In this week’s episode of the Have The Career You Want podcast, I’m going to share the biggest mistake you make when you fail at work that’s slowing down your success.  And, I’m going to give you three strategies you can do instead that will boost your confidence to fail so you can accelerate your growth and be the leader everyone wants on their team.

For years, I quit on almost every goal I’ve ever set for myself … at least once. Quitting usually happens when it gets hard or I fall on my face a few times.  That’s when I generally find an excellent excuse to ‘pause’ on my goal.

But what if I told you that NOT quitting on your goal is also a skill?  And like any skill, it’s something you get better at with practice? What could you achieve if you got really good at the skill of NOT quitting on your goal?

In this week’s podcast episode, I’m sharing rock-solid insights for you to stop quitting on your goal and start achieving anything you want.  

What’s that piece of feedback you get in every review that you’re sick of hearing about? You’re doing great, except for this nagging thing that’s holding you back from reaching your career goals. In this episode we cover something I call performance insecurity - simply put, performance insecurity is wanting to perform a certain way on the job and not being able to no matter how many times you try. We’ll cover what it is, where it comes from, how to recognize it, and the right and wrong way to deal with it once and for all.

Feelings are not something we talk about a lot in the corporate world. Mostly because it’s largely discouraged to openly have them.  But learning to manage your feelings is the key to happiness at work.  So what do we do? In the interest of being happy at work, this episode is dedicated to understanding what drives our feelings at work. 

You didn’t get where you are today by taking it one step at a time. In fact, there’s no such thing in today’s corporate world. It’s actually more like taking 2 or 3 steps at a time on 5 different projects at the same time. But that ‘powerful, get-it-all-done quickly and efficiently’ work ethic doesn’t work as well when it comes to your career development.

In part three of having the career you want, I’ll share why the fastest, most effective way to your career goals is by slowing down and taking one small step every day. 

Here’s the good news.  Having a career you want is 100% in your control.  You don’t need a specific boss or job or role or title or commute to make you happy.  So really, there is no bad news. There’s only learning to control what you can control and letting go of what you can’t. That is the key to having a career you want. In step 2 of this three-step process, I’ll teach you a simple 5-step tool to help you take back control of your career.

Knowing how to have the career you want is one of the most important life skills you can develop. My mission with this podcast is that everyone has a job they love. In this first episode, I’ll share the three steps to having a career you want and deep dive into step #1.

So, if you’re someone who’s interested in making your career something that adds emotional value to your life (in addition to financial value).  If you’re someone who’s willing to commit to making your career something you love doing and want to go to every day, then you’re in the right place.