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15 Mar 2022
How to negotiate your salary - with Margaret Buj, Interview Coach
#126 - Interview coach Margaret Buj explains how to negotiate your salary, whether you’re applying for a new job or looking to get a pay increase in your current role.
What you'll learn
[02:30] Why people find salary negotiations so difficult.
[04:00] The times when you shouldn’t negotiate your salary.
[04:48] At what point in the interview process you should ask about salary and benefits.
[07:30] Why it’s never too soon to tell a headhunter about your current salary.
[08:39] How to assess how much you’re worth.
[11:04] Negotiating other elements of your benefits package apart from salary.
[12:52] The likelihood of being able to negotiate flexible working.
[14:49] How an organisation’s current employees’ salary can affect your potential salary.
[16:50] How to start a negotiation for a higher salary.
[18:10] Factors to consider other than the salary when deciding whether or not to accept a position.
[20:12] How to answer the question “What salary do you expect?”.
[24:25] Why employers can’t ban employees from talking about their salaries and the benefits of discussing salary with your colleagues.
[26:58] The best time to ask for a pay rise in your current job and how to justify it.
[31:20] The performance element when asking for a salary raise in your current job.
[32:49] How to start a salary negotiation in your existing job in a positive way without damaging work relationships.
[36:49] The leverage you have to negotiate your salary in your existing job.
[38:05] What to do if your request for a salary increase is turned down.
Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#127 - Author and coach Becca Ribbing explains why we look for new jobs every few years, how people can recognise that things need to change, and ways we can improve our job satisfaction.
What you'll learn
[1:40] How Becca found out she wanted to spend her life coaching others.
[3:24] The personality traits that make Becca a good coach.
[3:55] The typical clients Becca works with and how she helps them identify what they want next.
[5:45] Why people’s perceptions of their “dream job” shift and why people seek change over time.
[9:39] The problems with having a rigidly defined career path.
[12:35] The ways our values shift as we grow and how this affects our career choices.
[16:19] How you can improve your job satisfaction without changing your job.
[19:35] How to identify what it is that you really want.
[24:07] How journaling can help you and how often you should do it.
[26:17] The challenges of finding your life purpose while working and raising a family.
[31:01] How to recognise when you need to break out of a cycle and the importance of re-evaluating your values.
[38:15] The dangers of burnout.
Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#128 - Yoga teacher and well-being expert Matt Appleby discusses how to recover from burnout, the challenges of balancing parenthood and work, and the importance of creating boundaries.
What you'll learn
[1:48] How Matt helps dads who are experiencing burnout.
[4:15] How Matt found his passion for yoga.
[6:43] What inspired Matt to do a fully immersive yoga teaching course.
[10:27] How Matt realised he needed to make profound changes to his life.
[15:14] What burnout looks like.
[20:26] Having a conversation with your employer about your need for rest.
[23:10] How to manage the workload of studying while working full time and having a family.
[24:31] How much time Matt spent each week on his yoga teaching programme.
[25:34] How to balance work and childcare responsibilities.
[27:30] How being burnt out can encourage you to make changes in your life.
[29:26] How to deal with doubts when starting your own business.
[30:36] Starting a gym business and the power of high-intensity training.
[39:51] How to manage running two businesses at the same time.
[41:13] How Matt hopes his businesses will grow in the future.
Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#129 - Award-winning educator and neuro-linguistic programming master Brigitta Hoeferle explains how NLP can help you create good relationships, persuade others and sell your ideas.
What you'll learn
[1:30] Brigitta’s experience in teaching the Montessori method and how she became an NLP master.
[3:55] What ‘neuro-linguistic programming’ (NLP) is.
[6:37] The programming side of NLP and how we shape the behaviour of our children.
[7:50] How adverts programme us to think a certain way.
[10:08] How you can programme yourself to change the way you react.
[12:30] How NLP can help your self-development and reframe your childhood experience.
[18:43] How your childhood thoughts and upbringing affects who you become.
[21:27] How to acknowledge past traumas without obsessing over them and the different strategies to reframe your mindset.
[25:36] How NLP can be used as a tool in your interactions with others.
[28:12] How parents can use NLP to improve their parenting.
[31:29] Techniques to build rapport with your boss and get them to listen to your ideas.
[36:48] Areas of NLP to be wary about and what makes NLP different from manipulation.
[40:19] The founders of NLP and the science behind it.
[41:41] How to find out more about NLP.
Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#130 - Dina Cataldo helps lawyers manage their workload better and here she shares techniques you can use to help you get through and avoid overwhelm at work.
What you'll learn
[1:50] How Dina felt about quitting her career as a lawyer.
[02:45] How Dina went from being a lawyer to becoming a coach for other lawyers.
[06:00] What “overwhelm” means and how to identify if it’s happening to you.
[08:08] The problem with using distractions when feeling overwhelmed from work.
[13:04] The importance of being intentional with the words you use around work.
[16:17] The dangers of “overwhelm” and the negative effects it can have.
[19:11] How to design your life to be more productive and satisfying.
[23:10] The importance of questioning and framing your thoughts around work in the right way.
[27:30] Practical steps you can take if you are feeling overwhelmed.
[29:39] How to prioritise your time and reduce how often you get disturbed.
[34:33] Long-term strategies you can use to reduce the risk of overwhelm.
[41:47] “Time blocking” and how to use your calendar effectively.
[47:27] Useful tools and resources to learn more about time blocking.
Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#131 - Nurse practitioner and Seva Health founder Angel Shannon explains how you can reduce your internal chatter and use mindfulness techniques to stay focused and present.
What you'll learn
[02:02] Angel explains the mission of her work.
[04:05] Defining the term ‘mindfulness’.
[06:20] How to stay present in the moment.
[09:07] What you gain by being in a mindful state.
[11:54] The physiological effects of the fight or flight response.
[17:38] Having the awareness to be able to enjoy your memories and then be able to return to the present.
[22:17] Using breathing techniques to anchor yourself.
[25:00] How to be present when walking by leaving your devices at home.
[32:05] Why suppressing your thoughts can lead to negativity overload.
[37:20] Using journaling and breathing to help bring you back into the present moment.
[39:37] Learning how to stay focused on your current task.
Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):
“The unexamined life is not worth living”, Socrates
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#132 - Employment law and HR solicitor Alison Colley describes how she created her own ideal work environment by starting her own business.
What you'll learn
[01:40] Alison explains why she became interested in employment law and what her career ambitions were.
[05:53] Why Alison decided to change the direction of her career.
[07:50] Alison talks about what led her to go travelling shortly after starting out in her career.
[10:54] How travelling helped build Alison’s confidence.
[12:07] Alison explains how she adjusted to life back at her job after travelling.
[15:20] Alison talks about why she changed law firms.
[17:33] Why Alison decided to leave her job and start her own business.
[21:23] How Alison got past her limiting beliefs and decided to start her own law firm.
[25:50] Finding new clients through networking.
[27:54] Looking at long term plans when starting up a business.
[28:48] Alison talks about what her firm looks like now and how it has expanded.
[31:03] Owning a law firm during the pandemic.
[32:20] Adjusting your workload to accommodate a good work life balance.
[33:43] Alison talks about what the longer term plans are for the firm.
[36:35] Alison explains what has been the most challenging part of her career journey so far and what has been the most rewarding.
[37:19] Advice for lawyers who might be thinking about starting up their own firm.
Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#133 - Fiona Moss is a career and business coach who helps her clients realign their lives to focus on their values. She explains what values are, why they’re important and how to uncover your own values.
What you'll learn
[1:55] How Fiona helps others transition to work they find enjoyable and fulfilling.
[9:13] What values are and how they are helpful.
[11:30] The difference between strengths and values.
[13:06] What it means to honour your values and why it’s important.
[18:42] The ways people's values encompass both their personal and professional lives.
[21:52] How to identify what your values are and position your life to embrace these.
[26:14] The difference between values and things you enjoy doing.
[28:20] The endless nature of personal development and growth.
[32:56] The importance of being able to articulate why you want what you want.
[35:31] How to distinguish between values you think you should have and values that are really true to you.
[40:09] How to shift your life and career to be more aligned with your values.
[43:28] Where to learn more about values and purpose.
Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#134 - Emily Hill left her stable tenured professor position to start her own software developing academy. She explains the benefits of starting your own business, how she helps people start computer programming careers, and the mindset shift you need to understand programming.
What you'll learn
[1:40] What Joy of Coding Academy teaches and who it’s for.
[3:20] How Emily found her passion for computer science.
[05:05] The mindset you need to understand programming.
[07:55] How to develop your mindset.
[09:00] The benefits of spending time in academia.
[10:29] The disconnect between the computer science taught in college and what is needed in computer science jobs.
[12:29] The way computer programming jobs have shifted away from requiring degrees.
[13:55] Why Emily started the Joy of Coding Academy.
[16:50] How starting your own business can help create a better work life balance.
[19:13] Benefits of starting your own business and how to find a model that works for you.
[21:05] The challenges of starting your own business.
[22:50] Different limiting beliefs that might be holding you back.
[23:40] How to know when it’s time to take your side gig full-time.
[27:00] How colleagues may react to you leaving your job.
[28:45] How a quality product can cut through a saturated market.
[31:20] How to assess if a bootcamp is right for you.
[35:20] The importance of having the right skill set when looking for remote work.
[37:10] The type of people that will succeed in a programming career.
[38:50] What you need to know if you want to become a computer programmer.
[39:30] How Emily hopes to grow her business in the future.
Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#135 - Career coach Kelly Whalley explains how to identify what’s not right at work, create a better work-life balance and take responsibility for your career.
What you'll learn
[1:33] How Find Your Wings helps people through transitional career periods.
[2:20] What “brain-based science” is.
[3:07] What motivated Kelly to start her own coaching business.
[4:46] How coaches can help people who are beginning their careers.
[5:56] How receptive businesses are to coaching junior staff members.
[7:25] The seven key areas to developing a healthy and happy career.
[9:49] How to figure out where your needs aren’t being met.
[12:19] The extent to which your job should reflect your passions.
[13:17] How to spend more time doing the tasks you enjoy.
[15:33] The value of finding developmental opportunities in mundane tasks.
[18:13] The importance of being proactive in your learning and development.
[20:25] How to assess if your work fits in well with your life.
[24:24] Steps you can take to figure out where improvements can be made and where there’s misalignment.
[27:20] How to know what needs to change in your work life.
[34:24] How to discover which careers fit with you.
[38:03] Where to compromise when searching for your dream job.
[40:13] The importance of perspective and being positive.
[41:49] How to explore potential alternative careers.
Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#136 - Ryan Lindner is a personal development specialist and behavioural coach. He explains how to make a good first impression, get your colleagues to like you, and the difference between interacting with the person rather than the role.
What you'll learn
[1:38] The difficulty of seeing our true selves and how this inspired Ryan to write his book ‘The Half-Known Life’.
[3:18] How Ryan became a coach.
[4:52] How to make yourself more attractive in the workplace.
[6:00] Why it’s important to treat people like people not simply as the roles they’re filling.
[9:33] The difference between a “transactional” and “interactional” workplace engagement.
[13:22] How to improve the way your colleagues perceive you.
[18:06] The advantages of treating others well.
[20:29] How you can start conversations with your work colleagues to get the best response.
[29:03] The importance of being likeable and how to make a good first impression.
[33:34] Ways to introduce warmth into your professional interactions.
[36:05] The best way to sign off an email.
Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#137 - Life and meditation coach Josh Schmidt explains the benefits of meditation, how to start a mediation practice and ways to fit meditation into a busy schedule.
What you'll learn
[1:45] How meditation helped Josh sleep as a child.
