We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Donna Bond. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Donna below.
Donna, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Let’s kick things off with your mission – what is it and what’s the story behind why it’s your mission?
“MY MISSION IS TO EMPOWER YOUR HIGHEST SELF ON YOUR EPIC HUMAN JOURNEY”
At the age of 45, I “woke up” at the top of my game. On the outside, it all looked perfect. I was working as a marketing executive for a prestigious hotel company alongside best in class people. I was making great money, living in a beautiful home and was (and still am) married to an incredible guy.
On the inside, I was exhausted, depressed, unhappy and unfulfilled. I wasn’t just out of touch with Spirit but with what was going on inside my own body. This all led to a decision which I now understand as divine intervention – enrolling myself in a master’s program in Spiritual Psychology at the University of Santa Monica.
This resulted in my own personal transformation.
And ultimately in walking away from a multiple 6-figure salary where I had won the Western Regional Marketing Achievement Award with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company for the 3rd year in a row. I was a leading professional in my industry. But it was no longer “my” industry. It was no longer “my” career of choice.
Everything changed from the inside out.
Today, I am a Soul-Centered catalyst for personal transformation.
I believe when we do the work individually to trust our higher self and love our human self, the ripple effect changes the world. To this end, I serve in the role of a personal transformation consultant, Spiritual mentor, and professional life and business coach, serving hundreds of clients across the globe to experience an empowered and more loving existence in the physical world.
I’m a graduate of the University of Santa Monica where I earned a master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology with an emphasis in Consciousness, Health and Healing and carry a professional coaching certification.
Donna, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
You are the answer you seek.
Having walked the path myself, I guide you on the journey of self-discovery to empower you with the truth of who you really are. You are a Divine Spiritual Being on a human adventure. The very presence of love. You came here, to this life, in order to awaken into this knowing. Your Higher Self is trying to get your attention, because it holds the keys to your beautiful life.
With the practice of spiritual psychology, you learn to empower yourself to awaken your entelechy – the fullest realized expression of who you came here to be.
Every natural transformation requires a “cocoon.” A safe space. I prepare this space for you. I honor it as your guide, holding the frequency, and guarding it as sacred, judgement-free ground where you can…
Learn Whole-Self Mastery© with the four sets, Mind Set, Skill Set, Heart Set and Soul Set
Learn to distinguish between your Ego and your Soul
Become truly empowered as you embrace self-love
Grow more resilient with tools that honor your humanness
Explore new ways of experiencing aliveness and joy
Find balance as you align your inner world with your outer world
Unravel misinterpretations and give yourself permission to be more You
Discover new mindsets and skill-sets to live into your Authentic Self
Realize you are the window to your soul, the very center of the Universe
I work with clients in private one to one coaching journeys as well as through classes, workshops and women’s retreats. I am the author of Original Wisdom: Harness the Power of the Authentic You and the #1 Amazon Best Seller The Queen Bee: Embody Your Truth and Live Fully Expressed.
What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?
I had to learn that it’s okay to not know! It’s okay to recognize I don’t have to have all the answers and I don’t have to “know it all”.
Like so many of us, I grew up in a culture where you had to have it all figured out and you had to pretend to be the smartest person in the room. I grew up with a fixed mindset which basically was a framework that got installed in my consciousness at a young age and those were the guardrails I operated my life by. I was always trying to prove myself, always afraid to say the “wrong” thing and most of all – super afraid to just BE ME!
At the age of 45 I enrolled myself in a master’s program in Spiritual Psychology and adopted a growth mindset. The growth mindset is one of openness. It’s one of the novice that invites learning and growing in every moment. It’s one of potential and possibility. Having a growth mindset opened me to the way life wants to express through me.
When I operated under the fixed mindset (fixed and growth mindset terms coined by Carol Dweck) it was as if I was living in a very small box. I felt safe in there and I knew my way around, but the truth was I was denying myself of new experiences, new relationships and new life. Over time the confinement of the fixed mindset started closing in on me and caused my life force to dim considerably.
We are in constant motion. There is no destination to arrive to. Who we are is ever-changing and dynamic. life is seeking to express through us and until we open ourselves to that notion, we will stay in that little box. Unlearning the fixed mindset saved my life!
What’s been the best source of new clients for you?
My clients are all amazing people. Mostly amazing women. I am very grateful and so blessed that my biggest source of clients are word of mouth referrals. The work that I do with clients is personal. it’s intimate, sacred and heart opening. It can be the source of a massive wake-up call and the clairity one needs to determine what really matters in life. This doesn’t happen over the internet or in an article or even through my book Original Wisdom: Harness the Power of the Authentic You. My clients are created through soul-centered, heart opening, vulnerable, honest conversation. If you feel called to sit with me, I invite you. You can find your way to my calendar at www.coachwithdonnabond.as.me
Contact Info:
- Website: https://donnabond.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donnabondcoach/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DonnaBondProfessionalCoaching
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donnabond/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/originalwisdom3
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@donnabond
Image Credits
All images by Marcy Browe Branding Photography