Unleash Your Potential – Unlock Your Inner Self
It’s time to find the real YOU!
Are you tired, lonely, unheard, or unappreciated? You look in the mirror and see yourself without a smile – wondering what happened to you and where joy, hope, desire, and passion are.
When did you last laugh and feel good about yourself and who you are? The weight of your problems becomes heavier by the day. The others don’t help – they constantly want something from you and expect you to meet their needs or force you into feelings of shame and guilt.
The messages you get are “you should,” “you must,” and “it’s your fault” that all come down to what you do and who you are is not good enough.
No wonder you don’t feel right about yourself because you haven’t met your GREAT and WONDERFUL self. You never got a chance to “rise and shine.”
Connect with yourself first – find your destination.
No one teaches us how to live a life of self-fulfillment, self-discovery, growth, and pursuit of happiness.
We learned about history, algebra, science, and all the good stuff, but there is a massive void in our knowledge about ourselves and others. We lack the “know-how” to connect and have deep, meaningful conversations; build harmonious and fulfilling relationships, careers, and friendships; to accept, appreciate, and love ourselves. In other words, we don’t know how to be a better version of ourselves and live better lives.
Now that you embarked on this exciting, thrilling, and challenging journey of self-discovery, you are determined to take the helm in your own hands and bravely sail the oceans of opportunity life offers.
Like any other mariner yearning for distant destinations, you’ll need maps, instruments, skills, and a clear idea of where you want to go. That’s when I step in. I’ll help you transform from a passenger who always misses a ship and is scared to join one to the captain of your vessel.
Set sail for a transformation.
In our work together, I will listen to you carefully and emphatically validate you and care for you. I’ll want to know where you were, where you are now, and where you wish to be.
We’ll discuss anything that matters to you without judgment or prejudice. But I will not just ask questions about your feelings, nod my head, and occasionally hum “um.” We’ll challenge the beliefs that limit you, the self-image that doesn’t serve you, and the habits that keep you from moving forward and growing.
We’ll also take action, learn new skills, and brush up on the existing ones. (And yes, I will learn, too. Learning is a two-way process, and I will learn a lot from you in this process – thank you.)
To express this in maritime jargon, we’ll identify your destination on the map (your goals and what you want to achieve). Then, we will plan an itinerary (steps necessary to achieve your goals), obtain the essential instruments (learn and practice applicable skills), increase safety and security onboard (crisis management, enhancement of coping capacity), and set sail.
And never forget, your destination is not final. You can sail on your own whenever and wherever YOU wish once you get to your safe harbor with me as your navigator, empowered, self-reliant, and equipped with experience, knowledge, strengths, and skills.
Hello, I’m Milan
Working shipboard taught me how to communicate.
My use of nautical metaphors is not random. I’ve been a sailor for quite some time, figuratively and literally. Although I was born and raised in Serbia, a landlocked country (where I obtained a bachelor’s degree in psychology), I always knew I wanted to travel and see the rest of the world. I loved everything that was related to sailing the seven seas.
I was also very passionate about helping others. So these factors determined my career path (despite external pressure on me to take another career path because my parents “knew” what was best for me).
I studied psychology, but I wanted to learn about the world firsthand.
Therefore, I ventured out into this fantastic world to gain personal knowledge by working on a ship. It was not easy for a person from my neck of the world to get a job on a cruise ship, so I was happy when I landed a job as a waiter. I worked for a few years in a dining room, serving food.
My takeaway from that phase of my personal growth – I learned how to treat my customers properly and acquired hands-on experience dealing with people. Later, I became an onboard human resources officer, which allowed me to work with the crew and help them in many ways, including providing psychological and emotional support.
Working onboard taught me interpersonal communication.
I learned much about different cultures and how one’s background impacts communication and interpersonal relationships.
The takeaway from this phase is my increased cultural sensitivity and ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds. After several rewarding years at sea, during which I gained immense knowledge and experience through working with people, I returned to land. I continued working in shoreside human resources while pursuing my master’s in Couples and Family Therapy at Nova Southeastern University in Florida.
After graduation, I started my therapy and counseling practice, helping others achieve their goals and dreams.
Now that you have decided to change what does not work for you, I invite you to embark on a similar, transformative, revealing, enriching, and fulfilling journey of self-recreation.
Call me, and we’ll discuss how I can support you on your way to happiness.