[2:45] What made Josh combine meditation with yoga.
[4:34] The practical nature of meditation that Josh teaches.
[6:11] What meditation is and why it’s helpful.
[9:09] The benefits of meditation and how they can be measured.
[12:32] The difference between mindfulness mediation and mantra meditation.
[14:49] The possibility of separating meditation and religion.
[16:59] How to make spiritual terms accessible to atheists.
[20:03] The difference between guided meditation and self-practice.
[24:04] What meditation classes involve and the two principles of meditation.
[29:24] Why people quit meditation after a short time.
[33:00] How to find the right meditation teacher for you.
[36:10] How much time you should spend meditating each day.
[39:24] What to do if you don’t have time to meditate.
[42:36] How to quickly improve your meditation practice.
Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#138 - Ali Greene is a full-time remote worker who helps people and companies make their work more freeing and flexible. She explains the difference between working from home and working remotely, what the digital nomad lifestyle really looks like, and how to find remote components in any job.
What you'll learn
[2:06] How Ali became a remote worker and the benefits of being a digital nomad.
[6:37] The difference between remote work and working from home.
[11:34] How aspects of almost any profession can be done remotely.
[14:40] Surprising professions that can be done remotely.
[15:50] The drawbacks of working remotely.
[16:38] The importance of building a community as a new remote worker.
[20:09] Challenges for full-time remote employees.
[22:48] How to get spontaneous socialisation and interaction as a remote worker.
[28:10] How to gain influence and respect in an organisation as a remote worker.
[34:50] How to approach your employer about becoming fully remote.
[40:45] How to find companies that offer remote work positions.
Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#139- Jeremy Schifeling, former hiring manager at LinkedIn and founder of The Job Insiders, explains what LinkedIn can be used for, how you can best optimise your LinkedIn profile and ways you can use LinkedIn to change your career.
What you'll learn
[1:40] Different ways skills can be transferable.
[2:35] How Jeremy became a LinkedIn guru.
[03:58] The number one misconception about LinkedIn.
[04:52] How best to use LinkedIn.
[06:40] Ways to add value to your LinkedIn profile.
[08:33] How posting on LinkedIn can help build your personal brand.
[11:19] The purpose of your LinkedIn profile.
[13:12] Why your LinkedIn profile should be different to your CV.
[16:41] How to use LinkedIn to transition into a new career.
[19:42] How to attract the right people on LinkedIn.
[22:29] How to make your LinkedIn profile stand out and be memorable.
[27:40] Who you should connect with on LinkedIn.
[32:45] How to avoid your current employers finding out you want to transition to a new career.
[36:50] The best platform to connect with old colleagues.
[38:55] How to use LinkedIn to meet your goals.
[41:01] The future of LinkedIn and how AI will change how we use LinkedIn.
Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#140 - Steven Rudolph is the founder and CEO of Multiple Natures International where he helps people to understand themselves and become more aligned with their values. He explains how to find what your natural talents are, let go of societal expectations and balance what you enjoy and what you’re skilled at.
What you'll learn
[5:31] The danger of overestimating or underestimating your abilities.
[9:52] How to let go of the expectations society places upon us.
[15:50] The difference between hard work and challenging work.
[18:13] What to do if you feel you have no talents.
[20:26] How to find out what your natural talents are.
[24:40] How to help your children identify their natural talents.
[26:04] How to balance what you enjoy and what you’re skilled at.
[32:31] How to assess where you are misaligned in your work.
[37:23] How understanding yourself can help you respond to outside challenges.
Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):
“There’s not a letter that cannot be made into a mantra, there is not a herb that cannot be made into a medicine and there is not a person without a valuable quality, but the rare thing is somebody who can find those qualities and help to extract them.”
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#141 - Award-winning career coach Lindsay Gordon explains the practical steps you can go through when making a career-changing decision, the mindset you should have when making decisions and what to do if you think you’ve made the wrong decision.
What you'll learn
[2:17] Why Lindsay wrote a book to help people make the right decisions.
[6:10] The danger of making important decisions while under duress.
[8:45] How to maintain the right mindset during tough times.
[11:05] What to do when you’re feeling overwhelmed with despair at your job.
[13:05] How to know when you’re ready for change.
[14:20] A framework for making important work-related decisions.
[16:33] How to find out if a job or role will be a good fit for you.
[17:41] How your fulfilment differs from your values.
[19:29] How to know when you’re ready to make a decision.
[22:22] Ways you can shift your perspective around your current job.
[25:46] How to get over the fear that you might make the wrong decision.
[30:03] How to accept that you might not be ready to make a decision.
[32:28] The difference between taking your time over a decision and avoiding making a decision.
[35:55] What to do if you think you’ve made the wrong decision.
Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#142 - Yosef Lynn is an executive coach who helps people in their careers and their relationships. He explains the importance of communicating with your partner when contemplating a career change, the best ways to start the conversation and how to head off any feelings of fear and insecurity it might create in them.
What you'll learn
[2:19] How your relationship and your career affect each other.
[3:54] How skills learned in your career can be transferred to new fields.
[9:05] Common pitfalls people fall into when discussing a career change with their partner.
[11:25] When to start talking to your partner about a future career change.
[15:07] How to first introduce the topic of a career change with your partner.
[18:37] The best way to talk about change with your partner.
[22:18] Common fears and objections people have against their partner’s potential career change.
[26:12] How best to address your partner's fears.
[29:54] How often you should talk to your partner about your future career change.
[32:05] How to best respond to your spouse if they want to change their career.
[38:06] The extent to which your career impacts other areas of your life.
Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#143 - Emily Sander is the founder of Next Level Coaching and the author of “Hacking Executive Leadership”. She explains how failures can help you become more successful in the future, how to turn things around when you’re feeling like a failure and how you can get out of the “I am a failure” mindset.
What you'll learn
[6:10] How to define failure.
[9:12] The importance of defining what success looks like for you.
[11:46] How to respond to situations that make you feel like a failure.
[14:29] How to know when you’ve properly processed failure.
[16:49] How to respond to negative feedback about your work.
[18:47] How to anchor yourself when you’re feeling down.
[23:22] What leads people to think of themselves as a failure.
[26:59] How to shift your mindset around the mistakes you’ve made.
[31:31] Why it’s never too late to leave your job.
[35:07] The value of finding a job that is the right fit for you.
Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#144 - Tina Neve is a career coach and counsellor and the founder of Human Decisions. She explains the rights you have when being made redundant, how to negotiate for a better redundancy package and how you can make redundancy a positive part of your career.
What you'll learn
[2:24] How counselling can complement coaching.
[7:34] The rights you have in the UK if you’re being made redundant.
[8:29] How redundancy differs from other forms of dismissal.
[10:24] Traps you should avoid when going through a redundancy process.
[12:40] The value of keeping documentation of redundancy procedures.
[15:08] How to approach alternative employment your employer offers you as a result of redundancy.
[17:19] What compromise agreements are and how they work.
[18:19] How to know if you can leverage your redundancy payout.
[23:18] The benefits of taking legal advice around your redundancy.
[25:48] What can be negotiated in a redundancy settlement.
[29:40] How to know if you should discuss your redundancy details with colleagues.
[33:54] What you should do if you get made redundant.
[39:17] How to approach a career change in a time-efficient way.
[43:38] How to avoid panicking when looking for a new job.
[48:44] How to respond to employers asking why you were made redundant.
[52:52] How to get mentorship or coaching without spending lots of money.
Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#145 - Neurologist and Brain Ops Group co-founder Dr Mary Rensel explains how you can optimise your brain health, improve your performance and increase your confidence and resilience.
What you'll learn
[4:03] What optimising your brain means.
[5:29] How optimising your brain improves productivity and other areas of your life.
[6:24] The changes you can expect from taking steps to optimise your brain.
[7:34] What “resiliency” means and why it’s so important.
[9:48] The confidence healthy lifestyle actions give you.
[11:16] Different healthy lifestyle actions that help look after your brain.
[13:58] Diets that help maintain brain function.
[15:53] How sleep deprivation affects the brain.
[17:06] How movement affects blood flow to the brain.
[18:25] How the people around you contribute to your brain activity and life expectancy.
[22:25] The effect social connections have on your brain.
[24:51] How big your social network should be.
[26:41] What emotional processing is and how to practise emotional awareness.
[31:01] Why your brain is more sensitive when you first wake up.
[32:35] How to get yourself out of a mid-afternoon slump.
[34:49] How employers can help support their employee's mental well-being.
[36:18] The first steps to improving your brain health.
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#146 - Amie-Jo Buckland went from being a cleaner to buying her own franchise of Time For You Domestic Cleaning. She explains the process of buying a franchise, the benefits it has compared to starting a business from scratch and how becoming a franchise owner helped her create a better work-life balance.
What you'll learn
[4:14] The difference between running a cleaning franchise and working as a cleaner.
[5:11] The day-to-day of running a cleaning franchise.
[7:50] What a franchise is.
[8:36] The benefits to companies of expanding their businesses through franchises.
[9:22] What it means to buy a franchise.
[10:13] The benefits of owning your own franchise.
[11:50] The process of joining a franchise.
[15:20] The amount of support you get from your franchisor.
[16:17] What a business plan covers.
[17:26] Common fears and doubts when starting a franchise.
[19:00] What you get for your money when buying into a franchise.
[23:30] What the relationship between franchise owner and franchisor is like.
[25:26] How much freedom you get as a franchise owner.
[27:02] The advantages of buying a franchise instead of starting a business from scratch.
[28:03] The disadvantages of buying a franchise.
[29:50] The risk of others damaging your reputation.
[31:44] The different exit possibilities for franchise owners.
[33:55] The work-life balance owning a franchise gives you.
[33:15] The challenges of recruiting quality staff.
[36:23] How to find a franchise that works for you.
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#147 - Viviane Freitas was an architect before she started a new career in marketing from scratch, all in an attempt to make her life happier. She explains how she knew changing careers was the right move, the first steps to breaking into a new industry and how to overcome the fear of starting again in your career from scratch.
What you'll learn
[4:32] Common responses friends and family make when they learn that you want to change your career.
[9:25] The problem with working in the wrong career.
[10:49] How to find the type of career that’s right for you.
[19:39] How to reach out to strangers to ask about careers you might be interested in.
[21:33] What to ask professionals that are in industries you’re interested in working in.
[22:28] The first steps to breaking into a new industry.
[27:24] How to overcome the fear of starting your career from scratch.
[29:05] How a coach can help you both before and after you’re career change.
[37:46] What to do if you’re considering a career change but are worried about starting over.
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#148 - Dr. Kyle Elliott is a career and interview coach and award-winning job search expert. He explains how you can identify your own unique selling proposition, find the right job that fits your interests, and distinguish yourself from hundreds of other applicants.
What you'll learn
[2:35] How Kyle started his coaching career on Fiverr.
[4:22] What a unique selling proposition is and why it’s so important.
[6:18] How to find the jobs you’re most suitable for.
[7:24] How to find your own uniqueness.
[17:05] How to take your unique points and turn them into a unique selling proposition.
[21:25] Ways you can sell yourself in your CV.
[22:43] How to express to an employer what your unique selling points are.
[24:25] Ways to stand out amongst hundreds of applications.
[27:00] What to do if your skills differ from the role you’re applying for.
[29:25] How you can use your USP to find the right job for you.
[33:14] How long you should spend finding your USPs.
[34:40] How to get comfortable talking about yourself.
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#149 - Pete Matthew is a Chartered Financial Planner and the host of Meaningful Money. He explains the different types of pensions, the best places to put your money for retirement and how to build up a pension pot for when you’re ready to retire.
