Eating Your Cake Too Podcast

Working in a collaborative environment often means encountering a diverse range of coworkers. While most colleagues are supportive and cooperative, there are times when we come across individuals who can pose challenges to our professional growth and productivity. Understanding different types of difficult colleagues is crucial in developing effective strategies to work with them.  It can be...

Do you remember the last time you sat down for a performance review? Did it leave you feeling motivated, enthusiastic, and well-informed, ready to excel in your work? Well, for many employees, performance reviews can be quite the opposite. They can feel like a yearly obligation that causes anxiety, and can bring up a lot of negative emotions rather than inspiration.  Don’t worry, my friend. I...

Whether presenting in front of a large audience or speaking up during a meeting, public speaking anxiety can be overwhelming and hinder personal and professional growth.  Fear not! If the thought of public speaking makes you frozen with fear, then this is the podcast episode for you. This week, I am joined by Shil Shanghavi, a public speaking specialist, storyteller and highly regarded speake...

Asking for a raise can be a daunting task for many people, but it’s a crucial step in career development. With the right approach and preparation, you can increase your chances of getting a "YES" and securing the salary you deserve. While it does require careful research and preparation, following the right process and taking the time to do things correctly can boost your chances of success, as we...

Starting a new job can be both exciting and stressful. It's common to feel anxious during the first 30 days as you strive to make a good impression and learn the ropes quickly. It is an opportunity to learn new skills, meet new people, and take on new challenges. With this can mean heightened stress and overwhelm. But, it doesn’t have to be. To make this transition as smooth as possible, it's impo...

Knowing your career values, criteria or your non-negotiables is crucial to making informed decisions about your career path and finding greater fulfilment and satisfaction in your work.  Your career values are the principles and beliefs that are most important to you in your professional life.  They could include things like autonomy, creativity, financial stability, work-life balance, s...

In a world where competition reigns supreme, standing out from the crowd is more important than ever. Whether it's a new product, service, or brand; capturing the attention of your audience is crucial for success. A USP is not just a marketing concept, it's the heart and soul of business. And yet, for some reason, we never think about it when it comes to ourselves and how we show up in the workpla...

Climbing the career ladder and landing a promotion is an important goal for many professionals. Yet, it can be challenging to navigate the path to success and stand out among your peers.  To increase your chances of being promoted, it's important to be able to demonstrate your value to the company and show that you're ready for the next level. In this latest podcast episode, I'll be giving yo...

Our stories are some of the most powerful, impactful, and persuasive tools we have within ourselves! People will listen to you because of YOUR narrative. People believe in your ability to relate to them and trust you to lead because of how you convey YOUR STORY. This is why knowing your story and HOW to convey your narrative is vital not only in leadership but also in life. But how exactly? ...

Our relationships play an important role in our personal AND professional lives and because of that we should be nurturing these relationships.  How often have you had a conversation with someone only to realise you had been the only one listening and asking questions the whole time? Or, perhaps you are the one who didn’t feel like you were able to reciprocate the same kind of genuine interes...

Amplifying your voice and being unapologetically yourself is one of the most powerful and impactful tools a person has. We often hear the advice "just be yourself, and it will be fine.", but no matter how good it sounds, it just feels too good to be true. In reality, it is more complex, and just being yourself can feel like it won’t be enough to help us reach our goals, or establish good connectio...

Our lives can often be so heavily influenced by society and peer expectations, it’s not hard to lose sight of what we really want and what we’re truly passionate about. We can forget that this is OUR LIFE and at the end of the day, following your dream career or journey is up to YOU. This week I am joined by special guest and my twin brother Adam! We catch up on all things growing up, life and adv...

What plans do you have for your career growth this year? What are you committing to doing differently? If your plan for the year was to keep taking on extra projects and responsibilities and hoping that your manager or someone else will notice, then, my friend, we need to get a game plan in place for you STAT .  But where do you even begin? What ARE the critical steps that you should take to...

Welcome to the Eating your Cake too podcast in 2023!  Are you a big believer in New Year's Resolutions? Do you wake up on the 1st Jan each year with a list of commitments you’re making to yourself for the year ahead? Personally, I rejected the idea of making New Year's resolutions a long time ago. I believe that for sustained success and motivation, we must regularly review our goals, not jus...

Do you feel like this time of the year gets a bit overwhelming at times? Do you feel like every time you open your calendar, there are more and more events in there? More and more invites. More and more emails saying “we must grab a coffee before the year is through”?  This podcast is to remind you that it is OK to say NO. It is OK to decline the 9th Christmas party you’ve been invited to. Or...

All of us have both a combination of masculine and feminine energy within us. Both of these energies have a unique impact on how we lead and how we show up at work.  Curious about which energy you are leaning into? So was I.  Let’s dive into today’s episode with Amanda Louisa, a sustainability specialist, feminine leadership coach, and recovering lawyer! We talk about embracing more femi...

Do you find it difficult to gather helpful feedback from your team? Let me share a little secret with you - The quality of the way that you ask for your feedback will dictate the quality you get in return.  Most people begin by asking closed-ended questions for feedback. It doesn't always work well because it's easy to avoid answering with a yes or no question. So, if you truly want useful fe...

Genuine care and concern for workplace teams and relationships might sound simple, and yet it is something we all know we need more of and probably needs to be DOING more of too. It is what employees truly require from their employers. Caring entails being able to truly listen to others and be willing to hear what everyone on the team has to say around what they need and what they believe. In my l...

Are you currently a people manager or leader, or do you aspire to be? Have you ever stepped back and thought about WHY you want to lead a team?  I believe there are questions that we need to ask ourselves BEFORE we move into a role where we are responsible for achieving outcomes through others, and in this latest podcast episode, I talk about that and more!  I'll share with you what ques...

Have you ever had one of those moments in your life where you just know that something needs to change? Have you ever looked in the mirror and felt like the person staring back at you is a stranger? You are not alone. Listen in to this life-changing episode with the incredible Ashley Speers as she shares with us some of her own personal lessons and just how to rekindle that spark in you.  Ash...

Do you have something you want to ask for at work, but have absolutely NO idea where to start? Have you thought about what actions you need to start taking now in order to put your best foot forward?  In this episode, I’ll show you some key tips to help you get what YOU want at work. I’ll share with you what to do to have that conversation with your boss you’ve been wanting to. I’ll walk you...

In recent years, calls for gender equality have increased along with the need to close the gender wage gap. But even with the progress that has been made in this space,  there are still very few women in positions of leadership.  Today, I'm sharing with you a conversation with Marcia Lawrence, a Perth-based human resources specialist, about the gender stereotypes that play out in the way...

Do you feel stuck or unsure about your current job or career path? When you hear the word “mid-career pivot” what feelings come up for you? Excitement? Or dread, fear and anxiety?  Almost all of us will experience feeling lost, unsure, or unmotivated at some point in our careers. And with people on average now engaging in between five and seven career paths in our lifetime, we are seeing more...

Are you a follower or a leader? Regardless of where you fall on the spectrum, I believe we can all agree that it is critical to learn to lead ourselves first. “leadership of others starts with leadership of self”.  Sarah Cordner, our guest on today's podcast, lives by this phrase. She is a certified coach with a passion for empowering professionals, particularly women, to become the leaders t...

How can you make sure you stay relevant in your job? Relevant in your industry? Your company? These questions came up recently during a coaching session I was having with a private one-on-one client of mine. They felt that they had become so focussed on their day-to-day tasks that they couldn't recall the last time they took a step back and looked at their profession and industry from a more holis...