How I Found My Way from Culture to Coaching

“How did you find the courage — and the time — to start a whole new career, while still working in the cultural sector? And how do the two even connect?”

That’s the question I’ve been asked most often this past year — by friends, colleagues, even coaching clients.

To be honest, it didn’t feel like courage at the time.And it certainly wasn’t sudden. It felt quieter. Slower. Like clarity.

The Shift Toward Clarity

After two decades in the cultural world — curating exhibitions, leading teams, shaping narratives through objects and spaces — I began to feel a shift.

I wasn’t unhappy. But I also wasn’t fully aligned.And when I tried to picture myself doing the same thing for another twenty years, something in me paused.

So I started asking questions I hadn’t let myself consider before:

• What does meaningful work look like now — for the person I’ve become?

• What do I want the next chapter of my life to feel like?

• Where do my strengths and my purpose truly meet?

Those questions led me to coaching.First as a coachee. Then through training. And eventually into building my own coaching practice.

Slowly, a second professional path began to unfold — one that didn’t replace the first, but deepened it.

Clarity and Purpose at the Crossroads

Over time, I came to believe this: Clarity is a form of power.

Clarity gives direction.Purpose gives courage.And both are essential when you’re standing at a crossroads.

Where Culture and Coaching Meet

The surprising part? These two paths — culture and coaching — were never really separate.

Working in museums taught me how passion breathes life into people and ideas.That context matters.That values shape experience.

Coaching brought that lens inward.Where exhibitions tell stories through objects, coaching helps us rewrite the stories we tell ourselves.

It’s Never Too Late to Begin Again

If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s too late to begin again — or whether it’s even worth trying — I’ve been there.

And I’ll tell you this:Your experience is not a weight.It’s a resource.It’s your material.And it’s never too late to live more deliberately.

In the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing reflections on clarity, purpose, and what it means to craft a life that feels more like your own.

Until then, I’m curious:

Have you ever felt pulled toward a new path, even if the one you were on still worked?