Clarity on Fire

Nussi Einhorn hasn't yet turned 27, but he's achieved a lot in his relatively short life.

He started out as a young husband and father (to three small boys!), without a traditional university education, working at a job that paid him $13 an hour.

Through ingenuity, willpower, and a lot of confidence, he hustled his way into a cushy corporate job that paid him well and allowed him to comfortably support his young family.

But Nussi is a Firestarter—he has a strong entrepreneurial spirit and was incredibly restless and unfulfilled working for anyone other than himself. He started to wonder if it was possible, after working so hard to climb the ladder, if he could jump off.

In this month's brand-new episode with a normal person, Rachel and Nussi talk about…

• How he's consistently managed to create opportunities for himself, where none used to exist.
• The very real fear he had about leaving behind the security and stability he'd worked so hard to attain, and the risk that meant for his family.
• The inner programming he had to overcome to believe he could make a dramatic pivot.
• Why confidence is everything, and his take on what confidence really means.
• His advice for anyone looking to find a new job or get hired for something they don't feel qualified for.

You're going to learn SO much from this one! Come leave a comment to share how Nussi's wisdom resonated with you.

You're going to learn SO much from this one! Come leave a comment to share how Nussi's wisdom resonated with you.

MORE ABOUT NUSSI

Nussi Einhorn runs his own UX Design agency in New Jersey. He worked his way up "the ladder" starting with a $13-per-hour job! These days he helps businesses redesign their apps and websites to be more user-friendly. Nussi is a true Firestarter!

You can connect with Nussi on LinkedIn to see his inspiring content.

SERIOUS ABOUT SOME 1-ON-1 COACHING?

One-on-one coaching will be open for enrollment next Friday, June 19 (and will go through Tuesday, June 30)! A few pointers to keep in mind:

• We'll be taking on about 15, max 20 people in this new wave.
• This is for people interested in getting started ASAP (within the next 4-6 weeks).
• You don't have to know for sure that you want to move ahead with coaching. You just have to be serious enough about it to want to have a conversation.
• Our last coaching enrollment of the year will probably be in October. If you're not ready now, or you've found us in-between "official" enrollment periods, then you can add your name to the wait list and we'll contact you if and when we have an availability.

If you're seriously considering coaching, check out this page for all the details so you know what to expect!

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Welcome to another episode of Dear Krachel, a monthly advice segment where we answer listener questions about life, career, relationships, existential angst, and anything that helps you become a more whole, fulfilled version of yourself.

The theme this month ended up being "salty and cynical" (Rachel loved it). On this episode, we're answering questions from:

• Another Rachel, who hijacks Rachel Rants for a bit to say that everyone who hasn't hired her yet is a rude doofus, even though she's got a TON of experience and deserves to be given a chance. Why do potential employers keep tossing her to the curb??
• Elise, who has a theory that the more self-aware you are, the more you start to notice that people sort-of-kind-of … suck? How can she deal with the annoying unconscious masses at work and in the wider world?

After you've listened, leave us a comment to let us know how our advice for these two listeners resonated with you!

Want to submit a question for our July episode of Dear Krachel? Fill out this form and you might hear us tackle your Q!

CLARITY IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC: LAST DAY!

Today, Friday June 5th, is the LAST day to take advantage of the special "clarity in a time of pandemic" offerings!

Get the Passion Profile Short Course, our intro course that helps you get clear on your career direction in as little as 1 day, for 50% off its usual price ($125 instead of $250). No discount code needed! Price is automatically lower on our site. Now includes the Dream Job Bundle bonus!

Get a single coaching session with one of us! We normally only offer one-off sessions to former clients, but we're now opening this option up to everyone.

Get both the PPSC and a single coaching session as a bundle! When you check out for either the PPSC or a single session, add the other to your cart as an upgrade. It's $125 for the PPSC, $150 for a single session, or $225 for the bundle!

SERIOUS ABOUT SOME 1-ON-1 COACHING?

One-on-one coaching will be open for enrollment again soon! A few pointers to keep in mind:

• We'll be taking on about 15-20 people in this new wave.
• This is for people interested in getting started ASAP (within the next 4-6 weeks).
• You don't have to know for sure that you want to move ahead with coaching. You just have to be serious enough about it to want to have a conversation.
• Our last coaching enrollment of the year will probably be in October. If you're not ready now, or you've found us in-between "official" enrollment periods, then you can add your name to the wait list and we'll contact you if and when we have an availability.

