Fiat Career Coaching Podcast

Did you know there are 7 types of rest? According to physician and work-life integration researcher, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, most people lack rest in one or more of these 7 areas: physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, social, sensory, and creative.

Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is the author of “Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity”. In today’s episode, she explains why you may still feel exhausted after 8 hours of sleep or often totter on the verge of burn-out.

By knowing which of your ‘buckets’ are low, you will be able to focus your energy on replenishing the right ones. With full buckets, you will be able to bring your best self to your work and to those around you.

This is part 1 of a 2-part series on rest. Be sure to subscribe to this podcast to catch next month’s episode on the secret to sleeping better.

To learn more about Dr. Dalton-Smith, visit www.drdaltonsmith.com. To take the Rest quiz, visit restquiz.com.  

To connect with Valentina, visit, fiatcareercoaching.com.

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Lawrence Hicks, a retired Air Force Colonel & Executive Pastor of Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas.   

Lawrence has a wealth of leadership experience and shared advice from his 25 years of military service on how to become more resilient and how to motivate your people. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Lawrence and I know you will too.

What if I told you that your worth isn’t in your job or marital status? What if I told you that you, as you are, right now, is enough. Would you believe me?  

That no amount of striving, or posturing is going to make you any more loveable, valuable and worthy of respect. You are already all of those things.  

Today, I’m joined by a woman I’ve gotten to know through a class I facilitate through Encounter Ministries. Jill Simons is an articulate and vibrant mother of four, who is the Founder and Creative Director of an online and brick and mortar store called Pink Salt Riot in Tulsa, Oklahoma.   

As an entrepreneur who has built a successful business, she knows firsthand the temptation to “hustle for your worth”, even with God.   

This episode is for you if you’ve ever considered starting your own business or if you want to be refreshed in your true identity as a beloved son and daughter of God.   

To learn more about Pink Salt Riot, visit pinksaltriot.com. 

To connect with Valentina, visit fiatcareercoaching.com.

How is your joy bucket today? With all the saddening news in the world and our own personal struggles, it can be hard to maintain joy.  

Today, we’re joined by Karen Dwyer, Ph.D., an award-winning speaker, author, podcaster, and Professor Emeritus of Communications at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, on how to create a joy-filled life. Karen’s mission is to help people find joy and fight fear using God’s Word.  

Join us as Karen shares tips on how to have more joy and also how to improve your public speaking skills, tapping into her 25 years of teaching experience.   

To learn more about Karen, visit wrapyourselfinjoy.com. 

To connect with Valentina, visit fiatcareercoaching.com.

It is not every day you get to meet someone you’ve admired from afar, in person (or via Zoom). I first heard Barbara Heil speak at a women’s conference in New Orleans three years ago and I was blown away. She is a woman who speaks with authority and compassion and has the experience to back it up.  

For over 30 years she served as a Pastor and ministered all over the world, from Hong Kong to Jerusalem before becoming Catholic in 2013. She now leads conferences, retreats, and worship seminars all around the U.S. and the world and has seen thousands healed and set free inside and out. 

Today we’ll be talking about trust, and how to grow in it. I will be the first to raise my hand to say I often struggle with trusting God, especially in the waiting or the uncertainty. If you can relate, then I encourage you to listen to our conversation.  

To learn more about Barbara, visit www.fromhisheart.com.  

To connect with Valentina, visit fiatcareercoaching.com.

“The body remembers what the mind forgets.” This is a phrase that I first heard our guest today share almost a year ago that I have never forgotten.

As a product of being human, we all experience pain and suffering, some of which we hope to forget or ignore yet find that it creeps up in unexpected moments. If you’ve ever found yourself activated or triggered by a statement someone has said, reliving a particular memory or injury, or seemingly ‘stuck’ in certain patterns of behavior, then I invite you to listen to this episode.

Our guest today is a woman I wish everyone had the pleasure of meeting at some point in their life. Her understanding of the human mind and heart and her ability to explain complex topics in relatable terms is a true gift.

Janet Constantine, LMHC, CET II, DAPA is a Psychotherapist in Jacksonville, Florida and is a minister of restoration. She helps her clients find freedom from addiction, trauma, co-dependency, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem to name a few. For clients who ask for prayer she facilitates an encounter with God and has seen miraculous things happen.

In this episode, she explains what happens to our brain when we experience painful events, and practical tips on how to move forward for freedom and wholeness.

To learn more about Janet, visit janetconstantine.com.

To connect with Valentina, visit fiatcareercoaching.com.

Have you ever felt unsure about your calling in life? Does your mind turn up blank when you try to think of things that you’re good at or that give you joy? If so, then tune in to today’s episode on “Discovering Your Personal Vocation”.   

This week I am joined by Joshua Miller, PhD who is the Executive Director of Inscape, an organization dedicated to cultivating the unique calling of every person. He is a leader in the field of narrative based motivational assessment and is also the Director of Coaching & Programming at Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he currently serves as a vocation coach and trainer for students, staff and faculty.   

To learn more about the Inscape Center for Personal Vocation visit www.inscapecenter.org.   

To connect with Valentina, visit fiatcareercoaching.com.

This week I’m joined by Bruno Ferrari, a Director at OptimalWork, a company using cognitive-behavior therapy and neuroscience to help individuals increase their productivity and effectiveness at work.

In this episode, Bruno shares tips on how to overcome distraction (oh look a squirrel!) and procrastination, and the power of setting a clear intention before you begin working.

To learn more about OptimalWork, visit https://www.optimalwork.com/.

To connect with Valentina, contact her at fiatcareercoaching.com.

Are you currently a people leader or aspire to be one? If so, this episode is for you.

I’m joined by Jon Harrison, a Leadership Trainer and Executive Coach who is a former Executive of Caterpillar, Inc., a Fortune 100 company. Jon revitalized manufacturing plants across the world and was known for his ability to get various groups of people under the same goal to achieve remarkable results.

In this episode, Jon walks us through the VIP Way of leadership (being values driven, informing your employees through training and fueling passion). He also explains why setting clear expectations from the very beginning aids in the process.

I thoroughly enjoyed speaking with Jon and throwing him some curveball questions like, “What do you do if you’re recently promoted and are now managing your peers?” and “What do you do if you’re a star employee but have a terrible boss?”

Check out his answers to these and other questions by listening to this episode. 

To connect with Jon, visit jonharrisonvip.com.  

To connect with Valentina, visit fiatcareercoaching.com.

When was the last time someone told you ‘no’? Whether ‘no’ to a job you applied to, or ‘no’ to a relationship you thought was going to go somewhere but ended? What do you do when that ‘no’ comes from God?

Do we rush into believing He doesn’t care, or do we begin to doubt His existence? It’s a tender place to be, as we wrestle with His goodness in the midst of our disappointment and suffering.

If you find yourself in this situation, I encourage you to take a listen to my conversation with Meg Hunter-Kilmer. Meg is a Catholic speaker, author and missionary. She’s been living out of her car for the last 10 years and travels all over the US and the world speaking about Jesus. In this episode she shares how she’s dealt with the disappointments she’s faced and the unexpected fruits in her journey.

I was left inspired by our conversation and encouraged by the God who sits with us in our suffering, even as He doesn’t take it away.