Something Even Better

What’s it REALLY like working for yourself vs. working for someone else? It’s time you finally see all the nitty-gritty behind-the-scenes stuff most folks don’t want to talk about when it comes to being an entrepreneur.

In this podcast, I dive into the myths of working for yourself as well as the perks of working for someone else. I made this podcast to correct the typical oversimplification we see in the online business world of “entrepreneurship is GOOD and jobs are BAD.”

As with anything, there are perks and downsides to both, but since we spend most of our time hearing the perks of entrepreneurship and the bad parts of employment – I’m flipping the script and showcasing a more realistic view.

If you want access to the research behind the episode, head over to the blog: The truth about working for yourself vs. working for someone else.

Mentioned on the podcast:
Duped: The Darkside of Online Business
Wantrepreneur: Professor Explains the Fake Entrepreneur Industry

And get access to my free private podcast on “What Do I Really Want?” where I teach you my favorite, super simple exercise for figuring out what you really want ASAP!

Courtney Holgate-Champney joins the podcast and talks about finding her path later in life, falling into healthcare supply chain for nonprofit healthcare through temp work (and loving it at the time!), and ultimately making a career change into tech in her 30s after a period of feeling dissatisfied and “stuck.”

Courtney and I dig into:

• How moving away from her hometown was the first step to stepping into her own power and living a more aligned life.
• How she got her Bachelor’s degree in Public Health at age 32 and how it gave her the foundation for making changes later in her career.
• How networking ultimately helped her realize how her current skills working in healthcare supply chain were well suited to tech sales – something she NEVER thought she’d do, that she absolutely loves, and that gives her family much more financial security and stability.
• How more flexibility and extra financial security with her job has allowed her to give back to her community, support local businesses, and volunteer more.
• The hardships that helped prepare her for a career change in her 30s and the 10 months it took to make the change.
• Handling the rejections along the way to making this career change.

Courtney currently works in technology sales and has been in this position for over two years after moving from healthcare supply chain at a local non-profit healthcare system. She loves learning and talking about supply chain and healthcare, however her passion is in empowering women in industries that are traditionally dominated by men. Her undergrad is in public health and she also has an MBA, both from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, where she currently resides with her husband and four year old. 

You can connect with Courtney over on LinkedIn or follow her on Instagram @workingwomxnrise.

Check out the blog for more!

Extra resources mentioned in the interview: ubu pod interview with Erika Tebbens – stats about women, money, and giving  back to the community

Courtney’s favorite book: Burnout: The secret to solving the stress cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski

Stacie’s recommended book on therapy: Maybe You Should Talk To Someone by Lori Gottlieb

Join Stacie as she shares her results from just one week without social media. If you've ever wondered if you should take a break from social media, but you're just not convinced it's worth it, this podcast episode is for you!

You can read more about my no social media challenge over on the blog. And get access to the absolute BEST resources for quitting social media too!

Are your big goals just making you miserable? The “too long, didn’t listen” answer? Probably! 

Listen in as Stacie dives into the research on:

• Arrival fallacy, summit syndrome, and why so many of us are unhappy achievers
• The negative effects of goal setting and why some goals are bad
• Why so many of us are stuck being unhappy achievers
• How to stop being an unhappy achiever and enjoy your life as it is right now

Head over to the blog to find more resources and research on arrival fallacy, summit syndrome, and “unhappy achiever syndrome” (which I just made up y’all in case you try to go searching for it elsewhere). 

And sign up for my private podcast episode where I teach you a simple coaching exercise that helps you figure out what you really, really want.

As we close out 2021, I take a quick moment to reflect on this year and its many ups and downs.

I also share my 2022 word of the year, as well as a free private podcast episode that can help you find more clarity around what you really want as you set your intentions for the new year.

Grab the free private podcast episode, where I take you through the coaching exercise, and point out what to watch for so you get the most out of it, along with a “clarity cheat sheet” to help you dissect your own answers - it’s like your personal BS detector for your own thoughts!

