Learn how to live your purpose and do what you're meant to do by listening to stories from other yoga teachers, healers, and coaches about how they first got started.

Discover what they did to first make money, how they actually got started, and how they overcame their struggles like fear and burnout along the way.

Today we hear from teacher, healer, coach and creator of the DECLARE process, Susan Palmer Wood, who you heard from in 187: Tired Of Feeling Unhappy and Burned Out? Here's How To Breakthrough Mental Barriers and Thrive

Listen to discover:

What it took for Susan finally quit the burnout of corporate life
How she found her way without having a clear map of what's next after quitting
How she used practicality and her own coaching skills including NLP (neuro linguistic programming) ensure she was financially well before quitting her job

There will be many things that will pull you away from what's truly aligned for you. You need to choose yourself rather than the opinions of others or the voice of fear. Choose yourself. Every. Single. Time.

See below for key nuggets and takeaways.

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Key Nuggets: Doing What You’re Meant To Do

What’s your calling/purpose?
Helping people know who they are and feel good about who they are so that their feeling good can ripple out into the world.
What was that moment like when you decided to go all in and fully committed to doing what you’re meant to?
I was burning out in corporate again so I quit my job and went to Bali for two weeks. I didn’t know what was next but I just knew that corporate wasn’t for me and I wasn’t going to wait for permission anymore.
How did you start? (for real, like way before being known for your work. Did you quit your job first or did you do it on the side?)
I was a health coach in 2011 and practiced by doing trades with other coaches and also practiced saying my price. Eventually somebody who knew what I could offer referred me and that referral hired me. I was like “holy shit!”, practicing worked!
I was so passionate that when I talked about it people were magnetized.
a.) How did you transition from a 9-5 job? I quit my job.
b.) Did you have a formal business plan? Didn’t know what I would do next after quitting my job. I ended up finding NLP and then almost had to work backward to see how to make this passion into a business.
How’d you get your expenses covered?
There were multiple things - I knew I would be leaving [corporate] because I wasn’t happy so I saved money and health savings cards for my health stuff. Then racked up a lot of debt. And then I asked my husband for help (which was a huge transformation for me)!
What was one of your earliest successes and how did it happen?
My very first client was looking for a sense of purpose. While she looked successful on the outside she’d lost her sense of self. She didn’t know what direction to take. I took her through the DECLARE process and she was one of my first breakthroughs.
What was one time when you really wanted to quit. What helped you keep going?
I was working with a coach and it was feeling really hard and it almost seemed easier to get a job and get a paycheck. My coach helped me realized that I am on my path doing what I’m meant to do. I could do something else and suffocate and burnout or I can ride out this emotional wave.
What’s usually your biggest resistance (ex. self-doubt, procrastination…) and how do you respond to it?
The overwhelming amount of ideas that I have. It’s hard to choose which one to choose and sometimes I just get overwhelmed and don’t start at all.
I deal with it through meditation and getting clarity from my inner self and also it’s really helpful to ask for help from those around me to help keep me accountable.
What’s the best thing you did that helped you create this life?
Choosing me.
Top tangible action/tool that you’d recommend?
Human Design, EFT (to stay focused and let go), get a coach or support to help you keep choosing you!
Top mindset advice that you’d recommend?
Remember who you are. The world will tell you who you should be, your family will tell you who you should be and it’s important that you stay connected to who you really are.
What do you do to check back and make sure that this is still the path for you (ie. that helps you decide that this is all worth it?)
I check in with my energy and make sure I’m still passionate about what I’m working on, I look back at testimonials and remind myself of transformations that I’ve helped clients with, and also volunteer to be of service.

Resources:

Book: You Can Heal Your Life By Louise Hay

Book: Mental and Emotional Release by Matt James

Connect with Susan:

If you have questions or want to learn more

Website: susanpalmerwood.com

FB: @susanpalmerwood

email: hello@susanpalmerwood.com

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