Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin

"Career progression and career strategy are two different things. And you can keep getting better at what you do, and you can take on more and be of increasing value to an organization without necessarily positioning yourself for where you ultimately want to be." — Courtney Scott Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: If your career looks successful on paper but no longer feels...

"And so I had to get out of my own way and reimagine what life could look like and know that it doesn't have to be the way that I thought it had to be." — Elena Arecco Bridgmon Elena had the career, the home, and the family she had imagined for herself. On paper, she had checked the boxes. But she couldn't shake the feeling that there was something more she wanted to do. In this conversation, she...

"So I had to pay attention to what am I naturally drawn to and what excites me. And I kept filling myself on the side with those things. So those are the whispers that you're, even if you're not naturally intuitive, pay attention to what excites you and what you gravitate towards." — Kim Costa After 27 years doing accounting in a family construction business, Kim knew she was good at her work. But...

"Sometimes what changes in our lives doesn't begin with having the whole path figured out. Sometimes it begins with finally saying yes to the next step." This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from myself in this solo episode. Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: If you're accomplished in your career but suddenly finding it difficult to decide what comes next, I...

"Whatever lights you up, lean into that, you know, and be okay with it lighting you up. Sometimes it can even be fearful what's lighting you up." This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from Dr. Alicia Newsome. Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: You'll hear how Dr. Alicia tested a new career direction before fully committing to it—and why giving yourself room to...

"You are a superwoman. You're not the superwoman. So, like, yes, you are super, you can expand, you can grow, you can evolve. And that is the best for you. And whatever is the best for you is the best for everyone around you because you'll be the best version of yourself." This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from Dr. Nikia Smith. Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this ep...

"It's fine to stay where you're at now, but if you really don't feel aligned and there's something inside you that's like, I need to change, start figuring out what that change needs to be and start, like, making those little micro goals to get to where you wanna be." This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from Lynn Smargis. Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: Y...

"And it's that ability to not be holding on to what is safe and what is secure, but believing and betting on me." This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from Margaret Graziano. Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: Hear what it can really look like to leave behind a successful career that feels safe when you know you want something different—and why having a visio...

"Don't be afraid to start over. Don't be afraid to take a step back and reflect even if that is in terms of professional title, if it's in terms of pay, if you can afford to do that. But don't be afraid to take one step back if it means that you're going to take two steps forward in five years." This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from Lindsey Busfield. Here are 3 reasons why you...

"And then my next thought was, man, if I hadn't been so fast on the brake, I wouldn't have to go to work today. So when you're choosing bodily harm over your job, you should probably pay attention to that." This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from Nicole Johnston. Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: What if the career you worked so hard to build no longer fee...

You've built a successful career. You've accomplished what you set out to do. But… "What happens when the work that brought you here no longer fits who you are now?" In this short solo episode, I'm introducing Season 7 of Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin and the career crossroads we'll be talking about throughout the season. Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: If you're ques...

You have built a successful career, but you may be reaching a point where what once felt right no longer fits who you are now. On Leadership Purpose with Dr. Robin , host Robin L. Owens, PhD, speaks with high-achieving women about the significant career crossroads they have faced and the clarity, courage, and decisions that shaped what came next. These conversations go beyond polished success stor...

This week's Career Crossroads insight is a simple sentence that changed the way I think: "Transformation can begin by remembering who you already are and allowing that truth to guide your thoughts, your decisions, and the career life you continue creating." Have you ever noticed how one difficult moment can suddenly feel like it defines everything? Or how one fearful thought can quietly turn into...

This week's "At Her Career Crossroads" insight comes from me. I want to share the career decision that helped me realize alignment isn't about finding the perfect opportunity. It's about choosing the one where more of who you are gets to show up. "Clarity can begin when you stop asking only what makes sense on paper and start asking what would allow the whole of who I am to be present in this deci...

This week's "At Her Career Crossroads" insight comes from me. I want to share the career decision that taught me the right path should never require you to leave parts of yourself behind. "There was not enough of me in it. That distinction matters to me now because sometimes a calling does not ask us to throw away everything we've already built. Sometimes it asks us to become more honest about wha...

This week's "At Her Career Crossroads" insight comes from me. I want to share another career decision that changed the direction of my life. "Sometimes a decision begins before you know exactly what you're deciding. You just know the path everyone around you seems to be following doesn't feel like yours. That was where I found myself in Seminary. I was surrounded by people who were preparing to be...

This week's "At Her Career Crossroads" insight comes from me. I want to share something that changed the direction of my life. "I left my family, my home, my community and all that nurtured me my entire life without knowing what it would lead to. I left because something in me knew I needed to go, even before I can explain why. And only later, much later, could I see how that decision deepened my...

This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin. "Restlessness can be the beginning of clarity. And for me, restlessness became before the decision. It came before I could explain. It came before I knew what I would do next. It was just there, beneath the surface, unsettled, trying to get my attention." Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: If you've...

This week's At her Career Crossroads insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin. "Sometimes the hardest decisions are not about escaping something terrible, sometimes they're about outgrowing something partial, something that fits part of you but not the whole of you. And that's not failure, that's discernment, that's paying attention, that's learning how to make decisions from a fuller place, a fuller...

This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin. "A good opportunity can still be a wrong fit. That sounds simple, but it's not always easy to accept. A good opportunity can be very convincing. It can come with the title, the salary, and the respect from other people. You tell yourself I should be happy. I worked hard for this. And yes, gratitude matters, but gratitude...

This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin. "Somewhere in high school, I made a quiet decision. I decided I wanted to find work that felt meaningful and fulfilling. Again, I didn't say it exactly like that back then. I didn't have the language, but I had the knowing. I knew I wanted to enjoy my work. I knew I wanted to do something that felt connected to who I was....

This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin. "Women should not have to abandon themselves in order to be successful." Here are 3 reasons why you should listen to this episode: If you've been wondering why your next career decision feels so difficult despite being successful, you'll hear a different explanation for what's really going on beneath the surface. You'll l...

This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin. "You don't need to have every answer forever and you don't need to become perfect at clarity. You don't need to never wobble again. What matters is that you keep learning how to return to yourself, return to who you are, return to what matters, return to what's true for you. And that's no small thing. That's a way of livi...

This week's "At her Career Crossroads" insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin. "You can make a brave decision and then quietly punish yourself because the new path is not performing well enough by old standards. And that's not freedom. That's old conditioning wearing new clothes." Making the decision is not always the hardest part. Sometimes the harder part comes after — when doubt creeps back in, o...

This week's "At Her Career Crossroads" insight comes from myself, Dr. Robin.  "Sometimes an aligned decision feels deeply right and deeply costly at the same time. True and vulnerable at the same time. Relieving and stretching at the same time." If you've been sitting in the tension between what looks good on paper and what actually feels true to you, this episode will help you think about career...