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This success story is a testament to the power of passion, perseverance, and hard work.
From Burn-out to Depression to Healing to Power to Celebration and Freedom..
Living life to the best of its beats!
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Become the easiest chill, in-flow person you know by developing your self-image to take the "right" decisions that work for you..
Without the doubt, loss of motivation, struggle and low self-confidence.
Instead, discover how to have the energy, the mindset and the confidence to believe then execute.
Welcome to the inspiring story of Sara Hegy, PhD and Coach, the winner of the Richtzenhain Prize 2021 for her outstanding dissertation in cancer research completed at the prestigious University of Heidelberg, Germany after which she transitioned to build an elite Coaching Business from the heart of Europe in Berlin!
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THE EARLY BEGINNINGS
Sara says: I studied leadership and self-development books since I was 10.
I'd read the book, get excited, apply it for 3 days then fall back off and get angry at myself, promise myself to work harder in applying the information next times. I had a lot of passion to serve humanity and I thought the way to fulfil that is by becoming a doctor. So, I studied really hard..
Sara fell in love with Germany so much so that she was determined to go back for her Masters studies in a German University. At 20 years old, she applied for several German Universities to pursue her postgraduate studies despite all her family’s concerns to travel and study alone at a time. Sara’s vision was to contribute to the discovery of great academic knowledge that makes a difference in the field of cancer research and she has let that vision guide her forward. In the summer of 2012, Sara got accepted into and chose to join the University of Heidelberg to start her Masters degree in the field of Cancer Biology. So far so good, her determination and hard work have carried the day so well. At 20 years old and accepted in one of Europe’s top universities.. But it didn’t continue like that..
Growing up in the typical “hard-working” culture meant that the only way I knew how to live is to study more, do more, run further, go to the next year, the next grade, always look for the A+, if I get less than 98%, I resent myself. I push myself harder. This way of performing took me to places, I graduated top 1% of my class in the Bachelor's degree, and I was accepted in one of the world’s 100 top universities, the Heidelberg University in Germany.
Fast forward the year 2018, I'm worn-out, severely depressed, leading a huge PhD project from the heart of one of the toughest academic environments in Europe and partnering with leaders across 2 different continents AND my competitor is almost outrunning me..
I'm struggling in a dark rat-race with no glimpse of hope and no amount of hard work is effective in ending this agony!! I gave up on "self-development" and "dreams"!!
THE INITIAL TRIGGER
But everything changed, I failed! Yes, I failed to succeed in my Master's degree. For the most part, I was just struggling to find a lab to finish my Master thesis. I did all the usual stuff (applying to all the labs, changing supervisors, changing projects, writing a petition to the University) and none of it worked… until I let go of my attachment to finish the Master thesis and looked for a student job through which I can financially support myself.
There I met my first mentor, supervisor and boss : Professor Bruce Edgar.
For the next 9 months: we created a partnership based on curiosity, powerful safe communication space that generated new ways of lateral thinking and interesting observations.. The really hard work reaped the fruit of a successful Masters degree..
Now what? I knew I will not continue in Science, but I was too scared to change and I didn’t even know where to but, the spark to succeed and contribute to the Academic knowledge is what kept me going. The diligence to publish my findings in a prestigious Academic journal and my desire to be amongst the top-performing students for my Professor is what sparked the passion for me to continue working on my scientific project. Fast forward 2 years later, I was offered a “fast-track” PhD project after Bruce relocated to a different continent and I still had the desire to continue working on my scientific project. I had 3 months contract, then 6 months contract then a year contract and the “fast-track” PhD still didn’t end.
THE DARK HOLE
I was pitching a prototype in an Innovation summer school and I couldn’t speak. The words wouldn’t come out. I looked at the 2 minute timer as the audience was staring at me and the seconds went by..
15 seconds elapsed and I asked to step out for a moment..
I re-practiced the pitch and I delivered it. This incident will be the first in a few more where my ability to speak in public was compromised.
Fast forward the year 2018, I'm worn-out, severely depressed, leading a huge PhD project from the heart of one of the toughest academic environments in Europe and partnering with leaders across 2 different continents AND my competitor is almost outrunning me.. I'm struggling in a dark rat-race with no glimpse of hope and no amount of hard work is effective in ending this agony!!
Little did I know, I started a seemingly new battle of survival, I was in psychosomatic pain, completely lost direction. It seemed for a long time as if I gave up on "self-development" and "dreams"!!
