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Here are the Coach Notes to help you SHIFT from life experiences into purpose-driven job opportunities.

📝 How to Use This Reflection Exercise

• Work through each section one at a time — don’t rush.
• Read the guiding questions slowly and reflect honestly on your answers.
• Write down your thoughts in the space provided beneath each question.
• Pause and revisit sections as needed to go deeper — this is about discovery, not speed.
• After finishing, review all your responses to spot recurring themes and insights.

Turning Life Experiences Into Job Opportunities

Purpose: This reflection exercise helps you transform life lessons into career growth. Using the 3SHIFT framework (Letting Out, Letting Go, Letting In), you will: acknowledge impactful experiences, release limiting beliefs, and embrace strengths that open doors to job opportunities.

Letting Out

Letting Go

Letting In

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(Express your experiences & stories)

• What past experiences—positive or negative—have shaped how I see myself in the workplace?
• Which stories from my life best highlight my resilience, creativity, or problem-solving skills?
• How have challenges in my journey influenced the values I bring to a potential job?

(Release limiting beliefs & fears)

• What limiting beliefs about my career or worth do I need to release to step into new opportunities?
• Which past failures can I reframe as learning experiences that actually prepared me for growth?
• What fears (rejection, inadequacy, change) do I need to let go of to fully pursue job opportunities?

(Embrace strengths & new perspectives)

• What strengths, talents, or lessons am I now ready to embrace as assets in my career journey?
• How can I welcome new opportunities with confidence, faith, and openness?
• What fresh mindset or habits do I need to let in so I can transform life experiences into job success?