Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Suzie A.. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi Suzie, thanks for joining us today. Let’s talk legacy – what sort of legacy do you hope to build?

Maya Angelou said that “if you’re going to live, leave a legacy and make a mark on the world that can’t be erased”. This powerful quote has had a profound impact on me and the work that I do. I want to leave the world a better place and it starts with helping others be their best, most empowered, selves. My business has evolved as I have grown and evolved. I started as a consultant helping businesses and people market themselves better. When I got divorced and started dating again, I realized the need to help other singles by sharing my own stories and helping them navigate the dating world more effectively. This is when I transitioned into the dating coach world. It opened up so many doors for me, including TV and radio appearances as well as speaking at trade shows and conferences. When my life changed again and I had children and married again, my business did as well. This is when my legacy started taking shape because I wanted to make the world a better place for my children and show them what sort of impact they could make. This led me to transition to what I noticed people needed most – empowerment. I experienced so many people who gave away their power to others and it was making them miserable. I then studied further and ventured into the life empowerment coaching world and find it extremely rewarding because I am helping empower others to really be their best selves. It also demonstrated to me the importance of growth and trusting in the process your life’s path takes you because this is where you find your purpose and where your legacy lies.

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

As an empowerment coach, I help clients take back their power. In particular, living a life led with love and gratitude in order to put them in the best frame of mind to attain their goals. My clients are those who have been frustrated by not reaching the goals they set out for themselves, namely singles, those looking to enhance their careers and those wanting to live more fulfilled lives outside their comfort zones.

Knowing I am helping others motivates and energizes me. My educational background in interpersonal communications and dialogue (B.A. & M.A.), including training in professional and life coaching, as well as my life experience give me the basis I need to be able to help others. I started my career by helping businesses and people market themselves better, then focused on singles but then, seeing that the core of each person’s success lies in their empowerment, I transitioned to life empowerment coaching. I believe that a coach should be well grounded and experienced in what they are coaching, as such, I am on a continuous path of learning and growing both cognitively and spiritually.

I feel most accomplished when I know that one of my clients reached their intended goal or even has embarked on their own path of growth as a result of what we worked on together. For example, my single clients that found love, my clients that finally reached the goal they were working towards, or my clients that found peace and contentment.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

My business has had to transition with my own personal growth journey. Previously, I had a rigid notion that “if it isn’t broke don’t fix it” and wanted to push forward in the same way because, frankly, it was my comfort zone and I based my identity on my “Single Dating Diva” persona. It was only when my own life transitioned and I was no longer single and dating that my true path became apparent. I needed to be open to the new path and let go of where I was in order to get to a much better and fulfilling place. It was very hard, I won’t lie. It was literally giving up my identity. However, when I did work through it I found my calling as an empowerment coach who helps people take back their power and reach their goals. It is so much more rewarding, even though it’s less flashy, I’m actually having a bigger impact on others. I now am open to anything life throws at me and trust in the process more readily.

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

Life is full of surprises. My life is an example of that. The significant thing that I have learned from my life’s journey is that you need to enjoy the moment and learn from the process, even the hard parts. Process is absolutely everything. The life I had dreamed for myself wasn’t the life that was playing out for me. As a result, I spent my 20s desperate and hungry for what I thought I needed, but as it happened it wasn’t what I needed, it was what I wanted. I ended up married in my late 20s to someone who wasn’t right for me, I turned a blind eye to all the red flags and ignored my gut instincts only to end up betrayed and divorced giving me major trust issues and emotional unavailability. I did not, however, let that stand in my way, it led me to transition and turn my then dating life into a business and using my skills and experience to help others like me. It also helped me heal myself and seek out the help I needed. As a result, I ended up with the life I truly needed and was right for me because I approached my journey in a more healthy way, with a full cup. After marrying again (the right person!) and having children in my 40s I transitioned again. The dating world was changing, especially as the pandemic was progressing, so I changed as well. I saw that in order to find love singles needed to take back their power and not go through dating desperate and hungry. This also translated to all people. So, I sought out to learn more about empowerment and life coaching, educated myself and now have transitioned my coaching to help empower others as a life empowerment coach. When you embrace change then growth is inevitable as is reaching all your most desired goals.

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