By Kim Meninger
Do you ever feel like a fraud? Are you living with chronic self-doubt? Do you question whether you deserve to be in your role? If so, you're not alone! As a leadership coach and lifelong struggler
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In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about pressures on working parents in the workplace. If you’re a working parent, you know how challenging it is to navigate the pressures of advancing your career while being the parent you want to be. Unfortunately, many of us put a lot of pressure on ourselves to be perfect at work and at home. My guest this week is Moe Carrick, a workplace culture expert who is on a mission to make every workplace good for people because when people thrive at work, everybody wins. Here we talk about Moe’s decision to leave corporate America, the impact of the mothering myth and the need for systemic change when it comes to working parents.
About My Guest
Moe Carrick is an internationally recognized expert in workplace culture, with her innovative frameworks being adopted by top brands like Nike and Amazon to enhance work environments and employee satisfaction. Her talks on the future of work and employee wellbeing have graced stages like TEDx and SXSW, making her a leading voice in her field. Moe has authored bestselling books and founded Moementum Inc., a consultancy focused on building workplaces that are good for people for maximum impact. Outside of work, she enjoys outdoor adventures and lives in Bend, Oregon with her family.
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Connect with Moe:
Moe’s latest book: https://moementum.com/when-work-is-good/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moecarrick/
Website: https://moementum.com/
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In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about well-being. What does well-being look like to you? This is a question we don’t often ask ourselves but, if we want to be “successful,” it’s important to consider. My guest this week is Meico Marquette Whitlock, a well-being strategist. Here we talk about how to prioritize well-being individually and collectively. Meico shares 3 powerful questions to help us identify what’s within our control and take small but meaningful action steps to improve our well-being. He also offers insights to help us better influence the well-being conversation in our workplaces.
About My Guest
Meico Marquette Whitlock is The Mindful Changemaker and The Mindful Techie. He works with changemakers who want to improve their well-being so they can sustainably increase their well-doing in changing the world.
He is the author of the Amazon bestseller How to Thrive When Work Doesn’t Love You Back: A Practical Guide for Taking Care of Yourself While Changing the World and The Intention Planner.
He has worked for more than two decades across the non-profit, public, and private sectors leveraging information and communications technology to improve well-being in underserved communities as a software and web developer, communications director, trainer and facilitator, and mindfulness teacher.
As a transformational speaker, trainer, and coach, he facilitates transformative experiences that foster well-being in a hybrid world. He has worked with organizations such as the U.S. Federal Government, Cigna, and the World Wildlife Fund, and has been a featured speaker on ABC News, Fox 5, and Radio One.
Meico is a former triathlete, loves salsa dancing, and makes the world’s best vegan chili!
He holds an M.S. in Information Science from the University of Michigan and a B.A. in Political Science and Spanish from Morehouse College. He is also a certified trauma-informed mindfulness teacher.
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Website: mindfultechie.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meicowhitlock/
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In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about side hustles. Side hustles are a popular experiment these days but, for those of us who struggle with impostor syndrome and other fears, the process can be daunting. My guest this week, Jen Lewi, is an executive coach with a specialty in career strategy. Here she shares how she started her coaching business as a side hustle before officially making it her full-time role. Jen and I chat about how to come up with an idea for a side hustle, how to manage your mindset and how to take baby steps to achieve your goals.
About My Guest
Jen Lewi, MBA, CAE, ACC, is the Founder and CEO of Design Your Next Step, a boutique Executive Coaching and Career Strategy firm, helping professionals maximize their strengths and design fulfilling career paths. Jen’s clients have:
Throughout her career, Jen mastered the art of job-crafting to build fulfilling roles. She applies that learning when clients want to build a new career path, navigate a new position, or make the most of their current jobs. At the School Nutrition Association, she held a variety of senior roles in marketing, membership, professional development, and conferences. She started her career in the corporate world with leadership roles in marketing at BBC America and in advertising at Saatchi & Saatchi. These experiences allow her to link corporate and non-profit best practices and provide an international perspective to coaching engagements, as needed.
