Yulia Rafailova on becoming an Executive Function Coach, doing meaningful work, and being inspired to learn | EP 36

Today’s Episode with Yulia Rafailova:

Yulia Rafailova is an Executive Function Coach who primarily works with families, practicing methods for collaborative problem solving using a strategy called Plan B.Yulia has always been interested in learning and exploring her curiosities. Essentially, she wants to help people solve problems as well as solve her own problems. She has ADHD herself so she makes sure to seek out paths that are most interesting to her. Yulia would ask kids why they go to school and the consistent answer was “so I can get a job”. She realized that kids are not inspired to learn, they are just going to school because it is forced. Yulia helps kids execute a series of steps that get them to exactly where they want and helps parents reframe the reason why their kids are not performing the way they expected.When starting her own business, Yulia didn’t know exactly what she wanted to do. But, she knew that Executive Function Coaching was needed in the world. She began to explore the different ways she could bring Executive Function Coaching into the world, seeking out support from other Executive Function Coaches, listening to podcasts, and volunteering. To get her business going, she gave free service to 4 clients in return for feedback.Yulia got her message out there through YouTube and set up her website in a way that made people want to work with her. She knew that as long as she was doing meaningful work, everything would fall into place.The business world seems like a place of competition. But, Yulia loves the industry she is in because it is very heart-centered. The people in this industry care so much and want more people to join. There will be times where you don’t know what to do next. It is important to reach out to people for help and guidance, we can’t go through life alone.You can find Yulia at www.mindfulleducation.comHot seat answers! Apple or Android: AppleFavorite Book: The Parent’s Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern ParentsFavorite movie: The Matrix SeriesApp you can’t live without: ZoomBest album: Bad BrainsIdeal vacation spot: Somewhere warm and somewhere with lots of exploringBest Amazon purchase in the last 6 months: A panchoFavorite TV show: Grace and FrankieSelf-care habit of choice: Going to the park, being barefoot on the grass and doing activities with the dogBook title written about Yulia’s life: Why?

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