What you'll learn
[2:25] How the pandemic has changed the way people think about their finances.
[5:40] The two different types of pensions and how they differ from each other.
[9:19] Why defined benefit pensions are likely to be phased out.
[10:48] How the 2008 crash changed annuities and the idea of a ‘guaranteed income for life’.
[14:44] Whether state pensions in the UK have a future.
[17:22] The increase of gradual retirement and reducing your hours before retiring completely.
[22:37] How to know if you’re ready to retire.
[27:37] How much money you should spend when you first retire.
[31:25] How to figure out what you need to retire.
[35:25] Where to put your money for retirement.
[39:00] What to do if you haven’t started a pension yet.
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#150 - Coach and Change Work Life podcast host Jeremy Cline answers your questions about your career change challenges, including whether you should follow your passion, remote working and how to talk to your family about your career change.
What you'll learn
[1:55] The passion hypothesis and why following your passion can be terrible advice.
[8:18] How to tell your family you’re leaving a prestigious career.
[10:56] How choosing your work based on the approval of family can lead to resentment.
[15:27] How Jeremy is making the transition from lawyer to coach.
[18:17] The fears Jeremy had about asking his employer if he could work part-time and how he dealt with them.
[21:03] How being coached himself helped Jeremy to figure out that he wanted to coach others.
[21:57] Jeremy’s methodology for working out when he can quit his job and go full-time into coaching.
[25:57] Ways to keep yourself motivated in your day job while pursuing a new career and looking for growth and development opportunities.
[28:37] The benefits and drawbacks of working remotely and how to know if it’s right for you.
[32:16] Jeremy’s dream guests to have on the show.
[36:29] How to spend 150 minutes a month making yourself happier in your career.
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#151 - Amani Roberts is a writer, teacher, DJ, and host of The Amani Experience Podcast. He explains how he’s turned his passion into a career as a DJ, the transferable skills he’s learned across his career, the importance of building multiple income streams and the power of networking.
What you'll learn
[2:36] What a chief musical curator does.
[5:53] Where limiting thoughts about career possibilities can come from.
[6:55] The power of networking to create new career opportunities.
[10:18] How to know which jobs will help you progress in your career and the value of mentors.
[13:50] How Amani learned about DJ-ing and honed his skills before going full-time.
[15:13] How Amani knew it was time to leave his job and DJ full time.
[17:10] The challenges of taking the leap, leaving your job and going full-time.
[19:13] How friends and family responded to such a drastic career change.
[20:49] The amount of time it takes to build a business and make a sustainable income.
[22:27] The power of diversifying your income.
[26:53] Surprising transferable skills that help in starting a business.
[29:20] How the corporate and creative worlds cross over.
[31:24] How to stay creative and avoid disillusionment when moving from hobby to job.
[36:02] How Armani became a teacher and the benefits it gave him.
[42:58] Armani’s goals for the future of his business.
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#152 - Barney Whiter paid off his mortgage aged 32. Ten years later he quit his job with an investment portfolio big enough to support himself and his family without ever having to work again. He explains what life is like as an early retiree, how much money you need to live off your investments, and the steps you can take to make financial independence a reality.
What you'll learn
[2:16] What life is like as an early retiree.
[5:40] The philosophy behind the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement.
[8:16] How much money you need to live off your investments.
[12:30] Where to invest your money to reach financial independence.
[14:20] Whether you should pay off your mortgage or invest your surplus income.
[18:40] How to start learning about financial independence.
[19:28] The practical first steps towards financial independence.
[22:00] How the maths behind the FIRE movement works.
[23:49] How to justify a frugal lifestyle.
[29:51] Ways to find happiness without spending money.
[32:02] The possibility for low earners to reach FIRE.
[36:15] How to know you’ve reached financial independence.
[40:18] The pros and cons of putting money into a pension.
[43:46] The risks involved in pursuing financial independence.
[46:55] How inflation is factored into the FIRE movement.
[51:14] Indicators that the FIRE movement is right for you.
[54:35] The difficulties of talking to your partner about quitting your job.
[57:05] How to avoid scammers in the FIRE community.
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#153 - Rob Dix is the author of The Price Of Money, co-host of The Property Podcast, and one of Britain’s leading finance experts. He explains how the economy works, ways to protect yourself against rising inflation and how to make better investment decisions.
What you'll learn
[3:21] Why Rob wrote a book about economics.
[5:25] The future of interest rates and investment returns.
[6:35] The systemic causes of inflation.
[9:12] The correlation between gold and house prices.
[11:11] Why inflation is likely to remain higher than we’re used to.
[16:17] What causes interest rates to go up.
[18:15] The benefits of having a recession.
[19:23] Why the days of low-interest rates have ended.
[21:21] The possibility of double-digit interest rates.
[24:00] How inflation can help individuals.
[26:39] Why investment returns will be lower than in recent history.
[28:55] Where to hold your cash during a recession.
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#153 - Jelena Radonjic is an award-winning career fulfilment and leadership development coach with over 25 years in international recruitment and education management. She explains how to protect and thrive in your career during an economic downturn, best practices for career development and management, and the important networking skills everybody needs.
What you'll learn
[2:18] The ways the pandemic affected the entrepreneurial world.
[4:52] Ways to make sure your career decisions are taking you in the right direction.
[5:20] Why you should reflect and evaluate before taking any action in your career.
[7:46] How to make a career plan and what this should contain.
[11:05] How to position yourself to be less vulnerable to being made redundant.
[14:00] Why you shouldn’t aim to be indispensable to your employer but should share your skills and knowledge.
[17:56] Networking skills and how to maintain an internal network when you are working remotely.
[23:15] How to evaluate a career change decision in a time of economic uncertainty.
[27:50] Career management best practices.
[29:48] How to respond when asked why you want to change your job.
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#155 - Dorothy Illson (Hollabaugh at the time of recording) is the co-founder and CEO of The Gig, a digital media company that helps freelancers acquire and profit from high-income online skills. She explains why freelancing is less risky than being an employee, how being a freelancer can make you recession-proof, and why freelancing is the best route to uncapped income.
What you'll learn
[1:43] How Dorothy learned about the business world.
[3:16] Why Dorothy became a freelancer and started her own agency.
[4:48] How people responded to Dorothy leaving a prestigious career path.
[7:06] What ‘freelancing’ means.
[8:42] The advantages of being a freelancer instead of an employee.
[10:29] The disadvantages of being a freelancer.
[11:45] The increased control freelancers have.
[13:45] How being a freelancer can make you recession-proof.
[16:55] How freelancers can pivot into different niches.
[20:40] The best high-income jobs for freelancers.
[24:30] How to build freelancing skills.
[27:48] How to find your first freelance clients.
[29:35] How new freelancers can compete against a global labour pool.
[31:48] How to compete against experienced freelancers.
[33:18] How long it takes to transition from employee to freelancer.
[35:39] The overarching skills all freelancers need.
[37:14] How to build the sales skills that are necessary as a freelancer.
[39:24] How to know how much to charge as a freelancer.
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#156 - Boundless Life founder Mauro Repacci explains the childcare and education options for families that are travelling long term, the common challenges digital nomad families face, and the positive effects world travel has on children.
What you'll learn
[1:44] How Mauro helps families become digital nomads.
[2:25] Why Mauro set up an educational system for digital nomad children.
[4:07] The reasons families become long-term digital nomads.
[6:20] Common challenges for digital nomad families.
[8:26] Childcare options for families that are travelling long-term.
[10:50] The pros and cons of boarding school.
[12:44] The challenge of schooling older children while on the road.
[14:55] The benefits slow travel has for families.
[16:46] The different types of online schooling options.
[18:20] How to homeschool your children.
[21:15] The external kindergarten options for travelling families.
[22:44] The challenges of joining a state school for a limited period of time.
[24:05] The limited options families have for childcare in some parts of the world.
[25:25] How much it costs to send your child to an international school.
[27:26] How to inform your children's school about your family's digital nomad adventure.
[29:17] The effects world travel has on a 7-year-old.
[31:10] Healthcare options for digital nomad families.
[34:11] The best aspects of being a digital nomad family.
[37:00] How to find out if becoming a digital nomad family is right for you.
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#157 - Erik Fisher is the producer and host of the long-running Beyond The To-Do List Podcast where he talks with experts on how to implement productivity strategies in their personal and professional lives. He explains what productivity really means, how to avoid shiny object syndrome, and how to pick the right productivity tool for your needs.
What you'll learn
[2:18] How podcasts changed Erik’s life and made him more productive.
[5:54] Different definitions for productivity.
[8:19] The “Pareto Principle” 80/20 rule of productivity.
[9:10] How productivity tools can make you more productive.
[10:20] How to categorise different productivity tools.
[13:52] How to identify your productivity needs.
[16:38] The interaction between systems and tools.
[22:27] How to avoid shiny object syndrome.
[25:28] How to know which provider has the best tool for you.
[29:44] When it’s worth paying for productivity tools.
[32:53] Why you should do a regular audit of your productivity tools.
[36:47] How to fix productivity pain points without using external tools.
[39:53] Mental strategies to avoid FOMO purchases.
[42:30] Life hacks that can increase your productivity.
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#158 - Mark Usher is a Masculine Mastery coach, men’s work group leader and the host of the “Be The Husband She Brags About” podcast. He talks about what it was like quitting his job without a solid plan, how he made peace with his inner critic and the importance of the art of selling.
What you'll learn
[1:46] What men's coaching consists of.
[3:40] Where toxic masculinity arises from.
[6:10] How Mark became a coach.
[7:59] How to know your career needs to change.
[10:52] The internal struggle you experience when making a career change.
[13:36] Making the decision to quit your job.
[16:35] Ways to prepare yourself for a new career.
[18:00] How Mark discovered men’s coaching.
[19:00] How a career change can organically happen.
[22:00] The benefits of building a business plan.
[27:05] Making peace with your inner critic.
[36:10] The importance of humility, accountability and feedback.
[41:20] The value of continually having external support.
[43:47] Ways to reduce the stress of career change and avoid imposter syndrome.
[46:26] The ethics of marketing and sales.
[49:33] Different types of coaching.
[54:28] Learning sales as a skill.
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#159 - Judith Keys quit her job and moved to France to help ex-pats immerse themselves faster in French food, friendship and lifestyle. She talks about the process of starting a business in a new country, the dangers of a business turning into a job and how she built up a client base using LinkedIn.
What you'll learn
[1:35] How to determine the need there is for a new business.
[3:55] The business model for My Best Friend in France.
[6:58] Judith’s career before starting her own business.
[8:15] What it’s like being in a job with no prospects of progression.
[11:46] What to do during a sabbatical.
[13:22] Making plans for after you leave your job.
[16:45] The process of finding what you’ll do in a new country.
[18:30] Learning how to market yourself.
[19:15] How to source clients on LinkedIn.
[21:44] Ways to get your connection requests accepted on LinkedIn.
[24:25] How to build an online content strategy.
[25:52] How to consistently produce high-quality content.
[30:20] How a business can turn into a job.
[33:40] Choosing the type of business you want to create.
[35:44] How to get the confidence to start a business in a saturated market.
[37:35] The danger of turning your passion into a business.
[39:45] The future for Judith’s businesses.
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#160 - Trudy Rankin spent a year working on a client project before being told the project wasn’t going ahead and she wouldn’t be paid for the work she’d done. She talks about leaving a toxic workplace, the dangers of being too reliant on one client and how she stayed motivated during a big business downturn.
What you'll learn
[2:02] The downsides of a one-to-one business model.
[3:11] The type of businesses that can benefit from improving their online presence.
