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263. Is a “never enough” mindset holding you back? Sep 15, 2023

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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 deeper story and narrative. As this week’s guest shares, the story that fueled her “never enough” approach to work ultimately put her health at risk, not to mention the relationships she lost along the way.

Learning to listen for those deeper messages, and to ask ourselves some tough questions is key to maintaining a healthier balance between work and life. It’s also key to achieving something she calls “Money Zen.”

THIS WEEK’S GUEST: A former investment banker, Manisha Thakor is a financial wellness expert and the author of “Money Zen: The Secret to Finding Your ‘Enough’”.

She wrote the book for anyone who has ever felt that “they can never measure up.” In our conversation, Manisha shares how she overcame this mindset related to work and money.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

How childhood experiences (including sometimes even minor ones) may be impacting your mindset related to money and your own definition of what’s “enough.”
Why “busy badges” might have more to do with avoidance than with “busy.”
How you can create a regular practice for sparking creativity and innovation, and why doing so can help you create additional career prospects and opportunities for yourself.

FEEDBACK: I’d love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Have you ever felt the crush that Manisha describes of not being enough? Has it fueled your work in ways that are less than healthy? I’d love to hear about it. You can message me on Instagram, Linked In, Facebook or Threads. You’ll find me @ laura cox kaplan .

LINKS MENTIONED:

Manisha’s book: “Money Zen: The Secret to Finding Your Enough”

About Manisha Thakor

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262. Why defining “bold” for yourself is key to achieving your biggest goals Sep 08, 2023

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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 means in your own life versus looking to someone else’s definition. (Note: also a great way to avoid unhelpful comparisons!)

For Shanna, bold is synonymous with forward movement — both grand actions, as well as much less grand ones. The point is forward momentum based on how YOU define it.

If you are looking for some additional powerful tools to add to your personal toolkit as we jump into the fall and back-to-school/life, this episode offers up some fantastic additions!

THIS WEEK’S GUEST:

Shanna Hocking is a leadership coach, development expert, and author, whose approach to taking one bold move each day that you define as bold for yourself is also the title of her book “One Bold Move A Day.”

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

Why it’s more beneficial to define your own version of “bold.”

How letters to yourself can be useful for goal setting. Shanna shares writing prompts she uses to make her letters most useful for herself and for her clients.

Why it’s beneficial to create a “User Manual” for yourself, and for your team. (Note: I also think this is a great tip for families!)

How Shanna’s Pivot Story illustrates the power of a consistent purpose even when roles, jobs or careers shift and evolve.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Shanna’s book “One Bold Move A Day”

About Shanna Hocking

She Said/She Said Podcast Episode 260: Feeling the post summer vacation overwhelm? Eight tips to help YOU!

FEEDBACK: I hope you found this episode a good investment of your time, and I would love to hear your thoughts and feedback. DM me @lauraCoxKaplan on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook or Threads. Or, use the contact link below or on shesaidshesaidpodcast.com — I’d love to hear from you! And, if you’d like to support this content, please be sure to leave a review on iTunes or wherever you are listening to She Said/She Said Podcast.

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261. How to get more value from failures and setbacks Sep 01, 2023

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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 failure and setback. Interestingly, according to this week’s guest, our aversion to failure can actually increase the chances of not only failure, but the type of failure that we don’t learn as much from.

So what can we do to better understand and to utilize failure more effectively?

THIS WEEK’S GUEST:

Amy Edmondson is a world-renowned professor of management and leadership at Harvard Business School. Her new book “The Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well” (out on September 5, 2023) charts new ground related to failure and to understanding it in the context of psychological safety.

Amy has been named by THINKERS 50 as the #1 management thinker in the world, and her TedTalk “How to turn a group of strangers into a team” has been viewed more than 3 million times.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

How understanding different types of failures is key to innovation and to creating an environment where we can more fully thrive.

The role psychological safety plays in creating the conditions for the “right kind of failure.”

The best way to deal with fear that tends to accompany failure for most of us.

How our failures can be differentiators.

How to think about failure in the context of parenting and the importance of creating psychological safety for failure at home.

The best ways to make the most of your failures.

The role of shame.

