Ep 23: What to do When Your Core Story Isn't Linear with Lisa Sheerin

Words that Change Lives

In today’s episode, Helen interviews Lisa Sheerin, whose journey is a testament to the power of resilience and embracing a non-linear career path. In this episode, Lisa opens up about her initial struggles and frustrations in the acting industry, detailing her emotional challenges and the transformative decision to train as an indoor exercise coach during drama school. She shares how these unexpected roles in fitness and children's entertainment not only led to personal growth but also carved a unique path toward business success.

They explore her innovative "Speak Proud" method for public speaking, designed especially for women to overcome imposter syndrome and deliver impactful presentations. Listen to learn more about the significance of nonlinear career trajectories, the fusion of diverse skills, and the undeniable power of words.

Here are the highlights:

03:30 Finding your purpose and direction in life.

07:32 Determined pursuit leads to successful drama school admission.

11:02 Reflecting on emotional vocational learning experience fulfillment.

14:28 Supportive pivotal moment leads to transformative role.

17:14 Gender bias hindered youthful acting aspirations and feedback.

22:31 Struggling with self-doubt and seeking external validation

23:33 Struggles and nonlinear path led to success.

30:57 Unique style led to a successful and fear-free career.

33:42 COVID halted physical jobs, and prompted a self-reflection period.

37:42 Embrace self-promotion and confidence in public speaking.

40:16 Building confidence through positive self-talk and techniques.

43:44 Inspiring story of overcoming obstacles and achieving success through vulnerability and passion.

About Lisa Sheerin:

Lisa founded Speak Proud as an executive public speaking coach, helping her clients in corporate roles, and those running businesses to embrace public speaking in order to accelerate their confidence and careers.

Through a combination of coaching and mentoring, using her Speak Proud Expert Method, Lisa helps unblock fears around public speaking, and using proven performance tools and techniques to soar high, on stage, and/or online.

Lisa is a trained actor with over twenty years experience working in theatre, film and voice-over, with notable appearances at the Royal Court Theatre and Raindance Film Festival.

Lisa is an accredited coach with the International Coaching Federation.

Lisa also has a personal passion for coaching group exercise, and works as a spinning coach at Third Space health clubs.

Connect with Lisa:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisasheerinspeakproud/

Listen to Elizabeth Gilbert’s talk (referenced in the podcast episode) ‘Flight of the Hummingbird: The curiosity driven life’:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZdvLwc7V7BUntW2GuTKe4

Connect with Helen:

Website: helenpackham.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/helenpackham

Facebook: www.facebook.com/helenpackhamcoach

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/helenpackham

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