Left the rat race and found her inner voice
“When I first started coaching with Michelle, I was a part of the ‘rat race.’ I was working for everyone but myself and trying to please the world. I sought answers in books, in people, through work, surveys, and assessments. I thought I just needed to find the right goal or the right job, and I could be happy.
But coaching taught me what an inner voice was. It taught me to reassess my decisions and determine whether I wanted them for myself, or if I was working to please others. It taught me to recognize joy – in planting a garden, in solitude, in knitting or drinking coffee or making a new friend. It taught me that I don’t need to categorize things as winning or losing, good or bad, success or failure. I’d heard it all before but I never understood really how to take whimsical fantasies or idealistic concepts and incorporate them into my own life.
I have learned so much about myself through this process. I came into it wanting to find my career direction. I needed to get out of my rut and find the right path towards a more fulfilling career. What I didn’t realize was there was a lot of foundational work that I needed to do first, and though I feel my career direction still eludes me – I am happier every day. Nothing has changed – I’m still in the same job with the same people – and yet everything has changed.
Coaching has made me more comfortable showing the world the person I’ve always been inside, the one who loves life and laughs just to make others laugh with me. I’ve learned my boundaries and do my best to respect them. I am now uniquely, genuinely, truly me; and as a result I find that this is the best inspiration I could give anyone.
Michelle has taught me how to take this life coaching and go one step further. Learning to analyze and think for myself from the perspective of a Coach, asking myself some questions to figure out why I feel the way I do – or behave or react the way I do – helps me continue the path of self-discovery without needing to have my hand held every step of the way.
I always got off the phone with Michelle feeling much more excited and optimistic about my ability to find joy as I figure out the challenges in life. Coaching with her was an incredible experience for me! I’m in awe of how much I have changed my perspective in life. I couldn’t have done it without Michelle, and she continues to inspire me!”
