The Career Happiness Podcast

In this episode I talk to Janine Esbrand who is a career coach, TEDx speaker and Lawyer.  The main areas we spoke about in this episode were  What Janine does in her coaching business which is called "Lightbox coaching"  What it's really like to practice law and assumptions made about being one How competitive is it to become a lawyer and train as one  Values and how your values change in your career as your life changes  Career Change and why Janine supports others with career change  The importance of doing something you love  Janine's TEDx talk around building key relationships and how it help you in your career  Advice around how to reach out and build relationships with others  Talking about different careers out there and breaking perceptions about typical careers like medicine etc.  Challenges around building a portfolio career   To connect with Janine you can visit here website here https://www.lightboxcoaching.com/  Join her network on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/janineesbrand/ Janine also has a podcast called "The Career Change Maker podcast" check it out here https://www.lightboxcoaching.com/podcast/ You can also watch the fab TEDx talk she did here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJGOWPMY1V8&ab_channel=TEDxTalks

In this episode I am talking about empathy and emotional intelligence and why these are necessary skills for you to have.  The main areas I discuss in this episode included.  What is empathy and why is it a skill that we need when communicate and are working with others  How a lack of empathy in the workplace has affected you? (podcast journaling exercise to help you)  What is emotional intelligence and why this is skill needed in the workplace  Interpersonal skills and how we relate and communicate with others  How bullying and a lack of empathy and emotional intelligence and create toxic work environments  Has judgement, perceptions and snobbery affected you?  Is a lack of empathy and emotional intelligence enabling bad behaviour in the workplace?  Empathy and emotional intelligence in relation to leadership  Episodes linking in with this episode  1. Simon's Episode - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-84---Empowering-your-career-with-positivity-and-resilience-Interview-with-Simon-Alexander-Ong-evb7ke  2. Narcissism episode - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-68-How-Narcissism-can-affect-you-in-the-workplace-eotq3m  3. Communication Episode - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-55---3-ways-to-communicate-better-with-your-colleagues-ekd3pi 4. Good manager vs good leader episode - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-85---What-makes-a-good-manager-vs-a-good-leader-and-how-this-links-in-with-career-happiness-e109nmp  Other things I mentioned in this episode  Communication LinkedIn post - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/soma-ghosh-26086638_it-was-the-first-time-after-1-year-and-4-activity-6793436139681288192-EUGs Get in touch if you think you want support I currently have some 5 slots available till June 19th this year. Top find out more please see link here http://www.thecareerhappinessmentor.com/careerspowerhour Any questions please email me at soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com 

In this Episode I spoke with Laila Datoo  Laila is a coach and founder of "A life more mindful." Within this episode the main areas we discussed were  The importance of wellbeing in life and the workplace  How to create healthy boundaries to help your wellbeing  Laila's career journey and what she did before she had a business  Stress and how this affect your career and overall wellbeing  How the pandemic has affected wellbeing and happiness at work  Flexible working and why it's so important with regards to health and wellbeing  Book mentioned in the episode  1. The Stress solution - by Dr Rangan Chatterjee  How to connect with Laila  1. Connect with her on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lailadatoo/ 2. Visit her on her website - https://www.alifemoremindful.com/ If you have any questions about this episode or anything else please email me at soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com  Many thanks  Soma 

In this episode we talk about what makes someone a good manager vs a good leader and when you don't have a good manager or leader how this affects your career.  The main elements I discuss in this episode include  The skills needed by a good manager  What is leadership and what does and mean to be a good leader  Skills needed to be a leader  How does leadership tie into being a manager  Links you may find useful that I mention in this episode  1. List of 50 leaders - https://fortune.com/worlds-greatest-leaders/2020/  2. The movie I mentioned was called Virus and is available on amazon prime see link here https://www.amazon.com/Virus-Revathy/dp/B07TYFQZQ8 it is in Malayalam.  3. NPR's "How I built this" podcast interview with Sandy Lerner - https://www.npr.org/2018/09/28/652663380/cisco-systems-urban-decay-sandy-lerner?t=1620222767367  Episodes in linking with this topic see below  1. Episode 42  - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-42---How-Organisational-change-and-Psychology-can-support-your-career-Interview-with-Hayley-Lewis-ee2761 2. Episode 80 - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-80---What-does-it-take-it-be-a-compassionate-and-kind-leader-in-your-career-Interview-with-Kath-Curry-etim78 3. Episode 84 - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-84---Empowering-your-career-with-positivity-and-resilience-Interview-with-Simon-Alexander-Ong-evb7ke Books I mentioned in this Episode  1. The Leader who had no title by Robin Sharma  2. The Secret letter of the monk who sold his Ferrari by Robin Sharma  3. Leaders who eat last by Simon Sinek 4. The Autobiography of Martin Luther King  edited by Claybourne Carson 

