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Let’s be honest: does your work situation kinda, sorta, or totally suck?

Or, if your work situation is fine, do you feel like you’re procrastinating on doing something that’s deeply meaningful to you?

If you found yourself here, you likely want to do work you actually love. Work that matters. But right now, you might be stuck in a reality that looks a little more like one of these:

Ugh.

You get up from your chair, feeling shell-shocked after the “conversation” you just had with your boss (does being demeaned and belittled count as a conversation?!?). It seems your friends were right: you really are in an abusive relationship—with your work. And the idea of leaving that relationship scares the crap out of you.

You’re really competent and everyone knows it!

Which should be a good thing… except Sally just roped you into giving her presentation tomorrow and Ted treats you like his personal research assistant. How on earth are you supposed to take care of yourself—let alone (finally!) write your book—when everyone wants your help all the damn time?

Yawn...

You’re finishing your morning smoothie while pondering how to spend the rest of the day. Maybe another Yoga class? Anything but spending another day having inane conversations with your retired friends at the pool. You’re grateful for your good financial situation, but whatever happened to your drive and sense of purpose? There must be more to life than this!

Woohoo, you’ve made it!

You’re looking at your calendar and your stomach sinks. You finally have more clients than you can handle. Which is great… once you figure out how to have a full client load and something resembling a life. You are so overwhelmed that you hardly remember why you started doing this work—that used to be so dear to your heart—in the first place.

Sigh.

It is midnight. You’re still at work. Again. Your neck is hurting from sitting at your desk all day. Again. If you are honest with yourself, you’ve had doubts about becoming a lawyer all along. But you have no idea how to walk away from this job and its golden handcuffs … before it destroys your health and relationship.

If any of these shitty work situations resonates with you—or if you have your own shitty work situation to add to that collection—I might be able to help you.

Are we a fit?

While my approach has worked across cultures and industries, it isn’t a fit for everyone.

More importantly, it’s not a fit for people whose main life goal is to gain power, follow tradition, or make the most amount of money possible.

I help people who want to find work that matters to them, and that’s a fundamentally different motivation and approach to life. If that’s what drives you, we might be a good fit.

My approach is for people who are:

• Already aware that internal “stuff” can make it harder to act on what you want to do—and be willing to work through that stuff with help,

• Willing to deal with the uncomfortable feelings that often come up when things change for the better, and

• Open to things like meditation or energy work. (No experience is required.)

We will probably get along great if you can relate to these situations:

• You want to order something online and your heart lights up when you realize you can order it from a B-Corp or another small, ethical business—instead of from Amazon.

• You see Elon Musk performing what is clearly a Hitler Salute on stage—and you burn with the rage of 1000 dying suns upon seeing people make excuses for that.

• You watch a movie and can’t help but root for the underdog.

• You are at a social gathering where people talk about their drive for prestige or money and barely manage to suppress a yawn—seriously, don’t these people have anything better to do with their time?
  

How I can help you do more of what matters

If you’re ready to make work suck less and matter more, here is how we can do that together:

1. Join my Reclaiming Work community on Substack

Subscribe to get articles delivered straight to your inbox about dealing with overwhelm, handling work/business and career transitions, and becoming productive in a way that actually feels good.

2. Get my free mini-meditation, the “Purposeful Pause”

Often, the first step to create meaningful change isn’t to take frantic action (like updating your resume)—it’s to take a pause to get in touch with your deep inner wisdom.

In just 5 minutes, this mini-meditation can help you center and reconnect with yourself.

“Your voice is soothing. I liked this very much—I am also more stressed today than usual and needed something like this.” — Brenda Hartman-Souder

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3. Request a free Work Clarity & Alignment Call

Have you reached the point where things really have to change? If so, I invite you to request a free Work Clarity & Alignment Call with me where we explore what’s possible for you.

This is a chance to take a step back, evaluate your current situation, and assess your options—with someone who isn’t a friend or family member and who specializes in work-related situation.

Request a free clarity & alignment call

About me

Hi, I’m Dr. Louise with Leader for Good.

My journey taught me that true fulfillment and purpose often lie beyond conventional success. With a doctorate in international law and experience in billion-dollar cases, I thought I had it all figured out—until I realized I was miserable.

I now help people who want to move from a work situation that—kinda, sorta, or totally—sucks to doing work they love and that matters to them.

You can read my full story here.

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Warmly,
Louise