Aligned Ambition with Pooja V.

Focus your energy in the right direction. --- I know. This can be easier said than done. If you’re struggling with this, that is completely understandable. Your brain is not crazy. It has valid, logical reasons why it’s hanging on to its resistance of the situation — why it’s fighting acceptance. So come talk to me and let’s figure out what they are. And let’s get you on the path to acceptance rat...

When the downside is totally okay, everything becomes less scary. --- You know what else makes it easier to go through stressful situations and take scary risks? Having someone by your side, guiding you, cheerleading you, and helping you problem-solve. I don’t do this alone — I talk to a coach every week. You don’t have to do it alone either. Come talk to me, and let me help. Book a free coaching...

Make whatever you're nervous about an asset, not a liability. --- What do you think determines your ability to land the role you want? Tactics? Preparation? Experience? Connections? Those things all help too… But you know what I think is the most important? Emotional management. Deciding on, recruiting for, and landing your next role requires going through LOTS of emotions. Confusion. Self-dou...

Sometimes, it's not you. It's the setting. --- I don’t know whether you should stay in your job or quit it. But I do know HOW you can come to the right decision for you in a thoughtful, deliberate way. No rage-quitting or doom-staying here :) We’ll take the tangle of fears, concerns, and frustrations out of your brain and put them on paper. Then we’ll work through them one by one until you...

Information gap vs. interpretation gap This is what it looks like to solve your work stress — not just survive it. If you liked this…then you’ll love coaching with me. Book a free coaching consult today: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact What my clients have to say… “I think the biggest transformation is not hating my brain. Now, I work with it and am like, ‘Oh, right, it's doing this to prot...

The most important concept I can teach you. --- Interested in working with me? Book a free coaching consult today :) Learn more about my coaching and read client testimonials on my website Want an overview of my free resources? Start here! Prefer reading over listening? Follow me on Instagram , LinkedIn , or subscribe to my email newsletter .

Ask the opposite question --- Interested in working with me? Book a free coaching consult today :) Learn more about my coaching and read client testimonials on my website Want an overview of my free resources? Start here! Prefer reading over listening? Follow me on Instagram , LinkedIn , or subscribe to my email newsletter .

Cognitive Illusion #5: Turning single data points into infinite trend lines 📉 --- Previous parts of this series: ⁠Intro⁠ | ⁠Part 1⁠ | ⁠Part 2A⁠ | ⁠Part 2B⁠ | ⁠Part 2C⁠ | ⁠Part 3⁠ | Part 4 Tap into your Inner Fan Tap into Expert Mode 7 ways to maintain your identity through failure & setbacks Interested in working with me? Book a free coaching consult today :) Learn more about my coaching and...

That you can ask yourself too :) --- Interested in working with me? Book a free coaching consult today :) Learn more about my coaching and read client testimonials on my website Want an overview of my free resources? Start here! Prefer reading over listening? Follow me on Instagram , LinkedIn , or subscribe to my email newsletter .

Less fear, more thoughtfulness. --- Interested in working with me? Book a free coaching consult today :) Learn more about my coaching and read client testimonials on my website Want an overview of my free resources? Start here! Prefer reading over listening? Follow me on Instagram , LinkedIn , or subscribe to my email newsletter .

First ask: How can I do this without tradeoffs? --- Interested in working with me? Book a free coaching consult today :) Learn more about my coaching and read client testimonials on my website Want an overview of my free resources? Start here! Prefer reading over listening? Follow me on Instagram , LinkedIn , or subscribe to my email newsletter .

Cognitive Illusion #4: The hedonic treadmill 🏃🏻 --- Previous parts of this series: Intro | Part 1 | Part 2A | Part 2B | Part 2C | Part 3 Interested in working with me? Book a free coaching consult today :) Want to get a taste of my coaching? Book a free public coaching call ! Want an overview of my free resources? Start here! Prefer reading over listening? Follow me on Instagram , LinkedIn , or...

Find sufficiency in the worst case scenario. --- Interested in working with me? Book a free coaching consult today :) Want to get a taste of my coaching? Book a free public coaching call ! Want an overview of my free resources? Start here! Prefer reading over listening? Follow me on Instagram , LinkedIn , or subscribe to my email newsletter . Learn more about my coaching and read client testimonia...

