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Career Change after 40 - From Librarian to Floral Designer

January 19, 2020 20:38 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MB

Making a career change can be challenging at any age - but after 40 a lot of people, especially women, feel like they might have left it too late to make change... That's the reason why this podcast interview series was created - to showcase a range of stories of women who have gotten to a point where they said enough! Now it's time for me to do something I really want to do! Robin Rakowsky was a librarian for 20 years when she felt that something was calling her to make a change and d...

Career Change After 40 with Alison Vidotto

January 12, 2020 20:32 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MB

Making career change after 40 is often seen as 'too hard' or 'too late', but this series of interviews will showcase a range of stories with women who have done exactly that. Alison Vidotto was happy in a challenging career, but a massive growth spurt in the family business meant she had to leave that job to step in as CEO to oversee the strategy and direction of the business. In this episode she shares: How she had to find and develop a passion for the business The challenges of imposte...

Creating your Vision and Goals for 2020

January 05, 2020 20:15 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB

Hello and welcome to the new year and the new decade!!! This episode is all about creating your Vision and Goals and helping you to make the most of the year ahead by making sure you are aligning your focus, attention and energy with your actions – and to make sure they are going to be moving you in the direction you want to go… If you finished 2019 feeling like you hadn't quite done the things you really wanted to do and you want to set 2020 up to be the year you made things happen then t...

It's the end of another year - time for a review!

December 29, 2019 20:44 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MB

Another year rolls to a close and a new one opens up with a whole new sense of possibility and new beginnings... and with 2020 bringing the start of a whole new DECADE this is a great time for you to really make things happen! It can be easy to get excited about that 'fresh start' that we seem to give ourselves at the start of a new year - and when you leverage it well, it can be the catalyst for making great things happen... or... not.... Before you rush into setting resolutions or goals ...

Career Change - The Merrymaker Sisters Interview

December 22, 2019 19:46 - 1 hour - 59.7 MB

Carla and Emma - aka The Merrymaker Sisters - went from soul destroying Government jobs, to being advocates of joy. They have created a business and work they truly love by building their own super successful online yoga, pilates and meditation studio, which is helping thousands of people to move their bodies and minds in a judgement free celebration of all things Merry! In this interview Shandra explores with them: How they got to the stage of 'feeling ready' to make the leap An unusual...

Career Change - Your path to Wellbeing

December 16, 2019 03:33 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB

It's not everyday that people associate making a career change and wellbeing - but maybe it should be! As you get older it's common to get to a point of burnout or frustration with a role or an industry that worked for you before, but now, just ... doesn't work for you anymore. It could be that restructures and industry changes have had such a big impact that 'it's just not the same anymore', or it could be that you want more from your life and work. It can be tough to make a big change ...

The book of the Year - and how it can help you make career change...

December 08, 2019 19:47 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB

Thinking about Career Change can sometimes feel like a job in itself - but just thinking about it doesn't make it happen! You have to actually do something - and generally you have do to quite a few things, many times over before you find yourself in a new working situation that's really working for you. As a fan of reading, Shandra has declared a 'book of the year' and in this week's episode she shares how it can help you create the work life you are looking for. In this episode she sha...

3 Important Questions for Considering Career Change

December 01, 2019 19:48 - 24 minutes - 22 MB

Sometimes when you start to consider making a career change you can get caught up and lost in the busyness of your current life and projects that you don't get to give your next career move enough time or attention. In this week's episode Shandra shares 3 important questions that are taken from a book written by a Buddhist Monk and applied specifically to making career change... Considering these questions can help you focus your attention on the right things, at the right time so you can ...

A powerful little word - especially for making career change...

November 24, 2019 19:38 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MB

Language is SO influential... especially when you are thinking of making some sort of career change, or you want something that you haven't yet achieved. Your language impacts your thoughts [and vice versa] and feelings - and therefore your actions... So it's something that is worthwhile to consider as part of your career change plan... In this podcast episode Shandra share's a little word that gives a big bang for your buck [so to speak]. She shares why it came up for this episode and gi...

What Are You Tolerating?

November 17, 2019 19:45 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MB

Have you ever really explored that question? It's such a simple, straight to the point question - but the impact of really considering it can be huge! You most likely have A LOT of things that you are tolerating, in many different aspects of your life and work. Some things you might be aware of, and perhaps complain about occasionally - to others, or even just to yourself, and there's probably quite a few things that you may not consciously realise that they are something you are tolerati...

