Valerie is a high achiever and has worked all her life to get to her dream job as a chief marketing officer. It was at the start of the pandemic when she wasn’t seeing eye to eye with her boss. She believed they could shift the business online, but she was being asked to carry on selling face to face when it was a worldwide lockdown. So when she got a message saying we need to talk she knew what was up. She went from huge feelings of wanting to hide away, being scared and embarrassed.
But then those around her needed her e-commerce/ marketing/ advertising skills and were asking for her help to transition their businesses and work online. She wiped away her tears and saw there was a superhero costume she could put on. This is where her journey of self-discovery started, where she followed a direction she hadn’t even thought about because she was programmed to be in the corporate world. But when it was taken away from her it was actually that rejection that was a redirection, leading her to where she feels she is supposed to be. She revisited her findings from Gallup’s Strengthsfinder book. Then it all slotted into place why and how she should be helping others. And that all she had to do was follow and embrace whatever paths she was given.
She talks about how her being poor and being bullied for the colour of her skin and for the curliness of her hair, her survival instinct meant that she channeled all her efforts in becoming a high achiever in her life, how she lives in authenticity and the importance of purpose.
KEY LEARNS
“We grew up poor. And ever since I started studying, I knew I had to be a valedictorian to get a scholarship. Because if I didn’t, if I did not reach that level, my parents would have to pay for tuition. And we didn’t have that money. So it was programmed in my head. I programmed it within myself that I have to be the number one all the time because if not I will not be able to afford things. So that’s how all of this started. So, for example, right now, subconsciously, I’m thinking, if I stop working, I will not be able to afford this lifestyle. If I stop and rest, I will not be able to afford that dream that we have, like a house in the mountains. That’s, you know, and I’m conscious, I’m aware, I’m aware of these thoughts. And this programming, that’s why I don’t let go of being a high achiever”
“Live life in authenticity. I believe that when you’re because it takes so much energy to be pretentious.”
“It’s the acceptance of who I really am. And I think that when it happens to you, so many more doors that are really meant for you will open – your path. The things that are meant for you will show themselves because you’re more open to them. “
“When I read ‘start with why’ it took me two years but I now have a formula and I use it to guide me, to inspire courage to create change.”
“Because when you know your purpose, then you reserve your energy for the things that really matter to you.”
RECOMMENDATIONS
Strengthsfinder 2.0 by Tom Rath https://amzn.to/3frxR2q
Start with Why: How great leaders inspire everyone to take action by Simon Sinek https://amzn.to/3fsRIyd
ABOUT VALERIE
Valerie Fischer is a Neuro-Linguistic Programming practitioner. She has over 20 years of experience in advertising and marketing and co-founded an e-commerce site for locally made products. She was a Chief Marketing Officer in a real estate company in 2019 but, along with millions of Filipinos last year, she was let go during the pandemic. And, as her story goes, this unfortunate incident actually led her to her purpose.
She now helps new online business owners and entrepreneurs grow their revenue with Brain Science Selling.
CONNECT WITH VALERIE
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valeriepfischer
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriepfischer/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZDb4-QA6RQiphcvH1qgiTg
Website: https://valeriefischer.net/
ABOUT THE HOST
Emma Last is a qualified Mental Health and Wellbeing Trainer and Coach. She has co-written both the First Aid Industry body’s accredited First Aid for Mental Health and Wellbeing training for Adults in the workplace and those working with children.
Emma also has over 20-years, experience in leading teams and developing strategies for change. She worked in senior leadership for a large corporate until early 2018, when she came to a turning point in her career due to being on the brink of burnout and wanted to gain more of a balance in her life. She then rebooted her life and founded her company Progressive Minds.
Emma also works with workplaces and schools on their Mental Health and Wellbeing strategies and provides training and coaching to support employees through challenging and changing times. Emma also works with individuals to help them to perform at their best by working on their mental fitness, which incorporates stress/burnout prevention and resilience and agility development through her Human Reboot Movement Coaching Programme. Her clients say they have become more mentally fit, happier and gain the results they want in their lives.
Her Human Reboot podcast achieved number 22 in the Mental Health category in Mental Health Awareness week
Emma invites you to join her Practical Stress and Pressure Strategies Training on August 17th https://bookwhen.com/progressive-minds
CONNECT WITH EMMA LAST
Emma invites you to join her Practical Stress and Pressure Strategies Training on August 17th https://bookwhen.com/progressive-minds
https://thehumanrebootmovement.com
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