About
My name is Bela Shah
I am a former attorney turned leadership coach. If you had told me years ago that I would empower Forbes 30 Under 30 mission-driven women and global changemakers to achieve success without sacrificing their wellbeing I wouldn't have believed it.
Professional Certified Coach, International Coaching Federation
Certified after passing an exam, delivering 500 hours of coaching and taking 400+ hours of training
Emotional Intelligence Certified Meta-Coach (Beyond EI)
Certified to train, teach, and mentor future coaches in Emotional Intelligence.
Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher (Center for Mindful Self-Compassion)
Certified to teach mindful self-compassion after completing 100+ hours of training.
Trained in Embodied Transformation (Coaches Rising)
Completed 17 live workshops with experts in somatic coaching and embodied transformation.
The most powerful leadership grows from within. Deep, sustained impact starts with the courage to face ourselves.
Nearly a decade ago, I sat in complete silence for ten days on my first Vipassana meditation retreat. Without distractions, I confronted the patterns and conditioning that shaped my life. That experience, and many retreats since—taught me the power of awareness in how we show up, lead, and create change.
As a first-generation immigrant who has lived and worked across four continents, I’ve learned to listen deeply, hold paradoxes, and connect with people from all walks of life. I’ve taken leaps of faith without knowing the landing, and I understand the terrain of success, failure, and the quiet resilience that comes from inner work.
I’ve coached mission-driven women, founders, and teams from Dalai Lama Fellows, Harvard Kennedy School’s Cheng Fellows, Echoing Green, 100X at LSE, and Forbes 30 Under 30 - helping them move beyond self-doubt, overthinking, and perfectionism to lead with clarity and confidence.
My training includes ICF certification, emotional intelligence, positive neuroplasticity, embodied transformation, mindfulness, and mindful self-compassion.
Today I work with leaders like you who are:
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Accomplished and admired on the outside, and
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Exhausted on the inside.
Your inner world is filled with:
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A relentless inner critic that keeps them second-guessing themselves
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A fear of slowing down, of being seen as incompetent or irrelevant
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An attachment to external validation and their leadership identity
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A nagging guilt whenever they consider taking a break
Core Results You Will Walk Away With:
✨ Relief: Like you can finally exhale. The constant inner pressure softens, and you will no longer feel like you are chasing an invisible finish line.
✨ Clarity: You will reconnect with your own voice and know what you want, not just what others expect of you. Decisions feel grounded, not forced.
✨ Confidence: Not performative confidence, but a deep, embodied self-trust. You no longer need to prove yourself to feel worthy.
✨ Liberation: From perfectionism, guilt, and the need to be constantly “on.” You are free to rest, say no, and show up as your full self.
✨ Wholeness: You no longer sees yourself as broken or not enough. You feel in alignment - mind, body, and purpose integrated.
✨ Empowered: You can lead from your center, not from fear. You are energized by your work again, but this time, in a way that’s sustainable and self-honoring.
From this grounded, aligned place - mind, body, and purpose integrated - you can lead with wisdom, free the cycle of burnout.