A Day in my Office

A Day in my Office

If you are curious about the work I do, below is a sample based on my clients’ sessions today.

Today, I helped…

✅  my client who works in HR for Accenture, discover her purpose & vision for her next career in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Justice.
➤ She left the session lit up and excited about some tangible action steps to take in the next few months.

✅  my client who is Senior Director in Product Marketing for a tech company uncover her natural leadership style, why it clashes with her boss’s, and what to do about it at her next meeting.
➤ She left the session finally understanding the strengths of her leadership style, why her manager does not see and value them (as they are different than his), and what to do to address it.

✅ my client, Senior Product Designer, successful, smart and a high achiever who tends to repress her emotions which causes her stress and fatigue at work and life. We did a powerful process to help her learn to welcome her emotions more, and use them as a leveraging tool in her career/life, instead of a hindrance.
➤ She left the session with some internal shifts and practices to welcome/leverage her emotions instead of repressing them.

Photo Credit: In Her Image Photography

It is TIME

It is TIME

“anything or anyone
that does not bring you alive
is too small for you.”

~ David Whyte

As we transition into a new year, It is time to let go of the things that don’t bring us alive and step into the ones that do.

What are you letting go of? What are you stepping into?

It’s TIME.

Have a blessed holiday season,

Isabelle

P.S. Here is the full poem.

Sweet Darkness
by David Whyte

“Listen
When your eyes are tired
the world is tired also.

When your vision has gone,
no part of the world can find you.

Time to go into the dark
where the night has eyes
to recognize its own.

There you can be sure
you are not beyond love.

The dark will be your home
tonight.

The night will give you a horizon
further than you can see.

You must learn one thing.
The world was made to be free in.

Give up all the other worlds
except the one to which you belong.

Sometimes it takes darkness and the sweet
confinement of your aloneness
to learn

anything or anyone
that does not bring you alive

is too small for you.”

Listen to the poem here.

Covid could not stop them!

Covid could not stop them!

My clients’ visions are coming true and Covid did not stop them!

Lately, I’ve received many updates and celebrations from clients who are making their dreams come true. I’m getting so many of them that I can’t hardly keep up or share them all…

There are clients who have worked with me in 2020 during the pandemic.  

The visions I helped them clarify during our coaching work are happening!

Here are a few of them:
  ✅ A director of marketing and communications with 20 years of experience and a passion for fashion just started an online fashion store—I will share it with you as soon as she gives me the green light—, has taken a few small business clients who need assistance with marketing and presentation coaching, and is experimenting working remotely with her husband, which is part of their dream lifestyle.

✅ A successful software consultant with 20 years of experience, initially depressed and feeling like a failure, was able to see his work in a totally new way. As a result, he grew quickly in his executive leadership role while embarking on a new career as a coach and trainer.

✅ A project manager with 12+ years of experience applied for the health coaching certification program she wanted and just made an offer on a house in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania where she moved with her husband to be closer to her family.  

✅ An actuary turned data scientist living in San Francisco with her husband achieved her long-time desire to move back to England to be with family and friends and is getting closer to buying a house in London.

✅ A public relations and communications specialist, initially stuck, stressed, and demoralized in her work, became so clear about her strengths, true passions, and vision for her career through the coaching process that she was able to seize an opportunity for a new fulfilling career that came right in front of her. This work will allow her to fulfill her purpose of stewardship and keeping the legacy of the past for future generations. 

All of these are visions we clarify together during the coaching process.

All of these clients started working with me 8 to 12 months ago in the midst of the pandemic.

Covid did not stop them!

If they did it, so can you. 

Want to be next on the list?
Or maybe someone you know (spouse, relative, friend, coworker) who is stuck in their careers. 

I’ve 3 spots open for new private clients and I’m currently taking applications for these spots.

>> Apply here or forward this blog to someone who could benefit from the help. 

It is for seasoned professionals and entrepreneurs who want to discover the next career they’ll absolutely love and the confidence to make it happen. 

