust changes that.

90 minutes

One focused session

Monthly

New dates every month

Thursdays

7:00 pm Brisbane time

48-hour replay

Can’t attend live? Catch up

Next session: Thursday 26 November, 7:00 pm AEST.

You'll leave with

The real reason confidence advice hasn’t quieted the doubt

The self-trust framework behind the True North method

How to hear your Inner Leader™ over your Inner Mean Girl

A practical next step towards decisions you don’t have to re-litigate

Thought Leadership

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The Podcast

Thoughts. Action. Success.

Conversations and insights on self-trust, identity, leadership and creating success on your own terms.

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