I loved this conversation with fellow coach and podcaster, Kathy Oneto of Sustainable Ambition.

Kathy Oneto is an executive and life-work coach who is passionate about helping people succeed on their terms both at work and in life. She is the founder of Sustainable Ambition and host of The Sustainable Ambition Podcast. Her mission is to help people attain more joy, satisfaction, and fulfillment in their careers from decade to decade, helping them to be ambitious with more ease and without burnout.

Kathy and I talk about how we see ambition, how our lives have an ebb and flow from decade to decade, and how to better plan how we sustain ourselves as we stretch, strive, and grow.

We are both curious souls and I think you'll be able to relate to her story. As an endurance athlete for many years, she has much somatic wisdom to share, and great perspective on how to look at our life and career adventures.

I also appreciate her notion of adult stages of development, and the very real process to unpack what are our true ambitions, and which ones come from that early sense of being socialized to want certain things.

We tackle the notion of planning not only for the things we want to achieve, but the activities that will keep us resilient along the way. Planning can be loosely held, and with flexibility to help us know that we need to follow our energy cycles. Being too rigid can just set us up for failure, so flexing when necessary is important.

We both love the notion of following our curiosities instead of one big passion. Sometimes it take a little more turning inward to hear those quieter voices that are truly pointing us toward our next steps.

Kathy is working on a book project, and we got to geek out about writing process, and that's always fun.

I highly recommend Kathy's book of prompts, My Little Book of Curiosity. I personally love the hardcover version becasue it's easier to write in but she also has paperback versions available.

If you looking for a different approach to planning, check out the Sustainable Ambition planner, which is available in three distinctly different colors, which is also cool.

Kathy can be found at her website and on LinkedIn to stay in touch.

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