Coaching that keeps clients performing – without burning them (or you) out
A six-month professional certification for experienced coaches who want a proven regenerative resilience framework that keeps clients resourced, consistent, and able to hold firmer boundaries, have braver conversations, and following through on what matters to them.
Pioneer Coach Cohort— Starts February 2026
What you’ll gain
✔ Deliver lasting impact — help clients sustain energy, focus, and clarity long between sessions, so they can maintain high performance without burning out.
✔ Differentiate your practice — stand out as a coach who brings human sustainability to high performance, with a named, evidence-based framework behind you.
✔ Integrate a proven framework — use the LifeStar app and client-ready resources to make sustainability simple and measurable.
✔ Expand your offerings — access ready-to-use, self-paced online programmes (LifeStar Coaches receive exclusive Pioneer access and benefits) that you can package into your own services.
✔ Transform your own resilience — model authentic balance and confidence with your clients, using the same practices you teach.
✔ Increase client retention and programme value — offer a structured path from insight to sustained behaviour change.
Why it matters...Coaching is evolving.
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Your clients are achieving more than ever – and stretching themselves thinner than ever.
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They don’t just want insight; they want change they can actually sustain in real life.
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The next era of coaching belongs to those whose work holds up in real life — building capability, courage, and enjoyment beyond the session.
LifeStar gives you a clear, evidence-based framework for regenerative resilience, so your clients can keep showing up, keep performing, and keep growing – without running on empty.
About the programme
The LifeStar Coach Programme is a six-month certification for professional coaches who want to integrate regenerative resilience and human sustainability into their work – in a way that’s measurable, authentic, and easy to apply.
You’ll:
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First experience the LifeStar Framework yourself, through your own LifeStar Reset, so you live the model before you teach it.
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Then you’ll learn how to use the LifeStar framework with real clients, in real situations – supported by app-based resources, facilitation tools, and ready-to-use client materials.
This isn’t about telling exhausted clients to “be more resilient." It’s about teaching them how to keep topping up their energy, so they can be resilient in the moments that matter.
This isn’t about adding more tools either.
It’s about living what your clients need most: sustainable success.
Programme structure
Phase 1 · Personal Transformation
Experience your own LifeStar Reset – exploring the five points of the framework: Move, Stop, Care, Connect, Achieve, with Gratitude & Joy at the centre.
This phase helps you live the model, not just learn it – and apply regenerative resilience to your own life and practice.
Phase 2 · Client Application
Learn to use the LifeStar Framework with your clients — supported by templates, facilitation guides, and app-based resources.
You’ll explore how to weave sustainability and regenerative resilience into your existing coaching models and programmes.
Ongoing Support
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Access to the LifeStar Coach Hub (resources, templates, decks)
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Membership in the LifeStar Coach Club
💫 Pioneer Opportunity — February 2026 cohort
This Pioneer Cohort is intentionally small — up to eight Coaches offering participating coaches early access and the opportunity to share the programme before wider release.
As part of this launch, coaches will receive exclusive Pioneer pricing, representing a one-time 90% discount on the full programme value. The full programme value is NZD $28,750. Pioneer Coaches pay just NZD $2234+GST for this intake
“This special offer recognises the role these coaches will play in shaping the next chapter of the LifeStar certification — and it’s available for this intake only.”
Who it’s for
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Certified executive, leadership, or professional coaches (ICF, EMCC, or equivalent)
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Experienced coaches with established client bases seeking evidence-based frameworks for measurable wellbeing and performance outcomes
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Coaches working in leadership, organisational, or human sustainability contexts who want to integrate the LifeStar Framework into their work.
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Coaches who see smart, self-aware clients still getting derailed by exhaustion, stress, and competing demands – and want a better way to support them.
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Coaches who want to offer deeper, premium, longer-term work with a clear, named methodology behind it
ILifeStar is designed to integrate with your existing coaching approach — not replace it. If you’re ready to bring resilience, energy, and human sustainability to the core of your coaching—and model that balance authentically—this programme is for you.
About LifeStar
“Created by Sue Johnston, PCC, the LifeStar Framework makes regenerative resilience and human sustainability measurable, sustainable, and scalable.It’s used by coaches, organisations, and professionals who are redefining success through sustainability, not exhaustion.”
🌿 Next steps
If this resonates with your coaching philosophy, let’s talk.
Book a Clarity Call with Sue to explore fit, timing, and what joining the Pioneer cohort could look like for you.
Or
Register your interest • complete the form, and you'll receive details, dates, and an invitation to a brief conversation with Sue to ensure the programme is a genuine fit for you and your practice.
LifeStar's unique approach to resilience and personal sustainability
The LifeStar framework is built on five points:
- Move
- Stop
- Care
- Connect
- Achieve
Together, they form a science-backed system that makes balance visible, energy measurable, and progress sustainable.

The LifeStar® journey so far....
1980s - 1990s
Sue's education and career as a nurse helped her see health as connected to many aspects of life.1990s - early 2000s
Sue's job in health policy let her learn about research and evidence on well-being. The choices we make affect how long we live and our well-being. We can protect and prevent our wellbeing to improve our lives.
2005 – 2013
Sue develops her first concept of the five interrelated factors that impact well-being. She begins testing the concept on herself and her family.
2014 - 2020
2021
The LifeStar® is part of the Courageous Coach programme for USA Olympic coaches.
2022
At the IWG Women and Girls in Sport Summit, participants learn about LifeStar®.
We form LifeStar® Ltd Liability company. LifeStar launched the LifeStar® reset, a new program that combines well-being and leadership. It includes an app and a learning platform.
2023
The LifeStar® website goes live.
We release the LifeStar® 101 online guide for scanning and understanding behavioural patterns.
2024
LifeStar App goes live on App Store and Google Play.
The LifeStar Reset becomes more accessible and budget friendly as an online self paced programme.
2025
Free masterclass for coaches to spread impact of LifeStar.
LifeStar App features more free and paid content, including the Cultivating Gratitude short course.
2026
LifeStar Coach Certification offered for the first time.
Want to chat with Sue? Book a free call with her today.
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