About LifeStar | Helping you lead well — and keep going
Our Founder
.png?width=300&height=300&name=Untitled%20(1000%20%C3%97%201000%20px).png)
LifeStar was created by Sue Johnston, an internationally accredited leadership coach and certified facilitator of courage-building leadership programmes.
Sue brings together experience from leadership coaching, healthcare, and systems improvement, with a deep understanding of what it takes for people to perform well and stay well over time.
After years of testing and development across leadership, coaching, and performance environments, the LifeStar app was launched in 2022.
LifeStar is a practical framework for personal sustainability and regenerative resilience, designed for people leading full, demanding lives.
It exists to support leadership that holds up over time — where energy, focus, courage, and performance are not treated as short-term assets, but as human capacities that can be understood, strengthened, and sustained.
LifeStar moves beyond wellbeing as a standalone concept and focuses instead on human sustainability: helping people lead well and keep going, without burning out.
Who is LifeStar for?
LifeStar is used by:
-
Leaders who want to lead well and keep going — and need what they’re learning to actually help day to day
-
Leaders of leaders and leaders of teams who want to support others to lead well, and to have confident, trust-building conversations about energy, focus, wellbeing, and pressure
-
Leadership and executive coaches who want their work to land beyond the session and keep working in real life
-
HR and OD professionals embedding human sustainability into leadership and workplace development
Across all of these contexts, LifeStar supports leadership that is capable, human, and sustainable.
What makes LifeStar Different?
LifeStar isn’t a checklist of wellness tips or a one-size-fits-all wellbeing programme.
It’s a practical system for human sustainability and leadership energy — designed to keep progress alive, support courage and trust, and help leadership results endure over time.
The framework is flexible enough to be personalised, and structured enough to be shared — making it especially effective in teams, coaching relationships, and leadership development programmes.
LifeStar today
Today, LifeStar is used by leaders, workplace teams, coaches, and sports organisations internationally. It supports people to make meaningful, sustainable changes in how they live, lead, and work — helping good leadership last.
How LifeStar works
The LifeStar framework is built around five interconnected points —
- Move
- Stop
- Care
- Connect
- Achieve
Together, they provide a simple, science-backed structure for understanding how energy, attention, relationships, and direction interact in everyday life and leadership. Rather than adding more to already busy schedules, LifeStar helps people work with what’s already there — in ways that are realistic, personalised, and sustainable.
LifeStar also gives leaders and coaches a shared language for noticing what supports performance, what drains it, and how to make small, meaningful adjustments that last.

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
LifeStar is used by physiotherapists in PINC AND STEEL Cancer Rehab Programme.
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 90-minute masterclass for coaches to spread impact of LifeStar.
LifeStar App features more free and paid content, including the Cultivating Gratitude short course.
Want to chat with Sue? Book a free call with her today.
Find out how LifeStar® can help you. Click the button shown here to book a meeting time.