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Squiggly Careers

Squiggly Careers is a weekly podcast that will help you take control of your career development. Hosted by the founders of Squiggly Careers. (https://www.squigglycareers.com/), Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper, together they cover all things work: from how to manage stress and overcome your confidence gremlins to micro-aggressions and discovering your strengths. Each episode is full of ideas, actions, hints, and tips that you can put into practice straight away.

Every so often they take a break from talking to each other to interview other people who are leading the way in making work better. Past guests include entrepreneur and philanthropist Dame Stephanie Shirley, author of The Joy of Work Bruce Daisley, and neuroscience expert Amy Brann.

The Squiggly Careers podcast has been recommended by Harvard Business Review, Stylist, Marie Claire and Management Today.

For more ideas, tools and inspiration every week, you can also sign up to their Squiggly Careers newsletter.

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Latest Episodes:

#85 How to manage politics at work Jun 04, 2019

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Politics at work is something everyone experiences and no one we've spoken to yet actually enjoys! It seems like a 'fact of work' that politics is just part of the deal, but if often causes unhappiness, uncertainty and leads to environments where people can't be their best. This week, we've braved the topic and looked into the research to find out what causes politics, whether it's possible to avoid it and how to manage it positively if it feels like your working reality. As ever, we've got lots of resources for you over at amazingif.com

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#84 How to coach yourself May 28, 2019

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Coaching is a fantastic tool for your career and personal development, however it’s often expensive and out of reach for many people who would benefit from it. One solution, is to take some of the tools professional coaches would use and apply them to yourself. That’s exactly what this week’s podcast is all about. Sarah and Helen talk through how they self coach and share 4 different tools and strategies so you can get started yourself. The more we can all take control of our development, the better! Lots of resources to accompany this episode over at www.amazingif.com

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#83 How to build your confidence support system May 21, 2019

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Squiggly Careers might be full of opportunity, but they are also full of challenge! Challenge can feel hard and at times it can affect our confidence. Proactively building your confidence support system can help you to build resilient in a squiggly career. In the week’s episode Sarah and Helen walk you through practical steps to build your confidence support system so that you can be at your best, regardless of the situation. Head to www.amazingif.com for resources.

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#82 Mental health at work with Michelle Morgan May 14, 2019

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In this week's episode Sarah interviews special guest Michelle Morgan. Michelle is a social entrepreneur, with a number of awards to her name including EY entrepreneur of the year. Michelle developed the idea for her latest business Pjoys after experiencing first hand what it's like to mentally burn out and sink into anxiety and depression. In this thoughtful and reflective episode you'll hear more about Michelle's story, why mental health at work matters and what we can all do about it. Sarah shares her experience of being trained (by Michelle) to become a Mental Health First Aider and as always we include ideas, hints and tips for how and where you can learn more.

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#81 Making your language work for you May 07, 2019

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We all know the old rules about your impact being 7% what you say and the rest how you say it. This week, Sarah and Helen take on the importance of language at work, focusing on what you say and how you say it. As well as challenging the commonly held views about the 7% number, they share top tips for making your words and your body language work for you. For all resources, head over to amazingif.com

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#80 How to be happy at work Apr 30, 2019

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What does it really mean to be happy at work and are we setting ourselves up to fail if we expect to be happy every day? We spend 90,000 hours of our life at work, so they feel like relevant questions to discuss. This week, Sarah and Helen review the lastest insights about 'happy work' and share 5 small actions we can all take that can make a big difference to our enjoyment at work. You can find a transcript of the episode and all links over at www.amazingif.com

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#79 Coping with conflict at work Apr 23, 2019

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Does conflict at work fill you with dread? For many people, conflict is something to avoid at all costs and results in them stepping back and disengaging in conversation. This week, Sarah and Helen talk about tips and tactics that can help to reframe and react differently to work situations where conflict is present. All the resources mentioned and a transcript of the episode can be found at www.amazingif.com/

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#78 How to have children and a career (for future and existing parents!) Apr 16, 2019

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This week Sarah talks to special guest Christine Armstrong author of The Mother of All Jobs. Christine shares how work has changed whilst the needs of children and the world of school and childcare has not changed at all. Christine shares what she has learnt from interviewing hundreds of professional parents who have opened up about everything from the good to the truly awful experiences of parenting. Together Sarah and Christine discuss why combining careers and motherhood can be such a challenge and what everyone can learn from the people who make it work (most of the time!)

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#77 Switching Off & Slowing Down Apr 09, 2019

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Did you know that we are sleeping 1-2 hours less than we did 60 years ago, that over 2/3s of us work outside of our contracted working hours and that on average people lose 6 days of their annual holiday because they don't take them? All of this contributes to feeling overworked and always on. This week's Squiggly Careers podcast looks at home we can press pause and put practical actions in place that enable us to switch-off and slow down. For all resources mentioned, headover to amazingif.com.

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#76 How to Get Inspired at Work Apr 02, 2019

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This week Helen and Sarah tackle the subject of inspiration. Where it comes from, why it's so important for our work and how we can cultivate it. They share their own experiences of getting and staying inspired and dig into the research to learn from the experts! Listen to hear their top 5 ideas to increase your inspiration. For all links and resources, head over to amazingif.com

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