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EP 046 - How I turned depression into a coaching business to help and empower others w/ Clara Angelina Diaz-Anderson

August 20, 2023 • Adam Boismier • Episode 46

Welcome to EP 046 of the CVD Podcast!!

Clara Angelina Diaz-Anderson is an incredible woman with an amazing mission!

Originally from the Dominican Republic, Clara moved to the US with her parents when she was young. She faced culture shock and depression, especially during the winters. She started to take personal development more seriously and was determined to make her winters better by associating them with fun times. Eventually this led her to ask herself, "if I can CHOOSE to create my best winters, why not my best year?"

After a number of years working in the corporate world, Clara's passion for personal development led her to create ClaraFying Coaching and Consulting Institute where she helps leaders and coaches make significant impact personally, professionally, and systematically.

Clara also developed the Create Your Best Year Leader's Network and is an executive coach, an author, a podcast host, a speaker, a member of the Forbes Magazine Coaches Council and a guest lecturer at Harvard Business School (more info below). She is on a mission to co-create a world that embraces diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and liberation.

In this episode, Clara talks about:

Moving to the US at a young age
- Feeling unwelcome and dealing with culture shock
- Having to set an example as the oldest of four
- How experience depression in the winter led to personal development
How relationships have played an integral part of her life
- The role this played in becoming a instructor and coach at Harvard
Her experience in the corporate world
- When and where the idea of coaching was created for her
- How she made the transition from employee to entrepreneur
Why she is on this powerful mission to help others
- How embracing DEIB can help make the world a better place
- Why she believes coaching is a great equalizer
- How you can create your best year

Where you can find Clara, her business, her book, and her podcast online:

Clara: LinkedIn
ClaraFying Coaching and Consulting Institute: Website
Create Your Best Year One Day at a Time (book): Amazon
The Create Your Best Year Podcast: Spotify | Apple

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