I'm Sophie

I’m not going to lie to you. I haven’t created all this in 12 months. It’s taken many years, different phases, ever-evolving businesses, thousands of dollars in mentoring and courses, till I was able to pull all my strings together and be totally ‘in flow’.

I was a single child, brought up in the country-side, who preferred time alone to being with others or joining in. I always felt like an outsider, hoping to find a place to fit in. Trying one community after another.

I followed in my parents’ footsteps and became a teacher, teaching art for 8 years in the UK. But I didn’t feel fulfilled being employed, as I wasn’t in charge of my own growth.
I quit my job and went all-in as a professional artist, which you can read more about on my Art Site (www.sophiemahirart.com); where I got to paint every day, exhibit in galleries, art fairs, solo shows, run open studios, organise an art trail, fulfil my goals and much more. 

I’d learnt a bit about business but had not really taken it too seriously and fairly soon I found myself burnt out and looking to experience something much easier and lighter. I put down my art.

The next years saw me diving deep into both personal and business courses and emerging having set up and running a successful Business Coaching Practice from my office in a business training centre on the South Coast of England.
The dollars were coming in, but I was still searching for fulfilment and complete happiness.

I knew I had to make a big decision and make a radical change if I was going to even get close to what I really wanted.

Sometimes life just gives you a nudge, and in 2013 I sold my house in the UK, packed up our belongings, filled a suitcase and headed for Melbourne. After 3 years living out of a suitcase, becoming part of the ‘Digital Nomad’ tribe in Asia, fate landed me back in Australia, in Perth this time and kept me there.

Having met a wonderful man and fallen in love I assessed my life. I quickly realised I could put together my passion for painting (which I took up again) and love of business and help my fellow artists with all the knowledge I had acquired during my coaching years.