There has been a short time in my life when everything looked perfectly right — on the outside. I was working in a large corporate environment, growing my career, following a path that many would define as successful. I had structure, stability, and status. But something important was missing: ME .

Over time, I realized I was living on autopilot. Going through the motions. Busy, but not connected. Productive, but not fulfilled. I had become so good at playing the role I thought I should play that I forgot to ask: Is this the life I want?

That question started change everything. My Energy changed and so did my Motivation.

When I finally slowed down enough to hear my own voice again, I discovered a truth I couldn’t ignore — I was out of alignment. I wasn’t broken. I wasn’t failing. I had simply drifted away from my own values, desires, and dreams.

So I made a bold choice. I left the corporate path. I started a new journey to become a professional coach and started planning the day I move onto a sailing boat — not to escape life, but to reconnect with it.

Life at sea is simple and raw. You can’t fake presence on the water. Every sound, every shift in the wind, every sunrise becomes a reminder: you are alive, here and now. That’s what awareness feels like — and it’s where real transformation begins.

What Living on Autopilot Really Costs Us

Many of us are taught to push through discomfort, stay busy, and keep performing. But over time, that constant doing can lead us far from our truth.

Signs you might be in autopilot mode:

If any of this feels familiar, I invite you to pause. You don’t need to have a crisis to change course — you just need a moment of honesty.

This short article from Mindful.org offers simple, research-backed ways to begin reconnecting to yourself, starting with a breath.

Awareness is the opposite of autopilot. SPOLIER: It’s not a constant state of bliss — it’s a commitment to see yourself clearly, with compassion. To become curious about your choices, your emotions, and your desires without judgment.

In my own life, awareness looked like:

• Recognizing that I was defining myself through my work, stress and success had become my identity
• Relearning how to enjoy stillness without guilt
• Where do I really want to invest my time and energy in?
• Asking myself, “What feels true to me right now?”

It wasn’t instant. But awareness slowly became my anchor.

I recommend this guided meditation — a powerful entry point into awareness and acceptance.

If something in this story speaks to you — the ache of disconnection, the whisper of change, the desire to feel fully youagain — I want you to know: it’s not too late.

You can slow down. You can wake up. You can rebuild trust in yourself.

Here’s what I know from both personal and professional experience:
Making a shift from autopilot to awareness isn’t easy. It can be confusing, emotional, and full of uncertainty. That’s why having a coach matters.

A coach holds space for:

• Gentle exploration of who you are — beyond roles and routines
• Reconnection to your values, intuition, and inner wisdom
• A clear, supportive path toward the life you actually want

You don’t need to figure it all out alone. Coaching gives you permission to be curious, honest, and empowered — all at your own pace.