Pooja Venkatraman

Aligned Ambition with Pooja V.

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Hi! I’m Pooja – I’m a double Harvard grad, ex-BCG consultant, and now a writer, thought leader, and executive coach. I help high achievers tackle stress productivity, performance and purpose so they can fulfill their biggest ambitions and unleash their fullest potential……without sacrificing their sanity, their relationships, their authenticity, or their paychecks. Let’s build the life and career you actually want – one that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside. Book a free consult call to discuss working together: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact

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Pooja Venkatraman

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18. What Your Smallest Mistakes Can Teach You About Your Biggest Ones 14.10.2021 5:43

Let’s compare and contrast the smallest and biggest mistakes I made this week.  👀 Read this piece on my website  📸 Instagram | 💌 Newsletter | 📞 Book a consult | 👋🏽 New? Start here

17. Perfectionism and the $1000 Banana 14.10.2021 6:07

Perfectionism is like saying “I need to pay $1000 for this banana.”  👀 Read this piece on my website  📸 Instagram | 💌 Newsletter | 📞 Book a consult | 👋🏽 New? Start here

16. No Such Thing As An Obstacle 14.10.2021 7:14

There are only two things in the world: facts and choices.  👀 Read this piece on my website  📸 Instagram | 💌 Newsletter | 📞 Book a consult | 👋🏽 New? Start here

15. How to Enjoy the Process (and Not Just the Goal) 14.10.2021 6:43

Start being who you want to be on the way to getting what you want. Not just when you arrive.  👀 Read this piece on my website  📸 Instagram | 💌 Newsletter | 📞 Book a consult | 👋🏽 New? Start here

14. The Definitive Case for Never Beating Yourself Up Again 14.10.2021 11:29

I want to address a fear that often comes up for people when they start thinking better thoughts about themselves.  👀 Read this piece on my website  📸 Instagram | 💌 Newsletter | 📞 Book a consult | 👋🏽 New? Start here

13. What If It’s Not a Problem? 14.10.2021 5:56

Nothing is a problem until your brain decides that it’s a problem.  👀 Read this piece on my website  📸 Instagram | 💌 Newsletter | 📞 Book a consult | 👋🏽 New? Start here

12. What is an Emotion Anyway? 14.10.2021 9:34

Emotions are one way your automatic brain sends you signals.  👀 Read this piece on my website  📸 Instagram | 💌 Newsletter | 📞 Book a consult | 👋🏽 New? Start here

11. Do You Even Know What You’re Thinking? 14.10.2021 3:34

Before you rush into changing your crappy thoughts , take a little time to hang out exactly where you are today.  👀 Read this piece on my website  📸 Instagram | 💌 Newsletter | 📞 Book a consult | 👋🏽 New? Start here

10. Different Types of Thoughts 14.10.2021 9:30

Reactions, shoulds, whys, if-thens, I-ams. And thought mama's vs. thought babies.  👀 Read this piece on my website  📸 Instagram | 💌 Newsletter | 📞 Book a consult | 👋🏽 New? Start here

9. Model Example: Joan and the Silent Husband 14.10.2021 10:26

Before we start giving Joan advice, let’s put her situation through The Model.  👀 Read this piece on my website  📸 Instagram | 💌 Newsletter | 📞 Book a consult | 👋🏽 New? Start here

8. The Framework That Changed My Life 13.10.2021 9:29

Circumstance | Thought > Feeling > Action > Result 👀 Read this piece on my website 📸 Instagram | 💌 Newsletter | 📞 Book a consult | 👋🏽 New? Start here

7. But when am I “allowed” to change my circumstances? (part 3) 12.10.2021 6:22

The real question is: “Why haven’t you made a change already?” 👀 Read this piece on my website  📸 Instagram | 💌 Newsletter | 📞 Book a consult | 👋🏽 New? Start here

6. But when am I “allowed” to change my circumstances? (part 2) 12.10.2021 6:58

There’s a reason I call this podcast “Your Brain’s BFF” and not “Your Brain’s Tyrannical Overlord.”  👀 Read this piece on my website  📸 Instagram | 💌 Newsletter | 📞 Book a consult | 👋🏽 New? Start here

5. But when am I “allowed” to change my circumstances? (part 1) 12.10.2021 7:31

Let's address the big misconception about using your thoughts to solve your problems.  👀 Read this piece on my website  📸 Instagram | 💌 Newsletter | 📞 Book a consult | 👋🏽 New? Start here

4. Never Asked Questions: The Model vs. Mindfulness & Meditation 12.10.2021 6:00

Meditation is like lifting weights. The model is like moving a heavy box out of your hallway.  👀 Read this piece on my website  📸 Instagram | 💌 Newsletter | 📞 Book a consult | 👋🏽 New? Start here

3. Choose Your Stories Wisely 12.10.2021 10:53

Your automatic brain is a theory-confirming machine.  👀 Read this piece on my website  📸 Instagram | 💌 Newsletter | 📞 Book a consult | 👋🏽 New? Start here

2. How Your Thoughts — and Only Your Thoughts — Create Your Entire Reality (Seriously.) 12.10.2021 9:00

Once you accept a thought as true, your automatic brain starts doing even more work.  👀 Read this piece on my website  📸 Instagram | 💌 Newsletter | 📞 Book a consult | 👋🏽 New? Start here

1. Why Your Thoughts Feel So True (But I Promise You They're Not) 05.10.2021 14:48

Let me tell you about the number one stumbling block that clients (and humans) run into.  Exercise 1: How is this Pixar character feeling? Click here.   👀 Read this piece on my website   📸 Instagram | 💌 Newsletter | 📞 Book a consult | 👋🏽 New? Start here

210. Deciding what to do next is only the beginning 17:33

You need clarity, AND you need this Book a free consult call here: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact ——— What my clients have to say… “I realized that I wasn’t alone in a lot of my situations. In fact, what I was going through was very common. And that there were tools and I could use to get out of this, and that I wasn’t the first person in the world to go through and I’m not going to be the las...

210. Deciding what to do next is only the beginning 17:33