What if the key to success and growth lies in the discomfort we often avoid? Buckle up as we challenge the notion of a 'good life' and explore the powerful impact discomfort can have on personal development. With my background as a brand strategist, entrepreneur, and life coach, I break down the two types of discomfort: the one stemming from challenging ourselves and the one from avoiding tough decisions. Interestingly, we may perceive our life as good while remaining in our comfort zone, but a ...
Jul 16, 2023•40 min•Ep. 135
Do you ever ponder over the person you present to the world? Ever wondered how your family, birth order, and even gender roles have subliminally crafted your personal brand? Prepare for an insightful discussion that will lead you into the labyrinth of your self-image and demonstrate how to seize control of your narrative, no matter your age. We'll journey into the depths of our inner dialogue, a narrative often built and reinforced over time by our surroundings. This narrative holds a potent inf...
Jul 09, 2023•41 min•Ep. 134
Ready to redefine your brand narrative and craft your story, one that resonates deeply with your employees and customers? Tune in and unravel the strategic elements of a compelling brand narrative that stretches from your vision, mission, promise, positioning, all the way to values. We'll dissect how competition, company, and consumer - the 3Cs - can illuminate the path to your narrative, and by extension, inspire your product and experience strategy. Ever paused to consider the narrative you're...
Jul 02, 2023•33 min•Ep. 133
Do you ever find yourself consumed by dread when facing certain situations, people, or experiences? Fear not, as we're about to reveal how you can neutralize this powerful emotional drag and stop it from holding you back. Discover how the anticipation of pain can often be worse than the actual experience, and learn how to challenge your thoughts to conquer this crippling emotion. In the second half of the episode, we'll share some effective strategies for coping with dread and transforming it fr...
Jun 25, 2023•27 min•Ep. 132
Do you ever catch yourself stuck in a pattern of "shoulding" yourself, constantly comparing your achievements to others? Let me share my experience coaching a client who struggled with the pressure of feeling like she should be in a certain place in her life. Together, we'll explore the negative impact of this mindset and discuss strategies for breaking free from the cycle of self-doubt and dissatisfaction. We'll also uncover the dangers of "shoulding" yourself and how it can lead to feelings of...
Jun 18, 2023•34 min•Ep. 131
What if I told you that the way you perceive yourself has a profound impact on every aspect of your life? Join me as we dive into the fascinating world of self-image and its far-reaching effects on our personal and professional lives. In this episode, we'll explore the power of labels we give ourselves, how our self-image is formed, and most importantly, how we can reshape it to create the life we truly desire. We start by examining the story of a highly accomplished woman at midlife who has fac...
Jun 11, 2023•37 min•Ep. 130
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Jun 04, 2023•32 min•Ep. 129
Do you ever feel like your day is just crammed with hard things and you just can't make one more decision? Like you've reached your daily limit for hard decisions and just don't have the energy or capacity to make one more? If so, I get it. I never really heard of decision fatigue as a "thing" until a few weeks ago, but the second I did, I heard that inner ding. And I realized the very real way this has played out for me over the years. I didn't want to pick up the phone after work because I fel...
May 28, 2023•37 min•Ep. 128
Do you have a question you'd like to have addressed on the podcast? Want to give us some feedback or suggestions? Click here to send us a text. Follow us on Instagram @thepurposefulcareer. Learn more about Next Level, our monthly membership at https://www.thepurposefulcareer.com/nextlevel.
May 21, 2023•36 min•Ep. 127
Do you ever find yourself stuck in a negative thought loop? Where you find yourself ruminating endlessly on the negative things that have either happened in your past or are happening now? If so, you're not alone. It's how our human brain works. Our brains are wired to detect threats. That's the primitive part of our brain. It wants to protect us. It wants us to survive. And so, when something happens that our brain interprets as negative or potentially dangerous, it's going to trigger an instin...
