Our entrepreneurial journey is like an artist commissioned to paint a portrait -The first stroke on the canvas will not make sense to anyone but the artist. The outsider looking at the canvas sees lines and colors, but the outcome isn't clear. They are tempted to direct the artist and give advice, but every painter must learn to trust their process. For many ambitious women, our gifts and talents are instinctual. Throughout our lives and careers, well-meaning parents and teachers want to guide us, but like the outsider looking at the canvas, they cannot visualize the completed portrait that will become our lives as we can.

Trusting the process is something that has served Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey, PsyD. well. Clarissa is an artist and coach who has been designing the canvas of her career for the last 30 years.

Clarissa's canvas included many colors at the beginning of her career as she explored different paths. At 30, this vibrant coach went back to school to study Organizational Psychology, leading to an 11-year career as an Internal Coach. During the pandemic, Clarissa decided to Paint Her Path with a broader brush adding Coach, Entrepreneur, and author Painting Your Path: 21 Interviews with Extraordinary Women to her canvas.

As the founder of Clarissa Studio, this creative soul is helping overwhelmed high-achieving women transition into full-time passion-driven entrepreneurship.

In this interview, we discuss how our childhood messages become our belief system, the power of trusting our creative process, and the steps for painting your path as an entrepreneur.

Here is a quick look into the episode.

● [00:02:12] Get to know Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey, PsyD. background and learn how early childhood messages impacted her career choices.

● [00:04:10] What did Clarissa know early in her career as a Corporate Coach that prepared her to launch her business and how the pandemic signaled that it was time to turn towards entrepreneurship

● [00:05:55] Clarissa's advice for passion-driven individuals who are ready to pivot into full-time entrepreneurship.

● [00:07:55] Visualization is a powerful tool that you can use to envision your future -Clarissa shares effective visualization practices.

● [00:08:17] Life can pull us further away from the women we were destined to become Clarissa shows us how to get quiet enough to take inventory and reconnect to what sparks joy.

● [00:10:14] How does Clarissa help her passion-driven clients plan their Corporate Exit Strategy? - Here, she shares her Signature Painting Your Path Framework, which includes: connecting to your authentic vision, advice for replacing your full-time income, staying consistent with daily goals, and the importance of having a growth mindset.

● [00:18:56] Eager to connect with Clarissa? Here she shares information about her Masterclasses, Summits, Podcast, and Coaching.

About Clarissa:

Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey, PsyD, is on a mission to help women embrace their talents, skills, and intuition.