1062. Finding Her Talents One Job at a Time

“When I went to college I was planning to be a psychologist. That’s what my sister was, and my mother was a budding psychologist. I just figured that’s what I was going to do, too, and I got my bachelor’s in psychology. I am very interested in how humans behave and I love the different methodologies. I loved everything about it … but I did not want to be a therapist. I watched my sister and my mother and their clients and decided I wanted to do something that affects more people. I had an interest in renewable energy, and my first job was working for the electric utility in Austin, Texas. I implemented a very new program–an energy conservation program–and found I’m pretty good at doing that. I also learned about a small department in the company called Organizational Development. What they did was help groups be more efficient and work better together–teamwork, that sort of thing. I told the people who worked there that this is what I want do when I grow up. They said they would love to have me, but I would need a master’s degree. And so that’s what I did: I went back to school. I worked my fulltime job, I had my two small children, and I went to school at night–for four years. It was very part-time but I got my masters in Leadership Development. And then, I got recruited by Del Computer.”

Audrey Eger Thompson, MS, is a Certified Leadership Coach with Just Mind Counseling. Her lessons in coaching go back as far as the age of 10 when she was a competitive swimmer and was specifically coached to compete against herself. Today, that simple, yet powerful philosophy is at the core of her coaching practice. Audrey’s goal in coaching is to help you be your best–not in a way that glorifies perfection, but by giving you the tools, insights, and clarity to grow. Whether your goal is to advance in your career or discover what you are born to do, Audrey works with you to envision your long-term priorities, and then helps you create a path to reach them.