In this episode I spoke to Simon Alexander Ong.  Simon is a coach who works with leaders and organisations and we had a really powerful conversation.  Some of the things we covered in this episode were  His former career before he had a coaching business  Career options like starting a business  How things have changed in the last year since the pandemic  Fears and how this has changed through the lockdown  Career and lifestyle in relation to career happiness  Freedom and what it means to you in your career  Humility and being true to yourself  Courage and going after what you really want  Confidence in your career and work  Going out of your comfort zone  Loss and how this can impact us  The power of slowing down and learning  Why being happy and healthy at work is important Supporting young people with their careers  Energy and how this can affect you Simon's book coming out next year in 2022.  You can find out more about Simon by visiting his site https://www.simonalexanderong.com/  You can connect with him on the following social media platforms  1. LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonalexanderong/  2. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/simonalexandero/ 3. Twitter - https://twitter.com/SimonAlexanderO  Other Episodes you find useful are  1. Episode 3 Confidence at work - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-3---How-to-be-more-confident-in-your-career-and-find-work-you-truly-love-e35c70 2. Episode 81 Loss and your career - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-81-How-Loss-can-help-motivate-you-in-your-career-etim7n 3. Episode 75 Covid-19 and your career - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-75---Covid-19-and-your-career-live-recording-eqvrih Have a great day if you have any questions please email me at soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com  Many thanks  Soma 

In this episode I will be talking about why this podcast is different to many career and wellbeing podcasts out there.  Please note that doesn't mean this podcast is better then other podcasts out there but I feel difference is sometimes a good thing. I also wanted to do this episode because it was inspired by a session I did with another podcaster and podcast producer. Thanks Neal Veglio for the encouragement.  Some of the things I discuss in the episode include:   What makes this podcast different for you as audience and listener Careers advice vs career coaching  Why Careers advice is a huge part of this podcast  Careers advice and personal development  Different careers and wellbeing podcasts out there  The importance of inclusion  Learning about other cultures and backgrounds Being a person of colour while developing your career  Safe place to listen and for you to reach out  My unique style and hosting  I mention Jennifer M Kidd's book if you are interested in reading this go to the link here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Understanding-Career-Counselling-Research-Practice/dp/1412903394  Podcast Episodes I mentioned  Episode 15 - What is Careers advice and how can it help you- https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-15---How-can-Careers-Advice-help-you-e4mj0b Episode 37 Joy's interview from season 2 - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-37---How-to-build-a-personal-brand-on-YouTube-and-be-a-creative-business-owner-Interview-with-Joy-Randolph-eciqei  Episode 10 Leyla Okhai  from season 1 - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-10---Why-wellbeing-and-talking-about-workplace-bullying-is-so-important-in-the-workplace--Interview-with-Leyla-Okhai-e40t00  LinkedIn post that I mentioned in the episode - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/soma-ghosh-26086638_after-reading-about-thandiwe-newton-reclaiming-activity-6785831089882578944-xzBP  Please share, subscribe and follow us on Twitter at @CareerHappyPod or connect with me on LinkedIn if you haven't already here https://www.linkedin.com/in/soma-ghosh-26086638/  Many thanks  Soma 

In this Episode I am doing something a bit different and sharing a interview where a career coach called Andrea Theisz interviewed me for her career summit she did in January this year. This is an audio recording from that summit.  The main themes that came up in this interview  1. How career confidence can affect you and tips around this.  2. Tips on how to find your career happiness at work.   3. Advice around if you are fearful to start a new job, career or business.  4. Some context around me and my business story.   5. How you can find a career job you love.  If you want to access the gift that I spoke about please see link here https://mailchi.mp/84c14c6aafab/thecareerclaritychecklist If you have any questions or comments about this episode please do email me at soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com  I currently have a few spaces available for my parental careers advice service for full details please visit the link here.  http://www.thecareerhappinessmentor.com/service-for-parents  

