We had the good fortune of connecting with Nicole Jensen and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Nicole, how do you define success?
To me success is fulfillment. You can have a ton of letters after your name, a bunch of kids and a husband and nice things but at the end of the day if you are not fulfilled, you aren’t successful.

In order to be fulfilled you must know yourself well; what makes you happy, what fills your heart, what pierces your soul. Things come and go and the mark they leave on you fades but if you know the answers to the questions of what fulfills you, you always know when you find it. It’s a knowing.

Being aware is the first step and then figuring out what makes you tick. What can you do for hours abs it feels like minutes. If at the end of the day, you can lay your head down feeling peace and joy, you have found “success.”

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I have been a Physical Therapist (mostly in hospitals) and I love my career. I find the connecting piece my favorite though. Being able to serve others at their hardest times is such a blessing. I have learned that life is so short and to never take a day or person for granted. My career has given me perspective too when I am complaining about my life, there is always someone worse off. I am also a life coach who loves to help people live full out and discover who they are at their essence, behind all the masks. I want people to know that they are whole, loved and enough just as they are.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Daron O’Donnell for showing me how to be my true self and having me fall in love with yoga.

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