S2 E16 In conversation with Sara Gilbert: Living life to your own rules

In episode 16 of Season 2, Arthi has an inspiring conversation with guest Sara Gilbert about living life to your own rules. 

Sara shares her fascination about wanting to know what makes someone take action. From a young age she challenged everything that came her way, including her parents beliefs. As a result, she never did “fit into the box”. And even though she tried, she knew she was actually losing more of herself in the process. Eventually, everything exploded in her life at once because she knew there was more and she needed to thrive. In a span of two years she let go of her marriage and job. She realised her recipe to make good decisions needed to take effect at that particular point, it was an accumulation over time of course, but in the end, she was able to use that updated recipe to create a life she loves living and thriving in, by defining it, finding an anchor and being curious.

 Some wise words from Sara:

- "There are 3 ways people go through life. They survive life, …there’s people who live life….and there are people who thrive life”

-"what I want to do, is actually what I am supposed to do”

- “Focus not on the lack thereof…instead feed the dream”

Listen to the full episode to hear more and be inspired by my guest.

About Sara Gilbert:
Sara is an Award-winning Business Strategist & Mindset Coach as well as a Keynote Speaker. In terms of her accolades, she is the recipient of the "Most Innovative Woman in Business Development Strategy" and the "Best International Business Consultant in Canada" at the Influential Businesswoman Awards. She is also one of a handful of Canadian coaches to feature on Forbes Coaches council which is how we met. Sara has a deep knowledge of the wealth management industry. She is also a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council and the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS).

Sara is a multi-passionate entrepreneur who is interested in everything related to business, consumer psychology and, more specifically, human behavior.

Connect with Sara:
Website
YouTube
Instagram
LinkedIn
Facebook
If you enjoyed this episode, then do rate, write a review and share with others.
Share too, your own insights from your journey based on themes from the episode - what has worked or hasn't for you. We can all learn from each other.

Connect with host Arthi here:

·       LinkedIn
·       Website
·       Twitter
·       YouTube
·       Facebook
·       IG
·       Forbes Coaches Council
·       Forbes Councils

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:28 About the Inspire Your Life Podcast
• 1:07 About Sara Gilbert
• 2:12 Welcome Sara!
• 2:47 More about Sara
• 4:02 What does it mean to live life to your own rules? Sara shares her personal story
• 5:47 What action Sara took when she realised she was losing herself by trying to fit in
• 7:41 The trigger that transpired the changefor Sara
• 9:07 That first step to living life in your own rules...is the definition
• 11:14 Courage is an output
• 13:43 Self-awareness is key to unlocking the full life journey
• 14:18 Sara's key takeaways from her journey this far
• 15:56 Moving forward is key to success
• 17:11 Dealing with obstacles in living a thriving life through curiosity
• 20:38 The emotion attached to curiosity is playful
• 21:50 How can one regain curiosity?
• 22:56 Taking control and be intentional to nurture curiosity
• 23:48 Sara's gratefulness for the struggle she endured in order to now be in the drivers seat
• 25:31 What is in store for Sara next?
• 27:00 What keeps inspiring Sara
• 28:02 Thank you Sara for joining the show!
• 28:26 Thank you listeners!