But how many of these people (even if online or in books in my case) actually continue to inspire you five years on?
The very people that tell you exactly that nugget-o-wisdom exactly when you need it.
In the case of doing a 180 in my career, new ways of thinking, direction and encouragement was needed often to break through moments of confusion and fear.
These four people below, shaped my path from practising Architect to Life Coach five years later (while doing a number of other things in between). I still call on their wisdom, their quirkiness and original thinking to support my journey into business.
Because, as I mention in the video, you can’t and you shouldn’t feel like you have to do it alone.