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Connect with Jen:
Website: www.designyournextstep.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenlewi/
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In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about focusing on what’s within our control. If you’re like me, you’re worrying about the upcoming election, climate change, social issues, and much more. But, while it’s important to be aware of our macro-environments, it’s even more important to focus on what’s within our control. This week, I’m talking with Lissy Alden, the founder of MYNDY, a mental fitness company that helps people build better behavioral and thought patterns. Here Lissy shares her story of overcoming stress and burnout, then returning to school to study the brain. Lissy and I talk about the importance of focusing on your micro-environment and identifying small, repeatable steps you can take to stay in control of your life, better manage stress and more effectively achieve your goals.
About My Guest
Lissy Alden is the founder of MYNDY, a mental fitness company. Before MYNDY, Lissy built a proprietary, research-backed and quantitative framework to help change company culture and was a change agent fighting burnout for herself and others at large organizations. She specialized in working with companies (like Amex, NYTimes, etc) to measure and operationalize culture, improve service operations, and enhance workforce development. She is a graduate of Cornell University and received her MBA from MIT.
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myndy.co: https://form.typeform.com/to/mR4lSCYX?typeform-source=www.myndy.co
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In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about personal empowerment. If we let impostor syndrome control our personal narratives, we may be giving away our power in ways we don’t realize. My guest this week, Marjorie Ngwenya, is a board member, coach, consultant, speaker and author of the book, Empowered Evolution. Here we talk about Marjorie’s early career experiences, having had to leave university in London due to the crash of the Zimbabwe dollar. This led her to a career at Deloitte where she struggled with impostor syndrome as she compared herself to those around her. Over time, Marjorie advanced her career, eventually becoming President of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, UK as the first person of color and youngest person to hold office in the organization’s history. Marjorie and I also talk here about the importance of representation, how to stay in alignment with our values and how to make hard choices to stay empowered.
About My Guest
Marjorie Ngwenya serves as a board member in the financial services and not for profit sectors. She is an external member of the Prudential Regulation Committee of the Bank of England. She is also an adviser and consultant to financial and educational institutions.
She is a Past President of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, UK. Marjorie was the first person of colour to hold office in the organisation’s history – and also the youngest.
On its release, Marjorie’s book ‘Empowered Evolution’ reached #1 on Amazon’s Knowledge Capital list. This book invites readers to shape their mindset, discover their meaning, and thrive with momentum.
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Connect with Marjorie:
Book: https://a.co/d/d43BxHF
Website: aboutmarjorie.com
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In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about breaking free from adopting others’ personas and embracing our own. Many of us have found ourselves impersonating those around us, either because we lacked the confidence to be our true selves, or we were told, implicitly or explicitly, that we had to behave in certain ways to fit into the culture around us. My guest this week, Danielle Droitsch, an executive coach and former non-profit leader, shares how she went from mimicking her mentor’s style to integrating her own strengths and embracing her own style. We also talk about using the approach of experimentation to test out new behaviors, including speaking up and sharing your ideas.
About My Guest
Danielle Droitsch is an Executive and Leadership Coach who empowers high-achieving and purpose-driven professionals to discover their superpowers, love their work, lead with confidence, and achieve the life of well-being they deserve. She firmly believes it is possible to love your career. Yet, a significant portion of the global workforce remains disengaged. Eight years ago, as a senior leader at a national nonprofit, she overcame burnout and disengagement transforming how she approached work. Since then, she has helped hundreds of professionals regain confidence and strength in their careers. Her mission is dedicated to helping people uncover their "secret sauce" to feeling successful and energized at work once again.
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Connect with Danielle:
Career Clarity Journey: 8 Questions For Fulfillment, Well-being and Impact https://mailchi.mp/7b47af821797/3jwkmtvr4y
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielledroitsch/
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In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about how to create a meaningful “now” in the midst of everything going on in the world around us. With the upcoming election here in the US, volatility across the world and constant negativity on social media and the news, how do we get back on track and shift our attention to building a better now? This week, I talk with Greg Bennick, keynote speaker and author of the book, Reclaim the Moment: Seven Strategies to Build a Better Now. Here we talk about steps we can all take to embrace optimism, positivity and kindness in an increasingly negative world. We also talk about ways in which teams can use these ideas collectively to create more engagement and inclusion.
About My Guest
Greg Bennick is a comedic keynote speaker and presenter who shares strategies about juggling a world of distractions to enhance individual performance and drive organizational success. He has been traveling the world entertaining, uplifting, listening to, and learning from people for the last three decades. His work centers around the very human experiences we all share in common amidst a world that continually pulls us apart. Greg is the Executive Director of international humanitarian nonprofit One Hundred For Haiti and is also the first international speaking coach for TEDxPerth Australia. He has spoken in twenty-seven countries worldwide, including the first-ever spoken word tour by an American of all of Ukraine and Russia!
