002: Reaching Your Lightbulb Moment With Payal Beri

THE UNCOMMON COUCH

002: Reaching Your Lightbulb Moment With Payal Beri

Have you ever felt out of touch with the work you’re doing? In this episode, I was joined by Payal Beri, a women’s emerging leadership coach and speaker who helps women reach their “aha! moment”. 

We dive into how Payal got into this work and her experience of working in clinical psychology. She talks about taking notice of the themes you see with the career decisions you make and how to become a better leader. She shares tips on advocating for leadership training within your role, why you need to learn to work with people to grow as a leader and the importance of listening to your inner wisdom.  

What you’ll find in this episode:

  • How Payal was always fascinated with psychology

  • Her experience of working in clinical psychology 

  • Payal’s realization that led her to get her Ph.D. in organizational psychology

  • Why you need to examine the themes of the career moves you make

  • Why you shouldn’t dismiss your own problems

  • Her transition from working as a clinical therapist to a women’s emerging leadership coach and speaker

  • What it means to have a lightbulb moment

  • How to know if this work will be productive for you

  • How to advocate for yourself to get better training as a leader 

  • Why you need to know how to work with people as a leader

  • Why group coaching is very powerful for learning and growing

  • How to shift from confrontation to conversation

  • Why you should listen to inner nudges

About Payal:

Epiphany: “an illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure.”

You could call a person who lives her life in a constant state of curiosity, actualization and evolution an epiphanist. Or, if you’re on more familiar terms, you can call her Payal Beri.

Because her superpower lies in her ability to share her unique experiences and perspectives with those around her, spreading empathy, opening hearts and enabling transformation.

This is a power Payal tapped into from an early age, as her family moved almost every year, across five continents throughout her childhood. This exposure to a range of people, ideals and cultures taught Payal that underneath it all, humans want the same thing: to be seen. Payal quickly realized, however, that such understanding could only be reached by people with experiences that span across the same racial, cultural, financial, spiritual, age and ability boundaries as hers — a tall order — so, she decided to become a window to new perspectives.

Payal has dedicated her career to developing Global Leadership and High Potential Programs for Fortune 500 organizations, opening companies and industries up to new perspectives, leading with a zest for knowledge and eagerness for transformation that, combined with her background in clinical psychology, fosters understanding, inclusion and kindness in the people her work touches.

This path has helped Payal reach an epiphany of her own: change begins on a personal level. As a personal and professional leadership coach, Payal has developed a unique strategy that empowers her clients to find their voice through loving and connecting to themselves and others. She provides strategic and emotional tools for the leaders she coaches to help them see themselves from a new perspective and overcome obstacles blocking them from what’s next.

Working with Payal is an experience in opening your heart and mind to approaching your future with more curiosity, fearlessness and empathy. It’s an epiphany that change is always possible, and at any moment, you have the power to step into the leader you are meant to be.

Connect with Payal:

Website | Instagram

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Quotes:

“As much as I love advocating for mental health. I really love supporting people that are actually going out there in the field and helping them do their best.” - Payal

“The growth really happens when something gets hard.” - Payal

“Are you being fulfilled more than you’re being drained?” - Payal

MINDSETAlyssa Adams