

Squiggly Careers
The Squiggly Career
Squiggly Careers is a weekly podcast that will help you take control of your career development. Hosted by the founders of Amazing If (https://www.amazingif.com/), Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper, together they cover all things work: from how to manage stress and overcome your confidence gremlins to micro-aggressions and discovering your strengths. Each episode is full of ideas, actions, hints, and tips that you can put into practice straight away. Every so often they take a break from talking to each other to interview other people who are leading the way in making work better. Past guests include entrepreneur and philanthropist Dame Stephanie Shirley, author of The Joy of Work Bruce Daisley, and neuroscience expert Amy Brann. The Squiggly Careers podcast has been recommended by Harvard Business Review, Stylist, Marie Claire and Management Today.For more ideas, tools and inspiration every week, you can also sign up to their newsletter Squiggly Careers in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 20, 2022 • 14min
#255 You Coach You: Relationships with Thomas Erikson
In part 4 of this 6 part series Helen and Sarah bring to life some of the ideas and insights from their new book You Coach You. They talk to experts to get their thoughts on how we can help ourselves through some of the knottier moments in a squiggly career.Every episode relates to a chapter in the book and this epsiode focuses on the Relationships chapter and specifically how we can manage the relationship we have with our manager. Listen to Helen's conversation with Thomas Erikson, author of Surrounded by Idiots about how we can understand what drives our managers behaviour and adapt our approach to work with them effectively. To get your copy of You Coach You go to: www.amazingif.com/booksTo download the PodSheet for this episode, head to https://www.amazingif.com/listen/To sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools and catch-up on PodPlus head to https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmailFor questions, feedback or just to say hello, you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 18, 2022 • 18min
#254 You Coach You: Self Belief with Ethan Kross
In part 3 of this 6 part series Helen and Sarah bring to life some of the ideas and insights from their new book You Coach You. They talk to experts to get their thoughts on how we can help ourselves through some of the knottier moments in a squiggly career.Every episode relates to a chapter in the book and this episode focuses on our Self-Belief chapter and how we can build and boost our belief.Listen to Sarah’s conversation with psychologist and author of Chatter, Ethan Kross. Ethan helps us to understand why we all have chatter that hinders rather than helps us and shares lot of practical tools that we can try out to turn down the volume on our inner critic. BooksChatter: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chatter-Voice-Our-Head-Harness-ebook/dp/B087TDQL1P/ref=sr_1_1?crid=CEZV20VLVDVK&keywords=chatter+ethan+kross&qid=1639402624&sprefix=chatter+ethan+%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-1You Coach You: www.amazingif.com/booksTo download the PodSheet for this episode, head to https://www.amazingif.com/listen/To sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools and catch-up on PodPlus head to https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmailFor questions, feedback or just to say hello, you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 13, 2022 • 13min
#253 You Coach You: Distraction with Nir Eyal
In part 2 of this 6 part series Helen and Sarah bring to life some of the ideas and insights from their new book You Coach You. They talk to experts to get their thoughts on how we can help ourselves through some of the knottier moments in a squiggly career.Every episode relates to a chapter in the book and this epsiode focuses on the Time chapter and specifically the distractions that can be our downfalls. Listen to Helen's conversation with Nir Eyal, author of Indistractable about how we can manage our attention and ensure that we find our focus at work.To get your copy of You Coach You go to: www.amazingif.com/booksTo download the PodSheet for this episode, head to https://www.amazingif.com/listen/To sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools and catch-up on PodPlus head to https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmailFor questions, feedback or just to say hello, you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 11, 2022 • 16min
#252 You Coach You: Resilience with Dr. Bill Mitchell
In part 1 of this 6 part series Helen and Sarah bring to life some of the ideas and insights from their new book You Coach You. They talk to experts to get their thoughts on how we can help ourselves through some of the knottier moments in a squiggly career.Every episode relates to a chapter in the book and this episode focuses on our Resilience chapter and specifically how we can all build our resilience reserves.Listen to Sarah’s conversation with Dr. Bill Mitchell, author of Time to Breath, who shares some of the myths of resilience, how we can all invest in our own resilience every day, and how to make sure guilt doesn’t get in our way.Time to Breathe: https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Time-Breathe-Navigating-Happiness/dp/1472972988/ref=sr_1_1?crid=N87D96FIYAV5&keywords=time+to+breathe+bill+mitchell&qid=1639402449&sprefix=time+to+breath%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-1You Coach You: www.amazingif.com/booksTo download the PodSheet for this episode, head to https://www.amazingif.com/listen/To sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools and catch-up on PodPlus head to https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmailFor questions, feedback or just to say hello, you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 4, 2022 • 37min