[5:47] What sparked Trudy’s interest in starting her own business.
[9:28] What a Chief Information Officer does.
[12:47] Becoming a project manager by accident.
[16:05] How to know it’s time to shift from a career to starting your own business.
[18:25] Why start a business instead of getting a new job.
[20:16] What life is like when you first start a business.
[23:08] How long it takes to feel comfortable in your new business.
[24:55] The danger of being too reliant on one client.
[30:07] The benefits of coworking spaces for networking.
[31:28] How to stay motivated during business downturns.
[34:08] How to build your marketing and sales skills.
[35:32] Talking to your partner about your small business.
[39:33] Helping more people start and grow online businesses.
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#161 - Peter McCormack went from a drug addict riddled with anxiety to one of the biggest Bitcoin influencers and owning his own football team. He talks about how he turned his life around, the difference between university and work experience and what makes a business successful.
What you'll learn
[1:50] Why Peter bought his own football team and what his aspirations are for the club.
[5:35] How Peter describes what he does for a living with multiple business roles.
[6:30] The problems with university and the benefits of work experience and apprenticeships.
[15:20] The archaic nature of the education system.
[17:15] How Peter started his own agency.
[18:57] The difference between running your own business and working for someone else.
[21:00] The dangers of drug and alcohol addiction.
[23:40] Where business and work fit into recovery and how Peter became a podcaster.
[29:00] How Peter learned about blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
[30:18] The benefits of running your own podcast.
[32:24] How to make a podcast (or any business) successful.
[36:00] Why some jobs feel harder than others.
[39:02] How your business changes as your priorities change.
[40:50] The business model of a successful podcast.
[44:00] The benefits of podcasting outside of financial gains.
[45:03] The challenges of running a successful podcast.
[51:24] How to make buying a football club financially possible.
[55:22] The most surprising thing about owning a football club.
[57:10] How to achieve your dreams in life.
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From the archive: Episode #014 - “Midlife is NOT a crisis” author Kim Searle explains what the midlife crisis is all about - when it can happen, what triggers it, what it means and what you can do about it.
From the archive: Episode #087 - Author of “The Career Toolkit” Mark Herschberg explains how you build the road map to enable you to start planning your career change.
What you'll learn
[02:03] Mark explains the origins of his book and who the target audience is.
[06:42] Looking at your long term career options rather than just the next job.
[08:00] Finding out unwritten skills required for jobs by networking with people in the industry.
[08:59] Using intermediate roles to make the transition into the career you want.
[10:08] How to identify the qualifications and skills you need for specific roles.
[10:38] Figuring out whether you need to go back to school.
[11:41] Taking alternate paths to get to your career destination.
[13:30] Mapping out your career path by looking at gaps in your knowledge or skill set.
[15:02] Approaching connections to help you identify potential intermediate roles.
[16:23] Qualifications which can give you a broad scope of opportunity.
[18:58] Understanding where a career path will take you and how to orient yourself to it.
[20:32] Identifying sub-professions that would suit you more.
[21:46] Ensuring you have multiple paths to divert and change course to.
[23:10] Having a broader view of adjacent industries to see what may impact you.
[24:18] Recognising trends within your role or industry to determine potential future job risks.
[27:03] The importance of looking at your projected income as well as short term.
[28:36] How not to get sidetracked and ensure that you’re aligned to your goals.
[30:50] Recognising what motivates you so you can effectively measure your progress.
[31:46] Figuring out the need for an accountability coach or partner.
[32:57] Using your network to get in contact with people that can help.
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From the archive: Episode #063 - Personal development coach and mindfulness teacher David Frank Gomes explains the benefits of having a coach to support you and help you find purpose in your life.
What you'll learn
[1:28] David explains that people come to him as a coach out of a desire to become more present in their lives.
[3:50] How David focuses on ensuring that his clients enjoy the process of getting to a happy place as they look to get away from the excesses or “lack” in their lives.
[6:54] How people attract the coach they’re interested in and the different energies coaches bring to relate to whomever they are interested in coaching.
[9:21] David describes how he has managed transition in his life before becoming a coach at the age of 47.
[13:22] The meaning of “success” and how the “being and doing” pieces of life drive people towards coaching.
[16:01] Why fundamentally there is no such thing as a “new” problem and the importance of asking the bigger questions.
[19:14] How it’s helpful to have the right mindset before working with a coach.
[21:18] How a coach can help you discover and practice your own simple mindfulness techniques that will work for you.
[25:59] How to go about finding and choosing the right coach for you.
[28:34] The cost of engaging a coach and how you can find one to suit your budget.
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#162 - Terry Cralle is a Registered Nurse, clinical sleep health specialist and co-author of two sleep-related books. She explains the effects sleep has on your body and mind, how to optimise your sleep environment to improve your sleep quality, and the benefits of having a sleep routine.
What you'll learn
[2:15] How to get back to sleep when you wake up in the middle of the night.
[3:02] The way your brain chemistry changes throughout the day.
[4:57] The ‘brain dump’ technique to calm your mind before bed.
[6:45] How to optimise your bedroom for sleep.
[7:07] What causes people to wake up in the middle of the night.
[7:53] The impact sleep has on your well-being and health.
[10:36] The negative perception modern society has around sleep.
[12:03] How many hours of sleep a human adult needs.
[15:05] The danger of getting too much sleep.
[16:00] The benefits of using a sleep tracker.
[17:15] How to repay “sleep debt” and the problems with ‘yoyo sleeping’.
[18:30] How sleep deprivation affects the body.
[20:30] The origin of the human sleep cycle.
[22:05] The research around the benefits of napping.
[23:30] The risk and danger of sleep inertia.
[25:58] How to know if there is an issue with your sleep.
[28:15] Why you need to start your sleep routine in the morning.
[29:40] How exercising in the evening affects your sleep.
[31:09] How sleep deprivation can affect your food cravings.
[32:14] The benefits of having a bedtime routine.
[33:25] How to maximise your melatonin production before bed.
[34:50] How toothpaste can affect your sleep cycle.
[35:42] Lighting hacks to improve your sleep.
[36:26] Why reading a book helps you go to sleep.
[37:10] How blackout blinds can help your sleep quality.
[38:32] The modernisation of sleep masks.
[39:30] How to create a good sleeping environment if you're scared of the dark.
[41:00] How to stop noise from disrupting your sleep.
[42:20] How your partner affects your sleep.
[43:20] The advancements in mattress technology.
[44:00] The effect sleep apnea has on people.
[47:10] The easiest way to improve your sleep habits.
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#163 - Andy Goldstrom is a parent coach and founder of Parents Journey Coaching, where he works with struggling parents across the globe. He explains the different challenges dual-income families face, the four key styles of parenting, and the ways couples can balance the demands of parenthood and professional life.
What you'll learn
[1:40] Why it’s so challenging to balance work and family life.
[3:25] Navigating tech and social media with your children.
[7:18] The four different types of parenting: authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, uninvolved.
[11:00] At what age children become mature enough to make their own decisions.
[17:00] How to balance a child's autonomy and well-being.
[20:33] Ways to balance the demands of parenthood and professional life.
[22.03] The danger of taking on the emotional burden of your child’s happiness, and why after-school clubs and wrap-around care are no bad thing.
[23:20] How to maintain the connection with your spouse throughout parenthood.
[24:30] The most important aspects of being a parent.
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#164 - Michele Phillips is a happiness expert who specialises in individual performance in the workplace. She explains how your mindset affects your happiness, the way you can make happiness a habit, and how to stay positive when working a job you don't enjoy.
What you'll learn
[1:30] How to talk to people about happiness.
[4:15] The key factors that affect your happiness level.
[6:27] How to stay optimistic in challenging circumstances.
[9:17] The innate nature of happiness and optimism.
[12:04] Actionable steps to make yourself more optimistic.
[13:35] The power of journaling and how to start writing a journal.
[16:48] How to put an optimistic spin on negative situations.
[18:45] The personal nature of journaling.
[20:10] How much time it takes to keep a journal.
[22:43] How to be more positive about your job.
[26:24] The importance of knowing why you’re leaving a job.
[28:45] Five processes to analyse your mentality.
[30:44] How to know the right time to make a job change.
[32:42] Toxic positivity and the danger of blind optimism.
[35:00] How to improve your mental state.
[36:35] What to do when you’re feeling overwhelmed.
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#165- Dan Freehling is a career coach specialising in working with top millennial leaders seeking to develop their leadership pipeline. He explains the different career types there are, the common career pitfalls people face, and how to uncover the category your career falls into.
What you'll learn
[1:26] What a ‘leadership pipeline’ is.
[3:30] The main challenges of transitioning to a full-time coach.
[4:17] The four different meaningful career types: contributor, go-getter, expert and executive.
[8:43] How to identify the strengths and weaknesses in your career.
[11:02] The danger of falling off a career path.
[15:17] The difference between an expert and an executive.
[17:33] The transition from a go-getter to an executive.
[20:47] The different aspects of being successful in the workplace.
[22:59] How to identify what you really want from your work.
[24:35] How to succeed in the modern career landscape.
[25:45] How flexible the working landscape is.
[27:25] How career progression works in the modern world.
[31:00] Ways to make your CV stand out for a leadership position.
[33:28] The danger of invisibility, arrogance, disengagement and burnout.
[37:36] How to know if you’re too arrogant and the negative impacts this can have.
[39:30] Exercises to keep your career on track.
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#166: Christopher Volk is a commercial banker, entrepreneur, and business leader. He explains the skills you need to succeed in business, ways to get different career experiences, and how to make sure you’re ready for any opportunity that comes your way.
What you'll learn
[1:32] How to get the motivation to write a book and the reasons to write a book.
[2:36] Why Chris wrote a book about business and wealth creation.
[4:02] The six variables of businesses.
[5:45] The value of people in business.
[7:30] What young people want in business and what companies need to work.
[9:25] The key priorities companies have.
[10:58] Using staff satisfaction as a measurement of company success.
[11:55] Why most financially successful people aren’t following their childhood passion.
[15:02] How to find out what you’re good at.
[16:06] The motivation to become a commercial banker.
[16:55] The benefits of learning about business at a young age.
[18:36] How to be deliberate with your career choices.
[20:40] Why sales skills are so critical.
[22:20] How employers respond to people who have worked in multiple different career fields.
[25:41] The benefits of getting a new role in the same business rather than changing companies.
[28:18] The impact AI will have on people at the beginning of their careers.
[30:28] Why all business owners need to have leadership skills.
[33:45] Different forms of leadership.
[37:00] The rise of the gig economy and the opportunities this brings.
[38:56] How to get out of a career rut.
[41:00] The one trait all leaders share.
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#167: Doug Lennick and Chuck Wachendorfer are internationally recognised speakers, authors, and coaches. They explain why everyone needs to embrace leadership, how people in subservient positions can enact change, and how we can all be more influential.
What you'll learn
[2:00] How think2perform helps people reach their potential.
[3:30] The need for people to embrace leadership.
[5:08] How to be influential if you’re not in a position of power.
[6:35] The shifting definition of leadership.
[8:00] The difference between being reactive and proactive at work.
[12:35] How junior members can get the confidence to speak up about change.
[18:25] The lessons you can learn if your suggestion is shot down.
[22:04] How to enact change and what failing successfully looks like.
[26:05] What a serenity prayer looks like and how to be your ideal self.
[27:35] How to identify your key values.
[29:00] Using the ‘Freeze Exercise’ to make more conscious decisions.
[31:46] How to effectively reflect on your values.
