MEET ANNE
On Purpose LIFE!
Anne Brooks is a Certified Life Coach and owner of On Purpose LIFE! Live Inspired Fulfilled Everyday!
HER LIFE PURPOSE: To reawaken, inspire, and nurture greatness in every soul.
As an executive coach, Anne works predominately with women. She is passionate about empowering individuals to claim their unique gifts and talents and use them to change their lives and the lives of many, allowing them to expand their circle of influence. She coaches her clients to take bold, brave steps to move forward to live a life that matters - holding them accountable for their actions and cheering their successes.
Prior to forming her own company, Anne had very successful careers at Drackett Products Company and M&M/Mars. In working with individuals and corporate clients, Anne draws on her 20+ years of experience in sales, marketing, and management. She held positions of increased responsibility, beginning with a small $1 million sales territory in central PA to managing teams across all trade channels domestically and internationally with sales volume in excess of $50 million, all the while transitioning from single to married to being a working mom. These rich experiences and responsibilities have built a solid foundation for Anne to be a great coach, mentor, facilitator, and keynote speaker.
In 1999, Anne quit her 70-hour, jet-setting job in search of a life of greater meaning and fulfillment. She knows first-hand the journey of reinventing oneself to create a life that is on purpose, meaningful, and passionate. Helping others create the life they long for is the cornerstone of her work.
At On Purpose LIFE!, Anne coaches individuals and small groups all over the US. Additionally, she facilitates an Executive Women's Forum, Leadership development for middle/senior managers, self-development workshops, and presents keynote addresses.
Anne is a graduate of Temple University and post-grad at Darden School of Business, Certified Instructor of Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and First Things First. Since starting her own business, she has done extensive training, including a Master Certified Secretan Associate, Client practitioner of Insights Discovery, Certified Life Coach from Coach for Life School, Certified WaveMaker Coach, Human Design Practitioner, graduate of Leadership Anne Arundel Flagship 2009 class, ADHD coaching certification. Always continuing to learn, Anne also walked on burning coals in Tony Robbins' Unleash the Power and went on to complete his Date With Destiny Program.
Anne has so many experiences and tools at her disposal, sure to help you achieve your greatest heights.
Anne resides in Annapolis with her husband of 37 years, Bob.
Anne's Journey
What would you do if you were BRAVE?
I was asked that question in October of 1998. At the time, I was working 70 hours a week in my sales and management job, exhausted from weekly trips across the country and living a very crazed life on a treadmill of 'doing' going 100 miles an hour. I was trying to be a super mom, super wife, super employee, super friend, and community volunteer. Essentially, I was trying to be a Wonder Woman! The truth was I was exhausted and very unhappy. What I really wanted to do was to quit my job. I didn't think that would be possible.
The thought of quitting brought both excitement and lots of fear. After almost 21 years in corporate and having built a lifestyle around my six-figure income, I didn't think I could take that bold step. Besides, I didn't really know what I would do. My identity was defined by my job title. But the seed had been planted, and I began to fantasize about what my life could be like if I walked away from the "golden handcuffs." Eight months later, I decided to take a leap of faith, and on July 2, 1999, I declared my independence in search of a life of greater meaning and passion.
Today, I am the founder and owner of On Purpose LIFE! The journey leading to my own business has involved much exploration. It's been like going to a smorgasbord and tasting all different kinds of foods. I began teaching Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to small groups. I felt I needed more training since my background had been in sales and management. I learned about a man from Canada who was doing transformational work in corporations. He was teaching about inspired leadership and helping corporations truly value each of their employees for their gifts and talents. That struck a chord in me as I longed to work in such an environment during those 21 years. Inspired by a dream of "healing the Corporate Heart", I signed on for extensive training with Dr. Lance Secretan. The work involved intense work with companies and actually took me away from my family for longer periods of time than my previous position. It was time to go back to the feast and try something else.
Coaching was my next stop. On September 21, 2001, with fear still coursing through me, I boarded a plane for Dallas to learn to be a coach. The previous event, two weeks prior - 9/11, only strengthened my desire to help people live a life of joy, purpose, and meaning. How many people hated their jobs in those Twin Towers? I wanted to coach people to live a life they loved. I trained with an International Coaching Federation-accredited school, Coach for Life. In 2002, I became a Certified Life Coach. This work felt like my calling and brought great satisfaction. I continue to coach clients- both executives and individuals. Since that training, I've added more tools to my bag... WaveMaker Coaching, Human Design, Core Dynamics of Common Problems, ADHD Coaching certification, and even Unleash to Power and Date with Destiny with Tony Robbins. My learning never stops...
The joy and deep peace that once seemed so elusive is now a way of being. While it has been a long journey, I have found a life of greater meaning and passion and have bravely stepped into my life purpose.