May 14, 2023•42 min•Ep. 126
Do you have a question you'd like to have addressed on the podcast? Want to give us some feedback or suggestions? Click here to send us a text. Follow us on Instagram @thepurposefulcareer. Learn more about Next Level, our monthly membership at https://www.thepurposefulcareer.com/nextlevel.
May 07, 2023•35 min•Ep. 125
Ambition is a phrase typically reserved for people closer to the start of their career. But today we're talking about what ambition actually looks like at mid-life. Because while we might still enjoy what we do, the truth is at mid-career we have a more complicated life. That are many things vying for our attention. And most of us have to figure out a way to balance the demands of our life with the demands of a career that is at or approaching it's peak. At the same time, mid-career is also a ti...
Apr 30, 2023•45 min•Ep. 124
Today we're talking about reinvention. Not through the lens of just changing the outer façade of our life. But through the lens of true transformation, which is, changing how we see ourselves. Because when we change how we see ourselves, we change what's possible for us. We start to show up in the world in a new way. We address the challenges we encounter in a new way. We see new possibilities for ourselves. Reinvention is something many of us fantasize about when we get to mid-life. We long for...
Apr 22, 2023•33 min•Ep. 123
Resilience is the ability to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties. It's about being mentally tough. That's something we need at any age. But particularly at midlife. Because midlife is when we're kind of getting it from all sides. We're at the peak of our career. We might still have our children at home. Or we might be dealing with children leaving the nest. We might also be dealing with aging parents. It's also the time of life when we can have more pressing financial problems. Or hea...
Apr 15, 2023•46 min•Ep. 122
If change is inevitable and continual, how come most of us find it so challenging? Since it's something we all deal with everyday from the day we're born, you'd think we'd all be Masters in rolling with change - especially by the time we get to mid career or mid life. But we're not. Actually it's the opposite. Most of us have an adversarial relationship with change. We deny it's happening (for as long as we can). We resist and vilify it (as if that's going to "change" anything that's going on). ...
Apr 09, 2023•42 min•Ep. 121
It's so easy to get caught up in wanting something more or different. More success. More money. A better relationship. A better job. It's natural. It's how our human brains are wired. Especially American human brains. But it's probably a global thing. And there's nothing wrong with wanting more out of life. After all, that's kinda what my business and podcast are all about. The problem though is when the pursuit of something more or different causes you to discount where you are. To devalue what...
Apr 02, 2023•40 min•Ep. 120
People are going to have opinions about us. About who we are. About what we're doing. About what they think and feel about that. And in our career or business, this can become a distraction. Certainly we need to present ourselves to our stakeholders and communities in a way that isn't off-putting or offensive. In a way that is sensitive to others. But if we're not careful, we can become too fixated on what other people think about us. And when we do that, it holds us back. It keeps us from putti...
Mar 26, 2023•35 min•Ep. 119
Sometimes people don't make sense. They can commit to something and then not follow through. They can say they want one thing and then do something completely opposite. I think we're all guilty of this at times. It's about our human brain and the reality of what happens if it goes unmanaged. Sometimes we'll do things that don't make sense. Which means the other people in that scenario are left trying to figure it out. And it can be confounding. This is something that can happen in any part of ou...
Mar 19, 2023•42 min•Ep. 118
I recently lost both of my parents within a matter of months. This happened after nearly a year where I (and my siblings) provided long-term care to my parents. Which required me to be halfway across the country one week of each month. Which started just after I began a new job. In a new Industry. In a hybrid work situation, requiring me to be in the office 3 days a week. Which was happening while I was also trying to grow a business. It was a lot. We can all find ourselves in times like this. W...
Mar 12, 2023•40 min•Ep. 117
There are five types of Imposter Syndrome. This is important to know because the first part of changing your Impostor ways is recognizing when it's happening. So today we're building off last week's episode and we're exploring the different ways it can show up. You might experience it one way. Or (like me) you might experience many (or even all). Bottom line, you need to know the way it shows up for you so you can recognize it and shift it. And lastly we discuss the six-part Impostor Cycle. Beca...
