Second Breaks

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Highlights of Episode 102 When is busyness a good thing and when is it not The questions you want to be asking yourself Why is conquering busyness not about time management or being productive The self-created situations that feed our busyness addiction Tips for conquering busyness For the full transcript and links, visit https://secondbreaks.com/podcast Get full access to Shaping Life at loublase...

Highlights of Episode 101 Preview of the next 3 upcoming episodes around balance Questions to ask ourselves to figure out what balance means to us Why work-life balance is relative and personal, a conversation of one How we can connect – because I want to hear from you! For the show notes, highlights, and links, visit https://secondbreaks.com/podcast Get full access to Shaping Life at loublaser.su...

Highlights of Episode 100 My goals for the podcast going forward. Accountability folks! You can change your life from your own podcast, as Joanna Penn said. Proof that we can do hard things, even those we never thought we’d be able to pull-off The seven episodes that stood out for me because these struck a chord, something clicked in me, and I changed something in my life as a result. For the full...

Highlights of Episode 99: How Joanna Penn realized that writing is her next career Her initial block around fiction writing and how she overcame it Where she focused on getting validation/feedback from her early work Structure and discipline required to establish herself in a new writing career How she maintains positivity through all the ups and downs and industry changes For the full show notes,...

Highlights of Episode 98 What drives Tara McMullins’ pivots How she validates her idea before moving forward with a change Why and what she shares with people during periods of change How she’s able to move forward despite not knowing enough How she stays resilient when things are in flux and don’t go as planned For the show notes, highlights, and links, visit https://secondbreaks.com/podcast Get...

Julia James is a career coach who helps her clients get clear on their fulfilling careers. Her approach integrates body, mind, and spirit to get to the heart of what matters most for her clients. In this episode, Julia shares her process, how and why she uses a holistic approach when working with her clients. She also provides 3 practical steps that you can start on your own to explore an integrat...

Managing the financial implications and costs of your career plans, including how to talk to your loved ones about the impact of your plans on the family’s budget. In this episode, I'm joined by Certified Financial Planner, Christina Gatteri. We talked about financial freedom and planning for the future, and the things that we can do today — what Christina referred to as good money habits — to get...

In this episode, I'm joined by SEO Consultant Meg Casebolt. We talked about aspirations and those dreams we had when we're young and idealistic and wanted to change the world. And how those dreams sometimes, if we’re lucky, become part of our DNA and influence the work that we do and our career choices as adults. For the show notes, highlights, and links, visit https://secondbreaks.com/podcast Get...

I’m a little embarrassed to admit I have this list of things that I want to do but I’ve tagged them “impossible — as in I can’t do them. Because I don’t feel good enough or big enough. Or because I’m too this. Or not enough of that. Doing this podcast was on that list for a long time. I dreamt and talked about producing a podcast for 2 years before I managed to pull enough mojo to do it in 2017. A...

Highlights of Episode 93 What a consultant is, how it’s different from a coach or from a contractor What makes for a successful consultant Why true expertise is critical to a successful consultancy practice The 6 principles for running a successful practice Why asking the quality and meaningful questions is super important (and what are the “right” questions) For the show notes, highlights, and li...

My guest today is Dara Paoletti – a certified life coach – who specializes in helping women beat burnout and get their life back.  Highlights of Episode 92 How to recognize what Dara refers to as the “zombie” work-life. Three common misconceptions around burn out Being a workaholic doesn’t mean you’re heading to burnout. Conversely, burnout happens even to non-workaholics. How to recognize the tel...

Tiger Woods won the Masters title last Sunday, April 14, 2019. This is Tiger’s fifth Masters title – which in and of itself — is a feat. But that it came up after a 10-year championship drought. After a series of personal problems – some quite public – and some pretty serious health issues. After he’s been written off, for all intents and purposes, by the industry where he’s staked his career. Aft...

In this episode, I’m excited that we get to explore the independent work option from both the employer and employee perspective. Jennie Nash is the founder of Author Accelerator , a book coaching service that has helped hundreds of writers complete their book projects by giving them the sustained editorial support they need. Her company’s business model was designed from the beginning to leverage...

In this episode, I share a little behind-the-scenes and talk a bit about my quarterly planning process, why I do it this way, and how I do it. I also talk about this idea of “showing up” for the value of showing up — and not for the intended results. This is something I’m actively working on because separating the effort from the results is a challenge for me. Have you mastered how to do this? Get...

In this episode, Katrina shares how she made this 20-month break happen, how she planned for it, and what she did exactly. She also talked about her experience during the break. And what her re-entry to corporate life was like. For the show notes, highlights, and links, visit https://secondbreaks.com/podcast Get full access to Shaping Life at loublaser.substack.com/subscribe

Wondering whether your idea for the new career is the right one for you to pursue? Here are 7 practical and accessible ways to test your idea before you spend too much time, energy and money pursuing it. Get full access to Shaping Life at loublaser.substack.com/subscribe

For the show notes, highlights, and links, visit https://secondbreaks.com/podcast Get full access to Shaping Life at loublaser.substack.com/subscribe

Coming up with your career move’s Big Picture is a necessary first step. But what if you’ve done the work but you still can’t decide on your best option? Now what? Get full access to Shaping Life at loublaser.substack.com/subscribe

My guest today is Margaret Vandergriff, who had been working in the non-profit world for 25 years, as a freelance grant writer. She’s made a pivot in recent years and her choice of a new career was largely informed and influenced by her own personal experiences. In this episode, Margaret traces her career path, from the time she initially considered a career in classical music, to freelance grant...

How we can experience life as much as we can without “the career” getting in the way? I've enjoyed many interesting conversations since I started this podcast in June 2017. Through interviews with gracious guests, I've learned of different inciting incidents for a career change and as many varied perspectives on fears, risks, and challenges. One of the most memorable conversations I've had the pri...

Denise Walsh started her professional life as a clinical psychologist. It was the career path she’d chosen for herself. But after working at a local mental health organization for several years, she realized that it wasn’t the path she wanted to be on after all. In this episode, Denise and I talk about why she left what was a “safe career path” to create a business with her husband. Denise shares...

We all know that surrounding ourselves with the right people — folks who support us, lift us up, and encourage us — is important. This cannot be more important as when we’re embarking on a career pivot or a career change. Get full access to Shaping Life at loublaser.substack.com/subscribe

Amy Lippmann’s career journey is an inspiring story of being open to listening to those whispers, to allowing the exploration, and to seeing what new roads open for her. Today, Amy runs her business, Marketing for Health Coaches , but she did not start there. In fact, she created this unique path for herself after trying different hats and roles.  Highlights of Episode 80: How Amy Lippmann created...

 Highlights of Episode 79 What your Big Picture is for Why you want to paint a persuasive Big Picture The three ingredients of a meaningful and persuasive Big Picture Putting the 3 ingredients together to articulate your Big Picture For the show notes, highlights, and links, visit https://secondbreaks.com/podcast Get full access to Shaping Life at loublaser.substack.com/subscribe