In this episode we catch up with Bri -- my first guest to come BACK on the podcast! 

We last talked to Bri on the “When the business you’ve built causes you dread and how to love it again” episode, which I recommend listening to first if you haven’t already.

In this episode, Bri talks about deciding to close her business and walk away to find her Something Even Better, and we dig into:

• The strangeness of no longer having an “easy” elevator pitch
• The pros and cons of entrepreneurship and having a job, and choosing what’s right for you
• Recovering from burnout AND realizing you still don’t love entrepreneurship
• Making the tough decision to close her business and walk away - a business she used to see as her big dream
• How to get comfortable with messy and colorful curiosity -- being more flexible and not always knowing the big picture
• Why thinking your work is your ONE BIG THING is dangerous

Mentioned in the podcast:

The interview with Marie Forleo and Elizabeth Gilbert -- on choosing your flavor of sh*t sandwich

The Studio Challenge - Music School Bootcamp for music teachers 

Bri’s favorite books: the Harry Potter series and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

In this week’s episode, Stacie deep dives into the research behind why 2022 is the best time to quit social media, maybe even forever. And even if you're not ready to full-on quit, this might convince you to cut back!

She digs into 6 main reasons it’s time to quit:

• Social media is unethical. Full stop.
• We all want more time, yet we won’t give up something that takes up a ton of it: social media.
• It’s destroying our mental health and we don’t even know the longer term consequences.
• When you quit social media, you increase your ability to focus, create, and deeply learn new concepts.
• When you quit social media, you can focus on creating and maintaining your real-life relationships and community.
• Consider what you want your legacy to be for your life.

You can find tons of resources and the studies cited over and over on the blog. 

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Let me guess: You’re one of those people who’s NEVER happy with any job you’ve ever had (and you’ve probably had a lot of them). You’re always on the search for something better, but every time you start a new job you might be happy for a few months, and then you slowly realize you still aren’t very happy. And you begin to always be asking yourself the question, “Why am I never happy with any job I get?!”

I just want to say: I get it. I’ve been on that job treadmill before too. I’ve had really high hopes that “maybe THIS job will be the one…” only to have my hopes smashed to bits when I realize, “Nope, this isn’t quite it…” and feeling a bit hopeless and lost. 

And it was only after learning more about why we humans struggle so much to be happy PERIOD that I realized there was nothing actually wrong with me. And even more importantly: there (usually) wasn’t anything actually wrong with the jobs either. 

The call was coming from inside the house, and I was actually more responsible for being unhappy with my jobs than the actual jobs themselves.

And through reflection and learning more about the psychology of happiness and contentment -- and all of my years studying and practicing career development -- I’ve found that there’s usually six surprising reasons why you’re never happy with your job.

Read the blog here for more resources! 

Trigger warning: This episode mentions deep depression.

In this week’s podcast, I interview Burnout Coach Katie Rapkoch about leaning out, why quitting is sometimes the best answer, and why we all need to be bored more often.

Katie is here to support a community of women that don’t want to follow the status quo. She is here to challenge women to empower one another to live a life of simplicity, authenticity, and peace. Katie is here to create a community that feels REAL.

You can follow Katie and learn more about her community on Instagram @katierapkoch.

Also check out Katie’s favorite book recommendation: Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee.

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Do you ever look at people who have really interesting or cool jobs or businesses and think, “How in the world did you get into this kind of work???”

Maybe I’m a bit odd, but I’ve always been obsessed with folks who have “off-the-beaten path” interesting jobs. I want the back story, you know? I love hearing the twists and turns of how someone’s work ends up coming to them through all kinds of chance encounters.

And that’s why this week, we’re going to get a little bit nerdy and deep dive into my absolute favorite career development theory - Planned Happenstance - and why I think its lessons are crucial for anyone who wants to create a more meaningful and interesting life and career.

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Read it on the blog here!: https://www.staciemitchell.com/blog/interesting-job