The Career Happiness Podcast

In this episode I speak with the lovely Natalie Costa from Power thoughts.  We talk about business, career and so much more !! Check out her Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/powerthoughtsnc/ Follow her on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/powerthoughtsnataliecosta/ Connect with her on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliecostaconfidencecoach/ If you have any further questions about the podcast or want to ask me anything please get in touch by emailing me at soma@somaghosh.com  Soma x

In this episode I talk about my parents and their career happiness. Both my dad and mum have had a profound impact on my career choices. They both changed how they worked in different ways to find out more please listen to the episode and had career had job changes because they weren't happy at work.  In episode 11 I shared my own story about my career happiness please go the episode here to listen to this.  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-11-my-story/id1450116167?i=1000439931106  If you haven’t listened to this already as this shows again how they influenced my journey and what happened to me to help create my career happiness.  You can also read my story on my about me page https://www.somaghosh.com/about To get more updates about “The career happiness mentor” why not subscribe to the career happiness newsletter https://thecareerhappinessmentor.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3cbb0dae04c3c14700da9770e&id=e2f25afd53&fbclid=IwAR1krAWUAv3brZVJ3Qeidc-FkKS2oTS4brZ7fBQP4WXbzXoskWlZ4e6rW0o  If you are enjoying listening to the podcast please subscribe if you haven’t already and leave us a review on apple podcasts. 

In this episode I talk to Nicky Raby a actor, podcaster and life and business coach. In this episode we talk about business, having a portfolio career, career happiness and so much more.  Nicky is a force to be reckoned with and is someone I really admire.  To follow her work please connect with her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickyraby/  Connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickyraby/  Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickyraby Go to her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/nickyraby/  To find out more about Nicky you can visit her website on https://www.nickyraby.com/ 

 Careers advice isn’t just for those of you who are at school and the awareness about what careers advice can be confusing and not always accurate.  So, in this episode I talk about what careers advice is? The difference between careers advice and career coaching and also why you should consider getting careers advice.  This episode will especially be helpful to anyone who is confused about their current career options and wants to understand more about what advice can help them.  If you enjoy listening to this podcast and episode and feel you would like more tips and advice why not subscribe to the free newsletter here  https://thecareerhappinessmentor.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3cbb0dae04c3c14700da9770e&id=e2f25afd53&fbclid=IwAR3wLoleneQb4FcbjMdWydADGQToDqqGwiAf287ZYdgkABaejdip4AaK8oQ that gets send out twice a month and also check out the careers happiness blog http://www.thecareerhappinessmentor.com/blog  For further information about me and what I do please visit the site here www.somaghosh.com 

In this episode I talk with the award-winning Victoria Ademosu a business owner and founder of “The Tutoress”. Victoria is a dear friend of mine and has a lot of wise words about business and starting a business realistically.  To connect with Victoria, you can  Follow her on Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheTutoress  Visit her website to find out more about the tutoress - http://www.thetutoress.com/  If you enjoy the podcast why not subscribe to the newsletter that gets sent out twice every month. You subscribe to the newsletter here https://thecareerhappinessmentor.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3cbb0dae04c3c14700da9770e&id=e2f25afd53&fbclid=IwAR1em0UUzXxfHB40sZsA0p5WnAwoa7yyPSJ_Qn6R63ex1PzY6NsjgMtFb9s  Also, if you like the podcast I would really appreciate you taking the time to leave me review on Apple Podcasts. It will help with the visibility of the podcast and mean so much to me. 

   Burnout is real and is now being recognised as a condition that is affecting so many of us in the workplace. In this episode I explore burnout with you share some of my own personal journey and give you 5 tips on how you can move forward with it. I spoke about the man who coined the term burnout called Herbert Freudenberger if you want to find out more about google him.  To watch the live, I mentioned in the episode please go to the link https://www.facebook.com/147585885401916/videos/327095891221537/  To see the talk, I mentioned in the episode by Devdutt Pattanaik please go to the link here https://youtu.be/ZD_Gh3Igoe0. He talks about leadership at 15 minutes into the video for a about 40 secs in this video. I am being specific here in case some of you aren’t interested in mythology or not familiar with Mahabharata so you can hear how wonderfully he explains leadership here.  If you feel you need support through career counselling email me at soma@somghosh.com to see if I would be a good fit for you. I will only work with a client if its right or both of us. If you want further support and career happiness tips please follow the blog here https://www.somaghosh.com/careerhappinesssblog and sign up for the free newsletter here https://thecareerhappinessmentor.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3cbb0dae04c3c14700da9770e&id=e2f25afd53&fbclid=IwAR2kzqo8ZAoVqBGLhSjqdOsJoKAYv6yVDy8ocGaWlQNZCslytvebCbmeifQ  If you have a question about this episode please get in touch you can also follow me on twitter at @sgcareers27. or connect with me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/soma-ghosh-26086638/ 

