After 7 years and almost 140 episodes, this is the final episode of the Advice to My Younger Me podcast.

You’ll hear:

• My 6 most valuable takeaways from almost 140 interviews.
• What I learned from producing the podcast that may be of value to you.

Book:  Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women

Website: www.tomyyounger.me

Contact information:  holtz@tomyyounger.me

Lise Vesterlund, co-author of The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women's Dead-End Work, discusses what a non-promotable task is, and why women should avoid them.

You’ll hear:

• How to identify a non-promotable task
• Why women do more than their fair share of non-promotable tasks
• How to turn down a request to do a non-promotable task

Book:  The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women's Dead-End Work

Carolyn Webb’s book, which contains more information on the “Positive No.”

Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women can be purchased here.   Sara can be reached on LinkedIn..

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Tiffany Dufu, author of Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less, and founder and CEO of The Cru, discusses figuring out what’s important to you and then enlisting people to support you in achieving that.

You’ll hear:

• How to figure out what is really important to you at work and at home.
• A powerful way to deal with Home Control Disease
• How to get others to agree to let you “drop the ball” on less critical tasks
• The value of a peer mentoring group

Book:  Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less Unapologetically

The Cru: www.thecru.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanydufu/

 

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Demetra Liggins, host of the Corporate Homie podcast and an accomplished lawyer, provides wide-ranging advice on how to have a successful career in the corporate world as a woman and as a person of color.

You’ll hear:

• The importance of focusing on learning your craft
• How to get the most out of company off-sites
• The best way to be an ally to women of color

Podcast: Corporate Homie - https://www.corporatehomie.com

Website: https://www.corporatehomie.com

 

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In this episode, Christy Noel, author of Your Personal Career Coach: Real-World Experiences for Early Career Success, talks about how to ask for a raise, how to be a valued employee and how to be a better manager.

You’ll hear:

• Important steps to take when asking for a raise
• Why you should be focused on making your boss’ job easier
• The most important questions to ask on your first 30 days in a new role or job

Books: Your Personal Career Coach: Real-World Experiences for Early Career Success

Your Career Survival Guide: How to Get and Keep a Job in Times of Crisis

Website: christynoel.com.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christynoel/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/christynoelauth

Additional Resources:

8 Simple Things that Will Get You Promoted: christynoel.com/getpromoted

 

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Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do and More Life to Live, discusses the inequality in how couples share household responsibilities and what to do about it.

You’ll hear about:

• Why household responsibilities “shefault” to women
• A system to redesign how household tasks are more equitably shared.
• Toxic mindsets that are getting in the way of fairly dividing household tasks.

Book:  Fair Play:  A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do and More Life to Live

Website: FairPlayLife.com

Social Media @EveRodsky and @FairPlayLife

Additional resources:

The Fair Play Deck: A Couple's Conversation Deck for Prioritizing What's Important

Articles:

Harper’s Bazaar: Everyone is Home Right Now, But Who is Doing all the ‘Home’ Work?

WSJ:  Article: Fairness in Housework Doesn’t Mean 50/50

 

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Nancy Davis Kho, author of The Thank You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time, discusses the importance both to you and to others of expressing gratitude.

You’ll hear:

• The myriad benefits of expressing gratitude
• Why expressing gratitude increases your sense of self-worth
• The importance of specificity when saying thank you.

Book: The Thank-You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time

Website: www.DavisCho

Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @midlifemixtape

 

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Ellen Goodman, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, discusses wide-ranging topics from her perch covering women in the workplace and at home since 1970.

You’ll hear:

• What we can learn from the suffragettes
• When the right time is to have a baby
• Why you need to have end of life conversations with your parents now

The Conversation Project Starter Kit: https://theconversationproject.org/get-started

 

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Shellye Archambeau, author of Unapologetically Ambitious, discusses what she’s learned during a trailblazing career.

You’ll hear: 

• The importance of being vulnerable about your aspirations
• How to handle being the “only” in a meeting or on your team
• Why you should make good childcare your #1 budget priority

Book: Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms

Website: https://www.shellye.com

 

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Hoping to find your dream job?  Carson Tate, author of Own It. Love It. Make It Work: How to Make Any Job Your Dream Job, discusses how to turn your current job into you dream job.

