“I realised that if I don’t know what pizza I want, how the hell, do I know who I am and what am I here for?” shares Lucia Hoxha, yoga teacher, lifestyle coach and Social Entrepreneur for Zero to Dream Job readers
I didn’t have my ideal job at the beginning of my career.
I come from a small valley town in south Slovakia and moved to capital when I was 15. I have been based in London since 2012.
My dad wanted the best for me and so he guided me to take 'practical' choices. I studied at the Commercial Academy, then on university Marketing Communication & Mass media. I didn’t start thinking about this until I was 22, very lost and unhappy.
It was in a pizza place where my friend was asking what pizza I want. I said I don't mind. She insisted that I choose. I realised then, that if I don't know what pizza I want, how the hell do I know who I am and what am I here for?
Then I found a good job but felt somehow “dead inside” and “not fitting in”.
I realised in life, in whatever we do, it is healthy to have goals, but truly, all we have is now and so we bet to enjoy the journey and gosh, what a roller coaster ride it was for me - wooooohoooow! Since I was 18, I worked for the large blue chip companies in Bratislava and since 2002 then in London, earning good money, feeling comfortable and … somehow dead inside and not fitting in.
I remember I was driven to progress in my career as an Executive PA in KPMG to be able to travel the world and afford my qualification as a personal coach and NLP Practitioner and learn from the best. I continued with personal development and as a coach.
For 3 years I used to live and breathe this space. I had a full-time job and I was already married, so to fit it all in, I used to wake up at 4am every day including Sundays, study, then do my exercise, go to work, study or coach my clients lunch time and then coach or go to the events or seminars in the evening after work. I absolutely loved it and felt fulfilled for the first time in my life.
Yoga changed my life. I found a fulfilling career and purpose by following my heart.
At my first yoga class, I cried. Yoga releases emotions, the pain deep inside. I realised it is helping me so much to feel better and to face the world. It was my little secret.
Some time later, my sister in law asked me to come for a yoga class with her in the community hall near by. She used to snore in relaxation at the end and she asked me to come to wake her up not to embarrass herself again.
A few years later I met the teacher during who's class I found myself getting into poses I never thought my body is able to go to. I asked him where he trained, wrote it down and 6 years later I was in Himaya Yoga Valley, India studying myself.
I didn’t plan to be a yoga teacher when I went to India to study. I just wanted to learn.
I’ve been made redundant from my office job 2 hours after landing back in London, which eventually led me to have my first studio near Liverpool Street where my Candle Light Yoga Class has been voted by an undercover journalists in Time Out Magazine as one of the top 10 in London.
I had to learn to see and own my greatness.
The biggest obstacle that I faced and had to overcome was the fear of my own greatness. We all have it, we all are great! I overcame this challenge by finding lots and lots of courage, learning from my failures and getting up every time creating something even more beautiful and lasting.
What I learnt is that the more I started being connected to who I really am, the less I was able to lie to myself about what I am here for. I became more sensitive, more intuitive. My mind, my body literally talks to me this way. It is becoming a very clear guide, so all I do these days is listen very carefully, being grateful. So here I am today, I landed being a yoga teacher, lifestyle coach, Social Entrepreneur and I finally feel like a fish in the water.
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Thank you Fred for reading the story and your time to respond. I am glad that Lucia’s story supported you on your journey