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What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai
Falling into careers, enjoying the journey and being ok with change with Sophie Anne Perry
Season 1, Ep. 6
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Join me as I interview Sophie Anne Perry, Beauty Industry Educator & Practitioner with over 14 years experience in the beauty and wellness space. This conversation is a huge reminder to enjoy the journey, focus on your purpose and know you will get there, the fun is figuring it out along the way. I have no doubt you’re going to want a pen and piece of paper to write down some of Sophie’s advice, she shares so much wisdom! It's no surprise she's established herself as a much-loved positive voice in the beauty industry. During this episode, we discuss how her career has evolved, growing her confidence doing Instagram lives, goals without timeframes and much more.
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Together we discuss:
- Sophie's journey – from hairdressing to finding the elements of the beauty industry she loves
- Falling into her career and always enjoying the journey
- Allowing your career, purpose and life to change as you evolve
- Comparison and how to take a positive from it
- Her first Instagram live - feeling completely out of her comfort zone and how she found confidence to do it
- Dealing with trolls
- What she actually does day-to-day
- Not limiting yourself with 5/10 year goals
- Sophie's 3 pieces of advice if you’re feeling stuck right now, thinking what am I doing with my life...
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