We were lucky to catch up with Renata Gianquitto recently and have shared our conversation below.
Renata, so good to have you with us today. We’ve always been impressed with folks who have a very clear sense of purpose and so maybe we can jump right in and talk about how you found your purpose?
I would describe my path to finding purpose as stepping stones.
When I went into the first part of my career, I didn’t look for purpose but for a job that would suit my skills at the time.
I think it is hard with your first career to already know what your purpose is. I was 21 when I finished uni, after my language degree so I got into a career that connected me with languages and different cultures and I guess that was my first stepping stone. During my 20s I got married and I had 2 beautiful children. I got carried away on the hamsterwheel of life and I progressed into managerial roles that ultimately led me to burn-out. I had a big realisation in my early 30s that what I truly valued in my job was helping people but it wasn’t until I was offered some coaching sessions at work by an external coach that I realised what I truly wanted to do when I “grew up”. Those coaching sessions were so transformative so I asked my manager if I could become an internal coach and qualify as such. I was very fortunate and my request was approved.
Thankfully, that was the catalyst for a big change and, after a while, my next stepping stone was to be made redundant after Covid. It was during that time, that I found the courage to set up my own business and invest further into my self-development. That’s when I found Wren Coaching & Wellbeing, a business designed to help people thrive in life and look after their emotional wellbeing.
Since then, I believe I have found my true purpose in life: to help people establish a better relationship with themselves, develop self compassion and coping mechanisms to live life and truly find fulfilment.
Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?
My mission is help individuals thrive in their life. I want to ease the mental burden that we can often create for ourselves, teaching them how to understand themselves, how their mind work and how to develop healthy coping mechanisms.
My youngest client is 6 and my oldest is 82. I find that truly inspirational because it’s never too early or too late to work on ourselves and improve and maintain our mental health. I work with individuals and groups, both online and in person.
I offer life and wellbeing coaching, mindfulness courses, mental health first aid courses and neuro-linguistic programming training and coaching.
I am passionate about sharing the tools that I have accumulated over the years that help me manage my own emotions and wellbeing. My values are: professionalism, respect, empowerment and trust.
I work very closely with my clients and I feel blessed every day when I help others to live a happier life.
Before we go, any advice you can share with people who are feeling overwhelmed?
I will always remember an interview I listened to between Jamie Smart and Michael Neill and now I always pass it on when we talk about overwhelm. When we talk about overwhelm, we need to distinguish between overwhelm, which is made of thought, and overload, which is when there is too much for the structure to hold.
When I feel overwhelmed, I therefore ask myself whether I am dealing with my overthinking or whether I am doing too much. Whilst the two are closely connected, I have now learnt that if I allow myself 30 minutes of something nurturing a day, I cope with life challenges so much better. That can be split into mini breaks during the day, a meditation, a walk or a nap. I am working really hard on maintaining this new habit.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.wren.coach
- Instagram: wren_coaching
- Facebook: Wren Coaching
- Linkedin: Renata Gianquitto
Image Credits
Buza Virag Nicola Holding
