Breaking Free from the Grind

It's the last episode of 2022 (and the big #50)! The end of a year offers an opportunity for gratitude, celebration & reflection in your career. Tune in to this week's episode for a 2022 Career Review framework that will help you stop overworking & start creating sustainable success in your career in 2023, including: - The right questions to ask yourself to identify what's w...

If you're feeling confused or uncertain about what comes next after a layoff, you're not alone. With the recent mass layoffs in tech & growing concerns about the economy & a recession,  I've created a 3-part series to help you navigate what's next if you're let go. In Part III: Deciding What Comes Next,  I dive in to discuss: -The #1 mistake we make if we're i...

High-performers who subscribe to today's prevailing hustle & grind, career-centric culture often conflate who we are (i.e. our identity) with what we do (i.e. our job). Caring about your job is a great thing. Tying your entire identity to your job is toxic & painful - especially if you're impacted by a layoff. You are not your job  (you are so much more than it...!). And you get...

With the recent mass layoffs in tech & growing concerns about the economy & a recession,  I've created a 3-part series to help you navigate what's next if you're let go. In Part I, I dive in to explain why getting laid off feels so emotional - even if you hated your job - & talk through a simple 3-step process for feeling all the emotions you experience dealing with the...

Q4 is a grind - and all the pressure, stress, exhausted and frustration takes its toll. But Q4 can feel so much better than it does right now, even if nothing about Q4 - the crunched timelines, last-minute client requests & EOY push - changes. In this week's episode, I'm diving in to talk about: -The REAL reason we feel so stressed, frustrated, pressured & exhausted during Q4 (sp...

Q4 craziness making you fantasize about quitting your job right now? Wondering when enough is enough? You're not alone. But there's a right time - and a (very) wrong  time - to leave your current role, company or career. Tune in to this week's episode to learn 3 questions to ask yourself in order to know when it's time to leave your job (for real!)and the #1 thing you need to d...

Q4 is (solidly) upon us. And if you struggle setting boundaries during slower times of the year,  it feels nearly IMPOSSIBLE to do so right now.   Tune in to this week's episode as I dive in to discuss the simple framework I use to teach my clients how to set healthy boundaries at work - especially during Q4 - & the top 2 mistakes you want to avoid.  ENROLL TODAY: Ready to stop overworkin...

If you dread speaking up in team meetings, spend hours over-preparing for client presentations or think that grinding it out & letting your work "speak for itself" is what's going to get you noticed in the corporate world, this week's episode is for you. Join me & special guest Jeanette Botha, an international speaking & presentation coach, facilitator & VP of S...

Having a client change their mind for the 17th time. Getting a 10pm "PLS FIX" email that blows up your night. Working 80 hour weeks on the regular. Of course you're going to feel annoyed, frustrated & exhausted when it happens. But when we constantly villainize our jobs by blaming the client, the email or the industry for how WE feel, we both disempower ourselves & make our...

There are a lot of ways to achieve success in your career.  Most of them don't feel good. They require us to overwork to get there, which means MORE time, MORE energy & MORE pressure. Sustainable success is the opposite of overworking. It means feeling so good within your career that you have the time & energy to create a life you love outside of it. You can't be overworking &amp...

You know you want to work less than you are right now. You know you want to *think* about work less than you are right now. You might even know *how* to work less than you are right now. But then why is it so HARD to do? The answer is simple: you're focusing on "fixing" the wrong things.  In this week's episode, I'm diving in to discuss the two most common mistakes I see c...

Feeling overwhelmed & overworked in your career? Sanity & success aren't mutually exclusive . The key is to stop overworking: doing more than is necessary to achieve the exact same level of success you have in your career right now.  In this week's episode, I'm diving in to talk about: -The Overworking Equation (i.e. the belief driving you to keep overworking) -How you know...

