Are You Doing A Year-End Review On Yourself?
Many businesses choose this time of year to review successes, setbacks, and goals. It can be an insightful exercise and a powerful learning opportunity.
Melissa Dawn is a Certified Professional Life and Business Coach (CPCC), Motivational Speaker (Canadian Association of Professional Speakers – CAPS) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (BComm).
She is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and Entrepreneur.com and has been featured on many podcasts and talk shows such as Entrepreneur on Fire, Breakfast Television, CJAD Radio and more.
She is the Amazon international bestselling author of I Attract What I Am: Transform Failure into an Orgasmically Joyful Life and Business.
Many businesses choose this time of year to review successes, setbacks, and goals. It can be an insightful exercise and a powerful learning opportunity.
Putting your true self out there on Facebook or Twitter is pretty easy. Those networks are more casual, more “anything goes.” Being you on LinkedIn, a professional network… that takes bravery! But it can pay off in a big way.
Being real on my LinkedIn profile was a big leap. The result of taking that plunge, was that I started attracting clients I truly love working with. It has been an integral part of my success as an entrepreneur and in building my orgasmically joyful life and business.
When you sit down to plan your marketing strategy, what do you start with? If you work from the traditional business school model, you’ll start by analyzing your target market and the competition. From there, you’ll choose to either piggyback your marketing on what’s been successful for others, or you’ll try something completely different so […]
Can listening to others be your greatest failure? It was mine. When I first set out to start my own business, I hired a top business coach who specialized in teaching entrepreneurs how to “sell”. This coach had clients all around the world and had several successful companies. She was making millions. She came with […]
Who are your biggest sources of inspiration? What books, articles or talks have had the greatest impact on how you live your life?
Throughout my journey, I have been blessed to come across many people and resources that have taught me really valuable lessons, both in life and in business.
I believe in sharing good things, so I want to share with you the sources that spoke to me and my journey the most.
Someone asked me the other day, “If you had to name one thing that helped you build a successful business, what would it be?” I answered, “Making decisions from where I want to be, and not from where I am.”
When your inner voice, your intuition, your gut talks to you… do you listen to it? My intuition had been telling me for months that I needed to make certain changes in my life and business. I kept pushing this voice away and telling it, “I am too busy. I will deal with this later. Everything is okay.” I don’t know about you, but whenever I push this voice away, life has a way of…
Are there things you would really like in your life, but you keep telling yourself it’s just not possible? That it’s too complicated or far-fetched? You’re not alone. I have limited myself in this way many times in the past. Yet, over the years, I have come to realize that there are steps we can […]
The other day, my friend and I decided to try out a new hiking trail. I was so excited. I even got new hiking shoes. When we got to the mountain, we just couldn’t find any signs for the trail we wanted to take, so we decided to take “the road less traveled”.
Seriously, how do you choose to eat an apple? I was always taught to eat around the apple and to leave the core behind. One of my friends eats the entire apple to the point where only the stem is left.
CEO of Your Life has been trusted by several top organizations.

Melissa Dawn empowers executives and family business leaders to lead through change with heart—not just strategy—so they can inspire their teams, elevate their legacy, and create meaningful, lasting impact.
As a Master Certified Coach (MCC), keynote speaker, bestselling author, and master practitioner of energy medicine, Melissa blends two decades of corporate leadership with deep expertise in personal growth and business transformation. Her approach combines strategic insight with holistic, values-driven leadership—supporting clients to thrive both professionally and personally.
As one of the few coaches globally to hold the Master Certified Coach (MCC) designation—awarded to just 4% of coaches worldwide—Melissa equips leaders with the mindset, presence, and practical tools to lead from the inside out and create real, lasting transformation.
Through her transformative workshops, executive coaching, and high-impact keynotes, she has helped thousands of leaders become the CEOs of their lives—leading with authenticity, purpose, and heart.
Leading through change? The best leaders lead with heart, not just strategy.

