Reimagining Success® with Anna Lundberg


In this week's podcast, Anna celebrates 3 years since the publication of her book with a look at the alternatives to the 9 to 5.   The book Leaving the Corporate 9 to 5 looks at 5 alternative career paths - changing sector, going freelance, starting your own business, creating a portfolio career, or taking a leap of faith into the unknown - along with the advantages and disadvantages of each. *Re...

In this week's podcast, Anna speaks to Jenifer Hill in the latest in the Escaping the 9 to 5 series. A trained mental health clinician - where the average rate of therapist burnout is after 6 years - Jenifer initially left her mental health work to become a management consultant - where she travelled 97% of the time - until she eventually left the "9 to 9" to do the work she wanted to do, to have...

In this week's podcast, Anna outlines the first steps you need to take in the quitting your job roadmap. There are a lot of drivers pushing people out of their jobs right now, as well as pulling people towards a different way of working. And yet there are many reasons why you might not be taking that step. In fact, what is the first step? Discover the 10 steps you need to take to quit your job to...

In this week's podcast, Anna walks you through the 5 pillars of building a life outside of the 9 to 5.   Through the twists and turns of my own transition out of my corporate employment and into working for myself, and through supporting my clients and community, I've identified 5 key areas that you need to focus on in order to make your escape plan, and your business, viable for the long term. Th...

In this week's podcast, Anna addresses 'The Great Resignation' with millions of people rethinking their career. Now, more than ever, people are reassessing what's important in their lives and choosing to quit their jobs in what has been termed 'The Great Resignation'. What's causing this shift? Why are people leaving despite the economic uncertainty? Should you join them? *Resources mentioned duri...

In this week's podcast, Anna looks at the importance of setting healthy boundaries. Why do we need boundaries? What kind of boundaries are we talking about? Why is it so hard to set those boundaries and, above all, stick with them? We're looking at how to decide on the right boundaries, how to proactively communicate them, and how to keep them in place. *Resources mentioned during the episode* Par...

In this week's podcast, Anna speaks to Tom Pullen in the latest in her Escaping the 9 to 5 series. Tom left a successful corporate career in FMCG - including big-name employers like Boots, Mars and Danone - to study an Executive MBA at HEC Paris. Soon after, he founded Innovinco, a start-up specialising in short high-impact innovation accelerator programs for large established corporations. *Resou...

In this week's podcast, Anna gives you a tool that will shift how you think about all your 'to-dos' and help you make time for what really matters. We're all so busy, all the time. There are emails and meetings and bills to pay. Not to mention all the housework and kids and 'life admin'. So when are we supposed to write that book we've always dreamed of? Finish that passion project that has been l...

In this week's podcast, Anna looks at the '8/8/8' model of work-life balance and encourages you to explore the alternatives. When it comes to work-life balance, an ideal split of 8/8/8 has been proposed: 8 hours of work, 8 hours of leisure, 8 hours of sleep. But is that ideal split attainable and, more to the point, is it even 'ideal' at all? *Resources mentioned during the episode* Partner with m...

In this week's podcast, Anna looks at the delicate balancing act between relaxation and still making progress in your career and business. It's summer, the kids are off school, and a lot of companies and businesses are closed or at least running a skeleton staff as everyone takes some much needed time away from the daily grind. In this episode, Anna shares 5 suggestions for what you can do to make...

In today's podcast, Anna speaks to Matt Drzymala in the latest in our Escaping the 9 to 5 series. *Resources mentioned during the episode* Join the One Step Outside the 9 to 5 Business Incubator – This is your roadmap to transitioning from a corporate job into setting up a meaningful business that will bring you more freedom, flexibility and fulfilment outside of the corporate 9 to 5. www.onestepo...

In today's podcast, Anna looks at how to create a compelling elevator pitch #askanna This is part of a new monthly series on the podcast, in which Anna is answering questions submitted by the audience. Want Anna to answer yours? Send your question to podcast@onestepoutside.com . *Resources mentioned during the episode* Book a call – If you'd like help with crafting your personal brand, getting cle...

