Alex Life Coach 

Did you know I was conceived in a threesome? 

But not in the way that you might think.... 

I was conceived in a threesome of cultures. 

I’m half English, half Danish, born and raised in France. 

Growing up I was always fairly street smart, good in social situations and solving real life problems.

But as a result of being bottom of the class in an elitist French system and getting bad grades throughout most of my teenage years, I developed insecurities around my intellectual capabilities.

I began to believe I was intellectually inferior to others. 

That I was not enough. Sound familiar? 

As a result, when I started my career:

I would identify with the companies that I worked for. 

Every company became a huge part of my identity and gave me a sense of being good enough.

Because I was surrounded by so many top performers, on the inside I often felt like an imposter...

I suffered from self-doubt, stress, anxiety...

But as long as I was working for a big corporate company, on the outside I thought people would think more highly of me. 

Well turns out that was a terrible strategy…

And it was one of the things that led to me burning out.

Since then though, I’ve completely changed the relationship I have with myself.

I no longer believe I’m not good enough or intellectually inferior to others.

I’m no longer crippled by stress, anxiety and self-doubt. 

And I’d love to help you to do the same. 

I'd love for you to finally find some inner peace and fulfilment in what you do. 

Are you ready to make that change? 

👉Send me a DM with the word "Thriving" to find out more about my Coaching program
👉 Or watch the video: www.alexlifecoach.com for more info. 

Wishing you a lovely day and if you've read this far, I appreciate you for spending time on my profile. 

Much love, 
Alex

Life Coach

Striving 2 Thriving

Community of likeminded Sensitive High-Achiever looking to live a more fulfilling life and keep growing... but without burning out.

Founder

Eat Pray Love

What do I have in common with Julia Roberts? 

I took an “Eat, Pray Love” year off and went travelling around Asia with the ultimate goal of “Finding myself” (not sure I could be any more Julia Roberts even if I tried) 💅.

It turns out, however, that travelling is not as relaxing as you might think. Always on the move, always looking for the next place to stay.

I was also hoping to come back as some kind of zen buddhist monk but as Corona hit and I had to fly back, I realised that I hadn't meditated a single time during the trip 😓.

Refusing to give up on my goal, I spent the next 5 months by myself on the Isle of Wight. My very own silent retreat, where I immersed myself in Personal Development books, courses and challenges. 

And then, like pretty much anyone having an existential crisis at that time: 

I had the epiphany that I wanted to be a “Life Coach". 

With my newly found life purpose, I went all in. 

Now that I finally had a meaningful career, I thought all my problems would disappear and that life would all be smooth sailing.

But I couldn’t have been more wrong.

Within months I started realising how many others had had the same “epiphany” as me, I started to compare myself, feeling overwhelmed and getting anxiety attacks.

All the things I had been running away from came back to hit me and they hit me hard. 

The fear of rejection, the fear of failure, the fear of other people’s judgement. The constant feeling of never being good enough and being an imposter. 

Which led to me burning out… again. 

But this time I was working with a coach so I had the support system to work through it. 

I discovered tools, learnt about new concepts and had genuine insights that completely changed how I saw life. 

Since then, I’ve successfully grown my coaching business, reached new heights I never believed were possible and feel excited about the future.

Life still isn’t smooth sailing, it never will be, but now I know how to navigate the waters.

Sabbatical 

eBay

Was I getting rich by selling used tights and pokemon cards? 


Unfortunately not 😢

This was the first job I took after Burning out at Uber. 

It was a freelance position and therefore a breath of fresh air because I didn’t have to deal with:

-Office politics
-Promotions 
-Long working hours 

It was the first time that I began to detach myself from the corporate world ☝ 

It opened up so much time for me to take on new hobbies like Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Yoga and Reading 🥋  🧘‍♂️  📚.  

I started to experience growth outside of work, feeling the benefits of living a healthier lifestyle and connecting with my body 🌱

I became less consumed by corporate gossip and politics, which led to me drastically improving relationships with my family but also my friends outside of work 💙

It’s like I finally left this bubble and realised that there were so many growth opportunities out there. 

I also realised how little I actually hear about these companies in the news, compared to when I worked there and it felt like they were the centre of the world 🌎.

