More Than A Paycheck

When trying to get someplace with thousands of others going the same way, it's so much easier to swing wide. Go to the edges and get there faster. Listen in this week as we talk about how this concept applies to getting where you want to be in your career as well. From finding a new job to pushing back on leadership. Learning how to "swing wide" and not follow everyone else will get you there fast...

Think about the last time you "I know logically it will be fine, but I'm so stressed." This is so common and happens to the best of us. There's a scientific reason this happens and understanding it will help you know how to get unstuck. Listen in this week as we dive into how to feel better when your stressed and anxious. Listen and learn.   Mentioned in the show: Get first access to our in-person...

Job security is a real concern for many of us today. But the tips and suggestions to deliver more, volunteer, mentor, and build relationships are crap and won't give you job security. Feeling secure does not come from your company. The good news is, you have a lot more control over the place job security does come from. Listen in this week and learn where real job security comes from and how to ge...

Things in the work setting are had. Anxiety is extra high due to the lack of job stability and demands to perform. Throw in extremely low morale and economic/political/environmental unrest and it's not hard to figure out why so many of us are struggling. Join me this week as we dive into what I think we all need more of and how to practice is daily. Listen and learn.   Want to get help with your s...

Everyone's talking about return to office and none of it is good news. Companies have changed their minds, are making changes that don't feel fair, and people are not happy about it. This week we dive into 3 things to try if this is you or someone on your team. And spoiler alert. It's not to just accept it and move on. It's okay to not be okay with the change. But these 3 things will help you not...

If you feel like you need to take a break to rejuvenate, you're doing self care all wrong. Pedicures, massages, and baths are great, but that's not what true self care is. If you were really taking care of yourself, you would not need a break. Your life would include things like a bath, but because you like them, not because you need to escape your life. Listen in this week and learn the 3 things...

The one thing I hear from almost every person I talk to is that morale is so low, and teams are really struggling. It's hard to keep doing your job when you feel like you have to drag yourself through the day. Leaders are burned out, career paths are blurry, and it feels like we're a long way out from things getting better. Join us this week as we talk about 10 ways to stir things up and keep movi...

We all have areas in our life where we know our perfectionist nature is making things harder than they need to be. But at the same time, no one wants to be "fair" or "satisfactory." So what do you do when you know you're a perfectionist? This week we dive into how to get out of the perfectionist trap and help you shift your mindset to something even better. Shifting your mindset to this thing is g...

Anxiety is one of the most common feelings people say that feel daily. The American Psychiatric Association defines anxiety as a normal reaction to stress. IT'S NORMAL TO FEEL ANXIOUS. Okay, but now what. In today's episode you're going to learn the 3 steps to follow when you feel anxiety. There's nothing wrong with you and anxiety is a feeling all humans feel but following these easy 3 steps will...

There are so many things happening to us all that are outside of our control. Bad managers, organizations without strategic direction, difficult people, layoffs, and scope creep to name a few. When we spend time trying to change and fix these things, we end up wasting our emotional, mental, and literal time. These things are not the problem. They are symptoms of the root problem that is keeping us...

There comes a point where money, promotions, and increased scope no longer motivate you. It can be hard to know where to take your career when you still want to learn and grow, but area not sure what to do. Listen in this week as we talk about how to figure out what you want and the most important thing to focus on to make it happen. Listen and learn. Want to get help with your specific situation?...

When we make a commitment to show up for dinner with our friends, we go. When we commit to delivering on a project at work, we do everything we can to make it happen. So why is it when we make a commitment to ourselves, it's so easy to brush it off and say we'll do it tomorrow? And we believe we really will do it tomorrow. Join us this week as we talk about why this is, why it's even more of a pro...

It's natural to want to keep people around you happy. And we're not here to create a bunch of jerks. But when we try to keep people happy, we often don't tell them what they need to hear, and it keeps the problem going. When we need other people to feel good to feel good ourselves, it's a losing battle. Listen in this week as we talk about what to do instead and how to get better at being honest,...

A buzz word these days is imposter syndrome. It's a feeling everyone has when they don't feel adequate but believe they should. This week I'm talking about a different take on imposter syndrome. I'm talking about why I think it's all made up and why we need to stop believing it's a real thing. Join me this week to learn the 3 lies we've all been believed about imposter syndrome and what that feeli...

A common question is if you should focus your time growing your top employees or your bottom employees. Malcom Gladwell gave a talk at a conference where he shared insight and data on a new way of looking at it. Listen in and learn as we talk about his mental model and how to get unstuck on systems, processes, and org structures that are not working. Listen and learn.   Want to get help with your...

Most of us know that to grow, we have to fail and make some mistakes. Learning to fail faster, more frequently, and forward is important. But what do you do when you don't feel like you can fail and not have consequences from it? This week we talk about 3 ways to get better at failing to make sure you're growing even when the failure tolerance in your job is low. Listen and learn.   Want to get he...

No one wants to be micromanaged. It's not fun to have someone try to manage up and tell you want you want to hear. But it's also easier than leading. As employees we're desperate for good leaders to motivate and inspire us. To have a clear vision and help us get there. Listen in this week as we talk about five mental mindset shifts to move from managing to leading yourself, your team, or people yo...

With so many companies on a hiring freeze or slowing down their hiring, it can feel like your career is on a freeze as well. When positions above you are no longer available and companies are lacking longer term vision, it makes sense that you feel stuck. This week we're talking about how to keep growing your career when so many things are uncertain and no longer the same. Listen in and learn.   W...

Chances are you can't really remember the last time you were busy at work but not overly stressed. But did you know stress can actually be a good thing. In this Episode we look at multiple studies conducted showing the positive impact of stress and why what you think about stress actually impacts how you deal with stress. Listen and learn. Ted Talk mentioned in the episode: https://www.youtube.com...

When you car needs an oil change, more gas, or service on it's engine, there's a little warning light the comes on. The same thing is happening to each of us all day at work. There are red flag warning signs happening all the time telling us we're about to get really stressed out, frustrated, or worried. Learning to notice and understand these red flags can help you stop the stress before it gets...

A COE is a correction of error mechanism. Its goal is to identify the real root cause of the issue so you can take action to prevent it from happening again. While COE's at work often are an operational burden, when applied in a more simply way, they can really help you get unstock with repeat challenges in life. Listen in this week and learn the 3 step COE process I use all the time to identify t...

It's so frustrating when leaders tell you to "do more with less." They want you to still reach goals but have pulled some of your best resources to do so. And then our brains tell us that if we don't, we're going to be laid off or fired. It feels like a situation you can't win. Listen in this week as we talk about the 3 easy steps to take if your leader is telling you to do more with less. Listen...

Words matter. What you say and tell yourself has feelings behind it. Words can trigger us. This week, we dive into 5 common phrases we all say that are making us feel terrible. Listen in and learn why they're so damaging and what to say instead. Listen and learn.   Want to get help with your specific situation? Let's schedule a coffee chat. I offer a limited number of 1:1 coffee chats each week. T...

Think of something that you really want. Imagine what it would be like to have it happen. How would you feel? What would it be like? Join us this week as we dive into not only focusing on the end goal and what we want, but how to get that emotional high today while you start working towards that goal. Listen and learn.   Want to get help with your specific situation? Let's schedule a coffee chat....

There are always going to be parts of work that are stressful and overwhelming. If it was fun and amazing all the time, we would never grow and feel accomplished for doing the hard things. But so many of us are making it more stressful and overwhelming than it needs to be. We're also terrible at enjoying the good parts and feeling valued and proud at work. Join us this week as we dive into why and...