True Balance Life Coaching

“Follow Your Bliss.” – Joseph Campbell

November 9th will always be a special day for me. On this day, five years ago, I left a high-profile career which no longer suited me to become a liberated entrepreneur, transformation Goddess, life coach, yogini and author.  In this short time, I’ve learned how to run a successful business supporting powerful and creative women in career transition.

This post represents a celebration of the milestones achieved during my liberation quest plus some of the lessons learned on my path to entrepreneurial freedom.

Experiences

• Created more spaciousness in my life for my young daughter.
• Deeply profound shadow work and personal development.
• Created True Balance Life Coaching, LLC which morphed into True Balance International, LLC.
• Work(ed) with clients in England, Thailand, Italy, Australia, Canada and the USA
• Co-authored three best selling books for women
• Authored and published, Life on Your Terms. (True Balance Press)
• Created True Balance Press.
• Wrote and recorded the Life on Your Terms Accelerator Series – A self paced coaching program for people ready to reinvent themselves as entrepreneurs.
• Earned my yoga teacher certification.
• Create and teach Luscious Living Yoga Playshops for women.
• Work with several specialized coaches for business, mentorship and public speaking.
• Hired a brilliant support team for accounting, graphic design, Web site creation and behind the scenes support.
• Authored several articles for Women Entrepreneur, Aspire and More.
• Co-created Seize True Success Coaching with Diane Helbig.
• Co-created Anxiety Slayer with Ananga Sivyer.
• Coached hundreds of people to get focused and transition from employee to entrepreneur.
• Created and presented workshops and signature speeches for Zonta, Grand Traverse Woman, Union Yoga, IAAP and the United Franchise Group.
• Partnered with Light of Day Organics to create my signature True Balance Organic Tea blend.
• Partnered with a seamstress to create Transformation Goddess Prototype clothing.
• Created seven coaching videos to grow my business.
• Created three Web sites and a Life Balance Blog.
• Worked with a Public Speaking Coach to shine on stage.
• Created five signature speeches.
• Created a signature coaching system for women in transition.
• Created custom audio for podcasts, commercials, long format videos and audio books.

Lessons

• Trust your intuition.
• It’s okay to say NO thank you.
• Distractions will always get in the way of productivity.
• Create time for spaciousness
• Work away from your office on a regular basis.
• Work with a coach or mentor at all times.
• Know your audience/target market really well.
• Test your ideas in advance for new products and services
• If you are a writer, hire an editor.
• Ask for support  - sooner than later.
• Remain curious.
• Learn how to harness your natural creative energy.
• Surround yourself with a brilliant team of people.
• Incremental steps = GOLD.
• Cash is Queen. Without cash flow your business is dead.
• Trade your specialized services for specialized services for your business.
• Fail fast and move on.
• Partner with like-minded entrepreneurs and grow your sphere of influence.
• Be generous and kind everyone you meet.
• Surround yourself with people who believe in you
• Work your ass off doing what you love  - delegate the rest.
• Read a lot of material.
• Get out in front of REAL people at least once a month.
• Some days suck – Most days ROCK.
• The list goes on and on…

Are you following your bliss?

 

1. What have you accomplished in the last five years?
2. What lessons have you learned?
3. Are you ready to leave the corporate rat race?

 

“We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? And we’ve all chosen to do this with our lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it.”

- Steve Jobs

True Balance Life Coaching was born out of the need to teach that which I most needed to learn. As a former television broadcast maven, I had very little balance in my life. I was a workaholic for many years and allowed myself to easily become attached to the people and projects where I was employed. I was lost down the corporate rabbit hole without a clue!

For a long time it was as if I was living, eating and breathing my work. The conversations at home revolved around work. My closest friends were also working in the same environment. I simply could not get away from the culture with exception of a few weeks each year for a holiday. And even then,  I was convinced that all hell would break loose because was away ( hello ego). I covered my ass to the nth degree before leaving on vacation and jumped back in with vigor upon my return – only to be highly stressed and ready for more R&R within a month or two.  At the time, this sort of behavior was “normal” for me.

About 12 years into my career, my beautiful daughter was born. With the miracle of childbirth began my questioning of EVERYTHING. Children have a way for smacking you upside the head with a dose of what is truly important. I finally understood that I was alive to enjoy so much more than the corporate role I was playing at that time. Upon further inspection, I became super conscious of the nefarious activities going on around me.   Office politics was never my strong suit. Understanding the games being played was probably the reason I survived in an unhealthy environment for as long as I did. Suddenly, situations which hadn’t phased me in the past were driving me stark raving mad! I simply had to explore my options outside of leadership in the realm of TV advertising.

Thankfully, I discovered  professional Life Coaching and knew I’d  found the right fit. I was qualified to be a coach even before earning my life coaching certification. I had a wealth of experience as a leader. I loved supporting people to reach their goals and dreams. I had a ton of sales and marketing experience.  I was ready to be free. Ready to make a difference.

From the moment of my skin crawling epiphany, it took me a little under 3 years to leave the only career I’d ever known along with the fat paycheck and perks.

The process of carving out my life on my terms is incredibly rewarding. I am stoked  that  I made the choice to move on from the crazy and be present and available for my daughter. I have never looked back.

Are you contemplating a significant career transition?  Telltale signs you may be ready to jump ship include:

• Noticing that there is more to life than being a slave to the rhythm
• Not wanting to get out of bed in the morning
• Realizing you have no respect for the leadership of your organization
• Using up your sick time and personal time to avoid going into the office
• Coming home feeling drained and unfulfilled.
• Spending a great deal of your time trapped by or wrapped up in corporate politics

If any of these examples resonate with you, it may be time to move on. If you want to explore this further, you are welcome to visit my personal scheduler and set up a coaching call. Simply click on the Get Focused Now Button and you will be transported to Time Trade to schedule a session. It’s easy!

 

Ready to accelerate your life on your terms? Hire a life coach!

Here are ten reasons why you may want to partner with a well trained professional life coach or business coach.

1. You will clarify your goals and priorities

2. You can create a bigger vision

3. You will be held accountable for your dreams

4. You will get a new perspective on your situation

5. You can put an action plan in place to reach your goals

6. You will create growth in your business and personal life

7. You will learn better time management skills

8. You will be supported and encouraged while experiencing or significant transition

9. You will learn how to get out of your own way

10. You can discover and fully live out your passion

If you want to read more about the benefit of professional coaching, check out this study from the International Coaching Federation.

If opening the door to a highly productive cycle of activity sounds good, you will want to read on…

As a professional transition coach, I have the tools, training and experience to help you overcome anxiety, get clear about your desires and move forward on the path of your choosing.

You are invited to experience a one-on-one “Get Focused Now” coaching conversation with me at no cost to you.

In this session we will create a crystal clear vision for you to free your scattered mind, clobber overwhelm and get back on track by honoring your core values so you can do what you love, and love what you do.

We will uncover hidden challenges that may be sabotaging your success, choose your direction and develop action steps to bring your big ideas to fruition.

You will leave this session renewed, re-energized and inspired to take action to reclaim your focus with workable solutions to accelerate your life on your terms.

To take advantage of this no cost 30 minute one-on-one private coaching session, all you need to do is respond now and claim your session.

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