I always enjoy reading pithy book jacket bios that read something like:

Linda lives in Outer Mongolia surrounded by a herd of yaks. She spends her time devoted to yurt interior design when not writing her next bestseller.

Alas, I have never been to Mongolia.

My story more resembles a play with 4 Acts and this would be the outline:

Act 1: Arrival

• Nurtured by a loving family.
• Decided at age 13 to become a lawyer.
• Spent the next 12 years proving a multitude of skeptics wrong and earned a law degree.

Act 2: Survival

• Married college sweetheart.
• Raised 2 children (they are the joy of my heart).
• Corporate regulatory work in Chicago with a mix of satisfying church and community involvement.
• Game Plan: Do it all by having it all-together.

Intermission

• Hit the wall.
• Realized that I could never be Super-woman, but that I really wanted to be Happy Person.

Act 3: Discovery

• Investigated what activities engaged me and what brought me delight and joy.
• Learned the importance of connecting with supportive people.
• Light bulb moment: decision to pursue life coaching.

Act 4: Joyful Homecoming to My True Self

• Coaching people who seek assistance in discovering the life path that will fill them with satisfaction and well-being.
• Considering a trip to Mongolia.
• Choosing to spend my time with those I love and doing what fills me with a sense of well-being. And this is how each day I begin with joy.