Are you living to work, or working to live? In this episode of Legendary Leaders, Dr. Rana Al-Falaki joins host Cathleen O'Sullivan to share her incredible journey from being a successful but stressed professional to finding true joy and authenticity. She opens up about overcoming trauma, breaking through unhealthy patterns, and discovering genuine self-love - all while building a thriving career helping others find balance and fulfilment. Dr. Al-Falaki explains the critical difference between "being" versus "doing". She reveals how understanding your unique stress response can transform your resilience, and offers you strategies for creating sustainable success without burnout. Tune for a conversation that will help you shift from external validation to internal peace while still performing at your highest level.

Episode Timeline:

00:00 Introduction

11:19 Accessing your intuition when you're truly busy

16:21 Overcoming fears with holographic thinking

25:14 The benefits of living with authenticity

35:23 Defining human energy: what does it mean?

46:19 Living with a false mask and learning how to trust

51:32 Dr. Al-Falaki's life-altering diagnosis transformational journey

01:13:10 Empowerment through self-reflection

01:20:07 Navigating menopause and personal growth

Key Takeaways:

• Dr. Al-Falaki emphasises the importance of creating silence in your life to access intuition. During busy and hectic times, prioritising silence helps in making more conscious and effective decisions.

• Both Cathleen and Dr. Al-Falaki discuss how the definition of success evolves over time. In their experiences, it shifted from external validations and material achievements to internal peace, joy, and self-love.

• The conversation touches on how trust and empathy are foundational for effective leadership and creating a high-performing team. Vulnerability is about expressing true needs and emotions, which fosters a healthy, open, and supportive work environment.

ABOUT Dr. Rana Al-Falaki

Dr Rana Al-Falaki openly talks about her past life struggles and traumas and is passionate about making an impact on every person she meets. She claims this as her purpose and gives meaning to all events in her life. She describes her first 40 years of life as OUTWARDLY SUCCESSFUL BUT INWARDLY STRESSFUL. Having perfected how to reach a state of flow where everything happens - laser focus, high productivity, financial wealth, powerful leadership, loving relationships, high energy, motivation, feeling at ease, in peace, joyful and present - she works with professionals and teams to do the same, be that through coaching, speaking or training.

Connect with Dr. Al-Falaki:

Website: https://nail-it.uk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rana/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rana.alfalaki

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nailit_drrana

Connect: 


Find | Cathleen O’Sullivan

Business: cathleenmerkel.com

Email: cmc@cathleenmerkelcoaching.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathleen-merkel/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/legendary_leaders_cathleenos/

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