The Career Happiness Podcast

Roz is the founder of the website More From My career website. In this interview Roz talks about the site how she became a career coach and why she is such a champion to help others for career change. Roz also talks about her own career journey. We spoke about career change and the challenges around this. To find out more about Roz go and visit her website here https://morefrommycareer.com/ You can connect with her on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/rozjackson/ Follow her on Twitter https://twitter.com/morefromacareer Follow her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/morefrommycareer/ If you have any questions about this podcast please email me at soma@somaghosh.com  You can also subscribe to newsletter here https://thecareerhappinessmentor.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3cbb0dae04c3c14700da9770e&id=e2f25afd53

In this episode I talk about career satisfaction. What does it mean? Also what are the reasons that you may not be satisfied at work. I cover three reasons and speak about what I have seen in my own career and with the women and clients I have worked with. If you find this episode helpful you may also find the following links useful too. Other episodes that may be beneficial Episode 13 – Burnout and five tips to help you move forward - https://www.somaghosh.com/podcast/episode-13-five-tips-to-help-you-move-forward-with-career-burnout  Episode 31 – What to do if you work in a toxic environment and want a new job? - https://www.somaghosh.com/podcast/episode-31-what-to-do-if-you-work-in-a-toxic-environment-and-want-a-new-job  Episode 34 – 3 tips on how to stay motivated in your current job - https://www.somaghosh.com/podcast/episode-34-3-tips-on-how-to-stay-motivated-in-your-current-job Episode 50 – Are you being undermined at work? - https://www.somaghosh.com/podcast/episode-50-are-you-being-undermined-at-work Further support If have any questions about the podcast or this episode I always love hearing from you can email me at soma@somaghosh.com  You can also subscribe to the newsletter here https://thecareerhappinessmentor.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3cbb0dae04c3c14700da9770e&id=e2f25afd53

In this episode I spoke to Louisa Van Vessem. We spoke about a lot of different topics including - Mental health - Starting a business - Career happiness - Being a mum and a business owner - The power on LinkedIn and how it’s helped her If you are interested in finding out more about Louisa you can visit her site here https://workflowva.com/ Connect with her on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/workflowvirtual/ Follow here on twitter here https://twitter.com/WorkflowVirtual Follow her on her Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/WorkflowVirtual Connect with her on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/workflowvirtual/ Remember for more tips and advice around career happiness please sign up to the newsletter here https://thecareerhappinessmentor.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3cbb0dae04c3c14700da9770e&id=e2f25afd53 If you have any questions please email me at soma@somaghosh.com  Much love Soma

In this episode I talk about communication what it means and why it’s an important skill and tool in the workplace. I share ways how you can have better communication in the workplace. Also how communicate effectively will help you at work and thrive in your job. If you like this episode you may also like the following links 1. In this podcast interview we talk about why communication and relationships are a key part of career happiness - https://www.somaghosh.com/podcast/episode-42-how-organisational-change-and-psychology-can-support-your-career-interview-with-hayley-lewis 2. This episode may be relevant to you if you feel you aren’t communicating how you truly feel and may be feeling undermined - https://www.somaghosh.com/podcast/episode-50-are-you-being-undermined-at-work If you have any questions about this episode you feel you need support with your career please feel free to email me at soma@somaghosh.com  You can subscribe to the newsletter here https://thecareerhappinessmentor.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3cbb0dae04c3c14700da9770e&id=e2f25afd53&fbclid=IwAR3BAIjOYN7DwEUpqeaFv6kIBH_Y4pyxQnmD9kl_BV9c6FafmMKoQ8mkrVs  Many thanks  Soma 

In this episode I talk to Anna Lundberg We speak about how to start a business, careers advice and what her experience was like going to Oxford University. We also talk about advice about moving forward in your career and what it takes to create a business. Anna is owns a business called one step outside she helps people create businesses and side hustles and is a business and life coach. Anna is also has a podcast called “reimagining success” if you want to listen to the podcast please go here https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/reimagining-success-with-anna-s-e-lundberg/id1444846932 To connect with you Anna you can do so at the following links 1. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/onestepoutside 2. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/annaselundberg/ 3. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/annaselundberg/ 4. Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/annaselundberg As always I love hearing from you so if you have any comments about the podcast please email me at soma@somaghosh.com  If you want to receive more updates and other resources and insights about career happiness please sign up to the newsletter https://thecareerhappinessmentor.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3cbb0dae04c3c14700da9770e&id=e2f25afd53

