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April 16th, 2026

The Life-Changing Realization I Had at 45 (It’s Not What You Think)

Ever feel like you’re doing everything “right” in your career, but you’ve somehow lost the most important part of the equation….yourself?

Helen Wada is a former high-level corporate leader and chartered accountant who realized that the "old way" of doing business was missing a heartbeat.

After nearly 30 years in the commercial world and a life-altering breast Cancer diagnosis at age 45, Helen hit the pause button to redefine what leadership and success actually look like.

Now, as a leadership coach and founder of The Human Advantage, she’s leading a quiet revolution.

We’re diving into:

💛 The "If Not Now, When" Moment: Why 45 is the perfect age to take the biggest leap of your career.

💛 The Power of the Pause: How a Health scare and six months of decompression allowed Helen to do the deep work of finding her purpose.

💛 Human-Centered Leadership: Why skills like listening, empathy, and self-awareness are actually the secret sauce for commercial success.

💛 Generational Gaps: How we can help the next generation (and ourselves!) move away from screens and back into real, meaningful connection.

💛 Ownership & Resilience: Why you don’t have to leave your job to change your life—you just have to take ownership of who you are.

Connect with Helen:

📍Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-wada/

📍Website:        www.thehumanadvantage.co.uk

📍Podcast: Human Wise – Podcast – Apple Podcasts

📍Pre-Order Book:  https://mybook.to/HUMANWISE

👇 I’d Love to know in the comments:

What is one "human skill" (like curiosity, listening, or presence) that you want to lean into more this year—either at work or in your personal life?

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