Most people measure their worth by what they produce.
Valeria explains why that belief quietly breaks us and how she had to unlearn it herself.

In this conversation, Val shares her journey from corporate roles across Europe to building her own coaching practice, but more importantly, she unpacks a deeper shift: why success isn’t about climbing faster, producing more, or proving anything — and why work should integrate your life, not replace it.

We talk about:

• Why worth and output get dangerously confused
  
• How inherited ideas of success shape our choices
  
• What it really feels like to step off the predefined path
  
• Why asking for help is not weakness, but leverage
  
• How to build something aligned without burning out
  
• This episode is for anyone who feels capable, driven and quietly misaligned.
  

Before the Lights Go On is about the moments before clarity, status, or recognition when decisions are still uncertain, and identity is still forming.

If you want to explore Val’s work
For those who resonate with this conversation and want to go deeper, here are a few ways to connect with Val and her work:

• Passion to Profit group coaching for expats turning entrepreneurs
  

https://subscribepage.io/sparkcoachin...

• Spark Your Expat Career (1:1 coaching) — for those navigating career direction abroad: https://tally.so/r/nPxXjb
  

Stay in touch with Val

• Website: https://sparkcoachingwithval.com
  
• LinkedIn:   / valeriakadelski  
  
• Instagram:   / sparkcoachingwithval  
  
• Email: [email protected]
  

Valeria Kadelski explains why that belief quietly breaks us — and how she had to unlearn it herself.