She Woke Up Panicking: 'What Have I Done?'

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Jackie Neilson spent 35 years at Merck—rising from bench chemist to VP of Primary Care Sales.

Then a near-death experience changed everything.

"Death's door was calling. The next thing you know, I'm in the emergency room."

She survived. But she couldn't reconnect with her purpose at Merck anymore.

Until one morning, she woke up freaking out: "What was I doing? Why was I not at Merck? Where's my job? How did I give it up?"

The transition from corporate executive to leadership coach wasn't easy. But Jackie found something she'd been missing: the overlap of purpose and passion.

In this conversation, Jackie shares:
→ How she rose through Merck without a plan (just a service-oriented mentality)
→ The leadership style that made people want to tell her the truth in a room full of colleagues
→ The near-death experience that forced her to reevaluate everything
→ The identity crisis after leaving: "For 35 years, I thought the world was Merck"
→ How she found her calling in leadership coaching
→ What she'd tell her 30-year-old self about worth, the long game, and collaboration
→ Advice for anyone facing a major transition: Find where purpose and passion overlap

This is about more than career change. It's about what happens when life forces you to stop and ask: What am I really here to do?

🎯 ABOUT JACKIE NEILSON:
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Jackie Neilson is a leadership coach and mentor who coaches across the leadership spectrum—aspiring leaders, emerging leaders, and experienced executives. She spent 35 years at Merck, rising from bench chemist to VP of Primary Care Sales before a near-death experience led her to transition into coaching in 2018. Her focus is helping leaders build confidence, shift mindset, build resilience, and reconnect with their purpose.

🔗 Connect with Jackie:
LinkedIn:   / jacqueline-neilson-75369512a  

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