I sold my business about 8 months before I started working with Joel. I spent those 8 months struggling to find a career path that excited me and that I would find personally and professionally satisfying.
Very quickly, Joel was able to help me understand that my passion for work stems from engaging in work that lets me utilize my natural gifts. To discover those gifts, Joel coached me to look back to my childhood to discover the activities that I found enjoyable and that I was naturally good at, and to extrapolate from those activities the characteristics I would likely find in my dream job. He therefore very quickly helped me get unstuck and start my journey toward my dream job.
Joel helped me realize that I was focusing too much on the expectations others were placing on me and not enough on my own needs. After working with Joel I realized that I needed to place limits on the time and emotional energy I spent on others and ensure that I had enough time by myself. He also helped me realize that some of my personal and professional relationships were too one-sided and emotionally draining and that I needed to take action to either put those relationships back into balance, or else limit my interactions with those people.
I now have a clear direction for my career, and have gone back to school to learn the skills necessary to be a mediator. I’m happier with my personal and professional relationships, and am confident that I am on a path to success.
Michelle Abrams