The Career Happiness Podcast

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-e3sa9p 2. Episode 30 from season 2 - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-30---Why-LinkedIn-should-be-part-of-your-job-hunt-eav0ae If 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/id1450116167 If 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 

In this week's Episode I have another State side guest and I spoke to Cherylanne Skolnicki. Cherylanne is a coach and runs a business called Brilliant Balance she is also a fellow podcaster.  This conversation was full of great insights around:  Doing something you truly love.   Staring a business and wanting to build something for yourself.   Tips around how to be more productive as a working mum or busy professional.  How fear can be a great superpower to help you go after what you really want.  Gratitude and why it's so important especially in these current times.  Support and advice around helping parents who feel overwhelmed right now.  Being a women who embraces their own personal worth.  Building a career and life that fits around you and your lifestyle.  You can find out more about Cherylanne by visiting here site here https://brilliant-balance.com/ Listening to her podcast here https://brilliant-balance.com/podcast/  You can also connect with Cherylanne on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brilliant_balance/  Follow her Facebook page here - https://www.facebook.com/cherylanneskolnickiofficial  Or connect with her on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylanne-skolnicki-brilliant-balance/  Any questions about the podcast please email me at soma@somaghosh.com  Many thanks  Soma 

In this episode is all about dealing with Chronic Illness and how to manage that with your career. Chronic illness is an issue that can affect career happiness and motivation at work. More then that when a illness is debilitating it can affect you physically and mentally too.  I also give some practical tips on what to do if you are dealing with Chronic illness and need support around this.  Please note this episode may trigger or upset some of you so I am putting a written Trigger warning here in the notes for you.  In this episode I talk about some of the illnesses that can affect you and also why it's important to get support in your workplace.  I also previously spoke about returning to work after an illness and you revisit that episode from season 2 here https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-48---3-tips-on-returning-to-work-after-a-illness-eh1j59  When we interviewed Louisa Van Vessem she spoke about Chronic fatigue and how this helped her realise she wanted to set up a business see episode here https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-56---How-can-work-in-more-flexible-way-and-look-after-your-health-at-the-same-time-interview-with-Louisa-Van-Vessem-ekp7lm  This episode also coincides with Endometritis awareness month a illness which many women suffer with in silence and is also something very close to my own heart. Which I speak more about in the episode. To find out more about this please also visit https://endometriosis-uk.org/  One of the things I mentioned in the episode was also about how strokes can affect young people I have started following this charity online that helps young people and families who go through strokes https://differentstrokes.co.uk/  I do currently have 3 slots available to work with me I have two Career consultation slots and One Parental services slot either for the Paternal consultation or Careers Advice service.  Please see link to the services here:  Parental services page - https://www.somaghosh.com/parents-of-teenagers If you have any questions about this please email me at soma@somaghosh.com please note this email will not be active after May 14th of this year 2021. 

In this episode I spoke to Jeff Harry. Jeff runs a business called "Rediscover your play".  In this episode we talk about  Jeff's career and business journey  How to go for careers that you secretly desire  Tapping into Play in our work and careers  How failure can be your superpower  How can we bring more play into our working lives  The lockdown and how play can help with this  The importance of self compassion  Hustle culture and why it can be so damaging  How to deal with toxic workplace culture and talk about it within the workplace  How play can have a positive impact on your working life  If you want to find more about Jeff you can visit him at his website here https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/  You can connect with Jeff on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffharryplays/  Follow him on Twitter - https://twitter.com/JeffHarryPlays Subscribe to his YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/jchuche/featured

In this first live episode of the podcast I talk about how you can develop your career during this time. This Episode is slightly longer then my normal podcast episodes. Please see main themes I talk about below 1.COVID-19 and your career • How has the pandemic affected jobs and careers • The emotional impact it’s had on you • Tips on what to do if you have gone through redundancy/furlough 2.Starting a business and the Pandemic • Rise in small businesses during the pandemic • Why should you do it • Getting support 3.What do you need to do next (tips around this) post pandemic • Applying for a job vs career change · Uncertainty vs taking chances • Being financially savvy and think where you can invest wisely • Looking forward and planning life where you can Please see articles and links I mentioned in the episode • Anxiety links - https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips/ • https://www.stylist.co.uk/health/mental-health/post-lockdown-anxiety-back-to-normal-overwhelm/487565 • Tips around money and how not to worry about it -https://medium.com/@somag2018/4-practical-ways-to-not-worry-about-money-at-this-time-b469403da432 • Cold calling an employer - https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/should-you-ever-cold-call-a-prospective-employer-work-career-060035445.html You May also find these episodes helpful If you have any questions about this episode or any thoughts 1. Recession episode - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-51---Tips-on-how-to-cope-with-the-economic-recession-ejdk74 2. Redundancy episode - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-49---How-to-recover-from-redundancy-and-move-on-eil0ap 3. Portfolio career podcast - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-21---Should-you-have-a-portfolio-career-e7m7sp 4. Starting a business - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-53--3-reasons-to-start-a-business-ek23es  If you have any questions or comments about the podcast please email me at soma@somaghosh.com  Many thanks  Soma