Ep101: Balancing Professional Performance with Your Personal Values with Melanie Shmois
Do you consider yourself a high-performer? How do you create balance in your career and your personal life? Are there aspects in your life that you wish you can have more of? In this episode, Heather gets to talk about having balance and embracing your high-performing self with an amazing guest, Melanie Shmois. Melanie is all about helping high-performing people create a balance between their personal and professional Accomplishments. Melanie has over 20 years of experience serving clients, holds a Master’s Degree (MSSA) from Case Western Reserve University, and a B.A. in Sociology from John Carroll University. Melanie is also a certified Life and Weight Coach with Master Coach Instructor, Brooke Castillo at The Life Coach School. When she’s not working, Melanie enjoys exploring her beloved hometown, Cleveland, Ohio with her cherished husband, two beautiful daughters, and two spoiled Boston Terriers. Melanie shares her journey in her mental health profession and what made her take the next step in embracing coaching. She shares how coaching helps her in her personal development and self-exploration. Melanie will talk about embracing her intuition and how it helps in her coaching practice. She will also talk about who she serves and what being a high-performer means. If you are a high-performing person who needs to find your “and”, not just the “or” in your life, then this episode is perfect for you! Listen to the Episode Now: 0:26 Heather introduces an amazing coach, Melanie Shmois. 01:11 Melanie talks about how she started her role as a mental health professional and coach. 05:03 What made Melanie take the next step to become a coach. 06:34 Melanie shares how coaching helps her in her personal development and self-exploration. 08:19 Melanie talks about intuition being a vital piece of her coaching practice. 11:37 What was Melanie's biggest shift when she embraced her intuitive side? 14:08 Melanie talks about her coaching practice, Mind Your Strength, and who she serves. 16:43 Melanie talks about her perspective of having balance and helping her clients find the A-game in all aspects of life. 18:40: How does Melanie help her high-performing clients see their "and". 22:25 Melanie shares her thoughts on giving yourself permission to perform and also rest when needed. 23:12 What does being a high-performer mean? Soul Stirring Quotes: “I think it was this part of coaching where I can be creative and I can create programs in my liking, that really spoke to me.” “When I became a coach and entered the world of self-development, I loved every second of it.” “I think the intuition came in when my decision-making was really poor and torturous because I'd overanalyze things.” “My relationship with myself is to rely on intuition. It’s an exercise in trusting myself and self-love.” “There is always usually an example of somebody that has the ‘and’, not just the ‘or’ in their life.”“Everyone can make it work if they're really serious and intentional about it.” “A high performer is somebody that is on stage or is in front of an audience, and have a big responsibility for some group of individuals or themselves.” Connect with the Melanie: Website: https://www.melanieshmois.com/ Instagram: @melanieshmois Facebook: @mindyourstrength Links Mentioned: Join The Atmana Intuitive Coach Collective Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/atmanaintuitivecoachcollective Join the next Live Your Purpose, Launch Your Practice Workshop here: http://www.intuitivecoachlaunch.com/