I had always thought it was too late for me. I believed a career coach was someone that helped you when you were just finishing college or if you were in a particular high powered job. I never thought that all the skills I had and acquired to date were transferable skills that would suit another career. I always felt as if I was never good enough for some of the careers that I thought I would like. I also never understood how much my confidence had been shattered or how my values did not match my previous place of employment. I learned that in life one has to respect their own values if you are to thrive. When I started with Aggie I had every excuse not to move forward. Aggie called out on all my excuses and now I understand that I was blocking my own progression. Even though I had University qualifications I never thought they were good enough to obtain some of the jobs that Aggie had mentioned. I was very much stuck in my own little world and had not explored many options that Aggie opened up to me. I didn’t feel qualified enough to warrant a career coach. In my eyes, Aggie opened up my world. She guided me and gave me the confidence to look outside of my little world. I was now engaging with people who had studied at Standford University, Harvard and MIT. I was introduced to various TED talks and many more positive people, like Marissa Peer, who were there to help. I liked how each session was well planned and scientifically led. Aggie is a professional and has a method she uses to get results. I had struggled with what I wanted to do for many years. In fact, I could say that I was lost. I found myself scrolling through the net and jumping into different ideas. With Aggie, she had a method and put the method into practice. In essence, my vision and mission evolved gradually. Aggies approach tied all our work together into a clear vision for me. Although I had thought about my next move for many years, I had no idea how to go about doing it. Aggie helped me understand how to recall my internal resources and reach out to my external resources. I now have a clear vision and mission that I look at each day and know that I will achieve my vision. I started to make the calls.

I believe a lack of commitment and resources made me wait years to start working on my career change. However, I have a clearer path and focus after my partnership with Aggie. Her coaching "forced" me to look into options and take some time to consider things I'd been putting on hold for too long. I especially liked her informal style and not so "heavy" approach as work talks or therapy. I can now put a name to my values; I've started one of the tasks I've been putting on hold for 6 years, and I realized I could do "any" job. I need to find the one I don't just do but also enjoy. I would definitely recommend Aggie's career coaching if someone needs to take a breather and seek a career guide.