Career Revisionist with Dr. Grace Lee

We have all been programmed at an early age to go to school, get good grades, and land a safe and secure job. And if there's one thing you need to know about the academic environment, it's that it is designed to give you the historical and technical knowledge focused around an offering of subjects. It's not designed to teach you how to make sense of the knowledge you've collected, how to organize...

Ingrid is a Business Mentor, Coach, Author, Podcaster, and Founder of Healthy Numbers. Ingrid is recognised as one of Australia’s foremost authorities when it comes to small business startups. She is devoted to helping them set solid foundations while ensuring they are under no false illusion about cost and commitment.     While Ingrid works with all small businesses, she has a particular passion...

Have you read Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich? Have you ever wondered why this is one of the most popular books on success of all times? Whether or not its principles really work?     In this episode, Dr. Grace talks about the science behind how and why the principles behind Think and Grow rich work.     Join my free training series for career-driven women and discover how to eliminate the inv...

It's quite common for your career journey to start one way and then go a completely different directions like Stephen!     In this episode, Stephen shares with us about his career journey from his humble beginnings of being just married, broke and almost unable to feed his family, to landing a job as the Lead Funnel Builder at ClickFunnels for Russell Brunson, and eventually burning bridges to sta...

What happens when you're on a career path, whether new or experienced, and you seem to lose momentum? Do you start doubting your ability? And perhaps start doubting your choices? Whether or not you should change or leave this path now?     Perhaps you're not as far along in your career as you'd like to be by now. In order to get ahead in your career, and keep the momentum going, you have to lay a...

Mac advanced and excelled inside the academic system and worked in the field of his expertise for years before realizing that there was a missing piece in his career. He really wanted to help others and serve other people.     It took utmost courage and bravery for Mac to pack up his advancing career and leave the field he studied, trained and excelled in. In this episode, Mac shares the journey o...

We have all been programmed at an early age to go to school, get good grades, and land a safe and secure job. And if there's one thing you need to know about the academic environment, it's that it is designed to give you the historical and technical knowledge focused around an offering of subjects. It's not designed to teach you how to make sense of the knowledge you've collected, how to organize...

We all have a story to tell, even if you don't think you're story is interesting or worth telling. In this episode, Dr. Grace talks to Craig and Gareth about creating human connection and inspiring each other through our stories. We all have responsibility and a role to play as micro-leaders and micro-influencers, and together we are all stronger and better. Do you want to advance and get ahead in...

Most professionals focus primarily on hard skills that are tangible and technical, but the soft skills are equally, if not more, important. Soft skills are often neglected because you can't list them on paper. These include skills that are less specific to any particular vocation, but are more aligned to the qualities and personality of the individual.   While these soft skills are hard to show up...

Most people don't realize this, but LinkedIn has actually been around longer than Facebook and Twitter, and it's more relevant now than it ever has been in the past! There is an abundance of job opportunities for you to tap into, connections around the world, but the most neglected benefit is that you can use it to develop your own professional brand and tap into relevant industry news.   While ot...

Building Confidence, Reclaiming Your Power and Finding Brave with Kathy Caprino. Dr. Grace has a conversation with Kathy about handling workplace conflicts and how to step up in your power. Hear tips and advice for moving forwards and upwards in a career that is authentically you.   Kathy Caprino, M.A. is an internationally-recognized career and executive coach, writer, speaker and leadership trai...

Speaking with confidence is an important skill to have, but don't forget that the goal of speaking is to communicate with other people! To really get ahead in your career, one of the most important skills to learn is how to communicate effectively, especially to individuals that may be the key to your career growth.   Getting across your key ideas and messages in your communication is critical for...

The biggest challenge for professionals who want to accelerate their career is what holds most people back from succeeding. Your career is always a reflection of you. It is the greatest form of expression of who you are and the impact you want to have in this world.   The question on most people's minds is, "What is more important when it comes to becoming a successful individual: nature or nurtur...

When you let go of all the past things that used to control you and anchor you, you're then free to move forward and create the life of your dreams!   Anne is an experienced entrepreneur, behavior change expert and an elite problem solver that helps individuals to learn elite leadership tools and systems from the SEAL teams in order to build significance, abundance and fulfillment in their lives....

It is known that public speaking is one of the biggest fears that many people face. Thankfully, being able to speak confidently isn't something people are born with, but rather it is a skill that you can learn and master for yourself, no matter your age or background. As you get more and more successful in your career, you're inevitably going to be called upon to share your expertise with more peo...

If you want to accelerate and grow your career, you need to constantly be learning. More specifically, you need to focus on your key skill set. Most people don't know what skill to focus on learning. Perhaps it's because they have too many interests and they don't know which one to focus on, or they are hesitant to pick the wrong thing to focus on Ready to create lifelong career fulfillment and be...

Developing your leadership skills will make you more successful at work and life and help you in leaving your legacy behind. Lois has been working with business leaders for more than 30 years and has learned the passion that successful leaders have in order for them to do more and become better. She is passionate about creating workplaces that engage people, are inclusive and achieve results.   In...

Are you anxious to accelerate your career? Maybe you have a job you like and a career path in view, but you aren't moving forward at the rate you want. And all the things you've been trying aren't helping you navigate the path to getting more of what you desire. And you're getting impatient. You're in the right place. In this episode, Dr. Grace shares 8 pillars to starting a bigger and better chap...

If you are trying to figure out your purpose right now, chances are you've been feeling that some things are missing in your life, and that absence is preventing you from living a fully empowered and fulfilling life. But how do you know what your purpose is and how do you build a career that is aligned with your purpose? In this episode, Dr. Grace talks about what purpose is and the steps you can...

Whether you are looking to change your career or you have recently embarked in a new direction in your career, you will encounter many learning opportunities along the way. These learning opportunities give you clues to how you can achieve the things you desire for your career and life. In this episode, Dr. Grace shares 3 of her best lessons that she learned after her first career change. Ready to...

Selling yourself is one of the most important skills to develop. This is because anything that you could possibly want in your career and life, someone else has it. And you need to be able to sell them on you. That means selling them on giving you key opportunities, on hiring you, or on giving you a referral. There are a lot of tactics out there for selling yourself, but none of those will work as...

Do you want to see more growth in your career but you aren't moving forward at the rate you want? Every individual goes through phases in his/her career. It's similar to phases you experience in your life that are with you for a certain period of time and then they fade away or transition to another season. There are 6 identifiable phases in your career journey that progressively bring you closer...

What challenges are you facing in your career? There are 3 key personas with different traits that carry you through your career journey. It's not your colleagues, your friends, or your supervisors. These personas are all within you. And the types of challenges you face along your career will depend on which persona is your predominant one. In this episode, Dr. Grace talks these 3 key personas and...

How much untapped potential do we have inside our brain to do the things we desire in our career? You've probably heard the popular view that we only use 10% of our brain. The idea is that if you can tap into more of your brain that you can access phenomenal reserves for learning, memory, and performance. But is it true? And is our brain's potential pre-determined? In this episode, Dr. Grace talks...

Do fear and anxiety get in the way of making a necessary change in your career? If your hear and soul are crying out for you to make a change in your career path, there is an underlying need that needs to be met. Career changes - and any change for that matter - exposes you to a multitude of unknowns. And we fear that which we don't understand. The good news is that neuroscience reveals evidence-b...