[33:40] The key to life and being happy
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#168: Susan Pasley is a registered nurse who transitioned from bedside nursing to working with healthcare SaaS organisations. She explains how a career can be wrapped up with your identity, how to identify your transferable skills, and how to maintain your identity when changing careers.
What you'll learn
[1:56] How Susan transitioned from bedside nurse to the business world.
[3:54] How to transition from a nurse role to working in business.
[5:44] What attracts people to a career in nursing.
[8:58] The emotional and physical toll of working in healthcare.
[10:20] The lack of education new nurses receive around burnout and self care.
[14:11] Why Susan transitioned from a nursing career.
[21:52] Why being a bedside nurse is such a rewarding career.
[24:07] What to do if your identity is based on a career you're unhappy in.
[29:45] How colleagues respond to nurses who stop practising nursing.
[31:06] Identifying your transferable skills.
[35:44] The first step to change a career that’s wrapped up with your identity.
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#169: Joshua D. Smith is a coach, consultant and public speaking trainer. He explains how to prepare for a presentation, keep your audience interested, and overcome public speaking nerves.
What you’ll learn
[1:52] Organisations that can help improve your public speaking.
[4:30] How Joshua got started with Toastmasters.
[6:05] The ways Joshua helps people find their voice with his business.
[7:07] The three core values of Joshua’s business.
[8:25] What ”glossophobia” is and how to overcome it.
[10:35] The difference between nervousness and a fear of public speaking.
[13:25] Why authenticity is so key in public speaking.
[14:52] Practical steps to reduce nerves before giving a presentation.
[19:34] How to put content together for a specific audience.
[22:50] The difference between having a general purpose and a specific purpose.
[24:09] What you can do to keep your audience focused.
[25:08] What materials to give your audience and when to hand them out.
[30:20] How much content to include in a PowerPoint presentation.
[32:04] How to position your body when giving a presentation.
[32:40] The benefits of using notes instead of a script when giving a presentation.
[35:20] How to write notes for a presentation.
[38:11] The preparation time that goes into a presentation.
[42:06] Effective ways of practicing a presentation.
[47:00] How to get comfortable with your voice.
[48:30] A checklist of what you need in order to avoid presentation mistakes.
[52:35] How to recover when a presentation goes wrong.
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#170: Julie DeLucca-Collins is a certified Tiny Habits and Thrive Global Coach, a speaker, podcaster, and top selling author. She explains the way we automate certain behaviours, why you can’t rely on motivation to achieve results and how to change the neural pathways in your brain.
What you’ll learn
[2:11] How Julie learned what makes people successful.
[6:26] The benefits of working in corporate America.
[8:20] How Julie found out about the power of habits and habit creation.
[10:23] Why you can’t rely on motivation to change.
[12:25] How to create a habit.
[13:35] The link between habits and emotions.
[15:05] The best way to build tiny habits.
[17:50] How to celebrate yourself without being cringy.
[21:04] Why you should always acknowledge your achievements.
[22:40] What happens in your brain when you make a new habit.
[24:17] Common misunderstandings about neuroplasticity.
[25:35] Techniques to make it easier to rewire your brain.
[28:29] The human brain's ability to change.
[29:50] How long it takes to form a new habit.
[31:43] How to know what habits will serve you best.
[35:07] The best way to manage your inbox.
[36:30] What to do if you stop practising a good habit.
[42:42] Why easy wins are so important.
[44:50] The strength of old habits and how to break them.
[49:10] Using apps to help you build habits.
[50:22] What causes addictive behaviours and how to overcome them.
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#171: Susie Violet Ward worked in accountancy before transitioning to becoming a journalist and financial analyst specialising in bitcoin. She explains the effect childcare had on her career, how she made such a drastic career change, and how she found meaning and purpose in her work.
What you’ll learn
[1:30] How Susie explains what she does for a living.
[2:10] What it means to be a bitcoin journalist.
[3:32] How Susie became a bitcoin journalist.
[6:27] The different ways to become an accountant and the benefits of not going to university.
[9:10] The IT aspects of accounting.
[10:22] The challenges of moving to part-time work after having a child.
[15:05] Why working part-time can make your job more enjoyable.
[16:33] The challenge of working from home and homeschooling at the same time.
[18:43] How to know when it’s time to make a change in your job.
[19:59] The benefits Bitcoin has over other cryptocurrencies.
[21:37] Why Susie got interested in Dogecoin.
[22:30] What made Susie want to work in Bitcoin journalism.
[25:47] How Bitcoin can be good for the environment.
[26:47] How Susie managed to get made redundant by asking her boss.
[30:33] The way redundancy gave Susie the freedom to start a new career.
[31:15] Building a career around writing.
[33:32] How Susie’s parents reacted to such a big career change.
[35:05] The pros and cons of focusing on a future career.
[37:00] How to manage criticisms around a career change
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#172 - Natasha Stanley is a career coach who has helped thousands of people shift into work that they love. She explains the biggest mistakes people make when changing their careers, how you can avoid making those mistakes and how to find a career that you love
What you'll learn
[1:47] How Natasha knew it was time to make a drastic career change.
[5:40] How to know if it’s your job or your career that is causing you to feel unsatisfied.
[7:26] The value of job-hopping within a career before making a career change.
[9:45] When you should take a leap of faith and do something completely different.
[12:30] What it looks like to dismantle the structures in your life and how to portray yourself differently.
[15:55] Common mistakes people make when changing careers.
[18:35] When to stop planning and start taking action.
[20:50] How to learn more about yourself and what you enjoy in life.
[24:42] The sunk cost fallacy that stops people from leaving careers they don’t enjoy.
[27:24] How others can help you with a career change.
[30:44] Who to ask for career change advice.
[33:06] How to know the types of jobs you’re able to do.
[33:30] Why your CV can be a list of things that you don't want to do.
[37:00] The mindset you should have when making a career change.
[38:46] The problem of focusing on your passion when looking for a new career.
[41:27] How networking can influence your career.
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“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing”, Theodore Roosevelt
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#173: Ryan Gonsalves is a former professional footballer and founder of 2ndwind Academy, a platform empowering former elite athletes in their transition to fulfilling careers. He explains the transferable skills professional athletes have, the challenges athletes face when their career ends and how to make the most of new opportunities.
What you’ll learn
[1:34] Why Ryan wanted to coach elite athletes.
[2:16] The unique challenges elite athletes face when they stop competing in their sport.
[3:10] The way your career is linked with your identity.
[4:10] The limited lifespan of being a professional athlete.
[6:38] The players Ryan Gonsalves played with at Leeds United.
[7:47] How Ryan became a professional footballer.
[9:26] Why Ryan wanted to play football professionally.
[12:47] The goals Ryan had for his footballing career.
[14:38] What Ryan’s career as a professional footballer looked like.
[17:06] What it means to be a semi-professional footballer.
[18:08] How Ryan’s mother influenced his decision to stop playing professional football.
[19:45] The amount you can learn from life regrets.
[23:47] The continuous pressure professional footballers are under.
[27:09] How Ryan transitioned to a more conventional life and career.
[31:20] The amount of luck involved with being successful.
[32:36] How to get more luck in your life.
[35:23] How Ryan got a job working with HSBC in Hong Kong.
[37:25] The importance of being optimistic about new opportunities.
[38:52] Why Ryan transitioned from banking to career coach.
[41:00] How what you value in life can change over time.
[42:38] How Ryan started the 2nd Wind Academy.
[43:13] The ways Ryan wants 2nd Wind to grow and expand.
[44:24] The essential nature of human-played sports as entertainment.
[45:52] The transferable communication skills you learn as a sportsman.
[47:25] The value of feedback in the workplace.
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#174 - Nicolas Rion is a relationship coach who supports individuals to build strong, healthy and sustainable relationships. He explains how to improve the relationships you have at work, communicate with people about your needs and build trust and support with colleagues.
What you’ll learn
[1:51] Why Nicolas became a relationship specialist.
[3:10] What it means to have emotional intelligence.
[4:50] The importance of self-care in emotional intelligence.
[6:15] How you can coach individuals to be better in relationships.
[7:28] The benefits of coaching one person in a relationship instead of couples coaching.
[8:13] The importance of having positive relationships in your life.
[10:12] The type of relationships you should build at work.
[12:30] Why it’s important to be intentional in the relationships you build.
[14:28] How to have intent with the relationships you make at work.
[15:50] Ways to approach a relationship that is lacking in a certain aspect.
[19:30] How to respond to a manager who isn’t empathetic to your situation.
[22:36] The type of interactions you need with colleagues to build strong relationships.
[26:26] How to know if you can trust someone.
[26:48] How much you should separate your work life and personal life.
[28:07] The problems with not wanting to socialise at work.
[31:57] Building relationships that make it easy to solve conflicts.
[33:39] How to make conflicts easy to solve.
[33:48] How maximising trust and support in a relationship enables conflict to be resolved.
[36:26] The best way to respond to a potential conflict.
[38:42] How easy it is to have successful relationships.
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“The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion”, Paulo Coelho
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#175: Olly Richards went from being a professional jazz musician to starting a multi-million dollar language learning business. He explains why he changed careers, how he knew what to do next, and the ways he identified where he had an unfair advantage.
What you’ll learn
[1:59] The different key transitions in Olly’s career.
[4:08] Common thought patterns that indicate a career change is a good move.
[5:55] The frame of mind you need to start a career as a professional jazz musician.
[7:06] What made Olly stop playing jazz professionally.
[10:23] The benefits of teaching jazz instead of performing live music.
[12:10] Why people want to teach English abroad.
[15:15] The differences between teaching in the UK and teaching abroad.
[17:47] How Olly chose where to teach English abroad.
[19:25] The benefits of working in the Middle East as an English teacher.
[20:10] How the evolution of the internet has created business opportunities.
[24:15] The problem with comparing your career to your friends’.
[25:07] How to stand out and identify your unique skills.
[28:47] Ways of turning a hobby blog into a business.
[31:55] Where to learn the essentials of making money from a blog.
[34:32] How and why to build a business personal brand.
[40:15] What all of Olly’s jobs have had in common.
[41:53] Olly’s plans for the future.
[45:25] Why Olly decided to start a blog.
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#176: Karen Eber is an author, leadership coach and public speaker. She explains the science behind storytelling, why employees should use stories at work, and the storytelling techniques you can use to advance your career.
What you’ll learn
[2:10] How Karen found her love for storytelling.
[6:12] The benefits for employees using stories at work and why storytelling is a powerful tool.
[9:34] The science behind how storytelling works.
[11:47] A case study of how stories can be used to advance your career.
[16:48] The benefits and drawbacks of using the STAR formula.
[18:00] How to tell an impactful story in a professional setting.
[19:15] How to make what you say about yourself memorable.
[21:31] Why you should ask questions in your performance review.
[25:20] How the conversations you have in a performance review affects your rating.
[28:21] Ways to get your manager to be better at communicating.
[29:28] How to use stories to improve the way people see you at work.
[32:05] Different storytelling techniques and how to interact with different departments.
[35:10] How to transition to a different department in your company.
[36:35] Techniques to make your story more impactful.
[39:50] A four-part storytelling model.
[41:53] The benefits of having your own bank of stories.
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#177: Ben Gold is an AI consultant, thought leader and speaker. He explains how you can use ChatGPT to further your career, identify your perfect job, and network with other professionals.
What you’ll learn
[2:12] How Ben became a world-renowned video game champion.
[3:18] What generative AI means and the difference between AI algorithms and large language models.
[4:48] The best large language model that currently exists.
[6:45] How to use ChatGPT to help you get a job.
[8:32] What you need to work with large language models successfully.
[9:33] The six areas of work AI can do for you.
[11:06] The benefits of using the paid version of ChatGPT.
