I am excited that we are kicking off our Career Change series.

If you are a cross-roads in your careers, you may be wondering whether you should take the leap and change career direction. In this episode, I talk about the 5 signs that it is time for a career change.

Dive in and let me know if any of these resonate with you.

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In this week's episode I speak to Sally Penni who is a barrister and mother of 3. She wears many different hats. We talk about the importance of playing the long game when it comes to your career. She has some great suggestions for career advancement / development after having children.

What you will learn:

- How Sally has maintained her career as a barrister for 20 years while growing her family.

- What inspired Sally to start Women in the Law UK.

- Ways professional working women can develop and grow in their careers through the right support and training.

- How the workplace is evolving and ways that we need to adapt to accommodate these changes.

Tweetable Quotes:

“Nobody should be working in the office until 9 o’clock in the evening. If the partners are doing that, then of course the staff are not going to leave earlier.”

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Today I share some simple steps you can take to bring new opportunities in your direction. These are small actionable steps you can start implementing today.

Episode Highlights:

Janine Esbrand describes a recent opportunity that came her way.

The common experience of working mums that Janine comes across

What is the ideal scenario for the work you want to do?

Why is your network a golden asset?

What are ways to strengthen your relationships?

Janine Esbrand is conducting a Live Career Kickstart Session on August 29th 2019 in the Guildford area of Surrey, England.

3 Key Points:

Know what you are looking for.

Share what you are looking for with other people in your network.

Nurture your relationships, not just when you are looking for something.

Tweetable Quotes:

“One of the things that I hear a lot of working mums say, especially the clients that I work with or people that I speak to that are feeling stuck, is that they aren’t quite sure what to do next.” – Janine Esbrand

“A lot of people stay stuck in where they are and say they are not happy, but don’t spend the time to unpack what being happy or fulfilled in your role or your work would actually look like.” – Janine Esbrand

“Where am I heading? And then I can work backwards and figure out the steps that I need to take.” – Janine Esbrand

Resources Mentioned:

Janine Esbrand: Linkedin Twitter

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In this episode I speak to Marta Spirk, Success Coach, Motivator, and Host of the Mom Does it All podcast for this 64th episode. Marta opens up about her experience becoming a mother of triplets, finding her gifts to share as a success coach, and the importance of getting to know and love yourself.

Episode Highlights:

Marta Spirk introduces her journey from Brazil to becoming a triplet mom and teaching English.

What led Marta to coaching?

What is it like for Marta to have triplets?

Marta explains the toddler stage of her children.

Why does Marta suggest that her clients take the Enneagram Test?

What are some challenges that Marta faced as a working mom?

Marta Spirk describes her podcast Mom Does it All.

Marta Spirk released a guide called, Release Your Happy.

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In today's episode, I delve into when you should seek out a career coach. Janine will enlighten you on what the benefits are of hiring a career coach and what a successful interaction with a coach can look like.

Episode Highlights:

- Janine Esbrand shares a story of a mother she met that was returning to work.

- What are the common negative feelings that mothers may have when returning to work?

- How did career coaching assist the working mom Janine met?

- How can a career coach help you if you feel stuck?

- What can a career coach do to help if you lack clarity of how to move into your career?

- When you feel unsupported, hire a career coach.

- What types of career mother clients Janine has worked with?

3 Key Points:

- Common feelings of a mother returning back to work include: negotiating flexibility, how her colleagues will view her, depleted confidence, and worrying about the balance between work and family life.

- If you are lacking clarity on how to proceed in the workforce as a mother, working with a career coach can help.

- Working with a career coach is a great way to feel supported.

Tweetable Quotes:

“Many times, people feel stuck in their careers particularly after a huge life transition.” – Janine Esbrand

“The average person is said to have 60,000-80,000 thoughts a day. And research shows that 95% of those thoughts are repetitive.” – Janine Esbrand

“One of the really huge benefits of working with a coach is that you will have somebody who can bring a different judgement-free perspective and help you to snap out of that usual train-of-thought and that way that you think.” – Janine Esbrand

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In this week's episode, I chat with Brian Ballantyne about working fatherhood. Brian has been advocating for women's rights in the workplace for the last 10 years. I am really looking forward to sharing this perspective as we don't hear enough of the challenges that working fathers face who are juggling work and parenting.

What You Will Learn:

- Some of the great insights that Brian shares:

- What his career life looked like pre-children compared to post fatherhood

- How family dynamics, priorities and time management have shifted

- The challenges Brian has faced as a working father

- How Brian's experience in diversity and inclusion has impacted how he now does things within his role at his organisation.

- The impact his new book 'Confessions of a Working Father' is having and the conversations it is starting.

Links & References:

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linkedin.com/in/brian-ballantyne-336754/

amazon.co.uk/Confessions-Working-Father-Brian-Ballantyne-ebook/dp/B07JMGJD84

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This week on the show, I interview one of the awesome ladies in my monthly membership community, The Collective.

It has been so great to see Katy’s progress. When she first joined the Collective she was negotiating a flexible return to work and now she is launching her podcast where she will be sharing tips on organisation and productivity. She is sharing some of those tips with us today.

You will learn:

- How being part of The Collective has helped Katy to achieve some of her professional goals

- Top organization hacks for busy mums

- Easy ways to boost your confidence before a job interview

- How to be present in parenting

- How to launch your passion project

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In today's episode we are focusing on the importance of money management in your personal life or business growth. Christina Sjahli gives us some simple but impactful tips that we can start implementing today.

What you will learn:

- How Christina rebuilt her finance career from scratch after relocating

- Why Christina walked away from her finance career after reaching the C-suite.

- Simple ways to get started with tracking your personal or business finances

- Why making more money is pointless if you are not doing some simple but important things

- How increasing your cash flow can lead to making a BIG impact in the world

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In today's episode we are focusing on the importance of money management in your personal life or business growth. Christina Sjahli gives us some simple but impactful tips that we can start implementing today.

What you will learn:

- How Christina rebuilt her finance career from scratch after relocating

- Why Christina walked away from her finance career after reaching the C-suite.

- Simple ways to get started with tracking your personal or business finances

- Why making more money is pointless if you are not doing some simple but important things

- How increasing your cash flow can lead to making a BIG impact in the world

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In this episode I am sharing the process I went through to make a tough career decision. If you are at a career crossroads, this episode is going to be relevant for you.

I share why I decided to quit my role as part-time legal counsel.

Here is what you will learn:

- The importance of getting clear on your values and using them as a filter

- Why a change of circumstances means a once perfect role can turn into a position that no longer serves you

- What I love about having a portfolio career

Key parts of my career fulfillment process that helps working mum to find work that they love

- How you can take control of your career direction.

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