When is it time for a good hard look at your work life?

November 10, 2019 20:15 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MB

If you've thought about potentially wanting to make some sort of change in your work life, but haven't found the time to actually do anything to explore what it might be, then this episode has some ideas for you... Without knowing when the right time is to actually review what's going on, it's easy to let things drift by and before you know it, the end of another year is here and a new one begins and you're back on the merry-go-round of same old same old... In this episode Shandra shares: ...

The Impact Money Has on Making Career Change

November 03, 2019 19:49 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MB

Have you ever thought about changing what you do for work and then used 'money' as an excuse not to do it? If that's you, you are not alone! It's very common for people to use this as a reason to not make a change - even one they would really like to make. When she left her last job about 5 years ago, Shandra had a lot of people say they wished they could leave their job to do something else - but they "couldn't afford it" This led her to train and become an internationally accredited m...

How to Make Decision Making Easier For Yourself

October 27, 2019 19:46 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB

This week’s episode is one that is going to give you some ideas and tips that you can apply in any area of your life…. Its about decision making – soooo you will be able to apply it to any area of your life where you have to make decisions… which is EVERY area of your life! Did you have to make any decisions this week??? Do you still have any decisions you’re wrestling with, or undecided about?... What’s the way you are approaching that decision and is it working for you or not…? What ...

How to know if your career is taking you in the right direction

October 20, 2019 19:45 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB

Do you ever wonder if your career is taking you in the right direction? Asking yourself this question is a really useful and important one! This episode was inspired after a few conversations with different women that had the common theme of looking at where someone is going and if it's what they where they want to go, or not... In this episode Shandra shares: An analogy that helped a friend get perspective on where she was heading that helped her make an important decision 4 ways to lo...

Career Change Interview Series 2 Insights

October 13, 2019 20:03 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MB

After doing another four interviews with women who have made significant career change this episode is sharing some common themes and ideas as insights from the interviews. Whilst all four women have very different stories and do very different work from ewach other, there are a few things that seemed to be common to most, if not all of them. This episode shares ideas from the interviews, that will help you to learn from others so you can start to think about your own career change... In ...

From Full Time to 'FunEmployed' travelling Australia

October 06, 2019 20:50 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MB

Lisa Joy is living a work life that is certainly not for everyone, but it's PERFECT for her. That's the point of making career change - to make every move take you closer to living a work life you love. Lisa started out with a Science degree and ended up a newsreader on one of Australian's biggest and best radio networks, then landed a job as a TV producer and now regards herself as an "ABC Gypsy", travelling Australia picking up work at regional radio stations along the way. In this epi...

Career Change - From Hospitality to Boat Broker with Nicky Vaux

September 29, 2019 20:45 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MB

A career in hospitality can be the best starting and leverage point for ambitious people because it allows you to develop so many skills that can be applied and transferred to other types of roles and industries - that's certainly what Sydney based Nicky Vaux found. Having started her career in hospitality management in the UK, her career has hit a few crossroads that saw her build on the experience, connections and skills she developed over many years working up the ranks in hospitality an...

When is the 'Right' time to consider a career change?

September 22, 2019 20:46 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MB

After too many conversations with too many great women this week, who are stuck in a no win position of being unhappy or wanting more from their career, but waiting until the 'perfect' time, the 'right' time to do something about it. I say bollocks to that. There is no right time, no perfect time other than right now. If you wait for all your ducks to be in a row you will be waiting a very long time and either never make the change, or something not good will happen to force a move at so...

Career Change: From Lawyer to Online Learning

September 15, 2019 20:34 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MB

How do you go from being a Lawyer and then move into the online learning space - whilst launching and selling a few other businesses in between??? Liz Kolias did exactly that - whilst being a busy mum of 3 along the way. Liz is currently the Customer Relationship Manager at VidVersity and cofounder of a boutique co-working space in Bondi Junction in Sydney. Her work life started with getting a law degree and working in a family practice, moved into an online learning business, then a phys...

Career Change - From Hairdresser to Technology Queen

September 08, 2019 20:48 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MB

Brisbane mum of two Jo Burgess has a great story to tell about her moves from being a hairdresser to salon owner, to being a co-founder of a software system for the salon industry, launching a distribution company and now cofounder of Life Sorted - one of the most highly rated family organiser Apps on the Apps store! She is also a genuinely lovely human being! In this interview Jo shares: How she got started and how she made the leap from 'hands on creative' into technology What others t...

