Illana Burk‘s dream of being a professional dancer was derailed by an accident on the eve of her big debut, forcing her to find a new passion and direction for her life.
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In this episode of A Congruent Life, Illana shares beautifully about embracing vulnerability and ultimately making it a core of her success, including:
- her lengthy journey to discover a new life passion after leaving dancing behind,
- learning to make peace with her limitations,
- healing the adversarial relationship she had developed with her body, which she felt had failed her,
- aligning her mental strength with the physical skills she had previously relied on,
- how a character played by Melanie Griffith served as an early role model, which she later saw through,
- how entrepreneurship provided an unexpected path to express her individuality while honoring her needs,
- learning to see vulnerability not as a weakness, but as a strength,
- working with people on a genuine level – “that’s where the good stuff is!”,
- perspectives on transparency and fierce honesty with self, and
- her vision and passion for democratizing business education.
Links
- @illanaBurk on Twitter
- Makeness Media on Facebook
- Makeness Media website