Unlocking Your Unique Abilities: Coach Julie Downey on Life, Coaching, and Personal Growth

Join Dr. Anna Stumpf as she talks with Coach Julie Downey about living an energized and purpose-driven life. Julie shares her journey from real estate to coaching entrepreneurs, prioritizing self-care and wellness, empowering women, and embracing change and new opportunities. Gain insights on discovering your unique abilities, achieving mastery, and finding alignment between your passion and purpose.
The books mentioned in the podcast episode are:

"Unique Ability" by Dan Sullivan This concept and book have been adapted by a new author who offers this book and workbook. You can google Dan Sullivan and his many appearances and coaching business.

"Happy Money" by Jason Vitug

"The Gap and The Gain" by Dan Sullivan
Quote of the show: " Asking the right questions takes as much skill as having the right answers"- Robert Half
The Collective Challenge:
Our collective challenge for this show is to figure out some of your mastery in your innate talents, unlock some new levels, maybe of your confidence and some exploration.

• Ask five to 10 people across different areas of your to describe you or your impact may be on them. Ask them for five words, and then look for themes in their responses, maybe some patterns.
• The other thing you can do is make a list of activities where you get into that like flow state or you lose track of time or it doesn't feel like work and look for themes of where you're getting energy and enjoyment.
• The third thing you can do is identify tangible skills that come really easily for you. And remember, you don't have to love these. They're just skills that you have.
• Maybe even start like a journal page. Then, fill these skills, words, tasks, or themes over time as you run across them.
• Ultimately, take a look at all of these strains of genius where you have people's descriptions of you, you have lists of activities where you kind of get lost in you have some of your tangible skills, and take a look at the impact the energy, the skills, and what kind of unique ability, unique themes, tie these together, and then start to brainstorm ways to use these abilities more, maybe through a pivot, volunteering, a passion project, whatever that might be just some sort of discovery is always the first step. And living on purpose is the fun part.

Show Notes with Timestamps:

00:07 - Introduction by Anna Stumpf and overview of the episode

01:21 - Julie Downey shares her background and initial career choices

05:09 - The shift from real estate to personal coaching

10:42 - Julie discusses the challenges and breakthroughs in her journey

16:12 - The evolution of Julie's career and her move towards coaching

21:27 - Discovering coaching as a calling through self-awareness exercises

26:39 - Julie talks about the impact of coaching and her approach

32:28 - Strategies for work-life balance and personal well-being

39:09 - Future aspirations and the importance of community and connection

44:27 - Mastery and the power of saying no

48:01 - Julie's recommendations for personal development and resources