This year at BlogHer ‘10 in New York City, Yahoo! Shine was one of the exhibitors.  As part of their You. Reinvented. series I had the opportunity to sit down and be interviewed about my own career reinvention story and the work that I do as a Life Alchemy™ Success Coach. Since I help others reinvent their lives and careers (often starting their own businesses in many instances) I was thrilled to have the opportunity to share my expertise.  Here I am!

Let me know what you think… and share your own reinvention stories and reinvention desires in the comments.

Harold Whitman wrote:

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

Do you know what makes you come alive?  Or,  like so many of us have you lost sight of that “zing”, that burst of energy that is truly you as you’ve marched through the demands of daily living over and over and over…?

Here’s the thing, if you’re feeling:

• Numbed out to your feelings (or wanting to numb them out)
• Devoid of any hobbies
• Overwhelmed or too exhausted to engage in activities you love to do

Then you need to come alive…and soon.

I’ve always been a very engaged person with lots of different interests.  Yet there were definitely times, years on end in fact, when I was so dissatisfied with my career, spent each day in a toxic job, and felt it was easier to give up on the things I loved doing.

Read the rest of: What Makes You Come Alive?

Ever wonder what a career reinvention looks like?  Think coincidences are just stuff that happens?  Well… join me as I interview my colleague Stefanie Frank who, in 2005, left her job practicing law (after more than 11 years of full time litigation practice in the construction field) to start her own business. Her first business floundered because she was not passionate about it.

But something seemingly unrelated to business happened around this time that would change things forever: Stefanie discovered the sport of triathlon.

Finishing two half ironman distance races in one year (a goal that initially seemed impossible) transformed the way Stefanie sees herself in the world and restored the self confidence that had eroded away over years of working way too much and lacking passion for what she was doing.

You can imagine…given my passion for sports and my own adventures of hiking, biking, kayaking, canyoneering, and who knows what comes next… that I just LOVE her story.  You are going to love it too whether you love or loathe sports because it is about learning more about WHO you are and how that acts as a catalyst for your whole life.

Her business, White Papers for Entrepreneurs, Stefanie serves both her clients and her own passion for writing by writing powerful and profitable White Papers (Free Reports) for her clients and by teaching clients to write and market for business in effective, engaging ways that get results.

You will LOVE her approach to writing… and if you escaped the Corporate Cubicle with the notion that a white paper is a four-letter word that means “fluff” or boilerplate, Stef’s model for writing will dispel that myth.

So listen in and be inspired…
Audio Length: 35 minutes

Harold Whitman wrote:

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

Do you know what makes you come alive? Or, like so many of us have you lost sight of that “zing”, that burst of energy that is truly you as you’ve marched through the demands of daily living over and over and over…?

Here’s the thing, if you’re feeling:

• Numbed out to your feelings (or wanting to numb them out)
• Devoid of any hobbies
• Overwhelmed or too exhausted to engage in activities you love to do

Then you need to come alive…and soon.

Read more of  What Makes You Come Alive?

• Is there something you feel called to do but can’t figure out how to make it happen?
• Have you been working toward a goal but it feels like everyone and everything is throwing an obstacle in your face?
• Does it feel like what you want will never happen?

I know that feeling. In fact for several years while I was building my business part-time and working full-time for a corporation, I thought I’d literally die before I could reach my goal of leaving my day job or at least scaling it back to part-time. I tried numerous times, unsuccessfully to create a part-time arrangement or job-share. I felt defeated, at the mercy of others, and just plain sad.

Can you relate?

Then, just as I was at the end of my rope, I got deeply in touch with my feelings. I truly got in my gut what I most wanted to happen for my life. I made the decision that it will happen. It IS happening. I set a strong intention. I prayed. I surrendered. I let go of trying to figure it all out and worrying about how it was going to happen.

Then… it just happened.

Read more of Are You Willing to Surrender? and the amazing divinely inspired verse I wrote atop this cliff.

Last weekend I was in Tampa, Florida for the first of several in-person events as part of a year long EnergyRich® Elite Mastermind Group I joined (here’s a picture of me with Heather Dominick my dear coach and leader of this group). The group and the event was unbelievably spectacular and I felt it was a great time to write a bit about the benefits of working with someone (or a facilitated group) who can be a coach and mentor to you along your journey.

First let me share with you that I did not take joining this group lightly. It is the most significant investment of time and money I have made to a program in my life (and that’s saying something). To be fully truthful with you, it is a big stretch for me and every last excuse and story I tell myself about money joined me on my journey to a decision. After much head AND heart-centered reflection, I chose to be in charge of my choices rather than be at the whims of other people’s opinions or be a servant to my money (rather than having it serve me). It is only early February and I have already had breakthroughs and transformational growth and cannot wait to continue my journey with this group for the next 11 months.

Here are four specific ways having a coach can transform your life and your business/career. I know this because I have experienced it firsthand and I’ve heard it from my clients.

Big Thinking And Holding A Vision Of You At Your Highest Potential

We think they way we think because it is always the way we have thought. What we see as possible for ourselves is a combination of past experiences and what we witness in those who we surround ourselves with. For most people their future looks very much like their present circumstances +/- 10%. Why? Because that is all that you know, think is possible, or will give yourself permission to want. With a coach at your side you get to live in the realm of possibility of much, much more. That more can be anything you want it to be – common things are more money, more time, more meaning, more satisfaction. It can also be more of that intangible spark that makes your passion and purpose be expressed in the world in a way that only you can deliver. A coach will hold you in that highest vision even when you feel like crap or your outer results aren’t what you want to see (yet). This isn’t about denial or wishful thinking, but about making that powerful shift into the role of creating that vision you most want for your life personally and professionally. And if you don’t yet know what that vision, what “It” is, she can help you discover it, name it, and claim it.

Read more of 4 Ways You Benefit from Having a Coach…

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to present at a Network Now event on the 4 Pillars of Success for a Successful Career Transition.  Here’s a short 7 minute video of my presentation — this segment focuses on how important clarity is for you to breakthrough any limitations you sense about your next step in your career transition.