Jenn Drakes- Introduction to Life Changes (Jenn Drakes’ Divintastical Living Institute)

Edition Thirteen- Week Thirteen:

By: Mercedes Barreto

Jenn Drakes is a pioneer of change within an immediate spectrum of results.  So, whether you search the web for answers or to look for a life coach, please read up on Jenn Drakes in this informative introduction to her life-changing institute.  It was created for those searching for actual life changes.

What convinced you to become board-certified as a life coach, striving for more?  What does that include?

“My selection of certifications aimed to instill confidence in those exploring to become clients with me.  In addition, each designation is also intended to fuel my growth, striving for more – first for myself and then for others.  Yet, it also had the added benefit of creating a reliable and supportive community of like-minded professionals who are an elite class of global coaches at mastery and institutional levels.  We all share the desire to help in our ways and alignment with our life experiences.  Finally, I sought out resources, tools, and techniques that would create empowering results expeditiously. 

One other thing that is impossible to decipher from arm’s length is just how ordained all of this is for me.  Let me explain a bit.  I have spent years dealing with change from both sides.  On one hand I delivered the change to others.  On the other hand, I was also the one dealing with those impacted by the change.  In experiencing each side, I came to appreciate the human side of change.  So, I got certified in change management through the people-side leader in that field – Prosci. When I started podcasting, I launched with the name One Life Fully Lived, which led me to an organization with the same name, with a fantastic mission accompanying the unique name.  So, I changed my podcast name to Arrays of Living and adopted their already established mission by becoming a certified Roadmap Guide with them.  These credentials, along with my business degree, career, and lived experiences, are underpinned by board-certified pursuits.  I tell you this because relaying it here seems random and simplistic, but they are all connected in miraculous ways.  The journey behind my goals and where I am right now was one miracle after another – seemingly unrelated events that eventually proved related and very purposeful.  Case in point, a significant part of my career was in healthcare, with a portion in community care that included mental health, addictions, and even medical assistance in dying, from the technology end of things. 

And now, here I am board-certified in designations having neuroscientific foundations.  Mastery in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) means I can use practical, results-oriented technology to facilitate clients managing their conscious and unconscious thinking.  Particularly as it relates to our thoughts, language, and patterns of learned behavior to specific outcomes.  Mastery in Time-Line Therapy (TLT), also known as Creating Your Future (CYF), was developed by Tad James, Ph.D., and provides processes and techniques for individual transformation.  This means I can facilitate the elimination of painful or negative emotions and limiting beliefs attached to memories or events in the past.  Results in TLT/CYF are based on learning from those events and resourcing the learnings for the future.  Finally, mastery in Hypnotherapy means I can create trance-like states for clients in which they can achieve heightened focus and concentration. 

Attaining designations through recognized and respected Boards, such as ABNLP, means I am held to ethical standards and conduct related to clients, everyday interactions, and running my business.  It indicates my services come with assurance and a guarantee.  Finally, it means I have committed to continuous maintenance and improvement of my learnings, and my clients are the ones that ultimately gain the benefits of all that.” 

Is there an inspiring quote or message describing your transition from your previous self to who you are today?

“One of my speaking topics is People Innovation, which I am fascinated with.  Imagine the prospect of innovating oneself.  The world is spending a ton of time and resources on technological innovations.  Yet, I believe even a fraction of that time redirected towards innovating people would deliver outstanding results.  At the very least, let’s take it on for ourselves.  I feel that’s the journey I’ve forged for myself and my quest to help others.  The quote that begins THE INNOVATIONS YOU CAN CREATE chapter of my Aladdin Carpets: Change Your Perspective, Change Your Life book comes to mind, “Many spend time and energy viewing and praising the painted canvas of artists without appreciating that the greatest canvas is the one they paint of themselves when living their lives; especially when that canvas has markings that demonstrate many things got erased and re-painted.” Each chapter of the book starts with one of my many quotes.  I love quotes, and I use them to guide Divintastical Living perspectives. 

Creating the Divintastical Living movement that now includes a life school nurturing institute is all about this quote and where I am today in my journey.  A narrow view of me would be that I have changed careers.  Still, the more profound achievement is that I have overhauled myself from the inside out. 

A whole-body holistic upgrade has occurred, touching every dimension – mind, body, spirit, and emotions.  I have learned that self-innovation is continual and requires a commitment to self-improvement and growth.  Living that way changes how you think, act, and interact within your environment and those you encounter. 

My previous self was marred in contradictions, scarred by the beatdowns of life, and disillusioned by what I now know were the weaknesses of others.  Those weaknesses were handed to me in a manner of superiority and driven by the falsehood of my survival stories.  I was afraid to trust because so many had let me down.  I was caught up in the illusory truth effect of societal messages that had permeated my family’s psyche.  Which meant I heard these untruths externally and within what was supposed to be my sanctuary- my home – my safety zone. 

It’s essential that individuals or businesses working with me know and understand that I genuinely get the challenges many face and endure from my own practical experiences.  I’ve come back from betrayal, hurt, disappointment, facades, thinking I could wear every hat, aiming for perfection, you name it.  Yes I am human, and so is everyone else.  These are the many Stuff Harboured Inside That Eventually Sabotages – our SHITES that I call out.  You have yours, and I have mine.  The good news is that they can be overcome, and the power to do so lies with each of us.  We only have to decide to choose us.”

What are some stories of success with previous clients who have completed a transformational breakthrough?

