Soul Career with Lisandra Rickards

When you envision a Soul Career, you probably think of a life away from the corporate grind. But, it’s possible to find fulfilment in traditional jobs and make a corporate career a Soul Career.

In this month’s episode of the Soul Career podcast, we interview Attorney-at-Law, and Partner at Hart Muirhead Fatta, Sanya Goffe. 

Sanya has what many would consider a traditional Law career. She climbed the ladder in her law firm to Partner, sits on multiple prestigious boards and recently became an Eisenhower Fellow. Amazingly, she has achieved all this while being a wife, a mother, and having a passion for philanthropy. So how has she achieved this success while still making time for herself?  And, what keeps her motivated when so many lawyers complain of stress and burnout. We discuss all this and more.

Here’s what we cover:

1. Sanya’s decision to live in Jamaica; even though she is a dual citizen of Jamaica and the United States. 

2. Her decision to become a lawyer and what that journey looked like

3. Her passion for pension reform in Jamaica

4. Her passion for philanthropy and volunteerism

5. Her advice for other lawyers who feel miserable in their careers

Leave a comment and let us know what you think. And if you’re interested in doing a free consultation with us, book today at soulcareer.com!

We talk a lot about how finding your dream job can change your life.   

But what happens after you find your dream job? How can you establish yourself as an indispensable employee in the first few months? 

 In this month's podcast, Co-founder and COO of Soul Career Warren Rickards discusses his current role as Strategic Customer Success Manager at Cloudflare. And shares how he was able to get a promotion just 15 months after starting his job.  

Here's what we cover: 

1.  Warren's current tasks as Strategic Customer Success Manager. And how his responsibilities have changed since getting his promotion.  

2. The actions that helped him "wow" the company in the first 90 days.  

3. His greatest successes. And the challenges he has faced.  

4. Specific actions that he believed contributed to his promotion. 

5. His negotiating techniques. 

6. What he believes the future holds.  

Leave a comment and let us know what you think! And if you're interested in doing a free consultation with us, book today at soulcareer.com!

The world as we know it is changing rapidly. Globalization, technology and COVID-19 are having a massive impact on the way we live and work.   But how will these changes impact our careers decades from now?  

In this episode, we’ll explore the changes you can expect coming out the pandemic and what these changes mean for the evolution of our careers in the future. We're going to look at changes across the following three areas:  

1. Remote work 

2. Contract work (including freelancing and the gig economy) 

3. Automation and Digitization  

Then we'll discuss the impact of these changes be on:  

- Inequality 

- The case for Universal Basic Income  

Leave a comment and let us know what you think! And if you're interested in doing a free consultation with us, book today at soulcareer.com!

The McKinsey report referenced in this episode can be found here: https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/what-800-executives-envision-for-the-postpandemic-workforce .

As jobs become more uncertain, people in the workplace are looking for ways to boost their credibility and enhance their reputation. In addition, many people have been recording and putting out online content to shore up their online brand as a result of the pandemic and this massive shift from offline to online.  

So this leaves us with two questions: 

1. How can we determine if someone else is credible 

2. How do we become more credible ourselves  

Here’s how I've structured this episode: 

- I share my criteria for determining if someone else is credible  

- I share my framework for becoming more credible by developing meaningful, valuable contributions that you can use at work, in your company, or in your online personal brand 

- I end with tips on how to enhance your credibility by building your network and your body of work  

Leave a comment and let us know what you think! And if you're interested in doing a free consultation with us, book today at soulcareer.com!

Brandon Andrews is charged with leading a nationwide casting tour focused on bringing more diverse ideas and voices to Shark Tank – an award winning American business reality show that connects budding entrepreneurs with potential investors. Brandon is living his Soul Career - a career he never knew existed when he was growing up with his grandmother in a small town in southern Alabama. 

As a child he was a natural athlete with a bright mind and ambitions of becoming an engineer - but life for Brandon was not easy. As a high school student his mother was incarcerated and he and his sister were temporarily homeless. But his determination and positivity helped him to overcome these challenges as he channeled his experiences into an increased sense of responsibility for others. It was this ongoing commitment to diversity and the development of minority communities that led Brandon to a 5-year career in politics in the U.S. Senate and eventually to activism and entrepreneurship.

Join us as Brandon shares the story of his career and delivers valuable advice to potential entrepreneurs. Reach out to Brandon on:

Phone: He gives his phone number in the episode!

