What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai
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Positive procrastination, courage and pivoting with Goodness Victor
What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai
08/07/24 • 51 min
Join me as I interview Goodness Victor, a Music Business Exec working as part of Spotify’s Music Partnerships team. Goodness’ courage to follow her interests and pivot when things haven’t felt right is incredibly inspiring. Her story is the perfect example of following your gut whilst also having a plan.
Please do share this episode with a friend who you think would find it helpful! If you’re enjoying the podcast I would appreciate it so much if you could leave a review, it helps me reach even more people to normalise not having it all figured out.
Together we discuss:
- Goodness’ journey to where she is today
- Pivoting from Design and Innovation to the Music industry
- Ending up in a job that didn’t exist when she was younger
- Having the courage to change when things didn’t feel right
- Allowing your career to evolve
- Positive procrastination
- Always having a plan
- Trusting herself and going with her gut
- Realise younger you knew what career to choose
- Goodness’ 3 pieces of advice if you’re feeling stuck right now, thinking what am I doing with my life...
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Disapproving parents, welcoming failure and not going the typical route with Sincerely Oghosa
What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai
09/13/23 • 63 min
Join me as I interview Sincerely Oghosa, style and travel influencer. From a young age Oghosa realised her passion in life but her parents didn’t approve - I know so many can resonate. In this episode, Oghosa shares how she navigated this and ended up in a career she loves even though it was unexpected. We discuss allowing ourselves to fail, how you can pick up useful nuggets even from jobs you hate and seeing her life as a movie. This conversation is the perfect example of the typical route isn’t always best and if you keep on focusing on what you love and your why, you will most likely end up where you want to be. If you follow Oghosa on social media, you’ll know how hilarious she is - she is also full of some incredible wisdom which I have no doubt will help you on your journey.
I would appreciate it so much if you could leave a review, rate and subscribe to the podcast - thank you so much in advance!! If you leave a review, please screenshot it and email to me at [email protected] so I can send you a free visualisation track. I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode and whether you had any lightbulb moments. Please tag me @elyssadesaicoaching and my guest, @sincerelyoghosa, on Instagram if you share this episode with your community.
Together we discuss:
- Oghosa’s journey – ending up in a career she loves even if it is unexpected
- How she built her content creation career across 10 years
- Finding fragments of joy when she was in an awful job
- Dealing with the battle of her parents not approving
- Going viral (+ her tips)
- How watching biopics helped her in her journey
- Lucky numbers and angel numbers
- Her high school musical moment
- How the influencer industry changed in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder
- Always moving in a new direction & trying new things
- Oghosa’s 3 pieces of advice if you’re feeling stuck right now, thinking what am I doing with my life...
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Keeping motivated after months of emailing, a sink or swim moment and career pivots with Courtney Smith
What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai
08/02/23 • 69 min
Join me as I interview Courtney Smith, Stylist, Creative Director, Presenter and all-round style maven. Speaking with Courtney was an absolute joy, it's hard not to feel motivated by her journey and determination since her fashion shows aged 7. In this episode, Courtney discusses how she went from months of sending emails with no replies, to a cancelled screen test which led to an incredible career opportunity. She’s taken risks, pivoted and always strived to be the best version of herself. I can’t wait for you to hear all the wisdom she shares, which I know is going to help you in your journey.
I would appreciate it so much if you could leave a review, rate and subscribe to the podcast - thank you so much in advance!! If you leave a review, please screenshot it and email to me at [email protected] so I can send you a free visualisation track. I would love to hear your thoughts on this episode and whether you had any lightbulb moments. Please tag me @elyssadesaicoaching and my guest, @courtneysmithstyle, on Instagram if you share this episode with your community.
Together we discuss:
- Courtney’s journey – always having huge passion for clothes and being determined to pursue that
- How a comment from one of her tutors influenced her career direction
- Moving back to Ireland, after studying in London, and the challenge to find work plus keep herself motivated
- How a cancelled screen test turned into an incredible career she wasn’t expecting
- Career pivots, taking risks and being in different phases of your career
- Getting back to being in front of the camera with Closet Confidential
- Being in the 5am club before it was a trend
- Courtney’s advice if you would love to do what she does
- Manifesting things on her vision board – even when she hasn’t realised it
- Courtney's 3 pieces of advice if you’re feeling stuck right now, thinking what am I doing with my life...
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Solo episode: How to become your best self
What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai
08/02/24 • 21 min
Join me for this solo episode where I share my advice on how to become your best self, from a mindset perspective of course! I will be talking you through the 6 key pillars of mindset: intentions, beliefs, language, thoughts, questions and perspectives. Really hope you find this episode helpful – let me know any lightbulb moments or if you have any questions!
Please share this episode with a friend who you think would find it helpful! If you’re enjoying the podcast I would appreciate it so much if you could leave a review, it helps me reach even more people to normalise not having it all figured out.
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Life's beautiful synchronicities, staying true to your values and embracing fun with Ire Ife-Alabi
What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai
07/31/24 • 52 min
Join me as I interview Ire Ife-Alabi, a Partnerships Manager at Frieze. Honing her skills in the world of luxury e-commerce and art platforms, Ire is the perfect example of how living life true to your values can help you succeed. This is the episode for you if you want to feel reassured about how life unfolds beautifully and that success doesn’t necessarily mean starting your own business.
