Living Your Path

Do you know your strengths? You may vaguely know them. Or relegate them in the 'not relevant' basket when it comes to work.

I'm here to help you uncover your unique character strengths, and how they can make your career + life a lot more enjoyable and successful. In this episode you will hear:

• How to find out what your strengths are
• Why it's important to use them
• How to understand your particular set of strengths
• Ways to use and leverage them at work and outside

This is a big 'feel good' episode centred around YOU and backed up by research. You will gain an instant boost of confidence by focusing your strengths and lots of insights about your career past, present and future.

Make sure you share this episode with someone who doesn't know about their amazing strengths.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Strengths research and positive psychology: Michelle McQuaid
• Strengths test: VIA Character (free) or Gallup Strengths Finder

If you want to take this work further and make the best of your own strengths, find out about coaching options here.

How is your work home balance? Working from home has its upsides, but it can also present a range of new challenges. Examples range from loneliness, to overwhelm, difficulty concentrating or switching off, or being fatigued.

In this episode, I share with you 4 strategies to:

- Recreate the lines around your work in terms of space, time, energy and technology

- Stay positive and motivated, without doing extra work

- Manage the load both on the work and home fronts

- To build new buffers so you can breathe and have well-being.

A must-listen episode to anyone working from home in need of effective tips beyond the usual advice of getting outdoors and exercising. You will understand what you need most right now and start tweaking your set up and schedule to enjoy your career + life better.

Don't forget to share with anyone working from home who needs this too!

To access my Free Resources Library, visit www.careercatchup.com/join

What is the right, perfect job for you? How do you know, and get it?

This episode will help answer this key question, as we are all looking for job happiness. And we want to get it right. But it's tricky. There are multiple boxes to tick. Things we don't want to happen. So before we even take action, we feel the pressure to get it right. Or we give up on the idea that we can find a great job we will love. Is there such a thing as a perfect job anyway?

This episode for you if you've had successes and setbacks in your career to date. You seem to want a better job each time, but not quite get there. Or you have a real desire to find something that suits you perfectly, but don't know how to guarantee that.

I will share with you:

• what drives us to want a perfect job: it's more about how we want to feel in it
• the reality that is when it comes to our jobs: listen up for the big reveal!
• the recipe to only have jobs that are perfect for you: what you can actually control
• a new perspective on all the jobs you've had to date: be ready to open up your thinking!

You'll change your frame of reference when it comes to your professional life, and feel a lot more free to choose what's perfect for you. No more getting stuck into bad jobs, or cycles of looking for the right one. You will be able to confidently make the best decision for your next career step, and really enjoy your job.

Your next steps:

• Subscribe to the show, if you haven't already!
• Take the free Career Direction Quiz at www.careercatchup.com/quiz and find out if you are ready to change. Answer the questions to reveal exactly where you stand + receive the next steps recommended for you.
• Share this podcast with someone who is currently stuck in her career, wanting to aim higher but afraid to choose the wrong job.

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Welcome to the trailer episode to set the scene of the Career + Life Catch Up. You will learn:

• My own experience of the Career + Life equation, from building a successful corporate career to changing my life and career for the better.
• What this podcast is about and why it's different from what is currently out there
• How you can start achieving the right Career + Life equation for yourself
• The future topics to come + 3 key take-away for yourself

You will leave feeling inspired that it is possible to have the career AND life that you aspire to.

PS1: Don't forget to subscribe to the show!

PS2: Join my free Resources Library to access guides and checklists to help you design your career path, achieve balance and grow your confidence at www.careercatchup.com/join

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