Uncover your true life’s work and purpose

When it comes to making major career decisions, there’s no shortage of opinions.

You likely have several well meaning people in your life offering advice on your best job move. The problem is most people base their career decisions on the wrong criteria: salary, status or strengths.

But you are not “most people.”

ADHD adults must be passionate about their work and have a sense of fulfillment to stay engaged. While typical people can suck it up and collect a paycheck, a person with ADHD grows increasingly miserable. Symptoms flare. Bosses and co-workers notice. Nobody wins.

I can relate. I have ADHD, too.

With a master’s in counseling and emphasis on career, I have helped more than 700 people over the past 30 years. I’ve also experienced my fair share of career changes. In my 20s, I had a string of unsuccessful secretary jobs, which helped me realize that my strengths in shorthand didn’t mean I was fit for administrative work.

Once I found my real life’s work over 35 years ago, I have never looked back. My work is synonymous with joy, and I will likely never “retire.” I want that for everyone. And with ADHD, it is absolutely imperative that we make a choice that reflects that joyful experience for the majority of our work day.

As an entrepreneur, I founded a successful, international children’s art franchise, KidzArt, and love helping other entrepreneurs build a business from the ground up. ADHD adults are often entrepreneurial and yearn to create work life options that tap into this creative nature. I truly thrive on helping entrepreneurs, business executives and business owners explore options and/or continue to grow and clearly define his/her next steps to do so.

Having found my life’s work, I love what I do and transmit that joy, support and commitment to each client I work with. Allow me to lead you to a successful work life outcome as well.

Lifelong benefits

I don’t believe in quick fixes. What we uncover in working together will serve you over your lifetime. The end result is clarity that allows for easy transitions and expansion in whichever role you decide to pursue.

I believe:

With unconditional support and guidance, anyone can find happiness and fulfillment at work and become the person they were meant to be.
You shouldn’t let other people define your success. You are the expert on YOU.
ADHD shouldn’t stand in your way of success. In fact, it should contribute to it through your creativity and relentless determination.
Life is too short to be stuck in a dead-end, miserable job.
People with ADHD have a unique way of operating in the world, which means they often have to write their own rules.
Just because you’re good at something doesn’t mean you’ll enjoy it. I encourage clients to base their decisions on their passions, skills and unique preferences rather than strengths.
You shouldn’t ignore who you are anymore. I give you permission to be your genuine self.

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Trained by Richard Bolles,

Author of What Color Is Your Parachute

I use an inner process based on What Color Is Your Parachute to help you explore a career or business direction that will serve you over a lifetime – one that allows for easy transitions, expansion and is never boring. Beyond the Parachute process, I provide real resources and tools that are current and offered in a way that honors your needs. And, there are weekly assignments.

As a career coach and counselor of 30 plus years, I have specialized in supporting ADHD adults and young adults to build lasting, fully satisfying strong careers and businesses.

As a Founder of a successful children’s art franchise, KidzArt, I deeply understand how to build a company from the ground up and how to coach others to do the same. ADHD adults are creative individuals who often excel in developing the world’s most iconic products and services. Shell has helped both top executives and founders move forward in the process to identifying what is necessary to maintain and move toward even greater career satisfaction.

My approach is both reflective and process-orientated- helping clients to uncover their strongest preferences in a number of career-related areas to develop the most fulfilling career path with ease using a simple, time-tested step by step process.

Having coached and counseled over 700 clients to find clarity and happiness in their career direction has been beyond satisfying. I love what I do and transmit that joy, support and commitment that most often leads to a growing ability to make wise choices with confidence.

As your career coach, you will have it all with me – from exploring who you are at the core, and your best career or business direction through a proven method, based on What Color Is Your Parachute, to taking the next steps toward making your clearly defined goal a reality.

Beyond the Parachute process, I provide real resources and tools that are current and offered in a way that honors your needs. And, of course, there are meaningful weekly assignments.

You will explore a number of options while getting to know more about the fields that fascinate you the most before settling on a direction, including those you thought were beyond your reach. The work we do is often overlooked by the majority of individuals who try desperately to discover their true life’s work and purpose. No more random career choices. I offer the missing link.

ADHD clients have a unique way of operating in the world. I honor that uniqueness by allowing you to fully express who you are and your truest preferences.

I am a proud member of ADDA (Attention Deficit Disorder Association), NCDA (National Career Development Association), ACO (ADHD Coaches Association} and serve on the Workplace Committee of ADDA.