Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in life coaching but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Kavita Melwani, Owner of Aligned & Soulful, located in Mountain View, CA, USA.

What's your business, and who are your customers?

What if you knew who you are without question, what you are meant to do in the world, and felt genuinely confident to pursue this path regardless of what others around you think, feel and believe without alienating them or yourself?

As a multi-certified Master Jungian Coach who specializes in Aligned, Conscious, Purposeful Success, this is precisely what I empower my clients to achieve. The work I do is holistic, mixing the practical external steps with the deep inner work that is necessary to make lasting change.

My clients know there is more for them in this life than what they are experiencing. More love, satisfaction, and, most important, purpose.
I work with my clients so they can confidently step into their aligned career, business, or their next level of success. They are empathic and spiritual and can often feel a deep calling to change, even though they are not always sure what the calling is specifically.

Tell us about yourself

I started my business eight years ago after working with a life coach. As a soulful misfit, an empathic leader, and a woman in a non-traditional career, I know what it's like to feel like you don’t belong. I am also a first-generation immigrant and serial entrepreneur.

I have spent so much time trying to change my external circumstances, thinking it would make me feel joyful. Truthfully, I was disconnected from myself. I craved acceptance and did what others expected of me. So even when I tried to change things, I still showed up with the same energy and made choices with the underlying need for approval.

Eventually, I had my dark night of the soul where I was burnt out, had many physical ailments, felt lost/confused/overwhelmed, and knew I knew I had to do something differently.

As a mother of two young boys, a business owner, and a wife, I thought that it was normal to be stressed, overwhelmed, and exhausted. I thought this was how everyone felt. Wasn’t it just normal to feel like this? When I met my first coach and really started the inner work.

What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?

I have had several successful businesses and have been in this business for more than eight years, which is not common in the coaching industry. I have been planning to do this for a long time.

What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?

Mindset, it is so easy to get caught up in the tasks, look externally for the next steps and lose trust in yourself.

What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?

Trusting the process and staying focused, planning, and consistent are keys to success.  I have worked with a coach since beginning my business and plan to continue to work with a coach throughout my journey. Find a great coach, one that you connect with, and invest in yourself.

Is there anything else you'd like to share?

If you are called to start a business, do it. If you aren't sure, ask yourself, "If I don't do this, will I regret it at the end of this lifetime?"

Where can people find you and your business?

Website: https://alignedandsoulful.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kavitalifecoach
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kavitalifecoach/

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