“It’s about trying new things, being open to possibility and saying ‘yes’ when opportunities knock on my door. “ – Linda McLoughlin
This is truly a pre-Christmas special Chapters Of My Life Podcast Episode. For everyone who recaps the year 2020 might realise this year hasn’t been all the way, we planned initially back in January. Grief, confusion and hopelessness might have been on each agenda. But it doesn’t have to be that way. I had the pleasure to speak with Linda McLoughlin on my Podcast. She is Global Board Director of ICF and Master Certified Coach under the ICF. I first met her end of 2017 in Sharjah UAE and since the first encounter, I was impressed by her coaching capabilities and the energy she brings into the room. I hope while listening, that you get energised with new hopes into the pre-Christmas time and with new energy next year.
This podcast episode is all about how to create hope on your journey, or how Linda phrased it create hope on your voyager. In her life book with 5 life chapters which she called “Hopeful voyager” we literally went on a sailing trip. From discovering in her childhood that being an independent thinker and communicator for her siblings shaped her in chapter 1, she kept the sailing theme across her life book. Leaving a save harbour in chapter 2 to set the sail with her marriage at a young age and her first husband which she had from a young age, the drive to prove herself to learn from throwing herself into cold water.
A less hopeful journey we go through in chapter 3, is where loss is a daily theme in her life, but the inside voice that moving on was the only way forward. Chapter 4 is called “Discovering new Land” and it’s all about moving from Ireland to UAE but also finding her now new partner and husband. As she said, she loves challenges but also encouraging others to take the leap to start their new sails and find new opportunity and adventure. Her last chapter is all about passing over her knowledge in coaching but also healing and life learnings. She calls it “Map building” to help others building their own ship to set sail to discover new land. You will hear throughout the listening, diversity and equality is a key component for her life journey. With all this said, let’s set the sail, go on an adventure and discover new land. Enjoy!
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CHAPTERS OF MY LIFE BOOK TITLE:
Hopeful Voyager
CHAPTERS:
1. Safe Harbour
2. Setting Sail
3. Stormy Waters
4. Discovering New Lands
5. Map-Making
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SHOW NOTES
Linda McLoughlin https://www.leadershipworks.ie
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindamcloughlin/
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