Bring Your Whole Self To Work

My guest on today’s podcast is my friend Michelle Gale. Michelle and I met at a Wisdom 2.0 conference back in 2011. Wisdom 2.0 is an organization that holds events all over the world which focus on bringing technology and mindfulness together. After working in sales, as a teacher, and as a recruiter, Michelle became a coach.  Her experience as both a recruiter and a coach led her to an opportunity to work at Twitter in the early days of the company as it was beginning to grow.   Michelle left Twitter back in 2012 to focus on coaching full time.  Today she works with organizations, as well as with parents and families, focusing on mindfulness.     What does Bring Your Whole Self to Work Mean to Michelle? Michelle believes it’s all about showing up as your authentic self at work. She says during part of a person's time at work they should be sharing their greatest gifts by working in their flow or their genius.   A Transformative Year Michelle realized she was ready for something new after working amid chaos as