If you're seriously considering coaching, check out this page for all the details so you know what to expect!

LISTEN TO THESE EPISODES NEXT

Dear Krachel: How do I deal with life when I'm panicking? (April 2020)

Side Chat: What if you never get what you want? (December 2019)

Dear Krachel: How do I find real self-worth (when nothing has worked yet) (June 2019)

A master recruiter shares 40 years of job search wisdom with Susan Levine (July 2019)

Finding a dream job after years of searching with Teanca Shepherd (September 2018)

A former recruiter tells all (& helps you get hired) with Emily Liou (September 2018)

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We've had a lot of fun these past few months, as we've all been stuck in quarantine, whipping out one of our woo-woo oracle decks and giving you all a message from the Universe. We hope that it's helped you stay a little bit more grounded and trusting in a time of heightened anxiety!

This will be out last regular Message from the Universe episode for a while, but don't despair. We'll still do them every once in a while, at random, maybe when you least expect it but most need it.

To honor this last (for now) episode, we ordered a brand-spanking-new Tarot deck. Like usual, we pulled 3 cards and one of them (or maybe all of them) has a message for you today.

Click here to see the cards, as well as read the description of each!

After you listen, come leave a comment to share how the message landed with you.

MORE ABOUT MADELEINE JOAN

Today's card descriptions were written by the fabulous Madeleine Joan! Madeleine is a Tarot card reader, intuitive, and astrologist with well over 20 years of experience. We recommend that you:

Check out our site and a book a private reading with her.

Visit her YouTube channel.

Follow her on Instagram.

Join her Patreon.

CLARITY IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC: ENDS THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH!

This Friday June 5th, is the LAST day to take advantage of the special "clarity in a time of pandemic" offerings!

Get the Passion Profile Short Course, our intro course that helps you get clear on your career direction in as little as 1 day, for 50% off its usual price ($125 instead of $250). No discount code needed! Price is automatically lower on our site.

Get a single coaching session with one of us! We normally only offer one-off sessions to former clients, but we're now opening this option up to everyone.

Get both the PPSC and a single coaching session as a bundle! When you check out for either the PPSC or a single session, add the other to your cart as an upgrade. It's $125 for the PPSC, $150 for a single session, or $225 for the bundle!

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Calling all fellow bookworms, library nerds, and general lovers of literature — it's time for another book club episode of the podcast!

Whenever there are five Fridays in a month, we devote the extra Friday to a book that we can't get enough of. In this episode, we're diving into the mega #1 New York Times bestseller Untamed by Glennon Doyle.

Glennon's books are the opposite of your average self-help book written by a perky middle-aged woman with plenty of platitudes and not a lot of depth. Her work is deep and moving and it'll light a fire under your butt. It's required reading for all humans, if you ask us (but especially highly sensitives, people-pleasers, women, and anyone who wants to live their life without guilt or constriction).

We talked about…

• Glennon working up the courage to leave her husband, break up her family, and rebuild a new family with Abby Wambach (the Olympic soccer player, who she'd only met in person once).
• How we're encouraged and rewarded, from a very young age, to ignore our own inner wisdom.
• Why highly sensitives aren't "broken."
• How to walk away from people and things that aren't right for you, even when you're scared and burdened by guilt and uncertainty.
• What it really means to be a person who's whole and fulfilled.

After you've listened, leave us a comment to let us know which truthbombs from this book resonated with you most!

CLARITY IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC: ENDS JUNE 5!

If we can help you find some relief, clarity, and direction right now, then that will feel like a win! Until Friday, June 5 we're offering some unprecedented things to meet the unprecedented times:

Get the Passion Profile Short Course, our intro course that helps you get clear on your career direction in as little as 1 day, for 50% off its usual price ($125 instead of $250). No discount code needed! Price is automatically lower on our site.

Get a single coaching session with one of us! We normally only offer one-off sessions to former clients, but we're now opening this option up to everyone.

Get both the PPSC and a single coaching session as a bundle! When you check out for either the PPSC or a single session, add the other to your cart as an upgrade. It's $125 for the PPSC, $150 for a single session, or $225 for the bundle!

