A Wild New Work

Happy Autumnal Equinox, friends! Today the light and dark are balanced, and we officially welcome Fall and Libra seasons. The invitation of this time is to see ourselves and our harvests very clearly so that we can interrupt cycles of self-sabotage that keep us stuck. In this episode, we explore:

* The energy of Libra season

* The invitations of mid-harvest

* Why we self-sabotage

* How to limit the self-sabotage and have more clarity than ever this time of year

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About Megan:

Megan Leatherman, MS, PHR, is the founder and director of A Wild New Work, an ecological career development agency based in the Pacific Northwest. As a career mentor, nature lover, writer and speaker, Megan has helped hundreds of professionals feel more aligned in their careers. She has a Master’s degree in conflict resolution, experience in Human Resources, and believes that our work can be a spiritual practice. You can learn more about her at http://awildnewwork.com/about.

The waning of Summer is upon us, and there’s so much we can learn from the zodiac sign of Virgo, which rules this time of year. If we make the most of this time and use tools such as discernment and devotion, we’ll set ourselves up for a bountiful harvest in the Fall. In this episode, we cover:

* The natural cues we’re receiving in the Northern Hemisphere this time of year

* The sign of Virgo: its qualities, symbols, and lessons

* How to be wise and limit worthless attention-grabbers in your life

* The benefits that come from creating structures and routines that truly support you

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

* A Wild New School’s Autumn Session, “Begin Again”: http://awildnewwork.com/autumn-session

* Free Virgo workbook: http://awildnewwork.com/shop

* Caliban and the Witch: https://www.powells.com/book/-9781570270598

About Megan:

Megan Leatherman, MS, PHR, is the founder and director of A Wild New Work, an ecological career development agency based in the Pacific Northwest. As a career coach, nature lover, writer and speaker, Megan has helped hundreds of professionals feel more aligned in their careers. She has a Master’s degree in conflict resolution, experience in Human Resources, and believes that our work can be a spiritual practice. You can learn more about her at http://awildnewwork.com/about.

The Summer Solstice on June 21 marks an important threshold and puts us into the Summer season. What do you want to cultivate in the latter half of 2019? How could this month set you up for deeper joy, empowerment, and success in your career? The Crab is our teacher in this episode, and we cover:

* The molting process of the Crab

* How the Crab can exit its old shell with ease and how we can do the same

* What it means to be “full of ourselves”

* How we can give ourselves what we’re most hungry for from our managers, organizations, and colleagues

* Why being full of yourself will set you up for greater success in the rest of 2019

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

* Rewilding Work: A guided nature + career walk on Saturday the 22nd in Portland: http://awildnewwork.com/classes/rewilding-work-a-nature-walk-ddcwf

* Two videos that demonstrate the crab’s molting process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgffHW8RSXM and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQyopA3JoWo

About Megan:

Megan Leatherman, MS, PHR, is the founder and director of A Wild New Work, an ecological career development agency based in the Pacific Northwest. As a career coach, nature lover, writer and speaker, Megan has helped hundreds of professionals feel more aligned in their careers. She has a Master’s degree in conflict resolution, experience in Human Resources, and believes that our work can be a spiritual practice. You can learn more about her at http://awildnewwork.com/about.

What would it be like to enjoy your work more and attract the kinds of opportunities you want at the same time? In this late Springtime episode, the flowers in bloom teach us about how to attract the pollinators most suited to our particular giftedness. There’s no question that you have something special to share through your career. The question is how you can give it life and get it out into the world in a healthy way. In this episode, we cover:

* How flowers attract the pollinators that they need to them

* What it means to be “professionally attractive”

* Four ways to be even more attractive in your career than you already are: making more room for your soul, having fun, finding pollinators that resonate with you, and getting your unique pollen / nectar / offering out into the world

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

* A Wild New School, Summer Session: http://awildnewwork.com/summer-session

* Native Land App: https://native-land.ca/

* Columbine flower: https://www.flowerpicturegallery.com/v/columbine-flower-picture-gallery/

About Megan Leatherman:

Megan Leatherman, MS, PHR, is the founder and director of A Wild New Work, an ecological career development agency based in the Pacific Northwest. As a career coach, nature lover, writer and speaker, Megan has helped hundreds of professionals feel more aligned in their careers. She has a Master’s degree in conflict resolution, experience in Human Resources, and believes that our work can be a spiritual practice. You can learn more about her at http://awildnewwork.com/about.

