Today I’m joined by Leanne Hughes, an Australian businesswoman, entrepreneur, and high-performance business consultant who helps organizations lift performance through people. Leanne is also the host of two podcasts: First Time Facilitator and Leanne Hughes’ Work and Live Large.

In this conversation, we hear about Leanne’s own career journey, what led her to find her zone of genius, and what took her out on her own leaving Corporate. We learn about one of Leanne’s core philosophies around treating life like an experiment. Leanne is a prime example of someone who leans into taking action and learning by doing. For her, a paradox is that it isn’t confidence that gets her into action, but rather knowing that being in action is what actually breeds confidence.

What I loved in this conversation was hearing how Leanne is continuously moving towards how she operates best in the world and leans into what’s possible for herself, just as she is championing with Work and Live Large, through which she helps you imagine what's possible is possible for you.

This was such an energizing conversation, Leanne! Thank you for being on and sharing your journey and wisdom with us all.

Resources Mentioned

Find Leanne: https://www.leannehughes.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannehughes/

First Time Facilitator Podcast: https://www.firsttimefacilitator.com/podcast

Leanne Hughes’ Live and Work Large Podcast: https://podcast.leannehughes.com/

Book: Pivot: The Only Move that Matters Is Your Next One by Jenny Blake: https://www.amazon.com/Pivot-Only-Move-That-Matters/dp/1591848202

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This Sustainable Ambition (SA) Quick Tip builds on the last Quick Tip in Episode 67: On Don’t Know? Get Into Action. Many of us often get caught off guard when our life and work algorithm shifts. How can we avoid being surprised, leaving us standing in the messy middle of a career transition not knowing what’s next? By being proactive and consistently exploring and investing in our next play. Thinking about what’s next as a practice can help us avoid feeling angst on the journey and being overly cautious along the way.

This concept is rooted in the Sustainable Ambition method, yet this episode was inspired by a talk I was able to hear back in May with Shane Battier, the basketball player who played for Duke in college and won two NBA championships with the Miami Heat. This core mantra of Duke’s former, legendary basketball coach, Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K), has relevance for all of us.

How are you exploring and investing in your next play?

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In this episode, I’m joined by my friend, Wade Brill, who was on the podcast with me early on in Episode 5. Wade is a Mindfulness Coach, Podcaster and Speaker.

Wade and I got together to discuss Pace, a topic we’re passionate about as it shows up in the work that we both do. If you’ve been listening to the podcast, you know that I’ve talked about pace on a few other episodes in the past year: Episode 52: On Setting Your Own Pace and Episode 39 on Rethinking & Shaping Your Time.

We thought it would be interesting to explore this topic further and share our own experiences working with and experiencing pace.

This is the second episode where we talk about ambitions, goals, and pace. How does pace show up when we consider ambitions and where that intersects with life and work? We hope through these two episodes that we raise your awareness of the power of thinking about and being intentional with pace both in your daily experiences and how you manage your personal and professional ambitions.

It’s been a pleasure, Wade! What thought-provoking conversations, and I was even a part of them! These discussions have further deepened my own consideration of pace in my life and my decision-making.

Resources Mentioned

Website: www.WadeBrill.com

- Episode 5 On Managing Overwhelm & Radical Self-Care with Wade Brill: https://sustainableambition.com/sapodcast/5

- Episode 39 on Rethinking & Shaping Your Time with Kathy Oneto: https://sustainableambition.com/sapodcast/39

- Episode 52: On Setting Your Own Pace with Kathy Oneto: https://sustainableambition.com/sapodcast/52

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In this episode, I’m joined by my friend, Wade Brill, who was on the podcast with me early on in Episode 5. Wade is a Mindfulness Coach, Podcaster and Speaker.

Wade and I got together to discuss Pace, a topic we’re passionate about as it shows up in the work that we both do. If you’ve been listening to the podcast, you know that I’ve talked about pace on a few other episodes in the past year: Episode 52: On Setting Your Own Pace and Episode 39 on Rethinking & Shaping Your Time.

We thought it would be interesting to explore this topic further and share our own experiences working with and experiencing pace.

This is the first episode where we talk about how we define pace and what works for each of us around a slow or fast pace and when it feels right. We close with some tips on what works for us in working with pace. Perhaps you’ll get inspired to try some of our practices and see what works best for you. We hope at minimum that we raise awareness for you of the power of thinking about pace and being intentional with pace both in your daily experiences and how you manage your personal and professional ambitions.

Wade - I always love being in conversation with you. 😊 And thank you for being one of my guides on my own journey of Sustainable Ambition, often reminding me to get centered and be thoughtful about my own pace.

