As we leave January behind, many of us are still in the process of figuring out what we want out of this year. And it’s not uncommon to long for a clear path forward as we do.

That desire for clarity can put us on a path of aiming for what we should be doing or pursuing. But if our ambitions are going to be sustainable, we have to make them our own.

Living with the ambiguity as we define our own ambitions can be a challenge. Today, I want to offer some ways of navigating the uncertainty with a bit more ease.

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The world of work is changing. And it’s not just about what industries are growing or shrinking. Attitudes, behaviors, beliefs, and motivations around work are all shifting.

Connie Steele joins me today to discuss the fluid future of work and what it will take to succeed at leading ourselves and others in 2024 and beyond.

Learn more about Connie Steele

• Website
• Strategic Momentum Podcast
• Connect with Connie on LinkedIn
• Instagram: @conniewangsteele
• Building the Business of You

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Welcome to 2024!

As we look to a new year, I’m offering some ideas and reflections to set the tone as you craft the year ahead.

I  talk about what the James Webb Space Telescope can teach us about shifting our own paradigms and give you several prompts to help you dial in your Sustainable Ambitions for 2024.

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As we end 2023, I’d like to offer a few prompts and reflections to help you stay grounded as you navigate this challenging time and head into 2024.

I truly believe that self-reflection is an important and powerful tool to help us learn about ourselves and craft a more positive and empowering narrative, with learning we can take forward into the future.

My hope is that these ideas and prompts will help you end your year with a little more peace.

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In today’s special episode, my dear friend Sonya Thomas turns the tables and interviews me.

We explore how the concept of Sustainable Ambition has evolved for me through the conversations I’ve had with my guests on the show and my research.  We discuss the  importance of defining success on personal terms, aligning ambitions with personal motivations, and the necessity of taking breaks. Sonya shares some of her own journey and experience with ambition and navigating career pivots, and I share updates on my book project.

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What does it mean to find home? How do we develop a sense of belonging, whether to a place, a community, or even to our work?

Today, I’ll dive into these questions and more with returning guest, Amy Bonsall.

We discuss making hard decisions feel lighter, why “squishy ground” is where the magic happens, and how building belonging helps us to flourish and create the life we want.

Learn more about Amy Bonsall:

• Collective
• Instagram: @co.ll.ec.ti.ve
• Connect with Amy on LinkedIn

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How do we sustain a successful career over time? When we define ambition and success on our own terms, based on what’s important to us internally vs. an external yardstick, we can end up with a life and career that are fulfilling and sustainable. 

My guest today has embodied this approach in his long and successful corporate career and now in a new endeavor after retiring from his corporate role.

In this episode, Doug Milliken shares his career journey and how he shaped his roles to align with what he loved to do, what he was good at, and what his organization valued from him. We also talk about how he shaped his team’s culture to create psychological safety and honor people’s gifts, resulting in increased engagement and higher performance, and how he’s now carrying that experience forward into his latest ambition, a new business venture focused on helping companies build powerful cultures. 

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• Creamer & Milliken
• Connect with Doug on LinkedIn

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Crafting a fulfilling life and career is the work of a lifetime.

My guest today is Karyn Flynn. Karyn has built a varied resume, stepped back from her career to focus on her family, and pivoted in and out of multiple fields and roles. Her trajectory hasn’t been straight, but considering her purpose and values and continually leveraging her skills has allowed her to create a more fulfilling, sustainable career and life.

She shares how building confidence through your skills and not your title can bolster you through major transitions and why getting clear on your values and holistic goals can help you create a well-rounded life.

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In this episode, I’m joined by author and journalist Rainesford Stauffer.

We discuss her new book, All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways We Strive, what happens when ambition defines us, the conversations we should be having about ambition, and getting curious about ambition with a more expansive, holistic view.

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• Website
• Instagram: @rainesford_stauffer
• All the Gold Stars
• An Ordinary Age

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Overwhelm can happen to anyone, even me.

We can set goals and priorities, and they can be the right ambitions, but managing a packed schedule takes intention and thought if we want to avoid burnout.

Today, I’m sharing some strategies that helped me make conscious decisions about how I was spending my time in pursuit of my goals during an active few months.

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