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What I Didn’t Tell You About My Career Slump

When professional and personal turmoil collide
Elena Lipson

Elena Lipson

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I don’t talk much about it, but around the time I hit my professional low point, I was also experiencing some personal turmoil.

This came to a head over the course of a few weeks when I had two panic attacks.

One happened over a gyro salad in a Greek restaurant and another occurred in a shopping mall on the way to the movies.

Not exactly two of the most stressful situations…

Which is how I really knew things had gotten completely out of whack.

At some point, my professional and personal stresses had merged into one giant mess.

It sucked.

BUT, it was a turning point for me.

I realized that it’s really hard to achieve and sustain professional development without doing work around your personal development.

I’m not talking about intensive therapy or adopting a bunch of woo-woo, spiritual practices – although that’s great if that’s what moves you.

For me, it meant adopting better self-care habits.

I hired a nutritionist.

I switched to a lower stress job that afforded me a greater work-life balance.

I adopted a dog.

I committed to workouts on specific days.

And I slept more.

That’s what worked for me.

What works for you may be entirely different.

In my work coaching professional women, we dive deeper into the relationship between self-care and your professional success and joy.

I’m committed to supporting you to identify what’s not working for you right now and a plan to change that.

If you’re interested in learning more, I invite you to book a free 30-minute consultation with me right here.

I look forward to speaking with you!

Originally published at www.mosaicgrowth.com

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  • Elena Lipson

    Principal and Founder, Mosaic Growth Partners

    My 20 years of consulting and coaching experience has afforded me an inside look at how different organizations operate and what it takes to succeed. I spent the majority of my career as a healthcare strategy and change management consultant, serving federal, commercial and non-profit clients and mentoring emerging companies. I've had the privilege of working with hundreds of companies in the digital health and life sciences industry, supporting projects on consumer and patient engagement; telehealth; health and wellness; caregiving and independent living; and innovations in gene therapy, medical devices, rare disease drug development and AI-driven digital therapeutics and diagnostics. In 2015, I founded Mosaic Growth Partners, a consulting and coaching firm based in Washington, D.C., to help my clients develop new solutions for growth. I support clients in the digital health and life sciences industry with strategic and operational planning, commercializing new products and services, and workshop facilitation. I also coach professional women to take control of their careers and build professional lives that are congruent with their personal aspirations and natural talents. For professional women, I offer digital, group and 1:1 executive coaching programs. Prior to founding Mosaic Growth Partners, I led AARP Services' business development efforts in health and caregiving. At AARP, I was responsible for securing strategic partnerships, developing new business models and serving as an innovation champion. In this role, I built deep market knowledge and a strong industry network by working with hundreds of emerging and established companies. I also spent nearly 10 years as a management consultant, primarily with Deloitte Consulting, where I led strategy, human capital and technology engagements for federal health clients and the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. I also led sales and capture strategy, teaming, strategic business development and client excellence for the Department of Defense Military Health System account. I'm a Project Management Professional and a certified Agile Scrum Master. I graduated with a Master of Public Policy from American University and a B.A. in Political Science with High Honors from the University of Michigan.