Spend less time making career decisions and more time making those decisions the best career decisions for you.

Are you wondering where your future growth should come from? Are you wondering what skills you should focus on building? Are you wondering about how you can make more money?  Or if you should stay in the job you have now?

I hear these questions all the time.  It’s totally normal and something a lot of people ask themselves.

This episode is for the people who are afraid of making the wrong career decision, or don’t even know where to start so they don’t make one at all.

You’re the person who is drifting through whatever opportunities have come your way because that has worked for you in the past.  It’s been easier because we don’t have to put any effort into it.  

One of my girlfriends calls it “going with the flow”... she’s letting the universe decide.

And of course, that is complete bullshit (which I told her… she’s my BFF so I had to be honest).  

Even if you’re letting the universe decide, you’re still the one deciding.  The career decision you’re essentially making is to do nothing and wait for something to show up.  And there’s nothing wrong with that if that’s what you want to do… but own it. 

Here’s my message to all the universe-believers out there… when you know what you’re looking for, the universe sends it to you a lot faster.

But I know, putting a stake in the ground on what you want to create in your career can be scary. What if you make the wrong decision?

That’s why I made this episode.  

After listening to this episode, you’re going to spend less time worrying and wondering about your career decisions, and more time taking action.  You’re going to spend less time deferring to the universe, and more time taking a lead in deciding what you want.

I’ll cover the real reasons most people get stuck when making a decision and by the end of this episode, you’ll know how to make the right career decision every time.

This is a cornerstone episode because lack of clarity and effort on your career decisions is what wastes the most time and keeps you from getting the results you want.

So the next decision you need to make is whether you’ll listen to this episode or not… I hope to meet you there.

Learn to use jealousy as a trigger for inspiration so you can achieve your goals faster

One main headline and then the rest of the introduction… The intro line holds a ton of power. It’s the line where people decide if they will read on. The goal of the intro section is to have the reader/listener think “she’s talking to me”. Start with a story/question/hook that will invoke curiosity.  Then connect the audience by sharing what’s in it for them (promise)

Ever wish someone else’s success was yours? Someone closes a big deal with a client, or gets a promotion and you think ‘what about me’? Why not me? 

Someone is always getting ahead faster, or making more money, or doing it better than you.  None of that is a problem until you make it a problem.

That’s where jealousy comes in. 

Instead of feeling happy for that person, you feel like shit about yourself.  Instead of wanting to learn from that person, you have a desire to tear them down or judge them.

Does this make you a bad person? Not at all.

But be warned. Investing time and energy on jealousy keeps you stuck.  It steals from your ability to create what you want in your career.  So ask yourself… what is the value of jealousy, really?

Instead, using the success and achievements of others as inspiration is a much more useful and powerful tool.  But that’s easier said than done.  How do you effectively make that transition?

In this episode, I’m going to share my proven tools to use jealousy as a trigger to practice being inspired so you can create more in your career and reach your goals faster with a lot less stress, anxiety and burnout. 

You’ll explore why you feel jealous in the first place and what it looks like so you can really recognize it.  I’ll share the slight differences between jealousy and inspiration and how we often confuse it with competitiveness.

And of course, I’ll give you 4 tools you can practice to turn jealousy into inspiration for good. 

There are two parts to giving feedback that drives results. There’s the ‘how you do it’.  But more importantly, there’s the ‘why’ you do it.

I love to give feedback, said nobody, ever. 

Well - that’s not entirely true, but still...the vast majority of people struggle with it or do it ineffectively.

And the main reason for that is because they’re worried how people will react to the feedback. They’re uncomfortable dealing with the after effects of the feedback. 

What if you could naturally give super-effective feedback without worrying what other people thought?

What impact would that have on you and your team? Imagine the worrying and pent-up frustrations you wouldn’t have to deal with anymore.

I’m going to say right up front that I suuuucked at giving feedback for a very long time.  I made all the mistakes, which is why I intimately understand the challenges.

There are two parts to giving feedback that drives results.  There’s the ‘how to do it’. But more importantly there’s the WHY you’re doing it. 

We get a lot of training on the how and not-so-much on the why… and why is that?

It’s probably because we think the WHY is always the same. We want people to perform better and get better results … but is that the real reason?

Check out this week's podcast episode “EASILY GIVING FEEDBACK THAT DRIVES RESULTS: 3 Thoughts That Will Change Everything For You”

I’ll share the whys behind messy and effective feedback so that you can make your hows way easier to deliver. 

Be the leader who loves giving feedback so much, you actually prioritize as one of the key drivers of your team’s success.

What would change in your results if that were the case? I’m excited to find out. 

This is the best form of self-care for higher productivity.

