YouMap® is:
a method for
clarity & intention
To Find your path, blaze your trail,
& live unleashed
Considering that one-third of our lives are spent working, career satisfaction is pretty important. And, it’s not only important for our personal well-being, but also for the economy.
Here are some 2020 Career Stats to illustrate how impactful our careers really are:
- Nearly 75% of employees quit their boss, not their job.
- 79% of employees would refuse a higher-paying job from a company that failed to act against sexual harassment.
- 45% of employees believe they have gained weight at their current job.
- More than one-half of all American workers are disengaged at work.
- Workers whose input is encouraged and appreciated are four times as likely to be more productive.
- 96% of employees think showing empathy is an important way to increase employee retention.
I didn’t dig too deep for statistics, but you don’t have to. I also know that grief, on top of job dissatisfaction costs the economy billions of dollars every year. According to the 2003 Grief Index Study conducted by The Grief Recovery Institute, the financial losses to businesses due to grief in the workplace was over seventy-five billion dollars (that’s $75B – with a “B”)! Today, estimates are more like $100 billion dollars.
YouMap® is vital for hiring, career-pathing and exploration, leadership and team development, succession planning, and offboarding. It matters because YOU matter. And, when you understand WHY you matter, and the contribution you make to the world, that’s empowering knowledge.
The Four Pillars of Career Satisfaction
Your strengths are your natural, innate talents that come easily to you. The Gallup Organization reports that those who use their strengths daily in their job are six times more engaged at work. Also, your strengths are so unique to you that only 1 in 33 million people will have the same top five strengths as you. That makes you and your contribution to the world pretty incredible, my friend! And, YouMap® identifies your top five strengths (which are also your priorities).
Values are largely shaped by our experiences and are the main source of so much career misery for individuals is when a career doesn’t align with our values. And, considering values dictate what’s important to us, it’s easy to see how most job dissatisfaction is as a result of our values being dishonored. YouMap® will explain why your top ten values are important to you and why they matter.
Skills (developed from experience) are the abilities and expertise that contribute to an individual’s ability to perform roles with competency. And, according to Korn Ferry International, 85% of skills are transferrable from job to job. YouMap® helps to reveal the most preferred and least preferred skills.
How you’re wired is personality-based and refers to your natural preferences relative to interests, passion, and motivation. “Follow your passion” can be misguided career advice because passion is only one of the four pillars of career satisfaction. YouMap® will reveal your interests and motivation, and help to discover the best career fit.
It was interesting learning and reading about what my strengths, values, and skills that were so quickly revealed through the YouMap® process. I have to wonder how much pain and time this could have saved me, had I discovered this a few years ago.
The real magic, however, happened through coaching with Victoria, when she connected the dots for me that I was blind to. I do a lot of reflection and introspection to continually improve my life, but there were values that Victoria connected into my strengths and how that plays out in my life, that I had not seen before.
The coaching gave me massive a-ha moments and has enabled me to make decisions and changes that I am truly excited about because I now have clarity and confidence to move forward in a direction that is right for me – with the help of this amazing roadmap.
– Michelle
YouMap® is a guided, personal journey that includes the four pillars of satisfaction & coaching if you so choose.
youmap® is unlike Myers Briggs, Enneagram, Disc, or any other assessment you’ve ever taken.
Youmap® provides the info & then helps answer the question:
“Now what?”
Has someone ever offered you a piece of wisdom that you really needed to hear at a certain moment in your life? And, afterward, you felt differently – your perspective shifted, you could see more clearly?
YouMap® combined with grief support will, without a doubt in my mind, give you more inner peace, clarity, and direction than anything else you’ve tried that hasn’t yet worked for you. Why? Because both of these programs are uniquely tailored to YOU and your life experience.
Take a chance on yourself to discover your inner-spark and, when combined with Grief Recovery, unleash your heart of its suffering.
CHOICE. Choosing YouMap® is allowing yourself to discover where you’re at and where you want to go.
EMBRACE. You may have spent years focusing on others, or, perhaps grief has shown you what isn’t working. Whatever the reason you find yourself at a crossroads, embrace the process of self-discovery for your today and tomorrow.
TOGETHER. You’re not alone in your dissatisfaction or along your journey. I’m right there with you as you discover what it is you truly want. As your guide, I’m here to support you and help you discover, for yourself, what to do next. YouMap® is not “cookie-cutter” because you’re not “cookie-cutter.”
NOW IS YOUR TIME. You can learn to unleash your heart of career grief or overall life dissatisfaction. You can live life the way you’d like to feel. Discover your strengths, values, preferred and burnout skills, and the type of work that aligns with your personality TODAY! Your future will thank you!
Qs & As About YouMap®
WHAT WILL I RECEIVE?