I look forward to being of service to you or someone you know,

Isabelle 

P.S. This is what Ryan says about his experience working with me. 

“After 20 years in the tech industry and 2 major depressions, I was finally ready to take seriously the fact that I didn’t love my work like supposedly people did. I had been successful in consulting, building a new offering from the ground up, creating a new organization around it and selling over $150M of new clients in ~3 years and yet I was depressed and felt like I was a complete failure.

Isabelle’s process of identifying the “personal blueprint” (focussed on the “authentic self”), using tools very different from the traditional Myers-Briggs personality typing, brought tremendous insight into aspects of my personality that were huge assets and strengths that I had previous taken for granted or barely noticed and which had really powered much my success. It also helped me to become comfortable with what didn’t come naturally to me in a way no other personal development work I’d ever done (StrengthsFinders, MBTI, etc) had been able to do. For the first time, I was able to take seriously the often extremely powerful feedback I had gotten from others and fully accept that the aspects of myself – loving working to serve other people, coaching, mentoring and charting ambitious visions for teams around me – that I had previously overlooked, undervalued or simply denied (thanks to long help beliefs from childhood about what I was and wasn’t) were very real and in fact powerful. This sent me on a journey of self-development that ended in not abandoning my career at all, but being able to see it in a completely new way. That has allowed me to access resources I din’t know I had and grow immensely and quickly in my executive leadership role while at the same time also embarking on a new career simultaneously.”


– Ryan M., San Francisco, CA

Time for some shoutouts to my amazing clients and their success in 2020!

Time for some shoutouts to my amazing clients and their success in 2020!

In the midst of the stressful times we are experiencing in the US and worldwide, I want to continue bringing light and inspiration to you, while also acknowledging all the emotions and challenges you may be experiencing. 

In these times, I encourage you to feel and welcome all your emotions, get supported in community, be gentle with yourself while continuing to celebrate life. 

It’s why I want to share with you the success of some of my fabulous clients in 2020. 

By courageously stepping into their career callings, they are making the world a better place for all of us.

As a result of our work together through my signature 1:1 program “Land the Career You Love”

⭐️ A successful senior marketing manager with 15+ years of corporate experience went from despair and frustration to clarity about her true calling. She is well on her way to starting her real estate business to help families create the life of their dreams.

⭐️A multi-talented chef, lecturer, writer, tour guide based in New Zealand fulfilled her dream of starting a business as a cooking school and food tour guide. She is regularly showcased in the press and radio. She now runs popular cooking classes with guest chefs—some celebrities!—and run events, curated feasts, food/art events like her Cooking with the French Impressionists series.

⭐️ A VP with 20 years of corporate success went from burned out and fearful to fulfilling her dream of becoming her own boss.

 ⭐️ A project manager with 12+ years of experience is making a career shift to health coaching and moving from the San Francisco Bay Area to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to fulfill her value of being close to family and community.

⭐️ A successful restaurant owner, burned out and anxious about next steps, sold her restaurant, was accepted to a prestigious Stanford training, and is stepping into her passion for communication, conflict resolution, and leadership coaching  as a consultant. Two agencies are already asking her to join. 

⭐️ A seasoned designer and artist embraced her calling and gifts as a fine artist. As a result, she more than doubled her gross earnings in 2020 while working with more ease and joy. You can check her fine art here

Sara Glaser Fine Art

⭐️ An actuary turned data scientist living in San Francisco with her husband achieved her long-time desire to move back to England to be closer to family and friends. She is on her path to making her other dreams come true, including working in sustainability and buying a house near London. 

⭐️ A 26-year-old talented entrepreneur made it to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, published his first book, and is starting his second business to fulfill his passion and calling for teaching. 

I am so proud of them!
and of all my other clients not listed here. There are many more.

They show us that, even during a global pandemic, it is possible to make a career shift.

Want to be next on the list in 2021?

I’ll be honored to support you. 

>>Check my program Land the Career You Love. If that speaks to you, apply here to explore how I could support you.

