The Career Happiness Podcast

The main format of this episode is detailed below. Intro about the change up in theme for this week’s episode What promoted me to talk about this 2 reasons why being a business owner isn’t what you think it may be LinkedIn post I mentioned in the episode by Alice Lyons - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7165976568622735360/ Other episodes you may find useful Episode 52 - Should I turn a hobby into a business Episode 163 - Should you start a business podcast If you have any thoughts or questions about this episode please Email me at soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com or soma@somaghghosh.com  

It was a real pleasure to talk to Zina Kular business owner The main themes in our conversation and what we spoke about: 1. Zina’s business and what she does - 0:00- 4:46 2. Zina’s experiences of going to school and her education whilst going to a private school - 4:47 - 7:41 3.  Learning through Failure in a positive way and how this helped Zina learn about real life and her career - 7:42 - 12:11 4. Private education and State school education - 12:12- 15:09 4. Young people and what they need from education and teachers- 15:11- 20:18 5. Pressure to do certain careers and talking about STEM careers -20:20 - 23:14 6. Working in education and what we both learnt from this - 23:15 - 25:39 7.  More insights into why Zina created her business and why she help business owners who are mums - 24:45 - 30:38 8. Advice and tips around speaking in your business and how Zina utilised this in her business and the different forms of using your voice to speak up to promote your business- 30:50 - 34:33 9.Tips and advice around helping mums and women to create a side hustle and business - 34:40 - 40:11 10. Where can you connect with Zina - 40:12 -41:22 Where can you connect with Zina Connect with here on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/zinakular/ Visit her Website here https://www.zinakular.com/

In this episode we cover the following: 1. Why I wanted to talk about this topic?- 0:00- 6:43 2.  What are some of the reasons this is happening -6:44- 18:37 3. How this creating problems in the workplace - 18:38- 28:40 4.  What can we do about this? -28:41 -34:52 5. How can I support you currently and episode ending 34:53 -35:58 Other episodes you may find useful Episode 55 - 3 ways to communicate better with your colleagues Episode 71 - How your personality can impact your career? Episode 174 - Is how you communicate at work affecting your career progression?  Episode 181 - Feeling lonely whilst working in a hybrid role and what to do about it. How can you work with me Women in employment page - https://www.somaghosh.com/women-in-employment Career Happiness Mentoring program – https://www.somaghosh.com/career-happiness-program Apply for a call here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_op9hNEHtgubM1Q5dfspOqSTonc5dsz9ktl1TpVa0Hs/viewform?edit_requested=true&fbzx=1337396816529605572#responses Any questions about the podcast email me at soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com or soma@somaghosh.com

I spoke about unhappiness at work and 3 ways to handle this. The main format for this episode was: Intro about unhappiness at work – 0:00- 3:51 What are some the reasons around why we are unhappy at work – 3:52- 10:54 The 4 pillars and career unhappiness at work – 10:56 - 15:47 What is your definition is career happiness exercise for you 15:48- 21:59 3 ways to handle this - 22:00- 30:29 Ways to connect further and outro - 30:31- 31:30 Links that you may find useful that I mentioned in this episode Article about Laurie Santos - https://www.shondaland.com/live/body/a31196398/what-exactly-is-happiness/ Other episodes that are key to this episode Episode 145 - 3 tips to help you have a healthy, happy business mindset Episode 157 - How can you find your career purpose and 2 ways to do this Episode 100 - (Milestone Episode.) Has career happiness evolved since the podcast started in 2019? Episode 89 - Why Career Happiness is a journey Episode 82 - Career confidence and Career Happiness what can you do to reignite your career now. Any questions you can email me at soma@somaghosh.com or soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com If you want to connect with me on LinkedIn you can do so here Or follow the podcast here on Twitter. – https://twitter.com/CareerHappyPod Subscribe to the newsletter here - https://thecareerhappinessmentor.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3cbb0dae04c3c14700da9770e&id=e2f25afd53

In this episode we spoke about the following: 1.  Introduction and purpose of episode - 0:00- 4:00 2.  The 4 Career Happiness Pillars 4:15- 11:29 3. How the top ten popular episodes tie into these pillars 11:32- 49:45 4. Popular themes throughout the seasons 49:46- 1;00:29 6.  Conclusion to episode 1:00:30-1:02:12 Links that you may find useful - https://www.somaghosh.com/ as the four pillars are showcased here Previous Episodes I mention in this Episode 1. Episode 2 - Let Confidence be your superpower in your career (Interview with Aliya Rajah) 2. Episode 3 - How to be more confident in your career and find work you truly love. 3. Episode 158 - Career confusion in your 20s and 30s and how to tackle this with Alana Kilmartin 4. Episode 5 - Three tips to help with Career Confusion 5. Episode 4 - Finding your true purpose in your career (Interview with Kiki Kirby) 6. Episode 5 - Three tips to help with Career Confusion 7. Episode 50 - Are you being undermined at work? Support and further tips You can sign up to the newsletter here - https://thecareerhappinessmentor.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3cbb0dae04c3c14700da9770e&id=e2f25afd53

