Whether you realize it or not, you are in a value exchange with your job. How you feel at work is a direct reflection of that exchange. Feeling not-so-hot? That's a good sign that the value exchange is not equitable.

In this episode, Elissa walks you through the following steps to take if you're not feeling great about your job:

>>> list what you are receiving/want to receive in exchange for what you're providing in your job

>>> write out what each thing on the list means to you

>>> ask yourself: are you receiving what you want?

>>> ask yourself: what is the story you're telling yourself about what you're getting/not getting?

Finally, Elissa shares how to manage inequity in your job while you look for something different.

Remember, your work is value that you are putting out into the world. It's worth something. It's valuable. It has an impact.

Resources:

Don't stay in a job that feels bad. I'll help you see your value, release your doubts and feel confident. It's time to make your move.

When you're ready, I can help you ::

Personalized 1:1 Coaching

• Customized coaching and strategizing to land a rewarding new job
• Leverage your career history and transferable skills in your career pivot
• Mindset and strategy to manage and escape a toxic workplace

Schedule Your Possibility Session™

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It's that moment when you are sitting at the computer and you've got the document open and the cursor is blinking -- you are about to do something new.

Last week's episode was about how to stay motivated. Well, consider this week the prequel as Elissa dives deeper into the process and the way we can face that blank page. It's all about answering the question, "Who am I to do this?" with 3 better questions:

1) What am I good at?

2) Why should I try?

3) Who am I NOT do to this?

Our brains are powerful. We all have a blank page. We all have doubts and fears and questions. Change the narrative.

When you give yourself permission to go for what you want and fill that blank page, you can achieve amazing things that you never imagined possible.

Resources:

Don't stay in a job that feels bad. I'll help you see your value, release your doubts and feel confident. It's time to make your move.

When you're ready, I can help you ::

Personalized 1:1 Coaching

• Customized coaching and strategizing to land a rewarding new job
• Leverage your career history and transferable skills in your career pivot
• Mindset and strategy to manage and escape a toxic workplace

Schedule Your Possibility Session™

https://calendly.com/elissa-shuck-career-coach/possibility-session-with-elissa-shuck

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Have you ever wanted to do something and at first, you're really excited about it -- but then you just start losing momentum, you're not really motivated anymore, and the desire just sort of dissipates?

It is possible to not only stay motivated, but to leverage the way your brain works so that you're excited to keep going, the ideas and creativity keep flowing with ease, and you're having fun doing it. In this episode Elissa shows you the best way to achieve sustained motivation: from within.

By advertising your new life to yourself with imagination and vividness, you can envision and achieve the bright future and all the possibilities you have in mind. Remember, change happens from the inside out, not the other way around!

Resources:

Don't stay in a job that feels bad. I'll help you see your value, release your doubts and feel confident. It's time to make your move.

When you're ready, I can help you ::

Personalized 1:1 Coaching

• Customized coaching and strategizing to land a rewarding new job
• Leverage your career history and transferable skills in your career pivot
• Mindset and strategy to manage and escape a toxic workplace

Schedule Your Possibility Session™

https://calendly.com/elissa-shuck-career-coach/possibility-session-with-elissa-shuck

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We have a relationship, so to speak, with our jobs. We want it to be fulfilling and joyful. We want to have impact and make contributions.

But we also want something in return.

We want to feel heard and have opportunities. We want to grow.

We want our jobs to participate in the health of this "relationship".

In this episode, Elissa shares what you can do when you find yourself disagreeing with a policy or direction, or some cultural element happening at your workplace. There are four concepts you can use to help you handle it--

1) Give your brain equal airtime

2) Pay attention to what operating manuals you have

3) Align your expectations

4) Be a change agent

Don't let workplace misalignments through you off your game. You've got this!

Resources:

Don't stay in a job that feels bad. I'll help you see your value, release your doubts and feel confident. It's time to make your move.

When you're ready, I can help you ::

Personalized 1:1 Coaching

• Customized coaching and strategizing to land a rewarding new job
• Leverage your career history and transferable skills in your career pivot
• Mindset and strategy to manage and escape a toxic workplace

Schedule Your Possibility Session™

https://calendly.com/elissa-shuck-career-coach/possibility-session-with-elissa-shuck

Get free resources on my YouTube Channel

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Have you ever struggled with self confidence? Of course! We all have.

This week, I'm talking about a strategy for self confidence. The flip-side of that coin being, of course, self doubt. So, how do you manage self doubt?

>>accept it as normal

>>do a self doubt brain dump

>>name the doubt

>>do a self confidence brain dump

Remember, you have far more control than you're giving yourself credit for. Self confidence is a skill to be developed in yourself. Choose your thoughts about yourself on purpose, no matter what. When you do, you will gain confidence in yourself regardless of your circumstance or what anyone else says or thinks about you.

Resources:

Don't stay in a job that feels bad. I'll help you see your value, release your doubts and feel confident. It's time to make your move.

When you're ready, I can help you ::

Personalized 1:1 Coaching

• Customized coaching and strategizing to land a rewarding new job
• Leverage your career history and transferable skills in your career pivot
• Mindset and strategy to manage and escape a toxic workplace

Schedule Your Possibility Session™

https://calendly.com/elissa-shuck-career-coach/possibility-session-with-elissa-shuck

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You're doing the things you need to do. You're setting boundaries, you're scheduling activity, obeying your schedule, showing up for yourself with rest and self-care. Why do you still feel burnt out?

Our feelings and our bodies often feel the signs of burnout before our brain catches up, so be watching for those little signals. - Elissa, LYWL, Ep. 112

There's lots going on out there, friends. Demands to do more with less, job searches that seem to go on forever and toxic workplaces that zap your strength so that even if you want to leave, you don't have the energy to do it.

