Pursuing Purpose and Self-Realization with Jean-François Lappas

In this episode of The I Heart My Life Show, Emily Williams sits down with Jean-François Lappas, co-founder of Wabya, a company on a mission to make coaching accessible to a billion people by 2033. Jean-François shares his personal and professional journey, including his transition from a high-powered corporate role to creating a platform that connects individuals with certified coaches, empowering them to discover their purpose and achieve self-realization.

Throughout the conversation, Jean-François opens up about the burnout that prompted his career change, his exploration of self-realization, and the vision behind Wabya. He highlights the importance of aligning with one's core values and explains how coaching can provide essential tools for emotional understanding and life fulfillment. Jean-François also reveals Wabya’s vision to foster self-awareness and growth for individuals and communities.

Key Takeaways:

• Breaking Free from Burnout: Jean-François describes his journey of leaving a 14-year corporate career due to burnout and finding a path more aligned with his values.

• The Path to Self-Realization: Emphasizing that self-realization is within reach for everyone, Jean-François talks about the process of identifying core values and purpose as essential steps.

• Emotions as a Compass: Jean-François discusses the importance of recognizing and understanding emotions, viewing them as guides rather than obstacles.

• The Mission and Vision of Wabya: Jean-François explains Wabya’s goal of providing accessible and affordable coaching, aiming to make self-realization a reachable goal for all.

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Host, Emily Williams is a success expert, author, speaker, and CEO of multiple brands.

After falling into a quarter-life crisis and struggling through a string of low-paying jobs (including serving up lattes at Starbucks), she finally decided it was time to follow her heart. So she packed her bags, moved to London (where she knew no one), and launched her own coaching business, I Heart My Life (without knowing if she’d ever make a dime). And that’s when her whole life changed course.

In her first month in business, Emily earned $442. She then went on to hit 6 figures before her 30th birthday, and—after just 18 months—successfully scaled what she'd started to a multi-million dollar empire.

Today, she remains the CEO of I Heart My Life, which has evolved into a media, educational and lifestyle brand through which she carries out her mission of helping thousands of women worldwide to create a life better than their dreams. 

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Jean-François Lappas

The guest on this episode is Jean-François Lappas, the co-founder of Wabya. 

Jean-François Lappas understands the feeling that there must be something more to life than the endless cycle of sleep, eat, work, repeat. He’s been there. Burned out, he left his corporate job in the midst of the pandemic and began searching for answers. Along the way, he discovered that pursuing his own goals—not someone else’s—was the key to finding genuine fulfillment.

He also realized that coaching provides the ideal path to achieve this sense of purpose. Now, three years later, he has joined forces with a community of dedicated professionals, united in a mission to make coaching accessible and affordable for 1 billion people by 2033. At Wabya they believe it isn’t about self-improvement; it’s about self-realization. Discover coaching. Discover yourself. 

Learn more about Jean-François and Wabya on their website: Wabya.com

And Follow Wabya on Instagram: @WeAreBecauseYouAre