Episodes

SHOW NOTES Title: “How to shift your mindset, boost your mood, and build your influence” Episode 242 Guest: Meaghan B Murphy, editor-in-chief, Woman’s Day Magazine Have you ever heard the advice to dress for the job you want versus the job you already have? Or maybe, a slightly different take on that concept: dress for the mood you want versus the one you might currently be in? Engaging in micro strategies that become habits — like wearing clothing you feel good in or surrounding yourself w...

SHOW NOTES Title: “How to untangle your identity from your organization, and tell your best story” Episode 243 Guest: Laura Fravel, executive communication coach THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Have you ever found yourself so tangled up in your organization’s identity and brand that you aren’t sure where you begin and end? This can be particularly problematic when you decide it’s time to leave the organization, or if you decide to pivot into something entirely different. Crafting a personal brand and na...

SHOW NOTES Title: Ever Have Trouble Hearing Constructive Or Negative Feedback? A Skills Checklist Can Help! Episode 244 Guest: I’m solo for this week’s quick tip episode! THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Ever find receiving constructive or negative feedback really difficult? Intellectually, you already know how valuable feedback — especially constructive feedback — can be for improving your performance, but that doesn’t mean that it’s always easy to navigate the emotion around receiving it. In this week’s...

SHOW NOTES Title: How to use behavioral science to break bad habits and make your goals stick Encore Episode 245 GUEST: Dr. Katy Milkman, award-winning Wharton professor and author “How to Change” THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Ever find that the goals you set for yourself back in January have become a distant memory? Turns out, there are some significant scientific reasons why goals we set and habits we are attempting to break can be undermined by the way we attempt to tackle them. Learning the best ...

SHOW NOTES Title: What’s the best advice you ever received? Episode 246 Guest: solo THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Ever think back to the advice you got when you graduated? What are some of those nuggets of wisdom that have withstood the test of time for you? And what made some advice stand out? This week, I found myself focused on two key areas. Both are key to building and sustaining influence in our lives, and it’s advice I keep coming back to again and again. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: Wh...

SHOW NOTES Title: How can you get more value from a break from work? Or a sabbatical? Episode 247 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Have you ever found yourself less recharged and renewed after a planned break than you had hoped? Or, maybe you take an actual sabbatical only to find that you aren’t feeling more rejuvenated and inspired at the end of it, and haven’t accomplished what you had hoped? Taking a break can allow us to reflect on our progress, challenges, and goals. It’s an important investment we...

SHOW NOTES Title: How to navigate career quicksand and get promoted Episode 248 Guest: Reagan Cannon, executive coach/author/speaker TOPIC: Ever feel like you are sinking deeper and deeper into career quicksand? You’re doing everything you know how to do, but it’s not working and in the process you feel like you are moving backwards all the while growing more and more frustrated. It’s a terrible feeling, and it can do a number on your confidence and on the way you show up both for yourself...

SHOW NOTES Title: What to pack in your tote bag to boost your career and your creativity this summer Episode 249 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: As we head into Summer, it’s the perfect time to recharge. And, it can also be a great time to supercharge your career. When we make time and space to think and reflect, it can help us create new possibilities for ourselves. That investment is key to helping us not only build more influence in our lives and careers, but perhaps even more importantly to sustain i...

SHOW NOTES TITLE: How to level-set priorities in your life and career! EPISODE 250 GUEST: FRAN HAUSER TOPIC: Ever have trouble carving out time to strategize about your life, career, or a pivot you’re contemplating? Or maybe, once you do carve out the time, you aren’t sure how to structure that time so that you get the biggest return on your investment? What questions should you ask yourself? How much time should you spend? How often should you do this? If any of these questions resonate, thi...

SHOW NOTES TITLE: How to write a book that helps you build your influence EPISODE: 251 ENCORE TOPIC: Have you ever considered writing a book to showcase your expertise, build your brand, and help others benefit from what you know how to do? Or maybe, you’ve seen colleagues and friends have success with such efforts and you think, “maybe I should do that too.” A book can be a great tool for building your brand and your thought leadership — both are essential elements for differentiating your...

SHOW NOTES Title: “How to create more meaning, more time, and more tranquility in your life” ENCORE Episode 252 Part 1 of 2 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Ever feel like your to-do list is running your life? Maybe you’re frustrated that you don’t have time for the types of experiences that make life more meaningful? Maybe you feel like your time is literally flying, but you don’t feel like you have much to show for it? These feelings are familiar to most of us, and they are often accompanied by an over...

SHOW NOTES Title: How to create more meaning, more time, and more tranquility in your life (Part 2) ENCORE Episode 253 THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Ever feel like your to-do list is running your life? Maybe you’re frustrated that you don’t have time for the types of experiences that make life more meaningful? Maybe you feel like your time is literally flying, but you don’t feel like you have much to show for it? These feelings are familiar to most of us, and they are often accompanied by an overall f...