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It's time for another "Magic 8-Ball" episode! AKA, where we shake up the nearly 200 episodes we've released in the past two years, and the one that rises to the surface has a message that you needed to hear today.

Have you ever heard something that felt so true that it resonated in your very bones? Even if you couldn't explain why you knew it was true? You just knew.

That's how I felt when I read this passage from the end of Elizabeth Gilbert's mega-bestselling book Eat, Pray, Love:

"The Zen Buddhists say that an oak tree is brought into creation by two forces at the same time. Obviously, there is the acorn from which it all begins, the seed which holds all the promise and potential, which grows into the tree. Everybody can see that.

But only a few can recognize that there is another force operating here as well—the future tree itself, which wants so badly to exist that it pulls the acorn into being, drawing the seedling forth with longing out of the void, guiding the evolution from nothingness to maturity. In this respect, say the Zens, it is the oak tree that creates the very acorn from which it was born."

I mean, damn, right?

In this clarity-on-fire-side-chat (…get it?) from October 2018, Kristen and I put on our philosopher's hats (debatable whether we ever took them off in the first place) and dove into this whole acorn/oak tree thing. We talked about:

• What is the point of desire? Why do we crave certain things, and not others? And what does it mean for you to want something?
• Why we believe desire isn't random (and why wanting something might just be proof that you're eventually going to get it—yes, you read that right).
• The relativity of time, and why the veil between the present, past, and future might be thinner than any of us realize (no big deal).
• Some mind-blowing facts about the Universe that put our itsy-bitsy problems into perspective.
• A fun exercise to help you communicate with your past and future selves (sounds creepy, but isn't).

If you like deep conversations, there's nothing better than this one! Enjoy, and come leave a comment after you've listened to share your own deep thoughts.

CLARITY IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC: ENDS JUNE 5!

If we can help you find some relief, clarity, and direction right now, then that will feel like a win! Until Friday, June 5 we're offering some unprecedented things to meet the unprecedented times:

Get the Passion Profile Short Course, our intro course that helps you get clear on your career direction in as little as 1 day, for 50% off its usual price ($125 instead of $250). No discount code needed! Price is automatically lower on our site.

Get a single coaching session with one of us! We normally only offer one-off sessions to former clients, but we're now opening this option up to everyone.

Get both the PPSC and a single coaching session as a bundle! When you check out for either the PPSC or a single session, add the other to your cart as an upgrade. It's $125 for the PPSC, $150 for a single session, or $225 for the bundle!

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We all know how good it feels to get rid of actual stuff—clothes that are out of style, clutter that's taking up space in your closet, décor that belongs in another decade.

We'd argue it feels just as good, if not better, to get rid of your metaphorical crap—the beliefs that weigh you down, the assumptions that you inherited from someone else, and the fears that are no longer relevant to the times we're living in now.

So, in that spirit, we're back with another special episode of Burn This. Every once in a while, we're going to go through some of our collective intangible garbage and give you, and all of us, permission to throw it in the burn pile!

Today we're burning the idea that you should sacrifice your health for a job. We got into…

• How alarmingly normal it is for people we coach to say things like, "I've daydreamed about getting into a mini car crash so I don't have to go to work," or, "I've thought about how I could take leave for a while if I fell and broke my leg in the shower!"
• Why there's NOTHING wrong with you if you've had thoughts like this, but why your focus is definitely in the wrong place.
• Fears about being peer pressured to go back to work during the pandemic, and how to handle that.
• Signs that your body is trying to tell you something about your job, and how to listen.

After you've listened, come leave a comment to share if you've found yourself sacrificing your health for your job, and what happened!

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Side Chat: The 4 Passion Profiles (December 2018)

CLARITY IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC: ENDS JUNE 5!

If we can help you find some relief, clarity, and direction right now, then that will feel like a win! Until Friday, June 5 we're offering some unprecedented things to meet the unprecedented times:

Get the Passion Profile Short Course, our intro course that helps you get clear on your career direction in as little as 1 day, for 50% off its usual price ($125 instead of $250). No discount code needed! Price is automatically lower on our site.

Get a single coaching session with one of us! We normally only offer one-off sessions to former clients, but we're now opening this option up to everyone.

