My boss and I weren't seeing eye-to-eye, my future at the company felt uncertain, and I didn't even know if it was where I wanted to be. Through coaching in BFG, I got clear about what I wanted and started making decisions that led me to those things. I stopped believing things about myself that were holding me back from asking for what I wanted – and needed – to feel supported at work.

Now, I feel like I have a completely different job even though I'm working with the same people at the same company. I gained the confidence to negotiate a higher salary, and I work LESS than before.

BFG opened up something new for me this year. I switched teams, which has been a game-changer. Never have I felt more supported by a group of leaders, and I will have 4 direct, and 3 indirect starting next quarter.

I am also working hard, but I am having fun.  The work that I’m doing feels meaningful and I am excited to do it. I feel like I am my authentic self right now, and that I don't have to be ashamed about it, and I feel less afraid to be bold.

It feels great to shift the focus to what I know I can uniquely bring, and find subtle ways to highlight this.

I was working on multiple demanding projects with long hours, had constantly low energy, and felt like I had “lost my spark.”

Investing in myself and in my growth fundamentally changed how I think and feel about my career. Now, I’m more confident making decisions for my team, more empowered, and actually excited to go to work.

Three months ago, I NEVER would have thought this was possible.

I had let my work shape my identity, and I was unable to separate myself from that identity to figure out what I truly wanted.

In BFG, I learned how to stop thinking about what other people thought of me and focus more on my own values and goals. Gaining that confidence and freedom to pursue opportunities and learn more about what I want to do ultimately helped me create the optimal work/life balance I want, even at my current job.

I thought it was a lost cause - I had no control over my time, and I didn’t have a choice because this was just the way things were going to be.

Now, I’m more in control than I ever realized.  I’m lighter, more prepared to handle whatever comes my way, and completely in control over my time and happiness because now I know that I always have a choice. BFG was the best decision I've ever made.

BFG helped me realize I’m 100% in control of my choices – no one is going to tell me what to do anymore.

As soon as I stopped waiting for 'the right’ answers to come to me and realized there are many paths that could be right for me, I felt so much better about my career.

In BFG, I developed a new, "specific to me" mindset for approaching interviews. I see interviews as an opportunity for me to learn about new roles and develop a more holistic view of what type of I want to create for myself.

This was a big step for me - getting over this fear of interviewing and leaving my old job. My current job will likely not be my last, and neither will my next one. Now, I walk into interviews feeling completely confident no matter what gets thrown my way.

Through this process, I noticed myself spending way less time and energy worrying if I can make it to a certain point by a certain time. I interviewed with 10+ companies, made it to the final round of 3, and yielded 2 offers.

I let go of trying to force and control success often defined only by title and income. These major shifts helped me create so much peace and contentment in my work and everyday life.

I was miserable and unfulfilled, but I had no idea what I wanted to do or what I was good at, and I thought I was bad at making decisions.

Now, I’ve made more decisions about my life and career in the past 6 months than I have in the previous 5 years. I left my job, I’m connecting with incredible people working on projects that I’m passionate about, and I’m EXCITED about what’s coming up next – and I trust every decision I’ve made.

I would spin my wheels for hours, feeding myself stories that I was incapable and would never be successful at this.

Once I chose to shift this narrative in my head, I realized I didn’t have to succumb to these shitty feelings and instead was in control of yielding completely different results for myself. Now I feel more confident, clear and productive because I have the right mentality to achieve my goals.

And, I didn’t feel like there was anything that I could do about the decision.

Now, I realize that I can control the outcomes in my career by how I think and can leverage everything I can control to make the best decision. This was one of the most profound revelations I’ve had in my life, and I’ve applied this to things far beyond the results I was aiming for - my marriage, my job, my friendships. I 100% go for it. BFG is an important investment in your life and the ROI is far beyond the immediate result you are striving for.

My role was sapping my creative energy while causing me to work longer and harder, which only compounded my frustration. I kept telling myself to keep trudging forward, but there was always another task. I felt like a prisoner in a vicious cycle.

Now, I'm invigorated and ready to tackle challenges. I'm more comfortable with my leadership style and delegation, which has allowed me to take back control of my work / life balance and improve my relationships with my coworkers and my wife. I'm confident in my direction, and that confidence makes me a better manager and leader.

BFG helped me delineate and make sense of it all.

It took the fear away from figuring out what I wanted. I spend way less time and energy worrying if I can make it to a certain place at a certain time. I've stopped comparing myself to others so much because now I know what I want and why.

Everybody is on their own path. As soon as I learned how to let go of trying to force and control my success, I felt so much peace and contentment at work - and the early promotion came in.

The biggest thing I learned in BFG is that no one tells me if I made the 'right' decision - I do.  I was always asking, "How do I know if I made the 'right' decision?" 

Now, I know how to make decisions with certainty, and I only need me. Trust the process - not only did I get to the exact destination I wanted, I grew immensely as a person along the way.”