You’ll hear:

• How doing work that draws on your strengths can turn your current job into your dream job
• How to ask your boss to do work that draws on your strengths
• How to find more meaning in your job

Book:  Own It. Love It. Make It Work: How to Make Any Job Your Dream Job

Website: https://www.carsontate.com

Additional resources: https://carsontate.com/podcast/

 

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Want to get ahead? Pay attention to the dynamics in your workplace. Bonnie Marcus, author of The Politics of Promotion: How High Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead, discusses the importance of being politically savvy about your work environment.

You’ll hear:

• The importance of paying attention to the dynamics in your work environment
• How to figure out what your unique value proposition is
• Why you need to figure out the unwritten rules in your workplace

Book:  The Politics of Promotion: How High Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead

Website: www.BonnieMarcusLeadership.com

Additional resources:

Political skills assessment

 

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Suffering from burnout?  Eileen McDargh, author of Burnout to Breakthrough: Building Resilience to Refuel, Recharge and Reclaim What Matters, discusses the causes and cures for burnout.

You’ll hear:

• What the most significant sources of burnout are
• Why it’s important to look at your job with fresh eyes and pay attention to what you see
• The questions to ask when you are doing a task that gives you no joy or provides no value to others

Book:  Burnout to Breakthrough: Building Resilience to Refuel, Recharge and Reclaim What Matters

Website: www.eileenmcdargh.com

Social media:

https://www.facebook.com/speakereileen

https://www.facebook.com/eileen.mcdargh/

https:// twitter.com/macdarling

https://www.instagram.com/mcdargh/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/eileenmcdargh/

Additional resources:

Sign up for The Resiliency Report and receive an excerpt from Burnout to Breakthrough and the eBook “Talk AIn’t Cheap, It’s Priceless.” 

 

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In this episode, Carole Robin, author of Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues, discusses how to give actionable feedback and how to accept all feedback as important data.

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

• A helpful mindset to have about feedback
• Why most feedback is not as helpful as it could be
• How to give actionable feedback
• How to receive feedback, whether you agree with it or not

Article – Giving Feedback: How to be honest without being hurtful.

Book: Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues

Website: https://connectandrelate.com

Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women can be purchased here.

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Host Sara Holtz suggests four question to ask yourself before developing your 2021 goals.

You’ll hear:

• Why it’s valuable to reflect on what you accomplished in 2020
• The importance of focusing on the “why” of what you accomplished
• That even though it may not seem so, you learned a lot of important lessons in 2020

 

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AmyK Hutchens, author of Get It: Five Steps to the Sex, Salary and Success You Want, discusses how to successfully navigate difficult conversations.

You’ll hear:

• The importance of being clear about what you want the outcome of a difficult conversation to be
• How to prepare for a difficult conversation
• Why it’s important to step into the other person’s shoes when preparing for a difficult conversation

Book:  Get It: Five Steps to the Sex, Salary and Success You Want

Website: www.amyK.com

Social media: @AmyKHutchens

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Kate McGuinness, author of Confidence Lost/Confidence Found, discusses how building confidence is an “inside job.”

You’ll hear:

• Why mindfulness is the first step in building your self-confidence
• How perfectionism undermines self-confidence
• The importance of pride in your accomplishments

Book:  Confidence Lost/Confidence Found

Website: katemcguinness.com

Twitter: @k8mcguinness

Instagram: author.kate.mcguinness

Facebook: Author Kate McGuinness

Pinterest: Kate McGuinness

Additional resources:

Mark Coleman. Making Peace with Your Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You from Your Inner Critic. Novato, CA: New World Library, 2016.

Carol Dweck. Mindset: How We Can Learn to Fulfill Our Potential. New York: Ballantine, 2006.

Barbara Fredrickson. Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the Upward Spiral That Will Change Your Life. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2009.

Linda Graham. Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being. Novato, CA: New World Library, 2013

 

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In this episode, Gail Golden, author of Curating Your Life: Ending the Struggle for Work-Life Balance, discusses the attainable alternative to work-life balance.

You’ll hear:

• Why work life balance is unattainable
• Why it’s important to figure out what you want to be great at in your life
• Why you should strive for mediocracy is many aspects of your life

Book: Curating Your Life: Ending the Struggle for Work-Life Balance

Website: www.gailgoldenconsulting.com

Additional resources:

Assessment https://www.gailgoldenconsulting.com/time-management-book-curating-your-life/

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Nancy Halpern, a nationally recognized expert about office politics, discusses why “office politics” shouldn’t be a “dirty word,” and how to get better at navigating them.

