17 Self Aware Leadership with Sophie Bryan, Ordinarily Different

Sophie Bryan is an executive and transformational coach working with professionals who find themselves feeling like they are stuck in their careers – or their lives in general – and want to move to a more fulfilling, expansive and enjoyable career & lifestyle.

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Sophie’s podcast - Rebel Ideas

Sophie’s TEDx - here

Sophie tells her story…….

“As my personal story will attest, I know the “stickiness” of doing a job that doesn’t truly fulfil you and the impact it has had not only my life, but that of my family and friends too.

At the age of 32, I quit my job as a HR Director in London – which gave me a lot of stickiness – high salary, stability, and status – all things that I had been working hard for all my career.  I also had a young daughter to raise and a mortgage and bills to pay.

And I was miserable… unfulfilled, stressed, anxiety ridden, working long hours, 4 hour commutes a day, no social life, lack of family time and stressed out. Eventually, these feelings overruled the stickiness and I could not deny my true feelings.  I craved FREEDOM!! I wanted to have complete control over my day, I wanted to be my own boss, and HAD to break free of the confines of an office. When I could see the world carrying out life outside the office windows – what was I missing out on?!

So I quit. With nothing but my drive, passion, goals to make my dream of being my boss a reality, and my desire to shift my life to a space that was dramatically different from the unfulfilling job that I currently held.

Eight months after quitting, I found myself standing on the TEDxFolkestone stage, delivering a talk about an idea that I am so truly passionate about, with 7 clients under my belt, a whole new network and community of friends and clients who truly inspire me, and I felt like I was making a real valid contribution to the world. I have found my freedom, I’m acting on my passion, and I’m living my purpose.

Now a further two years on, with significant business success, health, happiness and an abundance of new knowledge and focus, I am here to help you discover what your freedom, passion and purpose is – in whatever shape or form that may take – to become the best version of yourself you can be, and to live your best life.”

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