{"id":33941,"date":"2015-12-22T15:32:34","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T20:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=33941"},"modified":"2015-12-24T10:49:51","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T15:49:51","slug":"redefining-success-christa-orecchio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/ko\/journal\/redefining-success-christa-orecchio\/","title":{"rendered":"Redefining Success: I Do What I Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is one part of a ten-part Q&A series featuring women who have found success on their own terms in the mindful age. For more stories like this, click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Imagine you\u2019re a rock star entrepreneur, fully thriving in your chosen career\u2014yet you still walk away from work feeling refreshed, creative, and ready to connect with friends and family. It might sound like something out of a 1980s TV sit-com, but holistic nutritionist, author, and speaker\u00a0Christa Orecchio may have discovered the magic formula. Through self-exploration, study, and life experience, Christa is applying the tools of her trade to merge career success with extreme self care.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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How do you define success?<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s a balance, just like holistic health is a balance: doing what you love, doing it well, and making a living at it, where you can enjoy your life, but not be stressed from it.<\/p>\n

How did you come to that definition?<\/h3>\n

I was in the corporate world before I started this journey. But I was really unhappy; I felt like my potential was laughing at me. If you are lucky enough to have a passion, you have to go for it full throttle. Doing what you love is a huge part of success.<\/p>\n

But if there\u2019s no separation between who you are and what you<\/em> do, you can burn out. You need to have time for self care to feed creativity.<\/p>\n

How did you define success five years ago? How is it still evolving?<\/h3>\n

I was in full private practice working one-on-one with clients and I couldn\u2019t imagine doing anything else. But because I\u2019ve shifted my business model, my definition of success has evolved.<\/p>\n

You always listen to your internal voice. Mine said, \u201cWow, the world is in trouble and people are really suffering. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s as efficient as it can be to share this information with just a small number of people.\u201d<\/p>\n

What does a \u201cfulfilled\u201d life look like to you?<\/h3>\n

Fully in your own power and fully contributing. You\u2019ve taken strides. [Life] is efficient in terms of the way you share the work that you\u2019re doing. It\u2019s being healthy, being happy, having close relationships and being able to walk your talk.<\/p>\n

Do you feel successful? Does this vary day-to-day?<\/h3>\n

Because I feel good about the lives I\u2019ve affected, I feel successful in that right. If I were to get hit by a bus tomorrow, I feel like I\u2019ve contributed my work in this world.<\/p>\n

You get to that point as you grow, as you build, you become an expert, you have a foundation, and you have things under your belt. You have people you\u2019ve helped, so you reach that plateau of success\u2014but beyond that, everything else is a variable from day to day. There are always going to be better days.<\/p>\n

What are you most proud of?<\/h3>\n

Blazing my own path! I\u2019m not a follower. People told me I couldn\u2019t make a living doing this. I always felt I had something to give and create. That voice that’s louder than all the other voices.<\/p>\n

We all have that inside of us. You just have to get the courage and strength to manifest it.<\/p>\n

What do you consider your #ActuallySheCan<\/a>\u00a0moment?<\/h3>\n

The time when you get your first client, your first check. I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m getting paid for this! Because I love it so much I\u2019d do it anyway! But actually you can do what you love and make money at it. We have actually we can moments all throughout our lives and throughout our careers.<\/p>\n

What was the most difficult moment for you?<\/h3>\n

Expanding too quickly when I wasn\u2019t set up for growth. I failed some people because I couldn\u2019t serve everybody. It\u2019s the dream to have a big windfall, but if you expand too fast before everything is in place, emotionally, it can be just as tragic as failure.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think people talk a lot about this. Our social media is so focused on the positive, but with expansion comes growing pains.<\/p>\n

What are words of inspiration for someone else also facing a challenging moment in their life?<\/h3>\n

Go within. Create a rock solid foundation from inside out. Find your strength and know who you are and what you can do. Have a daily practice that anchors you.\u00a0The more we grow as a person, the bigger that inner channel is, and the stronger we are to be able to handle anything!<\/p>\n

Written for ActuallySheCan by Julie Balter<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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