SHOW NOTES: Title: How to communicate your value at work. ENCORE Episode 254 Guest: Dr. Laura Camacho, communications coach, author, and host of “Speak Up with Laura” podcast THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Tell me if this sounds anything like you: You put your head down and work, work, work. But, all that work, work, work hasn’t necessarily led to big promotions for you. What gives? Or maybe you were laid off, and your boss explained that it was because the company wasn’t clear what you actually do all day...

SHOW NOTES: Title: How understanding influence and the power of story can help you navigate career pivots BONUS Episode 255 SPECIAL GUEST HOST: This week’s guest host is Communications coach Dr. Laura Camacho, host of the “Speak Up With Laura” podcast. Laura turns the mic on me for a special podcast exchange conversation THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Have you ever struggled to navigate a big career pivot? It might even be something that you are working through right now? If so, you won’t want to miss th...

SHOW NOTES EPISODE 256 Title: Tips to help Barbie (and YOU) navigate self-doubt and imposter syndrome! EPISODE 256 TOPIC: Ever find yourself questioning your value especially on the heels of a big setback or life change? Watching Barbie’s existential crisis in the new Barbie movie last week, I was reminded of a few key tips that can help. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: The biological reasons why we may experience “imposter syndrome.” How the cumulative impact of various life changes (...

SHOW NOTES Title: Two expert tips for building your strongest personal and professional brand Encore Episode 257 Guest: Lele Sadoughi THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: One of the secrets of building a strong brand either for your company or for yourself means tapping into the power of your unique story and those elements that make you and your business special. This can be a challenging exercise, but when you’re clear on your core values and you’re aligning them with the things that you love and that you’re ...

SHOW NOTES Title: How to use your pocketbook to create more influence! Encore Episode Episode 258 Guest: Carrie Colbert, founder Curate Capital This week’s topic: Every decision we make and action we take gives us an opportunity to build or leverage our influence. That’s true in how we engage with others, but it’s also true related to things like where we spend and invest our money. As women, we often have more buying power and potential for impact through our pocketbook than we may realize....

Title: How to navigate a major career or life disruption ENCORE Episode 259 Guest: Executive Coach and author Maggie Craddock THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Have you ever had your career or life dramatically upended? As you think back on the experience, you likely can recall the feelings of fear, uncertainty, and lost control, and how disorienting, unsettling, and incredibly stressful, all of that can be. All of those things can leave us struggling to find our footing, and most importantly, our way for...

SHOW NOTES Episode 260 Title: Eight tips to help YOU tackle post vacation overwhelm THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Is there anything better than getting away? Unplugging is key for recharging your body, mind and spirit, and often for giving us more space to reconnect with those we love. It can also do wonders to boost our creativity and make us more innovative and better problem solvers. But….how about coming back from a vacation? How about the piles of laundry, the beach sand covering every surface as yo...

SHOW NOTES Title: Failure happens! How can we get more value from our failures and setbacks? Episode 261 Guest: Amy Edmondson, PhD, professor of management and leadership at Harvard Business School THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Rationally, we know that failure is an unavoidable part of life. Often, it’s our failures and setbacks that represent progress points on the pathway to our greatest successes. But it can be difficult to sort through and make sense of the competing emotions we feel as we endure ...

TITLE: Why defining “bold” for yourself is key to achieving your goals Episode 262 GUEST: Shanna Hocking, leadership coach and author “One Bold Move A Day” THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: When I hear the word “bold,” I think of major career risks and actions that often represent major pivots, or maybe something far outside the norm. But this week’s guest makes a strong case for the fact that the most valuable thing she’s learned about living “boldly,” is that it’s essential for YOU to define what bold me...

SHOW NOTES TITLE: “Is never enough thinking keeping you stuck?” EPISODE: 263 GUEST: Manisha Thakor TOPIC: Ever find yourself in a job that you once loved but that doesn’t serve you as well anymore? Or maybe, you’d really love to do something else, but the financial incentives of the job you have make it difficult to give it up? Could there be another reason — beyond just the comp — for why you stay put? Sometimes the stories we tell ourselves about our career decisions might be masking a de...

Title: Understanding and navigating grief and change in your life & career Episode 264 Guest: Meghan Riordan Jarvis, psychotherapist specializing in trauma and grief THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Are we allowed to grieve when a boss leaves? What about when a project ends? Is it wrong to feel grief in a context other than when someone passes? We typically think about grief only in the context of death. But many other types of change can trigger symptoms associated with loss. While the loss of someone clos...

SHOW NOTES: Episode 265: What’s the most important thing to understand about change in your life and career? Topic: There are very few things that are absolutely guaranteed in life — change is one of them! Despite that guarantee, we are often ill prepared to deal with and utilize change as we navigate it, especially in our careers. This topic has been a consistent theme since I launched She Said/She Said Podcast. Often, the career pivot stories that have resonated most deeply with you are tho...