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Tara Killen
Owner / Life Coach, Reality Ignited Coaching
Brainerd, MN 56401
Her Story
About Tara
Tara Killen is a Life Mastery Consultant, certified coach, business owner, and internationally recognized best-selling author dedicated to helping individuals and entrepreneurs create meaningful, purpose-driven lives. As the founder and principal coach of Reality Ignited Coaching under Truth Mastery Endeavors, LLC, she guides clients in discovering their potential, overcoming personal limitations, and building lives aligned with their goals and values. Through her training with the Brave Thinking Institute, Killen applies transformational coaching principles to empower people to live intentionally and pursue their dreams.
In addition to her coaching career, Tara brings extensive experience in construction management and the energy industry. She currently works as a Project Manager in natural gas pipeline construction, with a background that includes roles as a Resident Engineer, Construction Manager, and Assistant Resident Engineer. She is also a NACE-certified corrosion inspector, combining technical expertise, leadership experience, and project management skills developed throughout her professional career.
Tara holds an associate degree in Psychology from Sussex County Community College and has further training in life coaching, consulting, and personal development. Her coaching philosophy centers on authenticity, personal responsibility, and the belief that people are capable of achieving far more than they often realize. Guided by values of honesty, transparency, and commitment, she is passionate about helping others move beyond self-imposed limitations and create lives designed around their true purpose.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Tara
01What do you attribute your success to?
My mom told me 'can't never tried' when I was a teenager. I have heard her voice in the back of my mind every single time something has seemed hard or not possible. I always try my best because can't never tried.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life, but check your thoughts every day and live by design instead of by default so when you go into work you're grateful for what you get to do.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
There are no limits. You can do and be anything. We are only limited by our decisions.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
People's desire for personal gain has polarized us and pitted us against one another. The challenge is having people see that we're more alike than different, whether in coaching, pipeline work, or politics.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Honesty and transparency, including being honest with yourself, and commitment. When you undertake something, if there's a change in commitment it better be for a damn good reason.
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