It’s been 7 months since I said goodbye to my 9-6 job to be a full-time Ontological & NLP coach.
These 7 months were packed with transitions and a great deal of learning and unlearning:
– being led ➡️ leading
– being paid to work ➡️ working to be paid
– fixed work hours ➡️ flexible work hours
– fixed rest hours ➡️ flexible rest hours
– working in a team ➡️ (pretty much) working on my own
– (largely) predictable nature of work & plans ➡️ some predictability + lots of possibilities and creativity to growing my business
My key realisations so far?
1. I’m becoming less afraid of failure.
When I worked for a company, ironically, I was afraid to fail, to be judged as incompetent. But now that I’m working for myself, the stakes are higher. I make it work no matter what. I pick myself up quickly and move on.
2. I feel like I’ve come home to myself.
There are struggles, yes, but a lot of wins too. A big one being my core business of deep, transformational coaching is what I love to do, and the fringe activities I undertake add to growing that. Plus, I get to pick and choose what goes in, who, when, and how. That’s a whole lot of freedom.
3. I create my own opportunities and hence, Experiences.
In a company, at times work seemed repetitive, especially seasonal work. I felt I was amassing the same experience x years. But now, the intentionality to create and realise opportunities that add to a rich, diversified experience has become stronger for me.
This has been a profound shift for me, and I’m passionate about helping my clients discover and experience transformative shifts as well – might not be a big career change like mine, but meaningful, satisfying, productive all the same.
📩 If you’re curious about how Ontological & NLP Coaching can support your personal or professional growth, send me a direct message to schedule a complimentary 45 min discovery call! Let’s explore how we can work together to create the life you desire.
𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰: 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵, 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴’ 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦. 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘮 🥰