Running, hard-working, hard-working then I stopped, something stopped working. I stopped smiling and I couldn’t run anymore. I got the news that I was severely depressed.
Almost nobody around me was getting it. I’m still really committed to succeed but I can't keep working the same way and I don’t see a way out.
THE LIGHT BULB MOMENT
On a sunny beautiful winter day in February 2019, I met my coach and she asked me what would happen if 2020 would be an amazing year for you? I was so moved, I started hysterically crying "I'd have my Nature paper, I'd complete my PhD with the highest honors and I'd go higher"
With that question, I discovered coaching and like that without meds, I started reprogramming my mindset. Over the next 6 months, my coach became my committed listener to my success and thriving through my depression.
She helped me distinguish my survival-based performance and helped me get to the sources of my lack of self-belief, worry and unhappiness. I peeled away what no longer served me and welcomed what is in alignment with my vision of service.
And that was a massive game-changer. I reconnected to my passion and my commitment to publish my work powerfully, I didn’t have to push or pressure or prove anymore, I was functioning from “I will do it, I see it and it’s happening..”
All of a sudden, things started to really work in my life and I was very happy. In 2020, I fulfilled every goal I had in my list from 2019 when I was asked that question.
This was magical.. That I thrived through all of this and created well beyond, anything I have ever thought of!
THE FREEDOM AND LOVE FOR LEADERSHIP
During the Covid-19 and as the world was freaking out, I moved to the woods near Frankfurt, Germany with an expired residence permit and an unwavering new committment to build my business.
Over the next 2 years, I've spent over 20k+ of self-investment and over 10,000 hours of learning and developing myself to coach powerfully, I immersed myself in the top-notch coaching programs to alter people’s realities and help them discover the tools and the strategies that they need to level up.
I have studied, honed on and improved the tools and transformative processes that allow me to build, serve while living a full life that I love.
and the results speak for themselves: 💥Huge Scientific Grant, Scientific Prize, German Embassy Congrats and a thriving Coaching Business, Featured Top Coach,..
THE VISION
That's why I created this Coaching Business. Because I want to teach everything I've learned and discovered to leaders, talents and decision makers, so that they can apply it to their own life and go shine big, bold, and bright for a cause!
For work spaces to build inclusive effective celebrative happy work cultures..
For individuals to build happy homes and raise healthy kids..
THE GROWTH AND INFLUENCE
“Can this be it? Can I be what’s possible?
But it takes a lot of power and resilience to build a coaching business.. Do I really have what it takes? The responsibility is huge.. and everybody thinks I am crazy for transitioning into coaching and developing talents to breakthrough and transform their blocks after having such a successful career as a scientist..”
For months, I have been developing myself as a Leadership coach, full of self-doubt, my vision is to cause leadership on a global scale but I’m still unclear on the how..
During my development as a Leadership Coach, I was taught that it takes a village to cause a leader and I was wondering how can I? Which village will cause me?
In November 2021, I got the exciting news that I won the Richtzenhain Prize..
In the midst of the noise in my head, I parked it to the side and I took one action, created one conversation about being featured as an Egyptian Woman who made a difference abroad with her achievements..
One action, one conversation.. and here’s what opened up..
In December 2021, the Women of Egypt published a description of my achievement.. and overnight, I have gotten the first Media and TV Appearances. And in parallel, an amazing human being and an Egyptian influencer wrote a post about me that went viral!! and before you know it, dozens of media reports were out about me and my story.. Somebody has gotten in touch with me about being a VIP guest in the World Youth Forum (WYF) 2022 and attending a presidential dinner.. I spoke to the Egyptian President about “transformation”!! it was all so surreal..
Often times, we think that people who make it are people who have something that we are lacking.. like they are worth something more than us or they are smarter and we are stupid or they are powerful and we are incapable
But all what successful people who go beyond circumstances have in common is that they are a space for powerful actions, they park their shame, blame and doubt conversation to the side and they start taking actions from the space of being committed to some bigger vision.. something that makes their heart sing..
For me, it’s the possibility that every human gets liberated from the constraint that their past has dictated them to be.. the possibility that every human connects with their purpose and create a life that is worth living instead of only living a life of reaction and consumption..
For me, it’s Leadership and Freedom that I stand for in life.. What about you?
and in case you’re wondering who my tribe is: I will tell you the my tribe is Global!! It’s the amazing European, American, and African people (people from every walk of life) who love me, support me and listen for my greatness as a leader..
so that I get to love, support and serve my clients globally..
and because of them, you’re reading these words now..