That you’re almost definitely not asking now. --- Interested in working with me? Book a free coaching consult today :) Want to get a taste of my coaching? Book a free public coaching call ! Want an overview of my free resources? Start here! Prefer reading over listening? Follow me on Instagram , LinkedIn , or subscribe to my email newsletter . Learn more about my coaching and read client testimoni...

You're probably great at one and really bad at the other. --- Interested in working with me? Book a free coaching consult today :) Want to get a taste of my coaching? Book a free public coaching call ! Want an overview of my free resources? Start here! Prefer reading over listening? Follow me on Instagram , LinkedIn , or subscribe to my email newsletter . Learn more about my coaching and read...

Cognitive Illusion #3: Making it personal Intro to this series: https://poojav.substack.com/p/how-cognitive-illusions-prevent-you (or podcast episode 231) Part 1 of this series: https://poojav.substack.com/p/how-cognitive-illusions-prevent-you-e39 (or podcast episode 232) Part 2A of this series: https://poojav.substack.com/p/how-cognitive-illusions-prevent-you-de9 (or podcast episode 234) Part 2B...

Job search and career change masterclass: https://poojav.substack.com/p/masterclass-7-ways-people-get-stuck (or podcast episode 161) Interested in working with me? Book a free coaching consult today :) Want to get a taste of my coaching? Book a free public coaching call ! Want an overview of my free resources? Start here! Prefer reading over listening? Follow me on Instagram , LinkedIn , or subscr...

Common pitfalls when people try to stop doing it "right." Intro to this series: https://poojav.substack.com/p/how-cognitive-illusions-prevent-you (or podcast episode 231) Part 1 of this series: https://poojav.substack.com/p/how-cognitive-illusions-prevent-you-e39 (or podcast episode 232) Part 2A of this series: https://poojav.substack.com/p/how-cognitive-illusions-prevent-you-de9 (or pod...

Start doing the least Interested in working with me? Book a free coaching consult today :) Want to get a taste of my coaching? Book a free public coaching call ! Want an overview of my free resources? Start here! Prefer reading over listening? Follow me on Instagram , LinkedIn , or subscribe to my email newsletter . Learn more about my coaching and read client testimonials on my website

How to combat the illusion of trying to do it "right" Intro to this series: https://poojav.substack.com/p/how-cognitive-illusions-prevent-you (or podcast episode 231) Part 1 of this series: https://poojav.substack.com/p/how-cognitive-illusions-prevent-you-e39 (or podcast episode 232) Part 2A of this series: https://poojav.substack.com/p/how-cognitive-illusions-prevent-you-de9 (or podcast...

Intro to this series: https://poojav.substack.com/p/how-cognitive-illusions-prevent-you (or podcast episode 231) Part 1 of this series: https://poojav.substack.com/p/how-cognitive-illusions-prevent-you-e39 (or podcast episode 232) Barbie movie monologue: https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a44725030/america-ferrera-barbie-full-monologue-transcript/ Interested in working with...

Less preparation. More presence. Interested in working with me? Book a free coaching consult today :) Want to get a taste of my coaching? Book a free public coaching call ! Want an overview of my free resources? Start here! Prefer reading over listening? Follow me on Instagram , LinkedIn , or subscribe to my email newsletter . Learn more about my coaching and read client testimonials on my website

Cognitive Illusion 1: Anchoring to the negative Interested in working with me? Book a free coaching consult today :) Want to get a taste of my coaching? Book a free public coaching call ! Want an overview of my free resources? Start here! Prefer reading over listening? Follow me on Instagram , LinkedIn , or subscribe to my email newsletter . Learn more about my coaching and read client testimonial...

It's not you. It's just how your brain works. Interested in working with me? Book a free coaching consult today :) Want to get a taste of my coaching? Book a free public coaching call ! Want an overview of my free resources? Start here! Prefer reading over listening? Follow me on Instagram , LinkedIn , or subscribe to my email newsletter . Learn more about my coaching and read client testi...

Choose your character 🎮 Interested in working with me? Book a free coaching consult today :) Want to get a taste of my coaching? Book a free public coaching call ! Want an overview of my free resources? Start here! Prefer reading over listening? Follow me on Instagram , LinkedIn , or subscribe to my email newsletter . Learn more about my coaching and read client testimonials on my website