Written by: Allie Martin, Professional Development Sub-committee volunteer
Make sure to join us for a life-inspiring event with Carol-Ann on April 8. Register here.
Burnt out. Exhaustion. Frustration. Are just some of the emotions we as busy PR professionals have been facing over the last year, alongside the rest of the world. To support these feelings of being overwhelmed, the CPRS Toronto Social Affairs committee is gladly hosting a free event with Carol-Ann Hamilton in the upcoming weeks.
The event entitled, “Reset: Member Survival Guide” is taking place on April 8 at 6 p.m., I had the pleasure of interviewing guest speaker Carol-Ann Hamilton, who is an inspirational author, transformational and life coach, and also a reiki master healer. We spoke about her career, how she got into this line of work, her thoughts on this past year, and what people can expect to take away from this event.
I am happy to say that after our call, which was only 30 minutes, I came out of it feeling inspired and refreshed and connected with Carol-Ann. Her knowledge and experience in her line of work were very apparent, and I was so grateful for the opportunity to speak with her.
To gain a better understanding of what a life coach does, I asked Carol-Ann to explain what she does, and she summed it up quite simply by saying, “I help people to uncover their broader mission so that they live the life of their dreams.” She primarily does this in the realm of corporate transformations and eldercare, or those dealing with difficult ageing parent issues.
Carol-Ann comes from a long line of educators, so she decided to go that route and got her Bachelor of Education degree and received a scholarship from the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) for it. After completing her degree, Carol-Ann realized the traditional teaching profession was not for her and decided to go the corporate route; she claims it was the sponsorship from HBC that catapulted this career choice for her. She integrated her education throughout her entire corporate career, as her roles always had a training compartment to them.
Carol-Ann is a life coach who dedicates her career to helping people and guiding them to view their lives holistically. She helps people realize their potential and tune into what it is inside of them that sabotages their dreams. A life coach is a neutral champion on the journey with you.
When asked what people can expect to take away from this event, Carol-Ann summed it up to be three I’s: information, illumination, and inspiration.
Information – knowing the power of intention vs. goal-setting exercises and working towards energy mastery instead of stress management.
Illumination – clearing energy blockages and bringing forward insights from reiki healing.
Inspiration – becoming inspired again, as it was lacking for most this year.
We also spoke on the reality of “burnout” and how apparent it is for many people right now. Carol-Ann said, “if there was ever a year that we would be burned out, we can all agree 2020 is that year.” She discussed the negative effects burnout can have on individuals, on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level. This year has many of us questioning our lives on its most fundamental level, and Carol-Ann’s reset helps reverse this.
Why should you attend this event? Carol-Ann said it best by stating it is a time to reset, a time where people can step off the treadmill of their lives and for the duration of it just take in the content and maybe even walk away making some new decisions for their lives.
Like I stated before, I felt so inspired after my conversation with Carol-Ann and hope everyone else can experience the same thing. I think we can all agree that a reset is what we all need right now. It’s time to feel inspired again, turn our dreams into reality, and tackle everything life has in store for us.
To learn more about Carol-Ann’s expertise and take the time to reflect on this past year and reset, join CPRS Toronto’s 2021 Reset: Member Survival Guide on April 8 at 6 p.m. through Zoom. We encourage you to register here.