Much Love,
Sara Hegy
"Living a fulfilled life that is authentically yours is like LIVING everyday through a window of limitless opportunities and happiness that doesn't run out WITHOUT the self-doubt, procrastination, overwhelm, burnout or anxiety . The more you practice, the more you master enjoying the rollercoaster called life"
Sara Hegy, PhD and Coach
CEO and founder of GenX Leadership Academy
Sara Hegy's Success Story Is Featured In!
Here's your Leadership Expert and Coach:
🚀Dr.Sara Hegy is an Award-winning Scientist, Leadership Development Expert and Coach.
🚀A published first author in Nature under Ahmed et al,2020 (Best Academic Journal Worldwide).
🚀Richtzenhain Prize Winner in 2021 and congratulated by the German Embassy in Cairo.
🚀Dr.Hegy's research raised a grant of 2.7 million USD for the scientific development of her findings.
🚀Dr.Hegy has 11+ years of leadership experience as a highly-qualified academic professional expat.
🚀Within the first 23 months of her business's launch, with 10,000+ hours of training and development, she delivered 5000+ hours of coaching calls, created 30+ global clients, and a 5-figure coaching business in the first 23 months of launch without prior entrepreneurial experience.
🚀Dr. Hegy is voted as One of the top 15 coaches in Berlin, Germany in 2022, 2023.
🚀Dr. Hegy's awarded the 2023 Influential Business Women Awards by AI.
🚀Dr. Hegy's a thought leader who delivered 12 scientific articles with a twist on leadership, decision-making, and being visionary for Brainz Magazine in 2023/2024 (Ongoing until 15 Feb 2024).
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NOW YOU WILL ASK A FREQUENTLY COMMON QUESTION, WILL COACHING WORK?
I hear that from leaders who are stuck, tired, burnt out, skpetical all the TIME!!
Before I answer that: Let me tell you the only reason why coaching wouldn't work..
- YOU ARE NOT INVESTING WITH THE RIGHT COACH/PROFESSIONAL TO HELP YOU GROW.
(it's NOT that they are bad, it's that THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO MEET YOU WHERE YOU ARE AND TAKE YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO BE!)
The dictionary definition of "help": to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need.
If it's not help, it's a waste of resources!
And if you've been going through that: it's O.K., keep changing the means until you land THE RIGHT PERSON, THE RIGHT CONDITIONS AND THE RIGHT TIME
WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT?
- DEVELOPED SELF-AWARENESS (to discover your own self-limiting thinking and communication patterns that lead you to the same struggles always!)
- HEAL PAST EXPERIENCES
- GENERATE POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE
- DEVELOP A SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS A PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE
- UPGRADED SELF-IMAGE AND FULFILLING ON YOUR GOALS
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Aya Ahmed- Germany
Post-doctoral Scientist
I recommend Sara as a Life coach, I was very hesitant at first to start coaching. I did not understand what this is and how it can help, till I heard Sara talking once in an interview.
I had two calls with her to make sure that this is what I want. Before this experience, I did not realize what was blocking me from achieving my dreams and regulating my thoughts.
I was overwhelmed with life and its problems. Sara's program was mix of group coaching and one to one coaching. This turned out to be one of the most useful and exciting experiences. Sara is very motivated person, with her smile and strong coaching background, all the blocks in performance that I had was gone.
She is a hardworking and a trustworthy person. The program teaches you the tools and provide you with the mindset that helps you gain self-confidence, motivation and strong communication in your work and in your personal life. The coaching with Sara helped me change a lot of things to the better, enhanced my communication, performance and leadership skills. I highly recommend Sara for any one who wants to take leadership in their professional and personal life to the next level.
Ahmed Eissa- Germany
Senior Software Engineer @ Daimler
Sara got my attention and intention ready since our very first call...highly motivated and committed.
Sara's program included group and 1 on 1 action , definitely a pleasant journey and life-changing experience The program opened up aspects for growth and made me regain curiosity. It also helped me define when things go wrong and how to act in such situations .
the program provided tools and enlightenment to master self-awareness , the value provided exceeded my expectations and opened up a new world for me. Sara makes sure she listens carefully and is very dedicated to her customer , a definition of work passionately done. I wish Sara a flourishing business and career, and I highly recommend her as a coach .
