Hello and Welcome from me:
Chief Joy-Follower, Michelle Stimpson!

Why Following Your Joy^TM?

Ten years ago, I led corporate personal development workshops through Franklin Covey. And currently I work as a Professional Coach to help my clients focus on what matters most. Throughout these years in business, I have seen an especially consistent thread in my workshop participants and in my clients.

What I’ve found is that minimizing stress, prioritizing what’s most important, and feeling a sense of balance and fulfillment all seem to boil down to one simple idea: The power and importance of following the things in life that make you come alive and bring you joy.

I began to notice the same thing in my own life, too. The more I paid attention to the things in life that jazzed me and that brought me joy…the more the magic unfolded for me. Ten-fold. In fact, the more I embraced this idea, the more I was richly rewarded and blessed with magical life experiences.

How Can I Get Me Some of That?

Friends and colleagues started to ask: “How can I have what you have?” and “How can I experience all those great things you do?”

All around me, I sensed in others a deep desire and a yearning to live the good life. So in response, I started focusing my work on “following your joy.” And this Following Your Joy blog came to life! The amazing feedback that started to pour in right away completely filled my heart; it was validation that a need for focusing on joy is all around us. And it is up to each of us to do the work to let it in.

What’s the Purpose of the Blog?

Following Your Joy is for cool people who want to experience joy and live a life of purpose. And the blog celebrates how wonderful life can be when you embrace gratitude, follow your heart, trust in an abundant world, visualize success, radiate love, and put forth pure intentions.

Within the blog you’ll find fun and inspiring stories (start out with the “Best Of” list on the right), along with tips on how to embrace joy in your life so that you can be your best…ultimately helping others tap into their joy.

Of course, we can all keep doing what we’ve been doing for the last (insert #) years, but that doesn’t necessarily get any of us to where we want to be; it doesn’t lead to the life that calls to us, the life we dream of.

Your Turn to Get Involved

For starters, what are some things that bring you joy? If you need a little help, here’s a great worksheet I use with clients to help get the ball rolling.

Like to see a little more magic in your life?

Check out my posts, feel free to leave a comment (I’d love it!), and most importantly—think about how you will choose to follow your joy. Cheers to life and let the magic unfold!

About Me

As a Professional Coach at LifeShine^®, I work with women in business who want to create positive change and live a happy, balanced life. What an honor to help women follow their joy and live more ‘on purpose.’ I absolutely love my work! :)

What brings me joy? I work hard and play hard. I’m a lover of life, classic rock concerts, vacationing in the Caribbean (that’s me up at the top of the page, chilling in my favorite spot in the whole world–Tortola, BVI), happy hour, dogs, watching storms, celebrating life with good friends, dancing, outdoor festivals, hip restaurants and local attractions, spa retreats, adventuring and exploring our expansive world, summertime, road-tripping, boating on the lake, and just “being” in nature…all with my soulmate, partner in crime, and blog editor, Bill.

The inspired thought posted above my desk that keeps me in-check and on-track says: “This day will never come again. How will you follow your joy today?”

I’m delighted to share in the ride with you! Thank you for visiting Following Your Joy and blessings to you on your journey…