Today, I’m in conversation with Olga Trusova, author of the new design book, Calm Living.

In this episode, Olga introduces us to design thinking principles and exercises that we can use to design our spaces and experiences so they work better for us and support us in doing our best work.

She offers accessible ways to shape your space and how you work to really work for you, not against you, and to create calm instead of chaos.

This is an invitation to make simple, accessible design choices to make your days more sustainable. Olga shows us how to do this with intention and experimentation.

Let’s step into Calm Living with Olga Trusova.

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Today I'm in conversation with Christina Wallace, author of the new book, The Portfolio Life: How to Futureproof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger Than Your Business Card.

Charles Handy coined the term Portfolio Life in 1989 to argue that your life’s work shouldn’t be defined by one job, but that it could be a collection of passions, interests, and hobbies. 

Christina expands that definition to include relationships, community, personal growth and impact, creating a full portfolio across work and life. 

In the episode, you’ll hear how the portfolio life invites you to own your agency in crafting the life you deserve.

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Today, I’m joined by Jessica Marati Radparvar.

Jessica serves as inspiration as someone who is practicing Sustainable Ambition, crafting a life with work that works for her. In Jessica modeling this for us, it makes it feel more possible for all of us to thrive in life and work.

Jessica works in the field of sustainability, and regularly sees firsthand how building resilience is critical for impact practitioners who carry the weight of, and champion, making change in the world. As she says, “You can’t drive change from an empty cup.”

Today we’ll discuss how Jessica practices Sustainable Ambition in her life and work, as well as cover the work she does to support changemakers in the world.

Learn more about Jessica:

Reconsidered

Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn

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In today's episode, I'm joined by Dana Miranda.

Dana is the author of the forthcoming book, You Don't Need A Budget, and her work brings visibility and voice to the diverse experiences we have with money and finance that aren't currently being recognized and expressed in our culture.

You might find for yourself that traditional financial and money management tips don't resonate with you, and Dana is offering new perspective through her media company, Healthy Rich.

What you'll hear in today's conversation is how our work is inextricably tied to money, and our relationship with money is inextricably tied to both our histories and personal experiences and the goals we set for our lives. Getting comfortable with our own views on money can be foundational to our Sustainable Ambition.

Let's hear how with Dana Miranda.

Learn more about Dana Miranda:

https://www.healthyrich.co

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/justdanamiranda

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Almost all of us know what it’s like to struggle to stay focused and get work done. And so many of us are plagued by feeling too busy. It’s hard to find time to do all we want or need to do, yet I wonder if part of our busyness problem is actually a distraction problem.

In his book, Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life, Nir Eyal writes about the idea of, “people making time for what they want by making a conscious effort to control their time and attention.”

So of course I was excited to speak with him about why we should take responsibility and set intentions around how we use our time, why we get distracted in the first place, and why we should be shooting for traction not just focus.

Let’s hear what Nir Eyal can teach us about becoming indistractable.

Learn more about Nir Eyal:

Website

Connect with Nir on LinkedIn 

Follow Nir on Youtube 

Twitter: @nireyal

Facebook: @nirandfar

Instagram: @neyal99

Resources:

Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life

Free Indistractable Bonus Content

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During the pandemic, the cultural tides around work ambition turned. People were over their ambitions.

Consider these stats: In 2022, Gartner found that more than 50% of surveyed workers said they were questioning the purpose of their jobs and the role work should play in their lives. Also in 2022, the Mckinsey Health Institute found that one in four employees experienced burnout symptoms. And in mid-2022, 29% of employees who resigned from their jobs said they did so for better work-life balance, according to the Society for Human Resource Management.

Maybe you recognize yourself in one of those numbers.

And yet as we move away from the pandemic, there is a thawing and a movement with people wanting to reclaim their ambition.

I’ve been exploring ambition on the podcast for the last two years, and so for the 100th episode, I’m going to look back and reflect on conversations with guests, and how their insights and my research have sharpened my thinking about the three core pillars of Sustainable Ambition: Right Ambition, Right Time, and Right Effort.

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Introducing The Sustainable Ambition Podcast.
 