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Connect with Greg:
Website: gregbennick.com
Instagram: @gregbennick
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregbennick/
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In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about the fear of flourishing. Many of us grew up in families where we were made to feel that chasing our dreams meant getting too big for our britches. Or we’ve been afraid that if we become too successful, we’ll lose our friends or our community. My guest this week, Rebecca Anne Nguyen, author of the new novel, The 23rd Hero, shares her journey of overcoming self-doubt as she pivoted to novel writing. She also shares strategies for addressing our fears of flourishing so that we can live our best lives.
About My Guest
Rebecca Anne Nguyen (she/her) is the author of The 23rd Hero, a 2024 Reader's Choice Award winner for Best Adult Novel (Bronze). She is also the co-author of the Foreword Award-winning memoir, Where War Ends. Her writing has been published in the New York Times, Insider, and Slackjaw, among others. She lives in Milwaukee.
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Connect with Rebecca:
Website: https://rebeccaannenguyen.com
Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/23rd-Hero-Rebecca-Anne-Nguyen/dp/B0D3WKVP3X/
Book on Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-23rd-hero-rebecca-anne-nguyen/21450318?ean=9798989593415
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In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about building stronger relationships with ourselves. We often think we know ourselves well but, in reality, we’re too busy living and reacting to the demands around us to notice the way our thoughts, feelings and actions influence our experience in the world. My guest this week is Pallavi Srivastava, executive coach and author of the book, Relationship with the Self. In addition to discussing the importance of strengthening our relationships with ourselves, we also talk about how to better understand our inner critics and what to do to manage them more effectively.
About My Guest
With 18 years of supporting people to thrive in their careers and lives as a therapist and coach, Pallavi partners with organizations and leaders to elevate their effectiveness, performance and resilience for sustainable results.
Pallavi's diverse 18+ years of career journey includes closely collaborating with executives in multifaceted roles. In her professional stint 1.0 as business journalist she worked with CEOs and other c-suite leaders asking tough questions. Her personal experience with burnout inspired her to pivot to stint 2.0 as a workplace well-being therapist. In her present role as CEO of The Wellbeing Ways LLC and a Leadership Coach, Pallavi partners with leaders, scientists and start-up founders on topics like self-leadership, presence, resilience, conflict management, problem-solving, emotional intelligence, etc. She has guided leaders towards their highest potential and sustainable high performance.
Her book 'Relationship with the Self,' underscores her commitment and expertise in fostering self-leadership and thriving. Pallavi has coached leaders across the world and industries for over 1000 coaching hours and with results that have earned consistent re-engagement of her services.
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Connect with Pallavi:
Coaching/workshop engagement queries: [email protected]
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pallavisrivastava/
Website: https://thewellbeingways.com
Book Links:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Relationship-Self-Pallavi-Srivastava/dp/1032160039
Routledge: https://www.routledge.com/Relationship-with-the-Self-Actionable-Inputs-for-Personal-Growth-and-Change/Srivastava/p/book/9781032160030
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In this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about the pressures facing introverts. Many introverts believe that they need to be more extroverted in order to achieve success in the workplace. As a result, they exhaust themselves by trying to be someone they’re not. My guest this week, Kimberly Charvet, shares how she went from growing up with extrovert envy to recognizing that her introversion is actually a superpower. Here she shares insights and strategies to help other introverts do the same.
About My Guest
Meet Kimberly Charvet! Wife, mom to a blended family of 5, avid reader, organization nerd and obsessed with all things The Grinch! With 25+ years in Corporate America leadership experience and 20 years in Direct Sales as a life-long introvert she's found her passion for helping other introverted women in business to succeed. As the founder of Quiet Spark Coaching - Business & Life Coaching for introverted women, Kimberly helps women to increase their profits by helping them to achieve their top three goals over one year. She offers one-on-one coaching, workshops on planning for your business, and masterclasses on networking and discovering your purpose.
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Connect with Kimberly:
Website: https://www.kimberlycharvet.com
MeetUp: https://www.meetup.com/introverted-women-meetup-group/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/quietsparkcoaching
Email: [email protected]
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