Imperfectly Ambitious

Christina left her career in corporate HR to start her own business as a Career Strategist and Interview Coach, and is passionate about helping people navigate all things in their job search; networking, interviewing, how to approach and talk to companies, resumes, and of course how to use LinkedIn as a tool.

Christina is an expert on LinkedIn optimization, and in this episode she brings so many action steps that you can implement today to refresh your profile, so you can stand out, find your next opportunity and showcase who you are!

Some of what you'll learn in this episode includes:

• Why LinkedIn is used as a primary hiring tool
• How to represent your brand on LinkedIn
• How to message hiring managers
• How to ask for recommendations, and why they are important
• When to ask for recommendations
• How to use LinkedIn for networking
• What type of picture to use
• LinkedIn articles and how to use them
• What to focus on first to start optimizing

Head over to imperfectlyambitious.com to check out the show notes and some more resources!

Your customers and ideal clients have so many choices on who to buy from, where to buy from, and so many different ways to get products and services.

How do you stand out, and not get lost in the clutter? Let's look at three things you can do that are so simple, but not always easy.

After listening to this episode, you will have a few tips to start implementing right away, and you'll start to feel more aligned with your business and more confident in your process.

Are you getting in your own way and getting hung up on the sales process? Especially now? If you are finding yourself getting stuck and paralyzed when it comes to sales, and feeling like you are doing something wrong, or being insensitive during this time, this episode is for you.

You'll gain some mindset shifts, and an understanding of how to refresh your approach and messaging in order to continue your momentum in growing your business.

Oh, and the cost conversation... does it make you cringe?? I have a new perspective for you.

Tune in to this episode and start to get re-energized around growing your business!

Have you wondered what it would be like to start your own business, but don't know how you could possibly manage that along side a corporate career that you have built and also really enjoy? If this is something you've thought about, you'll love this chat with Andrea.

Andrea has a successful corporate career, and has been growing her photography business for the past three years. Her business allows her to have another stream of income, and serve in a way that her corporate job wouldn't be able to facilitate.

We go into how she began growing her business, alongside her corporate career.

We talk about the limiting beliefs about having enough time to start something you're passionate about and how you make the time to do small things every day that move you forward.

Andrea completely validates what many of us feel...that something changes in your thirties. There is this overwhelming sense of needing to be aligned with a purpose or a passion that brings you joy. We talk more about that, and how in our thirties, we come back to ourselves and unpack how we are here to serve others.

The beauty of building your own business is that you get to decide the amount of time you spend and how quickly you want to grow the business. Andrea enjoys doing both - her corporate career and growing the business that she is passionate about. Right now both are fueling her and serving their purpose. She is able to be flexible in her business, and can flex up and down as it makes sense.

Andrea is so engaging, and has so many insights that will resonate with you. Join us for this fun, relatable conversation!

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If you have an idea that keeps brewing in the back of your mind, but don't know how to vet it, or get connected to the people you want to serve in the online space, this episode will be a little gold nugget for you.

In our chat, Dana breaks down how to release pressure to create more and more content as you are creating your business, and focus on giving your opinions instead. Repeating your opinions will make you memorable, and quotable. It's about repetition of an idea, not different content all of the time. Be consistently repeating yourself!

Think about the message you want to give in a way to condense it down to become quotable. That should be the goal. This is a good way to start because it forces you to focus on what your belief system is, and what you would want people to quote you on. Do this instead of brainstorming new content all of the time.

We talk about how to break down a big idea - what to start with, and what to not bother with.

Dana is the queen of Facebook groups, and we talk about how to leverage FB Groups that are already out there, and use them like market research. She breaks down an easy 30 day plan to follow, that will save you so much time.

Dana started the Boss Mom Facebook group, which now is about $50k members strong! The group is about having a space to find your identity and to give yourself permission to want to have a career and a family at the same time, while being around a community of supportive women who want the same thing. You can love both, and one doesn't have to take away from the other.

Grab a notebook, or the notes section of your phone for this one. There are so many great takeaways, and steps to take today to help you get traction on that thing you've been thinking about, but don't know how to get connected, or where you should be focusing. Let's get to it!

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https://www.instagram.com/danamalstaff/

Our routines, priorities, plans, and how our daily lives look today, in comparison to just a few ago have changed so drastically, and are so up up in the air. We don't know what to expect next, and are navigating all of this literally day by day, along with the rest of the world.

Along with all of the uncertainty out there in the world, there is a whole new level of uncertainty we carry around our own worlds - how to structure our days, how to manage our time, how to still get our jobs done with kids at home, how to fit in any time for rest. We're trying to make sense of how we're feeling about all of this, and trying to understand the ever evolving impact this is all having. And that spirals in to….COMPARISON.

Ugh, comparison. Yuck. it can be so defeating and depressing if we don't actively work on shifting our perspective to get it under control. I have just been sensing that people are feeling this creeping in more and more (during this time) by what I have heard in conversations, and things I have seen on social media.

Some comparisons can be good. It can be healthy, motivating and inspire action taking.

The comparison I'm talking about now though, is the stuff that wears on us, and that there is nothing positive about. The stuff that we let eat away at us and that we begin to allow ourselves to feel inadequate and that we aren't doing enough, or resting enough, or feeling enough... that we just aren't enough. Yuck.

Join me for this conversation that will help free you from feelings of 'should be' and shame, and give you perspective to help you focus on what makes sense for YOU.

What's the one piece of advice I would give someone that would guarantee the fastest growth? There aren't many things that you can guarantee, but this one is a sure bet.

Ready for it? Start before you're ready! So simple, but not easy.

We'll dive in to what you can DO to help you implement this in to your daily life, and we'll address what holds us back from doing this in the first place!

Jess has started multiple businesses and empowers women to find balance in their lives, all while operating a full household.

Join us as we walk though her story, and what Jess has learned along the way about finding your greater purpose, what to do when that inner critic comes out, mom guilt, and therapy. This is the first time I talk about my own experience with therapy as well, and I really can't recommend it enough!

Jess knows she is here to start businesses, find balance, and teach other women and her daughters how to do the same thing. After listening to this episode, you will feel inspired and empowered to pursue all that is on your heart, while still finding a sense of balance.

Join us for this real, honest conversation <3.

Analysis paralysis... It's when we overthink something so much, that we get paralyzed. We waffle back and forth, second guessing ourselves, and then don't end up doing anything at all!

Many times we know what we need to do, but it feels uncomfortable and uncertain, so we trick ourselves into believing that we just can't decide.

You can't be completely sure that the decision you are going to make is going to work out just as you had hoped, but the key is trusting that you will be okay, even if it doesn't. That you will pivot and take the next best step, once again.

This episode will help you get out of the loop of over analyzing and second guessing. We will talk about three key things to consider when making a big (or small) decision.

These steps will result in you taking action, and deciding to have courage, which leads to confidence. Taking action will be so much more fulfilling (even if you have to redirect a couple times), than staying comfortable and wondering 'what if'. If you are finding yourself wondering 'what if', or 'wouldn't it be nice if', or 'I wish…', there is a decision that can be made right now to lean in to that.

We are in a wild time, with heightened anxiety, fear, worry, and uncertainty.

This short bonus episode focuses on a few key things to help you feel more calm, and manage stress and feelings of isolation as we navigate through this unknown territory (while spending a lot of time at home!).

We are in this together, and we're going to be okay.