I work with highly motivated individuals ready to challenge the status quo in their careers and lives, face their fears, and step into the career and life their heart truly desires. 

It it’s you, I’d love to talk!

Isabelle 

P.S. It is also my joy to support your friends and family. If you know people (friends, spouse, relatives, coworkers) who  need help discovering the career they absolutely love, please forward this email to them. I’d love to hear from them!

TODAY is a SPECIAL day! …and my favorite practice to boost your confidence.

TODAY is a SPECIAL day! …and my favorite practice to boost your confidence.

TODAY is my 12-year anniversary in the US and California!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

I landed at San Francisco International Airport with my two suitcases exactly 12 years ago today. So, I GET to CELEBRATE!!! 🎉🎉🎉

…and reflect on the many DREAMS that I’ve manifested since I arrived.
This is a practice I’ve my clients doTake stock of all their many achievements (in the past 1, 5, 10, 20 years)
I encourage you to do the same! It is a great confidence booster. My life is far from being perfect and I’m navigating some new challenges this year.
AND
I’ve achieved SO MUCH in the past 12 years; it’s time to CELEBRATE and take stock of that.

I am modeling what I teach. I’m walking the talk. 
 So, here it is:
🔥 I manifested my long-time dream to move to the San Francisco Bay Area.
⭐️ I worked for one of the biggest Internet company in the world. (Yahoo!)🔥 I achieved my dream of becoming bilingual (English-French.)
⭐️ After 10 years of working in User Experience, I reinvented my career to follow my passion and calling.
🔥 I went back to school to study Psychology and Coaching.
⭐️ I stepped into my purpose by starting my own career reinvention coaching business. (a long-time dream of mine)
🔥 I developed a successful business that I love, that totally supports me financially.
⭐️ I’ve worked with hundreds of clients guiding them on their own career reinvention through 1:1 and group coaching.
🔥 I’ve lead 80+ workshops and talks about “Discovering the Career You Love” and “Making Your Own Career Shift.” talking to a total of 1,000+ people.
⭐️ I was invited to speak on 8 success panels to share the successes in my business and life.
🔥 I’ve GROWN tremendously on the personal and professional levels.
⭐️ I’ve worked directly with 20+ business, love, personal, relational, and spiritual mentors.
🔥 I’ve taken 20+ training courses and programs (ranging from 2-day to year-long programs) related to business, professional, personal, and spiritual development.
⭐️ I climbed the highest peaks in the continental US and four 14,000 peaks in the US and Europe.
🔥 I realized my long-time dream of rock, snow, and ice climbing, moving past doubts and fears.
⭐️ I went over my fear and started downhill skiing at 35, skiing black diamond slopes in just a few months after my first day on the slopes; and I started backcountry skiing.
🔥 I went on a dozen snow camping and backpacking trips.
⭐️ I visited some of my dream locations (Scotland, Costa Rica, Monument Valley).
🔥 I’ve gone on many solo trips (ranging from a weekend to 3 weeks) – locally, nationally, and internationally. – driving, flying, camping, staying in rooms and Airbnb.
⭐️ I manifested my dream apartment in the SF Bay Area Hills with a hot tub and a breathtaking view of the Bay.
🔥 I indulged in my passion for fashion, by hiring a high-end Stylist and Image Consultant and participating in two professional photoshoots, with some of the best photographers in the industry.
⭐️ I explored my passion for dancing and learned partner dances (waltz, ballroom dances, salsa, swing, etc), and practiced many free-form dances.
🔥 I dived into my passion for authentic relating by taking weekend workshops and year-long courses to master relational skills.
⭐️ After many years of searching, I found a spiritual community that I love.

There is more, but that’s a good start! Thank you for reading! It is special for me to share all of that with you. Both vulnerable and exciting. 

Now, your turn.

I invite you to do the same! 

Yes, you! 

Take stock of all your achievements, big or small, in the past 10 years.

You’ll see that you have achieved WAY MORE than you give yourself credit for.

Share some of them with me. I would love to hear! 

I am celebrating with you!

Isabelle