Professional Life Crisis

This week’s episode is about defining your personal threshold for the amount of unhappiness you’re willing to endure at your first job before you make the decision to leave. If you’re like me, starting your career in corporate America can feel like you’re trapped in golden handcuffs, and time ticks by faster that you’d think when you planned to leave 3 years ago. Moving into the startup world was...

Today's episode is such a fun, funny, yet incredibly genuine chat with a dear friend of mine, Kat. If you're somewhere on the struggle spectrum between do I need a new job , to move to a different city or all of the above, this episode is for you. And if you've ever gone through a tough personal time and worried about how to prioritize your mental health while also juggling a very demanding workpl...

Hey there! Happy New Year! This week’s episode is a follow up to last week’s episode on setting goals. I realized that I talked about manifesting my goals but I didn’t talk too much about how I do it, and what my only-slightly-woo-woo practice of manifesting actually looks like. So if you’ve got some lofty goals you’re looking to accomplish this year but you’re still not in the mindset of actually...

In this little time warp portal between Christmas and New Year's that’s like totally fake, I just wanted to record a quick and dirty episode for you. Now that the holidays are in the rearview mirror, I think it’s time we get intentional about our goals for the new year, and get a little delulu about what we want! Hope you enjoy the end of the year, and the chance to reset and dream big. -Amanda Se...

In this episode, we (and I really just mean me) cover: * What elements make up your self-worth , and what specifically does not (hint: your ✨accomplishments✨) * Psychological research about why we have such a strong connection between money and self-worth * Some small things we can do to detach our self-worth from our salary and live happier, less comparative lives Quote of the day: “Not only is...

To watch the video of this episode, you can find it here! Kate Thompson is a leadership coach, experience designer, marketer and art enthusiast. We met via a great network we are both part of, called the Chief of Staff Network . It’s a great active community filled with interesting, inspiring, empathetic professionals. If you’re a Chief of Staff, (or close enough) highly recommend checking it out!...

In this episode, we cover: * Breaking down what it means to procrastinate, from a psychology perspective * Why we procrastinate in life and especially at work, including my take on a few things on this list that are BS if you’re a highly motivated person like me * Some of my favorite strategies I’ve adopted to help me procrastinate faster and better, cause get real, I’m not gonna stop anytime soon...

Jennifer Wong (affectionately known as “Jwong”) is a product designer, design coach/mentor, and one of the most authentic people I know. We met while working together at our previous jobs, and both got laid off on the same day. In this episode, we cover: * Understanding the “why’s” behind personal and team demotivation * Founding her own startup and why she decided that pursuing entrepreneurship w...

In this episode, we cover: The mentality shift that I had to make when I went from a 500,000 person to company to a 5 person company was chasmic. In this episode I covered the top 10 things I learned when I transitioned from consulting to a startup that I want to pass onto you, especially if you’re working at a startup, going to work at a startup, or are just startup-curious. (Srsly, just let me s...

David Rolls is a 360 recruiter by trade, now recruiting consultant and influencer on TikTok and LinkedIn. David and I met when I brought him on as one of our influencers at my previous company. Little did I know how much richness he would have to share all around the changes in the recruiting industry, the differences between working as an internal vs agency recruiter, and his holistic approach fo...

In this episode, we cover: * What it means to be a generalist at a startup * What is a Chief of Staff? * What does it mean to be in a startup recession? * What I'd consider the pros & cons of being a generalist * My overall take on whether it's a good idea to be a generalist in a recession or not * Some advice from me if you are in fact going to be one Quote of the day: Joining a startup comes wit...

Launch day is finally here! I can’t thank you enough for supporting the podcast. I hope my professional stories and ones from my guests will help you see things from a new perspective, brighten your optimism about your career, and help you realize that if you accidentally replied all to a 15,000 person email thread as a brand new analyst, there is life on the other side, and you’re in good company...

Here's what I  define  as a Professional Life Crisis: A crisis about your current job or potential career move that also makes you question just about everything about your life. - If I work in XYZ, what will that do to my self-image? - Why am I so hung up on my value as a person as a direct correlation to my salary? - Do I need to move to a new city, get a new job, or both? - Are all jobs mis...

David Rolls , is a 360 recruiter by trade, now recruitment consultant and influencer on TikTok and LinkedIn. David and I met when I brought him on as one of our influencer partners at my previous AI tech startup. Little did I know how much richness he would have to share all around the changes in the recruiting industry, the differences between working as an internal or agency recruiter, and what...