Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in personal development but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Teresa Greco, Founder of Steps to Happiness Coaching, located in Schomberg, Canada.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
I am the founder of Steps To Happiness Coaching. As a Certified Flourishing Life Coach™, I am focused on helping my clients bring their strengths and gifts into the world by living their purpose and unique soul mission. Utilizing the Certified Flourishing Model For Transformational Change, an evidence-based coaching model around the science of resiliency and flourishing, a variety of tools are incorporated, including science-based assessments and coaching success templates unique to Flourishing foundations, to confidently hold space, support, and celebrate their journey of self-discovery.
My clients are those who are ready to:
- Feel excited and in love with life
- Learn to listen to your intuition and follow the guidance from your ‘inner genius.’
- Discover the ways to connect with the happiness that always exists within you
- Unconditionally appreciate, love, and nurture all aspects of yourself: your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual self
- Feel passionate and ‘on purpose’ in every moment of every day
- Feel confident to show up in your life as your true and authentic self by loving who you are exactly as you are
- Live life on your terms and experience more love, peace, and happiness than ever before
- Have authentic relationships and be surrounded by people who truly value and appreciate you
- Change your life for the better and the lives of those around you too
Tell us about yourself
I’m a certified life coach specializing in happiness and spirituality. I am the founder of Steps to Happiness Coaching, a personal development company that mentors others about embracing, honoring, loving, and celebrating their true authentic self and achieving their own personal happiness and fulfillment. The co-author and author of three bestselling self-help books, I am also the editor, and senior writer at two Canadian magazines and the host of the internet TV and radio show called the "Steps to Happiness Show with Teresa Greco."
An educational technologies consultant and educator of over 25 years, I coach educators, parents, and students on the use of various educational software to help students uncover their potential by removing barriers and obstacles so they can flourish in all areas of their lives. With a master’s degree in education, I am excited to bring my passion for teaching as a facilitator to the Certified Flourishing Life Coach Certification, Wellness Coach, and Educator Coach Programs.
I am a trained reiki master, meditation and soul coach, intuitive channel, and spiritual guide who supports my clients by offering clarity, clearing blocks, healing dis-ease, and helping them to connect to their own powerful inner wisdom, peace, and joy.
At present, I am pursuing my Ph.D. in transpersonal psychology and inner happiness. After feeling unhappy and unfulfilled, with commitment and self-love, I reclaimed my life by discovering my true authentic self and purpose. I strongly feel that what I learned and how I was able to heal and flourish in my own life is now my mission to share and help others to do the same. My hope is to motivate and inspire you to step into your greatness and magnificence and to support and empower you to live the extraordinary life of your dreams.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
One of my biggest accomplishments was appearing on the cover of Modern Warrior Magazine. In the cover story, I was able to share my happiness journey about how the milestone of turning forty was my wake-up call to reclaim my life. This milestone provided me with the opportunity to stop, take a step back, and re-evaluate the way I was living. It motivated me to start making changes because I couldn’t continue living according to everyone else’s expectations while negating myself. I realized that you couldn’t search outwardly for what is missing in your life because all you need or are searching for already exists within you - you must uncover it. I discovered that the lack of happiness and fulfillment in my life stemmed from being disconnected from the love, peace, and happiness that exists at my core. My essential nature is happiness, and by making time to nurture all aspects of myself, I can reconnect with the happiness that’s always there within me.
What's one of the hardest things that comes with being a business owner?
One of the hardest things is juggling all the responsibilities that come with owning your own business. Much commitment, self-motivation, resiliency, and self-discipline are required to ensure you are always taking those small daily steps toward your goal. It’s important that we celebrate the little wins along the way because it’s always more about the journey than arriving at your destination.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
My top three tips would be:
- While we can often become stressed and overwhelmed by deadlines and all the things we need to do, it’s important that we remain present and focused on just what we can do today. Ensuring that we enjoy the process rather than waiting to achieve our goal in order to be happy.
- Have an attitude of gratitude. Be grateful for your accomplishments and gains rather than dwelling on your downfalls, mistakes, and losses. Gratitude raises our vibration and helps us to feel positive and motivated by focusing on small blessings in our personal and professional lives.
- Take the time for self-care. We live in a fast-paced, demanding world where daily responsibilities and stress appear to be increasing all the time, which leaves less time for self-care. By taking time to participate in self-care and self-love practices, we can reduce the pressures of everyday life and reset ourselves to a healthy state where productivity can be restored.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://www.teresagreco.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stepstotruehappiness
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teresagreco_stepstohappiness/
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/teresagreco
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresagreco/
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