i left my corporate job (on purpose) | how i figured out what i actually wanted

I'm Laura, Creative Partner & Coach. In February 2025 I was sitting by a pool in South Africa when I got a WhatsApp that changed everything. My company was making redundancies and instead of fighting to keep my job, I volunteered to go. This is the full story of how I got there. From doing the Ikigai exercise in a park in 2023 and not knowing what to do with it, to training as a coach alongside my 9-5, to building Tired Oats Club, to the moment I walked out of my corporate job for the last time. If you're in a job that looks great on paper but feels like someone else's life, this one's for you. In this video: • The Ikigai exercise that started everything • Training as a coach while working full time • Getting the redundancy WhatsApp on holiday • Why I volunteered to leave • What I'm building now 🔗 WORK WITH ME creative partner & coach for founders and personal brands → https://www.buildwithlaura.co.uk → book a free 15 min discovery call: https://www.calendly.com/buildwithlaura 📩 NEWSLETTER weekly letters from someone building in public → https://buildwithlaura.myflodesk.com 📱 FIND ME instagram:   / @buildwithlaura   tiktok:   / buildwithlaura   substack: https://substack.com/@buildwithlaura 🪩 TIRED OATS CLUB events for those craving music, movement + connection →   / @tiredoatsclub   Mentioned: Ikigai framework, Animas coaching training If this resonated, subscribe & follow along. I'm documenting the whole journey of building my coaching business from scratch.