Halfway through a PhD program, Ellyn Schinke left grad school and traveled the world for a year on Remote Year. She began a life coaching business in the middle of her year abroad and knew she discovered the right path for her. Ellyn is a self-described personal growth enthusiast and the host of the Growth Tribe Podcast.
In this episode, Ellyn shares her experience leaving the life path she had always envisioned for herself to find the one she was meant to pursue. She sheds light on her personal growth journey and building momentum and resilience along the way.
SHOWNOTES
- (1:23) Ellyn is a life coach and personal growth enthusiast.
- (4:37) Ellyn went to college originally for micro-biology! She went on to pursue a PhD.
- (5:35) She started feeling intense imposter syndrome and she just threw herself into her major and ended up in therapy.
- (6:13) She decided to do something for herself and become a personal fitness coach.
- (7:15) Ellyn’s grandpa died in spring 2016 and this was the beginning of a mini downward spiral. So she decided to quit graduate school in her fourth year.
- (8:29) She found an online company where she could travel the world and work online.
- (11:58) Ellyn realized at month 6 of her international nomad travels that she couldn’t keep up with this busy lifestyle.
- (12:30) It was a good period of personal growth.
- (19:43) She started to relinquish her ‘scientist’ identity and started introducing herself as a scientist AND a life coach.
- (20:03) Ellyn got her second life coaching client through meeting someone from Remote Year.
- (21:30) Ellyn started embodying the fact that she was now a life coach who did some science editing on the side.
- (26:47) A lot of people told Ellyn that she was brave for leaving the PhD program, but she also had people telling her that they thought the decision she made was stupid or they were disappointed in her.
- (28:08) The success she has are the testimonials she has on her website besides just her monetary income.
- (29:10) Ellyn keeps herself motivated and moving forward when she is feeling a lack of motivation by checking into her ‘Why’.
- (37:38) Ellyn feels successful because she is creating something that is HERS.
- (39:07) Ellyn’s personal definition of success is: personal growth, momentum, resilience.
- (44:22) Ellyn does not define her success by if she is achieving her goals or not.
- (45:01) Ellyn’s advice to young women on their journey to success: Just start. “Stop shoulding yourself.”
- (47:08) Two types of shoulds, empowering shoulds and disempowering shoulds.
- (49:38) Do shoulds for yourself, the things that feed your soul.
- (55:12) Ask yourself this question, “Is the path I’m on the path I TRULY want?” “Is it going to make me into the person I am going to be, is it going to give me the fulfillment I want in my life?”
- (56:06) The nagging voice in your head is there for a reason and giving you the permission you need to change your mind and your life!
Links Mentioned:
Ellyn's Website
Ellyn's Instagram
Ellyn's Facebook
The Growth Tribe Podcast
Amber Lilyestrom
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