Ignite The Spark:

Identity Session For First-Gens

This is a 1-on-1 Session for Adult Children of Immigrants.

 You want to make a career change, but self-doubt and pressure to "do the right thing"  keep you stuck in analysis paralysis...

Let’s build your self-confidence by exploring who you are and what you actually want in your career…

Do you secretly crave more from life, but feel guilty owning it?

Are you tired of building a career that looks “successful” but leaves you unfulfilled? 

Are you ready to disrupt this pattern, but don’t know where to begin?

Let’s chat.  Because I know you…

You’re the high-achieving child of immigrants, who has spent your life trying to make your parents proud, meet the expectations of people around you and chase achievements. All while feeling depleted and disconnected from yourself… 

You didn’t mean to neglect yourself. You’re a creative, empathetic, and ambitious person. You like being successful. You like working hard. You like making BIG things happen. But while people saw your potential, they didn't understand the complex survival patterns you carried as a child of immigrants.

Hell… you barely understand it. 

The pressure to achieve, the fear of falling behind, the drive to end your family's cycle of struggle, while meeting their expectations of you. You carried all of this, often by yourself.  The result?

Your career is a reflection of your talent, personal resilience and your survival conditioning. 

Now you’re at a point, where you’re ready to outgrow this survivalist identity.

You’re done neglecting your needs. You’re done shrinking yourself for other people. You’re ready to expand to the full scope of your potential and LIVE like it too… Because, you don’t just want success. You want success that looks and feels like YOU.  

 Well… you’re in the right place.

Let’s start envisioning the life and career you actually want, by reclaiming who you are… 

Here’s Why You’re Stuck….

Your gap to building an authentic career isn't that you lack talent or capability. 

You already know how to build success through hard work and determination.. (And this hustle has put you light years ahead of your peers.)

The real barrier is your subconscious is still rooted in survival mode. So when you try to pursue anything outside of your survivalist-conditioning, self-doubt floods in: 

Who am I to even try this? What will people think of me? I should just be grateful for what I already have.

This self-doubt kills your confidence to claim what you want, let alone chase it. 

So you don’t build the courage to execute on your ideas, despite having ALL the talent and ALL the desire to do it.

Soooo… it’s time to finally unpack your lived experience and heal this survivalist conditioning. Because this self-exploration will rebuild your self-belief.  

And self-belief is the prerequisite for bold, confident and aligned action.

That’s exactly what we do in: Ignite the Spark. Let’s go!

What is ‘Ignite the Spark’?

Ignite the Spark, is a 90 minute identity session, where we will explore your lived experience as a child of immigrants and untangle the complex family, cultural, and personal expectations that have shaped your sense of self.

We’ll unpack how these dynamics influenced you, what narratives served you, and which ones you need to retire to help you meet your life and career goals.

We'll hold space and tell stories, and you’ll walk away with a renewed sense of self and a deeper understanding of how your bicultural identity influences you.  

Most importantly, You’ll feel excited by the possibility that exists for you and empowered to take concrete actions toward it. 

Ignite the Spark will be a catalyst for you to confidently take charge of your own life.

And the best part? This experience doesn’t begin and end with our session. 

It’s just where it starts…

Here’s What to Expect:

  • ✔️ Pre-work to build alignment

    Before we meet you’ll complete an Identity Deep Dive Assessment to help uncover your lived experiences and begin your process of self-discovery. This will also be the springboard for our session, so we can optimize our time together.

  • ✔️ A 90-minute virtual session

    via Google Meet, where we’ll focus on gaining clarity on who you are as a child of immigrants and a high-achiever to help you understand the complex forces that shape your identity and self-doubt. This session will allow you to build compassion for yourself and strengthen your self-concept and belief.

  • ✔️ Real-time workshopping

    in Miro, giving you a tangible takeaway to build on after our session + clarify your next steps.

    This is an opportunity to ask me questions and build clarity on what you really want in your career. You will also receive a copy of our session recording to refer back too.

You’ll Walk Away With:

  • 🔥 Sense of Validation

    where you’ll finally understand the complex layers of cultural, familial, and internal pressure that play a role in your personal and professional life

  • 🔥 Greater Self-Awareness

    so you can begin to embrace who you are and make decisions based on what you want vs. from what’s expected of you.

  • 🔥 Insight into Survival Patterns

    so you can identify strategies that once helped you succeed as a first-gen professional, but might now be keeping you stuck

  • 🔥 Breakthrough 'Aha' Moments

     about what truly matters to you, so you can reconnect with YOUR values, strengths, and desires that may have been overshadowed by external expectations.

  • 🔥 Renewed Self-Belief

    so you can embrace your authentic self, you’ll feel energized and empowered to make decisions from a place of self-trust and alignment.

