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Exclusive InterviewQ: What projects are you currently working on?I%u2019m happily coaching my clients which is always there as the foundation of what I do; and I%u2019m in the process of creating a really great program / membership around mindset to make it more widely available to access coaching with me. Q: What are the ways for women to stay grounded and take care of themselves?Understand what helps you stay centered, make a list of those actions that do that for you and then pick 1 or 2 as daily non negotiables. Yep, I said daily. Then, write it into your calendar. What isn%u2019t written down doesn%u2019t get done %u2013 trust me. No one will magically create space for you to do them so if you%u2019re not giving to yourself; at the end of the day; you%u2019ll be left with nothing and no energy which isn%u2019t a nice way to care for you and your health and the long term. For me, I%u2019ve learned that meditation and daily movement are my non negotiables. So, first thing upon waking, I meditate and then I fit in the movement in the morning, is ideal, and if that doesn%u2019t work because life happens (and oh, btw, I have 3 kids which means things get tossed up a lot!) I fit it into my day, every day. Walking, gym, running outside, yoga, stretching, whatever it is that my body needs that dayQ: Is your life now anything like what you imagined for yourself?This is a great question %u2026. Honestly, I don%u2019t think I could%u2019ve imagined a life like this for myself. A life where I am grateful every.single.day to be doing what I do, coaching women to be the best leaders they can be, speaking, writing 2 bestselling books?I say all that because I am an immigrant who came to the U.S. at the age of 6 from South Korea. I didn%u2019t know a lick of English, I was made fun of a lot, I tried desperately to fit in and find connection despite all of that and my childhood was very unstable and so no. So, no - I didn%u2019t think I%u2019d end up being a top leadership coach to females and yet it all makes sense when you follow the breadcrumbs of your life in terms of going for what gives you energy. I did that, luckily, by following my intuition, sticking it out through the challenging times and moments and when I look back, it all makes sense to where I am now.Q: What do you hope to accomplish within the next two years?In the next two years, I%u2019ll have put out 2 more books, been at the worlds biggest stages for speaking on topics like imposter syndrome, female leadership and my journey/story as a high achieving female and oh yea, on the couch with Oprah to talk about all of that. www.soheejunphd.comInstagram.com/soheejun_phdwww.linkedin.com/in/sjunphd52 MOST MAGAZINE - ISSUE 45