Where Do You Want to Be This Time Next Year?

September 01, 2019 20:35 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

Continuing the influence of Australian TV on podcast topics (clearly Shandra watches too much TV...) - this episode was inspired by the show 'This Time Next Year'... The concept for the show is GREAT for TV because it can meet all the needs of a good TV - curiosity, drama, intrigue, inspiration, emotion and insights into real human stories... In this podcast episode Shandra explores: How you can leverage ideas from this show to create positive change in your own work and life Something t...

Takeouts from a Sisterhood Retreat...

August 25, 2019 21:36 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB

Do you feel the need for a little you time? There are many benefits to a sisterhood retreat - especially if you feel like you're at some sort of decision making point and you want to make some sort of shift or change personally or professionally. In this episode Shandra shares: A couple of tangible benefits to taking time out with your 'sisters' Defines what a 'Sisterhood retreat' is How to create your own - even if you don't have a sister or can't imagine anything worse than spending ...

One thing for you to be clear on, BEFORE you make any kind of career change...

August 18, 2019 21:04 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MB

There's one thing for you to make sure you are clear on, BEFORE you make any kind of career change... This week’s episode is one designed to help you if you are in a work situation that is just … not working for you anymore – or the clock is ticking on how long it’s going to work for you… This episode talks about a few things that are really important for you to be clear on - before you make any kind of career move... Now your move might be ripping the band aid off – and quitting your job...

Do you have 'Sideline Critics' who get vocal when you want to create some sort of change?

August 11, 2019 20:52 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MB

This episode is a spin off from last week’s episode – ‘5 things working women can learn from ninja warrior’ because at the end of that episode I realized there was a lot more I could have talked about and one of those things was about the impact of side line critics…. We all have side line critics in our lives and they become especially vocal when you're wanting to do something different from what you’ve been doing for work… Recently I’ve been doing some interviews with women who have made...

5 Things Working Women can Learn from Ninja Warrior

August 04, 2019 21:04 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MB

This episode has – obviously to those in Australia – been inspired by the recent series ‘Aust Ninja Warrior’ TV show…. If you haven’t seen or heard of this show it is basically a competition where people go through a majorly challenging series of obstacles over water with the goal of completely the challenge without touching the water and hitting a buzzer at the end... It seriously inspiring to see what the human body and mind is capable of... SO it prompted this episode of 5 takeouts work...

The 3 Stages of Career Change - Part 3!

July 28, 2019 21:11 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB

It's great to be at today’s episode because it is part 3 of a 3 part mini episode series of the 3 stages of career change… The original intention was to just do one episode on this - but as I started it just sort of ended up that way so it could go a bit deeper into each phase rather than just skim over them - which means you would get more practical tips on what to look out for and actually do in each stage to keep you moving forward towards doing work you actually enjoy... So if you have...

The 3 Stages of Career Change - Part 2

July 21, 2019 21:36 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB

This episode is part 2 of a 3 part 'mini-series' about the 3 stages of career change, so if you haven’t listened to part 1 you might want to go and listen to that as a lead in to this one… As a quick recap – when you're wanting to make some sort of career change you can want it to all just happen, for things to just hurry up so you can just be at the other side; where you’re suddenly, magically in a new role or doing something new and you’re enjoying it and earning great money and just gene...

The 3 Stages of Career Change - Part 1

July 14, 2019 21:31 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MB

Are you ready for career change? Making a change to do something different in your career - especially when you've been in a certain role or industry for a while - can be exciting - and often, more than a little daunting. In this 3 part episode Shandra talks about: why its important to be aware of the stages of career change, what the 3 stages are what to look out for in each stage what to do to make the most and move through each phase This episode is great for you if you are at the...

Do you have this in Demand skill for career change?

July 07, 2019 21:12 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MB

Thank you for being here and listening to this episode of the podcast…. Today’s episode is about one of the most in demand skills – especially for women wanting to make some sort of significant career change… I’m doing this episode because I've just finished creating a great new free resource - 'Top 10 In Demand Skills for Women Making Career Change' and I want to share just one of them in this episode. I created the guide because I keep hearing from women who are at some sort of profess...

It's time for a mid year check in and reset of your goals and priorities...

June 30, 2019 21:18 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB

It seems like time is literally flying by - it's the middle of the year ALREADY! How did that happen? At this time of year it's too easy to beat yourself up for not having done all the things you thought you would have done, or would have liked to do by now.... but beating yourself up is not that helpful - and it definitely doesn't help you get any closer to achieving what you want! So instead - you can use your shock and disbelief to rev yourself up for a great second half of the year. ...