How do you know whether or not to leave a job, organization, project, or career path? There are so many factors that go into the decision that it can begin to feel paralyzing or miserable. In this episode, I talk with my guest, mindfulness and self-care coach Megan Miller, about how best to move through a period of determining whether to stay in something as it is, make a change where we are, or walk away. In this episode, we cover:

* Gemini season: both its chaotic nature and integrative potential

* What Nature’s inviting us to do this time of year in our lives and careers

* Why it’s so hard to decide between staying in a job and leaving

* A ton of tips about how to find our way through to a decision that’s truly in alignment for us

If you’re considering making a change in your career this late Spring, we encourage you to tune into this episode! And if this podcast feels supportive to you, please rate it and share it with others!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

* A Wild New School, Summer Session: http://awildnewwork.com/summer-session

* Free webinar on June 6th: “5 Things You Can Do to Grow in Your Career this Summer”: http://awildnewwork.com/classes/5-things-you-can-do-to-grow-in-your-career-this-summer

* Megan Miller’s website: https://www.meganelizabethmiller.com/

About our guest, Megan Miller:

Megan Miller has been supporting individuals, couples and families for over 12 years as a mental health therapist in the Portland area. In the fall of 2018 she moved to the Oregon coast and began her training as a life coach with Beautiful You Coaching Academy. She currently offers both therapy and coaching services to individual clients through online platforms. Her work centers around supporting individuals to find greater mindfulness and self-care in their lives. Megan loves the outdoors and finds great healing and insight through her connection to nature. She is excited for the launch of A Wild New School in the summer of 2019 and looks forward to supporting individuals and their careers through this beautiful program. More information can be found at www.meganelizabethmiller.com or on Instagram @inspiredlife_nw.

About Megan Leatherman:

Megan Leatherman, MS, PHR, is the founder and director of A Wild New Work, an ecological career development agency based in the Pacific Northwest. As a career coach, nature lover, writer and speaker, Megan has helped hundreds of professionals feel more aligned in their careers. She has a Master’s degree in conflict resolution, experience in Human Resources, and believes that our work can be a spiritual practice. You can learn more about her at http://awildnewwork.com/about.

The future can seem like a scary place. Climate change, workplace automation, and an increasingly changing world can be pretty overwhelming. What do we have control over in our lives and work, and how can we become more resilient in the face of difficulties, new growth, and transformation? How can we be okay, no matter what comes?

In this episode, I share three ways to future-proof your career: remember that you’re you, find your ecosystem, and make peace with the biosphere. We cover:

* Self-care

* Strengths: how to know what they are and express them

* The Zones of Incompetence, Competence, Excellence and Genius

* How to find your right ecosystem

* Portfolio careers

* What we actually have control over

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Resources mentioned in the show:

* One on one eco-coaching sessions: http://awildnewwork.com/ecocoaching

* A Wild New School, Summer Session: http://awildnewwork.com/summer-session

* Book: The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks

* World Economic Forum Report, 2018: https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-future-of-jobs-report-2018

* PwC Report on the Future of Work, 2018: https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/services/people-organisation/workforce-of-the-future/workforce-of-the-future-the-competing-forces-shaping-2030-pwc.pdf

About Megan:

Megan Leatherman is the founder and director of A Wild New Work, an ecological career development agency based in the Pacific Northwest. As a career coach, nature lover, writer and speaker, Megan has helped hundreds of professionals feel more aligned in their careers. She has a Master’s degree in conflict resolution, experience in Human Resources, and believes that our work can be a spiritual practice. You can learn more about her at http://awildnewwork.com/about.

In most workplaces, everything is considered urgent. Even in our own private career development, we rush things along or stall a change we know we need. We’ve unlearned our own natural rhythms and distrust our sense of timing. By looking to the plants and other animals around us, we can learn what’s possible when we trust our own pace.

In this episode, I share:

- What potent energy is available to us this Beltane, or May Day

- What “urgency mania” can look like at work

- How to cope with urgency mania or stagnation in your workplace

- Seven energetic hygiene practices you can use to realign with your inner rhythm

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Resources mentioned in the show:

- Information on Beltane, the ancient Gaelic holiday on May 1st: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltane

- A Wild New School: http://awildnewwork.com/a-wild-new-school

So many of us equate our worth with what we do for work. But of course, our worth can’t be found in our careers, because it’s a non-negotiable part of being alive on this planet. Every organism has value, even if we humans can’t see what it is. When we stop seeking our self-worth in our work, we can create careers that are an outgrowth of our inner beauty and resilience.

