I would like to share my story:

At some moment in my life I was thinking what to do next.
If you feel that it is not easy for immigrants to build a career, I get it.
I heard a lot of advice, but I wanted to find my way.
In fact, the thought of finding my goals made me want to avoid people that were trying to choose a career for me.  Something inside of me constantly said that I should be somewhere else doing something else.

That voice led me on a journey.

I had already done the first step: I moved away from the country where I did not see enough opportunities.
Now that voice motivated me to look for directions for growth.
Once I received my immigration papers, it urged me to be on an endless search for the right career path.
At that moment I didn’t know that we can use frameworks to better understand what we want or, at least, narrow down our choices.
I just listened to what others say. People around me shared their experience and gave me a lot of advice.
Nevertheless, I felt like all that was not for me and nobody could understand me.
I felt like I was on my own.

Sounds familiar?

I thought about what to do next every single day. I tried to listen to the voice inside me and believe that my effort will somehow result in a big change that would happen to me one day.
The time was ticking away. I didn’t want to have a life of regret.
I couldn’t afford to waste my time and feel hopeless.

Looking for change.

I pushed myself, I looked at all the notes I had taken, analyzed them again and again.
I finally chose a career direction and completed a one-year program in Management at a university in Montreal.
I was so happy when I got my first job! Back then it was such a great accomplishment! I didn’t even  tell anyone during the first two weeks. I wanted to make sure everything went well.
I later studied accounting and had several other jobs.
There was a moment, when I wasn’t fulfilled. I wanted to continue studying and get a CPA, but I didn’t believe in myself. I thought I wasn’t smart enough.
I still remember the day when I spoke with one of my colleagues. He told me that he was working towards CPA and was passionate about it. Something shifted in my mind at that moment and I decided to at least give it a try.
I got all the details and started studying while working 40 hours a week and taking care of 3 small children.
I saw that it wasn’t always easy, but it was not as hard as I imagined before.
I was so happy when I passed the exams and got a CPA. It would never happen if I didn’t try.
I am still proud of this achievement.

Coaching and NLP

After 15 years in the corporate world my job doesn’t seem to be as fulfilling.
I had been already helping immigrants with building their career and now I have completed an NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming) Life Coach program.
I want to use my knowledge and experience to help other immigrants to succeed in their career!
This is my mission.