Creative Career Thinking

In this episode I am introducing you to my friend Maria Castillo! Maria started her journey in the US as a babysitter, 13 years later we are celebrating her recognition in Investment News Magazine list for best financial advisors in the US.

Often times hearing career stories can fuel creativity or spark ideas to others, and we all have to get very creative and resourceful navigating our careers no matter what industry, now more than ever.

Topics we touched:

• How Maria ended up from Spain to the US.
• How she grew and got to position herself as an outstanding professional on her field, overcoming challenges such language, discrimination, no experience nor education in the US.
• Perspective on agency/ Temporary contracts to get feet in the door.
• Mental health within the process of managing a complex journey in another country. 
• Maria’s take and reflection on Networking and the effect to “making it”
• More to come and future topics we will address with Maria!

Note --> We recorded this episode after an exhausting week of work and at midnight Saturday, on top of it I messed up the editing and cut a fun piece of the interview and the actual part where we talked about her award (Sigh, seriously I am a disaster) Thanks to everyone who is joining this conversation and is supporting the show in spite of how the huge learning curve I have producing it.

See you on the next one!

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A friend of mine was recently recognized for her career accomplishments in 40 under 40 list and it sparked thought for reflection on the age topic. I am super excited because I have been celebrating this milestone with her for weeks and you will get to meet her in Episode 5!

This episode is a brief reflection I wanted to make within a broad topic of ageism that affects us all in some degree or another and whether is consciously or unconsciously. 

As the narrative keeps evolving is good to participate in these conversations so you can influence change if you want to,  and also to protect yourself at work and most importantly, your mental health.

If you are having intrusive thoughts or doubting yourself because "it's too late" it's not, there is only the right time.

This one is still within the first episodes I recorded so bear with me as I keep getting better at structuring my topics and in podcasting - I can recognize the exact moment in which  I almost enter in a panic attack mode when speaking lol )

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What is your meaning of a mold career-wise? I have mixed feelings about it! Let’s have a discussion about fitting or not fitting the mold. 

If we understand mold as a company structure there is always a mold, however healthy companies and cultures where you click you won’t feel as much like you have to fit in a mold, like you may feel in those who do not align with your values and work style. 

It is really difficult to manage a situation where we want to fit somewhere but someone else doesn’t want us to fit or when we want to fit but a culture isn’t aligned with our own values. However, there are situations where we can actually align and adjust a few things to be able to succeed and ultimately there will be other instances where we can find a great balanced fit. 

We all will experience at least one or two of these different circumstances amongst our careers so I wanted to introduce this topic in this podcast episode where I will also give you a few insights or ideas on navigating these types of situations.

Apologies for the audio, I am still learning how to properly execute a podcast and of course editing. I was going to disregard the entire episode and eventually I decided to go with it because I choose progress over perfection.

If you have any questions or other points for discussion, you are welcome to DM me on the Instagram Creative Career Thinking account.

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Fairly frequently I get approach by the question if we should be putting  past employers and big brand on our Linkedin. It is a topic I saw very debated during the pandemic and thought I would do a reflection on it. 

I am not giving you a yes or no for an answer because both are valid but it is always fun to reflect and get to decide what works for you based on the moment you find yourself in and what your goal is on that social media platform. 

Take the chance to go an update your LinkedIN profile! It is one of the platforms you always want to keep up to date, even if you are currently happy with your job and professional situation.

If you have any questions or other points of discussion, you are welcome to DM me on the Instagram Creative Career Thinking account.

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Introduction to Creative Career Thinking Podcast by Gisela. Let's kick this off with a story of my career beginnings in the US that had me cry loud but now makes me feel proud. 

Learn about the type of content you will find here and join us in this journey to discuss highly impactful topics from unique perspectives.

This podcast is not a lecture but a space to discuss relevant approaches to career matters and to share stories so you can find what works for YOU, particularly if you relate to be a creative thinker.

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