Squiggly Careers

In part 5 of this 6 part series Helen and Sarah bring to life some of the ideas and insights from their new book You Coach You.

They talk to experts to get their thoughts on how we can help ourselves through some of the knottier moments in a squiggly career.

Every episode relates to a chapter in the book and this episode focuses on our Progression chapter and specifically how we can overcome the constraints that we all face from time to time in our careers.

Listen to Sarah’s conversation with Adam Morgan, co-author of A Beautiful Constraint. Adam talks about the advantage of developing a stubbornly adaptive mindset, and how we can approach constraints in a way that can even turn those challenges into opportunities for ourselves and others.

Books

A Beautiful Constraint: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beautiful-Constraint-Transform-Limitations-Advantages/dp/1118899016/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=a+beautiful+constraint&qid=1639402741&sr=8-1

You Coach You: www.amazingif.com/books

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In part 4 of this 6 part series Helen and Sarah bring to life some of the ideas and insights from their new book You Coach You.

They talk to experts to get their thoughts on how we can help ourselves through some of the knottier moments in a squiggly career.

Every episode relates to a chapter in the book and this epsiode focuses on the Relationships chapter and specifically how we can manage the relationship we have with our manager. Listen to Helen's conversation with Thomas Erikson, author of Surrounded by Idiots about how we can understand what drives our managers behaviour and adapt our approach to work with them effectively.

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In part 3 of this 6 part series Helen and Sarah bring to life some of the ideas and insights from their new book You Coach You.

They talk to experts to get their thoughts on how we can help ourselves through some of the knottier moments in a squiggly career.

Every episode relates to a chapter in the book and this episode focuses on our Self-Belief chapter and how we can build and boost our belief.

Listen to Sarah’s conversation with psychologist and author of Chatter, Ethan Kross. Ethan helps us to understand why we all have chatter that hinders rather than helps us and shares lot of practical tools that we can try out to turn down the volume on our inner critic.

Books

Chatter: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chatter-Voice-Our-Head-Harness-ebook/dp/B087TDQL1P/ref=sr_1_1?crid=CEZV20VLVDVK&keywords=chatter+ethan+kross&qid=1639402624&sprefix=chatter+ethan+%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-1

You Coach You: www.amazingif.com/books

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In part 2 of this 6 part series Helen and Sarah bring to life some of the ideas and insights from their new book You Coach You.

They talk to experts to get their thoughts on how we can help ourselves through some of the knottier moments in a squiggly career.

Every episode relates to a chapter in the book and this epsiode focuses on the Time chapter and specifically the distractions that can be our downfalls. Listen to Helen's conversation with Nir Eyal, author of Indistractable about how we can manage our attention and ensure that we find our focus at work.

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In part 1 of this 6 part series Helen and Sarah bring to life some of the ideas and insights from their new book You Coach You. 

They talk to experts to get their thoughts on how we can help ourselves through some of the knottier moments in a squiggly career.

Every episode relates to a chapter in the book and this episode focuses on our Resilience chapter and specifically how we can all build our resilience reserves.

Listen to Sarah’s conversation with Dr. Bill Mitchell, author of Time to Breath, who shares some of the myths of resilience, how we can all invest in our own resilience every day, and how to make sure guilt doesn’t get in our way.

Time to Breathe: https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Time-Breathe-Navigating-Happiness/dp/1472972988/ref=sr_1_1?crid=N87D96FIYAV5&keywords=time+to+breathe+bill+mitchell&qid=1639402449&sprefix=time+to+breath%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-1

You Coach You: www.amazingif.com/books

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We're kicking-off January with an action focused episode of the Squiggly Careers podcast. This week Helen and Sarah share 10 practical ways in which you can invest in your development and accelerate you're growth. Whether you're starting the year feeling a bit flat or your full of energy, this episode is full of lots of ideas to support you.

You can also download the Squiggly Career Calendar for lots more practical support for your career in 2022.

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In this last episode of the year Helen and Sarah reflect on a series of curious questions to explore the highs, lows, ups and downs of the last 12 months. As well as getting some insights into the behind the scenes work that Sarah and Helen do, you can download the podcast to use for your own reflection on 2021.

Thank you for your support of the Squiggly Careers podcast this year. Wishing you a happy new year and very much looking forward to continuing the squiggly career conversations with you in 2022.

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This week Sarah talks to Sarah Stein Greenberg, Executive Director of Stanford Design School and author of Creative Acts for Curious People. Together Sarah and Sarah explore lots of practical exercises and techniques that will help everyone to think, create and lead in unconventional ways. You can order Sarah's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Creative-Acts-Curious-People-Unconventional/dp/0241552834/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=creative+acts+for+curious+people&qid=1639399808&sr=8-1

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This week, Helen talks to Simon Alexander Ong (author of Energize) and Ian Sanders (author of 365 Way to Have a Good Day) about actions you can take to increase your energy and inspiration at work. This episode is full of lots of practical tips and covers everything from experimenting with laughter to making sure you don't treat your health as a side hustle.

You can pre-order Simon's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Energize-Harness-Energy-Every-Moment/dp/0241502756/ref=zg_bsnr_277477_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=K41NHVC7BSQREJ3EKHKM

Ian's book is available to order now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ways-Have-Good-Day-day/dp/1529382246/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=ian+sanders&qid=1638180440&s=books&sr=1-1

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121s are a common way to connect with your manager and your colleagues at work. However, they can sometimes feel more like a hinderence than a help! This week, Helen and Sarah talk about how to make the most out of your 121 and share lots of practical ideas for action you can experiment with at work.

To join You Coach You Live in London (19/01) or Manchester (31/01) head here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/events/2021/squiggly-careers-live.html

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