You’ll hear:

• Why curiosity is critical to successfully navigating office politics
• How to read the “organizational chessboard”
• The importance of taking responsibility for your mistakes

Website: www.nancyhalpern.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyhalpern/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nhalpern  

Additional resources:

E-books and articles: www.nancyhalpern.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyhalpern/ 

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Mori Taheripour, author of Bring Yourself: How to Harness the Power of Connection to Negotiate Fearlessly, discusses how your mindset is a critical part of effective negotiations.

You’ll hear:

• Where power comes from in negotiations
• How the stories we tell ourselves effect our negotiations
• Why preparation is key to being an effective negotiator

Book:  Bring Yourself: How to Harness the Power of Connection to Negotiate Fearlessly

Website: https://www.moritaheripour.com

LinkedIn: @moritaheripour

Twitter: @moriTaheripour

Additional resources: Amy Cuddy’s power pose video:

https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_may_shape_who_you_are?language=en

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Lois Frankel, author of Nice Girls Don’t Speak Up or Stand Out, discusses what words to use when asking for a raise or a promotion, how to increase your visibility in meetings, and how to enlist allies to support your proposals.

You’ll hear:

• How to ask for a raise or a promotion
• How to come across as powerful in meetings
• How to solicit allies to support your proposals

Book:  Nice Girls Don’t Speak Up or Stand Out

Website: www.drloisfrankel.com

LinkedIn: @Dr. Lois Frankel

Facebook: @DrLoisFrankel

Twitter @drloisfrankel

Additional resources:

The companion workbook to Nice Girls Don’t Speak Up or Stand Out is available for free at www.drloisfrankel.com

Brag!: The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn without Blowing It by Peggy Klaus

Episode 14: Bragging 101 with Peggy Klaus

 

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Lois Frankel, author of Nice Girls Don’t Speak Up or Stand Out, discusses how to communicate crisply and confidently.

You’ll hear about:

• A “template” for communicating your position succinctly and powerfully
• The importance of numbering the points you make in support of your position
• How to build rapport with those you work with

Book:  Nice Girls Don’t Speak Up or Stand Out

Website: www.drloisfrankel.com

LinkedIn  @Dr. Lois Frankel

Facebook: @Dr Lois Frankel

Twitter: @drloisfrankel

Additional resources:

The companion workbook to Nice Girls Don’t Speak Up or Stand Out is available for free at www.drloisfrankel.com.

 

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Anne Devereux-Mills, author of the Parlay Effect, discusses discovering your superpower, nixing perfectionism, and leading a multi-dimensional life.

You’ll hear:

• How to discover your superpowers
• Why you shouldn’t be a perfectionist
• Why you should pay attention to what you envy

Book:  The Parlay Effect: How Female Connection Can Change the World

Instagram: @annedevmills

Twitter: @annedevmills

Facebook: Anne Devereux-Mills

 

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Brenda Bernstein, author of How to Write a KILLER LinkedIn Profile, discusses how to use LinkedIn to maximum advantage.

You’ll hear:

• How LinkedIn can be of benefit, even if you aren’t looking for a job
• How to build your connections on LinkedIn
• What you need to include in your profile to make it stand out

Book:  www.killerlinkedinprofile.com 

Free excerpt of the book at www.theessayexpert.com/blog 

Social media: 

http://www.linkedin.com/in/brendabernstein 

https://www.facebook.com/TheEssayExpert/

Website: www.TheEssayExpert.com

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Sara Holtz, host of this podcast, is interviewed by Jo Ifield, CEO of Incite to Leadership, about career advice for various stages of your career

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• How to discover your “Right Work”
• My two biggest career mistakes
• The need to be both good at your job and good at your career
• The importance of visibility while working remotely

Book:  Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women

Website: www.tomyyounger.me  

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Jennifer Brown, author of How to Be An Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive, discusses what each of us can do to support a more diverse and inclusive workplace.

You’ll hear:

• The business case for diversity and inclusion
• How to use your voice, your access and your listening ear to support a more inclusive workplace
• Why it takes intentionality to be inclusive

Book:  How to be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenniferbrown

Instagram: @jenniferbrownspeaks  

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenniferbrownspeaks/

Additional resources:

Inclusive Leader Assessment: -  inclusiveleaderthebook.com

First chapter of How to Be An Inclusive Leader (free) - inclusiveleaderthebook.com

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Sara Holtz discusses two previous episodes that talk about networking through email and social media.