Instagram: @yesbrandon

Website: https://brandonandrews.superphone.io

And if you're interested in scheduling a free career consultation with Soul Career - visit https://calendly.com/soulcareer/consultation. 

Paralympic athlete David Smith has faced tremendous odds. He was born with  talipes equinovarus (“clubfoot”), misdiagnosed as an epileptic in childhood and, on the cusp of a successful athletic career, was diagnosed with a life-threatening spinal tumor. He had four surgeries - one of which left him partially paralyzed - and had to learn to walk four times. Yet through it all he maintained his passion for athletics and has developed a new life philosophy.

We recorded this episode in January 2020, but it’s relevant now more than ever. As we face the COVID-19 pandemic, we may feel overwhelmed by the difficult messages and imagery we’re confronted with every day. It can be easy to lose our commitment to our goals, give up on our dreams and go into a negative space. But David’s story shows us how to reframe any challenge into something that motivates us to move forward with a renewed sense of purpose. Join us as David shares how he remained persistent through tremendous odds and how he went from what he calls a ‘human-doing’ to a human being.

Here’s how we’ve structured the episode:

- David’s battles with tumors and ill health over the past decade

- When he knew becoming an athlete was his Soul Career and how he continued pursuing his dream in the face of so many medical challenges

- The impact of his background and childhood, and how his early experiences helped him to develop a ‘can-do’ mindset

- How remaining open and keeping a sense of gratitude helped him to accept and adjust his life in the face of challenges

- How confronting his own mortality revealed the importance of living in the present moment and finding happiness from internal rather than external validation

- His current life philosophy and how he finds joy in his life.

If you enjoyed this episode, let us know. Send us an email at [email protected] or schedule a free consultation via our website https://www.soulcareer.com.

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, freelancer, professional in the corporate world, or executive, this pandemic will affect you. While there will be some negative effects, there will also be a lot of opportunity coming out of this crisis - as the way we work has fundamentally shifted. We must face this moment together, with resilience and some degree of positivity, and manage our way through it to the other side.

Here’s how we’ve structured this episode:

- What’s happening in the corporate world for professionals who are employed to a steady corporate job

- How this pandemic will impact freelancers and the gig economy

- How entrepreneurs will be affected and opportunities arising for those who can manage their way through the crisis

- My personal experience as a new entrepreneur during the pandemic

- Some tools and tips to manage emotions during this crisis so that we can face it with a degree of positivity and resilience

Please reach out to us and let us know what you think! Send us an email at [email protected], or schedule a free consultation from our website: https://www.soulcareer.com

“Life is not about living a blue chip path. Life is about living your own story, and the more interesting stories tend to be the ones that are off that beaten path. ”

Many people  think that if you go to Harvard Business School and work at Goldman Sachs, then your life is set. You make a high salary, get rich and comfortable, and that’s it for the rest of your life. But for the people who come off that “blue chip” path, life is not that clear. Even though you have the privilege of an amazing education and an amazing network, you may still experience failure, loss, and being broke, all on your way to putting your vision out in the world.

Angella Rainford went through a painful divorce, lost a major project bid, lost her home, and had to cope with the death of her father - all while working to develop Jamaica’s largest solar farm. She pulled it off through grit, determination, and a touch of madness, and built a 150-acre solar farm on the western end of the island. Now she’s launched a new venture - Soleco Energy - a solar leasing company.  Here's her story.

Reach out to her on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angellarainford/

Visit Soleco Energy’s website: https://www.soleco-energy.com/

"The energy that stands between the soul and the world is your personality." As we kick off the new year, we ask the question - is our Soul Career written in the stars? Join us as Alina Apostol shares how astrology can help us discover our purpose and guide us towards a Soul Career. Alina also helps us understand how astrology can tell us about the energies to expect in our lives in 2020, whether our new business will have an easy or difficult path to success, and whether the energy of our relationships can be mapped by the stars.

Follow Alina on instagram: @alinaapostol

Visit Alina's website: www.alinaapostol.com

Can astrology help you find your Soul Career? For Alina Apostol, astrology is her Soul Career. Alina is a Romanian-born citizen of the world who combines astrology and clinical therapy to help her clients navigate their lives, guided by their astrological charts at the time of their birth.  In Part 1 of this two-part series, we hear Alina's story of growing up in communist Romania, her love of books and mythology, and her decision to pursue psychology as a career, while deepening her knowledge of astrology.

Follow Alina on Instagram - @alinaapostol

Visit her website - www.alinaapostol.com