On Monday, I looked at my calendar and blurted out, “Ugh, I’m obsessed with this week!” Far cry from my stress-filled Subway commutes, back when I was a walking bag of cortisol.

I coach people to design careers they love.

I shouldn’t be in business if I don’t have a career that I love—and continually iterate as I grow and the world shifts.

So what made me audibly celebrate my week? Well…

• My clients are ridiculously cool. Kicked off the week with a creative tech wiz, a comms prof, a writer/producer, and an architect.
• Ran a “Make Work Sustainable” workshop for Tech Ladies®. The kind I wish I had years ago, and now get to lead.
• Carved out heads-down time to revamp my “Create Your LinkedIn & Resume in ONE WEEK” guide. Gonna save me (and my clients) sooo much time.
• Joined a Q&A with The Courage Crew on blending passion + paycheck (my favorite topic!) and caught up with participants about their goals.
• Reconnecting with two former colleagues who are now generously mentoring some of my clients on their pivots.

Man, if I could share this with 2021 Grace. She was lusting after this career in her journal...

But designing a career you love isn’t just about flowy, feel-good work.

It’s also about making an impact, funding your life, and having energy for non-work life.

Let’s check in on that too:

Impact
​💪 Career pivoter went from “directionless and overwhelmed” to having “a clear vision of my next step" in 3 months
💪 Nonprofit exec got buy-in from her boss and skip-level director on a well-earned comp bump and title change.
💪 Education leader landed a values-aligned role at a dream institution: “I couldn’t have done this without you!”

Money
​💰 Highest-earning Q1 ever, followed by my highest-earning month
💰 Quick trip to NY for my brother’s baby shower (lack of $ flexibility was one of my biggest fears about leaving W2 life.)
💰 Rent is going up, and my health insurance isn’t covering routine breast cancer screenings—and that’s fine. I can cover it.

Non-Work
​✨ Wearing a glittery jumpsuit to a Studio 54-themed birthday party
✨ Writing a new, upbeat dance-y song—a fun departure from my emo ballads from yore. Art imitates life.
✨ Friend (and now a breathwork trainee) came over for a session and dinner. Deeply cathartic and nourishing.

If it sounds like I’m flexing, I am.

Because I’m here today thanks to people who had the audacity to flex and show me what was possible.

Ready to design a career YOU love?

A career with more flow, impact, money, and energy for non-work life?

Reply to this email and let me know where you’re at and what you want.

Or book an exploration chat so we can dive into your goals and make a plan.

Onward!
Grace

P.S. Because I refuse to proselytize some “perfect career” fantasy, here’s some non-flex-worthy stuff:

• My upstairs neighbor’s bidet exploded and flooded my bathroom. Maintenance showed up while I was presenting.
• Spent 3 hours on a social post… and it flopped. Still practicing showing up authentically and detaching from outcomes.
• A potential client I admire chose a more specialized coach.
• The job market is tough (especially in certain sectors) and constantly shifting. That impacts how I support my clients—both in the strategies and tactics we use, and in how I stay encouraging without being delusional.
• On a related note: I read the news regularly to stay informed (for myself and my clients), but a lot of it makes me nauseous. Still figuring out how to stay grounded while staying aware.​