Stephanie was a physician struggling with burnout. She had a family she was responsible for and had recently navigated the death of a parent. She was committed to serving beyond expectations in every part of her life.
Stephanie did everything with a level of professionalism most would envy.
But she was exhausted. And it was bone deep. Soul deep. She was afraid she wouldn’t recover.
When we first met, Stephanie shared that her anxiety while working in the ER could spike to 10/10. She desperately wanted to feel calmer and more intentional.
But autopilot had begun to extend to everything she did in a day. It robbed her of the joy of a job she used to love, the peacefulness of nature and the precious moments with her family. Nothing felt good enough.
Stephanie was chasing a never ending to-do list. She longed to feel contented and that her best was good enough.
Stephanie’s breakthrough came when she realized that her days were 100% committed to how things looked on the outside and not at all concerned about how she was doing on the inside.
Everything changed when she began bravely making different choices.
On the inside:
On the outside, Stephanie:
When Stephanie returned to work after a short leave, she was smiling broadly. It was the first time I’d ever seen her smile!
She looked happy and at peace. She beamed and said she felt great.
She was keeping an eye on her energy, her own ecosystem, and the choices she now knew she could make.
Just 4 months into our coaching together, we celebrated that Stephanie’s contentedness rose from 0/10 to 8/10.
Her anxiety had dropped from 10/10 to 2/10 – and it had stopped spiking altogether.
Stephanie stopped measuring her self-worth by how much she gotten done in a day. Instead, she learned to check in with how she was feeling. Authentically. “How am I doing?”
Stephanie had found herself, and in ways she couldn’t have imagined when we started.
You don’t have to sacrifice your well-being to succeed professionally. Through personalized executive coaching, Lynda Hoffman helps you understand what drives your overwhelm, set boundaries that protect your well-being, and make intentional choices that bring greater balance, confidence, and fulfillment to your life.