A Wild New Work

:: Part Two of “Work as a Sacred Practice.” :: In today’s episode, I share insights about what it means to cope in today’s working world and how you can nurture yourself into a career that’s deeply meaningful to you. Specifically, we cover: * Why it’s so hard to feel well in this society * Four daily practices that can support and sustain you * Behind-the-scenes looks at how Megan works each day T...

:: Part One of “Work as a Sacred Practice.” :: In today’s episode, which kicks off an in-depth exploration of career and spirituality, we look at how you can experience greater ease and clarity in your work life. Specifically, we cover: * Megan’s personal spiritual journey and how it relates to her career * What it means to approach your work as sacred * What’s possible when you infuse your career...

What makes employees want to stay in a place, and what’s the appropriate inflow and outflow of talent? In this episode, we explore what the natural world might have to teach us about retention and what it takes to create a healthy organizational ecosystem. We cover: *What it takes to do this work well *The 3 major components of a healthy organizational ecosystem *Ways to improve the well-being of...

Our careers often feel empty when we’re missing a key component to a healthy life: awe. A sense of the mysterious. That edge of understanding and comfort. When nothing inspires awe in our lives, we can begin to feel listless and like we’re just going through the motions. As we approach Scorpio season and the beginning of Nature’s death cycle, we’re invited to create more space for mystery in our l...

Many of us take on too much responsibility at work: responsibility for everyone’s happiness, for the success of the organization, and more. This is incredibly draining, and in this early Autumn period, we can learn how to create our own healthy ecosystem by amplifying our integrity and sloughing off what’s not for us. In this episode, we explore: * Work-life integration * Concepts of “harmony” and...

Happy Autumnal Equinox, friends! Today the light and dark are balanced, and we officially welcome Fall and Libra seasons. The invitation of this time is to see ourselves and our harvests very clearly so that we can interrupt cycles of self-sabotage that keep us stuck. In this episode, we explore: * The energy of Libra season * The invitations of mid-harvest * Why we self-sabotage * How to limit th...

The waning of Summer is upon us, and there’s so much we can learn from the zodiac sign of Virgo, which rules this time of year. If we make the most of this time and use tools such as discernment and devotion, we’ll set ourselves up for a bountiful harvest in the Fall. In this episode, we cover: * The natural cues we’re receiving in the Northern Hemisphere this time of year * The sign of Virgo: its...

The Summer Solstice on June 21 marks an important threshold and puts us into the Summer season. What do you want to cultivate in the latter half of 2019? How could this month set you up for deeper joy, empowerment, and success in your career? The Crab is our teacher in this episode, and we cover: * The molting process of the Crab * How the Crab can exit its old shell with ease and how we can do th...

What would it be like to enjoy your work more and attract the kinds of opportunities you want at the same time? In this late Springtime episode, the flowers in bloom teach us about how to attract the pollinators most suited to our particular giftedness. There’s no question that you have something special to share through your career. The question is how you can give it life and get it out into the...

How do you know whether or not to leave a job, organization, project, or career path? There are so many factors that go into the decision that it can begin to feel paralyzing or miserable. In this episode, I talk with my guest, mindfulness and self-care coach Megan Miller, about how best to move through a period of determining whether to stay in something as it is, make a change where we are, or w...

The future can seem like a scary place. Climate change, workplace automation, and an increasingly changing world can be pretty overwhelming. What do we have control over in our lives and work, and how can we become more resilient in the face of difficulties, new growth, and transformation? How can we be okay, no matter what comes? In this episode, I share three ways to future-proof your career: re...

In most workplaces, everything is considered urgent. Even in our own private career development, we rush things along or stall a change we know we need. We’ve unlearned our own natural rhythms and distrust our sense of timing. By looking to the plants and other animals around us, we can learn what’s possible when we trust our own pace. In this episode, I share: - What potent energy is available to...

So many of us equate our worth with what we do for work. But of course, our worth can’t be found in our careers, because it’s a non-negotiable part of being alive on this planet. Every organism has value, even if we humans can’t see what it is. When we stop seeking our self-worth in our work, we can create careers that are an outgrowth of our inner beauty and resilience. In this episode, I share:...