DIY YouMap® includes:
- 4 assessments with no coaching.
- A personalized YouMap® career profile that maps your strengths, values, motivating skills, and career interests to visually illustrate what career fit looks like for YOU. You will be provided with a resource to guide you to write your own Unique Contribution Statement.
YouMap® Mini Debrief includes:
- Four assessments
- One, 60-minute coaching session
- A personalized YouMap® career profile that maps your strengths, values, motivating skills, and career interests to visually illustrate what career fit looks like for YOU. We will also craft your Unique Contribution Statement to clarify what you do best that others need most.
Full YouMap® Coaching Program includes:
- Four assessments
- Three coaching sessions
- A personalized YouMap® career profile that maps your strengths, values, motivating skills, and career interests to visually illustrate what career fit looks like for YOU. We will also craft your Unique Contribution Statement to clarify what you do best that others need most.
WHAT WILL I REALLY RECEIVE?
With YouMap® Coaching, you’ll either walk away, as I did, with affirmation that you’re in full alignment with your work, or, you’ll walk away knowing what needs to change. And, more than likely, it will be a combination of the two. Because, this information arms you with knowledge that is applicable to both your personal and professional life. And, moving forward, you’ll discern your own path forward, with your YouMap® as your guiding post, as well as a litmus test for what you bring into your life moving forward.
HOW DO I CHOOSE WHICH PROGRAM IS RIGHT FOR ME?
✨ If you have narrowed down your job search to a few options, and are a self-directed learner, the DIY YouMap® would probably work for you.
✨ If you are in a life transition and would like some coaching around your results, as well as an opportunity to get questions answered, then the YouMap® Mini-Debrief would be a good fit.
✨ If you are new to the workforce, are in a life transition (making you feel lost), or have experienced a devastating loss (in childhood or recent) that’s directly impacted your career and life, then the Full YouMap® Coaching Program is best.
WHAT WILL I LEARN?
The YouMap® career discovery engagement will support your goal of identifying feasible and desirable career options aligned to your strengths, values, motivated skills, and interests and equip you for better decision-making for your next career move.
You will learn more about yourself, and not only that, what to do with the information. Your YouMap® is, quite literally, a map of YOU! Learn what to do with yourself by knowing yourself!
WHO IS YOUMAP® FOR?
YouMap® is for anyone wanting to learn more about themselves and what makes them tick. More importantly, it’s for those who want a guide-post to refer to in initiating a change in career, learn their blind spots, understand themselves better, and, my favorite, learn how grief impacts them and how to navigate it – based on their individuality.
Those Who May Also Consider YouMap®:
- Military Personnel/Veterans Transitioning
- Entrepreneurs
- Stay-at-Home Parents
- College or College-Bound Students
- Youth/Teens (there are programs specific to Youth/Teens)
- Corporate Employees/Employers
I'M A STAY-AT-HOME PARENT, IS THIS FOR ME?
ABSOLUTELY! YouMap® is more than a career clarifying program. Learning your strengths, values, and how your wired assists you in your relationships, too. Having an awareness about what’s important to us and understanding ourselves on a deeper level, helps us to clarify where we need to focus some attention (and intention) in our lives. Also, perhaps you have always wanted to start your own business! YouMap® is the perfect way to get started!
WHY YOUMAP® + GRIEF RECOVERY TOGETHER?
Both YouMap® and the Grief Recovery program honors individuality and uniqueness.
Just as our life paths are unique, so too is how we grieve. That being said, both of these programs are designed with the end in mind and the framework to get there.
Together, these two programs will unleash your heart of suffering and help you to discover, for yourself, the next steps that aren’t based on anyone else’s values but your own.
I’m only a few weeks into completing the YouMap® and GRM (Grief Recovery) programs together and, I resonate with so much of what Victoria says. My dad’s death tipped the scales of my grief. I have learned that I have a broken heart, not a broken brain, it’s okay to talk about how I’m feeling honestly, and, to face what’s long been buried. Not to mention, the awareness I’ve had of not wanting to pass my pain on to my children.
– Roxanne
THE FULL YOUMAP® +
GRIEF RECOVERY journey
Recognize that you’re making a powerful move for yourself. You’re choosing a private, personal way to feel better, and you’re beginning the journey of Living Unleashed knowing that you’ve invested in your whole way of BE-ING and healing.
You’ll Receive:
- Four assessments
- YouMap® Coaching Sessions, one at the beginning, and the other at the end of Grief Recovery
- A personalized YouMap® career profile that maps your strengths, values, motivating skills, and career interests to visually illustrate what career fit looks like for YOU. We will also craft your Unique Contribution Statement to clarify what you do best. And, you will also learn how you grieve and what to do about it.
- A complimentary copy of “The Grief Recovery Handbook” and other materials needed.