[14:59] How to use context effectively in your prompts for ChatGPT.
[16:30] The amount of background information you should use in your prompts.
[18:10] Ways to use generative AI to find the best career for you.
[22:38] How much faith you should put in the output of ChatGPT.
[26:03] How to stop generative AI from replacing your job.
[27:50] How ChatGPT can help you network on LinkedIn.
[33:26] The loss of real online human connection.
[35:01] How to keep up to date with AI advancements in your field.
[37:40] The aspects of career coaching that AI will replace.
[38:51] How to get started with generative AI.
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#178: Leanne Elliott is a business psychologist and her husband Al is a prolific business leader. They explain how to avoid burnout, maintain good mental health, and thrive both physically and mentally.
What you’ll learn
[1:50] How Leanne and Elliott help create positive workplace cultures.
[3:23] Why mental health is such an important issue in today's society.
[6:06] What the term ‘mental health’ really means.
[8:20] The disconnect there is between mental health and public discourse.
[9:46] What burnout is and the difference between burnout and stress.
[14:06] The three symptoms that signal burnout.
[15:52] How common burnout is and how to know if you’re burnt out.
[18:27] What to do if you’re experiencing burnout.
[20:32] Signs that someone is experiencing burnout.
[23:25] How to support someone who is going through burnout.
[28:29] The different ways extroverts and introverts communicate.
[30:42] What burnout recovery looks like.
[33:54] The dangers of comparison and how to avoid making negative comparisons.
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#179: Nicholas Ciufentes-Goodbody transitioned from a career in teaching to becoming the Chief Data Scientist at WorldQuant University. He explains what data science involves, what a career in data science looks like, and why it’s such a popular field to work in.
What you’ll learn
[1:45] What WorldQuant University is and the types of programs they run.
[3:42] How a free university is possible in America.
[4:13] The motivation for a hedge fund to run a free university.
[4:50] What data science is and how it’s used.
[6:03] The biggest employers of data scientists.
[8:21] What a typical day as a data scientist is like.
[10:12] The different specialities within data science.
[12:08] What it means to be an AI engineer.
[12:40] What qualifications you need to become a data scientist.
[14:43] The level of education you need to become a data scientist.
[16:27] Character traits that successful data scientists share.
[18:10] The amount of nerds working in data science.
[20:08] Why musicians become data scientists and doctors.
[21:15] How to transition your career to become a data scientist.
[27:37] What you need on your resume when applying for a data science role.
[29:07] The best ways to learn the skills you need to become a data scientist.
[30:29] How to edit your CV when applying for a data science job.
[31:55] How to find a good data science boot camp.
[33:51] The base knowledge you need prior to joining a data science boot camp.
[36:30] The income potential of a data scientist.
[38:17] The career path of a data scientist.
[39:28] The impact AI will have on data scientists.
[42:12] The ever-changing nature of data science.
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21 May 2024
Getting your brain in the game: how to stop headtrash from ruining your day - with Renie Cavallari of Powered by Aspire
#180: Renie Cavallari is an organisational anthropologist, CEO advisor and strategic leadership coach. She explains how to deal with negative thoughts, improve your mindset, and prevent external factors from ruining your day.
What you’ll learn
[2:19] What an organisational anthropologist is.
[3:13] How leaders affect the team dynamics in their organisation.
[3:43] How Renie became focused on bringing brands to life.
[5:25] The principles of organisations being aligned with their brand.
[6:24] What headtrash is and how it can limit your potential.
[7:36] The key aspects of improving human performance.
[10:05] How a leader’s mindset can affect their organisation.
[13:43] Different forms of headtrash that everyone experiences.
[14:50] The difference between the functioning brain and the emotional brain.
[16:00] How to manage your thought patterns and remove headtrash.
[18:45] The three best ways to deal with negative thoughts.
[22:50] Questions you can ask yourself to become more solution-focused.
[27:40] The practice of improving your mental state to decrease your emotional stress.
[30:45] Five questions to ask yourself in the morning to connect with your emotional brain.
[35:22] Different ways to implement a practice of self-reflection.
[39:28] How to measure your progress in improving your mindset.
[42:55] Resources for improving your mindset and life outlook.
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04 Jun 2024
The how and why of building an effective network - with Chris Meador of Yes and Thinking
#181: Chris Meador is a career and brand strategist with over two decades of experience across the tech, media and entertainment sectors. He explains how to create and nurture a network of relationships, the value of networking and how to maintain your current relationships.
What you’ll learn
[1:58] What it means to be a career strategist.
[3:02] Why Chris became a career strategist.
[4:12] How Chris approaches networking and relationship building.
[5:55] Reasons to attend a local in-person entrepreneur meetup event.
[6:36] The mindset you should have at a networking event.
[07:17] The question you should ask yourself before going to a networking event.
[09:10] What you need to know when you're networking.
[10:50] The value of networking and building relationships.
[13:35] The benefits of second-degree connections.
[15:15] The value of creating a network for people with a stable job role.
[18:40] How to assess the value of your current network.
[23:18] Common roadblocks to networking correctly.
[27:00] How to maintain your current relationships.
[31:45] The importance of personal branding and posting on LinkedIn.
[35:47] The amount of time it takes to network.
[39:30] The snowballing effect of networking.
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18 Jun 2024
“I just don’t belong here!” Dealing with loneliness and dissatisfaction at work - with Anthony Kuo of Untamed Career
#182: Anthony Kuo is a Career Satisfaction Coach, Executive Coach and Master NLP Practitioner. He explains the symptoms of work dissatisfaction, who to talk to when you feel isolated and alone and the achievability of career satisfaction.
What you’ll learn
[1:40] The constant search for what we want to be when we grow up.
[4:45] What it’s like to be lonely at work.
[9:35] Being disconnected from your work.
[11:40] The symptoms of work dissatisfaction and the effect of being unengaged with your work.
[15:00] Warning signs that you’re becoming dissatisfied with your work.
[18:48] The biggest things that prevent people from change.
[19:56] The importance of being able to bring your whole self to work.
[22:45] What to do if you're being pigeonholed in the workplace.
[27:00] Helpful ways to address feelings of dissatisfaction and loneliness.
[32:22] How to save a job that you want to quit.
[35:45] Who to talk to when you feel isolated and alone.
[41:30] The achievability of career satisfaction.
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“People prefer the certainty of misery to the misery of uncertainty”, Virginia Satir
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02 Jul 2024
The secrets to effective business development and getting more clients - with Deb Feder of Feder Development
#183: Deb Feder is a business growth coach and strategist focused on helping lawyers and leaders build outstanding careers. She explains the three stages of business development, how to convert new relationships into business opportunities and how to create an authentic personal brand.
What you’ll learn
[2:37] Explaining how to turn conversations to business opportunities.
[3:40] The three stages of business development.
[5:15] Why business development is so challenging for people in professional careers.
[8:00] How to convert new relationships to business opportunities.
[10:25] Who to spend time following up on after attending a networking event.
[12:02] Common misconceptions around business development.
[12:39] How introverts should network.
[14:57] The amount of time business development takes and the power of referrals.
[16:31] How to ask your clients for a referral.
[18:12] How to create an authentic personal brand.
[21:00] Going through your life chronology to create an engaging story.
[23:28] The different things you can learn from looking at your work timeline.
[24:58] The stories everyone has about their first jobs.
[26:09] Steps you can take to discover your authentic business self.
[31:38] How to approach a networking event in an authentic way.
[34:22] Non-traditional strategies to build your network.
[36:57] How to know which networking techniques are being successful.
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30 Jul 2024
Managing workplace conflict: what to say and how to say it - with Karin Hurt and David Dye of Let’s Grow Leaders
#185: Karin is the founder and CEO and David is the President of Let’s Grow Leaders, a global leadership development and training firm. They explore the phrases and strategies you can use in workplace conflicts, how to approach a difficult conversation, and the words you can use to defuse any difficult situation.
What you’ll learn
[2:32] What it means to be human-centred.
[4:00] What the Powerful Phrases book is about.
[5:57] The workplace research that went into the book.
[8:30] The four dimensions of conflict and collaboration.
[10:40] Why phrases should be worded in a particular way.
[13:40] What to consider when asking for a raise.
[17:27] How to communicate positively about your pay.
[20:16] Identifying who to ask about getting a raise.
[21:07] What to do if your manager says you're too valuable to get a promotion.
[26:25] How new managers should treat employees who expect a promotion.
[29:33] What to do if your manager micromanages you.
[37:43] The two phrases that will work in any situation.
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13 Aug 2024
Positioning yourself for promotion and mastering career advancement - with Porschia Parker-Griffin of Fly High Coaching
#186: Porschia Parker-Griffin is a Professional Certified Coach, a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Master Practitioner, and a director and business consultant. She explains how to actively position yourself for a promotion, how you can demonstrate that you should be promoted, and what to do if you’re passed over for promotion.
What you’ll learn
[1:37] Why so many people can increase their salaries.
[2:30] How Porschia got involved in coaching business professionals.
[4:32] What getting a promotion is really about.
[5:23] How taking on more responsibilities can lead to a promotion.
[8:37] How to make yourself stand out without doing overtime.
[10:56] What motivates people to want a promotion.
[12:45] How to know when a promotion isn’t the right thing for you.
[15:24] The skills you need to get promoted regardless of your industry.
[17:40] The importance of developing leadership skills.
[19:50] How to communicate well in a workplace.
[21:55] Getting promoted by changing jobs.
[24:25] How to actively position yourself for a promotion.
[26:40] What to consider if you’re seeking a promotion.
[28:41] Ways to demonstrate that you should be promoted.
[34:05] How to avoid being given busy work that won’t lead to recognition.
[35:39] How to figure out which tasks lead to promotion.
[36:46] How to decline doing a task that your boss has given you.
[38:15] Constructive ways to respond to being overlooked for a promotion.
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#187: Louise Lapish has been working in career management for over two decades and has helped countless people find their dream job and advance in their careers. She explains the problems with traditional job searching methods, how to proactively find a new career, and shares some practical tips to assess if a job is a good fit for you.
What you’ll learn
[02:17] The differences between working with individuals and working with teams.
[03:48] The problems with traditional job searching methods.
[05:13] How many requirements of a job description you need to meet before applying.
[06:33] How to know if a job is going to be a good fit for you.
[08:06] What it means to be career conscious.
[10:57] The rise in portfolio careers and having flexibility in the workplace.
[12:49] The benefits of being conscious about the career you want to pursue.
[14:55] The first steps to becoming career conscious.
[16:57] The value of getting personal testimonials and tracking your achievements.
[18:40] What should you include in your career plan.
[21:13] What’s included in a career scorecard.
[24:33] How often you should assess your career goals.
[27:44] Practical tips to assess if a job is a good fit for you.
[29:48] What’s included in a proactive career search.
[32:36] How to be better at talking about your work and career.
[35:40] What good quality networking consists of.
[37:10] How to frame your situation when you’re made redundant.
[39:29] The amount of time you should spend applying for jobs.
[41:02] The importance of self-care when applying for a new job.
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10 Sep 2024
From Offer to Acceptance: Navigating Salary Negotiations - with Brandon Bramley of The Salary Negotiator
#188: Brandon Bramley has a background in strategic negotiations, over a decade of experience in negotiating salaries and is the founder of The Salary Negotiator. He explains how to approach salary negotiations, why different people are offered different compensation for the same role, and how to respond to a new job offer.
What you’ll learn
[01:53] How often people can successfully negotiate their salary.
[02:33] Why companies are happy to negotiate salaries.
[04:00] Why different people will be offered different amounts for the same role.
