Curating Career Life Stories: How Did I Get Here? Ep. 120 with Darren Kanthal

Join me for the career reflections of Darren Kanthal, leadership coach. He grows up quick when he’s expected to take over his dad’s business just as he’s finishing up college. Great experience in the business world, but when another crisis hits, a house fire, he loses his home and the business. He resets and starts down the corporate path, which is littered with great -- and mostly not so great experiences. After losing the job he really wants, he’s hit with an “ah ha moment” that he is the only constant in all the jobs and stories that didn’t work out. A real turning point for him, he starts reading books, hires a coach, decides to become a consultant, then ultimately finds coaching is his sweet spot. What’s served Darren best? He credits his up bringing that taught him self-reliance and independence. His words of wisdom, he’s got three: 1) from Richard Branson: “If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later!”; 2) “Practice Positive Intelligence – accepting life, staying neutral, trying not to categorize or evaluate events as good or bad, everything could be a gift!”; and 3) “Rely on yourself, but don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it!”