Refreshing Leadership with Maya - Career, Leadership & Life Design

Here is my goal-setting process for 2024! I’m so excited about this because it is designed for the following: •⁠ ⁠Accessing clarity to select the right goals; rather than those we feel we ‘should’ pick •⁠ ⁠Allowing us to reap the benefits of a full year window with its dreamy quality - without the overwhelm of worrying if it’s the right quantity and magnitude •⁠ ⁠As usual considering prioritisatio...

Happy 2024! Today I share my word for 2024 and the thinking process behind this. I hope it will inspire or consolidate your thinking for your own word of the year. Subscribe or Follow ⬆️ for weekly episodes to move you with ease towards your work and wellbeing goals & dreams!

Today we discuss the complex interplay of emotions that can arise alongside gratitude, especially when the world is suffering. This is by no means a perfect conversation, but it important that we attempt to have these discussions.. …and it feels incomplete to be reflecting on 2023 without exploring these topics. Check out Technically Spiritual: https://www.technicallyspiritual.com https://www.tech...

How easy do you find it to reflect on your year? I find it easier when I hear others thoughts. Today I'm with Prerna Manchanda, founder of Technically Spiritual . We're kicking off a series of conversations with a year-end reflection; hopefully adding to your own thoughts or maybe helping you kick off your own end-of-year reflection. So grab your walking shoes or coffee, and enjoy! Connect...

This episode is for those of us who want the simplest possible system to feel more peaceful during peak busy phases - without the system becoming a project in itself! If you yourself are a productivity ninja but your partner isn't and you need a little more support - send this to them! To understand more about the specific ways I can help you upgrade your career, be sure to check out my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

If only there was a rule book for succeeding inside organisations which we could learn! Well here is my distilled version, based on 1000s of coaching conversations, research published with London Business School, HSBC and Harvard, and stress tested by the most challenging situations my clients bring to me. Enjoy! Want to start working with me immediately? Click here

An episode from the archive but quite fitting for the situation as Maya is feeling a little under the weather at the moment. This episode is from Season 2 of Your Plate, with co-host Aarti. Find out how you can use winter-warming spices such as garlic, ginger and turmeric to boost your immunity and ward off winter ills. Maya shares her love for raw garlic and golden milk. Aarti shares her scientif...

- In this episode Maya answers a client question about the concept of a personal boardroom and how it can benefit you in achieving success on your own terms. - Maya discusses the importance of having a personal advisory team that provides strategic advice and support on the various aspects of your vision and values. - She encourages listeners to take an inventory of their current personal boardroo...

Timestamps below for specific questions and comments! Enjoy and keep sending great questions; (01:41) Q1: When is it okay to take a step ‘down’ at work? (03:52) Autonomy, Impact & Recognition          (09:44) Q2: When you’re no longer excited by your field                 (19:43) Dharma & Life Purpose - Where does a career fit in? (20:45) Work as a calling?                 (31:25) Striving...

If you're planning on ever having a career transition again in your life, you should save this episode. It's an incredible blueprint to the things that you may want to be thinking about when considering a transition. - Arjun. ----- “Just follow your passion and everything will work itself out…” This popular narrative (especially amongst certain life coach tribes) is quite misleading and ca...

There are two aspects to Vision-building for high achievers. The first is understanding why we need to build a solid vision, especially as high achievers, which is what this episode will tell you. The second is actually building a solid vision. To do this in a way which can successfully create your dream future, a number of building blocks are required. As an analytical, logical thinker, I wasn’t...

In today's episode, we dive into a thought-provoking question from one of our listeners about the challenges of balancing work commitments and the desire for our children to reach their full potential without overstretching them, or ourselves. The A-hah moment? Massive similarities between this and leadership. [00:02:02] Parallels with leadership at work and individualization. [00:03:45] One s...

In today's episode, we dive into a topic that many of my clients have brought up: their relationship with alcohol. Whether they're working on improving that relationship or feeling stuck and disempowered, we're here to explore it together. Now, I want to make it clear that I'm not an expert in substance misuse, but alcohol and its emotional regulation component have always intrigue...

I listen to a lot of planning podcasts, but they tend to lose me once they start sounding like robotic and complex systems (eg nested goals and multi-scale!) requiring higher than average levels of willpower to maintain. Over time, I’ve picked up the bits and pieces that make my planning feel soulful, in tune with my life at the moment, and yet simple and clear - logic meets magic! The no. 1 prior...

One of the things I get asked about most is my Continuous Glucose monitor. Having worn it for 3.5 months now, as what started as a Case Study for my friend, I can truly say it has changed my life. Here are the details of my experience, for all those of you who are curious about it. And of course, if this has gotten you interested, all detail is in my course which we are currently discounting heavi...

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High achievers often feel the pressure to overwork and stay on top of everything. However, true success lies in recognizing that overworking is not sustainable. Fierce prioritization can be the key here Societal expectations of what being organized should look like can be misleading Sometimes, the things that may seem disorganized to others are actually the result of prioritizing essential tasks a...

Prioritisation is at the heart of Life Work. Being able to effectively prioritise in any given time period reduces overwhelm, and keeps you focused on your key goals. So what happened when I deprioritised work over the summer? In this episode we look at some interesting prioritisation ‘maths’ - setting the foundations for you to do your own prioritisation work - a core building block of Life Work....

(03:46) Did you set a summer intention (05:01) Finding ways to change pace when you can't 'switch off' your responsibilities (05:45) My somewhat radical approach to pausing - working for one hour a day 'on' the business (08:05) When consistency is overrated (13:06) What pausing gave me (14:28) Organization vs. Prioritization To learn more about my executive coaching services fo...

Six compelling reasons to capitalize on this golden window of opportunity to boost productivity and achieve your goals. (08:19) Build on August's Power: Tap into the slow pace of August for rest, rejuvenation, and contemplation. Reset and refuel, ready to ride the wave of September's revitalizing energy. (09:06) Reassess and recalibrate your objectives set nine months ago. Use August's...

This episode was a goal of ours in 2022* (I believe I said 2023 in the intro.) Aside from being a literal pot of gold when it comes to time management, I think the episode itself is a testament to the way Maya sets big goals. I hope you enjoy this episode. - Arjun. ----- In this episode, I'm joined by writer, author, speaker and podcaster, Laura Vanderkam. Laura is the author of several time m...

This episode is from the archive. A potential 2023 Hall of Fame episode with the most downloads received to date - Arjun. Caroline Rogers, like me is a published Positive Psychology grad and coach. But she is also… a professional organiser and de-clutterer! The stuff we talk about today, to do with the concept of home, psychological home, and the implications for our wellbeing, will definitely put...

Episode 5 of the Summer Reset mini-series. If you have any questions for Maya you can ask via Spotify or on Instagram . At the end of this 5 part series, as August comes to a close, I hope that the past few weeks have been a good reset for you. It's now time to join the dots and set some goals as you begin to think about the coming months which might have a rather different pace. Subscribe or...

From this archive, following on from the last episode, episode 4/5 from the Summer reset. By now, if you’ve been listening weekly, you’ll have thought of some fun, manageable summer projects, focused on having a deeper switch off and used metaphors to help define your vision for the final few months of the year. In this episode, I approach designing your hybrid working life. The good news is I’ve...

Episode 3 of 5 of the August Reset from the archive. In this episode, Maya looks at how to use metaphors to change the way you approach your work and look at the problems that you’re facing. I hope you enjoy the episode - Arjun. How do you describe your work life? Busy or perhaps, overwhelmed? The problem with the way we describe situations is that this is often how we also frame it in our minds a...