The Rewriters

Hello everyone and welcome to Season 2 of The Rewriters!

In today’s special solo cast episode, I am going to walk you through how you can fall back in love with your career without quitting your job!

This episode was inspired by my beautiful friend (and the talent behind the podcast's original music) DJ Cinnamon.She texted me over the Summer asking if people could rewrite their career story in their current jobs and my answer was Yes! Yes! YES! 100% they can! 

In this episode I share:

• What I mean by inside-out career change
• 4 steps you can take to fall back in love with your current job
• How to self-promote (particularly if you loathe self-promotion)Why I think careers are like gardens

Throughout the episode I share a number of questions for you to explore and exercises you can work through so keep your notebook handy when you listen. 

It’s an opportunity for us all to check in with where we are in our work lives and make the necessary tweaks to fall in love with our jobs again or get clear about what we need in the next one.

Resources referenced:

• Rewrite Your Career Story coaching programme
• Podcast episode - How to rewrite your career story in 2021 with Monique Shaw
• Sacred Circle exercise https://youtu.be/fQs6X6_dX8A (3:15)
• Article - How to make the same impact in half the time

Work with Monique:

·     Join 'The Rewriters Community'. Explore here: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/becomeamember

·     Visit: www.rewriterewrite.com 

·     For more tips, tools and stories, subscribe to The Rewrite Newsletter: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/get-the-weekly-rewrite

Get in touch with Monique Shaw:

·     Web: www.rewriterewrite.com/contact

·     Instagram: @the_rewriters

·     LinkedIn: Monique Shaw

The Rewriters is written, produced and presented by Monique Shaw. Original music by DJ Cinnamon.

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Welcome to this, the final episode of Season 1, with me your host and resident Rewriter, Monique Shaw.

Today’s episode is all about creating your own personal definition of success. This is such an important topic for me and is something I’ve been thinking and talking about a lot this last year, both personally and professionally. Creating our own definition of success is both brave and challenging but is completely liberating and life-changing.

In this episode I’ll unpack…

• What we mean by success and being successful
• The importance of getting honest with ourselves about how we define success
• How we can (and should) look at success and wealth differently to create our own definition
• The fluid and changing nature of success
• My own ‘success’ journey and how I’m rewriting it

Throughout the episode I share a number of questions for you to answer and explore as you work through your own ‘success’ journey and rewrite.

In the episode I reference the following articles:

• How to rewrite your success and wealth story
• How to be successful and happy (you can be both)

Work with Monique:

·     Join 'The Rewriters Community'. Explore here: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/becomeamember

·     Visit: www.rewriterewrite.com 

·     For more tips, tools and stories, subscribe to The Rewrite Newsletter: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/get-the-weekly-rewrite

Get in touch with Monique Shaw:

·     Web: www.rewriterewrite.com/contact

·     Instagram: @the_rewriters

·     LinkedIn: Monique Shaw

The Rewriters is written, produced and presented by Monique Shaw. Original music by DJ Cinnamon.

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Welcome to Episode 8 of The Rewriters.

Today’s episode is with Marianne Cantwell, author of Be A Free Range Human, founder of Free Range Humans and a TEDx speaker. Her talk The Hidden Power Of Not Always Fitting In has over half a million views and was named by Entrepreneur.com as one of the “Top 10 TED talks to watch to overcome fear of failure”. Marianne left her corporate job over a decade ago and grew a successful business (during a recession) that allowed her to spend years travelling the world with everything she needed in her laptop. Her work helps thousands of people all over the world to create a life and business that doesn’t compromise who they are. Her work and ideas have been featured in Business Insider, Inc.com, BBC World, The Guardian, Psychologies magazine, Forbes Business Week and more. 

Her book, Be A Free Range Human, was a huge inspiration for me personally and professionally – I consider it essential reading for anyone thinking about quitting the 9-5 and creating a different kind of work life. During our conversation Marianne shares her own story and explains why we should celebrate our differences, find our secret superpowers and work with greater ease. She also turns the idea of ‘staying in your lane’ on its head. If you enjoy the episode, please don't forget to Rate or Review in Apple Podcasts and share with anyone who might enjoy this conversation #TheRewritersPod.

For more from Marianne

Connect on Instagram @freerangemarianne. Visit https://mariannecantwell.com/ and https://free-range-humans.com/. Subscribe to Marianne’s weekly Friday Love Letters. Watch her TedX Talk The hidden power of not (always) fitting in Buy the book Be A Free Range Human Find your Secret Superpowers

Work with Monique:

·     Join 'The Rewriters Community'. Explore here: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/becomeamember

·     Visit: www.rewriterewrite.com 

For more tips, tools and stories, subscribe to The Rewrite Newsletter

Get in touch with Monique Shaw:

·     Web: www.rewriterewrite.com/contact

·     Instagram: @the_rewriters

·     LinkedIn: Monique Shaw

The Rewriters is written, produced and presented by Monique Shaw. Original music by DJ Cinnamon.

