We recently connected with Rebbecca Bakre and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Rebbecca, thanks for joining us today. Coming up with the idea is so exciting, but then comes the hard part – executing. Too often the media ignores the execution part and goes from idea to success, skipping over the nitty, gritty details of executing in the early days. We think that’s a disservice both to the entrepreneurs who built something amazing as well as the public who isn’t getting a realistic picture of what it takes to succeed. So, we’d really appreciate if you could open up about your execution story – how did you go from idea to execution?

Prior to becoming a life coach, I was a business coach helping clients take their ideas from idea into execution. I did this using a workshop I named, the “Launchpad Workshop.” In this workshop, we assessed your time, community and finances in order to restructure your life in a way that yielded better results. Entrepreneurs left feeling clear on what was inhibiting their confidence and growth and clear steps on how to realign to see more productivity.

The irony is, as I was helping others build the confidence to launch their own ideas I was working on building my own. As I witnessed more and more budding entrepreneurs build the courage to actually launch, I grew the courage to launch an idea I had secretly held onto for over a decade.

In middle school and high school, I was always sought after to bring solace to my peers who were experiencing sorrow and distress. Whether it was the motivation to face a bully, or the courage to face an exam, my classmates drew near to glean from my resolve for excellence in every subject. I played matchmaker, conflict resolver and even homework

I once gave this workshop to room full of 80+ professionals and entrepreneurs at a conference held by and this lead to me
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Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I started coaching professionally 7 years ago. Up to that point, I had spent a lot of my career working in public service, non-profit and politics. I observed that most of the people I worked with were overwhelmed, burned out and unaware. This was a problem to me, because these arenas were ones meant to help people and have the greatest impact on society, in my opinion. In order to have a better impact, we needed to be well.

In one particular role as a Director, my colleagues began coming to me seeking advice on how to manage their teams the way I was. More than how to manage the day to day operations, they wanted to know how I was able to do so while remaining so likable, by my employees, management and the people we served. I was honored and shared the best I could on how I maintained balance, priorities, faith and communication. I had multiple degrees, am a constant learner and read tons of books on personal development, so it had become a natural language for me.

My manager noticed the shift in his directors after they met with me and promoted me to coach my peers while maintaining my regular duties. As a part of that promotion, I requested professional development and went to a training where I learned about a coaching certification through the International Coaching Federation. After that weekend of training, I and everyone in the room knew that coaching was the industry where I belonged. I returned back to my company and let my manager know that I would give the organization another year of service, but that I would be leaving to build my own coaching practice. And here I am 7 years later, loving that decision.

I couple of years into the decision to begin coaching full time, I experienced a tragedy that prompted me to sell my move and move to Costa Rica. That total reset has revealed to me the importance of retreating in order to heal, recover and rebuild into better. And that is what I use my virtual and in-person retreat programs to do now. I help women reset their lives and minds in order to improve their quality of life as I have in a shorter amount of time.

How about pivoting – can you share the story of a time you’ve had to pivot?

As I mention in the last answer, I sold almost everything and moved to Costa Rica in 2021. Its kind of wild saying that because it is hard to believe that is my story to this day. I realized I had become very burned out and was tolerating certain patterns and cycles because I thought they were normal and that I did not have a choice.

Because I was in survival, I never had the time to dream for more. But following the tragedy, I was forced to be still and make decision. In that forced stillness, I began to recall dreams I had of being an author and hosting retreats for burned out women in ministry. Wow! I actually get to live that after having become the very woman I sought to help.

We often think that we have to be an expert at something and never have failed at it in order to help others with it. But to the contrary, those who have ‘failed’ at something and reversed in a way that has lasting change, is most qualified. I feel very qualified to help women in burnout fix their lives in a way that prevents them ever going back to it, because I have.

I am significantly less anxious, more self aware, abundant and clear on the blind spots that once pulled me constantly into burnout so that I never go back to that state again.

Where do you think you get most of your clients from?

The best source of new clients for me has been overwhelmingly word-of-mouth. My credibility and growing audience is largely attributed to the first 5 clients that began working with me during my certification training days. I put a lead out asking women to work with me for $5 per session, just so that I could gain the experience and hours toward my certification. And to this day, some of my highest paying and consistent long-term clients are just a few degrees of separation from those core few women who trusted me early on.

I got reviews from them early on that I used in my marketing that drew more people in. They told their friends about me and those friends still tell their friends and the web continues to expand.

I have a decent online presence now, that allows people to find me in searches online and they too become loyal clients who share reviews and tell their friends. So my business growth has been very organic. Right now I am working on building stronger systems so that my network can grow more rapidly. But word-of-mouth will likely always be my #1 lead generator.

Contact Info:

• Website: yourfavelifecoach.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebbeccabakre/
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