Career Foresight | Future of Work for Creative Professionals

In 2020, I decided to stop using Instagram for both personal and business purposes. The main reasons were my pursuit of mental sanity and peace, and to focus on building my business in more sustainable ways.

In this episode I’ll share:

- What led me to make the decision to leave Instagram in 2020

- What things I hoped to experiment, learn and test for my business during the time off Instagram

- The benefits and consequences I’ve seen so far after almost 3 months off Instagram

What should you do when you are pulled in multiple directions?! This question is at the heart of almost all of my work with career coaching clients. In some, it manifests as overwhelm from considering several options and wanting parts of all of them. In others, it manifests as apathy from the uncertainty they are confronted with when not knowing the best path to take. 

When you don’t know what decision to make, or feel like you have lots of options to pursue, do you tend to feel overwhelmed, or apathetic?

To kick off the first episode in season #4 of Career Foresight podcast, we’re going to talk about what the “Future of Work” even means, and what the implications are for creative professionals.

In this episode you’ll learn:

- What the future of work is

- What I mean by the term Creative Professional, and if you may be one, even if you don’t have a traditionally “creative” role

- And finally, why I believe creative professionals uniquely stand to benefit in the future of work economy

Then, I’m answering a great listener question from Dani. She asked, “Should I tell my manager I’m looking for other jobs? I’ve made up my mind that I want to make a career change, but I feel so much stress and tension because I feel like I’m being deceitful to my team. What do you recommend?” Stick around to hear my advice for Dani.

Dielle is a business coach and founder of School of Ambition, her podcast and resource website. Her sweet spot is helping coaches launch their programs and sign clients--even while they have a full-time job.

Halelly Azulay is the CEO & leadership development strategist at TalentGrow LLC. She’s an expert in leadership, communication skills, emotional intelligence, and authentic networking, Halelly develops leaders that people *want* to follow. We discuss some of the practical ways to start building meaningful leadership skills today!

Valerie is one of the most dynamic people I have ever met. She exudes strength and presence. When she asks questions or shares her perspective, it's obvious it comes from a well of wisdom and thoughtfulness. She's the founder of the Vibrant Life Collective, an online yogic community for women of color, and I'm so thrilled to have her on the show!

Whether you love conferences as I do, or you see them more as a duty than an opportunity, this episode of Career Foresight will give you the tools and skills you need to rock your next conference or networking event!

I frequently think: Comedians are the bravest people in the world. I mean, to get up on stage and try to be funny—the vulnerability and courage it takes to do that simply blows my mind! My fascination with comedians is just part of the reason I am so excited to introduce you to today’s guest on the Career Foresight podcast. I got to interview JJ Barrows, a comedian, writer, artist, and overall inspiring and persevering creative!

In this episode, I’m teaching about two specific types of stories that tend to hold people back. “Disowned futures” and “used futures” stories are the most common types of thought patterns that hinder people’s ability to practice narrative foresight.

Foresight, in a nutshell, is about envisioning the future you want to create and then practicing prioritization to take action towards your goals. As you hone your foresight, you gain the ability to make decisions and pursue opportunities that work for you, for the specific reasons that matter to you.