In this episode we talk about reasons to start a business. A theme that comes up a lot and because many of the women I speak to ponder with the idea but feel conflicted by it. I also refer to a short video I did that ties in with this see link here - https://youtu.be/nM0xAZtHcFQ  I also want to refer to some guests who have amazing business that may inspire you with their wisdom around starting a business 1. Kiki Kirby - https://www.somaghosh.com/podcast/episode-4-finding-your-true-purpose-in-your-career-interview-with-kiki-kirby  2. Sharn Kharia - https://www.somaghosh.com/podcast/episode-8-why-branding-and-marketing-are-important-if-you-want-to-start-an-online-business-interview-with-sharn-khaira  3. Victoria Ademosu - https://www.somaghosh.com/podcast/episode-14-how-to-be-realistic-about-starting-a-new-business-interview-with-victoria-ademosu 4. Lucy Sheridan - https://www.somaghosh.com/podcast/episode-22-career-comparison-and-how-to-deal-with-this-interview-with-lucy-sheridan-wightman 5. Nicole Huelin - https://www.somaghosh.com/podcast/episode-36-how-to-create-a-successful-business-and-be-a-mum-interview-with-nicola-huelin You can also read my story here and my own business journey here as I briefly mention this in the episode here - https://www.somaghosh.com/about If you liked this episode you can subscribe to the newsletter here https://thecareerhappinessmentor.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3cbb0dae04c3c14700da9770e&id=e2f25afd53  If you have any questions or comments about the podcast I always love hearing from you can email me at soma@somaghosh.com 

In this episode we look at turning your hobby into a business a common theme that comes up with many of the women I talk to. If you have any thoughts about this episode please email me at soma@somaghosh.com If you want to book a career power hour see link here https://www.somaghosh.com/career-happiness-power-hour

I wanted to touch on this episode because a lot of people are worried about the impact the recession will have on them. I looked into some articles that go into the economic impact for your further reading. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/coronavirus-financial-crisis-2008-millennial-furlough-recession-unemployment-a9688301.html https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200810-is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-good-or-bad-recession https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/12/uk-economy-covid-19-plunges-into-deepest-slump-in-history https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/12/why-is-britain-gdp-down-more-than-other-major-nations https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/12/uk-economy-a-full-recovery-from-the-covid-slump-will-be-slow Please see article I wrote about how to cope with money. https://medium.com/@somag2018/4-practical-ways-to-not-worry-about-money-at-this-time-b469403da432 I also have a link to the article I mentioned that I posted on LinkedIn here a link to the article https://www.theguardian.com/money/2020/aug/19/my-world-came-crashing-down-how-2020-took-me-from-a-six-figure-salary-to-universal-credit If you want to take part in the discussion please do here https://www.linkedin.com/posts/soma-ghosh-26086638_my-world-came-crashing-down-how-2020-took-activity-6702122563000131584-yzjf If you have any insights about this episode please send me an email at soma@somaghosh.com  Many thanks Soma

In this episode we talk about being undermined at work a very common topic and something I work on to support my clients through.  It may also be relevant to you to go and listen to the podcast episode around bullying - https://www.somaghosh.com/podcast/episode-33-3-tips-on-workplace-bullying Please also go back and listen to episode 46 if you are interested in learning about career change at this link - https://anchor.fm/careerhappiness/episodes/Episode-46---Three-reasons-to-change-your-career-eg75qs As well as my interview with Lizzie Benton where we talk about work place culture - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3QSOslyFHcisJG8pK1FrD8?si=a4921ed87a5c4b85 Please also post on LinkedIn I mentioned about sleep here https://www.linkedin.com/posts/soma-ghosh-26086638_mentalhealth-health-wellbeing-activity-6704692123150622720-XziA  If you have a question about this episode or the points discussed please email me at soma@somaghosh.com  If you enjoyed this episode please leave us review as well as share it on any social media platforms you are on.  If you would prefer to interact with me on social media please follow me on Twitter at @sgcareers27 or connect with me on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/soma-ghosh-26086638/ 

In this episode, we explore redundancy and how you can cope with it. I also talk about how you can recover from and move forward. Especially because it can be challenging. Add to that what’s going on with the aftermath of Covid-19 I felt this episode was vital for many of you who listen to this podcast. If you want further support with this and have recently lost your job please also go and listen to episode 45 – which is all about “3 tips to help you prepare for possible job loss”. I also explore the risk of redundancy something I have personally faced and the aftermath of redundancy itself. If you are going through this or have recently faced this please stay tuned to get some tips to help you in the future. If you enjoy listening to the podcast would appreciate you leaving a review here or sharing the podcast with others who may find value from it. You can also get more tips and advice from the newsletter here Soma x