Doing What You Want to Do Instead of What You Should Do

11/14/23 • 20 min

Welcome back to another special episode of the Madam Athlete podcast! On the second Tuesday of the month, I take a deep dive into a career-related topic, and on today’s episode I’m talking all about doing what you want to do instead of what you should do. (Or what you think you should be doing).
Here's a key freaking hint: The opposite of doing what you think you should be doing isn't doing nothing. It's not being lazy. It's not being a failure.
Listen to this episode to find out more and to get living your own unique life and your own unique career.

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Previous Episode

Changing Directions with Sports Podcaster Cherie Turner

On today’s episode, I’m talking to Sports Podcaster Cherie Turner about changing directions.
Cherie is the host of the Women’s Running Stories podcast, which features women athletes running all distances. Cherie’s unique story started out as a professional cyclist after college, unsure of what came next in her career. After finding her footing, she embraced her dream of becoming a writer and began a decades-long career in publishing and editing. Cherie then went about changing directions one more time by throwing herself into the podcast and radio community, finding mentors and teachers who helped her grow into the audio storyteller she is today.
We talk about:

Recognizing the skills we’ve developed in the past and how they helped us get to where we are today.
Putting perfectionism aside to embrace being a complete novice in a new field.
Telling women’s stories, by women and for women, as a way to overcome the established narratives.

Next Episode

Replay: Loving What You Do with Sports Medicine Physiatrist Monica Rho

I'm taking an end of the year break from producing new episodes but I didn't want to leave you hanging! This episode from the archive is episode 83, which aired March 1st, 2022. Enjoy!
Today I’m talking to sports medicine physiatrist Monica Rho.

Monica is the Chief of Musculoskeletal Medicine at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She also serves as a team physician for the US Women’s National Soccer Team.

We talk about:

How Monica’s mission has been to take care of and listen to female athletes ever since she was a young athlete athlete who felt like her injuries were dismissed.
How finding the right training environment at any point in your career includes finding mentors who are invested in your development.
Monica's unique opportunity to serve as an ambassador for If/Then, an organization looking to provide female role models in STEM to young girls.