About Dina Michele
Hi! Thank you for visiting my page. As you read more about me I hope you will see from my journey that I have been in your place. And more than once.
Growing up
As a young Puerto Rican girl growing up in the 70’s my personality was developing into being empathetic and a bit of a free spirit. These traits were not considered to be the most popular or sensible - but that was me. Highly sensitive and wanting to help others, I was really curious about people and how other people lived in faraway countries. That was what I wanted to see. The advice I received was that I should study to find a practical job (until I married) so I could always put food on the table in the meantime - or in case things didn’t work out.
Choosing a degree
I loved learning at school and college and received good grades. But when the time came to choose a major at university I struggled. Psychology, Philosophy or Literature were my top choices, but I let myself be convinced that I would never be able to make a living with these choices. So I made the decision - on my own - to study International Relations. Whilst I enjoyed it very much, it really was a second best choice for me.
Starting work
I worked in a variety of roles - teacher, corporate researcher, consultant and recruiter. I moved to the US and the UK - I learned a lot and met great people. But for the most part, I simply felt unfulfilled. I didn’t really know I could do something about this feeling as I thought it was normal to feel this way. I was always told work is work, you do it to earn a living and that’s how life is. Then I discovered books about finding your purpose and changing your life.
Making my change
I read everything I could! I started talking with other people and realised there were so many others who were feeling the same way as me. Although the books were motivational, I needed help with my individual needs.
“I highly recommend Dina’s coaching which provided me with plenty of tools to pave my life for the future and realise my goals.”
Out of the blue a friend introduced me to Reiki. I did the course as part of my lifelong interest in personal development (my library could challenge Louise Hay’s!) and it changed my life. As I got accustomed to feelings of wellbeing through Reiki, I found myself re-connecting to my true self and this started opening up to new possibilities in all aspects of my life.
This led to training and working as a Reiki Master, quitting my job as an in-house recruiter. It was the coach during my coaching training that was instrumental in helping me decide to quit my job and focus on myself and my own practice. I then trained as a coach myself, moving into wellbeing coaching. Finally I’m fulfilled - supporting clients to open up to new possibilities!
Working with a purpose
I now get to work with people who want to change their careers, start a bold new venture or an awesome adventure. I am committed to helping clients find their way to living a life with purpose and working in their zone of genius. Just as I did.
Living my life
My inner passion for other cultures also guided me to a Master’s degree in Social Anthropology and further work in this field will be one of my future life projects. My dream travel destinations are Iceland, Japan and Central Asia (though I find an excuse to visit Paris every year)! I spend time in nature every day (though admittedly less in Winter) and love, love, love dancing, yoga and clean eating.
I truly believe we have the power to change the world for the better within ourselves – we just need dedicated support to connect to that part of ourselves.