Amy’s pivot story and her advice for knowing when to persist and when to pivot.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Amy Edmondson, Phd

Amy’s book: “The Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well” (pre-order before September 5, 2023)

FEEDBACK: I hope you found this episode a good investment of your time, and I would love to hear your thoughts and feedback. DM me @lauraCoxKaplan on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook or Threads. Or, use the contact link below or on shesaidshesaidpodcast.com — I’d love to hear from you! And, if you’d like to support She Said/She Said Podcast and this content, please be sure to leave a review on iTunes or wherever you are listening to She Said/She Said Podcast.

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260. Feeling the post summer vacation overwhelm? I have 8 tips to help YOU! Aug 25, 2023

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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 you unload your bags, the piles of mail and bills, and what about back-to-school to dos? It can all feel incredibly overwhelming, and that lovely recharge can immediately feel like a very distant memory within hours of returning home.

This week, as I return home from my own summer recharge, I wanted to share eight of my favorite tips that help me manage overwhelm, and some of the mixed emotion that come after a break as I ease back into my regular schedule.

I’m sure you have tips to add to my list, so please pass those along as well.

ABOUT THIS WEEK’S GUEST:

I’m solo this week as we launch our new season!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

The importance of self-awareness
Why corralling, grouping, and decluttering helps you create more brains space
The importance of having a system — even a simple one — for prioritizing
Remembering to reflect on or capture those sparks of inspiration (even ones that are not fully formed ideas)
Some of the science that supports why these tips work
and a preview of some of our new episodes this season!

LINKS & OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Upcoming conversation with Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson

Pre-order Amy’s new book: “The Right Kind of Wrong”

Upcoming conversation with Manisha Thakor

Order Manisha’s book: MoneyZen

Upcoming conversation with executive coach Shanna Hocking

Order Shanna’s book: One Bold Move

Other productivity / time management resources:

She Said/She Said Podcast Episode 252 & 253 featuring time management and productivity expert Laura Vanderkam

She Said/She Said Podcast Episode 176 with Lisa Woodruff

FEEDBACK: I hope you found this investment of your time worthwhile and I would love to hear your thoughts. DM me @lauraCoxKaplan on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook or Threads. Or, use the contact link below or on shesaidshesaidpodcast.com — I’d love to hear from you! And, if you are feeling generous, please be sure to leave a review on iTunes or wherever you are listening to She Said/She Said Podcast.

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259. How to navigate a major career or life disruption Aug 18, 2023

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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 forward.

I’ve pulled this conversation from our archives because it’s packed with great perspective to help you navigate those major disruptions. It will also give you great tools needed to turn those disruptive experiences into influence-building capital.

If there’s one thing that defined the past several years, disruption in our lives has been a theme…. And learning to navigate those disruptiions has become the name of the game and the essential ingredient for personal and professional growth and survival. That’s largely been true no matter what you job or vocation may be or have been.

ABOUT THIS WEEK’S GUEST:

Maggie Craddock is an executive coach and the author of Lifeboat: Navigating Unexpected Career Change and Disruption.

Maggie has worked with clients at all professional levels — from those just entering the workforce, to midlife pivoters, all the way up to Fortune 500 CEOs. She’s been featured on top business news shows as well as in leading publications including the wall street journaL and the Harvard Business Review.

Despite Maggie’s two plus decades of experience as an exec coach, that’s not where her career started as she explains in our conversation.

Much of her work today focuses on understanding behaviors and behavioral dynamics in the workplace, and her most recent book focuses on navigating career change and disruption and drawing parallels between leadership mistakes made on the Titanic, as well as Lifeboat #6.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

The value an executive coach can provide when you are struggling or stuck.
Why emotional agility under pressure is so important and how you can learn to develop it.
How our personal narratives can impact how we respond to circumstances and stress.
Where to start when your career or life dramatically shifts and you need to put it all back together.
The parallels Maggie draws between leadership failures on the Titanic, and everyday leadership challenges combine for powerful perspective that has withstood the test of time.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Lifeboat: Navigating Unexpected Career Change and Disruption

About Maggie Craddock

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258. How to use your pocketbook to create more influence. ENCORE EPISODE: Venture capital investor Carrie Colbert Aug 11, 2023

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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.

It’s one of the reasons why I find such value in showcasing female entrepreneurs and business owners, and why I like to give them some additional exposure on this platform.

This week’s ENCORE guest is no exception!

