Finally taking that leap

I wanted to be a Life Coach for about 10 years. I thought about it a lot. I made lists, plans and researched which course I might take. But I didn’t take that leap until Sept 2019. 

✨What was holding me back?

I thought that people like me couldn’t have their dream job, that was something for other people. And anyway, what would people think of me? What if I failed? Shouldn’t I just accept my life as it was and be happy with that? How would I be able to afford my coaching qualification? How could I work and study and be a mum?

✨What was the turning point?

I remember being on holiday by the beach in West Wales in May 2019 and in the evenings I was doing an online course into how to live your richest life – (I am the kind of person who finds personal development fun btw!). This course really made me sit and think about what I really wanted out of my life. And I knew I didn’t want to settle anymore. 

I knew that helping mums really felt like my purpose and by completing my coaching qualification I would be able to help mums in a professional capacity. 

I sat down with my husband and said if I don’t do this coaching qualification now, I don’t think I ever will. 

I started to believe that it was possible, that I could do it. I got excited. I sat down and looked at how we could make it work financially instead of just writing it off.

And I ended up enrolling for my coaching qualification in Sept 2019. I loved the course straight away and I knew I had made the right decision. 

Then, my Dad passed away suddenly in Oct 2019. That was the toughest time of my life and even now 18 months later it is still hard to deal with. But, my coaching qualification actually helped me and gave me a focus and a purpose, at a time when I was broken. When I went back to work after bereavement leave, I felt different. I mean, this is to be expected, as grief changes you as a person. But it’s like I couldn’t slot back into my old life anymore. Something didn’t feel right.

Again, I sat down with my husband and looked at how we could make our finances work if I left my job and just focused on my coaching. In reality, all of my salary was going on childcare anyway so it was an easier decision that I thought.

So that’s what happened, I finished my job in May 2020 and qualified as a Life Coach in December 2020. I now balance my coaching with my kids and I am so glad that I did. I feel happier, less stressed and feel like I am living in my truth now by helping other mums.

✨So what made the difference and what made me finally take that leap?

⚡I took a look at my current life as it was and what I wanted it to look like. 

⚡I started to believe that being a Life Coach for Mums could be possible. 

⚡I talked to my husband and got support – taking about my dream out loud made it more of a reality.

⚡I made a realistic plan.

⚡I believed in myself.

All of these things combined helped me to that leap.

Do you have a career that you dream about doing? Something that you’ve been thinking about for ages but you always end up discounting it. Something that you feel is your purpose. Something that lights you up. Something that you love.

🌟I’d love to help you bring your dream to life and support you in making those first steps to believing that it is possible for you. Check out how you can work with me here and let’s chat! 🌟