 In this episode I speak to the very inspirational Sonal Dave. Sonal is an award-winning business owner, toastmaster and public speaking coach.  We speak about what a toastmaster and celebrant does. What her career has been like over the years. Highs and lows in her career and some of her own personal challenges.  If you want to find out more about Sonal you can visit her at https://www.sonaldave.com/  You can connect with Sonal on the following social media links.  Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/sonaldaveofficial  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonal_dave68/  YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNEWPr3b2BKfiR_M9ZOPWg  Twitter: https://twitter.com/sonaldave68  If you have any questions about the episode please visit the site here at www.somaghosh.com or email me at soma@somghosh.com   Also if you could leave us a review on apple podcasts or rating on this would be really appreciated. Enjoy the episode and wishing you all the career happiness you deserve.  Soma x 

   In today’s episode I talk about my own personal story. I also share with you a little bit about my parents, school life, university and career choices. To how career happiness was something which was already something that was simmering in the background. I just didn’t know it at the time. I will be doing a further episode about this soon.  To read my full story please go to the about me page on my site https://www.somaghosh.com/about you can also read my career unhappiness story to do with redundancy at this link https://www.somaghosh.com/careerhappinesssblog/my-career-unhappiness-story I also mention some tips around what to do if you are unhappy at work.  See these link here https://www.somaghosh.com/careerhappinesssblog/how-to-find-career-happiness-strategies-of-dealing-with-unhappiness-at-work If you enjoy listening to the podcast and want to connect and ask me more either email me at soma@somaghosh.com  Or you can connect with on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/soma-ghosh-26086638/  Also if you could leave us a review on apple podcasts or rating on this would be really appreciated. Enjoy the episode and wishing you all the career happiness you deserve.  Soma x

In this episode I speak to Leyla Okhai.  Leyla is a coach and founder of a unique and really special business called “Diverse Minds”.  In this episode we speak a lot about the importance of mental health and why it’s so vital in the workplace. We also speak about workplace bullying and your working rights. We also touch on why it’s important you get support from your employers if you have a SPLD condition and how you can get support if you have dyslexia, autism etc.  To find out more about Leyla and connect with her you can visit her site https://diverseminds.co.uk/about/  Connect with her on Twitter https://twitter.com/diversemindsuk  Connect with her on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/leyla-okhai-diversemindsuk/  Or visit her Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/diversemindsuk/  If you have any questions about the episode or think you would benefit by having a conversation with me you can book in a 15 minute call please book a call with me here https://soma-ghosh.youcanbook.me/ or email me at soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com  Also if you could leave us a review on apple podcasts or rating on this would be really appreciated. Enjoy the episode and wishing you all the career happiness you deserve.  Soma x

   In this episode I talk about how having a current and up- to- date LinkedIn Profile is an important aspect of your overall career development.  If you aren’t fully using LinkedIn to it’s potential and you are looking for a new job or want to be promoted this will be an important episode for you to listen to.  It’s also a great episode or those of you who have a niche career, have a portfolio career or considering changing your career to fit your unique skills and abilities.  LinkedIn has massive potential to help you move forward if you use it in the right way and I am really passionate about using it not only as an avid user but also as a business owner who has built relationships with clients and other business owners too.  To find out more about why your profile should be up to date please tune into the episode.  You can also gain more value by watching a LinkedIn training I did here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR6YrlDO4M4&t=1884s  If you are interested in finding out more about how I can help you on a one to one basis with LinkedIn please email me at soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com  Lastly of you want to connect with me on LinkedIn and see my daily posts please go here https://www.linkedin.com/in/soma-ghosh-26086638/  Also if you could leave us a review on apple podcasts or rating on this would be really appreciated. Enjoy the episode and wishing you all the career happiness you deserve.  Soma x