Conduit for Change, Annelies M. Gentile, MA, ACC empowers people and organizations to thrive, leading from the inside out. Together, we look at and integrate the whole- not just the pieces in order to shift what’s stuck and leverage what’s working. In a nutshell, it’s about wellness of being and business. Lest not forget we’re all human-BEings first-- not human-doings. Her clients are heart-centered leaders and passionate professionals who care about THE BIG PICTURE.

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My dad always said, "Sweetheart, today's the first day of the rest of your life! Make it a great one!" He said this with a big smile and a glint in his eye as he bid me farewell and off to school so many years ago. He had a supreme attitude of gratitude. Everyday his eyes opened he'd say he had permission to begin again, hit restart. It was a new day and how it went was all up to him.

• How often do you hit restart?

At the end of his outstretched arm, as I ran out the door to the school bus at 5 AM, was a hand-painted lunch bag, one that he'd spent an hour on, the night before. Each was an original design loosely based upon a joke he'd found in a Ranger Rick magazine. Classmates would gather 'round each day to see Daddy-O's lunch bags. Some coveted them, so I shared, giving out a few that I could bear to pass on. I knew my daddy was special. How many other kids had a stay-at-home working mom and a present and loving dad who'd spend time each day to dedicate creativity to lunch for his daughters? No doubt, this is a dedication of service like non-other, from both my parents.

• In what ways do you share your service of creativity with others?

Why was he home? Dis-ease. Years of unregulated diabetes ate away at his body, making him unable to work for almost 20 years. Did this take him down? No. He leveraged it. He over-cared for his kids, went the extra mile and was there every step of the way for those he loved and for strangers, for he rarely met one.

• Where do you over-extend and forget your number one priority- YOU? Remember the "please put the oxygen mask on you first" airplane announcement?

He lifted us and others up in many profound ways. He came from an Italian immigrant family, who came to the States with nothing more than the clothes on their back and maybe a small satchel. They were tailors, hard working "no-collar" workers. They moved countries then entered the American Great Depression. My dad was a small boy in a tough economy with non-English speaking parents. These experiences in some people could break families apart and shatter dreams. However, regardless, my dad took golden nuggets from each of his difficult times, including his everyday struggle with pain, illness and surgeries, and instilled an extraordinary zest for positivity, generosity and compassion.

• How do you permit fear to lead verses when you permit love to lead?

He was living proof of an attitude of gratitude and service that led to a prosperous way of BEing. Now, do understand, he was human and made his share of mistakes. A saint he was not. He may have wanted stuff and money, like any other, but even in his "less than days" he kept a smile and a level of enthusiasm that rivals rock-star motivational speakers. Even after 8 years since his transition, his teachings still remain one of the strongest pivotal foundations of my heart and daily practice. I am grateful for him and for what he's left in my heart to share and shine with others. Thank you Daddie-O.

• Who in your life honors Prosperity As a Way of BEing?

Honor your life teacher today. Say thank you and pass on their teachings. Share your story with me, I'd love to hear it! 919-345-8396 OR conduitforchange@gmail.com

For more than 23 years Annelies has been challenging and inspiring people to live and work at their best through visionary practices that transform the status quo and tease out extraordinary human potential.

Besides being a humble leader, she's working artist, serial entrepreneur and world traveler. Annelies holds a Master's in coaching from Maryland University of Integrative Health, studied conflict transformation, peacebuilding and expressive arts in Switzerland's European Graduate School, and is certified with the International Coaching Federation. She's a highly regarded conduit for change who passionately lives for inspiring hearts and empowering lives.

Annelies is committed to helping heart-centered leaders, entrepreneurs, businesses, organizations and passionate professionals to raise their bar and get out of their own way so that they can continue to be amazing.