Brooke O. Erol
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Brooke O. Erol started her career at IBM following the traditional path she was given to be "successful". She quit her "great job" on paper after 11 years, feeling she is not aligned with it. She started her journey to find her purpose in life. She started her first business in 2003; Your Best Life to help professionals who don’t like their jobs and want to find more meaning at work. After being around so many unhappy people at work as her clients, she decided to help the organizations and leaders who employed them. She started her second business; Purposeful Business to help leaders catch up with our times and grow their businesses without sacrificing the well-being of their people; where profit becomes a by-product rather than the main goal. She believes life is too precious to live only for weekends and retirement. She is the author of Create a Life You Love. She is also the co-author of "From Hierarchy to High Performance: Unleashing the Hidden Superpowers of Ordinary People to Realize Extraordinary Results" that became an International Best Seller in 2018. She speaks and writes about Leadership, Purpose-Driven Life and Organizations, Future of Work in the US, and abroad.
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To the Young Ones: You Don’t Have to Have It All Figured Out
"Take a deep breath. Explore. Ask questions. Trust the process. And most importantly, be kind to yourself." ...
Grief
"The most important thing I’ve learned is to feel the grief as it comes. Not to push it away. It’s not going anywhere anytime soon. Instead, try to make it your companion. Grief will be with you for a while, so rather than ignoring it, acknowledge it. Live it. If possible, even make peace with it."
The Burden of Deserve: How Conditional Worth Shapes Our Lives
"When we grow up and start to question our beliefs that is when we start to realize the impact and have a chance to change them." ...
21 Questions People Ask During Life Transitions
"Everyone is at a different stage in life, with their own experiences, goals, and dreams.These are important questions to ask ourselves." ...
Enjoying the Journey – Not the Destination
"I believe it is the whole purpose of life: being and living more of who we are. Doing it for our own good; not for approval, not for our ego. It is the biggest freedom we can ever have." ...
Always A Story Behind Why You Love What You Do
"If you already love what you do but haven't connected the dots yet, take a moment to reflect on the experiences and dreams that led you here." ...
5 Fascinating Insights on Transitioning from Corporate to Your Own Business
"The more we know and set our expectations right, the more realistic we are as we chase our dreams!" ...
25 Years in America
"Having lived here and pondered the origins of countless advancements, it comes as no surprise to me that those who dare to take risks to start a new life also venture into the world of new ideas and innovations." ...
Short List of Books – 2023
"So this is my short list for the last year. Already started some good books and look forward to what I will discover in 2024 to enrich my life." ...
Purpose and You
"When you choose to live with purpose as a way of life
your days fill up with extra energy
that was dormant in you ... "