You’re exhausted and burnt out.  There’s never enough time in the day to get it all done, never mind making time to take care of you.

Now, I’ll tell you something that you already know; “You have to take care of yourself if you want to succeed”. 

But what does that really mean? A statement like that tends to go in one ear and out the other. 

Well, I’ll tell you what it doesn’t mean…  it doesn’t mean a spa day, Netflix or a vacation. It doesn’t even mean time off or buying yourself something nice.  

Those are all passive forms of self care that only have temporary benefits. 

What I want to share is a more active form of self-care that helps you make better decisions, save time, achieve more, have less stress and stay focused on a consistent basis...day in and day out - no vacation required.

Sound good?  Of course it does.  The real question isn’t “do you want the benefits of active self-care?”.  The real question is “why don’t you practice active self-care?”

So in this episode I’m going to define active self care, the benefits of it and why we avoid doing it.  And, I’ll share my own recent experience of what happened when I stopped practicing active self care and why you should make it your #1 success strategy moving forward. 

If you want to stop feeling burnt out and start feeling supported, then this is the episode for you.

These are three skills that should be on everyone’s development plan, regardless of level

It’s career planning time… and I wonder, did you make as much traction as you were hoping to make?

Sometimes these processes can feel a bit like Groundhog Day.

So this year, I want to offer you three skills that everyone needs to have on their development plan.

These are three skills that every one of my clients struggle with in some way whether they’re in the C-Suite or at a mid-management level.

Yes, their situations are different, but the challenges are always the same.

I’ve seen a lot of development plans in my life, and I’ve never seen these skills on anyone’s plan. I think it’s because many people don’t consider these skills.  

But simply focusing on these three skills will likely make everything else on your development plan significantly easier.

These are three skills any successful leader needs.

In this episode, I’m going to share these three game-changers, what they mean, how they show up in your day-to-day, and what you can do to address them so that you can achieve your goals faster and be the leader you want to be more often.

I’m talking about the thing that we do that creates the most stress in our lives… worrying.

When you think rationally about the value of worrying about what other people think, you know it doesn’t solve anything and it’s a massive waste of time. Not only that, but it’s probably totally unnecessary. 

Yet, we get caught up in worry because knowing something and living something are two different things, right?

Well in this podcast episode, I want to help you live that ‘worry-free’ life. I’m going to give you three really good reasons to stop worrying that you probably haven’t heard before, PLUS, I’m going to give you the top questions I ask myself when I want to stop worrying.  

Feeling trapped in your job sucks. If you’re ready to get out of that box, then this is the episode for you.

Feeling trapped is the worst.  You end up dragging your ass to work every day, stuck in a ‘have-to’ mindset and wishing you could be doing anything else. The reason you feel trapped is because you tell yourself you have no choice. You have to do this.

I get it. Been there.  Done that.  

So what if I asked you how you want to feel instead? Let me offer you a few ideas to get you started.  How about a sense of FREEDOM or INSPIRATION or EXCITEMENT? How would that change your life? What would you be willing to do to have a little of that right now?

In this episode what I’m offering is a way out of feeling trapped in your job. I’m going to give you three go-to action steps you can take right now to start feeling inspired and excited about going to work, and never feeling trapped in your job again.

Think of them as keys to unlocking the door so you never have to feel trapped again.

I want to offer you immediate relief from your situation so you can be the superstar you know you can be and have the success you deserve!

It’s not impossible to function in a disorganized environment, but you function way more efficiently when you’ve done away with all the clutter.

That’s why Marie Kondo and the entire ‘organizational industry’ are so huge.  It’s proven that a decluttered life equals a decluttered mind.

But there’s one VERY IMPORTANT area that most people don’t spend enough time decluttering.

Your brain.

I’m going to give you a step-by-step daily process you can do to get all the messy, success-blocking thoughts out of your head so you can be less overwhelmed and focus on functioning at your best.

Do you ever feel your day would be so much easier if people at work would just be nice and do what they’re supposed to do?

I used to think that.

But what if I told you the truth is…  you ARE 100% in control of the quality of every relationship you have and how it impacts your success REGARDLESS of how the other person behaves.

You’d probably call bullshit right?  Everyone knows that relationships are a two way street.  

I used to think that too. 

I share the secret to getting along with people at work. Plus, I’ll give you three things you can do to empower yourself in every work relationship, have less stress and be 100% in control of your success.

Are you thinking that maybe you’re not in the right place in your career? Maybe it’s the wrong company or the wrong team? Maybe it’s the wrong field altogether. Generally, we ask ourselves these questions because we’re not having fun at work.   If you were loving your job, you wouldn't be as confused if you should be somewhere else.

In this episode, I’m going to share why it’s important to love your job, what it takes to love your job and how to start loving it again right now.