But after about a year, despite all of this, I still felt unhappy. 

I still had this nagging feeling that I wasn’t where I should/could be. 

I had all the things I could possibly want, but still something was missing. 

And the only thing that I knew to blame was: my job. 

If only I could find a meaningful career, then I would finally be happy. 

So I decided to quit everything and go travelling.

I embraced my inner Julia Roberts and took an “Eat, Pray, Love” year off.

Recruitment (Freelance)

Uber

Did I have a 5 star rating as an Uber driver? 


Unfortunately I never got to drive for Uber but was lucky enough to join the company at its early stages. 

Not early enough for me to be mega rich and I also missed the Las Vegas Beyonce party by a couple of weeks… but I still got to experience Travis and all his eccentricity.

Working for a big name like Uber also temporarily covered up my belief of not being good enough. 

This felt great for a while but after some time I started to feel like I was drinking the Koolaid and that deep down I was just another cog in the machine.

I knew there was more to life than dedicating yourself to a company that says she loves you and that you are the one, but deep down you know that she could replace you in a heartbeat 💔.

Instead of listening to my intuition and afraid of showing weakness in a high performing environment, I started working harder, going after promotions faster, which was the perfect opportunity for them to squeeze as much out of me as possible.  

I took on way too many projects and continued to play the corporate political game. Although everyone around me was happy with my work, I knew I wasn’t doing my best as I was stretched too thin 😓. Even worse, this made me feel like an imposter because everyone around me was producing high quality work with seemingly no effort. 

I ended up pushing myself so hard that one day I couldn’t look at my screen anymore 😵.  

I had so much anxiety from trying to keep the boat afloat and not showing signs of struggle. If I did, it would compromise my chances of getting promoted and confirm that I wasn’t good enough. I could feel how unhealthy this was for my body so I went to the doctor and she told me I was having a burnout💥. 
 
I was really embarrassed because it was a term that I thought made me look weak and non resilient. I cared more about what other people would think of me than the fact that my body was telling me to stop 😳

Recruitment

Google

What happened when I broke my arm at Google?


I got a Chrome Cast.

Terrible Dad joke...

But when I was at Google, my whole self-worth and identity was tied to me working there.

My family even got Google swag for christmas. 

As long as I was working for Google, then on the outside I thought people would think more highly of me. 

It also made me feel safer because other companies would always want to poach me.

As a result, moving to a smaller unknown company was completely out of the question.

I called this Big Company Tunnel Vision. 

My only options were: climb the corporate ladder or go to another Big Tech company.

And these limiting options made me feel stuck and added a lot of unnecessary pressure.

Eventually when I started working on myself and gradually detaching from my corporate identity, I realised the infinite amount of options that were actually available to me (inside and outside of corporate).

It’s like a whole new world opened up.

And that world is available to anyone who is willing to invest in themselves and create it.

Have you ever had Big Company Tunnel Vision?

Novo Nordisk A/S

When I got my first internship at Novo Nordisk, I was so proud that I’d always make sure my work badge was visible while travelling on the train 😎. 

I had business cards made (as an intern with absolutely no need for them 🤦) and relished any opportunity to tell people where I was working. 

Even deep down I still didn't feel good enough, it definitely made me feel better about myself and how I thought other people saw me. 

This was the first time that I started to identify myself with the company that I worked for. I continued to do this throughout my career, every company became a huge part of my identity and gave me a sense of being good enough 😅.

Intern

Corporate Cog Energiser & Self-confidence Coach ⚙️🔋 I help you go from feeling lost, overwhelmed and never good enough → to energised, empowered and excited for more 🙏 Take Action NOW - Get your Custom Thriving Plan ⬇️

I’ve spoken to 589+ successful high achievers.

97% of them felt unfulfilled because of this:

They’ve lived their entire life conforming to other people’s expectations.

- Their parents’ expectations.
- Teachers’ expectations.
- Society’s expectations.

Because that’s how they learned to earn approval, avoid disappointment and stay connected:

By meeting expectations.
By being “the good one.”
By suppressing what they really wanted.

It worked.

They became reliable, successful and confident (on the outside).
 
But also?

Disconnected.
Close to burnt out.
And full of self-doubt (on the inside).