Host Kathy Oneto talks with experts, authors, and friends with insight on her philosophy to life and work focused on three concepts: Right Ambition, Right Time, and Right Effort. 

On the podcast, Kathy shares ideas for navigating your career at different stages of life and work. You’ll learn to define your own success. You’ll embrace a consciously ambitious approach to better align life and work. And no matter what you choose to take on, you’ll have the resilience to tackle the challenge and the practices you need to sustain your energy.

Each new person who embraces Sustainable Ambition makes it easier for all of us to thrive in life and work.

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Are you called to honor more than one side of yourself in your life and work? Then this episode is for you! You, too, might be an ampersand. Or perhaps we all could be if we weren’t forced to choose.

What is an ampersand you might ask? Meet Jessica Wan, an ampersand herself and host of The Ampersand Manifesto podcast. Jessica explains ampersands as those who are multi-passionate, lead double lives, and straddle two completely different worlds.

In this conversation, learn more about Jessica’s experience working in two worlds (a career in business and her career as a singer and performer) and the themes she’s gleaned from the podcast interviews of others also leading double lives. Hear her counsel to shift away from feeling like we must choose, and rather to pay attention to what’s calling to you at this moment, allowing yourself to step into a full identity.

Jessica - Thank you for championing this movement for the ampersand life! And for encouraging us all to be holistic individuals, embracing multiples sides of ourselves.

Resources Mentioned

Find Jessica: www.jessicawan.com

Reach Jessica: [email protected]

The Ampersand Manifesto Podcast: https://anchor.fm/ampersand-manifesto/episodes/Welcome-to-the-Ampersand-Manifesto-e1lnocg

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Tricia Montalvo Timm is a board director, venture investor, speaker, and author. She is also a first-generation Latina and one of the few to have attained the triple achievement of reaching the C-suite, joining the boardroom, and cracking the venture capital ceiling.

Today we discuss her new book, “Embrace the Power of You,” which is for those who are code-switching or struggling to belong in the corporate landscape and for those of us who want to support creating inclusive environments. Tricia shares her own journey of self-acceptance to show others how they can do the same. The book offers tools and knowledge needed to get to the other side of the fear people can have that can keep them from fully stepping into their authentic selves. it also offers guidance for business leaders.

In this conversation, Tricia shares why people feel like they need to hide parts of their identity, gives us guidance on how we can all support creating inclusive environments, and affirms that you are enough and your differences are beautiful and valuable.

Tricia - Your book is powerful. Thank you for sharing your story and encouraging others to do the same and step into their authentic selves.

Resources Mentioned

Find Tricia: https://triciatimm.com/

Get the book: https://triciatimm.com/embrace-the-power-of-you/

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tricia_timm

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pmontalvotimm/

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“I feel very ambitious even though on the outside my ambition may look very different, but it feels like ambition on my terms.” Yes! That sounds like Sustainable Ambition—ambition that’s rooted in you and on your terms.

Today I’m joined by Neha Mandhani, a certified executive leadership coach, for an open, honest conversation on what it’s like to listen and honor oneself, to move through the discomfort of choosing self-authorship, and to step out of the norm onto a path that aligns to your integrity and purpose. Neha is someone who has explored her multiple passions and interests and experimented her way to where she is now. While Neha may feel more alive today than ever, her journey has not been without its fears. She embraces those fears and keeps moving forward, encouraging you and her coaching clients to do the same.

You may hear yourself in Neha’s story. And for that reason, I appreciate her parting wisdom for you all—“How is your relationship with yourself? How well are you leading yourself?” What insight might you take from this conversation to get into action and make a positive shift towards stepping into ambition on your terms?

I’m so appreciative of you sharing your story with us, Neha. Thank you for your insights and inspiration!

Resources Mentioned

Find Neha: https://nehamandhani.com/

Neha’s personal blog: https://nehamandhani.com/blog/

Find Neha on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/nehamandhani

Her newsletter on LinkedIn, A New Leadership Manifesto: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6957437802670145536/

Joseph Campbell quote Kathy shares in the episode: “If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else’s.”

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