From burnout to soul-aligned fulfilment - how we navigated radical career change
The Empowered INSEADian hosts talks for INSEAD alumni about living a more empowered and aware life. These talks are raw and real.
In this talk, founders Neha and Szabi (15Ds) share their own post-MBA journeys from burnout to radical career change. They share how their careers, on the surface successful, lost meaning. How do you recognise when you're approaching burnout? What does that even mean, and what can you do about it? They tell their tale of subsequently finding their own paths to greater life fulfilment, the difficulties and immense rewards along the way, and how YOU could do the same.
SZABI BARANYI
From the analytics of Impact Investing to the psychology in Exec + Mindset Coaching
The story seemed perfect. 15 years in PE/VC/debt impact investing across 4 continents. This is what I imagined my version of success to be - and I was there. "Living the dream!", said the story in my head.
And then suddenly NOTHING made sense.
Burnout is a dark and lonely place. And as always in life, the greatest gifts arise from the most challenging moments. I can only describe this phase of my life as one of inner metamorphosis. I describe the tools and personal development work that help me find answers to the only two questions in life that truly matter: "who am I?" and "what is my purpose in life?". From sacred medicine work to 6-day water-only fasts, I share the milestones and learnings from many years of exploration deep within.
I designed a new life based on my authentic version of what 'success' means. I am now living it. My purpose now is to elevate, empower and connect people to greater fulfilment, resilience and joy. I do this through various means, including coaching - I have coached hundreds of people in different formats (1-on-1, team workshops, circles, and retreats). I have dreams to become an author. Soon :-)
Website: https://szabibaranyi.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/szabibaranyi/
Instagram: @szabibaranyi
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NEHA MOLUGU
From Digital Marketing at L'Oreal to Curating Wellness Retreats
I went from leading L'Oreal's digital marketing strategy in NewYork to starting my first entrepreneurial venture - curating growth & well-being retreats for women - A COMPLETE 180!
All my life I was in a corporate setting in a massive hustle culture because I believed that this is what success meant - to keep chasing promotions!
The radical shift happened when I realized that I was burning out, found no purpose in what I was doing & was deeply unfulfilled. It wasn't an easy place to be and I was LOST!
While I knew I needed to change, I had no clue how to go about it or how to find my "purpose".
In this talk, I'm going to talk about my journey with solo travel , experiencing plant medicine, experimenting with alternative healing modalities and other tools that helped me find my inner voice, purpose and confidence.
Inturn to create a career path & life aligned with impact as well as fulfilment - creating my own definition of "success" !
I believe my purpose is to empower & uplift women to live their deepest and most aligned lives through many forms - And for starters, it's through the transformative retreats I curate! :)
Neha's venture : www.thehumaninspired.com
Instagram : @molugu ; @thehumaninspired
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nehamolugu