ACL 044: Berni Xiong

What this episode covers

Depressed and unfulfilled by her job as a sales executive, Berni Xiong was asked a simple question that changed her world: "So what do you want to do when you grow up?" Berni decided to start living life on her own terms, and became "The Shin Kicking Life Spark." In this episode of A Congruent Life, Berni shares about: feeling empty when everything seemed ideal with her career, relationship, and son, the simple question that caused her to re-evaluate her life, and a followup challenge that rocked her perspective, learning to break away from limiting beliefs and become emotionally strong, her experience of how life transitions can come at us sideways, and sometimes we only connect the dots in retrospect, learning not to overcomplicate coaching, but simply trusting our learned lessons, growing up without a sense of place, and the amazement that came with discovering the roots of her name, leaning on the sum of our experiences to live an authentic life. Links from the Show Berni Xiong website "Shinkickville" newsletter Berni Xiong on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ Martha Beck: Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live Greg Hartle: Ten Dollars and a Laptop "Why Real is the New Black" (addicted2success.com) The Shut Up Show podcast Bernie is offering the A Congruent Life community $50 off select products at her store - thanks Berni! Related Episodes AJ Leon (windmills in Africa) Amy Clover (suicide prevention) Tyson Adams (clean water in Laos)

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