That’s where I come in.

I help sensitive high-achievers break free from survival mode and start living with calm clarity, powerful boundaries and deep self-trust.

I work with Millennials who are:

- Externally successful but internally overwhelmed
- Emotionally intelligent, but stuck in loops of guilt, overthinking and people-pleasing
- Tired of holding it all together while quietly falling apart

If that’s you…. you’re not broken.

You’re just disconnected from yourself after years of performing, proving and trying to be everything for everyone.

Through my Freedom Accelerator Method, I’ll guide you to:

✅ Go from overthinking to inner peace
✅ Trade self-doubt for unshakable self-trust
✅ Set boundaries without guilt or fear
✅ Reconnect with what you want…not what others expect
✅ Finally create a life that feels like yours

This isn’t mindset hacks or toxic positivity.

It’s deep, practical work that helps you stop performing and start becoming.

If you’re tired of the overthinking, the pressure, the second-guessing…
If you want to pursue success, but without sacrificing your peace, self-trust or wellbeing…

Send me a DM with the word “Thriving” and let’s explore how we can work together.

You don’t need to figure this out alone.
You just need the right space to come back to yourself.

Much love,
Alex

PS: Check out my clients Testimonials below!

Alex Østergaard

Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd

Hawk-Eye Innovations have been at the forefront of sports officiating and broadcast enhancement technology since 2001.  The world’s biggest sporting events trust Hawk-Eye to make the right call, when it matters most.

Senior Talent Aquisition Partner - Technology🏸

Be You.

Be You. Podcast
Messy. Honest. Human.

Be You. is a space where professionals share the parts of their story that don’t usually make it onto their CVs. More and more, we’re hearing powerful stories around mental health, neurodiversity, vulnerability, burnout, identity, and what it really means to show up as yourself at work.

Each episode invites open, honest conversations about the realities of working life – the highs, the lows, and the messy bits in between. Our guests come from all walks of life, opening up about the challenges they've faced.

Spotify > https://open.spotify.com/show/2Ha3ffq8zgxWyRSSGIrZd0?si=36112b5b6fe24c53
YouTube > https://www.youtube.com/@BeYou-Podcast

Podcast Host 🎙

Reed Talent Solutions

REEDs Permanent RPO Technology division expanding the specialist service offering

Executive RPO Talent Partner - Technology 🚀

Computer & Network Consultants Ltd

At CNC, we take a results-orientated approach to bringing your IT infrastructure to life. With 25 years of experience providing outsourced IT support solutions, we’ve helped UK wide businesses achieve and exceed IT objectives, through strategic technology design, uniquely tailored to help you achieve success.

Bring us on board and let us make a difference.
 
We can help your organization perform without limits, to achieve its true potential. We are proud to say that we work across a range of business sectors, supplying world class outsourced IT support services, cyber-security protection, cloud hosting, business grade broadband, telephony solutions and much more.

Talent Lead - Technology 💻

Co-Founder - Technology 🚀

FUTRLI

FUTRLI is used world wide to future-proof thousands of businesses globally. Our award-winning all-in-one forecasting and reporting engine helps businesses have total confidence in where they’ve been, how they are trending today and where they are going. FUTRLI is helping business owners, accountants and bookkeepers to be more successful together.

"It TRIPLED our profits. I wouldn't run my business without it" Mojo Bar

"Futrli is going to be (if it isn't already) a phenomenon in the accounting industry! It's as simple as that." Meades & Co 

"Futrli is what small businesses and entrepreneurs have been needing to grow smarter and succeed faster." EBCFO 

Forecast Tomorrow: Plan for the best case, the worst case and everything inbetween 
Understand Today: Be informed if anything changes and make sense of why
Action a Better Future: With clear, actionable insights to help you navigate success and avoid risk

Talent Acquisition Manager - Technology 👨‍💻

RDF Group

With a history dating back to 1994, RDF Group is a strategic IT supplier who offers a range of services including headhunting, testing, development, managed services and consulting. 

Over the years RDF has helped 1000's of IT professionals find employment within the industry. We also has expertise working with SME's and blue chip companies across Europe helping them deliver crucial projects on time and within budget.