THIS WEEK’S GUEST: Carrie Colbert is the founder of Houston, Texas-based Curate Capital, a venture capital fund that Carrie created to invest in women owned companies and help them accelerate their growth.

Carrie joined me earlier this year as part of our collaboration series with The Southern Coterie network. Even if entrepreneurship isn’t your thing, I promise there is much to learn from these incredible women that you can apply to your own career and life pivots.

As summer starts to wind down and I share a few overlooked and particularly compelling take aways from past guests, I hope you are enjoying this little trip down memory lane and finding some great material to inspire you as we head into Fall.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

How Carrie traded in the world of oil and gas investment for an Instagram influencer side hustle and then parlayed those things into building her firm, Curate Capital.

How to figure out “what’s next?”

A few things you should know before you invest, and what it means to be “an accredited investor.”

How to craft a great pitch that gets Carrie’s attention.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Curate Capital

The Southern Coterie

She Said/She Said Podcast Episode 257 with Lele Sadoughi

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257. Two expert tips for building your strongest brand! Guest Lele Sadoughi Aug 04, 2023

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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 passionate about and you’re using them to help you create a product or a service that can then contribute to someone else, it can make all the difference. It can also help you differentiate yourself and your product in a powerful way!

Tapping into what makes us unique and living in that uniqueness is also key to building influence. In this week’s conversation, I’m talking to the queen of the bejeweled headband — an embellishment artist who has taken “dopamine dressing,” but more specifically “dopamine accessorizing” to a new and colorful and sparkly level.

ABOUT THIS WEEK’S GUEST:

Lisa — also known as “Lele” — Sadoughi is the founder and creative genius behind her bejeweled namesake brand Lele Sadoughi.

My conversation with Lele is part of our collaboration series with The Southern C. As part of this series, you have been hearing from incredible entrepreneurs and founders who are part of The Southern C network and who are sharing their expertise to help others. Whether you are already in the throes of running your business or just launching one or maybe just thinking about what might be next, I think you’ll find great value in all of these conversations.

Lele Sadoughi started her celebrated, colorful jewelry and accessory brand after working with an impressive roster of well-known brands — Rebecca Taylor, Ippolita, and Tory Burch. She also launched the first ever J.Crew costume jewelry collection before deciding to launch her own brand in 2012.

What started with jewelry and accessories — most notably the bejeweled headband– has now expanded to include a range of other accessories including wallpapers. Each has a fun, colorful aesthetic that is very uniquely Lele Sadoughi.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE:

How to lean into your passion to create a business and a unique brand.

How to manage your creative energy.

Where Lele Sadoughi finds inspiration for her bejeweled accessories.

The power of collaboration and knowing how to pick the right partners.

Knowing when to pivot or expand, and why Lele advises brands to grow at their own pace.

LELE’S TOP ADVICE:
“Realize that you don’t know how to do everything. Surround yourself with good, smart, trustworthy people who can make you a success and don’t try to do all the things that you don’t know how to do.”

I’d love to hear which topics and advice resonated most with you. Please share your thoughts with me on social media on Instagram, Linked In, Facebook, and Threads!

Looking for more She Said/She Said? You’ll find all of my episodes and content here!

You can reach me via the link below or email me and the she said team directly: info@shesaid.media

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE:

Lele Sadoughi

The Southern Coterie

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256. Tips to help Barbie (and YOU) navigate self-doubt and imposter syndrome! Jul 28, 2023

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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 (including physical ones) can undermine our confidence and create more self-doubt.

Five tools to help you navigate imposter syndrome and self-doubt.

Have other tips and tools for navigating through self-doubt and imposter syndrome? Send them my way!

FEEDBACK: I hope you found this investment of your time worthwhile and I would love to hear your thoughts. Message me @lauraCoxKaplan on Instagram, LinkedIn, or Facebook. Or, use the contact link below or on shesaidshesaidpodcast.com — I’d love to hear from you! And, if you are feeling generous, please be sure to leave a review on iTunes or wherever you are listening to she said/she said podcast.

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255. SPECIAL BONUS: How understanding influence and the power of story can help you navigate career pivots Jul 21, 2023

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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 this week’s BONUS episode!