Does a mountain care about its “personal brand”? No. And just like the mountain, we are far more complex and interesting than can be summed up in a unique value proposition or online profile. The concept of personal branding may have started as a helpful metaphor, but it’s metastasized into an empty and taxing exercise. In this episode, I explore a more fruitful, natural approach to the question o...

Now that we’ve crossed the threshold of the Spring Equinox and are firmly in this vibrant season, we’re invited to begin planting seeds. But what seeds, and how? How do we grow the kind of life and career that supports our well-being and our soul’s purpose? The common dandelion can show us how. With its deep taproot and ingenious seed delivery system, the dandelion is a master propagator and our t...

This guided meditation is designed to support you in taking aligned, intentional action in your career this Spring. In meditating on and feeling the power in our solar plexus, we remember what it's like to be self-directed and grounded. If you'd like to dive deeper into meaningful change in your career this Spring, I invite you to check out my course, "Breathe New Life into Your Career: a course f...

So many of us suffer in our worklives. From overwork to miscommunication in the office to the pain of not knowing what it is we’re good at, there’s a lot to sort through. But oftentimes we go overboard and buy into stories about the pain (and ourselves) that aren’t true. The unreasonable expectations of a boss become a story about how we can never get enough done, or about how we’re not savvy enou...

One of the hardest things we face in our careers is knowing when it’s time for something to end, whether it’s a career path, a job, a business partnership, or an idea for a project or offering. I’ve found that the problem isn’t usually whether we or not we know it’s the end, it’s the questioning and second-guessing that we put ourselves through. It’s incredibly refreshing to look out upon other an...

We all experience a desire for new growth in our lives, and now is a potent time to begin imagining what’s possible in your career this year. As we do the work of Winter (resting, slowing down), new energy becomes available for change. We can support that process in ourselves by trusting our instincts and telling new stories about where we’re planted and what’s available to us this year. In this e...

The time around the new year can feel confusing. We might still feel tired from the holiday season, but we have a sense of newness and a desire to make change in the year ahead. In this podcast episode, I explore how we can do big things in our careers this year without burning out or further depleting our energy stores. Specifically, I talk about: - What healthy, grounded ambition looks and feels...

Winter is upon us, and as the plants and animals around us prepare to hibernate and deeply rest, we ramp up for a busy holiday season and new year. Despite our shared need for rejuvenation this season, we can ignore the wisdom of Winter and perpetually stay in a cycle of urgency. In this month’s podcast episode, I explore our innate need for rest this time of year and why it can be so hard to work...

Wolves are our teachers in this episode on what to do about crippling self-doubt in our careers. Wolves are a critical part of their ecosystems, and they've largely been misunderstood. Their role is to keep grazers like deer moving so that areas of the ecosystem don't become overgrazed. This predator-prey tension is present inside each of us and within our organizations. We can either succumb to t...

Welcome to “A Wild New Work: Ecological guidance for your career!” I’m Megan Leatherman, a career coach, writer, mother, and consultant based in Portland, Oregon. This monthly podcast is designed to support you in taking intentional, wise, soul-centered action in your career, all based on the wisdom of Nature. In this episode, I talk about how loss shows up in our career: missed promotions, gettin...

Welcome to “A Wild New Work: Ecological guidance for your career!” I’m Megan Leatherman, a career coach, writer, mother, and consultant based in Portland, Oregon. This monthly podcast is designed to support you in taking intentional, wise, soul-centered action in your career, all based on the wisdom of Nature. In this episode, I'm covering some of the dominant cultural narratives about what it mea...

Welcome to “A Wild New Work Podcast: Ecological guidance for your career." I’m Megan Leatherman, a career coach, writer, and consultant based in Portland, Oregon. This monthly podcast is designed to support you in taking intentional, wise, soul-centered action in your career, based on the rhythms of Nature. In this episode, I cover a lot of information about HSPs and how we can make transitions in...