I’ve had the privilege of working with a coach over the past 12 months or so. We met today and the last time we spoke I made the decision to leave employment for a work-life to be shaped as I go.

That is quite a gap, and much has happened in that time. It also coincides with having reached the milestone of being 6-months self-employed/full-time shaping.

My takeaways from today:

Being authentic is courageous and requires not being too worried about what others think. 

Knowing where my North Star is, is critical to holding direction when there are few other markers.

I am not as afraid of success as I thought I might be – I have already succeeded and everything else is a bonus.

Having benefited from the stories and inspiration of others, might I also have something to share?

While it still feels strange to me, a new balance has been found between work and leisure, purpose and pleasure; it is super-blurry, a joy and a privilege. There is something magical working when your purpose is consciously and absolutely self-defined and you’re fully accountable to it.

It’s time to write my vision statement! 

If you’ve never tried accessing coaching, do. I highly recommend it. Especially if you are little bit prone to avoid talking about you (and missing out on all that you can discover about yourself in the process).