He came to me a few months back because he felt his whole life revolved around work

One of my clients came to me a few months back because he felt his whole life revolved around work 👔

He was at one of the big 4 consultancies, worked on average 80h weeks, was obsessed about his next promotion and had pretty much no time for any form of social life outside of work.

Work was all he identified with, yet the prospect of being a “Lifer” really didn’t excite him either.

Growing up, his whole self-worth had been measured around his achievements 🏆

He would mostly get praise from his parents and teachers if he got good grades.

So now he did the same with himself and spent most of his life chasing the next promotion, salary increase or any type of external recognition 🎖️

The problem was that whenever he reached these, it never felt as great as he hoped. So he just went on to chase the next one.

Deep down he knew that this was not a sustainable approach.

So he reached out to me and signed up for my 1:1 coaching program.

Together, we worked on his limiting belief that “if he didn’t get promoted, then he would be a failure”.

We found ways to make him better at giving himself recognition 💙

We worked on changing the internal dialogue he was having in his head 🗣️

Being kinder to himself and slowly teaching him to appreciate all that he already had.

He identified his own needs, values and started setting clear boundaries.

This in turn improved his confidence and made him a lot more excited about life 😎

He now spends way less time at work and has started doing more activities in his free time.

He also has a new belief: “Anything that happens, was the right thing to happen at the time” 🙏🏻

This has taken off a lot of pressure and allows him to get better at enjoying every moment.

None of this happened overnight and it was a long process that took many months.

But if you are willing to do the work and invest in yourself, it’s always possible to make big changes and improve the current life situation that you’re in 💪🏻

I’m so proud of him and everything he has achieved during our time together!

Are you currently living a life that doesn’t excite you? Send me a DM and let’s see how we can work together in creating a life that lights you up 🔥


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