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Welcome to Episode 7 of The Rewriters.

The Rewriter we feature in this episode is Dr. Parth Shah. Parth has an extraordinary career story and an impressive history of career rewrites. He is an Optometrist by trade and a Trustee of the Board of the College of Optometrists, the UK’s professional body for optometrists. Earlier in his career he worked in academia as a lecturer and clinical supervisor, he completed his PhD, pivoted into the corporate world at a strategy consultancy, pivoted out of that into self-employment, founding his practice and along the way worked in Premier League Football and got an Executive MBA at Cambridge Judge Business School.

In this often philosophical conversation, Parth explains how he makes such bold career moves without certainty or bags of confidence. We discuss imposter syndrome and also delve into the need to create space in our lives and communities to allow deeper conversation, connection and empathy – particularly with those we disagree with.

Parth refers to the following books during the episode – Working Identity by Herminia Ibarra and Range by David Epstein. Connect with Parth on LinkedIn.

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Work with Monique:

·     Join 'The Rewriters Community'. Explore here: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/becomeamember

·     Visit: www.rewriterewrite.com 

·     For more tips, tools and stories, subscribe to The Rewrite Newsletter: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/get-the-weekly-rewrite

Get in touch with Monique Shaw:

·     Web: www.rewriterewrite.com/contact

·     Instagram: @the_rewriters

·     LinkedIn: Monique Shaw

The Rewriters is written, produced and presented by Monique Shaw. Original music by DJ Cinnamon.

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Welcome to this special International Women's Day episode ofThe Rewriters.

The Rewriter we feature in this episode is Founder, Speaker, Tech Entrepreneur and CEO of PepTalkHer Meggie Palmer. Meggie started out her career in journalism working as a foreign correspondent for publications and media outlets including BBC World, CNBC, SKY and Vogue. She went on to found her own Media Training agency before eventually making the move into an entirely new industry – tech – where she is on a mission to close the gender pay gap. She is a guest lecturer at Colombia University, speaks globally on topics like imposter syndrome and works with brands including JP Morgan, Westpac and Revlon to help them create more inclusive workplaces.

Meggie is so infectiously and unapologetically herself. During the episode she discusses why knowing your worth is so important when it comes to career and business and why everyone should give themselves permission to have a go. She also shares how PepTalkHer came to be, the importance of community and why she believes everyone has that one idea that could become their ‘thing’.

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Connect with Meggie and PepTalkHer

• Join the Free 5 Day KNOW YOUR WORTH Challenge
• Download the PepTalkHer App for free today
• Connect with Meggie and PepTalkHer on IG, Connect with Meggie on LinkedIn

Work with Monique:

·     Join 'The Rewriters Community'. Explore here: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/becomeamember

·     Visit: www.rewriterewrite.com 

·     For more tips, tools and stories, subscribe to The Rewrite Newsletter: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/get-the-weekly-rewrite

Get in touch with Monique Shaw:

·     Web: www.rewriterewrite.com/contact

·     Instagram: @the_rewriters

·     LinkedIn: Monique Shaw

The Rewriters is written, produced and presented by Monique Shaw. Original music by DJ Cinnamon.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to this episode all about TIME - with me, your host and resident Rewriter, Monique Shaw.

I consider myself a bit of a Time Ninja – it's one of my favourite topics and special interest areas. In this episode I’ll outline my key time principles as well as my top tips and tools for maximising and conserving your time. You’ll hear about micro-deadlines, peak periods, auditing and chunking diaries, as well as why you shouldn’t try to eat a whole cake in one sitting.

I am confident that if you implement just one piece of advice from this episode, you will carve out more time for you and your priorities.

In the episode I reference the following resources:

• Ep 3 of The Rewriters podcast – How to rewrite your career story in 2021
• How to beat the blank page in 4 easy steps
• How to make the same impact at work in half the time

Work with Monique:

·     Join 'The Rewriters Community'. Explore here: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/becomeamember

·     Visit: www.rewriterewrite.com 

·     For more tips, tools and stories, subscribe to The Rewrite Newsletter: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/get-the-weekly-rewrite

Get in touch with Monique Shaw:

·     Web: www.rewriterewrite.com/contact

·     Instagram: @the_rewriters

·     LinkedIn: Monique Shaw

The Rewriters is written, produced and presented by Monique Shaw. Original music by DJ Cinnamon.

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Welcome to Episode 4 of The Rewriters.