Asmaa Ahmed- Egypt
Health Care Management, Poet
Sara is a highly committed professional, I like her spirit ,she was keen in helping me explore my weakness points and helping me overcome them. She also pushed me to achieve my goals and never stop at blaming myself, just know where am I blocked then move on . There are literally no limits to what you can achieve with your goals , I will always remember that through the coaching she answered my most pressing question that I was frantically looking for its answer, for almost one year and she gave me the keys to discovering the answer myself. Really thank you Sara 🥰 من خلال الكوتشنج عرفت اننا اللي بنخلق الواقع اللي عايزين نعيش فيه وبقيت أكثر قوة في تحقيق أهدافي وعرفت افرق بين أدائي وبين رأيي عن أدائي عرفت أشوف العالم الداخلي ليا بصورة أوضح
Omar Mosaad- Germany
Scientist @ Grünenthal Group
Building a partnership with Sara has had repercussions on many aspects of my professional and personal life. Sara has helped me distinguish my self-limiting beliefs and realize the masked potential for my performance. Her program was sincerely customized to me and feeling her devotion to support me has given our partnership an immense forward push. As we started, I was skeptical of the technique, and I wondered “Do you think this is going to work? Is this worth my investment?”. To every wonderer like myself, the answer to both questions is YES!
I highly recommend Sara to people aspiring to grow, seeing a boundary that they do not understand, and willing to open up and dwell into their core. This might just be the thing for you!
Marwa Abdelrazeq- Germany
Software Development Manager @ Amazon | Head of Accessibility in Cloudscape.design | IAAP CPACC Certified
" I had the pleasure of working with Sara as my career and personal coach. She helped me to discover my blockers and improve my performance in both my personal and professional life. Sara is a dedicated, authentic, and loyal coach who truly cares about her clients. She is highly skilled at uncovering areas for growth and guiding individuals to reach their fullest potential. I highly recommend Sara as a coach for anyone looking to take their personal or professional development to the next level."
Ahmed Motie-
Saudi Arabia
Engineer @ Construction Service Provider and Entrepreneur
I saw Sara on TV after her research has won an award. She got my attention, especially that she comes from a scientific background and totally shifted her career. This is exactly what I want to do.
I was facing a lot of challenges, a lot of blocks to start my own business, and I was highly affected by previous experiences. The program was a mix of group coaching and one to one calls. This mix was a great opportunity for me to know more about my limitations and to find out how to get through them. The program taught me tools that helped me tons. It also changed the mindset I have been on for a long time to a totally new one that can fit me into this business field.
Lastly I want to say that taking this coaching program with Sara helped me a lot, especially in improving my communication and understanding my thoughts, and how to deal with them properly to get a clear vision of what I want to do in my own business. Moreover, my performance improved tremendously making me a better leader for my employees. Sara is a great person and a great coach, I highly recommend her program.
Dina Mostafa-
Netherlands
Postdoctoral Scientist @
UMC Utrecht
Sara was my coach for 3 months during which she provided a judgment-free & structured space to explore my situation and come up with new ways to achieve what matters the most for me. She uses several coaching techniques such as powerful questions and deep listening to identify roadblocks that stay in the way of me living in the life of freedom.
It was amazing to know that there are many tools and resources from which we are not aware, which can assist us in making better decisions and positively impacting our life. After my coaching sessions with Sara I became better in describing myself. I started having powerful conversations with my boss. I became aware of when I am in a reaction. I learnt being in a reaction doesn't take me anywhere from where I am but actions do. Sara is very kind and continues to check on me frequently and remind me of the powerful techniques I learnt from her.
Ahmed El Masry-
Egypt
Automation Engineer @ Shell
Sara is very helpful , smart and a great coach. she helped me to figure out and highlight a lot of points through our sessions . I highly recommend her when you are looking to change your life and getting a better version of your self
Craving what they experienced..?
"Sara has helped me with transitioning from a long professional career as an employee to become a successful entrepreneur. Thanks to her coaching I've been able to make great moves in the last few months. And this is just the beginning.
Sara has helped me to move from a survival mindset to a high performer entrepreneurial mindset and this is gold!
First, Sara has helped me to understand and to realize is how much drama was around me.. that my life was driven by lots and lots of drama that I didn't know that I wasn't aware of. Now, I have tools to deal with my drama to make the best out of it and being able to be in control, whenever this negativity- inner voice, imposter syndrome in whatever form comes out and and I become aware and I can deal with it. Only this has been a big game changer for me.
