Career Journeys: Follow Your Passion & Intuition to Find Fulfillment Megan Johnson-Rox

I talk with LeeAnn Love, artist, art therapist and LPC, about the challenges of balancing trust in spirit, your inner knowing, and the income realities when you're a creative-based spiritual solopreneur. LeeAnn shares her success story and a tool she has used to maintain a business that honors her values while also balancing the income needs every business owner has. She also talks about some of the "woo woo" techniques she has used with her clients and herself to maintain health and wellbeing. Find out more about LeeAnn on her website: https://www.leeannlove.com/
LeeAnn's bio:
LeeAnn Love, a Tennessee native, has been a visual artist from as young as she could hold a
pencil. As an art therapist and art educator, she has dedicated her life to storytelling and
meaning making through the visual arts, both in her own arts expression, as well as, in helping
others tell their stories, providing healing and empowerment through art. LeeAnn created Heal
with heART, her art therapy private practice in Nashville, as well as founded MyCanvas, a
mobile youth community art therapy program, serving at-risk youth in the greater Nashville
area. She consults with HAPI, the Healing Arts Project Inc, providing art therapy workshops for
adults in recovery from mental health and substance abuse issues. LeeAnn has exhibited her
artwork nationally and internationally and has led many community mural projects in the
greater Boston and Nashville areas. Additionally, LeeAnn teaches at Trevecca University and
supervises new art therapists, to continue to shape and impart knowledge to upcoming arts
leaders and therapists.

I talk with Candice Bakx-Friesen who is a realtor and started a money coaching business called Investor Smarts. She shares the challenges of work-life balance, being a working mother and entrepreneur, and the stigma or fear of being labeled a failure for trying something like a job or starting a business and realizing it's not for you and quitting to try something else. It's interesting how our jobs are so often tied to our identity and when we lose a job or find ourselves no longer fulfilled in a job, and/or want to change careers, we can have an identity crisis. We are more than what we do for a living. And our values, interests and needs change in different phases of our lives. Telling people what you want and are looking for is necessary in a successful career change. There is no one size fits all path for finding your ideal job or starting a business. 

You can find Candice's business site, Investor Smarts here: investorsmarts.ca 

Here is Candice's bio: 

She is a Canadian woman entrepreneur, real estate agent, sales trainer, certified money coach, public speaker and mother of 4. Candice is passionate about helping people reach their financial dreams. She has been a real estate investor since 2001. Her candid approach to business and affinity for getting past the fluff and getting to the root of each challenge for her clients has led to her becoming a highly sought-after coach within the finance and real estate industries.

It's my first episode! I interview a good friend and badass artist and author, Tarri Driver and we talk about all sorts of things people struggle with when changing careers like fear of failure, fear of taking the leap to change careers, asking yourself in your mid 30s, "What am I doing?", not wanting to ask for help, mindfulness and being present, finding joy in work, and what does success really mean?

Tarri's bio:

Tarri Driver majored in fine arts, with an emphasis on painting and a minor in psychology. She then earned a master’s degree in education with a focus on expressive therapies. Before becoming a full-time artist and writer, she spent a decade working with children and adolescents in schools and a children’s hospital as a board-certified, registered art therapist and licensed professional counselor. Her unique experiences as an artist and former therapist have influenced the genesis and evolution of her children’s book character, Lunar Mooner Lula. She has two Lunar Mooner Lula books coming out mid-November; Lunar Mooner Lula in the Forest and Lunar Mooner Lula in Space. They’ll both be available on Amazon. The Lula series is a richly illustrated, advanced early reader series, layered with meaning that children and adults will find both entertaining and rewarding. The LML series can be read for fun at home as well as in classrooms and counseling settings to explore new vocabulary and to encourage agency, empathy and personal growth. See more of her work at lunarmoonerlula.com.

Welcome to my new podcast! I wanted to introduce myself and share what the podcast will be about and why I wanted to do it. 

This podcast is for folks who want to gain inspiration, wisdom, tips, best practices, and camaraderie with others who have or want to follow their intuition, passions, spirit, higher selves, etc... when it comes to work. Life is too short to be miserable every day at work, OR just to know you're not following what you're meant to do or aren't feeling fulfilled or are at a job that is not/no longer in alignment with your values, beliefs, needs. Some people need help recognizing what their intuition/spirit is trying to tell them. Some people are at the point where they know what they need to do and just need courage and encouragement to take the leap and knowledge on how/where/what to do. It can be scary to follow your intuition and take the leap to a new job or career and the journey ain't easy! But it's SOOOO worth it! I and my amazing guests are here to help you, encourage you, hold your hand, inspire you and impart wisdom to make your journey toward a fulfilling job/career a little easier. 

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Email me at coachmeganjrox@gmail.com if you have a specific topic you need help with that you'd like me to cover, or if you want to be a guest on my show, OR if you want a free coaching session that is live on the 'cast.