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When is the right time to grit your teeth and continue on your career path?

More importantly, when should you listen to your inner compass and pivot and change in your career to move forward in the aligned direction for you?

There is a time for both, but the idea of simply ‘going with the flow’ comes with costs and consequences that aren’t often thought about when choosing which direction to follow, and in my experience staying in the same place is more often than not moving you backwards in your career.

In this episode of The Aligned Achiever podcast I’m sharing with you the 3 hidden costs that come with ‘going with the flow’ in your career instead of making purposeful and intentional decisions and acknowledging when it’s time to make a career shift.

The 3 Hidden Costs of “Going With The Flow” In Your Career

Ep 69. The 3 Hidden Costs of "Going With The Flow" In Your Career

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The middle of the year is a really good time to check in with yourself and see where you are.

Often, at the start of the year we set ourselves these goals and we have great intentions, but we forget to check in on how we’re going, or if they’re even still the right goals for us 6 months on.

In this episode of The Aligned Achiever podcast I’m sharing with you 3 questions that you can ask yourself in your own mid-year review to make sure you’re on the right track for your career or your business.

If you feel like doing your own mid-year review is a daunting task, grab a pen and some paper and let’s walk through it together, and approach this review with a curious mind.

How To Conduct a Quick and Meaningful Mid Year Review Without Beating Yourself Up

68. How To Conduct a Quick and Meaningful Mid Year Review Without Beating Yourself Up

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I want to see more women backing themselves and going after the career that they want for themselves. Women exactly like you.

Women with emotional intelligence, empathy and a nurturing and caring approach to leadership to be compassionate, powerful leaders.

In this episode of The Aligned Achiever podcast I’m talking about why it’s important to me that my work empowers women and results in more women taking their seat at the table, in leadership positions and how I can support you to become the confident, empowered leader that you know you can be.

Why We Need More Women Like You In Positions of Power

Ep 67. Why We Need More Women Like You In Positions of Power

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What do you think of when you hear the word ‘success’?

Success is a word that holds so much power in society. Perhaps you associate it with achievement, job status, a luxurious lifestyle, an overflowing bank account, living in a specific location, having your own business, the list is endless. Have you thought about what “success” really means to you?

When we think of success it’s easy to find ourselves constantly comparing our journey to others, measuring our worth on superficial indicators, but is that the true meaning of success?

In this episode of The Aligned Achiever podcast we’re peeling back the layers and exploring the reality of what success is beyond the superficial perceptions. I’m taking a look at 6 myths of success and the differences between the perception and reality of having a successful career.

Perception vs Reality: What Does a ‘Successful’ Career Really Look Like?

Perception vs Reality: What Does a ‘Successful’ Career Really Look Like?

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Have you ever been asked at an event…. “So what do you do?” How do you feel about that question? For me, I find it hard to answer…before I go to an event I wonder how do I best describe what I do succinctly and easily?

Underneath this question lies so many stories we tell ourselves about our identity, our work and ultimately our self worth. We live in a world that wants to define our self worth by what it is that we do, who we work for, what our title is or how much we’re earning…

In today’s episode of the podcast I’m exploring three frames to support you in unraveling your self worth from what it is that you do, so that you can remember the core truths around who you are.

You Are Not Your Job Title: How to Unravel Your Self Worth From What You Do

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The motivation behind renaming the podcast to The Aligned Achiever last year came from a lifelong fascination I have of trying to understand what makes people tick.

Whilst there are things we can learn and do in the realm of productivity and efficiency to get things done, deep down we’re all motivated in different ways…and different strategies work for different people.

We’re individuals, we’re unique and applying cookie cutter formulas for “success” doesn’t work.

In today’s episode of the podcast I share with you how you can begin to navigate and build your career based on your Achievement Style and gain an insight into the way you are motivated and how you operate so that you can work with yourself instead of making things harder than they need to be.
In today’s episode we’re talking about what to do when you know that something is ok or “good enough”, but something feels off and isn’t quite right for you.

In today’s episode of the podcast I share with you a 3 step framework to think about how to approach the question of “Am I in the right place?” because pretending like everything is OK and just grinding harder isn’t the best course of action.

How to Navigate and Build Your Career Based on Your Achievement Style

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Around this time of year when bonuses are being paid out it can be a natural opportunity to reflect on whether things are going well or if it’s time to move on to the next thing.

In today’s episode we’re talking about what to do when you know that something is ok or “good enough”, but something feels off and isn’t quite right for you.

In today’s episode of the podcast I share with you a 3 step framework to think about how to approach the question of “Am I in the right place?” because pretending like everything is OK and just grinding harder isn’t the best course of action.

What To Do When Things Are Good Enough But Something Feels Off

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If you’ve had a slow start to 2023 and haven’t found your energy yet, or haven’t picked up momentum since the holidays I’ve got your back.

In today’s episode we’re talking about a simple anchor to guide your 2023 especially when life happens.

In this episode we’re focusing on how you can stay focused with your goals and take action on what’s important for you this year even if life throws curveballs your way.
In today’s episode we’re talking about a simple anchor to guide your 2023 especially when life happens.

In this episode we’re focusing on how you can stay focused with your goals and take action on what’s important for you this year even if life throws curveballs your way.

A Simple Anchor To Guide Your 2023

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Today we’re diving into a step by step guide to planning your 2023 for more meaning and less burnout.

This is the last episode of The Aligned Achiever for 2022 and I wanted to make sure that you had something to work with as you go into the holiday period.

In this episode I’m guiding you through an A to Z of how you can break down your 2023 planning into tangible projects and goals, and how to make sure that you’re doing the things that matter and not burning yourself out.

A Step By Step Guide to Planning Your 2023 for More Meaning + Less Burnout

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I can’t believe we’re in December already! It always surprises me how fast time goes and how slowly it can go at the same time.

So often we are focused on setting new goals, and what we need to do to move forward, but to be honest, one of the most effective things we can do is reflect on what has been working and what hasn’t and use that as fuel to change things up if needed or hit the reset button.

In this episode, I share some of my reflections on what my top five life and career lessons have been from 2022 to support you with coming up with what some of your lessons might have been.

My Top 5 Life + Career Lessons from 2022

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