#251 10 actions to accelerate your career development
We're kicking-off January with an action focused episode of the Squiggly Careers podcast. This week Helen and Sarah share 10 practical ways in which you can invest in your development and accelerate you're growth. Whether you're starting the year feeling a bit flat or your full of energy, this episode is full of lots of ideas to support you.You can also download the Squiggly Career Calendar for lots more practical support for your career in 2022.To download the PodSheet for this episode, head to https://www.amazingif.com/listen/To sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools and catch-up on PodPlus head to https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmailFor questions, feedback or just to say hello, you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 28, 2021 • 48min
#250 Squiggly Year in Review
In this last episode of the year Helen and Sarah reflect on a series of curious questions to explore the highs, lows, ups and downs of the last 12 months. As well as getting some insights into the behind the scenes work that Sarah and Helen do, you can download the podcast to use for your own reflection on 2021.Thank you for your support of the Squiggly Careers podcast this year. Wishing you a happy new year and very much looking forward to continuing the squiggly career conversations with you in 2022.To download the PodSheet for this episode, head to https://www.amazingif.com/listen/To sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools and catch-up on PodPlus head to https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmailFor questions, feedback or just to say hello, you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 21, 2021 • 32min
#249 Ideas to inspire: Curiosity & Creativity
This week Sarah talks to Sarah Stein Greenberg, Executive Director of Stanford Design School and author of Creative Acts for Curious People. Together Sarah and Sarah explore lots of practical exercises and techniques that will help everyone to think, create and lead in unconventional ways. You can order Sarah's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Creative-Acts-Curious-People-Unconventional/dp/0241552834/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=creative+acts+for+curious+people&qid=1639399808&sr=8-1To download the PodSheet for this episode, head to https://www.amazingif.com/listen/To sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools and catch-up on PodPlus head to https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmailFor questions, feedback or just to say hello, you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 14, 2021 • 41min
#248 Ideas to inspire: Energise your day
This week, Helen talks to Simon Alexander Ong (author of Energize) and Ian Sanders (author of 365 Way to Have a Good Day) about actions you can take to increase your energy and inspiration at work. This episode is full of lots of practical tips and covers everything from experimenting with laughter to making sure you don't treat your health as a side hustle.You can pre-order Simon's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Energize-Harness-Energy-Every-Moment/dp/0241502756/ref=zg_bsnr_277477_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=K41NHVC7BSQREJ3EKHKMIan's book is available to order now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ways-Have-Good-Day-day/dp/1529382246/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=ian+sanders&qid=1638180440&s=books&sr=1-1To download the PodSheet for this episode, head to https://www.amazingif.com/listen/To sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools and catch-up on PodPlus head to https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmailFor questions, feedback or just to say hello, you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 7, 2021 • 38min
#247 How to make the most of your 121
121s are a common way to connect with your manager and your colleagues at work. However, they can sometimes feel more like a hinderence than a help! This week, Helen and Sarah talk about how to make the most out of your 121 and share lots of practical ideas for action you can experiment with at work.To join You Coach You Live in London (19/01) or Manchester (31/01) head here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/events/2021/squiggly-careers-live.htmlTo download the PodSheet for this episode, head to https://www.amazingif.com/listen/To sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools and catch-up on PodPlus head to https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmailFor questions, feedback or just to say hello, you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 30, 2021 • 30min
#246 Six ways to accelerate your self-awareness
This week Helen and Sarah get super-practical about self-awareness. They talk about what self-awareness really means and the actions you can take to increase your internal and external self-awareness.To join You Coach You Live in London (19/01) or Manchester (31/01) head here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/events/2021/squiggly-careers-live.htmlTo download the PodSheet for this episode, head to https://www.amazingif.com/listen/To sign-up for PodMail, a weekly summary of squiggly career tools and catch-up on PodPlus head to https://mailchi.mp/squigglycareers/podmailFor questions, feedback or just to say hello, you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.