In today's podcast, Anna gives you different ways to build your authority online and in person. None of them are easy as such, but the fact is that there are more opportunities than ever before to demonstrate your expertise, without necessarily following the traditional path of years and years of experience and formal qualifications. How about: writing a book, sharing your knowledge on social medi...

In today's episode, Anna looks out how you can feel more aligned and confident with your personal brand. It can feel a little 'icky' to think of yourself as a brand, it seems unnatural to engage in so much self-promotion after you never had to do that in your full-time job, and it's easy to compare yourself and stress about how other people are doing it so much better. Getting clear on who you are...

In today's episode, Anna takes you through a simple 3-step framework to help you figure out your social media strategy. Although your personal brand lives and breathes in every online touchpoint, in every interaction, social media remains an exceptionally powerful tool for building your personal brand - now more than ever. Follow this 3-step framework to build your brand effectively online. Want a...

In today's episode, Anna speaks to Moira Newiss in the latest in her escaping the 9 to 5 series. Moira left a career in the NHS after burning out from the stress and ever-building pressures to deliver on impossible targets, retraining as a nutritional therapist and launching her own skincare brand as well. *Resources mentioned during the episode* Join the One Step Outside the 9 to 5 Business Incub...

In today's podcast, Anna looks at what 'personal' branding really looks like. You may feel some resistance to the idea of getting 'personal' with your personal brand and the content you're putting out there - but the good news is that you get to decide where you draw the line between what's okay to share, and what's not. If you'd like a sounding board and a guide to help you craft a confident, com...

In today's episode, Anna looks at the different elements that make up your personal brand, from your big 'why' right down to the tangible aspects that people actually see. Just like a business brand is not only its logo and tagline, your personal brand is not only your image and appearance - it goes much deeper, to reflect your bigger 'why', your values and what makes you credible in what you do....

In today's episode, Anna looks at the opportunities that you can create through having a strong personal brand. We all have a personal brand, whether we manage it or not. Managing your personal brand effectively can be a powerful way of influencing your professional narrative whether you're working towards the next promotion, looking to change industry, or wanting to leave your job and set up to w...

In today's episode, Anna speaks to Advita Patel in the latest in her escaping the 9 to 5 series. Advita Patel left her career in internal communications to start her own consultancy, CommsRebel, in 2020. The unexpected consequences of COVID-19, however, led her to also co-found a second venture, A Leader Like Me, where she helps underrepresented women of colour achieve greater career success. *Res...

In today's episode, Anna looks at how you can avoid that dreaded rollercoaster of income peaks and troughs. One day, you have ten leads and the next you have none; this week you have too much work, next week too little; this month you have a spike in your income, and next month you'll struggle to pay your bills. You may have taken that one step outside the 9 to 5 but you're still trading your time...

In today's episode, Anna looks at the pros and cons of a 'portfolio career'. 'Portfolio career', 'renaissance business', 'slashies' - whatever you want to call it, it's becoming more and more popular to diversify your income streams and interests with more than one career or business. So what are some of the advantages and disadvantages? *Resources mentioned during the episode* The One Step Outsid...

In today's episode, Anna looks at how to choose between different business ideas so that it works for you and works in the market. The business you choose to focus on needs to work for you - your revenue goals as well as your desired lifestyle - and for the market, for your clients. To help you choose the right idea, you'll need to assess your different ideas against your own criteria, evaluate th...

In today's episode, Anna interviews Keane Angle in the latest in her escaping the 9 to 5 series. Keane started his career in the advertising world and, following a few twists and turns, now focuses on pitch deck and presentation writing and design. *Resources mentioned during the episode* Join the One Step Outside the 9 to 5 Business Incubator – This is your roadmap to transitioning from a corpora...

In today's episode, Anna looks at how you can create your own group programme. In a new series on the podcast, Anna is answering your questions. Want Anna to answer yours? Send your question to podcast@onestepoutside.com. *Resources mentioned during the episode* The One Step Outside Facebook group– Join us over in the Facebook group to meet like-minded people who are working on reimagining success...