We’re doing something different this week because I’m turning the mic around and Dr. Laura Camacho is interviewing me for her podcast Speak Up with Laura. We actually recorded this conversation earlier this year, and Laura has graciously shared the audio with me so that I can share the conversation here with you. You’ll also want to check out my ENCORE conversation with Laura which is Episode 254.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

Understanding influence and the ways to build it can help you navigate pivots, including and especially the scary parts.

Laura and I both share advice for how to brag most effectively.

Why sharing your setbacks (or failures) and what you learned from them can be a differentiating asset and particularly compelling aspect of your story.

The key elements in my influence framework.

How you can position yourself for board service.

How to create allies, build your network, and turn an interaction into a longer term relationship with a potential mentor.

ABOUT THIS WEEK’S GUEST HOST:

Dr. Laura Camacho is a communications coach, the author of “The Practical Guide to Effective Communications,” and the host of “Speak Up with Laura” podcast. One of Laura’s particular specialties is helping those who might identify as introverts to more effectively communicate their contribution, and the value of their work.

Please be sure to share your feedback on which topics resonate most with you. I’d love to hear. shesaidshesaidpodcast.com

You can also follow me and share your thoughts with me on social media on Instagram, Linked In, Facebook and now Threads!

Looking for more She Said/She Said? You’ll find all of my episodes and content here!

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 255:

Speak Up With Laura Camacho Podcast

She Said/She Said Podcast episode 254 with Dr. Laura Camacho

“The Practical Guide to Effective Communications” by Dr. Laura Camacho

The Southern Coterie

The Lydia Menzies Supper Club

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Friend, if you are enjoying the show and getting value from the episodes, please be sure to let us know! A great way to do that is by sharing some love in the form of reviews for She Said/She Said Podcast on iTunes and Speak Up With Laura wherever listen to podcasts. Those reviews help us improve the content so that you get more of what you enjoy and are looking for. Plus, it’s what friends do. And it’s free! So when you have a minute please consider. Laura and I would be truly grateful.

Until next week, you take care and I’ll talk to you soon.

She Said/She Said Podcast is produced weekly by She Said/She Said Media, LLC

Episode 255 was produced and published with permission from Dr. Laura Camacho and Speak Up with Laura Podcast.

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254. Are you getting recognized for the valuable work you are doing? Jul 14, 2023

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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 and how you add value.

These challenges may boil down to how effectively you are communicating not just the work itself, but the value you are providing, and how you are able to think about and communicate your value not only to the team, but more broadly.

If you are a regular listener to She Said/She Said Podcast, you know that a particularly important dimension needed to build and sustain influence is story. The power of story applies in how we think about our value and how we communicate it, and how it helps us create more visibility for the value we are already providing.

Today’s encore conversation dives into this topic and gives you lots to think about and some great tools for communicating your value so that you can build more visibility, and ultimately more influence!

EDITORIAL NOTE: Episode 254 is an encore episode and part of a podcast exchange with fellow podcast host Dr. Laura Camacho. Next week, I’ll be sharing the conversation Laura and I had on her podcast where we talk more about influence and the influence framework I’ve developed and how it can help you navigate and better utilize whatever life throws your way!

ABOUT THIS WEEK’S GUEST: Dr. Laura Camacho is a communications coach, the author of “The Practical Guide to Effective Communications,” and the host of “Speak Up with Laura” podcast. One of Laura’s particular specialties is helping those who might identify as introverts to more effectively communicate their contribution, and the value of their work.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE:

The link between effective communications and influence.

How to increase your visibility at work and why it matters.

The impact of using the right (or wrong) language, and how to avoid “Self-sabotaging language”.

Introverts and extroverts and how each processes information differently.

Why the advice to “just speak up more” isn’t particularly good advice for building credibility and influence.

Beware “overthinking” when someone asks for your view.

The role of emotion and how to create intention around it.

Be sure to share your feedback on which topics from this conversation resonate most with you. I’d love to hear! You can follow me and share your thoughts on Instagram, Linked In, Facebook and now Threads! Or, use the contact link below.

Looking for more She Said/She Said? You’ll find all of my episodes and content here!

LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 228:

Speak Up With Laura Camacho Podcast

“The Practical Guide to Effective Communications” by Dr. Laura Camacho

The Southern Coterie

The Lydia Menzies Supper Club

“Quiet” by Susan Cain

Mindset by Dr. Carol Dweck

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