Leaving a great job and changing your whole life in favor of leading a life with purpose can be daunting. Our dear friend, Devonne Badelt, now COO of The Mayfair Group, shares how her huge leap of faith to leave a very “comfortable” job to pursue a life closer to family brought her more fulfillment and purpose than she ever imagined. She also generously shares one of the biggest losses in her life and how it shaped her. Thank you for your vulnerability, Devonne.

 

Topics We Discuss: 

• Career Development
• Self-Expression
• Grief

 

In the Episode, We Learn:

• How seeing her single mom build her own business inspired her strong work ethic. 
• How her sister inspired her to do things that no one has done before and express herself in a unique way.
• Once she realized how disconnected and stagnant she felt, she knew she had to make a huge life change.
• Why she took a huge leap of faith to leave what she thought was her dream job to seek a career that truly fulfilled her.
• How she manifested her actual dream job as C.O.O. of The Mayfair Group.
• She has always had faith that as long as she worked her a$$ off, things would work out.
• The importance of creative self-expression.
• What advice she has for women asking for a raise or a specific salary.
• She experienced an incredibly painful loss at a young age that instilled in her the idea that life is short, so lead with kindness and make people smile if you can.

 

Resources:

• Devonne’s IG @DevonneBadelt
• Devonne’s email: [email protected]
• Lisa Warman @LisaMWarman
• Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull
• The Purple Cow by Seth Godin
• How I Built This with Guy Raz Podcast
• Skinny Confidential Podcast