Today we’d like to introduce you to Neha O’Rourke

Hi Neha, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?

My name is Neha O’Rourke.

Professionally, I am the Founder of Somewhere In Between Coaching and use my gifts as a Career & Energy Coach, Speaker and Podcast Host to help people come back home to themselves and create a career and life they thrive in!

Personally, my name means love, so a mantra I really resonate with is “I am love”. It’s something I enjoy embracing in various aspects of my life – asking myself, “how can I show up as love today?”. I try to do this with myself, the people I care for, the spaces that light me up, the causes that matter, the food I eat, the music I listen to – just enfusing my life with love. Some of the things I love include: a slow morning, music, a vibey workout studio, catching the sunrise/sunset, dancing in my kitchen, Love Island UK (iykyk), spending time with my husband, and learning about wisdom from different cultures and healing modalities.

Feel free to borrow my mantra of “I am love” and what it would look like if you showed up as love in your life!

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?

Just like any good story, there have been lots of challenges and plot twists along my journey. Part of my belief and why I called my company Somewhere In Between is because I believe those messy moments “in between” are actually where life’s magic is happening. Those challenges are our opportunities to learn, grow and come home to ourselves. While I have many examples of these challenging “in between” moments, if I’d share all of them, we’d be here for a lonnnngggg time 😉. So let me share one from when I started my business:

It was November 2018 and 1.5 years after I quit my six-figure job, with nothing in hand, to heal from burnout and figure out my purpose and what was next for me. After lots of research and self discovery distilled into what is now my signature Discovery program, I finally cracked the code on what my purpose was and what that meant for my career and life.

I realized I was born to be a coach and couldn’t wait to embark on that path.
But here’s the kicker: the last 1.5 years drained my bank account and not to mention I was also planning a multicultural wedding. So when it came time to get professionally trained by a top accredited program with a 5-figure price tag, my heart sunk.
I knew I wanted to get trained by the best, but I wasn’t in a place where I could make the investment. This was a really deflating feeling.
After letting myself have a few moments of frustration (a plethora of curse words, punching the air, and some big deep breaths), I made a conscious decision to shift my perspective to a more empowered energy. Rather than letting “I can’t” stop me, I asked myself the question: “how can I”💫?”
That approach opened up the possibilities for me. It opened up the possibility to take part of the training in order to start my business, and return to complete the training once I had the funds to do so.
And I did just that.
It would have been easy to let imposter syndrome or the fact that I hadn’t completed my program stop me from launching my business. And it did…for 3 months…until one day I mustered up the courage to say F*** THAT it’s my purpose and I WILL succeed.
And I was right.
I launched my company and before I got the certification, I had:
✨Worked with hundreds of clients through 1:1 coaching, corporate workshops and paid speaking events
✨Been featured in the major news outlets as an expert
✨Named one of the top coaches in the industry
✨Expanded from teams, locations, service offerings and more
All of that without the full certification.
Why did it work?
Because I was in my purpose. And it was through leaning on my self belief and purpose that I was able to earn the money to go back and complete my education.
Although this was a really vulnerable and challenging experience for my ego, in hindsight I can see it was SO important for my growth and it deepened my inner knowing of the power of self belief, purpose and an abundance mindset.

Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about Somewhere In Between Coaching?

My company, Somewhere In Between Coaching, is dedicated to empowering humans to discover their unique purpose and realign with their definition of happiness, intentionality, and fulfillment —and bring it to the forefront in ways that advance their personal and professional endeavors.

Because I fundamentally believe that life is too short to be “surviving” and that every human deserves to thrive, both professionally and personally.

Our range of services— including 1:1 Coaching, Courses, Group Workshops, and Speaking — are designed to help you come back home to the most authentic, energized, abundant and limitless version of yourself.

From helping you heal from burnout, better understanding your unique energy, building your confidence, learning your purpose, finding an aligned career path, pursuing a dream or just helping you create more space for yourself in your career and life, our approach is one that leaves our clients feeling truly alive.

I’ve heard so many things from our clients about how our work together has been different than anything else they’ve ever experienced,. Here’s some of what they’ve shared:

– My unique gifts: This isn’t just a job for me – it’s part of my life’s work and aligned with my purpose. My clients will be the first to tell you, my intuition, compassionate nature and ability to coach you is really unlike anything they’ve experienced before. I truly attest this to using my gifts and living in my purpose.

– Personalization: Whether it’s 1:1, courses, group coaching or public speaking, you’ll find that everything I do is customized to who I am serving because I believe each of us are unique and the way we are supported should reflect our unique desires, needs, energy and preferences.

– Real life experiences: Almost everything I coach on is on something I have experienced myself. And while I’ll never act like I’ve walked a day in your shoes (because I have not), these experiences help me better understand and support my clients. I often hear, “you just get it” or “you read my mind”.

– Incorporating joy throughout: Despite the fact that we go deep in our coaching, I also make it a point to remind my clients not to take themselves or the process too seriously. Throughout our time together, we laugh, reconnect with the child within, celebrate the little wins and you might hear a curse word here and there (sorry not sorry).

– Intuition: My coaching really focuses on YOU becoming the expert in your life. I help my clients redirect their questions to their own inner knowing and while initially that might feel frustrating (i.e. JUST GIVE ME THE ANSWERS!!!), you’ll find the more you actually follow your inner guidance, the happier and easier life gets. All of us have an inner guidance system and it’s time we all learn how to listen, use and follow it.

I’m so proud of the impact my company is making in the world. I truly believe that when more of us are living in our true essence and sharing our gifts, it creates absolute magic in this world. And now more than ever, we need that.

If any of this resonated with you, I would love to invite you to tune into my new podcast, “Somewhere In Between” where I share tools, stories and mindset tips to help you come home to your true self. You can find the Somewhere In Between podcast anywhere you stream your pods!

Link to listen: https://sibcareercoaching.com/podcastlisten/

What’s next?

My intention for the future is to really continue to let go of the need to control my plans for the future and rather follow aligned and intuitive guidance as it comes. I trust that life and the universe is always leaving me breadcrumbs towards what’s meant for me and my big plans for the future is to continue to follow them!

Contact Info:

• Website: https://sibcareercoaching.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nehaorourke/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nehao/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@nehaorourke
• Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/somewhere-in-between-career-and-energy-coaching-chicago-2
• Other: Podcast: https://sibcareercoaching.com/podcastlisten/

Image Credits

Hannah Schweiss, Nicole Jones