For those who are done proving, and called to create
For three decades, I built toward the life that was promised to make me happy as the only daughter of a Chinese family and a first-generation immigrant — MIT, McKinsey, product. But I wasn't happy. In 2024, I left my tech job to write my own story. I was a beginner again — learning to vision, to experiment, to let go of my beliefs, and, most importantly, to come home again and again to who I am and my own superpower.
Maybe the layoff secretly created a sense of relief, and you wonder if it's the opportunity to finally chart your own path. Maybe you hit the number, but after the trips and toasts you're surprised to find yourself adrift — it turns out the scoreboard had been standing in for a purpose. Maybe everything looks fine, but the fuller version of you is pressing against the edges.
You've unlocked your own open-world game. It's uncertain, a little foggy, and can be lonely. I'm your guide and cheerleader. Together we develop your vision, lead through uncertainty, and prototype your way to new land.
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3 months · clarity & momentum
For those looking to get out of limbo — stuck on the same decision, or paralyzed by options on what's next. We get clear on your unique superpower and how to lead with it, then design intentional experiments to test the options you're considering. You complete with clarity and momentum.
6 months · lasting change
For those who want to rewire how they create. We release the patterns and beliefs that hold you back, align your day-to-day to your own vision of abundance, strengthen your internal motivation, and hold steady through the hard parts. You complete with tangible new skills and a new relationship to your work and yourself.
Being in the room with Shirley is like finding a sanctuary of objective truth. Within weeks, I made the decision I had been deliberating for over a year. And this time it felt empowered instead of agonized.
These sessions gave me the nudge I needed to look more clearly at what I truly want — and say yes to a riskier opportunity that carries real potential and genuinely excites me.
The whole experience opened doors I didn't know were there. Over the past year, I've found that what we discovered together in our sessions keeps working long after they end. When life gets overwhelming and I lose my sense of openness and freedom, I come back to the practices we built together.
Let's talk. I'll lend you my brain for the hour. We'll discuss what you're navigating, what you wish were different, and from there we'll design the whether, when, what, and how.
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