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Meet a Jane: Lily Iatridis
Posted on September 23, 2009 - Filed Under Meet a Jane, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane, Which Jane Are You?
Lily Iatridis is the owner of Boomerang, a consulting company which helps clients gain clarity in their seminars, workshops and presentations. A self-described “whiz” with developing substantive content and presenting it, Lily caters to clients who want to deliver a compelling message. Lily considers her key target markets to be coaches, consultants, speakers, and independent professionals. Her website offers books, audios, in person seminars and personal coaching.
As a former public school teacher from the Washington, D.C. area, Lily had experienced the best and the worst in presentations – including her own and others. After attending a seminar with an obviously talented professional who had a valuable message and couldn’t get it across effectively, Lily says she “felt a surge of inspiration. It was a combination of compassion and the ‘old’ teacher in me – if that presenter had known more, he would have probably gotten more business from it because I could see that he knew his business.”
Lily has a strong desire for a satisfying, rewarding career — for both personal fulfillment as well as financial reward. “When I was a full-time teacher, I was often frustrated by my heavy work load and low pay,” said Lily. “Once I was married and had children of my own, the idea of going back to my own classroom during the day and taking care of my family at night and on weekends felt way too draining to justify. As a teacher managing my own classroom, I loved to be creative, work with students, solve problems and be my own boss. Now I get to do the same as an entrepreneur but on my own schedule.”
“I love the fact that I created this business all on my own,” Lily said, “not to mention the fact that I’m also helping other people solve their problems with communicating to large groups! It’s like my fourth child.”
After taking the Which Jane Are You? assessment, Lily believes that the Merry Jane profile meets her current status. “I married an amazing guy and started a family later in life,” said Lily. “So even though I’m eager and anxious to get my business going full-blast, it’s a priority for me not to take the husband and children for granted. In my former career, I saw full well how quickly children grow, develop and permanently change over the course of a few years, so it’s important not to miss that time with them. Right now, my business is progressing slowly but steadily, which the competitive side of my personality finds frustrating, but I’m learning not to compare myself to others! The advice given to me as a Merry Jane was apt, especially the segments on organizing my time for maximum efficiency. “ Lily believes that she was an Accidental Jane when she first started out, but she aspires to be a Jane Dough someday.
Lily has great advice for other Merry Janes, “Organize your time, don’t compare yourself to others who don’t have the time constraints you do, and don’t forget to relax and have a good time with your business!”
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Great catching up with you. What an interesting way though to do it! Bob & Kay sent me one of your emails – way to go!!!