Hello and welcome to Between Two Dots, hosted by Hafiz Mitha and Gilbert Bong. Today, Gilbert and Hafiz are joined by Sarah Lerner, who, on top of being Director of Investor Relations for Thinkific, founder of Home In a Field, and a yoga teacher, is the mother of five children. Sarah discusses how the devastation of being laid off during the pandemic motivated her to take on all those challenges, and how she manages to balance it all while maintaining a healthy mindset every day.

“Between two dots – really, the value is in that line: the journey.”

Episode Highlights:

[0:57] We meet Sarah and learn about how she went to school, learned how to become a yoga teacher, became a sound therapist, climbed the corporate ladder in Calgary, founded her own energy consciousness company, and had five children, all within a twelve-year period.

[7:29] Sarah discusses the challenges of changing corporate culture when it comes to diversity and inclusion.

[8:14] “It just awoke this desire in me to create something.” We learn how being laid off was a catalyst for Sarah to ignite her entrepreneurial drive.

[9:28] Sarah shares some of her non-negotiables to keeping her well-being in check.

[14:42] “When I was going into work and feeling like it was not allowing me to be myself, I brought that home.” We learn what motivated Sarah to leave the relative safety of her corporate job for something less certain but more fulfilling.

[24:13] “I can be all these things. It doesn’t have to be defined by one way that helps other people define me.” Sarah discusses how letting all aspects of her personality and interests converge has led her toward more opportunities for work that she enjoys.

[27:04] We learn about how Sarah’s daily writing practice helps her hone her vision of having a positive impact on the world.

[29:28] Sarah shares the pearls of wisdom that she hopes to pass on to her children.

Connect with Sarah:

Check out a yoga and sound therapy class at Yoga Santosha (yogasantosha.ca)

Home In a Field: homeinafield.com

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the hosts and the guests do not necessarily reflect any agency, organization, or affiliated companies.