The Rewriter we feature in this episode is Paralympic Athlete, Wellbeing Advocate and Entrepreneur, Tim Lodge. Tim spent his 20s and 30s living the high life with a successful career in Corporate Finance. Although on the outside, he had all the trappings of success, on the inside he was suffering and by his 40s he was drinking daily and struggling with anxiety and depression. This all changed when at age 41 he received a phone call that would change his life in ways he could never have imagined.

Although Tim’s story of transformation is remarkable, this isn’t a story of achieving the unimaginable, it’s the story of uncovering who you are, self-acceptance and coming full circle – it’s the story of a man and his boat.

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Connect with Tim

You can connect with Tim directly at [email protected] or on LinkedIn. Find out more about his business, Zenval at https://www.zenval.life/

Work with Monique:

·     Join 'The Rewriters Community'. Explore here: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/becomeamember

·     Visit: www.rewriterewrite.com 

·     For more tips, tools and stories, subscribe to The Rewrite Newsletter: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/get-the-weekly-rewrite

Get in touch with Monique Shaw:

·     Web: www.rewriterewrite.com/contact

·     Instagram: @the_rewriters

·     LinkedIn: Monique Shaw

The Rewriters is written, produced and presented by Monique Shaw. Original music by DJ Cinnamon.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to this special bonus solo episode of The Rewriters with me, your host and resident Rewriter, Monique Shaw. This episode is for anyone who wants to reset and rewrite their career story.

Rewriting your career story can look like many different things – it might mean changing jobs, companies, industries or careers – but it can also look like creating healthier boundaries, aligning more closely to your values, healing your relationship with work and being more intentional in your career.

I’ve created a mini DIY career rewrite framework for you, featuring some of the most popular and effective exercises I use with my clients (as voted by them).

We cover

1. Values
2. Time & energy
3. Personal brand, and
4. Goal clarification.

You can grab your free Re/Write Values Identification Worksheet and other useful Re/Write resources here.

Work with Monique:

·     Join 'The Rewriters Community'. Explore here: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/becomeamember

·     Visit: www.rewriterewrite.com 

·     For more tips, tools and stories, subscribe to The Rewrite Newsletter: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/get-the-weekly-rewrite

Get in touch with Monique Shaw:

·     Web: www.rewriterewrite.com/contact

·     Instagram: @the_rewriters

·     LinkedIn: Monique Shaw

The Rewriters is written, produced and presented by Monique Shaw. Original music by DJ Cinnamon.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Episode 2 of The Rewriters.

The Rewriter we feature in this episode is Nilesh Dosa. Nilesh is the ultimate rewriter. He is an entrepreneur, has maintained a corporate career and is the founder of not-for-profit, icanyoucantoo, working to level the career playing field for youth from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Nilesh grew up on a London council estate and was raised to believe in education and achievement. He got a 1st class degree, topped his business school and got onto a prestigious graduate programme at one of the world’s top accounting firms. It was here he realised just how unprepared he was for the world he had entered. Over the next 10 years he slowly unpicked the narrative he’d absorbed around wealth and status - which ultimately broke him and broke him open.

In this episode we discuss how he unravelled his old stories about success and found his life’s work.

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Work with Nilesh

You can connect with Nilesh on LinkedIn (NileshBDosa) and DM him if you would like to get involved with the incredible work he is doing. Find out more about icanyoucantoo at www.icanyoucantoo.co.uk or on Instagram www.instagram.com/_icanyoucantoo

Work with Monique:

·     Join 'The Rewriters Community'. Explore here: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/becomeamember

·     Visit: www.rewriterewrite.com 

·     For more tips, tools and stories, subscribe to The Rewrite Newsletter: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/get-the-weekly-rewrite

Get in touch with Monique Shaw:

·     Web: www.rewriterewrite.com/contact

·     Instagram: @the_rewriters

·     LinkedIn: Monique Shaw

The Rewriters is written, produced and presented by Monique Shaw. Original music by DJ Cinnamon.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the first ever episode of The Rewriters.

In this episode, I share a bit of the back story around why I left corporate to start my own thing. I also walk through 3 big statements that were said to me at different points in my career and which proved to be very defining. I explain what they were, why they were significant and how I overcame them. Finally, I share the 3 foundations of my business, and how I live and work today.

In the episode, I reference the Re/Write Values Identification Worksheet which is yours to download for free. You can also access other useful Rewrite resources here.

Work with Monique:

·     Join 'The Rewriters Community'. Explore here: https://www.rewriterewrite.com/becomeamember

·     Visit: www.rewriterewrite.com 

·     For more tips, tools and stories, subscribe to The Rewrite Newsletter

Get in touch with Monique Shaw:

·     Web: www.rewriterewrite.com/contact

·     Instagram: @the_rewriters

·     LinkedIn: Monique Shaw

The Rewriters is written, produced and presented by Monique Shaw. Original music by DJ Cinnamon.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.