We offer a broad range of services including Contract & Permanent Recruitment, Interim Consultants, Executive Search & Selection and Fully Managed Outsourced Solutions.

If you are struggling for the right person for the business then please feel free to get in touch.

IT Delivery Consultant - 🌏

JNC Recruitment Limited

JNC Recruitment Limited is a young, dynamic and rapidly expanding organisation exclusively focusing on the global IT Recruitment market.

We aim to deliver an excellent level of customer service, quality of work and integrity to the entire recruitment process by working in partnership with both our candidates and clients.

In today's market, where cost management is a prime consideration for all businesses, JNC Recruitment provides a totally transparent and cost effective pricing structure, which has been proven to reduce on-going hiring costs.

Our team of friendly and fully trained staff utilize their industry knowledge and expertise, so you can feel confident of receiving a professional service and well informed advice.

We offer a broad range of services including Contract & Permanent Recruitment, Interim Consultants, Executive Search & Selection and Fully Managed Outsourced Solutions.

JNC have specialist industry knowledge as a whole, with specific sector knowledge in:-
•Financial Services
•Media
•Oil & Gas
•Pharmaceutical
•Utilities & Energy
•Logistics
•Travel & Tourism

In summary JNC Recruitment is confident in its proven recruitment methodology, which adheres to industry best practice. We have the necessary expertise to fulfill all your IT requirements ensuring we place the right people, in the right roles, in the most cost-efficient manner.

Alexander Lloyd

I am a strong dedicated recruiter, fulfilling permanent Finance & Technology positions across the UK; with a predominant focus on the South East region. I work on a variety of interesting and varied roles ranging from Head Of Risk to Compliance Officers. My experience allows me to focus on a bespoke recruitment process, paying particular attention to both my candidates needs and clients wants.

Junior Recruitment Consultant - Finance / Technology 🏦

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner @ Sony Sports Business - Hawk-Eye🏸 | Job Search & Careers Advice | 🧠 ADHD Advice & Tips | Guest Speaker |🎙Be You. Podcast Host

🦰 Who am I? A tech recruiter who actually gets tech. I’ve spent 10+ years in tech recruitment and yes, I code too.

🤓 What makes me different? I don’t just throw CVs at job specs. I understand what’s under the hood so I can have proper conversations with engineers and hiring managers, not just tick boxes.

🧠 Outside of work? I’m big on supporting the neurodivergent community and having honest conversations on my podcast. On Spotify & Linkedin Live.

✍🏼 Why am I here? To share insights, learn from others, and keep it real. Job advice, tech chat, or just a different perspective, I’m here for it.

🚶‍♂️ My journey? I was part of the LinkedIn Creator Program and still create content to help job seekers, especially those who think a little differently and recently hit "Linkedin Top Voice".

🏸 Sport? When I’m not behind a screen I’m on a badminton court. Top 100 in the UK for Men’s Singles.

Thomas Woodhams

Being productive at work can be a challenge when the tasks aren’t exactly the fun ones. If you have ADHD you know the deal… you need little rituals just to get started.

I used to listen to everyone around me telling me what I should do and how I should do it. But being told what to do never goes down well in the ADHD handbook.

What has actually helped me in work and in life is this:

👉🏻 Trying things that help
👉🏻 Working out what genuinely works for me
👉🏻 Testing things for myself
👉🏻 Getting out of my comfort zone

People sometimes say once you have met one neurodivergent mindset you have met them all.
If we are being real, every experience is different.

Some of us need classical music, some need visuals, some need accountability, and most of us need an urgent deadline to suddenly become world class at finishing something we ignored for three days.

I really enjoy classical music but sometimes me vs ADHD feels like a full night at the Proms. The music kicks in and suddenly I am the main character doing ballerina moves in my chair just to get through the day.

But that is the point. You do what you need to do to make your brain work. There is no right way, only your way.

Sometimes just getting to work and actually working is an achievement in my eyes.

💡Fun fact: People with ADHD are scientifically proven to unlock 300% more productivity the moment they remember a task is due in 9 minutes. ( Study conducted internally by my own panic.)

What’s one tiny unhinged habit that keeps you functioning at work… but you’d deny it instantly if someone asked?

#Linkedin #ADHD #Productivity #Work

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