#63: A decent life and ripple effects!

Fascinating convo with Anna Fedusiv, CPCC, ACC, founder of Empowerment LAB and a Ukrainian coach and community builder who brings clarity, depth and lived experience into conversations about work, identity and what it means to live well.

Anna grew up in post soviet Ukraine in a time of scarcity, hustle and emotional absence, shaped by entrepreneurial parents and a culture focused on survival. Her journey moved through a corporate marketing career, leadership roles, motherhood, burnout, grief, war and a deep inner reckoning. 

What stood out in our conversation was her honest inquiry into success, her courage to redefine it on her own terms and her commitment to live a decent life that creates ripple effects for others.

Deep dive talking points:

👉🏾 a decent life: redefining success beyond performance, expectations and status;

👉🏾 growing up in scarcity: how survival shaped ambition, validation seeking and burnout patterns;

👉🏾 burnout and leadership: the shift from individual contributor to team responsibility;

👉🏾 grief and war: putting the oxygen mask on first to remain human and of service;

👉🏾 empowerment in practice: from marketing to coaching and building spaces for awareness and agency;

Nuggets of empowerment:

🙌🏾 success without meaning quietly empties you, even when everything looks right on paper;

🙌🏾 awareness is not weakness. it is the moment you reclaim choice;

🙌🏾 your history can be heavy and still be a source of strength when you stop diminishing it;

Anna’s empowering quote: 

🙌🏾 “i’m a badass”

Book mentioned:

📚 Drive | Daniel Pink: autonomy, mastery and purpose as a lens for motivation and meaningful work;

Question for you:

What would shift if you allowed yourself to define a good life on your own terms, without borrowing expectations from others?

Connect with Anna:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annafedusiv/ 

Company: https://www.annafedusiv.com 

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