With every end, there is a dawn of a new beginning. Mark’s desire is to now shine a light so radiant that there is no such thing as the end. In celebration of the birth that Easter represents, Mark has gathered together a collection of business experts who share their thoughts on New Beginnings and Transformations.
Leadership Coach and Change Partner Joanna Howes was tasked with helping businesses transform the way they operated. She realized the entire process including gaining trust, training leaders, the mission coming to fruition and her value being recognized, would take time. Attributing the success she gained to patience, belief in the process, her resilience, and hard work allowed Joanna to see the importance in the season of growth, involving ups and downs, in any transformation.
Kim Boudreau Smith’s transformation occurred after the sale of her internet radio station when she decided to veer in a new direction. Kim became a coach, helping women learn about speaking, presenting, and interviewing within the media industry, in order to increase their visibility and impact. Utilizing her gift of truly connecting with others, Kim notes the significance of transparency and vulnerability in creating solid relationships and believes it is the key to standing out in a saturated market.
Personal Coach, Annette Greenwood, helps women overcome life challenges. The abundance of negative energy in 2020 led Annette to refocus and she became a trained Qigong Instructor. Her willingness to embrace change and gain new skills that aligned with an evolving culture, which she highly recommends to others, is what allowed her to grow and flourish in 2021.
High-Performance Mindset Mentor, Sheena Cantar’s transformation tip is to focus on one thing and become the expert so that others feel compelled to follow and learn from the best! It’s not the 10,000 different things a person can do once, but the one thing that an individual has done 10,000 times; this is the paradigm shifter. The results are 95% mindset and 5% strategy.
Beata Bikowska is a Personal Brand Creator, Business Coach, and Wellbeing Strategist who advises those looking to embrace a successful transformation in 2021, to build a brand that is authentic, be visible, consistent, and discover unique ways to stand out within their industry as an authority! Beata strongly believes that personal and professional wellbeing are both equally important and cannot exist separately. To create longevity and impact, it is imperative to create a healthy and supportive environment that brings out the best in people.
Shana Tess Francis is a rare find that boasts both left and right brain talents. She runs an administrative support and accounting service firm by day and by night she becomes a mystical creative. Shana’s transformation occurred when she began her business and believed in-person meetings were the only way to service clients. Embracing virtual meetings as an equally effective tactic, and changing what she could control – her behavior – was when a major shift happened!
Discovering years ago, that there is passion, purpose, and power in knowing, and honoring, one’s top 3 values allowed Harley Riding Humorist, June Cline, to tap into hers: freedom, excitement, and adventure. Certified Speaking Professional June now uses the power of laughter to “Make Life a Great Ride!” and developed the mother of all transformations, by marrying the metaphor for riding a motorcycle with humor. June’s best advice for transformation in 2021 is to INITIATE IT and make someone LOL today! Laughter = power and the world certainly needs it!
Best-selling author and award-winning certified coach, Frances Ann Bailey, experiences transformation every time she contributes to a new book. Frances’ tip for life coaches and a successful 2021 transformation is to coach and write with transparency, and to always remain a student, recognizing the importance of investing in oneself, in order to guide others.
Due to the pandemic, the business of Susan Levin, certified yoga instructor, came to a halt. Swiftly pivoting, Susan embraced technology and created online wellness course: The Ultimate 11-Day BOOST which led her to become a 2-time international best-selling author! Susan’s tip: join groups with like-minded individuals, find a mentor and make self-care a priority!
As the world moves forward into the new year, with an abundance of light at the end of the tunnel, it is Mark’s hope that the perspectives from this extraordinary list of experts provide astounding levels of hope for a positive future and everlasting inspiration for individuals to be motivated about writing the next chapter of their lives, both personally and professionally, believing in promises of a dazzling new beginning.
