My name is Anelia. I coach, speak and teach on authentic leadership, personal agency 
and spiritual growth.

I have always wanted to maximize my life and be the happiest, most successful, most fulfilled version of me that I could be.  

I grew up as a citizen of the world, worked hard to get into top schools like INSEAD, accruing degrees and qualifications, and have over 14 years of corporate experience working at prestigious organizations in roles that allowed me visibility, fast progression and lots of perks from a young age. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to become a Global Leadership Fellow of the World Economic Forum, a true honor to have this conferred to me as the only Bulgarian in the history of the program, where I was also the Wellbeing lead, building up our internal wellbeing program from the ground up into an engaged and active community.​

My life was filled with a lot of "first to do this" and "only one to achieve this." I followed society's rule book on how to live a good life to a T. On the outside, I looked like I was thriving and had a life and CV that many were envious of. ​

On the inside, I was far from it. Something was somehow always missing - and I thought the emptiness and the lack I felt would be filled by the next flashy title, or the next relationship. The lure of the extrinsic motivators that society tells us to value kept me going and completely disconnected me from myself and my inner voice. I struggled to articulate what I needed and found myself making choices in my life that were totally out of alignment with my truth. I felt burdened by imposter syndrome, lost and purposeless, and right before I hit rock bottom - sick and burned out.​​  I felt stuck and afraid and didn't see a way out of my misery yet I had reached a point where the suffering of staying in my situation far outweighed the comfort of the golden handcuffs and the life that had become, quite frankly, a lie.

​I wanted more for myself. It was a make or break moment for me. In that pivotal moment I had a choice - I could stay small and stuck, or I could take a leap of faith, let go of a lot of what I knew, and give myself the chance to start over again. And that's the choice I took. I left my prestigious career, my long-standing (failing) relationship and my home, and I set out on my personal odyssey of creating a life on my own terms - one that feels authentic, liberating and truly successful. And despite the risks and challenges that came with this decision, I haven't looked back a single day since.

​​​I have re-defined what success and power mean to me to truly embody them inside and out, and have stepped into my most magnetic version yet. Now I am guided to share my journey and empower others to find their truth, step into their greatest power and create lives of true fulfilment on their own terms, rather than society's or someone else's.​