38: Ana Melikian: From Psychotherapist to Director of Education

In this episode, Ana Melikian discusses her move from Portugal to the United States to be with her new husband, her transition from psychotherapist to life coach, her role as Director of Education with Michael Port’s Book Yourself Solid School of Coach Training and her award winning podcast, Mindset Zone.
 “What I have learned is to be open to opportunities. There will always be doors that will close, and it’s painful, but it’s part of life. Learn to ask, ‘what can I do with this circumstance?’ and be open.”– Ana Melikian
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About Ana Melikian

Ana Melikian (me-LEEK-yan) is the host of the MINDSET ZONE podcast and the Director of Education for the Book Yourself Solid® School of Coach Training.
Her podcast MINDSET ZONE is featured in The Huffington Post “15 Podcasts That Will Leave You Pondering Life’s Big Questions,” and during its launch, reached #1 in iTunes’ New & Noteworthy in Business, Management & Marketing, Health, Self-Help, Education, and Training.
You can find more about her at MINDSET.ZONE – instead of dot com, it is dot ZONE.
….In this show….

Ana Melikian’s Life Purpose

• To learn new things and challenge herself to create positive change

Life Purpose Ah-Ha Moments

• Helping others heal their physical and mental problems as a psychotherapist.

Major Life Events that Hinted at Your Life Purpose

• In high school, she was always a good student in math and sciences. Ana learned that she liked solving problems, then later applied them to solving the “puzzles of people.”
• Transitioning from psychotherapy to life coaching allowed her to expand her audience and help more people.

Spiritual Belief

• Her parents brought her up as a Christian but she could not accept that there was only one way to salvation.
• Believes that we are all energy and that after death our energy recirculates.
• Does not believe that the soul is an individual identity, but a part of a bigger entity.

Recommended Personal Growth Resource or Practice

• Hypnosis
• Meditation
• Yoga
• Running
• Finding time to connect and be with yourself

Ana Melikian’s Wisdom on Igniting Life Purpose and Personal Growth

“We always have challenge and we can always learn from the challenges. Life is a journey and we have to learn how to enjoy it and leave a positive trail.”

Interview Links and Special Offers from this Episode

• Ana Melikian’s Website
• Ana Melikian’s Facebook
• Mindset Zone Podcast available on iTunes

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