Anyone can build an energizing career they love. It's just a matter of knowing what to focus on.
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Episodes
Redefining failure
We often fear failure because we associate it with judgment and inadequacy. However failure is inevitable and a natural part of the learning and growth process......
How to manage anxiety
Anxiety can block you towards an energizing career you love if you don’t know how to move through it. It’s like a defense mechanism.....
How to choose the 'right' path
It’s natural to want to choose the ‘right’ path for yourself professionally. And when people feel lost it feels hard to know what’s ‘right’....
Don't say yes to the wrong job
Are you worried that you’ll say yes to the wrong job? This is a common concern when we feel lost and stuck professionally. This can happen for three main reasons....
How to feel confident
Confidence is something everyone wants more of. And the good news is - it’s a muscle you can strengthen. As with everything, it’s just about knowing what to focus on....
Redundancy Game Plan
Redundancy is on everyone’s lips. Have you recently been made redundant? Is your company threatening redundancies? Are you considering leaving your job and restructuring your career? Then you’ll want to listen to this episode....
How to connect to your gut
Have you ever had a sense that you shouldn't do something ... and yet, you did it anyways. And then you kicked yourself afterwards when the result isn’t what you wanted because you felt like you had a sense that you shouldn’t do whatever is it that you did?
How to cultivate mentors
I spent years thinking mentorship had to be bestowed upon me. That if I worked hard enough and got lucky some benevolent titan of industry would grant me the privilege of being their mentee....
How to take risks
When you’re in transition you’re thinking about what could come next. And in this moment it’s easy to focus on everything that could go wrong...
Mitigating my own burnout
I felt stuck in my business recently. Confused, tired, and overwhelmed. Everything felt hard and annoying and all the things I usually found energy in were draining me. But then it dawned on me....
Strive for B- work
When we strive for an A in everything, when we want everything to be perfect, we are either unable to keep up with life’s competing demands or we burn out. So what if I told you the secret is striving for B- work?
The passion and purpose trap
Find your passion, follow your purpose are two of the biggest red herrings when it comes to creating an energizing career you love. I explain why this is and what you should focus on instead in this episode...
The 4 skills for career fulfillment
When our career stops working the way it once did it can be overwhelming. The confusion and ambiguity is uncomfortable. What do we pay attention to and what do we ignore?
Lessons from getting fired
I consider getting fired one of the best things that’s ever happened to me. And even though it’s certainly inconvenient and uncomfortable, I consider it a blessing in disguise for most people....
An ode to crying
We live in a culture that is embarrassed by tears. So we resist and repress our tears when we feel them triggered. In this episode I dive into why this is a mistake and all the health and growth benefits we get from crying....
Trusting yourself with Sarah Sternberg
After nine months of maternity Sarah was looking towards returning to work with trepidation....
Follow the fun
Too often we have a narrative that work should feel like work. That fun is something that happens outside of our job.....
How to achieve any goal
Oftentimes the reason we aren’t taking action is because we’re worried about what could go wrong and how we will feel when it does.....
Letting go of your parents' opinions
Oftentimes the reason we’re stuck in our careers is because we’ve been building it against someone else’s model for success and fulfillment....
Finding the bullseye with Nick Wellner
When I met Nick he felt like he was treading water, clocking in and clocking out, looking up the corporate ladder without any real enthusiasm....
Careers are like romantic relationships
The process of building an energizing career you love is similar to the process of building a healthy, thriving, romantic relationship......
Panic MBAs
We hate the discomfort of feeling lost. And when we’re lost we don’t know where to start to fix it. This is why so many people reach for another degree - I did this, I did an MBA.....
You might be people pleasing
Most people pleasers don’t realize they’re people pleasers. Because people pleasing is more nuanced than telling people yes when you really mean no.....
Don't update your resume
The natural place to start when you feel like you might want a new job is to head over to a job board and start scanning opening roles or open up that old resume and start adding new information. But this is the wrong place to start if you’re feeling lost professionally......
Goals that feel good with Jen Lewis
By February most New Year’s resolutions will have fallen by the wayside. But what if you could think about your year in a way that felt motivating, exciting, and aligned - and set you up so that you could not fail?
Navigating uncertainty
Uncertainty is uncomfortable. And yet it’s a normal part of the transition process as you remake your career identity. You have to spend time not knowing what the next step is, before you’re clear on where you want to go.......
Learning to trust your gut
Do you ever feel attached to your career looking a certain way? This is what was happening with my next podcast guest, Yui Hashimoto, when we first started working together.....
How to reflect and set achievable goals
I consider the week between Christmas and New Year’s to be the best week of the year. The festivities are over, the socializing has calmed down, work is typically slower and we have these precious few days to be a bit quieter and reflect - on the past twelve months and the next twelve months.....
Finding purpose and direction with Damien Neva
In this episode I speak with Damien Neva, a former client of mine. Before we started working together Damien felt at sea - unsure how to define his professional focus and therefore unclear how to address the professional dissonance he was feeling in the midst of the pandemic.....
Writing your own rulebook with Isabelle Vandenbroucke
Part of what I wanted to do on this podcast is introduce you to everyday people who are thriving, professionally, personally. To show you that feeling energized and aligned at work isn't just for celebrities or the titans of industry that are often featured on other podcasts.....
How to stop procrastinating
Learning how to manage my urges to procrastinate has been one of the biggest hurdles in creating an energizing career I love. And if I can do it - so, can you.....
Feelings: your overlooked superpower
In this episode I discuss why feelings are a superpower and how to tune into them and use them to your advantage....
Wisdom From My Career Path
I share my own journey to create an energizing career I love and the insights I’ve gleaned along the way that are fundamental to the work I teach at The Career Studio....
Your Time: Career Cornerstone 4
Do you know how to structure your days and your weeks to support your energy and therefore productivity and impact? And are you able to set, communicate, and maintain the boundaries on your time.....
Your People: Career Cornerstone 3
People are the lifeblood of your career. And what I mean by people is essentially learning how to have intentional, insightful, strategic conversations about whatever you need help with. This is the skill will help you move through the inevitable discomfort of confusion and uncertainty....
Your Mindset: Career Cornerstone 2
When you’re stuck in your career you’re stuck in your mind. But did you know you have agency over the thoughts in your head? You get to choose the narrative and this choice will impact how you feel....
Your Brand: Career Cornerstone 1
At the heart of creating an energizing career is getting in touch with your own brand. And I mean brand in the most authentic sense of the word. Not who you think you should be or what other people ask you to be....
Trailer
An introduction to The Career Studio podcast.