How to leverage your language

June 09, 2019 21:57 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MB

There is so much power and influence in the words you use. I have always loved reading - still do, when I make the time for it - and I've had a common theme of communication throughout my working life, in different ways and so words and language is important to me. One thing I often hear as feedback from others is people saying things like "you're so good with words". In fact literally just minutes after I finished recording this episode about language I had a message from a friend askin...

The Gift of Simplification...

June 02, 2019 21:08 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MB

Have you been decluttering and experimenting with all things minimalist? Since the smash Netflix hit Marie Kondo and the magic of tidying up there’s been a lot of talk about decluttering which is great, but it extends so much more than clothes and nic nacs around the house... There's a lot of benefits to simplifying your work and life. "Our life is frittered away by detail, simplify simplify” – Henry David Thoreau American poet philosopher In this episode, Shandra shares: some of the...

Do this one thing to improve your confidence.

May 26, 2019 21:25 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

If there's one thing most people - especially women - can almost never get enough of, it's confidence... No matter what you do for work there is no doubt that you will have many moments where you can either rise up and shine, being seen and heard as a confident leader, or... not. There are probably many contributing factors to this, but there is one that has an almost instant impact - either on the up side or the down side. In this episode Shandra will share: Examples of where this one ...

Managing overwhelm and making a difference

May 19, 2019 21:17 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MB

Most people want to feel like what they do is making a difference somehow, unfortunately it's also common that creating change, doing something new or starting a new project that you care about can also create overwhelm... This week's episode is sharing a little story that can offer a different perspective on how to approach big change without getting hand-braked by the overwhelm of how much there is to do. Shandra shares: What made her remember this story How it helped a client The di...

3 Things people worry about losing if they change careers

May 12, 2019 20:53 - 20 minutes - 19 MB

Change is a constant...with or without making career change. No matter how hard we work or how hard we try there is nothing we can do to stop it.... but as human beings we often fight it, resist it or try to avoid it. When it comes to making career change there's a whole stack of resistance for many reasons! Part of it shows up as fears of things we worry we might lose if we were to change what we do for work... In this episode Shandra explores this concept of perceived loss... She shar...

How to be an optimist in times of change...

May 05, 2019 20:46 - 34 minutes - 32 MB

Did you know there are a stack of studies that show massive benefits to being an optimist? Optimism during times of change can be a great tool to use to help build your resilience and ability to handle life's challenges more easily. This is not to say that being an optimist means you ignore the stark and sometimes harsh realities of daily life, it's more about how you choose to interpret and respond to what's happening and you're sense of your own ability to change and grow through them......

Is it time to find some time for you?

April 28, 2019 21:15 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MB

Most people go through phases - sometimes long phases! - where they feel like they just have no time for themselves. Life gets busy, there's so many thing competing for your attention so it's easy to get caught up in other people's priorities. "I just didn't have time" "I was too busy" "I don't have enough time" I've said all those things and probably many more and that's probably why I have become a bit curious about the concept of time and how we use it. This week's episode is abou...

One thing you need to do when you're feeling stuck

April 21, 2019 22:22 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

As an overachiever type you're probably used to a long to do list, a bias towards action taking and just getting things done. This is all well and good when you're in the flow and on a roll... but when things get all a bit too much, overwhelm kicks in and despite your best efforts and intentions things can start to get on top of you. You might start to feel like you're just stuck in a no win situation. That's when this one thing can be your best friend... even though it's not your favouri...

Which future You are you voting for?

April 14, 2019 21:27 - 22 minutes - 21 MB

Did you know that everyone has a version of their future self that they one day hope to be? Well your future self is actually being determined by the actions you take and the habits you create right now... Have you seen the movie Sliding Doors? Your life is a bit like that movie - with parallel versions of reality being possible depending on what you do and don't do. In this episode I have a bit of a rant about this idea and share: What most people believe their future self will have mor...

What if too much choice is the problem in trying to make career change?

April 07, 2019 21:32 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MB

Today’s episode was inspired by a conversation with someone who is definitely at a professional crossroad… She’s actually quite successful by a lot of people’s standards – has a couple of businesses that run mostly without too much of her input… lives pretty well off, but is at a point of really questioning what she’s been doing, why she’s doing it and what the hell she should do next… In this episode you will hear: Something I used to believe that I've upgraded A conversation from my 2...

