Stories from Vishen Lakhiani’s students

Looking back at my original 3MIQ, I'm stunned by how much has come to fruition. Not because I forced it - but because I aligned with it.

I have always had a lot of hopes and dreams and many of them have come true during my life but I always felt there was something more for me. Something held me back though from going after my biggest dreams... I realized that I wanted to realize all of my dreams and that my contribution would be encouraging and teaching others that they could do the same.

I want to influence people to be hopeful, joyful, and alive to life's true purpose... I had this very clear inner prompting, almost an image, of a well-known Kenyan influencer / celebrity. She and I were working on a book together in this image... Half an hour later, I received this message from the celebrity influencer: "On Monday I said to myself I need to write a book. Shall we?"

I thought that I was planning for a quiet retirement as a travelling coach and although there is nothing wrong with that vision of my future, my experience with this coaching certification has changed everything for me... my vision of what the next 20 years of my life are going to look like has changed completely.

I became suicidal and my marriage ended as I accepted truths that were previously ignored for too many years. I felt hopeless and lost and prayed for divine intervention to help me find myself again... within days of completing this section of the program #3MIQ I am able to go away to a retreat where I did not feel insignificant and overwhelmed as I thought I would but I felt so relevant, able to help and significant.

Building my board didn't just organize my vision; it hit my consciousness in the best way: clarity arrived, and momentum became possible... My vision feels buildable, not overwhelming. My thoughts have a sequence, not a swirl. I'm moving from inspiration to implementation.

I know what I want to do, but I didn't know how. Now, thanks to this program, I have a direction. I can clearly see what I'm up against and what I need to do to achieve my goals... I don't know how how long I'm going to be on this Earth, but I'm going to spend it like I have an eternity.

I experienced that by taking responsibility for my own life, making the right decisions, actively making the right choices and taking actions, my life totally changed. I'm no longer bedridden. I never sleep during day. I run my own company! I'm bold and brave, and I don't take any bullshit from anyone... Now I just gonna have to take my 3MIQ's and start shifting my company towards something else.

I didn't know what to truly expect of my life and what was the difference of 'means goals' vs. 'ends goals', and how most people spend most of their life chasing meaningless, energy-draining and unfulfilling goals... it's like the Universe has been 'giving me a hand' to achieve these goals and dreams and making me live an extraordinary life, by becoming the best version of myself and contributing to a better world, by serving others.

I was suffering from unhealed past trauma and unrecognized current trauma... I have healed so much of my own past trauma, while still working through the current trauma of a divorce from an abusive spouse... I am a healer and a warrior. I am here.

I didn't even understood fully what being a coach means, I also didn't ever want to work in the regular educational system, although being qualified for that. But by simply writing those words on paper they became my reality... Starting from that exercise the career shifts from engineering to management, consulting, training and coaching they all became part of my reality. But also financially the doubling of income right after the economic meltdown of 08/09 and keep increasing it ever since.

The 3MIQ's program has provided the opportunity to expand my horizons, finding a fresh sense of purpose in Colombia and meaning in helping others lead lives they love and cherish. Each day, I wake up with uncontainable joy, knowing that I am now living my passion. I'm not just going through the motions; I am coaching others, facilitating workshops, and guiding people towards a life they genuinely enjoy living.