Secondly, very, very important as well is to gain clarity to have an end goal... What's my end goal? What's my why? So for me now, of course, thanks to the coaching, I know that I want to become financially independent so that I can have more quality time with my kids, my wife, my family and when you know that it's much easier to go out there and show up as the amazing entrepreneur, amazing professional, amazing expert that you are. And my case, I've been able to get much better business opportunities just because I was clear."
Pedro Soler, Austria
Entrepreneur and Business Owner
"I chose Sara Hegy to be my coach 3 months ago after seeing her on TV speaking about her journey. I had a strong feeling that she will be able to help me although I didn't know what to expect from the program.
I was truly surprised by all the things Sara helped me discover about myself. She helped me see where my self-limiting beliefs are coming from and how I can deal with them. She helped me discover how to be powerful and free.
In just a few weeks I have seen myself perform and communicate differently because of her coaching. Sara is an amazing coach, she does it from the heart and she put her all into her coaching. If you want a powerful coach who would commit to unleash you and hold you accountable to your own success, I highly recommend Sara."
Dalia El Kenawy, Egypt
Strategic and Analytics Manager @Johnson and Johnson
"It was really powerful to attend this coaching program with Sara. She has the talent and tools to go deep and help her client discover their blocks, then give them the suitable tools to overcome their weaknesses.
I have read a lot of books and attended many short courses and workshops before on my way to discover and develop myself, but this program was really different. The program structure is very helpful especially in training the client on using the tools in different situations and the available support when they are being stuck. Being in a group sounded like an uncomfortable idea, but then I found it really inspiring and helpful.
Being in a group helped me to have a wider vision and practice more and review more situations in the same session. I really recommend this program to anyone who is seeking to discover him/ herself, their blocks and strength points and wants to develop themselves from a clean slate. For me, I'm passionately looking forward to the next program."
Rana El Laithy, Egypt
PhD researcher
“So before the coaching journey I used to have low self confidence and high doubts about myself I didn't really have value for my time or my word and to be honest about anything in life at all and I didn't really know what is my purpose in life really or what things I can accomplish.
My life before the coaching was like full of darkness and hatred and people used to use my time and run my life for me, forcing me to do decisions I don't really want to do and I was afraid ( I didn't even know that I was afraid )
Now after 6 months journey of coaching with Sara : I can tell that I know what is really going on with me, I can have deep authentic conversation with myself that I can share myself freely with no fear of rejection or judgements cause I knew the sources of my trauma and am no longer victim for it , I understood more about my relationship with time , love , words family and friends.
My life now is like a rollercoaster ( ups and downs) , and I'm okay with that as I no longer give up for the downs and don't let it dominate me and dominate my life. I'm not saying life is always easy but through the journey you will really have a breakthrough and you get through the challenges in the way.
Things I had accomplished during my journey :
1- High self-confidence
2- High self-awareness
3- I finished 4 courses while previously finishing a single course was a myth to me.
4- I do share myself freely while previously I used to remain silent all the time.
5- I got 2 job offers in one day.
6- Now I've my business with my father and no longer searching or interested in a job.
That was about me and my experience with Sara. Now if you ask me about the coaching: I assure you 500% it's really worth it!
As for Sara, she is super awesome human being and super passionate person that will give you the space and the time to create and help you with all what she have and all what she can do , she will be a super stand for you to achieve great things in life as coaching for her is not just about the business only and even when you finish your coaching with her you can have her as mentor and seek her advice.
She will gladly do that as this is her true commitment in life: to change people's lives and to support them in having life open up for them.
It will be really such a priceless experience that you'll have.”
Ahmed ElAby - Saudi Arabia
Sales and Marketing head at Sadeem Al Sahara
"I was looking for a professional coach and contacted Sara based on her positive recommendations. Following our first call of getting to know each other, Sara proposed a long coaching program that works on my inner values and gets rid of my performance blockers.
I worked through sessions which entailed in-depth reflections on one's self during sessions and homework in between sessions. The suggested exercises helped me rank order values in life on a high, medium and low basis and encouraged me to reflect on ways in which I may be able to achieve greater satisfaction with my leadership skills in both my working life and personal life.
Reflecting on Sara's strategy, engaging personality, and incredible active-listening skills, I believe I made the proper selection; Sara was highly influential in nailing down my personality traits, uncovering what provided me with positive vibes and what I should stay away from. In the leadership program, Sara managed to help me clarifying what I was striving for. These coaching sessions were an excellent investment of money and time, and I would recommend Sara to any professional at her/his career crossroads. It does make a difference."
Esraa Radyan - Sweden
Msc, Entrepreneur and Product data analyst
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