Connection and purpose

As I continue on my journey of making my calling/purpose/passion into my career, I keep learning lessons.?

As passionate as I am about helping others to clear out what is blocking them from thriving in life and supporting them in finding and living their purpose, I have to remember that if they don't work with me I can't help them.?

In the earlier days of offering my services and support I was very much against sharing testimonials and all of the positive results my clients were getting. There is something about working in the mental health world that comes with a lot of preconceived notions around the “business” of mental health.?

The least of which is getting paid appropriately for the work you do. That is a subject for another time but I will say that being open to abundance was a very hard journey for me as a healer. Limiting beliefs can get in the way for all of us. Thankfully I was able to do the work to release those specific beliefs.?

Over the past year I have been more open about sharing my clients recommendations and reviews.? It has been wonderful to be able to share so that those that can benefit from working with me can find me and we can connect and get them started on their path.?

As I continue to look for more ways to connect with potential clients I looked to my community to ask them how they make the decision to work with someone new in a coaching or support role. The options were to 1. Look at credentials 2. Look at their online presence 3. Get a feel from their website 4. All of the above/blended.?

I also asked if there was something else for them to share that as well. The overall most selected was taking a blended approach, with looking at online presence in a distant second place.?

In my community (mental health) I have found that the way I get the most clients and the way people are the most comfortable with is through referrals. The challenge there is that you have to build up enough clients in diverse markets for that to really take traction.?

Especially with my business being virtual where I see all clients online. The good thing is that I have clients all across the US. The downside is that building up a remote client base can be challenging when you don't have direct contact with them.?

One of the ways that I have found that I can work with these variables is to share the reviews and results from my clients. One of the responses I have seen when the question comes up around how to select someone to work with is that people want to know if you have experience working with situations/problems similar to what they are currently going through.?

In hopes of reaching people that can benefit from my help and in sharing the direct results my clients have had through the process of working with me, I am going to share some of their stories here. Completely taking in mind confidentiality and protecting their privacy. Each of them have written public reviews and shared across different sites.?

Keeping in mind that I view myself as a sort of a tour guide, not doing anything to anyone but helping them discover what is getting in their way and removing those things and then helping them discover their path to living the life they want and supporting them on their journey.?

(for those that look at credentials- I am a Certified Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistics (NLP), Hypnosis, Time Line Therapy. Certified in Polyvagal theory, mindfulness/meditation, Meta Medicine)

1. My first client was a single business owner (one personal training gym) and he approached me about working together (We had a mentor/mentee relationship at a company we both worked at many years before). His goal was to open another business (maybe two more) and to have a family life.?

We worked together for about six months and during that time he opened his second gym and his personal life was going in the direction he wanted it to go. He would then go on to open a third business and his other two businesses flourished.?

1. My client was in his early 40’s, not sure of where he wanted his career to go (he had been a business partner in one business and started his own personal business later on. They both did not work out) He had some personal blockages that were holding him back. He came to me to work on his personal issues. He was not happy with the way his life was going and also how he was “showing up in the world”. We worked together for about 6 months and cleared out what was holding him back and he was able to see his path clearly and he made the changes he wanted to make. We then worked together to support him as he opened his new business and had some limiting beliefs that had showed up around that. His business is now taking off and growing and he is keeping in line with his values and dedicating his time to the areas of his life he wants to.?

1. Sometimes things just line up and I do not take credit for the amazing results this client had other than to have been able to be there when she needed support to clean up a few things that were keeping her from going from good to great. This client had left the corporate world and started her new business. She had some limiting beliefs from her past that were holding her back and she wasn't even really sure what they were. We worked together for three sessions and in that time she was able to let go of some things from her past that were informing her too much in the present. As she let them go and learned the lessons she needed to learn she was able to get a very clear picture of her future and trust in herself to fully leap into it. She is now a paid speaker and has done her own Ted talk. She is published in many well known magazines and is thriving in her business helping others.?

These examples all have a career aspect to them but that is not what my calling is. It just so happens that when your life is aligned and you are on your path to live your purpose you will find that all areas of your life grow in a positive way.?

I work with clients that deal with trauma and phobias that have kept them from wanting to leave the house and interact with society.? After working together they (there are several) have found that they not only CAN go out and be in public but they actually enjoy it.?

The key is to meet people where they are at and help them discover where they would rather be and help them get on their path and find their happiness.?