Mar 05, 2023•45 min•Ep. 116
According to statistics more than 80% of us experience Impostor Syndrome. And for women that number is upwards of 90%. It disproportionately affects high achievers. Given the fact that it's something most of us will contend with to some extent, I wanted to explore it. So, on today's episode we're discussing what Impostor Syndrome is, where it comes from, how it shows up and how it impacts us. I know from personal experience the very real effect it can have on our life, our achievements and our w...
Feb 26, 2023•37 min•Ep. 115
When we're just starting our career, we can look at the leaders around us and fantasize about what it will be like when we have what they have. The big title. The big salary. The big team. We think it's going to be amazing. We think our career (and our life) will have all this meaning because we'll have accomplished what we set out to do. But the truth is by the time most of us get there, the reality of living that achievement is quite different from the fantasy. And while we might have many of ...
Feb 19, 2023•42 min•Ep. 114
Today is Super Bowl Sunday in the U.S. and in honor of my Chiefs being in the Super Bowl (woo hoo!), I wanted to share a concept that I borrowed from the NFL. This is the way I think of my own career and the way I advise my clients, friends and team members to do. It's about thinking of yourself as a Free Agent. In the NFL that means being free to solicit offers from or sign with other NFL teams. And the reason thinking that way benefits you in your own career is a Free Agent has some very speci...
Feb 12, 2023•29 min•Ep. 113
In life, it's a fundamental human need to feel like you belong. To feel a part of the group. That's true in our personal and our work life. In our career, we get much of our work identity from what we do for a living. The company we work at. The team we're a part of. But there can be a downside to tribalism at work. And it happens when we use it to separate or exclude people from the group. When we refuse to collaborate or work with others. When we adopt an us vs. them philosophy. When we have a...
Feb 04, 2023•39 min•Ep. 112
Sometimes we get pushed off our path. By a job loss or an unexpected situation. And sometimes we feel that subtle but persistent internal nudge that tells us the path we're on is no longer for us. When we find ourselves at a crossroads, it's easy to get stuck. So on today's episode we're talking about transitions. Big transitions. That can happen at anytime but which happen for many of us at midlife. And we talk about five steps you can take to proactively navigate that change to keep you moving...
Jan 29, 2023•39 min•Ep. 111
Do you have a question you'd like to have addressed on the podcast? Want to give us some feedback or suggestions? Click here to send us a text. Follow us on Instagram @thepurposefulcareer. Learn more about Next Level, our monthly membership at https://www.thepurposefulcareer.com/nextlevel.
Jan 22, 2023•26 min•Ep. 110
Do you have a question you'd like to have addressed on the podcast? Want to give us some feedback or suggestions? Click here to send us a text. Follow us on Instagram @thepurposefulcareer. Learn more about Next Level, our monthly membership at https://www.thepurposefulcareer.com/nextlevel.
Jan 15, 2023•26 min•Ep. 109
Do you have a question you'd like to have addressed on the podcast? Want to give us some feedback or suggestions? Click here to send us a text. Follow us on Instagram @thepurposefulcareer. Learn more about Next Level, our monthly membership at https://www.thepurposefulcareer.com/nextlevel.
Jan 08, 2023•45 min•Ep. 108
Do you have a question you'd like to have addressed on the podcast? Want to give us some feedback or suggestions? Click here to send us a text. Follow us on Instagram @thepurposefulcareer. Learn more about Next Level, our monthly membership at https://www.thepurposefulcareer.com/nextlevel.
Jan 01, 2023•35 min•Ep. 107
Have you ever found yourself questioning, 'Is this all there is to life?' after seemingly checking all the societal boxes? If so, you're not alone. In our insightful conversation, we're unravelling the challenging reality of mid-career and mid-life crises. We share personal experiences and provide constructive advice on how to reinvent and embrace a new path, even when you're feeling stuck or plagued with feelings of discontent or anxiety. We delve into the intricacies of how our thoughts and em...
Dec 18, 2022•37 min•Ep. 106