Episodes about remote networking:

• Reach Out and Build Your Network with Molly Beck
• Staying in Touch with Weak Ties with Karen Wickre

Books about remote networking:

• Reach Out: The Simple Strategy to Expand Your Network and Increase You Influence by Molly Beck
• Taking the Work Out of Networking: An Introvert’s Guide to Making Connections That Count by Karen Wickre

 

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In this episode, host Sara Holtz, shares some resources to help you deal with job loss due to the pandemic – whether it’s because you’ve been laid off, fired or work has dried up. 

Resources:

Podcast: Surviving Being Unemployed (Episode 60) with Stephanie Brown - https://tomyyounger.me/tag/stephanie-brown/ 

Book: Fired: Why losing your job is the best thing that can happen to you by Stephanie Brown

Book: Managing Transitions by William Bridges 

Book:  Designing Your Life by Dave Evans and Bill Burnett

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Robin Farmanfarmaian, author of The Thought Leader Formula, discusses how you can become a thought leader – even if you work in a corporate environment.

You’ll hear:

• How to pick a topic on which to be a thought leader
• How being a thought leader can propel your career
• Why it’s important to invest you own money in your career

Book: The Thought Leader Formula: Strategically Leverage Your Expertise to Drive Business and Career Goals

Thought leadership workbook: https://robin-farmanfarmaian.mykajabi.com/Thought-Leader-Formula-Workbook

twitter: @Robinff3

Instagram - @Robinsf3

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Robinff

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinfarmanfarmaian/

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It’s a stressful time for all of us. It’s not easy to feel happy. But guests from three previous episodes share tips for feeling happier, regardless of our circumstances.

Carolyn Webb – How to Have a Good Day - https://tomyyounger.me/tag/caroline-webb/

Nataly Kogan – Being Happier at Work - http://tomyyounger.me/episode-59-being-happier-at-work-with-nataly-kogan/

Lori Schwanbeck – Finding Joy at Work - http://tomyyounger.me/episode-43-finding-joy-at-work-with-lori-schwanbeck/

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Jamie Brown Hantman, author of Heels in the Arena, shares her experiences working at the highest levels of government in Washington.  Interestingly, those lessons are equally applicable to your work in the private sector.

You’ll hear:

• How being a woman in a male-dominated environment can be an asset
• Why relationships are more crucial to getting things done than data or arguments
• Why you shouldn’t be the one to take notes in meetings

Book:  Heels in the Arena: Living Purple in a Red/Blue Town

Website: jamiehantman.com

Instagram: @jamiehantman 

Twitter: @jebella

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Rachel Stewart, author of Unqualified Success: Bridging the Gap from Where You Are Today to Where You Want to Be to Achieve Massive Success, discusses how your mindset is critical to your ability to achieve your goals and how you can consciously change your mindset.

You’ll hear:

• How your mindset is critical to your ability to achieve your goals
• How to change your mindset to support achieving your goals
• How to deal with the fear that invariably arises when you pursue a big goal

Book: Unqualified Success: Bridging the Gap from Where You Are Today to Where You Want to Be to Achieve Massive Success

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/RachelS88846816?lang=en

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/unqualifiedsuccess/

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-stewart-84101014/

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Andie Kramer, author of It’s Not You, It’s the Workplace, discusses the real sources of conflict among women in the workplace.

You’ll hear:

• How gender bias contributes to women’s conflict with each other at work
• Why having a limited number of “seats at the table” for women sets up unhealthy competition among women
• Why friendship should not be a prerequisite to supporting other women at work

Books: 

It’s Not You, It’s the Workplace: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1473697263/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_swlUDb6NZT2F5

Breaking Through Bias: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1629561045/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_axlUDbGW3Y5TX 

Website: AndieandAl.com

Facebook: @BreakingThroughBias

Twitter: @AndieaandAl

Additional resources:

• Change This: "Overcoming Women’s Workplace Conflicts Because of Different Social Identities”
• Fast Company: "This is what it takes to get more women leaders in the workplace”

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Kelly Hoey, author of Build Your Dream Network, answers networking questions from a live audience.

You’ll hear:

• How to audit your network
• Why you need a diverse network in this economy
• How social media has democratized access to people and influencers.

Book:  Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships in a Hyper-Connected World

Website: https://jkellyhoey.co/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jkhoey

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BuildYourDreamNetwork/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyhoey/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jkellyhoey/

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Kelly Hoey, author of Build Your Dream Network, discusses what a dream network looks like and how to go about building it.