  • 🔥 Momentum and Clarity

    About who you are, what you really want from this life. This clarity and momentum will drive you to make confident changes in your life.

Jiwan Dhaliwal (Me!) Your Career Design Coach

Let me be real…

Our conversations will go deep,  but we’ll have fun during it.

Because as children of immigrants, we don’t build self-belief by just understanding who we are,  but by loving who we are.

And true self love makes room for all we are… the pain, the joy, the grief, the weird and the wonderful crazy awesomeness in between. And we will make room for all of it. 

In fact, my unique genius lies in my ability to hold space with love, joy, and connection. I don’t feel compelled to fix things prematurely or shut down difficult feelings. 

We are energetic beings, and we need permission to let our energy flow unapologetically and without self-censorship or shame.  

So I meet your energetic moments with genuine curiosity and emotional optimism, so that we can understand what you really want and build towards it. 

Everything you share in this session will be met with openness, care and an occasional dose of dramatic humor… get ready!

Here’s What Clients Say About My Work…

I look forward to every session I have with Jiwan, as she is strategic, kind and helpful in her coaching approach. Anybody who wants to grow as a person and better their career and/or business, should be looking to work with Jiwan.

— Neha C.

Jiwan and I started working together for the last 8 months, as I left my job to figure out what to do next.

She worked alongside me as a thought partner and empowered me to discover and claim my inner voice, while coaching me to create my own path forward. 

After working together through this program, I feel so clear and confident in the work that I am doing now, combining my love for HR processes and elevating leadership teams. Thank you Jiwan, you have been instrumental in my success.

— Rosey S.

Jiwan has a creative approach to career and business design. I felt like I had clarity on what I wanted to accomplish within two sessions with her, and I am motivated to build a business that honours all my talents as a creative and a trailblazer. — Alisha S. 

Why work with me?

I take an unconventional approach to coaching and career design, which is exactly what first-gen children of immigrants need.

As a bicultural person, you have a complex personal identity. Your life, identity and self-expression are built through diverse influences, people and values.

You’re multifaceted. So you need an approach that holds space for your complexity, so you can really understand who you are and build a direction that’s right for you. 

I’m not here to give you simplistic answers or cookie-cutter answers.  No, no, no.

My goal is to empower you to feel proud of who YOU are as a first-gen, and give you a framework to build a life and career in line with your bicultural awesomeness. In your way. On your timeline.

I've worked with many bicultural changemakers design meaningful, aligned careers. I've also been through this transformation myself, by breaking free from survivalist patterns. I’ve been able to truly love who I am and build a career that reflects all my talents and potential. 

I know what it takes to build an authentic life… especially as a first-gen. We are cycle-breakers, high-achievers, generation rewriters — all in one. 

I take pride in using my expertise and credentials to give you the support you need.

So let’s build the direction that’s right for you.

I’m in! How do I book my Identity Session?

Sessions will be available the between August 15-30, 2025.

To schedule your session, follow the ‘Book Now’ link below. You’ll select your time (via Calendly) and process your payment.

The cost for my deep-dive strategy session is normally $447, but I’m offering 6 session in August for $247 USD.

Upon Booking, Here’s What to Expect:

Immediately, you’ll receive a confirmation of our session and an email containing your pre-work (the Identity Deep Dive Assessment). This email will include everything you need to prepare,  including the due date.

DISCLAIMER: Completing the pre-work is required prior to our session to ensure we maximize our time together.

If your pre-work isn’t submitted by the deadline, your session will be cancelled with no refund.

Once you book your session, be sure to celebrate!

By investing in yourself, you’re taking control of the next evolution of your life and career. This is strategic alignment, and it will help you achieve the success, fulfillment, and joy you’ve been craving.

I’m honored to support your journey, and I can’t wait to work with you.

P.S. Here’s What Others Say About My Work…

 Jiwan immediately distinguishes herself as a bright light of intellect, ethical reasoning, and empathetic care. This is someone who draws others to her leadership and ideas, and is genuinely committed to just ways of organizing and relating. I'm not overstating to say that – of the members of her generation energetically and compassionately laboring for a better world – she is among the absolute best that I know.  — Dave. H

 I have had the extreme pleasure of working with Jiwan over the last 2 years on content. I've found her to be thoughtful, eloquent and incredibly insightful. Jiwan has created an environment in which her clients feel like family.

 She brings deep intelligence to the conversations she has and challenges the status quo. Jiwan pushes clients out of their comfort zone - in an incredibly positive and gentle way. She uses each interview as an opportunity for her to learn and to further her knowledge. She is thoughtful and considers her clients even when not working together - she anxiously brings energy and positivity to the sessions and really works to create deeper relationships. I couldn't recommend another human more passionate than Jiwan to help you on your journey.  — Lindsay S.