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Arati Singh, a girl from odisha, India who now works in a Financial Technology Company in Omaha, Nebraska in the United States. She is a certified life coach. She enjoys her job but her passion has always been to help people. She has completed her 200 hours of yoga and meditation certification and also completed a few other certifications which would help her in deepening her spiritual journey. Her speciality is working with highly sensitive people as they are gifted souls who feel things deeply but need help and guidance on being their best versions. In the Early 2020 when the Covid-19 Pandemic hit the world she was looking for ways to help people and stumbled upon Life Coaching. To connect with Arati you can visit her website – www.aratisingh.com
Interview Times had a detailed conversation with Arati, below are the answers that she responded to the questionnaire of Interview Times.
Q1- What motivated you to become a life coach?
ANSWER: Professionally I work full time in a Financial Technology Company as a Consultant But deep down I knew I want to help people and create a difference in their life .I have always followed a lot of motivational speakers and life coaches and was inspired by them. In Early 2020 when Pandemic hit the world I was looking for ways to help people and stumbled upon Life coaching. My journey with JSCS has been full of learning and a lot of self-growth. Now I feel so empowered to help people with all the tools and techniques I learnt and part time Coaching people gives me true sense of fulfilment.
Q2- who is your inspiration and why?
ANSWER: My Father. He has been a very hard working and honest human being. I grew up watching him work hard every single day with complete sincerity and ownership. He always maintained a calm and composed attitude towards life no matter how difficult the circumstances were .He has been the most supportive father I could have asked for and always backed me in all my endeavors. He always prioritized my happiness and my dreams over any other social stigma. I am blessed to have him in my life.
Q3- What is your success mantra?
ANSWER: I feel there is no one definition of success, for me success is being happy and daily practice of meditation develops the connection with the self and helps you tap into your true happiness.
At my Academics and professional career I feel mantra to success is being sincere, disciplined and taking ownership of everything you do. Success for all the other things I do means being compassionate and assertive. Spirituality is being 100% with everything you do and that in turn is success which is a journey not a destination.
Q4- What would be your message to people who desire to become like you?
ANSWER: I feel the most important life lesson I learnt is to believe in you and never give up. Things have not always been easy for me but I don’t get effected by failure and have developed a never give up Attitude. First step is to have Clarity about your dreams/goals and make plans on the steps you will be taking everyday in order to achieve it – Remember Consistency is the key. And we are all humans sometimes things will look difficult and you might feel exhausted – “Just be there for you with compassion and never give up”.
Q5- How do you manage your work and life coaching simultaneously?
ANSWER: I have a full time job as Management consultant in a Financial Technology company so I work pretty much until 5:00 pm and then have at least 1 hour everyday for my life coaching self study and 6-7 hours of coaching weekday and spend more time with life coaching during weekends. Regular mediation and setting up a good morning and evening routine helps me stay positive and more productive during the day. Also working from home helps as it saves the preparation and travel time.
Q6- Anything you would like to share us about your experience during your training period?
ANSWER: Jay Shetty Certification training on Life Coaching has been life changing in so many ways. I have learnt and implemented the following in my life in my own self development journey and with everyone who work with me:
- Listening skills – I Listen so I am present with the Client
- Curiosity – I try to find the root of problem
- Empathy – Put myself in Clients shoes
- Authenticity – being myself helped clients connect better
- Holding space – available for them with compassion
- Intention – I feel it’s the key – to have best interest of Client
- Self critic – I reflect and know my areas of improvement
- Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time bound Goals
- Energy VS Time – Importance of Quality over Quantity
Q7- To whom will you dedicate your success and why?
ANSWER: My success is dedicated to my family and lovely friends. I have an amazing family who have supported me always with all the decisions and believed in me. I have a joint family with 5 sets of parents and 15 cousins, we all grew up together and share a close bond. I have also been blessed to have met amazing people and friends in this journey who always had my back .Truly grateful for all the support and guidance of friends and mentors at every stage of life.
Q8- What are the biggest hurdles you faced in life and how did you overcome them?
ANSWER: I have been very sensitive as a Person and I feel things deeply and get myself involved in other people’s problems /issues and go extra mile to help them. I have been like this almost all my life and realized a lot of people take advantage and I have been disappointed at many occasion.
I worked on myself using meditation and Coaching and now I have healthy Boundaries and use my sensitive behavior for the benefit of myself and everyone around me so Now I am Kind ,Compassionate and most importantly Strong at the same time.
Q9- What are your hobbies?
ANSWER: When I am not working I like to travel , I have been an avid traveler and have visited around 25 states in US so far along with Alaska and Mexico(solo trips ) being my most adventurous trips with a lot of learning and fun . I am also yoga and meditation instructor so I practice everyday and teach. I enjoy swimming and workout. I love Music and watching web series and reading books. Recently I am enjoying Life coaching and spent around 10 hours a week with my life coaching Clients.
Q10- What is your future ambitions?
ANSWER: I want to have my own business of self-development and spiritual growth and to help people find their true selves and be the best version of them. I also look forward to have an organization where we can help the people in India for the holistic education of the kids.
Professionally I work hard with complete sincerity and wish to climb up the corporate ladder as my job is my source of confidence and independence.
