125: Self Advocacy Made Easy with Liz St. Jean

10/04/22 • 34 min

Your work is excellent, but it may not be enough to help you get your next promotion or be recognized by your boss. Advocating for yourself and your career trajectory is essential for mid-career professionals.
Liz St. Jean helps sensitive professionals enhance their leadership skills and feel confident to set themselves on the path to Director level positions – and thrive in the position when they get there.
In this episode, Liz and John discuss various career triggers for high performers and share how to deal with a missed professional opportunity. Plus, they’ll talk about what it means to be over-mentored and under-advocated, how to address imposter messages and how you can be a better self-advocate.
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Key Topics & Time Stamps:
· Introduction (0:06)
· Meet Liz St. Jean (5:17)
· Career Triggers for High Performers (7:17)
· Dealing with a Missed Opportunity (11:47)
· Being Over-Mentored and Under-Advocated (15:47)
· Being a Better Self-Advocate (18:17)
· Imposter Messages (23:47)
· Liz’s Advice to Help You Build Your Mid-Career GPS (28:47)
· Join the Self-Advocacy Made Easy Summit (30:37)
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124: Social Media Tips for Job Seekers with Shay Banks

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Shay Banks is a social media strategist and consultant who provides social media solutions for small business owners. Shay knows how to leverage social media to help get you noticed and create better visibility and traction for you and your career.

I’ve worked with Shay for a few months and truly appreciate her talent and expertise.

In this episode, Shay and John talk about how you can use social media to promote your professional brand, why every piece of content you post matters, the balance between freedom of speech, social media, and your job, and how you can create more engagement to increase your online presence.

Shay is offering a free LinkedIn review to the first 20 listeners who contact her with “The Mid-Career GPS Podcast” in the subject line. Email Shay at [email protected].

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Key Topics & Time Stamps:

· Introduction (0:05)

· Meet Shay Banks (4:40)

· How Shay Leverages Social Media (10:25)

· Every Piece of Content Matters (16:10)

· What Is On Your Social Media? (19:50)

· Freedom of Speech and Your Job (24:15)

· You Are a Brand Ambassador (26:10)

· LinkedIn Tips (29:40)

· When a Clip Goes Viral (34:40)

· Creating More Engagement (36:54)

· Network Before You Need It (39:25)

· Shay’s Advice to Help You Build Your Mid-Career GPS (41:55)

· Connect with Shay (43:20)

List of Resources:

· Your Mid-Career GPS – Four Steps to Figuring Out What’s Next by John Neral

· SHOW UP - Six Strategies to Lead a More Energetic and Impactful Career by John Neral

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126: From the Boston Celtics to Harvard to Business Owner - Lessons in Having a Bridge Job with Becca Carnahan

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Everyone wants to find their career sweet spot. This happens after much experience, reflection, and conversations to find the best fit for you professionally. Many mid-career professionals wonder how to strategically position themselves in the marketplace so they can find that job they love.

Today, you will meet Becca Carnahan. Becca Carnahan is a career coach, author, and mom of two. As a career coach and CEO of Next Chapter Careers, Becca specializes in helping mid-career parents land fulfilling jobs they love without giving up the flexibility they need. Before launching her coaching business, Becca trained as a career coach at Harvard Business School and has 14 years of experience in the career and professional development field. She also previously worked for the Boston Celtics and has published two bestselling children’s books and a career development book, When Mommy Grows Up.

In this episode, you will learn the benefits of a bridge role in your career and how that bridge role can help you get clear about what you want to do. Plus, Becca and I will talk about how to address a gap on your resume and help you uncover your career sweet spot.

Connect with Becca Carnahan – Website | LinkedIn | Instagram

Key Topics & Time Stamps:

· Introduction (0:06)

· Meet Becca Carnahan (4:35)

· Working for the Boston Celtics (7:15)

· Benefits of a Bridge Role (11:25)

· Uncovering Your Career Sweet Spot (16:47)

· Pain Points for Mid-Career Parents (19:05)

· Address a Gap on Your Resume (25:05)

· What Do You Really Want for Your Next Job? (27:00)

· Becca’s Goal (28:44)

· Becca’s Advice to Help You Build Your Mid-Career GPS (30:55)