When you're feeling overworked & overwhelmed in your career, finding time to think seems impossible. But creating & protecting the time to process everything on your mind IS the fastest way to stop overworking & start feeling better at work. When we  hit pause & make time to think, we stop OVERthinking.  We make faster decisions that move us towards what we want with ease. And...

In this week's episode, I have exciting news to share. :) After spending the past nearly two years focused on coaching 100+ people in finance & consulting, I'm officially expanding my Breaking Free from the Grind podcast, workshops &  1:1 coaching program to help overworked & overwhelmed professionals from ALL industries work less & stress less, for good. I talk about the...

Pushing back, saying "no" & setting boundaries is hard. But in the grind of an 80+ hour work week, learning how to stop people pleasing so you can stop overworking & feel better at work is the single most important skill you need to create a sustainable & healthy career in finance or consulting.  Tune into this week's episode as I dive in to discuss: -What people pleasin...

When we've been told our entire careers in finance & consulting that overachieving is a GOOD thing & that "going above & beyond" will secure the top-bucket bonuses, stellar performance reviews & best projects & deals - starting to give LESS f*cks at work can feel like career suicide. But the truth is, in order to work LESS & feel BETTER at work, we need to re...

If you're used to holding yourself to a high standard, being incredibly hard on yourself & feeling extreme pressure to perform every day in your finance or consulting career, this episode is for you.   Join me as I dive into discuss what ACTUALLY causes perfectionism, how it leads to self-sabotage & stress on the job & what you need to do to ditch perfectionism at work, for good. ...

Does seeing "Can we just pull together a few slides...?" (or other vague, ambiguous asks from your clients, Partners or MDs) come through your inbox kick you into a state of confusion, dread & panic? Do you find it hard to make decisions day-to-day on the job or within the broader context of your career in finance or consulting? If so, you're not alone - & this week's e...

If you're ready to stop overworking & feel better at work, you won't want to miss this week's episode.  After coaching 100+ 1:1 clients working in finance or consulting, I'm breaking down the 5 most common mindsets that keep you trapped in the grind of your career. Want to know which mindset is keeping YOU trapped in the grind? Take the free 2-minute Break Free from the Gri...

Even if you're killing it in your career in consulting or finance & collecting all the 'gold stars' - the prestigious job, the multiple six-figure salary, the best projects or deals - how do you FEEL every day at work? How do you talk to yourself when you make a mistake? How hard are you on yourself as you work towards your goals? Most of us are not nice to ourselves at work (or...

Feeling like "this isn't it" in consulting or finance but have no idea what or where 'IT' is...? Thinking things will get better on the next project, next study or next deal...only to find yourself in the exact same place of burnout and frustration once again? Have a voice inside of you that you've been ignoring for weeks...months...even YEARS telling you that you&apo...

There are only two reasons why you don't feel better than you do at work right now. Reason #2: you don't know how to stop overworking. Overworking is a state of being where you're working more than is required to achieve the same results in your career that you have today. In order to stop overworking, you have to learn how to do 5 things: 1. Say no 2. Do less / simplify 3. Make dec...

There are only two reasons why you don't feel better than you do at work right now. Reason #1: you don't know HOW to feel better. Learning how to control, create & manage our feelings on the job is not something we're taught during our orientation & onboarding weeks, nor in our MBA or undergraduate programs. In fact, we're taught the opposite in finance & consulting...

Ready to know exactly what you need to do to break into a high-paying tech job from your current role in finance or consulting? Big tech is one of the hottest places clients who decide they want to leave finance or consulting want to land. So in this week's BFG episode, I'm bringing on Career Coach & Founder of Kadima Careers Alan Stein who helps underrepresented, underestimated &amp...

Comparing (& then despairing) when you see others' career achievements pop up on LinkedIn?  Feeling like your career in finance or consulting isn't where you want it to be? Your brain can only focus on doing ONE thing at a time well. So if you're constantly focusing on what others are doing in their careers, you're  NOT focusing on accelerating your own. In this week's...