Resources Mentioned

Website: www.WadeBrill.com

- Episode 5 On Managing Overwhelm & Radical Self-Care with Wade Brill: https://sustainableambition.com/sapodcast/5

- Episode 39 on Rethinking & Shaping Your Time with Kathy Oneto: https://sustainableambition.com/sapodcast/39

- Episode 52: On Setting Your Own Pace with Kathy Oneto: https://sustainableambition.com/sapodcast/52

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In this Sustainable Ambition (SA) Quick Tip, host Kathy Oneto offers an antidote to not knowing what you want to do. When you don’t know, get into action.

Kathy shares how one of the most common phrases she hears from coaching clients and those in a career inflection point is, ”I don't know what I want to do!” It’s usually said with angst and frustration. She found the same having done research with those who made career transitions; they often start the process in a state of not knowing. If you are in a career or life transition and find yourself saying the same thing, this quick tip is for you.

Putting this quick tip into action requires just that. Action. Listen in for more.

Resources Mentioned

E11. On Finding Career Clarity & Permission with Lisa Lewis Miller: https://sustainableambition.com/sapodcast/11

E13. On Uncertainty & Living in Not Knowing: https://sustainableambition.com/sapodcast/13

A Guide to Living in Not Knowing, 15 Lessons to Survive and Thrive during Uncertainty & Growth Stages: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/a-guide-to-living-in-not-knowing/

Kathy’s new book, My Little Book of Curiosity. Learn more! https://sustainableambition.com/books/#curiosity

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Today I’m joined by Art Markman, a professor of psychology, human dimensions of organizations, and marketing and vice provost of continuing and professional education and new education ventures at the University of Texas at Austin. Art brings insights from cognitive science to a broader audience through his blogs at Psychology Today and Fast Company, as well as his radio show/podcast Two Guys on Your Head.

I wanted to have Art on the show, because I kept running into his content from the above blogs and in Harvard Business Review. I then went on to read his books. I knew he’d have a lot of great insights to share on how to think about career management, be more fulfilled in our work, and how to work at our best, especially in today’s environment. Art didn’t disappoint.

We cover a lot of ground in this discussion, and Art offers a lot of great nuggets of wisdom on how to manage one’s career over time, feel more successful day-to-day, be more productive, and sustain oneself. I love the idea of starting meetings with a joy moment and the sneaky, smart tip to put a meeting with a “fake” person on your calendar to carve out thinking time. I’m doing both!

Art - thank you so much for being on and being willing to share your brain insights with all of us!

Resources Mentioned

Find Art: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/psychology/faculty/markman

Two Guys on Your Head Podcast: https://www.kut.org/tags/two-guys-on-your-head

Twitter: @abmarkman , https://twitter.com/abmarkman

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/art.markman

Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ulterior-motives

Fast Company: https://www.fastcompany.com/user/art-markman

Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/search?term=Art Markman

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In this episode, I’m excited to be joined by my good friend and mentor, Philip VanDusen, whose been on the podcast with me two times before. Philip comes back to join me for this 5-part series on Building a Work Life after Corporate Life. How do you leave corporate and move into self-employment or starting a business? Our intent with this series is to create a guide to going out on your own.

This became a topic for The Sustainable Ambition Podcast based on a listener request, and I thought who better to discuss this with than Philip. Both of us have had 25+ year careers in Corporate and then went out on our own and even have a shared journey on our post-Corporate path that will share along the way.

The series will be aired here on The Sustainable Ambition Podcast, as well as on Philip’s podcast, Brand Design Masters.

In Part 5 of the series, the final episode, we talk about getting your brand and new business going: the launch and beyond.

We cover some similar ground yet go deeper exploring how to build your visibility, activating your connections, other approaches for sales and marketing, being prepared to demonstrate your credibility, and the importance of doing great work. Throughout, we offer power tips and set expectations to embrace the journey of work life after corporate life.

And that’s a wrap! Thanks for the fun and informative series, Philip! Always great to be in conversation with you.

Resources Mentioned

Tara McMullin: https://explorewhatworks.com/

Pamela Slim: https://pamelaslim.com/

Philip’s Brand Design Masters Podcast: https://podcast.branddesignmasters.com/subscribe

Podcast Series - Episode #1 on Building Your Personal and Professional Brand: https://bit.ly/sapodcast57

Podcast Series - Episode #2 on Recognizing it’s time to go and how to go: https://bit.ly/sapodcast59

Podcast Series - Episode #3 on What to do before you pull the plug and jump ship: https://bit.ly/sapodcast61

Podcast Series - Episode #4 on Getting resourced for going out on your own and running your business: https://bit.ly/sapodcast63

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In this episode, Kathy Oneto, founder of Sustainable Ambition, builds on the series that kicked off the year on planning and living a more sustainable+ambitious year. This episode is about checking in on your Q2 progress. How have things gone? What worked? What didn’t work? What do you want to practice next? It’s time to Assess and Adapt to help you both stretch and sustain yourself in your life+work in the months ahead.