You’ll hear:

• Why it is important to have a diverse network
• How casual relationships are an important part of your network
• The two different types of networks you need

Book:  Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Relationships in a Hyper-Connected World

Website: https://jkellyhoey.co/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jkhoey

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BuildYourDreamNetwork/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyhoey/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jkellyhoey/

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Carole Robin, author of Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues, discusses how to take your work relationships from functional to exceptional.

In this episode, you learn about:

• What are the elements of an exceptional relationship at work.
• Why you should only deepen relationships in 15% increments.
• Why you should indicate your intent when you disclose information, ask questions, or give feedback.
• How to identify and share your feelings.

Book: Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends and Colleagues

Relationship Assessment mentioned in the episode can be found here.

Website: https://connectandrelate.com

Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women is available here.

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Sara Holtz, host of the Advice to My Younger Me podcast, lays out 10 questions to ask yourself about what happened in 2019 as you set your goals for 2020.

You’ll hear:

• The questions you should ask yourself about what happened in your personal and professional life in 2019
• The importance of aligning your goals for 2020 with your insights from reflecting on 2019

Questions to reflect on:

• What were your most significant professional accomplishments in 2019?
• What were your most significant personal accomplishments in 2019?
• What are you most excited about right now?
• What are you most grateful for in your professional life?
• What are you most grateful for in your personal life?
• What do you want more of in your life?
• What do you want less of in your life?
• What are you most concerned about? (No more than three)
• What is one major work-related project that you want to focus on in 2020?
• What is one major personal project that you want to focus on in 2020?

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I’m taking a short break to celebrate the New Year.  I’ll be back on January 15.  In the meantime, perhaps you’d like to listen to any of the 97 episodes in our podcast archive that you may have missed. 

A special thanks to my listeners, my guests and the Advice to My Younger Me team – Liz Smith, Noelle Mena, Samantha Tirado and Mallory Bischof.

Here’s to a new year filled with health, happiness and career success!

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Carla Bass, author of Write with Influence, discusses how to make your business writing clear and concise, so that it has maximum impact.

You’ll hear:

• The most common mistakes made in business writing
• How to structure your memos and email for maximum impact
• How to write a performance review that will get you a raise

Book:  Write to Influence

Additional resources:

How to Get Yourself Promoted (CareerWarrior Podcast)

Website: www.writetoinfluence.net

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carladbass/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarlaDBassWrite

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/write_to_influence/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WritetoInfluence.01/

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Dana Look-Arimoto, author of Stop Settling, Settle Smart, discusses why we should stop trying to achieve work-life balance. Instead, we should focus on what’s important to us and make conscious decisions to spend our time on those things.

You’ll hear:

• Why you shouldn’t strive for work-life balance
• How to spend your time by design, not by default
• How tracking your time can help you make better decisions about where to spend your time

Book:  Stop Settling, Settle Smart: Rethinking Work-life Balance, Redesign Your Busy Life

Website: www.settlesmart.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danatothe5th/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Danatothe5th 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danalookarimoto/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Phoenixtothe5th/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJzQ7xdwK60hp6fQHZMgNtg

Additional resources:

Settle Smart quiz:    https://www.settlesmart.com/settlesmartquiz

Vanderkamm episode: https://tomyyounger.me/episode-19-finding-time-for-what-matters-with-laura-vanderkam/

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Susan Packard, author of Fully Human: 3 Steps to Grow Your Emotional Fitness in Work, Leadership, and Life, discusses the importance of becoming self-aware.

You’ll hear:

• Why it’s critical to your career success that you become self-aware
• The importance of doing an inventory of your strengths and developmental opportunities
• How others can help you see yourself more clearly

Books:

Fully Human: 3 Steps to Grow Your Emotional Fitness in Work, Leadership, and Life 

New Rules of the Game: 10 Strategies for Women in the Workplace

Website:  www.susanpackard.com

Twitter and FB: @PackardSusan

Instagram and LinkedIn: @SusanPackard

Additional resources:

EQFitness quiz.  https://susanpackard.com/eqf-test/

 

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Rachel Cossar, an expert in non-verbal communications and founder of Choreography for Business, discusses the messages you unconsciously send with your body language and how to consciously choose to tailor your body language to have the impact you want.

