About Me...a bit about me, so you know what inspires me to do the work I love!

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Janaki Bakshi, One of Thousands of Leadership Coaches on Noomii.

I help clients Live A Designed Life ~ One of Choice, Balance, Fulfillment and Joy! A life they love, and where they shine brilliantly!

I have been through major life transitions multiple times. I was brought up in a traditional East Indian culture and was subjected to physical, emotional and mental abuse from childhood through marriage.  Where arranged marriages are standard, and women are brought up not to speak, to have choice, and to obey. When I finally left my husband, I had to start completely over.  I learned how to rebuild my self-worth, my self-love and my life from the ground up.  I had to learn what I loved to do and how to create that into a profession that would support me. I now live a life I love. It was not an easy process but one that is possible for anyone, who wants to put the effort and work into it.

When you are stuck in a life you hate or are going through a difficult major life transition, it’s not easy to figure out what to do next, or what steps to take to heal so you can begin to create the next chapter in your life, whether it is a new way of being, a new career or relationship. 

I was born in India, have lived in 3 countries, traveled the world and speak 2 languages. I have owned and run successful businesses, been on boards of non-profits, and am a parent of two amazing and successful children. I have survived abuse, bankruptcy, disability, difficult divorce, depression, losing my home, and lay offs. These intense challenges led me to a lot of inner work and establishing new strengthening habits and way of being resulting in who I am now, a successful, inspiring, generous human being, leader and coach! My journey in this lifetime with self effort has taken me from being a negative, angry, hateful, weak woman with no self esteem and inability to speak up, to a positive, beautiful, confident, inspiring, generous and talented woman who I love!

I love cooking and teach Indian vegetarian cooking, sunset walks by the bay and being in nature, my daily practices that keep me grounded and happy, my photography, giving back through volunteer work and making a difference.

My unique ability to connect deeply with individuals of different backgrounds and cultures enables me to work well with them. My work integrates my training and experience as a coach with a lifetime of spiritual and personal growth. As I coach, consult and mentor clients around the globe, I inspire, motivate, and challenge them to gain clarity, break free of inner beliefs and patterns that drive their ineffective and or negative behaviors, create effective strategies, and achieve desired breakthrough results to reach their highest potential.

My clients say I am wise, inspiring, serene, and am always positive and happy. I am exceptionally resilient and determined. Failures have been a part of all facets of my life, and don’t phase me anymore. Each failure leads me closer to success, and that is how I see it.
I have reinvented my life, and help my clients do the same after a life shattering experience like abuse, a divorce, lay off, retirement or illness. Do you want to reinvent your life/career/relationship? Let’s begin…

AREAS OF SPECIALTY:
Executive Coaching • Career Coaching • Leadership Development • Success Coaching • Work Life Balance • Time/Stress/Relationship Management • Life Transitions • Personal Development

SAMPLE CLIENTS:
• Wells Fargo • Marriott Hotel • Alameda County • Northern Trust
• SYDA Foundation • Stantec • Teach For America • UNCP • Athleta • MWN • Craigslist

GLOBAL EXPERIENCE:
US • India • Canada • UK • Nigeria • Bangladesh

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:
B.A. • CPCC • ACC • TLCP • CNTC • ORSC • Leadership Program
• Advanced Leadership Program