Hanging out in my Club You membership most days, dropping into inboxes all over the world every Friday via my newsletter and posting whenever I feel like it over on instagram @selinathecoach
"Don't ask what the world needs,
Ask what makes you come alive
And then go and do that,
Because what the world needs
Is people who have come alive"
- Harold Whitman
Playing big just for the sake of it. Often the smaller changes in life can make the biggest difference
Having the courage to design a life that makes YOU happy. Taking care of yourself as much as you take care of others.
I am a firm believer that our lives are our greatest creative projects.
And that the magic we have as human beings is our ability to dream things up and then, through committed action, turn those dreams into reality.
And there is nothing I love more than showing people how to use that - very real - magic to design the lives they really want to be living.
But it takes courage.
Because as much as we are designed to make our dreams come true and thrive in life, we are also designed to be deeply fearful of change, trying new things and stepping out of our comfort zone.
All of which are essential when designing a life and career you love.
And so I’ve made it my mission in life to guide, support and cheer people on as they ride that rollercoaster of change, go after their dreams and design a life they love.
And I LOVE it.
And it’s why I created Project You.
Because I wanted to create a place that people could come to get the guidance, inspiration and support they need to really help them ride that rollercoaster and
Project You is my passion project, my labour of love, a constant source of creativity, connection and joy.
For over seventeen years I've been making it my business to help people create lives and careers they love.
I’m Selina Barker, Life Design Coach, author of Burnt Out, host of the Audible Series The Career Change Coach and founder of Project You.
Hey there,
Selina Barker is a Career and Life Design Coach, author and international speaker, who has been helping people break free from burnout and create lives and careers they love for almost two decades.
She has coached a long list of clients from Google, Apple and UN Women, to recording artists, best-selling authors, and leaders in the tech, finance, creative and music industries.
Her book ‘Burnt Out: the exhausted person’s six-step guide to thriving in a fast-paced world’ was published in April 2021 and has been translated into multiple languages.
She is creator of the Audible Series The Career Change Coach and the Project You journals.
Selina and her work have been featured in the Telegraph, Independent, Sunday Times Style magazine, Red, Psychologies, Stylist, Grazia, Metro, BBC and many more.
She lives in London with her husband and their 8 year old son.
About Selina
My Favorite Things
Fun with my girlfriends - trips away where we remember who we are, away from to-do lists and responsibilities
my happy place!
The Sea! It's where I get my guidance and find my peace.
Making my dreams come true, like quitting my life in London at 31, to travel the UK, living and working from a bright yellow campervan named Beryl.
My Favorite Things
Finding joy in the simple pleasures. Sunny days. Cups of tea in paddling pools. Laughter with those I love.
Writing - whether it's journalling my thoughts, plotting how to make my dreams come true or writing my next book.
my peaceful pleasure
Adventures with my boys. Kayaking. Paddle boarding. Sailing. Camping out in the back garden.