Get both the PPSC and a single coaching session as a bundle! When you check out for either the PPSC or a single session, add the other to your cart as an upgrade. It's $125 for the PPSC, $150 for a single session, or $225 for the bundle!

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It's that time again! Every-other-Tuesday, as long as we're all stuck in quarantine, we're whipping out one of our woo-woo oracle decks and pulling a few cards for all of us.

In times like these, it can be especially hard to tune into your intuition and receive guidance. Fear and uncertainty create a LOT of noise, both internally and externally! And, ironically, it's exactly when we're most afraid and unsure that we most need to be able to receive wisdom and inspiration.

So, if you're having a hard time getting calm, quieting your mind, and tuning in (understandable, if so!), we're doing what witches do best and conjuring a message from the Universe for you today.

We pulled 3 cards from one of our oracle card decks, and one of them has a message about something you need help with or answers about!

Click here to see the cards, as well as read the description of each!

After you listen, come leave a comment to share which card you got and how the message landed with you!

CLARITY IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC: ENDS FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH!

If we can help you find some relief, clarity, and direction right now, then that will feel like a win! So, through Friday, June 5 we're offering some unprecedented things to meet the unprecedented times:

Get the Passion Profile Short Course, our intro course that helps you get clear on your career direction in as little as 1 day, for 50% off its usual price ($125 instead of $250). No discount code needed! Price is automatically lower on our site.

Get a single coaching session with one of us! We normally only offer one-off sessions to former clients, but we're now opening this option up to everyone.

Get both the PPSC and a single coaching session as a bundle! When you check out for either the PPSC or a single session, add the other to your cart as an upgrade. It's $125 for the PPSC, $150 for a single session, or $225 for the bundle!

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Introvert vs. extrovert. Type A vs. type B. Hard skills vs. soft skills.

Labels can be helpful shortcuts for understanding ourselves better and giving other people a quick snapshot of how we operate.

But more often than not, the debate around "are you this type of person or THAT type of person?" is wayyy too limiting.

No one is 100% introverted (even Rachel, one of the most introvertiest introverts can only boast 80% on the spectrum). No one is JUST "type A" (whatever that means). And no one has ONLY soft skills.

But we think of ourselves like that, don't we? We assume because we're a "soft skills person" that what we have is less valuable, and that people will treat us, hire us, and pay us accordingly.

There is a WHOLE lot wrong with the "hard skills vs. soft skills" debate, and in this month's brand-new side chat we're setting the record straight. We got into:

• The traditional definition of hard and soft skills (and why we don't fully agree!)
• Why people tend to pay more attention to hard skills and (seemingly) value them more
• How to identify soft skills you didn't realize you had
• If you're having a difficult time at work, why your ratio of hard/soft skills may be the culprit
• How to impress someone with your soft skills (and make them want to hire you)

After you've listened come leave a comment to share what some of your hard/soft skills are, and your take on this debate!

CLARITY IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC: ENDS JUNE 5!

If we can help you find some relief, clarity, and direction right now, then that will feel like a win! Until Friday, June 5 we're offering some unprecedented things to meet the unprecedented times:

Get the Passion Profile Short Course, our intro course that helps you get clear on your career direction in as little as 1 day, for 50% off its usual price ($125 instead of $250). No discount code needed! Price is automatically lower on our site.

Get a single coaching session with one of us! We normally only offer one-off sessions to former clients, but we're now opening this option up to everyone.

Get both the PPSC and a single coaching session as a bundle! When you check out for either the PPSC or a single session, add the other to your cart as an upgrade. It's $125 for the PPSC, $150 for a single session, or $225 for the bundle!

LISTEN TO THESE EPISODES NEXT

Magic 8-Ball: Masculine vs. Feminine energy (March 2020)

Exploring the 16 personality types with Leslie McDaniel (August 2018)

How to negotiate anything (even if you're a people pleaser) with Devon Smiley (May 2019)

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It's time for another "Magic 8-Ball" episode! AKA, where we shake up the nearly 200 episodes we've released in the past two years, and the one that rises to the surface has a message that you needed to hear today.

