Episode 8: How An Engineer and Math Teacher Found Her Purpose As A Business Coach
On today's episode of the Pivot Into Your Purpose Podcast, I chat with Nicole Ralston, a Business Coach for Service Based Entrepreneurs. Nicole is a former engineer and Algebra II teacher, and shared her journey of multiple pivots, and discovering how she was meant to help service based entrepreneurs grow their businesses and feel excited about what they are doing so they can feel lit up by their work. Nicole is also a mom of two, and really had to learn that making her business a priority and asking for support from others so she could show up in her business was essential to her success and also modeling to her children that you can don't have to follow the traditional path to find success and happiness in your career.
KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:
Why she started coaching service based entrepreneurs and how she saw a gap in the coaching industry
The most common reason her clients start their businesses and how you can use this to think about what kind of business you can start.
Why it's so important to get excited about your business and what you offer.
How to make it easier to explain to people what you do.
Why negative emotions are not always a bad thing, and can be important to lean into.
How the problems and struggles you experienced and how you handled them are what make you an expert, not being perfect at what you do.
How your emotions form logic and they're not as separate as we think.
How she went from teaching Algebra II to becoming a Life Coach.
How to find the right strategy for YOU in your business.
Why not to worry about what people think as you're pivoting into a new career.
How the focal point in physics relates to us finding your focus and having more energy.
Why it's important to think about your mission and your values, and how this can help you have a fulfilling career.
How getting clear on your expectations for yourself as a mother will help you balance motherhood with your business.
The most important steps for moms to take when starting their business.
Why investing in childcare is also investing in your business, and net zero isn't a bad thing.
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