- 9 Sessions of Grief Recovery that will move you through and beyond the grief and loss of the two most impactful relationships for you right now.
- Tools and knowledge to apply to your life – for the rest of your life.
- Bonus Gifts! Any meditations in the shop or that I add to the shop and a gift upon completion.
This is your opportunity at guided support that offers tools, insight, and perspective that will move you through transition and grief.
You can feel better. Do Grief Differently™️ is where to begin.
Have a question or want to know more?
Meet Your Guide
Hi, I’m Victoria. I’m a grief writer and author, Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®, YouMap® Certified Coach, Podcaster, and trained End-of-Life Doula.
Hello
Not being sure of myself, trusting my own intuition, or discernment created a lot of unnecessary suffering for myself.
I sought affirmation from others most of my life; being afraid to “rock the boat” or make the wrong decision.
Grief and trauma were the catalysts for all of the confusion and emotional dis-ease I felt.
I did not know myself. However, I did know I felt like I was going crazy.
Grief Recovery changed my life and continues to be the reason I do everything I do today.
Gone are the days of not being comfortable in my own skin, being unsure of myself, and having to look to others to vet my ideas or decisions before taking action. Or, worrying about what I want to be when I grow up (as so many of us feel well into our 30s and 40s).
To get where I am today, I had to clear the emotional muck. And, to help others feel the alignment in their work and life that I do, I discovered YouMap® is just the thing to provide those answers.
YouMap® was my affirmation that the work I do today is in full alignment with my strengths, values, skills, and how I’m wired.
I got here first, though, by ridding myself of decades of suffering. And, that’s why I believe YouMap® & Grief Recovery together, are the perfect match for helping hurting hearts LIVE UNLEASHED.
That being said, you don’t have to go through grief recovery to rid yourself of the “what do I want to do with my life” blues.
YouMap® may be all you need to propel your life forward, once you realize your gifts, skills, and how you show up in the world. It’s all very empowering knowledge that can unlock your potential.
What A YouMap® Looks Like
Regardless of which YouMap® offer you choose, you receive a full YouMap®, which includes the summary page you see in my example below. If you choose the Mini Debrief or Full YouMap® Coaching together, we will create your Unique Contribution Statement. Think of this as your elevator pitch. This answers the questions: who you are, what you do, who you help, and what the outcome will be, in a concise, short sentence.
Your YouMap® profile can be included with a resume or job application, college or program application, with a proposal if you’re an entrepreneur, utilized in aiding a transition from one position to another, and ultimately, as your guide and foundation of understanding for the future you wish to create for yourself. And, I’d be remiss if I didn’t add that it will help you to better understand your grieving process more deeply and bring awareness around your blind spots (i.e., challenges).
EMPATHY
Sense the emotions of others, feel what others feel, hear unvoiced questions, anticipate the needs of others
strategic
Find alternative ways to proceed, find the best route, playout alternative scenarios and discard paths that lead to nowhere
Intellection
Like to think, enjoy time alone for introspection and reflection
input
Craving to know more, compile and archive information because it’s interesting and keeps my mind fresh – without knowing when or why I might need it
connectedness
Bridge builder among people who share differences, connect dots and links between things and people
top values
Happiness
Growth
Inner Harmony
Honesty
Compassion
Freedom
Authenticity
Curiosity
Kindness
What I Offer You
💛 My approach is EMPATHY first; it’s the driver in everything I do.
💛 I address the whole person; utilizing CONNECTEDNESS; helping you see the ripples of your past, illuminating the intricacies of relationships, and speak into all of the elements that make you – YOU!
💛 I’m practical, STRATEGIC, and provide tangible resources, practical tools, and actionable strategies that move you into action at a structured pace.
💛 If you choose YouMap® Coaching alone, we find your best path forward – together.
I don’t offer theoretical knowledge, rather, experience and tried, tested, and proven tools to help you see yourself in a way you never have and unleash yourself from the suffering:
- of not knowing what you want to be when you “grow up”
- of how you may be self-sabotaging by dishonoring your own values or living with intention through your strengths
- when you realize you chose a life path that was what someone else wanted or wasn’t a good fit
- of not knowing what and how incredible your unique gifts and contribution to the world are
- from the loss of hopes, dreams, and expectations, and anything you wish would have been (or could be) different, better, or more
Schedule a free consult to discover if YouMap® (or Do Grief Differently™️) are right for you.
The Invitation
I invite you to consider the three YouMap® options. If you’re ready to know yourself more deeply, bring awareness to the gifts you have to offer, or, along with Grief Recovery, are ready for a more emotionally transformational experience, reach out.
I invite you to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation, where I will answer any questions you have and help you discern, if or which, YouMap® program is right for you (alone or with Grief Recovery).
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