Instead of asking, “What should I do?” Ask yourself, “Who am I?” Today you’ll hear from someone who has been deeply influential in my life and career: my very first coach and longtime friendtor, Adrian Klaphaak, founder of A Path That Fits.
More about Adrian: Adrian Klaphaak is a coach, purpose guide, entrepreneur, therapist, and founder of A Path That Fits Career and Life Coaching. His coaching approach is holistic—a constant balance between getting results and a quest for meaning and fulfillment. He describes himself as “a deep seeker with a constant itch to make things happen.”
🌟3 Key Takeaways:
- Getting discouraged is a part of figuring out what you should be doing with your life. The ‘dip’ is normal, and the way out is to explore your gifts and interests.
- You can be laid off from a job, but you can’t be laid off from your purpose. Knowing your purpose is the ultimate protection.
- Name the parts of you that feel the most strongly about the decisions you are making, it will make it easier to explore how you are really feeling.
✅Next Action: Be yourself. There are so many expectations for us to be a certain way, but we all have our own genius and unique way. The path to a fulfilling life is being authentic, using your gifts, and doing what you love to do.
📘Books Mentioned:
- Free Time: Lose The Busywork, Love Your Business
- Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One
- When the Body Says No: Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection
🔗Resources Mentioned:
- Adrian on the web, Yelp, Facebook, LinkedIn
- Course: Career Pathfinder
- Articles: New York Times: The World’s a Mess. So They’ve Stopped Saving For Tomorrow, How to Discover Your Purpose
- Video: Finding Your Calling by a Path the Fits
🎧Related Podcast Episodes:
- 177: Pivot Method as 4-Stage Coaching Framework [Workshop Replay]
- 47: Live Fiercely, Study Deeply . . . While Earning a Living — with Jonathan Fields
- 67: What Does Your Soul Know? Flow and Transparency with Penney Peirce
- 16: Stacy Sims on Somatics: Why How You Sit Might Cause Stress
- 72: BREATHE. From Burned-Out Bodybuilder to Yin Strength Trainer with Anders Varner
- 89: Turning Pain Into Purpose: Blind Adventurer Erik Weihenmayer on Kayaking the Grand Canyon, Climbing Everest and Building No Barriers
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