Please do share this episode with a friend who you think would find it helpful! If you’re enjoying the podcast I would appreciate it so much if you could leave a review, it helps me reach even more people to normalise not having it all figured out.
Together we discuss:
- Ire’s journey to where she is today
- Mentally draining internships
- Making mistakes and owning up to them
- Transitioning from Fashion to the Art industry
- Having an impact from doing a 9-5
- Not knowing where she's going but knowing how she wants to do it
- Always being kind
- Embracing fun in life’s overwhelming moments
- How life can feel like ticking boxes
- Ire’s 3 pieces of advice if you’re feeling stuck right now, thinking what am I doing with my life...
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Burnout, following her intuition and claiming back your childhood essence with Teresa Ferreira
What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai
07/24/24 • 48 min
Join me as I interview Teresa Ferreira, a Brand Consultant and Creative Director, specialising in sustainability and impact. In this episode, Teresa discusses how she worked her way up the corporate ladder before founding her studio for purpose-led businesses to leverage creativity for positive change and strategy to create standout brands. I’m so excited for you to hear her journey and have no doubt it will help, especially if you’re considering taking this leap yourself.
Please do share this episode with a friend who you think would find it helpful! If you’re enjoying the podcast I would appreciate it so much if you could leave a review, it helps me reach even more people to normalise not having it all figured out.
Together we discuss:
- Teresa’s journey to where she is today
- Being an arty kid in an academic family
- Experiencing burnout
- Having many mid-life crisis’
- Allowing ourselves to be human
- Pushing yourself out of your comfort zone to get out of your rut
- Developing creative confidence
- How she detaches herself from her creative ideas
- Learning to love the “what am I doing with my life” moments
- Teresa’s 3 pieces of advice if you’re feeling stuck right now, thinking what am I doing with my life...
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Solo episode: Taking action and following your intuition
What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai
07/19/24 • 15 min
Join me for this solo episode where I take you through 6 steps to help you take action plus my thoughts on following your intuition. Grab a pen and paper, make some notes and I hope you find this helpful!
Please do share this episode with a friend who you think would find it helpful! If you’re enjoying the podcast I would appreciate it so much if you could leave a review, it helps me reach even more people to normalise not having it all figured out.
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Taking bold action, letting go of desperate energy and focusing on the first step with Amber Shand
What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai
07/17/24 • 46 min
Join me as I interview Amber Shand, a Keynote Speaker, Consultant, and Software Engineer. In this episode, Amber discusses her experience of University and how her journey has enabled her to help women in tech to take up space, use their voice, and build confidence, through the She Bytes Back community. If you’re interested in moving into a completely different industry and role, this is a must listen! Amber’s inspiring energy is just what you need!
Please do share this episode with a friend who you think would find it helpful! If you’re enjoying the podcast I would appreciate it so much if you could leave a review, it helps me reach even more people to normalise not having it all figured out.
Together we discuss:
- Amber’s journey to where she is today
- Feeling shame around not getting great grades
- Going through the process of University clearing
- Not taking no for an answer and taking bold action
- Having a vision and focusing on the first step
- Bottling up emotions to embracing how she feels
- Finding compassion towards herself
- People not seeing her potential
- Asking herself what she wants her story to be
- Amber’s 3 pieces of advice if you’re feeling stuck right now, thinking what am I doing with my life...
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What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai season 2 coming soon!
What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai
07/10/24 • 0 min
I am so incredibly excited to be sharing season 2 of What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai.
If you ever sit there thinking what am I doing with my life? This is the podcast for you. I hope each episode will help inspire and motivate you, as well as help you feel less alone.
Each episode is shared weekly on a Wednesday, with a few short and sweet bonus episodes sprinkled in too. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss an episode.
Listen for a little taste of what is coming up in season 2...
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Solo episode: Cultivating positivity at your core
What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai
08/28/24 • 16 min
Join me for this solo episode where I share my advice on how to cultivate positivity. This isn't about adding loads of positivity hacks into your day but instead how you do this at the core of your being - by looking at your beliefs.
I share what beliefs are, how they are created, how they might be impacting you and questions to reflect on.
If you think a friend would find this episode helpful, I would really appreciate you sharing it with them. And if you’re enjoying the podcast, it would mean the world to me if you could leave a review, as it helps me reach even more people to normalise not having it all figured out.
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FAQ
How many episodes does What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai have?
What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai currently has 21 episodes available.
What topics does What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai cover?
The podcast is about Career Advice, Health & Fitness, Motivation, Inspirational, Mental Health, Mindset, Podcasts, Life Advice, Business, Tips and Careers.
What is the most popular episode on What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai?
The episode title 'Solo episode: How to become your best self' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai?
The average episode length on What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai is 39 minutes.
How often are episodes of What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai released?
Episodes of What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai are typically released every 6 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai?
The first episode of What am I doing with my life? With Elyssa Desai was released on Jul 26, 2023.
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