[05:06] The culture around salary negotiations in the UK and USA.
[06:30] The danger of negotiating too hard.
[08:01] Common myths and fears around salary negotiation.
[09:36] How companies normally respond to salary negotiations.
[10:56] How to assess a compensation offer and the type of negotiation you should pursue.
[14:34] How to compare compensation packages at different companies.
[17:02] Understanding pension contribution packages in a new job role.
[19:14] How to find out the industry standard salaries for a particular role.
[21:29] When a salary negotiation starts.
[24:48] When to be candid about how much you are currently earning.
[26:21] How to approach a salary negotiation.
[28:44] How to respond to a new job offer.
[29:12] The tone you should have when carrying out a salary negotiation.
[31:29] What to do if you’re disappointed with the final salary offer.
[33:03] How your salary negotiation should change if you’re dealing with an external recruiter.
[35:13] Negotiation techniques to overcome pushback.
[36:52] Negotiating a salary with your current company.
[38:45] The reality of salary negotiation and how it should be approached.
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24 Sep 2024
Why have a career when you can have an adventure? - with Andrew Bosomworth
#189: Andrew Bosomworth is a former electrician, scuba instructor and self-identified adventurer. He explains the benefits of trading career progression for adventuring, how he gets inspiration for different adventures, and the type of long-term plans most travellers have.
What you’ll learn
[01:20] What it means to be a business manager in the Formula One industry.
[03:19] The benefits of having a team of staff from around the globe.
[04:25] How much time Andrew spends managing people.
[05:44] The different job roles Andrew has worked in.
[07:17] Travelling around Africa and different Massai traditions.
[09:44] The volunteering work Andrew did in Africa.
[10:33] How Andrew became inducted into a Massai tribe.
[13:03] The benefits of trading career progression for adventuring.
[18:40] How to get the inspiration for different adventures.
[20:15] The type of long-term plans that lots of travellers have.
[22:08] How to develop an adventurous mindset.
[27:19] Working as an electrician in a supermarket during Covid.
[28:55] Converting a van into a small house and driving around Europe.
[29:43] Working only two months a year by drastically reducing costs.
[32:00] Why switch from part-time to full-time work.
[34:10] The trade-offs involved with living in a van compared to working a full-time job.
[38:15] How most people respond to the idea of a mini-retirement.
[42:25] How to deal with the common fears around travelling.
[46:00] When the best time is to follow your dreams.
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08 Oct 2024
Dealing with imposter syndrome - with Massimo Roselli
#190: Massimo Roselli is a trauma-informed career coach who helps individuals explore their career goals and overcome challenges. He explains the common symptoms of imposter syndrome, how trauma affects your mindset, and strategies that can be used to eradicate imposter syndrome.
What you’ll learn
[01:25] What it means to be a trauma-informed career coach.
[03:12] The difference between therapy and trauma coaching.
[04:54] How trauma affects imposter syndrome.
[06:19] The definition of imposter syndrome.
[08:50] The difference between motivation and imposter syndrome.
[10:55] How imposter syndrome presents itself in individuals.
[12:22] The different personality traits that lead to imposter syndrome.
[16:46] Symptoms of imposter syndrome that are often overlooked.
[18:35] The benefits of dealing with imposter syndrome.
[21:58] How possible it is to eradicate imposter syndrome.
[23:00] Strategies that can be used to eradicate imposter syndrome.
[25:00] The subconscious thoughts behind imposter syndrome and the physical effects they result in.
[27:23] Why mindset work isn’t enough to deal with imposter syndrome.
[28:27] Breathing techniques that can help improve imposter syndrome.
[30:32] The physical effects of slowing your breathing down.
[32:13] Mindset practices that can help improve imposter syndrome.
[37:55] The effect of objectively observing your thoughts.
[39:55] An example of someone successfully eradicating their imposter syndrome.
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22 Oct 2024
Relocating abroad: the essential guide to becoming an expat - with Nathan Cornwell of Nathan Cornwell Consulting
#191: Nathan Cornwell is an organisational psychologist and talent management consultant specialising in employability and leadership development. He explains how to move to another country for work, the preparation you need to do before expatriating and how to plan for your eventual return.
What you’ll learn
[01:47] How Nathan became an expert in the expat world.
[05:14] The life events that lead to becoming an expat.
[06:51] Different ways to move abroad to work.
[07:56] How long people tend to be an expat for.
[10:13] The importance of planning for the future when moving abroad.
[13:25] How colleagues and family treat you differently when you move abroad.
[15:57] Preparation you need to do before expatriating.
[21:05] What to ask for in your job relocation package.
[24:47] The tax complications involved with working abroad.
[27:40] Different bureaucratic challenges with becoming an expat.
[30:00] How to figure out where to live when moving abroad.
[32:35] The childcare options available for expats.
[35:28] The options for spouses of partners who are expatriating.
[40:30] How to meet like-minded people when you move abroad.
[41:59] How to fully integrate yourself with a local culture.
[45:28] The most common mistakes people make when they move abroad for a job.
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05 Nov 2024
Navigating neurodiversity at work - with Kristen Carder of I Have ADHD
#192: Kristen Carder is host of the I Have ADHD podcast and a coach who has supported thousands of people with neurodiversity. She explains what neurodiversity means, common workplace challenges neurodivergent people face, and how we can improve the workplace for neurodivergent people.
What you’ll learn
[01:38] What you need to understand about neurodiversity.
[02:46] How to define neurodiversity.
[03:30] What it means to be neurotypical.
[05:02] The challenge of getting a neurodiversity diagnosis and when to reach out.
[08:02] How to know if your struggles are due to being neurodivergent.
[10:38] The challenges for neurodivergent people in the workplace.
[13:11] The variety within neurodiversity.
[14:10] The challenges autistic people have in understanding implicit meanings.
[16:11] The positive attributes people with ADHD and autism have.
[18:23] How coaching can help people who are neurodivergent.
[19:43] How to disclose your neurodiversity in the workplace.
[21:45] The pros and cons of disclosing your neurodiversity at work.
[23:25] How to assess how accepting your workplace is.
[26:06] Strategies to deal with workplace conflicts.
[29:14] The common misconceptions about neurodiversity in the workplace.
[31:48] Techniques to dispel myths around neurodivergence in the workplace.
[34:26] How a neurotypical person can support their neurodivergent colleagues.
[39:03] What shame does to you and how to overcome it.
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19 Nov 2024
Using behavioural science to persuade your colleagues to do anything (including giving you a pay rise) - with Phill Agnew of Nudge
#193: Phill Agnew is a marketing expert and host of the highest-ranking marketing podcast in the UK. He explains what behavioural science involves, how to use marketing principles to get a pay rise, and how to persuade your boss you have a good idea.
What you’ll learn
[01:30] How Phill became a marketing expert.
[02:49] How curiosity gaps work.
[03:48] What behavioural science involves.
[05:30] What a “nudge means in a behavioural science context.
[07:16] The difference between a nudge and manipulating someone.
[09:16] The variable reward techniques gambling apps use to get you addicted to them.
[13:18] How social media uses variable rewards to keep you browsing.
[14:08] Positive ways variable rewards can be used.
[15:15] How to use anchoring to negotiate a salary rise.
[18:26] The problems with anchoring.
[19:28] Using loss aversion to get a pay rise.
[21:15] How to use the commitment principle and consistency principle to get a pay rise.
[24:11] The power of “no” and the door-in-the-face technique.
[26:52] How to have a difficult conversation with a colleague.
[28:48] What supercommunicators do and how they communicate.
[33:20] Techniques you can use when business networking.
[36:10] How to persuade your boss that you have a good idea.
[42:08] How giving people autonomy changes how they respond.
[45:12] How to use behavioural science in the workplace.
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#194: Steve Grace is the CEO and Founder of The Nudge Group, and an expert in recruitment and storytelling. He explains what it’s like to work at a startup, the different types of startups that exist, and the common misconceptions people have about startups.
What you’ll learn
[01:20] Steve’s experience in business and startups.
[03:03] The difference between a small business and a startup.
[04:09] The popular view of what a startup is.
[04:35] The motivation behind founders of startups.
[05:56] Common startup terms and what they mean.
[09:50] The pay structure startups use and why their salaries are often lower.
[11:37] Common misconceptions about working at a startup.
[12:56] The different phases of a startup.
[15:40] The personality of startup founders.
[17:08] The negative misconceptions about working for startups.
[21:18] The unique challenges of working with a startup.
[23:17] The key benefits of working with a startup.
[25:34] The work culture startups have.
[27:31] How valued flexibility is in the workplace.
[28:00] What drives startup work culture.
[29:25] How work culture and job roles vary as a startup grows.
[33:39] Why startups struggle to retain their culture as they grow.
[37:10] How to take responsibility for your career.
[40:02] How to respond to interview questions at a startup.
[42:11] The best advice for someone looking to work at a startup.
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17 Dec 2024
Building a business from networking - with David Bell of PCD Group
#195: David Bell is a founder and director of PCD Group and has over 15 years of experience in advising high net worth clients on personal tax and financial planning. He explains what goes into creating an effective networking event, what it’s like having a hobby that is also a business, and when to go full-time with a business you’re creating.
What you’ll learn
[01:41] How the PCD Group helps professionals in the Private Wealth sector network.
[02:55] The problems with cocktail party networking.
[05:38] What goes into creating an effective networking event.
[07:31] The benefits of business cards and why some people don’t use them.
[09:55] How David became an expert in networking.
[13:45] The challenge of starting a networking group.
[15:50] How to know which opportunities to focus on.
[19:36] The intentional steps behind career changes.
[21:41] Building sales skills and other lessons from previous jobs.
[25:17] How to not take business changes personally.
[26:18] Having a hobby that is also a business.
[29:55] When to go full-time with a business you’re creating.
[33:00] The benefits of having a fallback plan.
[33:55] How the pandemic affected networking businesses.
[39:15] How a business's finances change when it moves online.
[41:56] The effort that went into keeping a networking business running during Covid.
[43:26] The current state of the PCD Group and what the future looks like.
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31 Dec 2024
The four types of burnout: causes and coping strategies - with Louise Kershaw of Clarity Coaching With Louise
#196: Louise Kershaw is an Executive Coach who helps people find careers that align with their values and give them true career fulfilment. She explains the different types of burnout, the early warning signs of burnout, and how to avoid experiencing burnout.
What you’ll learn
[01:38] Why Louise left HR and retrained as a coach.
[04:28] The different aspects of burnout.
[05:13] How to work out if your career is right for you.
[07:12] Why people get stuck in careers they don’t enjoy.
[08:45] The definition of burnout and what makes it different from stress.
[10:54] The positive aspects of stress.
[11:27] What it feels like to experience burnout.
[11:43] The different types of burnout.
[14:34] How lack of progression can cause burnout.
[15:39] The danger of being underworked.
[16:57] How a lack of belonging can cause isolation burnout.
[18:55] The pros and cons of remote working.
[19:55] How being misaligned with an organisation's culture can cause burnout.
[23:03] The negative effects of masking at work.
[24:09] The early warning signs of burnout.
[26:09] How untreated burnout can affect you.
[27:39] What to do if you’re experiencing burnout.
[28:40] How to distinguish drivers and values.
[30:08] How to uncover what your values are.
[32:37] How much of burnout is due to your mental state.
[36:20] The crossover between different types of burnout.
[38:19] How to avoid burnout and the danger of the arrival fallacy.
[40:20] How different personalities flourish in different roles.
[41:33] How to explain to your boss that you’re experiencing burnout.
[46:25] The shame involved with experiencing burnout.
