The Career Happiness Podcast

In this episode I talk to talk to Trisha Lewis a communication and confidence coach.  Within this episode we speak about:  What Trisha does and how she works as a coach   Celebrating your uniqueness and how to be yourself  The Self Quashing Prophecy what is it and how does it play into out lives and careers  Humility vs celebrating your achievements  Accepting compliments and being self conscious...

In this episode talk about college and why it's not considered enough as a option.  The main things I spoke about in this episode were:  Why I wanted to speak about this Link about colleges that I mentioned - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-colleges-in-the-uk  Colleges are seen in a negative light why is this?  Colleges I mentioned City and Islington, Westminster Kings...

In this episode I speak to Sara J. McElroy a Business owner and Journalist and writer.  The main things we spoke about in this episode were:  What Sara does and her company Raze to Rise  The Great resignation and The Pandemic   Burnout at work and how it affects professional woman  Health challenges and your career and what it can teach us  Harassment at work and how this can impact you  Quiet qui...

In this Episode I talk about the Movie All about Eve and how it links to female relationships.  I talk about the following:  1. Introduction and why am I talking about this movie? 2.Summary of the movie 3. Who is Eve? 4. Movie clips from the movie and how they relate Career Happiness and Workplace Culture  5. Female relationships in the workplace and expectations of women...

In this Episode I talk about social media and how it's affect young people's career ideas.  The main things I talk about in this episode were:  1. Why I choose to talk about this topic  2. Misconceptions about careers on social media  3. Is social media having an impact on how young people view careers  4. Using social media in a positive way to help their careers  Video and energy crisis Tik Tok...

In this Episode I talk about Why Cliques in business can ruin your own Business.  The main things I cover in this episode are:  1. The purpose of this episode  2. What is a Clique and how can this be linked business  3. How can Cliques in business affect you and your business  4. How can Cliquey behaviour ruin a business  5. What can do to make sure you don't allow this to hold you back.  What did...

In this episode I spoke about 3 tips to help parent with GCSE options  Within this Episode I spoke about:  1. Why I choose to speak about this now in even though it's the summer  2. A bit more information about picking GCSE options and how schools support with this.  3. Some tips to help with this.  Some links to help you with this:  - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrjh92p  - https://www...

In this Episode we talk about 3 practical interview preparation tips.  The key things I spoke about in this episode where:  1. Why I spoke about this.  2. What is Interview Preparation?  3. Different Types of Interviews  4. How to be more confident about interviews  If you like this episode you may also like the following episodes  Episode 19 - Three top job hunting tips - https://anchor.fm/career...

In this Episode I speak with Nick Diakanstasis who is a public speaking coach who helps Business owners with their speaking events.  What we spoke in this Episode:  Nick's career background and how he became a speaking coach  Public speaking and some of the fears that come up for people around this  Tips around public speaking and how Nick works with his clients  Some common misconceptions around...

In this Episode We talk about if you are being realistic about your business right now?  Within the episode I talk about:  1. What being realistic looks like in business?  2. Influencer marketing and how it can ruin your being realistic  3. Business lifestyle what does it mean to you?   4. Your personal brand and how this fits into running your business realistically.  5. Preparing yourself for th...

This is an episode for parents of teenagers and I talk about how an apprenticeship can help your career?  Previous episodes I mentioned in this episode tare with Susan Smith and Kathryn Monkcom  The main things I covered in this particular episode:  Why are apprenticeships becoming more popular  What are the kind of skills that you learn from an apprenticeship that can help mov...

I this Episode I talk about three tips to be healthier in your career.  Some of the key things I spoke about were:  Why I choose to talk about this topic and why it's important  Health and how it links in with your career happiness   What is it about health and you feel can affect your career Some wellbeing podcasts you may find useful that I mentioned:  - Food for thought podcast - https://www.rh...

In this episode I talk about comparison related to your business and how it affect you.  The main things I spoke about in this episode were:  The definition of what comparison is  How can comparison affect us in our lives and as business owners  Tips and advice about how to stop feeling comparison  How we should be celebrating other business owners rather then bring them down  How comparison can b...

In this episode we talk about A levels vs Btecs what do you as a parent really need to know?  The main points I talked about in this episode included:  Qualifications framework and difference between level 2 and level 3 courses see link here as an example https://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean/list-of-qualification-levels  What are A levels and picking the right subjects  What...

In this Episode we talk with Marti Constant. Marti is a career futurist and career coach.  Some of the main things we talk about are:  1. What Marti does and her career  2. What is a Agile career and being patient in your career 3. Creativity and what does it mean to be creative in your career  4. Is creativity in your career linked to career happiness?  5. What has changed since the pandemic and...

In this episode is working hard enough in your career?  The main things I spoke about in this episode were:  Hard work, what is it and where does this come from?  What is the cost of working hard to our health  Working culture today and how working hard can affect this  Our lifestyle choices and health  Books and resources to help you with your wellbeing  Can you work hard and still be happy at wo...

In this episode I will be talking about 3 Ways to create a business brand and why it's so important  The main things I talked about in this episode were:  What is branding?  3 ways to create a business brand  Why it's so important to have a business brand  Examples of personal brand you should follow online  Brands you already know and love and their USPs  Branding exercise to help you you and you...

In this episode we talk about the movie tick tick...Boom and Career Happiness.  The main things I spoke about in this episode were:  What this movie is about and how it links to career happiness  Resilience in your career and failure  What can we learn about career happiness from this movie  The career lessons we learn even when things don't work out  Fear in our care...

In this episode I am talking about when you should start talking about careers with your kids The main points I covered in this episode were:  1. The debate around if it's too soon to talk about careers in primary school?  2. Careers education vs careers advice  3. Gender stereotypes in careers  4. Careers advice in schools for year 9 and beyond  5. Why it's important...

In this episode I spoke to Deepa about her career and the work she does as business and author.  The main things we spoke about in this episode were  1. What's it like to be a women of colour in the workplace and feel invisible 2. The amazing work that Deepa is doing and how she started nFormation   3. Microaggressions in the workplace and what to do about them  4. Workplace bu...

In this episode, I spoke to Kathryn Monkcom about how she shaped her career after she did an apprenticeship and her portfolio career.  The main things we spoke about in this episode were:  Kathryn's career background and how she built a portfolio career  How she went down the apprenticeship route and what did this look like?  The debate around going to the university and not going to university  T...

In this podcast episode I talk about 3 reasons why being self employed isn't for everyone.  In this Episode the main things I talk about are:  The key things behind being self employed and what that looks like  Some of the main reasons why being self employed isn't for everyone The challenges that come up whilst being self-employed  Other relevant episodes  3 reasons...

This episode for parents of teenagers to help you with careers advice to help encourage them.  The main things I spoke about were:  1. The rise in mental health in young people and the impact of this  2. Peer pressure and social media  3. Bright students feeling added pressure to pursue certain careers   4. Family pressures and expectations  5. Financia...

In this Episode I talk about 3 ways to help you get a promotion and pay rise.  The main things I talk about here include:  The main tips about how to get a promotion and pay rise How you can go about getting more of what you want in your current career  Some of the challenges that come up when asking for promotion or pay rise  Career progression in your career  Professiona...

In this episode I talk about why being over ambitious isn't a bad things.  The main things I covered in this episode are:  What is ambition and how can it help support our career  How does ambition fit into your version of career happiness  Judging women who are over ambitious and why this is wrong  Why having ambitions can feel overwhelming how can you tackle th...