Today's episode is one of the first side chats we ever did on the podcast way back in April 2018, and it's all about how to tell if you're a highly sensitive person. It's one of my (Kristen's) top-3 favorite episodes we've ever done, and it's one that I keep referring my clients back to over and over. Here's the original intro to this episode:

Do you ever feel a little bit crazy? Like you're alone in a crowd of people who don't FEEL things as deeply as you do? Maybe sometimes you find yourself wondering, "Am I broken? Why is life so much easier for these people?" If so, you're likely a Highly Sensitive Person.

Being highly sensitive is an awesome gift. It means you're probably extra creative, intuitive, and capable of being deeply moved by the small things in life. But here's the problem: We don't live in a world that places a high value on those things. So what do we do when the world wants to tell us we're broken? When the very traits that make us awesome are also what people believe need fixing?

On this episode we talk about:

• How to tell if you're a Highly Sensitive Person (we run through a list of attributes and give you guidance on where to take a self-assessment).

• Why the most highly sensitive people are always the most genius artists and creatives, too.

• Why HSPs are VERY likely to get diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and other disorders.

• How to let yourself feel all the things without shutting down or going crazy.

• The most critical things you can do to protect and take care of yourself so that you can have the best of both worlds — getting to be sensitive without feeling crazy, anxious, or overwhelmed.

CLARITY IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC

If we can help you find some relief, clarity, and direction right now, then that will feel like a win! From now until Friday, June 5, we're offering some unprecedented things to meet the unprecedented times:

Get the Passion Profile Short Course, our intro course that helps you get clear on your career direction in as little as 1 day, for 50% off its usual price ($125 instead of $250). No discount code needed! Price is automatically lower on our site.

Get a single coaching session with one of us! We normally only offer one-off sessions to former clients, but we're now opening this option up to everyone.

Get both the PPSC and a single coaching session as a bundle! When you check out for either the PPSC or a single session, add the other to your cart as an upgrade. It's $125 for the PPSC, $150 for a single session, or $225 for the bundle!

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We've all been living in this strange new world for a few months now, complete with stay-at-home orders, face masks, and social distancing. And many of us are settling into whatever version of normal we can find.

And yet, there's this lingering uncertainty that we're all facing, both personally and globally. When will this pandemic end? Will I be able to keep my job? Will anyone I love get sick? What about my plans for later in the year? How long until I can travel to see my friends and family again? Will life ever go back to the way it was?

R.A.Williams was already in the exciting but unsteady early stages of starting a new business when the pandemic hit and piled another heaping serving of uncertainty onto her plate. But instead of feeling crippled by overwhelm, she's remained optimistic, learned to adapt, and generally done an admirable job of keeping the faith that things are all working out.

Kristen wanted to hear how she's maintained her positive outlook in the midst of so much uncertainty. In this month's interview with a normal person, they got into…

• How recognizing your personal tolerance level for uncertainty can help you find the best ways to cope.
• Three major factors that have helped her navigate this uncertain time with grace.
• Ways to find clarity and certainty, even now when the world feels upside down.
• Her specific advice for anyone feeling weighed down by all the unknowns.

After you've listened, leave us a comment to share how this conversation resonated with you!

MORE ABOUT R.A.Williams

R.A.Williams is a London-based Business Coach who works with individuals and organisations to manage and master change at work. She came to business, strategy and career coaching from a background in Finance and Strategy Consulting followed by a role in a Christian Charitable Trust coaching and mentoring leaders. She is especially grateful to God for her family and for the joys of living in the best city in the world. She loves people, surprises and being surprised by people (in good ways!) and cannot wait for lockdown to end.

You can find her at:

Website: www.rwilliamscoaching.co.uk Instagram: @rwilliamscoaching Articles (including the one she talked about on resourcefulness): www.rwilliamscoaching.co.uk/articles

CLARITY IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC

If we can help you find some relief, clarity, and direction right now, then that will feel like a win! From now until Friday, June 5, we're offering some unprecedented things to meet the unprecedented times:

Get the Passion Profile Short Course, our intro course that helps you get clear on your career direction in as little as 1 day, for 50% off its usual price ($125 instead of $250). No discount code needed! Price is automatically lower on our site.

Get a single coaching session with one of us! We normally only offer one-off sessions to former clients, but we're now opening this option up to everyone.

Get both the PPSC and a single coaching session as a bundle! When you check out for either the PPSC or a single session, add the other to your cart as an upgrade. It's $125 for the PPSC, $150 for a single session, or $225 for the bundle!

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