In this episode, I share:

* The invitations of this time of year and Taurus season, which starts on April 20th

* Why we tie our self-worth up in our work

* What’s possible when we begin separating the two

* Three ways to change directions when we’re in a negative loop, looking for our value outside of ourselves

May this episode serve to support you in your growth at work! If it resonates with you, please consider subscribing to the podcast, leaving a review, and sharing it with others.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

* Rewilding Work: A guided nature walk on April 27th. http://awildnewwork.com/classes/rewilding-work-a-nature-walk

About Megan:

Megan Leatherman, MS, PHR, is the founder and director of A Wild New Work, a career development agency exploring the intersections of Work and Nature. As a career coach, Tarot reader, writer and speaker, Megan has helped hundreds of professionals feel more aligned in their careers. She has a Master’s degree in conflict resolution, experience in Human Resources, and believes that our work can be a spiritual practice. You can learn more about her at http://awildnewwork.com/about.

Does a mountain care about its “personal brand”? No. And just like the mountain, we are far more complex and interesting than can be summed up in a unique value proposition or online profile.

The concept of personal branding may have started as a helpful metaphor, but it’s metastasized into an empty and taxing exercise. In this episode, I explore a more fruitful, natural approach to the question of how to take up space in our professional lives.

Specifically, I share:

- A bit about the sign of Aries and The Emperor card in the Tarot

- What “personal branding” traditionally means

- What we can focus on instead: presence

- How to cultivate mountain-like presence and what that offers us in our worklives

This is for you if you’ve been feeling the pressure to be more externally appealing via your online presence or resume. Shifting the energy so that you’re cultivating presence instead will serve you in so many ways.

Resources:

- Some fun information on Aries: https://astrostyle.com/aries-horoscope/

- Information on The Emperor card: https://www.biddytarot.com/tarot-card-meanings/major-arcana/emperor/

- Breathe New Life into Your Career, a class for Spring: http://awildnewwork.com/classes/breathe-new-life-into-your-career

- Rewilding Work: A guided nature walk in Portland on April 27th: http://awildnewwork.com/classes/rewilding-work-a-nature-walk

About Megan:

Megan Leatherman, MS, PHR, studies the intersections of Work and Nature. As a career coach, Tarot reader, writer and host of the podcast “A Wild New Work,” Megan has helped hundreds of professionals feel more aligned in their careers. She has a Master’s degree in conflict resolution, experience in Human Resources, and believes that our work can be a spiritual practice. You can learn more about her on Instagram at @awildnewwork or at http://awildnewwork.com/

Now that we’ve crossed the threshold of the Spring Equinox and are firmly in this vibrant season, we’re invited to begin planting seeds. But what seeds, and how? How do we grow the kind of life and career that supports our well-being and our soul’s purpose?

The common dandelion can show us how. With its deep taproot and ingenious seed delivery system, the dandelion is a master propagator and our teacher in this episode of the podcast.

In this episode, I cover:

- The potent magic available to us this season

- What makes the dandelion so special

- How we can use the power of tiny choices to plant more of what we want in our worklives

You can find “A Wild New Work: Ecological guidance for your career” on iTunes, Spotify, SoundCloud and Stitcher. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider subscribing or writing a review. It helps the work’s seeds grow!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- Breathe New Life into Your Career: a course for Spring, my new class designed to support you in making the most of this special time. Available for immediate download: http://awildnewwork.com/classes/breathe-new-life-into-your-career

- Intuitive Career Readings: http://awildnewwork.com/intuitive-career-readings

- Information about the dandelion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum and https://homeguides.sfgate.com/dandelions-turn-cottony-seeds-78063.html

- A short video on the ingenious design of the dandelion seed’s puffy white top: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clKEdi-nXVw

About Megan:

Megan Leatherman, MS, PHR, studies the intersections of Work and Nature. As a career coach, Tarot reader, writer and host of the podcast “A Wild New Work,” Megan has helped hundreds of professionals feel more aligned in their careers. She has a Master’s degree in conflict resolution, experience in Human Resources, and believes that our work can be a spiritual practice. You can learn more about her on Instagram at @awildnewwork or at http://awildnewwork.com/