“I think the best way to capture transformational success is moving clients from a perceived problem into awareness of the root cause of the problem.  In a way that they can truly resolve the issue.  Getting to that point requires commitment on the part of the client.  I can’t help clients without their commitment to play 150+ % and trust the process.  Once I get that, I become the guide in their transformation, which amounts to peeling back some layers to show what underpins their behavior.  And if people think, “these people are always looking to churn up issues…” then let me confirm.  I once thought that way too.  What I have come to know for myself is that the work I do, and the onion skins that get peeled, is seeking my clients’ magnificence – what I call their “god spark” so they can see it for themselves and genuinely know it exists and has always existed.

Our problems, behaviors, and the many labels we wear to get through each day are merely things and attitudes we took on to survive.  Unfortunately, in doing so, many of us lost sight of our worth, perfection, and magnificence.  So, the “success” you focus on is taking someone from a sense of not good enough, unworthy, unloved, and incapable to a reality of empowerment, clearer intentions, capability, belonging, and purpose.  It is impossible not to see that journey as a transformational breakthrough.” 

If you could share your services or inspiration with any people in the world for 5 minutes, whomever that might be, who would you plan on sharing that with, what information would you share, and why?

“Hands-down, I would share it with young people.  Catch them as early as possible to guide them towards understanding their humanness – especially how their mind works to drive their behavior and outcomes.  I want them to know they were perfect when they were born and how to reclaim that perfection and spiral it to extraordinary achievement.  I would get them to appreciate the universal laws and how living by them changes them in meaningful ways and hence others, leading to interdependent awareness.

I would strike certain words from their vocabulary like can’t, but, trying, failure, success, etc.  Then, I would mentor them on the path to #DivintasticalLiving and much more.  Finally, I would support their chosen journey to help them side-step some avoidable pitfalls and give them the benefit of my earned wisdom, learnings, and training, should they choose to listen.”

Is there a meaning to life more than just getting by daily?  What is the significance of the opportunity, in your opinion, as a professional life changer?

“I believe all our lives have meaning, and we are at the center of it, or we should be.  We all have the choice to live fully or exist through life.  Living is living for each day and making the best of all the minutes and hours that day holds.  Rejoicing in all of it – the good, the bad, and the ugly.  Journeying through the day is all about maximizing our learnings, our thankfulness, our interactions, our service, our resources, our activities, our intentions, and our love.  I may have missed some, but you get the picture.  Each day we open our eyes, we get to determine what meaning that day will hold for us.  Since each day we live contributes to the importance of that life, it merits that we have the key that determines whether we are just getting by versus truly living.

For myself, I can no longer be satisfied with a zombie-like existence.  Like the Beyonce song, I yearn to let everyone know I was here and stood for something significant that positively impacted me and others.  I want the glory of fully living in the warrior state – fearless.  The goddess state – is wisely intentional; the platinum state – resilient for bouncing back; the learning state – aimed for exploration and adventure, the community state – nurturing and reciprocity; the growth state – expanding mindfulness; and so much more.

I get that for some, and this can sound “hairy fairy,”; and yet I choose to see the magnificence and much potential missed in themselves.  If I can see your light, what will it take for you to see it yourself, and if you do see it, what will it take to spotlight your divine presence in this world?  The difference between where you are and where you want to be lies in a decision or two.

Now, regarding the significance of opportunity.  Opportunities are always there for us to seize or not seize.  Still, we often miss the options because of where we decide to place our focus.  If our focus is negative or inconsequential, how can we see divine guidance in patterns, chance encounters, coincidences, etc.?  It’s no different from walking with our head focused upward, only to miss the money lying on the ground as we pass.  How can we see opportunity in forward-moving situations if we are pinned by fear?  The same goes if we fail to believe in ourselves and our capabilities.  Focusing on these things that have no bearing on where we wish to go means we cannot see the path paved for us to go.  Is it any wonder that we encounter challenges, some worse than others?  As I recently shared, people in despair or those that have hit rock bottom tend to see opportunity more readily than those experiencing abundance or growth.  Two sayings immediately come to mind when you hit rock bottom: the only way to go is up, and change or growth is found in despair.  Opportunity thrives when we are open to the possibilities that lie before us in our journey to where we wish to go. As a life strategist or professional life changer, as you put it, my job is to get you to see and know your potential.  I am there to move you beyond your past and arm you with the possibilities of today leading to a great future.”

Where can we enlist your services, and why should we?  How will this benefit the masses, and why is it so important?

“You can enlist my services by sending an email to jenn@youareworthmore.co  or by booking a Meet-N-Greet.  

My services cover personal and business coaching and are all about your desire for growth, especially when you feel there is more you are supposed to do and can do.  So if you are living silently with emotional pain, held back by fear, have a poor image of yourself, know you have more to give, and don’t know how to get started or motivated, please connect.  Why is it so important?  Because we are important, functioning efficiently at peak performance is essential.  And why pay attention?  Well, this is all about legacy – yours!  What mark, if any, do you wish to have on the world?  15 – 30 minutes out of 1,440 minutes in a day is not a good enough reason not to.  Stop putting off spectacular tomorrows – reach out.”

Anything to add here?

“Jenn Drakes’ Divintastical Living Institute has launched a Power Up course series that addresses self-sabotaging behaviors.  In December (10th and 11th) and January (7th and 8th), I am teaching a Taking Control With Self-Hypnosis course that nurtures participants on how-to-do self-hypnosis.  The institute is a life school where serious learning occurs in fun ways.  All these courses are a great way to get ahead of 2023 regarding your well-being.

The  institute will showcase all our educational offerings, including an ongoing nurturing service called rYze.  So check in often to see what new and exciting courses and events are being launched.  In addition, the Arrays of Living podcast will continue the nurturing even when students and clients are offline or away from our sessions.”