About this episode

Michelle Leotta shares her experience of transitioning from a corporate career to health coaching, discussing the challenges and insights gained during the process.

You left your career, your title, your salary. Maybe your window office. And now you're sitting there with a health coaching certification, wondering what comes next and why it feels so disorienting. In this episode, Michelle gets real about what it was actually like to leave her senior art director role at one of Boston's biggest ad agencies to become a health coach. Spoiler: the hardest part had nothing to do with money. She breaks down the identity shift that blindsides so many career changers, why your previous experience makes you more valuable as a coach, not less, and the single moment that finally made her believe in herself. She also shares the mistake almost every career changer makes when they come out of health coaching school, and what to do instead if you actually want to build a business. Join Michelle's next private training: https://HealthCoachPower.com/CareerChange Connect with me: 📘 Facebook group: https://healthcoachpowercommunity.com/ 💻 Website: https://healthcoachpower.com/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthcoachpowercommunity/

People in this episode

Host: Michelle Leotta

Topics covered

• career change
• health coaching
• identity shift
• business building
• self-belief

Keywords

• health coaching
• career transition
• identity shift
• business development
• self-confidence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boston's biggest ad agencies, Health Coach Power Community, Health Coach Power

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