There was a time when Kristen and I thought we wanted to be corporate coaches. In a way, this made perfect sense. Both of us had intimate experience with the mind-numbing bureaucracy of corporate America. We knew what the cube-people were secretly feeling — trapped, suffocated, bored, purposeless — because we had so recently been cube-people.

We had a vision of being "corporate ninjas" … we'd go in to stuffy offices and quietly, stealthily, and methodically shift entire cultures. We'd inspire people; we'd make it so that work was actually invigorating, purposeful, and fun. Leadership would be left a bit dazed and blinking by the overnight change, but they'd get used to a new and improved way of operating.

This is a story about how none of that happened, and how I got publicly insulted to boot.

In this week's blog, I'm sharing something I originally wrote 3 years ago, and exploring why getting painfully rejected can be the best thing that ever happened to you.

ARE YOU A TRAPPED CUBE-PERSON?

If you were nodding along and relating a little too much to being trapped in a mind-numbing corporate environment, then it might be time to consider doing something about that.

Instead of doing what most people do when they're unhappy—jumping to something else, hoping it will be better—you could spend some time becoming clear and certain that your next steps are not only going to make sense, but lead you to a fulfilled, inspired, and satisfying outcome.

That's the whole point if 1-on-1 coaching! So if you're tired of the status quo and don't want to waste any more time, let's talk.

Get clear on the details and reach out to talk about coaching here.

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