Curating Career Life Stories: How Did I Get Here? Ep. 121 with Ann Wagner

Join me for the career reflections of Ann Wagner, executive director of Ann Wagner Live. At age 7 she knew she wanted to be surgeon and mapped out a plan to accomplish that. However, her grades in pre-med didn’t support this plan so she needed a "Plan B". First on the agenda was attending professional baseball umpire school and becoming an umpire, which she still enjoys calling games today. Recognizing the need to make a living, and a desire to stay in healthcare, she lands a sales role in healthcare which leads to a successful and lucrative career in sales. Almost two decades later, after overcoming serious health issues, she’s now reinventing herself and putting herself on-stage as a coach and speaker to help others overcome depression, anxiety, and self-limiting beliefs -- all inflictions she experienced and conquered. What’s served Ann best is: persistence – getting through all the negative stuff and not giving up; moving forward, even when it’s all going wrong. Her words of wisdom is a quote from Oscar Wilde: “Be yourself: everyone else is already taken.” And she adds: “Be yourself, do what really drives you.”