In this episode I talk loss in your career and how a personal loss can help motivate you in your career.  *Trigger warning if you have been affected by loss the themes spoken about here may be upsetting for some of you. Just so you are mindful as I care about you as a listener. Especially because loss has been a big theme since the pandemic.  Please see a summary of the main points I spoke about in this episode  Loss of a loved one and how this can change your career.  Childhood loss and how that can impact on the choices you make.  Loss around divorce, separation and losing finances etc.  Grief and why it's individual journey for everyone.  How can loss help you with your career.  Redundancy and how this opens doors for you.   Job loss and how this can be turned into a fresh start.   Personal Loss and the pandemic.   Recovery period and loss.   How can your loved one inspire you in your career to keep going.  Therapy and counselling for loss and why it can help.   Loss can be a personal driver for us to think about the kind person we really want to be.  What lessons have you learnt from loss.   How can you move forward to living a full life now.  Repurposing your career whilst you can.   Embracing fear and what you would really love to do.  Please see episodes below that were mentioned in the podcast and could also be helpful to you.  Redundancy episode - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-49---How-to-recover-from-redundancy-and-move-on-eil0ap Job loss episode - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-45---3-tips-to-help-you-prepare-for-possible-job-loss-efjc9k My story episode - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-11---My-Story-e45qvt Lessons we can learn from the pandemic - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-67---What-lessons-have-we-learnt-in-2020-and-from-the-Pandemic-enu4mu If you want to find out more about how to work with me 1-1 please get in touch with me by emailing at soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com 

In this episode we talk with Kath Curry who runs a business called Edulead  In this episode we spoke about  1. Kath's career and business journey 2. Burnout and how it affects your life and career  3.  Why your health and career is so important  4. Leadership identity and what this means  5. What it means to be a good leader and if it's right for you?  6. Making sure you enjoy your life more and have fun.  7. Death by overwork (Karoshi) and how this links to your health and career.  8. The biggest lessons both me and Kath have learnt in our careers  9. Being yourself at work and being true to yourself. 10. Working in a toxic work environment and what to do about it.  Other episodes you may find helpful  1. Chronic illness episode - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-77-Dealing-with-Chronic-Illness-and-your-Career-esc9i9  2. People pleasing episode - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-73---Are-you-a-people-pleaser-at-work-eq8llr 3. Bringing more play into work interview with Jeff Harry - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-76---How-to-bring-more-play-into-your-working-life--interview-with-Jeff-Harry-eqj72m 4. Toxic workplace episode - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-31---What-to-do-if-you-work-in-a-toxic-environment-and-want-a-new-job-eb4ns8 I currently have 2 spots available for my Career Power Hour session please note you need to book this before Friday 9th March. To find out more and able please go to the link here http://www.thecareerhappinessmentor.com/careerspowerhour Any questions about this episode or the power hour session please email me at soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com 

In this episode we explore why you should build a personal brand for yourself and your career. Having a personal brand is an important part of helping you not just stand out in your career but it also helps people know more about your unique skillset and what you have to offer. I discuss why having a personal brand is an essential part of you building your career visibility and how it helps set you apart from others. I also talk about what personal branding is not just for professional women but also for freelancers and business owners. I also give tips around how you can build on your personal brand and how social media and other tools can be used to build your own brand. If you want further tips around LinkedIn as I mentioned this in this episode please go back and listen to the following episodes below. 1. Episode 9 from season 1 - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-9---Three-Reasons-you-should-have-an-up-to-date-LinkedIn-profile-e3sa9p2. Episode 30 from season 2 - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-30---Why-LinkedIn-should-be-part-of-your-job-hunt-eav0aeIf you have any questions about this session please email me at soma@soma@somaghosh.com If you enjoy listening to this podcast and haven't left a review yet you can do so here https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-career-happiness-podcast/id1450116167If you don't have a apple podcasts account please share the podcast. Remember we also have a Twitter account just for the podcast so you can follow me on there https://twitter.com/CareerHappyPod. If you have any questions about the episode or podcast please get in touch. For more tips why not sign up to the fortnightly newsletter here https://thecareerhappinessmentor.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3cbb0dae04c3c14700da9770e&id=e2f25afd53