You’ll hear about:

• The non-verbal messages we send through our body language
• Tips to appear confident in a job interview, invite input from others and defuse conflict through our body language
• Common non-verbal actions that undermine our credibility

 

Website: www.choreographyforbusiness.com 

Twitter and Instagram: @rachelonpointe

Facebook: Choreography for Business 

LinkedIn

Additional resources:

Rachel’s newsletter: Choreography for Business Newsletter

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Esther Wojcicki, author of How to Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results, shares her formula, which she calls TRICK, for empowering others to be successful.

You’ll hear:

• How to make your team more productive and creative
• The importance of trusting and respecting your colleagues
• What de-motivates your team

 

FB: @EstherWojcicki

LinkedIn: @EstherWojcicki

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In this episode, Mary Abbajay, author of Managing Up, discusses how you can improve your relationship with your boss by figuring out their workstyle and then adapting your workstyle to better match his or hers.

You’ll hear:

• How to tell whether your boss is an introvert or extrovert – and what to do with that information.
• What the four common workstyles are – and how to work with each.
• How to improve your relationship with your boss by adapting to his or her workstyle.
  

Email: mary@careerstonegroup.com

Twitter: @maryabbajay

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mary-abbajay-managingup/

YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/maryabbajay

Instagram: @maryabbajay

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryabbajay (@maryabbajay)

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Kathy Davies, founder of Designing Your Life for Women, discusses a process for discovering a career that you find satisfying and meaningful.

You’ll hear:

• Why you shouldn’t try to find your one, true calling
• Why you should prototype careers you are considering
• How to develop three alternative Odyssey Plans for your career

Find out about the Designing Your Life for Women workshops: http://designingyour.life/women

Additional resources: Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans

Website: http://designingyour.life/women

LinkedIn : Kathy Davies

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Annie Duke, a professional poker player and author of Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts, discusses common pitfalls in making difficult decisions and approaches to use to make good decisions.

You’ll hear:

• Why you shouldn't use pro and con lists in making decisions
• The first thing you should do before making an important decision
• How you should ask other people for advice when you are making a difficult decision

Books: Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts

Website: AnnieDuke.com

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In this episode, Laureen DeBuono, Managing Partner of FLG Partners, interviews me about several topics addressed in my new book, Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women

You’ll hear advice about: 

• Being good at your job and your career
• The importance of doing your Right Work in your Right Work Environment
• How to evaluate career risks, including whether to leave the workforce

Video of the entire interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T6SRxQbJrgFy

Book:  Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women: https://amzn.to/3rtq5ui

Website: www.tomyyounger.me   

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In this live show, Shasta Nelson, author of Friendships Don’t Just Happen and Frientimacy, discusses how to maintain friendships while juggling the demands of work.

You’ll hear:

• How to cancel plans with a friend when you have to work
• How to react when someone always cancels plans with you
• How friendships affect your health

Books: Friendships Don’t Just Happen, Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness

Website: www.shastanelson.com

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In this live show, Shasta Nelson, author of Friendships Don’t Just Happen and Frientimacy, discusses how to handle some of the tricky situations that arise when your friends are also your co-workers.

You’ll hear:

• Why it's important to have friends at work
• The ingredients of a genuine work friendship
• How to handle it when your friend becomes your boss

Books: Friendships Don’t Just Happen, Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness

Website: www.shastanelson.com

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Lori Mihalich-Levin, author of Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and Navigate a Mindful Return from Maternity Leave and founder of Mindful Return, discusses how to navigate your return to work after a maternity leave.

You’ll hear:

• What to include in your maternity leave plan
• How to deal with "mommy guilt"
• How to set boundaries when you work a flexible schedule

Book: Back to Work After Baby: How to Plan and Navigate a Mindful Return from Maternity Leave

Additional resources:

• Transitioning Back to Work After a New Baby? Now There's a Class for That
• Course information: www.mindfulreturn.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorimihalichlevin/

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/mindfulreturn

Twitter: @mindfulreturn

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Susan Burnett discusses how you can use design-thinking to intentionally design a day that honors your priorities (whatever they may be) and leverages your energy.

You’ll hear:

• Why your goal should not be to achieve work-life balance
• How re-sequencing tasks can make you more productive
• Why it is important to share your priorities with others

Additional resources:

• How to Build a Well-Lived and Joyful Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
• Stick with It: A Scientifically Proven Process for Changing Your Life-for Good by Sean Young, PhD
• Designing Your Life Workshop for Women - July 27-28 in San Diego and October 5-6 in NY. More information on the DYL Website.
• Worksheets: Good time journal log, Energy log
• Website: http://designingyour.life/women/

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