Hustle Culture is something that many seem to be rejecting What we covered in this episode included: 1. Why I wanted to about Hustle culture and what’s changed around this when I spoke about in Episode 65 2. Why Hustle Culture is causing Burnout, stress and mental health issues 3. The pandemic and it’s aftermath of how workplaces had changed 4. Working culture is different and will continue to be ever evolving 5. Why are we rejecting Hustle Culture ? 6. The Pillars and career happiness Mentor Links mentioned · Debate I mentioned in the episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=VNdce1LpgF2G9Tr0&v=sFU6qCT0vxE&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=GoodMorningBritain · Article about the film I mentioned Fake Famous - https://www.newyorker.com/culture/on-television/fake-famous-and-the-tedium-of-influencer-culture ·  Link about job crafting- https://tailoredthinking.co.uk/blog/2020/5/12/different-types-of-job-crafting ·   Article I mentioned about loneliness at work https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/careers/loneliness-burnout-at-work/855917 Previous episodes linked to this episode 1.  Episode 65 – Do we have a hustle problem? 2. Episode 110 - Should you consider the great resignation as part of your career journey? 3. Episode 140- How deal with The Great Resignation and Burnout Culture with Sara J. McElroy 4. Episode 146 - What is quiet quitting and what do you need to know about it? 5. Episode 196 - 4 practical tips to help you quit your job Working with me Find out how to work with me visit the link here - https://www.somaghosh.com/women-in-employment If you have any thoughts or questions about the podcast please email me at soma@somaghosh.com or soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com  

In this episode we spoke about the following: 1.  What Biraj does in his work and business as a coach -1:58-7:35 2. How can people figure out what their strengths are?- 7:42-11:30 3. Is there a link between a person’s talents and strengths and how is this connected to our values and tips around this- 11:35-14:43 4. Biraj’s career and what he did before he had a business- 14:56-19:50 5. Differences between 1-1 client work and corporate work the Biraj does - 20:00-24:58 6. Generalist vs having a special talent - 25:00-31:04 7. Confidence in the workplace and how this affects others 31:08-35:58 8. Being yourself at work and navigating being true to yourself at work 36:00-38:41 9. What is next for Biraj’s business in the new year- 38:50-41:14 10. How you can connect with Biraj - 41:20-42:16 Get in touch with Biraj Connect with Biraj on LinkedIn here – https://www.linkedin.com/in/biraj-nakarja-41a4047/ Follow him on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/innatecompass/ Visit his website - https://www.innatecompass.com/  

In this episode we talk about 5 TV shows you should watch related to work The format of the episode was as follows: 1. Introduction and purpose of the episode- 1:09-4:52 2.  Show no 1 about the workplace - 4:55 - 11:49 3.  TV program no 2 about the world of work - 11:51-17:51 4. Show no 3 about the workplace - 17:54-24:18 5. TV program 4 about the world of work - 24:22-28:20 6. Show no 5 about the workplace - 28:24-32:59 7. Other shows that are worth a mention - 33:01-36:37 8. Final thoughts - 36:38-39:52 Tik Tok video I mentioned see here - https://www.tiktok.com/@somag25/video/7139828207108345093?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7139894892125947397 I want to hear from you? What shows related to workplace would you recommend? If you have any thoughts on this or the podcast please email me us at soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com or soma@somaghosh.com

In this episode I talk about: 1. Why I am recording this episode 2.  Quitting and why people leave previous episode and articles 3.  4 tips to help you quit your job 4.  Quitting your job the setbacks and why it take time and conclusion Women’s Hour segment You can listen to the full episode here. To skip to the segment at 33 minutes and 44 seconds where I spoke with guest Hannah Witton and presenter Emma Barratt. See link here so you can listen on BBC sounds - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001t9ff SEO Mindset Podcast   You can listen to this episode where I was interviewed by one of the hosts Tazmin Suleman and spoke about quiet and loud quitting -  https://www.theseomindset.co.uk/episode/quiet-loud-quitting-with-soma-ghosh Other relevant episode from this podcast linked to quitting your job 1. Episode 92 - 4 reasons why people leave their job 2. Episode 110 - Should you consider the great resignation as part of your career journey? 3. Episode 146 - What is quiet quitting and what do you need to know about it? Blog post relevant to this episode You can read a blog I wrote about quitting here - https://www.somaghosh.com/careerhappinesssblog/what-can-i-do-if-i-cant-currently-quit-a-job-i-am-unhappy-in Your thoughts on this topic If you have any thoughts or comments, or questions on this topic please email me at soma@somaghosh.com or soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com                      

In this Episode I spoke to parenting coach Aman Kaur Within this episode we spoke about the following. 1. The work Aman does as a parenting coach - 1:21- 2:30 2. The most common themes that come up in Aman’s coaching and the work she does - 2:38- 15:45 3. Childhood trauma and normalising conversations around this- 15:48- 25:00 4. Conscious parenting and tips on how to do this - 25:12 - 31:30 5. What Aman did before she had her business - 31:40- 32:24 6. Pressure and how to help parents with this especially around careers - 32:29- 44:20 7. Parenting yourself and how this can help you as an individual - 44:22 - 48:18 8. Connect with Aman and End - 48:20 - 49:00 How can you connect with Aman Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/themindfulparentingcoach/ Any comments or questions If you have any questions about the podcast email me at soma@thecareerhappinnessmentor.com or soma@somaghosh.com Questions about the podcast