Reclaiming her spark SHARP WOMAN FEATURE: MYLA TRENCHUK

MYLA TRenchuk:

DAILY RECLAIMING HER SPARK

Meet Myla. At first blush, she may seem similar to many other women around Central Alberta. A “mompreneur” with a growing coaching practice, a mother of four busy girls, a wife, a community member. But there is so much more.

Myla grew up in a missionary family, which meant she lived all over the world. Born in the Philippines, she has moved with her family to many countries, including the US, Egypt, Cyprus, Russia and Kenya. The exposure to these varied cultures, lifestyles, languages and standards of living made her childhood and youth very unique and has given her a distinctive perspective on people and life.

“I always say I am ‘local’, wherever I am,” she chuckles. “My experiences and world view has definitely shaped how I see people and their potential in the world.”

The Influence of Culture

Myla says that, regardless of where people live, there are common threads. The main one she sees is how much people are influenced by their environment. Ethnic culture, religious culture, family culture and societal culture can all have a major influence on a person’s beliefs about themselves as a person. “It’s amazing to see how many people are so lost in terms of knowing who they are not having learned the importance of making themselves a priority and using their minds to create results that they want,” she explains. “Especially young girls. We need to equip children with the tools to know themselves and their potential so that they can make the best decisions for themselves and not be overly influenced by outside forces.”

Smart, dynamic, ambitious and passionate, Myla says her number one goal is to raise four confident little girls to become four confident women. “I have these little women that I need to mentor and be a role model for. That means I need to be sure of who I am and show them how to live in that confidence.”

Passion for Women

When Myla became a mom, she did what most moms do and put herself and her needs on the back burner. Babies are demanding and their needs are immediate, she says, so, out of necessity, the mom by Danielle Klooster

learns to defer her needs (showering, eating, sleeping) until “later”. But, for many women, Myla observed that this becomes a habit. She notices a lot of women “living robotically”, which is a lot like not really living at all. “So many women lose themselves, and lose their spark,” she shares. “That’s why my tag line is ‘reclaim your spark’. I am driven to help women find themselves, see their potential, reclaim their spark and begin to live life to its fullest.”

Although her education is in communications and public relations, Myla says she’s has found her true purpose is in helping women know themselves and release their potential. She founded Myla Trenchuk Coaching, where she practices mindset and success coaching, two years ago. Even though her children were all ages 8 and under at the time, Myla found that her personal journey could be

an inspiration to other women and decided she wanted to inspire and coach as a way to support women in their journeys.

Self discovery leads to purpose

When Myla signed up to take her coaching certification with the Proctor Gallagher Institute, she was amazed at the amount of personal revelation and clarity it offered her.

In her words: “I always knew that I was different from pretty much anyone else. I’m taller than most Filipinos. My hair is curly. My accent has evolved from living in so many different countries. It was always so painful to compare myself. When I became a mom, it felt like I needed to try and be the ‘Pinterest Mom’. But I’m not. My mentor once said to me, ‘What if the real reason you’re so exhausted is that you are holding back your potential?’ That was a major truth bomb. I realized that I need to own my uniqueness and let it empower me. Now I own who I am, and it’s so freeing.”

“Instead of comparing, I choose to create.”

Myla works daily to “strengthen the belief muscle”, clarifying her goal, reading her life script, writing, and refining her direction. “Defining your goals is like creating a painting,” she explains. “You start with a sketch, and then add colour, brush strokes, shading and depth. As I work on defining, clarifying and honing my goals each day, the picture becomes clearer. The process I practice is the process I drive to my clients.” Critical to this process is being militant about shutting out negativity. “I imagine myself like Wonder Woman,” she laughs, “using my wrist shields to just deflect, deflect, deflect.” She listens to audiobooks and podcasts and takes in an array of teaching to help her stay the course. She surrounds herself with a positive, supportive community and focuses on what she wants.

Walking the Talk

Is it easy running a business and a home and staying on top of your game? Myla confesses it is not. It is a daily discipline to effectively prioritize. For her, a good day is a productive day, but the best day is one where she sets an intention to be “authentically present” with her children. Having a great support system is a critical part of her journey to reaching her goals and balancing her life and she accredits her husband Rob, her extended family, her mentor, coach, and like-minded community people as all having an important part in her growth and success.

“I love my girls, and they are extremely important to me,” she says,

“but I know that I am the most important person in my life. When you focus on the good, more good comes into your life.”

Myla continues to grow her coaching practice, with a goal to have a global reach, and to do more public speaking. She wants to continue to grow in her own life, share her passion and model that personal strength and resilience to others so that they can create a dream and reclaim their spark.

A favourite quote for Myla and one that she embodies:

“God’s gift to you is more talent and ability than you could possi- bly imagine. Your gift to God is to develop as much of that tal- ent and ability as you can in this lifetime.” ~ Steve Bow

Myla Trenchuk is a mindset and success coach with Myla Trenchuk Coaching, where she helps people reclaim their spark. She lives in Lacombe, Alberta with her husband Rob and four children. mylatrenchuk.ca