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14 Jan 2025
7 myths about money: the outdated financial beliefs which are making you poorer - with Rob Dix of The Property Hub
#197: Rob Dix went from investing as a hobby to becoming one of Britain’s best-respected finance experts. He explains the problems with traditional financial advice, the three different types of investment motivations, and how to make financial decisions that align with your goals.
What you’ll learn
[00:51] Common personal finance tips.
[02:18] Why Rob wrote his personal finance advice book and who it’s for.
[04:10] How the pandemic highlighted the money printing aspect of our economy.
[05:51] The problems with classic financial tips.
[08:15] Where people who aren’t financially literate should get help.
[09:49] Why cash savings are less important than people think.
[10:44] The myth of early retirement.
[11:27] What you should focus on instead of saving.
[12:18] Why you shouldn’t look forward to retiring.
[14:55] The myth of risk minimisation.
[17:17] The psychology behind investment strategies.
[19:43] The way financial advisors view risks.
[20:46] The benefits of using the traditional index fund approach.
[21:19] How long it takes compound interest to create exponential growth.
[22:50] The myth of index fund diversification.
[25:38] The different ways to measure inflation and why CPI doesn’t help you.
[27:45] The inherent risk involved in financial decisions.
[29:42] The three different motivations behind investing.
[30:40] The problem with buying a home as an investment.
[34:55] How house prices change over time.
[36:24] The danger of following traditional financial advice.
[38:54] How to approach your finances without getting overwhelmed.
[42:23] How to make a financial plan to meet your goals.
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Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
28 Jan 2025
How neurodiverse job-seekers can ace interviews - with Ramon Santillan of PersuasiveInterview.com
#198: Ramon Santillan is a renowned interviewing expert who focuses on helping neurodiverse people ace their job interviews. He explains the challenges neurodiverse people have in interviews, how we’re expected to act in interviews, and the different body language cues you should read and use.
What you’ll learn
[01:30] How Ramon became an interview coach.
[05:25] Why Ramon specialises in coaching people who are neurodiverse.
[08:50] What neurodiversity means.
[11:23] Challenges neurodiverse people have in interviews.
[13:48] Common difficulties neurodiverse people face when selling themselves.
[15:24] How neurodiverse people can understand how to act in an interview.
[19:00] Exhibiting and reading body language.
[21:46] Common interview questions that neurodiverse people struggle with.
[25:06] How to make interviews conversational.
[25:46] How to manage anxiety and overstimulation during an interview.
[30:44] Whether or not to disclose your neurodiversity in a job application.
[35:35] What to do if you’re interviewing a neurodiverse person.
[43:26] What interviewers look for in an interview.
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Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
11 Feb 2025
Overcoming self-doubt and building the confidence to change career - with Sarah Burrows of Achieving Ambition
#199: Sarah Burrows is an accredited Career and Business Coach who helps women lost in their careers discover a purpose-filled career or business. She explains how Neuro Linguistic Programming can improve your confidence, the power of language, and how to change the way you view yourself.
What you’ll learn
[01:42] What Neuro Linguistic Programming is.
[02:49] The power of the language you use to talk to yourself.
[03:33] Neuro Linguistic Programming skills that can make you feel confident.
[04:36] How Sarah became a coach and NLP practitioner.
[06:31] What’s happening in our brain when we feel anxious or trapped.
[07:43] How the brain has evolved to respond to danger.
[08:46] How lacking confidence stops people from making a career change.
[10:18] The danger of familiarity.
[11:30] The most common causes of self-doubt.
[14:15] Why we shouldn’t take other people's opinions at face value.
[17:20] Typical thought patterns of people who need to be more self-confident.
[21:00] How to know if it’s an excuse or a reason.
[24:22] How and why to challenge your assumptions about a career change.
[25:32] How to improve your self-confidence.
[27:36] How to change the way you view yourself.
[33:00] The self-fulfilling prophecy of self-talk.
[34:39] How to align your physical sensations with your mindset.
[37:15] How to reframe fear to excitement.
[37:57] How support networks can help you build confidence.
Resources mentioned in this episode Please note that some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase. This helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you.
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
11 Mar 2025
How trauma affects you at work, and what you can do about it - with Kelly Campbell
#201: Kelly Campbell is a Trauma-Informed Leadership Coach for emerging and established leaders. She explains the different sources of trauma, how it can affect your work, and what you can do to heal your trauma.
What you’ll learn
[02:01] Why Kelly became trauma specialised coach.
[04:50] The trauma Kelly faced growing up.
[06:31] Effective business characteristics that trauma creates.
[07:37] How to identify burnout.
[10:19] Unhealthy characteristics that are praised in a business context.
[11:12] How companies should approach burnout.
[12:49] What childhood trauma involves.
[15:35] The compounding nature of trauma.
[17:31] How to not internalise traumatic events.
[20:45] How trauma presents itself in the workplace.
[23:25] The importance of identifying underlying traumas.
[26:20] The necessity of identifying the source of your traumas.
[28:32] How to know you’ve successfully addressed your traumas.
[30:30] How realistic healing your traumas is.
[31:34] What you can do to heal trauma by yourself.
[34:18] When to get external support for trauma.
[35:20] The problems with talk therapy.
[37:17] The type of practitioners that can help people with trauma.
[41:26] What happens when you address your trauma.
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Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
25 Feb 2025
One year in: lessons from my first year as a full-time coach - with Jeremy Cline of Change Work Life and Al Elliott of The Truth, Lies and Work Podcast
#200: Al Elliott is a podcast host, mentor, business leader and friend. Al and I explore how I transitioned from a lawyer to a career coach, the three stages of creating a business, and the lessons I’ve learnt from a year of self-employment.
What you’ll learn
[03:40] How I transitioned from a lawyer to a career coach. [06:38] What it feels like to leave a career you’ve been doing your whole life. [11:33] Advice for people who are starting a new business. [15:52] The problem with having too many options. [22:28] Mentoring university students. [23:56] How to find the right niche for you. [26:30] How ChatGPT can help you find the perfect career. [28:44] The thought process you need to follow to find a well paid niche. [34:03] How to know if you’ll enjoy your career. [37:12] When you start a business should you enjoy it? [41:22] The difference between doing what you love and loving what you do. [44:56] The difference between a lifestyle business and a scalable business. [48:18] The type of people that are successful at building a scalable business. [50:07] The different motivations people have for starting a business. [52:49] How long it takes for a business to start making money. [56:36] How to validate a business idea. [59:32] Steps you can take to learn about what the market wants. [1:04:53] The three stages of business. [1:10:25] The type of people that are good at starting a business. [1:13:10] How to increase the number of conversions an email campaign has. [1:16:10] How to convert a conversation to an offer. [1:21:30] The experimentation phase of starting a business. [1:23:49] Lessons learned from starting a business. [1:27:53] How to use ChatGPT to practice conversations. [1:30:22] A review of what I’ve done in the last year for my business. [1:35:44] What I’m excited about and what I’m scared about. [1:39:37] The opportunities that come through networking.
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#202: Bill Aronson is a COO, CFO and expert on bridging the gap between technology and business. He explores how metaphors shape the way we see the world, how our mindset affects our reality, and how we can use metaphors to improve ourselves.
What you’ll learn
[03:59] How metaphors shape our place in the world.
[04:31] Why humans have a brain.
[10:41] What a metaphor is and where they come from.
[14:56] How metaphors influence the way we act.
[16:16] The three metaphors that shape the way people live their lives.
[20:24] The three major influencers of our behaviour.
[23:20] The type of organisations that focus on the now.
[25:15] The power of an organisation's culture.
[26:48] How to use metaphors to improve yourself.
[28:10] Dissecting the metaphor ‘Banging my head against a brick wall’.
[32:14] The different aspects of freedom.
[33:38] Using metaphors to describe traumatic events.
[35:38] Questions you can ask to understand someone’s true desires.
[39:15] The importance of metaphors and ways to understand how you’re behaving.
[39:58] The difference between transformation and change.
[41:09] How mindset affects reality.
Resources mentioned in this episode Please note that some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase. This helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you.
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
#001 - Let’s beat those Sunday evening blues! Host Jeremy Cline introduces the Change Work Life podcast to let you know why he decided to start the podcast, what you can look forward to and why you should listen.
You can find out more about the show and Jeremy here:
#002 - Collette Philip Keen describes how she went from working for some of the largest brands on the planet to starting her own brand consultancy to help ambitious businesses build winning brands.
#003 - Career coach Tom Harris answers a question which is probably common to many of us: I know I’m unhappy, and I know I need to make a change to my career, but where do I even start?
Tom guides us through his process for working out where you are now, what’s going wrong and how to get to where you need to be.
#004 - Meet Annie Dehaney-Steven who, at an age when many are contemplating winding down to retirement, has instead decided to start My Learning Curve, an online tutoring service specifically aimed at teaching maths to “maths anxious”.
Annie explains why she decided to take the plunge and start her own business at a point in her life and we'll be check in with Annie in the future to find out how things are going.
#005 - Life and career coach Ali Temple explains why so many of us experience fear, anxiety and objections when considering a career change and how we go about overcoming those fears.
We also explore how a passion for break dancing led Ali to join the circus before he found his calling as a career coach.
#006 - Michelle Smith explains how she went from working in television production to train as a Pilates teacher before opening the Pilates Pod, her own Pilates studio.
We cover how an article for a local magazine led her to work with an international footballer and the influence that Michelle's young family has on her business.
#007 - "Underpreneur" Sara Sabin tells us about her somewhat bumpy path through the world of entrepreneurship, how and why her dream of creating a tech startup just didn't work out and why she's now on a mission to help people transition to a "happier" stage of life.
#008 - Austin Belcak is the founder of Cultivated Culture, a website which helps people land the career of their dreams and make more money while they’re at it.
Having hated his job in healthcare, Austin taught himself Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing, improved his skills by freelancing and was soon interviewing with companies like Google, Uber, and Twitter before landing his dream job at Microsoft.
Austin takes us through his process for identifying and acquiring the qualifications and experience needed to land just about any job, regardless of education or career background.
#009 - Adrian Muxlow of Mindweave Clinical Hypnotherapy explains how he moved from a 20 year career in IT to starting a hypnotherapy practice and why age was no barrier to starting afresh.
#011 - In this episode, host Jeremy Cline looks back at the top five lessons he has learned from the first ten episodes of the Change Work Life podcast.
#012 - Business coach Dawn Fry explores how to design a business around your own lifestyle and how to avoid sacrificing personal happiness when we have so many competing demands.
#013 - Pilates instructor Guro Eide explains how she’s designed a business which both fits in with her lifestyle and also builds on her unique selling point.
#014 - “Midlife is NOT a crisis” author Kim Searle explains what the midlife crisis is all about - when it can happen, what triggers it, what it means and what you can do about it.
#015 - Founder of "Optimising Futures" Jane Marshall explains what happened when she realised that she loved what she did but not where she did it and how that ultimately led her to decide to start her own business.
#016 - Former lawyer turned fitness coach Oliver Johnston explains how he went from being told after a serious car crash that he would never run again to successfully completing a 10k run within two years and qualifying as a physical trainer.
#017 - Ballet dancer Jordan Tilton explains how she got into ballet, why she started a furniture restoration business on the side, and how she’s encouraging and supporting other ballet dancers as they start to think about what they can do once their career as a ballet dancer has come to its end.
#018 - Stacey Ogden of Side Hustle Teachers explains her process for deciding what sort of side business to start and how you go about implementing it.
#019 - Writer and star of Channel 4 show “Lee and Dean” Miles Chapman tells us how he left his “beige” career and came to write and star in a hit TV comedy.
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