For some, leaving a job and starting their own business would be enough change for an entire year...
But for me, this huge leap is just the beginning! In fact, I'm about to basically change my whole entire life all at once.
And it all started with selling my townhouse.
OMG, I SOLD MY TOWNHOUSE!!! (even though the tarot reader told me not to!)
Here's what to do when you don't like who you are or where you are right now...
You know those phases / chapters of your life where you feel SUPER frustrated?
Maybe it's those extra 20 lbs, maybe it's your crappy job, maybe it's the toxic on-and-off relationship you can't seem to fully leave?
Whatever "it" is, you know deep down that this isn't the life you envisioned for yourself. That you're not being the person you really want to be.
And it really pisses you off.
So how do you change things? It's simple...
Mondays hold a lot of power as they set the tone for the week ahead. During my years of following a conventional path, I often saw Monday as the enemy.
Monday mornings were rough, especially when I felt the most disconnected from my job (right before my career break). I would lay in bed for almost an hour, just avoiding the simple act of getting up because that's when Monday would officially start.
Once I finally made it to the office (usually late because #procrastination), the work would start and I would commiserate with my co-workers about how much Mondays sucked.
Coming off the heels of a peaceful and reflective Thanksgiving, I'm especially grateful for many great things in my life...
My list could go on, as I hope yours could too.
But today I want to share more than just things I am grateful for -
I want to share with you some of the current challenges I'm facing.
Truth time.
Throughout most of my career, I was a square peg trying to fit into a round hole.
While those around me thrived, I suffered from a lack of enthusiasm and the sneaking suspicion that this wasn’t what I was supposed to be doing with my life.
8 years and 3 companies later, I ran away to business school with hope of finally figuring myself out. It was an amazing two years, but the answers didn’t quite rain down on me like I hoped they would.
I graduated from business school and started a new career - I gave it a chance, but deep down I knew – it wasn't "me" either.
Up to this point, I had let life to happen to me instead of going after the life I wanted.
I'm quitting my job (again).
For those who know a bit about my history, it might not be shocking news that I've decided to leave my current 9-5 and become a full-time life coach.
Maybe it's not really that surprising, but please don't think that means that it's not scary. Quite the contrary - it's scary as hell.
During our interview, I explained how Elizabeth Gilbert changed my life.
I don't often share this piece of my story - it can seem a bit cliche when I explain how her memoir, Eat Pray Love, inspired my own big career break.
But cliche or not, it's the absolute truth.
And that's why I'm sharing it with you today. Because I want you to see how YOU too can go from "there's absolutely no way - it's impossible" to "holy sh*t - this is really happening!!!"
Yesterday was my 38th birthday.
And it also marked another important milestone - it was the first birthday since 2013 where I didn't feel heartbreakingly sad through the entire day.
I wasn't always sad on my birthday - it used to feel like the most magical day of the year. But then... my brother died.
And I had an epiphany that I couldn't wait to share with you... The only way to be the BEST you can be is... to be YOU.
Ok. I realize it might sound a little cheesy and maybe not quite as impressive as your typical "epiphany", but please give me a moment to explain...
I've spent a fair amount of my 37 years on this Earth trying to be the best. Or at least "one of the best." I was trying to be the best something but it wasn't the best me.