Are you unhappy in your job, but know you can't leave yet?

March 31, 2019 20:28 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB

There is nothing worse than being in a work situation where you are really unhappy, but feel stuck in it... I can say that because I have been there! About 5 years ago I was pretty unhappy in my job - annoyed at the things that were going on in the business, the people in charge, decisions being made and just generally the way the business was operating... but I still stayed... At one point amongst all of that, I read something that hit me like a brick and totally changed how I felt about ...

Career Change - Lessons from 4 years on the other side

March 24, 2019 20:48 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

The thought of changing direction in your career can be a scary one... especially if you think you want to do something quite different from what you've been doing for a while... This month is 4 years since I quit my last corporate job and so I've been reflecting on the last few years and the lessons or learnings I've had that could be helpful for you if you are on the cusp of career change. In this episode you'll hear: How it felt to go back to my old workplace to work in a different ca...

Sometimes certainty is the enemy

March 17, 2019 19:35 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MB

Have you ever had a level of certainty that turned out to work against you? Maybe believed something only to find out later that it wasn't actually true? This episode was supposed to be about something else altogether, but a process of certainty getting in the way of my progress lead me to pivot and change the episode to be about that! So this episode is instead of being about what it was originally going to be about, it's now about how believing something totally and wholeheartedly can ...

A chemistry hack to help you create change

March 10, 2019 20:51 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB

Creating change can be challenging - and often our human wiring can work against us! Have you ever had something that you know that you wanted to do, that would be good for you, but you procrastinated, avoided, delayed or just didn’t do…. Yep me too... This episode is one that is designed to share something I heard about a little while ago – called Activation Energy - which will hopefully you some ideas on how to get what you want and take action on things that you might be avoiding or de...

Mantras to Motivate Yourself Through Change

March 03, 2019 20:09 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MB

Your inner voice can give you mantras that motivate you through change, or completely drag you down.... The dominant thoughts you think, what you tell yourself is hugely influential on how you feel, what you do and the results that you get... so you want to arm yourself with a few great mantras that will lift you up and motivate you - especially when you are approaching or going through a time of change... In this episode Shandra will share 7 great mantras so you can find at least one to e...

How to Manage High Pressure Situations

February 24, 2019 20:38 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MB

How you respond and manage a high pressure situation can have a massive impact on the results that you get. No matter if you think about your work or your personal life, there are going to be high pressure situations that come up - whether you like it or not... and your ability to manage yourself and how you respond to them is a skill that is worth exploring and developing. In this episode, Shandra reflects on recent conversations about this and shares a few tips and ideas on how to build ...

How to eliminate a toxic work life

February 17, 2019 20:35 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MB

Are you in a toxic work life or situation? Ever wondered how you can escape from one? Whether you are an employee or work for yourself the reality is there is an environment that you work in that either allows and supports you to thrive, or it undermines and depletes you… This can actually be a bit of a sneaky situation as not all toxic work can be immediately obvious… you have to be on the look out for it… So in this episode we will explore some ideas about what you can look out for, an...

Loving your work and yourself

February 10, 2019 21:36 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB

Do you wish you could love your work? Have you ever thought about how loving yourself more could help you love your work more? Talking about love in the context of work is probably not something I would have thought I would ever do, but here we are... With Valentine's Day in the air it's a good opportunity to explore love in a work context and to see what the over lap is between loving your work and yourself... In this episode Shandra share's a couple of stories from her past corporate r...

Career Reinvention The Good Bad and Ugly

February 03, 2019 21:46 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB

When you think about Career Reinvention do you only think about the good stuff? Did you know that career reinvention also delivers some ugly side effects? After a few conversations this week that highlighted and reminded me of the less fun sides of reinventing your career, I wanted to explore this to make sure you are aware before you launch into a major change and so you're not shocked if one of these common issues hits you in the face along the way.... There's different phases that peop...

Leadership Skills You Can Learn From a Jigsaw Puzzle

January 27, 2019 21:52 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MB

Have you ever thought about Leadership Skills and jigsaw puzzles at the same time? Noticed any similarities in the way you approach puzzles and leadership? Yeah, it's not something I'd ever thought of before - until I decided to start a new 1000 piece jigsaw... When i hit a few hurdles and pain points I started getting curious about why I was continuing to do it - even though it was frustrating the hell out of me.... and I stumbled on some thoughts that overlapped with important leadershi...

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