So, this week I'm revisiting a previous podcast about burnout. In it I share a few thoughts that I learned from Rob Bell about some other things that could be going on under the surface.

1) The "Something to Prove" Approach - "This is supposed to be hard, otherwise it's not real."

2) The Sense of Obligation - "This is my wheelhouse, I can't look outside of it."

3) The Label - "I need to be associated with -that- industry in order for people to take me seriously."

4) The Ladder - "I've got to do the corporate climb, because that's the thing to do."

5) The "Too Much" Feeling - "I've got to do All The Things, I've got to show up, this is the way it's got to be done."

You can notice and manage these signals before they get out of hand so that you can move past those feelings, get out of that mode, and take the action you want to take.

Rob Bell's audio book: https://robbell.com/audio/handling-your-fire-passion-burnout-routines-and-resilience/

How you respond to the behaviors of others in the workplace can determine your everyday experience, confidence and impact.

So, what do you do when the behavior is non-behavior?

For example, absent leadership.

If you're in the "middle ground" with a middle management role, having absent upper level management and having to do your job without feedback or guidance can feel uncomfortable, frustrating and demoralizing.

In this week's episode, Elissa shares how to respond to absent leadership and even use it as a strategic advantage.

There are three ways to navigate absent leadership ::

• Proactive communication that involves your leader in the little things
• Ask for the feedback and guidance you seek
• Acknowledge your strengths (and your team's accomplishments)

Absent leadership doesn't have to take you out. It can actually be an opportunity to deepen workplace relationships and give you more chances to showcase your value and grow your career.

Resources:

Don't stay in a job that feels bad. I'll help you see your value, release your doubts and feel confident. It's time to make your move.

When you're ready, I can help you ::

Personalized 1:1 Coaching

• Customized coaching and strategizing to land a rewarding new job
• Leverage your career history and transferable skills in your career pivot
• Mindset and strategy to manage and escape a toxic workplace

Schedule Your Possibility Session™

https://calendly.com/elissa-shuck-career-coach/possibility-session-with-elissa-shuck

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A recurring theme going on right now -- and probably always will be -- is managing difficult and toxic environments. In this throwback episode, Elissa addresses the importance of giving yourself permission to leave if you can, effective coping strategies if you don't have the ability to walk away -yet-, and how get real with your thoughts so you can manage while you're there. The timeless strategies she walks through can serve you well in navigating all the ups and downs.

The issue of toxicity in the workplace is probably not going to change on a societal level, but you are allowed to be selfish. Be selfish enough to not put up with a toxic workplace any longer than you have to. And if you must stay, put together a plan to manage it and stay secure in your value.

Invest in yourself. You are worth it.

Resources mentioned:

Article --How to Survive a Toxic Workplace

Article --How To Make a Difficult Boss Your Biggest Fan

Resources:

Don't stay in a job that feels bad. I'll help you see your value, release your doubts and feel confident. It's time to make your move.

When you're ready, I can help you ::

Personalized 1:1 Coaching

• Customized coaching and strategizing to land a rewarding new job
• Leverage your career history and transferable skills in your career pivot
• Mindset and strategy to manage and escape a toxic workplace

Schedule Your Possibility Session™

https://calendly.com/elissa-shuck-career-coach/possibility-session-with-elissa-shuck

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Decisions have to come from somewhere -- We all have things that inform our decisions. And whether you rely on internal information, external information, or a mix of both, Evidence Stacking can help you escape the Miserable Maybe.

What is Evidence Stacking? A technique for gathering and analyzing multiple sources of information. How do you leverage it from a personal perspective? Elissa explains it in three steps:

1) Find evidence from your own personal experience and knowledge base.

2) Reflect on your values and goals.

3) Trust your intuition.

With Evidence Stacking, you can move through the stages of belief and finally get yourself from thinking something is impossible, to inevitable. And don't forget to check out the accomplishment worksheet!

Resources:

Don't stay in a job that feels bad. I'll help you see your value, release your doubts and feel confident. It's time to make your move.

When you're ready, I can help you ::

Personalized 1:1 Coaching

• Customized coaching and strategizing to land a rewarding new job
• Leverage your career history and transferable skills in your career pivot
• Mindset and strategy to manage and escape a toxic workplace

Schedule Your Possibility Session™

https://calendly.com/elissa-shuck-career-coach/possibility-session-with-elissa-shuck

Get free resources on my YouTube Channel

Get access to courses and download career helps on my website and follow me on LinkedIn. Don't forget to subscribe!

Decision can be defined as "a committed action driven by a committed thought".

Last week Elissa talked about decisions and the stories we tell ourselves about them. This week she is sharing some ideas to help us reframe decisions and to think about them more strategically and intentionally.

>> Everything is optional

>> There are no right or wrong decisions

>> The more decisions you make, the better

>> Don't delay

Remember, decisions are the ultimate power we have in our lives. We get to choose what we think about, the actions we take, and we get to decide over and over again.

You can choose that committed action that's driven by a committed thought and create the life and the career you envision for yourself.

Resources:

Don't stay in a job that feels bad. I'll help you see your value, release your doubts and feel confident. It's time to make your move.

When you're ready, I can help you ::

Personalized 1:1 Coaching

• Customized coaching and strategizing to land a rewarding new job
• Leverage your career history and transferable skills in your career pivot
• Mindset and strategy to manage and escape a toxic workplace

Schedule Your Possibility Session™

https://calendly.com/elissa-shuck-career-coach/possibility-session-with-elissa-shuck

Get free resources on my YouTube Channel

Get access to courses and download career helps on my website and follow me on LinkedIn. Don't forget to subscribe!