A New Story ⇒

April 22nd, 2014 by

After spending a long time figuring things out and a short time being frustrated, I have started my journey into something new.

It began a year ago when I realized I was not happy at work. I quickly jumped back into the Vancouver start-up scene; however, as I did not really know who I was (or why I was unhappy), my efforts were not very focussed and unsurprisingly not successful.

In the fall I began working with a mentor to figure out a) why I was unhappy and b) what would make me happy and c) what I’m really good at. I went through very comprehensive physchological testing and learned that I enjoy (and am good at):

coaching/training
people solve problems
investigating trends
getting people enthusiastic about new solutions

We also figured out that I am more suited for smaller, more agile companies rather than larger, more process-driven ones.

During this time my passions have also become clearer:

making sure kids are learning the right things in the right way
educating people about the importance of good food and regular excercise so they make it part of their lives

One of the reasons I became frustrated was that I was no longer passionate about what I was doing and who I was helping. If I don't believe in what I'm doing, I won't be effective nor will I truly enjoy it. I know that sounds like a cliche, but I didn't realize how important it was to me. So I have started to find & meet like-minded companies in Vancouver to see how I can help them.

I am very excited.