In my 20’s, my first career was in corporate. By all accounts I was successful and was quickly “climbing the ladder” of success. The only problem was … I hated it! I did ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต find meaning in the work, and clearly did not buy into the corporate culture–wearing dockers and running shoes into the office, rather than expensive suits and oxfords like many of my peers. Luckily, I had the clarity to realize this path was not for me. ๐๐
Through a series of events, involving a bit of luck, strategy, support, and trust in myself, I returned to school and certified as a teacher. The next three decades of my working life were ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ด! Twenty years ago, I also had the great fortune to train and certify as a professional life coach–allowing me the ability to work with ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ amazing youth & adults from around the world. ๐๐โค๏ธ
Fast forward to today, and I now see patterns in my life, and in those of my students and clients … so let me ask …
Feeling frustrated or struggling to find happiness or success in some area of your life? It may be you are missing one (or more) of these five key ingredients:
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โข Your personal identity and values
โข A vision for yourself and/or the future
โข Your strengths, talents, interests, passions
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โข Plans and actions to leverage and move you forward
๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐ง & ๐๐๐๐๐๐?
โข In yourself, others or situation
โข That change is possible
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โข Physical, emotional, mental, spiritual
โข Awareness of what drains and replenishes you
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โข Accountability
โข A safe space to share
โข Motivation
โข A thinking partner
I offer this list as a starting point for exploration, in the hope that it will spark an idea or awareness to help you move towards a life you love!
Wishing you an AMAZING 2025–may this be your ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต!
