#123 - Donna Tashjian shares how losing her job led to a career following her passion, the importance of not listening to the opinions of others, and the power of listening to expansive voices.

What you'll learn

• [1:34] What a life mastery coach does and the types of clients Donna works with.
• [2:48] The different types of mentoring Donna has done throughout her life.
• [4:13] Why Donna wanted to become a coach.
• [4:59] The difficulties Donna faced when she was let go from her job at a non-profit.
• [6:55] How Donna utilised the fact she got laid off and turned it into a positive.
• [10:12] The feeling of getting fired and how you can respond to rejection.
• [12:37] The importance of perspective and asking the right questions.
• [14:57] How having a coach helped Donna on her journey to become a coach.
• [16:25] The mindset you need to turn your passion into your work.
• [20:50] When Donna first got a coach.
• [21:35] How Donna’s coach helped her create a vision for her future.
• [23:02] The different types of coaching and how to find a good coaching school.
• [25:38] How long it took Donna to find paying clients for her coaching.
• [26:18] The best ways to find coaching clients and where you can network.
• [27:39] How many hours Donna spends coaching and what type of work she focuses on.
• [28:50] How Donna wants to expand her business over the next five years.
• [29:18] How to expand your business without increasing your hours.
• [30:14] How group coaching differs from one-on-one coaching.
• [33:51] How to get in touch with Donna.

Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):

• BNI: Business Networking International
• Episode 53: Sewing Bee, jewellery design and empowering creators – with Nicole Akong of House of Akong
• Two exercises to help you find career happiness

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/doing-what-you-love-for-a-living/

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