More Than A Paycheck

Join me this week as we dig into the science behind why your brain is always proving yourself right. Since we all have over 60k thoughts a day, most of it gets filtered out and our brain only tells us what it thinks is important. But learning how to choose what does and does not get filtered is the key to feeling better. By default, your brain filter shows you all the horrible bad things, but what if you could train it to show you the good things? Listen and learn how.

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When you think about "just wanting to be happy," how does that make you feeling? I'm guessing horrible. Which is why it's the worst thing we tell ourselves. It does not motivate you go to do the hard things and life a full life. It just makes you feel stuck and like a victim.

In this week's episode, you are going to learn why you don't actually want to feel better and why that's actually good news. Only psychopaths never feel bad, but learning to be okay with the hard parts does not mean you are giving up. It means you are doing it right. Listen to learn why.

Link to things referenced in this episode:

• Free video course: How to confidently speak up in meetings: http://www.lindsaybuchancoaching.com/speakup

Who's your mentor? Let me be your mentor and coach. I have just a few free calls left. Grab some time on my calendar http://lindsaybuchancoaching.com/call> and let's come up with a plan to get you feeling more confident today.

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A good strategy clearly articulates what the end goal is with a few ideas on how to get there. If you are clear on what you are trying to accomplish, it's easier to pivot and change along the way to figure out how to reach the goal as you learn along the way.

It's the same with what we want out of our careers, but when we don't know how, we tend to think it's not possible. But what if that was all wrong? What if knowing what you wanted helped you make decisions and increased your chances of reaching your goal.

In this week's episode, you are going to learn how to get clear on what you want out of your career and what to do when you brain shuts it down because it does not know how that's even possible.

Who's your mentor? Let me be your mentor and coach. I have just a few free calls left. Grab some time on my calendar http://lindsaybuchancoaching.com/call> and let's come up with a plan to get you feeling more confident today.

If you would like to get the links and shownotes for this episode, head to:

http://www.lindsaybuchancoaching.com/26

Think back to the last time you felt overwhelmed. Most likely you were worried because there was too much to do and you were not sure where to even start. But when you feel overwhelmed, it literally keeps you from doing anything and creates more overwhelm.

I bet you've tried to power through and work your way through it, but overwhelm feels like a dark heavy cloud that's always there. You can only push it away for so long until it really starts to get the better of you.

In this weeks' episode, learn how to stop feeling overwhelmed and how to start moving forward.

Who's your mentor? Let me be your mentor and coach. I have just a few free calls left. Grab some time on my calendar http://lindsaybuchancoaching.com/call> and let's come up with a plan to get you feeling more confident today.

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Disagreeing is easy and something we do all day every day. Don't commit just to let leadership have any easy excuse to get their way, but commit to keep moving forward quickly. Delivering on the project and failing fast gets you to your goal so much quicker than spending time making sure everyone agrees. There are so many variables to your projects that we're never going to be 100% aligned.

Learning how to commit when you really don't agree is easier said than done. But when you do, you can still enjoy your work, help deliver on the project, feel like you are adding value along the way.

In this week's episode, you will learn how to commit not just at work, but when it comes to your career as well.

Items referenced in episode:

2016 Amazon shareholder letter – https://blog.aboutamazon.com/company-news/2016-letter-to-shareholders

Who's your mentor? Let me be your mentor and coach. I have just a few free calls left. Grab some time on my calendar http://lindsaybuchancoaching.com/call> and let's come up with a plan to get you feeling more confident today.

If you would like to get the links and shownotes for this episode, head to:

http://www.lindsaybuchancoaching.com/24

Feeling like an impostor happens to almost everyone during their career. In fact, 70% of people admit they feel. Not knowing how to do something is not the problem. The problem comes from what you make it mean. If you're worried you can't figure it out, you spend a lot of time worrying others will find out to.

In this week's episode, learn my secret to overcoming impostor syndrome. It's not something that requires you to drag yourself through it. It's so much better than that.

Information referenced in the episode:

• 70% of people feel like an impostor - Ravindran, Sandeep (Nov 15, 2016). "Feeling Like A Fraud: The Impostor Phenomenon in Science Writing" The Open Notebook.
• Book – Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.

Who's your mentor? Let me be your mentor and coach. I have just a few free calls left. Grab some time on my calendar http://lindsaybuchancoaching.com/call> and let's come up with a plan to get you feeling more confident today.

If you would like to get the links and shownotes for this episode, head to:

http://www.lindsaybuchancoaching.com/23

If you find yourself on a performance improvement plan, chances are you're panicked and freaking out. You're not sure what to do or how to get off the plan. You're worried about what's going to happen. And you're made because it's not fair.

I've worked with clients in this exact spot. And every single one of them has made it off the performance plan.

The secret is learning to get yourself to a better place emotional so that you can dig in and do the work. It's possible, but the fastest way to figure it out is with help from someone.

In this week's episode, you are going to learn 3 steps to get through a performance improvement plan. They worked for my clients and they will work for you too.

Who's your mentor? Let me be your mentor and coach. I have just a few free calls left. Grab some time on my calendar http://lindsaybuchancoaching.com/call> and let's come up with a plan to get you feeling more confident today.

If you would like to get the links and shownotes for this episode, head to:

http://www.lindsaybuchancoaching.com/22

As you look to transfer or find the next rotation in your company, coffee chats are a way to informally meet with the hiring manager and find out more details.

I've had hundreds of them with candidates. And I continue to see the same mistake over and over. If someone starts doing this during our coffee chat, I end it early and let them know it's not a good fit.

On this week's episode find out the biggest mistake people make in their coffee chats and 7 things to do instead.

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Who's your mentor? Let me be your mentor and coach. I have just a few free calls left. Grab some time on my calendar at http://www.lindsaybuchancoaching.com/call and let's come up with a plan to get you feeling better today.

If you would like to get the links and shownotes for this episode, head to: http://www.lindsaybuchancoaching.com/21

How do you describe your job to your close friends and family? When you think about work, do you like how it makes you feel?

I use to get the Sunday night blues where Sunday evening when my mind started going back into work mode, I would already be dreading it.

In this week's episode, learn what to do when you dread work and are really struggling with your job. Because, it's not your job's job to make you feel good. It's yours and that's great news because you can't control your job. But you can control you.

Who's your mentor? Let me be your mentor and coach. I have just a few free calls left. Grab some time on my calendar and let's come up with a plan to get you feeling more confident today.

If you would like to get the links and shownotes for this episode, head to:

http://www.lindsaybuchancoaching.com/20

Everyone has those days when you are not feeling it, but what do you do when a day turns into months on end?

It's so hard to keep working hard when your job is not motivating. But what do you do about it?

Phycologists call it the motivational triad. Your brain is wired to help you avoid danger, seek pleasure right now, and save energy. Understanding this and how to use it to help you is the secret to being more motivated.

In this week's episode you will learn how to create more motivation and what to do when you're not feeling it, especially when it comes to your job.

Who's your mentor? Let me be your mentor and coach. I have just a few free calls left. Grab some time on my calendar and let's come up with a plan to get you feeling more confident today.

If you would like to get the links and shownotes for this episode, head to:

http://www.lindsaybuchancoaching.com/19