The series coincided with the launch of the Sustainable Ambition 12-Month Workbook+Planner: Your Life+Work Resilience Rx. The workbook+planner offers inquiries, exercises, and planning tools to help you lead a fulfilling, sustainable, and ambitious life+work. Learn more at: sustainableambition.com/planner2022

If you’d like to do this work with others, consider creating a circle of friends or professional colleagues to plan and learn together over the year. Doing this work as part of a community can support you in setting intentions, holding yourself accountable, providing encouragement, and learning together along the way. Find guides for a Planning Circle or Workshop at Work at: sustainableambition.com/planner2022

Have a beautiful and enjoyable summer! Here’s to sustaining ourselves!

Resources Mentioned

Learn more about the Sustainable Ambition 12-Month Workbook+Planner: Your Life+Work Resilience Rx: sustainableambition.com/planner2022

The Series: Podcast #1, Episode : My Ambitions: My Next 12 Months: https://sustainableambition.com/sapodcast/42 Podcast #2: My Sustainable: My Life+Work Resilience Rx: https://sustainableambition.com/sapodcast/43 Podcast #3: My 12-Month Planner + 6-Month Horizon: https://sustainableambition.com/sapodcast/44 Podcast #4, Episode 45: Quarter 1 + Monthly Planning: https://sustainableambition.com/sapodcast/45

Episode 53: A More Sustainable+Ambitious Year: Q2 Assess & Adapt: https://sustainableambition.com/sapodcast/53

Episode 55: On Being Ambitious with Strategic In/Action with Jinny Uppal: https://sustainableambition.com/sapodcast/55

“How to Begin,” by Michael Bungay Stanier: https://www.mbs.works/best-books-training-for-coaches-leaders-and-mentors/how-to-begin-book/

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In this episode, I’m excited to be joined by my good friend and mentor, Philip VanDusen, whose been on the podcast with me two times before. Philip comes back to join me for this 5-part series on Building a Work Life after Corporate Life. How do you leave corporate and move into self-employment or starting a business? Our intent with this series is to create a guide to going out on your own.

This became a topic for The Sustainable Ambition Podcast based on a listener request, and I thought who better to discuss this with than Philip. Both of us have had 25+ year careers in Corporate and then went out on our own and even have a shared journey on our post-Corporate path that will share along the way.

The series will be aired here on The Sustainable Ambition Podcast, as well as on Philip’s podcast, Brand Design Masters.

In Part 4 of the series, we talk about getting resourced for going out on your own and running your business. What is the “infrastructure” you need to put in place to have your business operate.

Another way to think about it is what do you need for your front office (like your website, social, email lists, and more) and back office (like administrative systems and your physical office) and with whom are you going to work (not clients, but partners or team members) to deliver your product or services.

A fun discussion, Philip! On to Part 5 in the series! To close things out: Getting your brand and new business going: The set-up and beyond.

Resources Mentioned

- Squarespace: https://www.squarespace.com/

- Wordpress: https://wordpress.com/

- Canva: https://www.canva.com/

- Jenny Blake and the BFF community: https://itsfreetime.com/bff

- Philip’s Brand Design Masters Podcast: https://podcast.branddesignmasters.com/subscribe

- Podcast Series - Episode #1 on Building Your Personal and Professional Brand: https://bit.ly/sapodcast57

- Podcast Series - Episode #2 on Recognizing it’s time to go and how to go: https://bit.ly/sapodcast59

- Podcast Series - Episode #3 on What to do before you pull the plug and jump ship: https://bit.ly/sapodcast61

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Today I’m joined by Jack Hsueh who is an ultra-marathoner who has run races like the Tahoe Rim Trail 100-mile race, Tor de Géants which is a 330km race in Italy running through the Alps (which takes about 6 days to run!), and the Western States 100. Jack does these events while managing his career and having a family.

I wanted to have Jack on to learn how participating in endurance events that require commitment, resilience, and grit helps inform how we might manage our life+work from decade to decade, which in our modern times is an endurance event, as well.

Building on Episode 54 with Dominic DeMarco, in this conversation with Jack we discuss finding motivation in loving the journey, the benefits of putting in the work, redefining success beyond the outcome, embracing failure, and how others support you along the way.

Jack - I loved our conversation! Thank you so much for sharing with us. You’ve given us a lot to think about and consider on how to apply your experiences to our own life+work journeys.

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