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Squiggly Careers

Squiggly Careers

The Squiggly Career

Squiggly Careers is a weekly podcast that will help you take control of your career development. Hosted by the founders of Amazing If (https://www.amazingif.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.



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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Squiggly Careers episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Squiggly Careers for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Squiggly Careers episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Squiggly Careers - #403 How to be an intrapreneur
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06/11/24 • 42 min

This week Helen and Sarah explore intrapreneurship, a skill which helps increase your impact and autonomy at work without introducing risks you might not be ready for.

They talk through intrapreneurship actions to help you increase your profile, widen your influence and gather momentum and motivation for your ideas.


More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:

1. Download Squiggly Careers PodBook: https://bit.ly/squiggly-podbook2024 2. Sign up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools: https://bit.ly/sc-podmail

3. Sign up for our monthly Squiggly Career Calendar: https://bit.ly/squigglycalendar_signup

4. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’: https://www.amazingif.com/books/


If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at [email protected]



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Squiggly Careers - #429 Skills Sprint: Goal setting
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08/29/24 • 6 min

This is episode 19 of 20 in the Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint. Today, Helen and Sarah talk about goal setting and how knowing what matters to you and what change to make it happen helps you focus and achieve more.


New to our Sprint? Our Skills Sprint is designed to help you create a regular learning habit to support your squiggly career development. ⁠

Each episode in the series is less than 7 minutes long and has ideas for action and recommended resources on a specific topic. ⁠


1. Sign up for the sprint and receive a free guide to get started: https://bit.ly/skillssprint2024

2. Watch our Sprint on YouTube: https://bit.ly/scss-playlist

3. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’: https://www.amazingif.com/books/


If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at [email protected]



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When your days are full and deadlines are looming it can feel difficult to stay motivated. However, there are small things that can increase your energy and get you through the tricky times. This week, Helen and Sarah talk about Dan Pink's work on motivation and reflect on what they do to increase their purpose, mastery and autonomy at work. They share 6 tried and tested ideas for action that are simple and easy to fit into your day.


More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:

1. Download Squiggly Careers PodBook: https://bit.ly/squiggly-podbook2024

2. Sign up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools: https://bit.ly/sc-podmail

3. Sign up for our monthly Squiggly Career Calendar: https://bit.ly/squigglycalendar_signup

4. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’: https://www.amazingif.com/books/


If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at [email protected]



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Squiggly Careers - #194 Your Brilliant Best - Mindset with Ben Williams
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01/12/21 • 29 min

This is the second episode in a new 4-part series called 'How to be your brilliant best'. Today's episode focuses on mindset with Ben Williams, author of Commando Mindset. In his conversation with Helen they discuss courage, values and resilience. Ben's book is out now and you can find out more about his work at https://www.findyouredgecoaching.com/commando-mindset1

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Squiggly Careers is starting 2021 with a brand new series! This January, Helen and Sarah are talking about how to be your brilliant best and they are kicking the conversation off with the topic of goals. Sarah talks to olympic medalist Cath Bishop about how to set yourself up for success and Helen talks to author, speaker and wellness professional Adrienne Herbert about a framework you can put into action for your career goals this year. Find out more about our guests and their work at www.amazingif.com

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In our third of our 4-part series, 'How to be your brilliant best', Sarah talks entrepreneurship with Jim Collins and Anne Boden MBE. Jim is a legendary researcher and author who has influenced leaders all around the world through his book 'Good To Great', and his book 'Beyond Entrepreneurship', the bible for any new business owners. In their conversation, Sarah talks to Jim about his flywheel concept, the hedgehog model, and what makes up an entrepreneur. Meanwhile, Anne is the founder of Starling Bank and author of 'Banking On It', in her chat with Sarah, Anne talks about the highs and lows of founding a business, what she learnt and the importance of resilience.


For more resources, visit amazingif.com



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Squiggly Careers - #50 How to Leave Well

#50 How to Leave Well

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10/02/18 • 26 min

With a rise in the number of people exploring different routes of employment (self employment is set to triple by 2020) and data that shows we are now staying in our roles for shorter periods of time, more of us that ever are leaving our jobs in search of different opportunities. In this week's podcast, Sarah and Helen talk about how to leave a job well. Whether it's for an internal job or for a new external role, they talk about their top 5 tops to ensure your reputation and relationships are in a great place when you say goodbye.

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Squiggly Careers - #51 Unlocking Creativity at Work
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10/09/18 • 35 min

Lots of people assume they are not creative because they don't have a conventional 'creative' job, however we all have the opportunity to bring new thinking into our role and apply different techniques to solve problems and generate new ideas. Creativity at work is a source of competitive advantage for organisations and individuals and in this week's podcast, Helen and Sarah talk about the different ways you can bring creativity to your role and their own experiences of environments where creativity has thrived and those where it's died! Head to www.amazingif.com for the episode summary and links to resources.

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Squiggly Careers - #48 Taking Growth Mindset from theory to action
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09/18/18 • 38 min

How much time do you spend in fixed vs. growth mindset at work? In this week's podcast, Sarah and Helen talk about how to identify your fixed mindset triggers and how you can coach yourself back to growth. They share their own experiences and how they help others to accept feedback as a source of development and treat themselves as work in progress, rather than the finished article. This week's episode has lots of practical tips for turning the concept of growth mindset into something practical you can work with.

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Squiggly Careers - #192 A very squiggly year in review
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12/29/20 • 26 min

In this final episode of 2020, Helen and Sarah reflect on the year and what they have learnt. They share insights into who inspired them, what's helped them to be resilient and what's kept them motivated along the way.


If you'd like to reflect on the year, here are 10 questions to think about:

  1. One word to describe work this year?
  2. What are you most proud of?
  3. Who have you helped?
  4. What have you been surprised by?
  5. What have you learnt for the first time?
  6. Who have you been inspired by?
  7. What is your most memorable moment of the year?
  8. What has been your biggest challenge?
  9. What would you like to be true in twelve months time that isn’t true today?
  10. Who would you like to say thank you to?


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FAQ

How many episodes does Squiggly Careers have?

Squiggly Careers currently has 451 episodes available.

What topics does Squiggly Careers cover?

The podcast is about Management, Podcasts, Business and Careers.

What is the most popular episode on Squiggly Careers?

The episode title '#403 How to be an intrapreneur' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Squiggly Careers?

The average episode length on Squiggly Careers is 31 minutes.

How often are episodes of Squiggly Careers released?

Episodes of Squiggly Careers are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Squiggly Careers?

The first episode of Squiggly Careers was released on Feb 6, 2017.

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