The Upgraded Career Podcast: Recent Episodes
Nicole Case
How do I get a promotion at work? How do I advocate for myself without sounding like I’m bragging? How can I succeed at that next level if I’m already overwhelmed? How do I deal with a terrible manager while trying to lead my own team? Do I really have to network? We are going to cover all that and more on The Upgraded Career Podcast. Your host, Nicole Case, spent more than a decade in corporate HR roles and now as a speaker and coach for women leaders. She’s seen countless women stall out or burnout in their careers and all that stops now. In this podcast, she is sharing all her insider knowledge on how you can Upgrade your own career. One where you are seen and valued, where you are making the impact you want, you are using your strengths, and you’re paid really freaking well! All without pulling your hair out. Each episode has practical actionable takeaways that you’re able to implement right away with some healthy doses of encouragement and maybe a kick in the pants or two. Plus you’ll hear from other amazing women who have Upgraded their own careers on their terms. Subscribe today and for even more Upgraded Career advice, a peek behind-the-scenes, and exclusive content, head over to nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast and follow Nicole Case on LinkedIn.
Have you evaluated your goals lately? Sometimes it's not about whether you meet your goal, it's about knowing when it's time to change course or quit the goal altogether.
This week on the podcast, I'm sharing:
-How to assess your goals progress
-Signs it's time to quit the goal
-Alternatives to quitting the goal
Full show notes and transcript can be found here.
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Feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and underutilized? Maybe all that work you are doing isn't meant for you?
Effective delegation is really hard for ambitious and driven people to get the hang of. But not empowering your team to meet their potential is also keeping you stuck in the weeds and without that promotion you deserve.
In this episode, I share the top reasons leaders struggle with delegation and what message it sends to their boss.
Full show notes and transcription can be found here.
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Professionalism is an illusion we’ve been sold.
If we’re honest, the concept of professionalism often masks the realities of workplace dynamics, leading us into a deceptive cycle.
The world is changing though and holding onto antiquated norms might impede organizational advancement (or existence).
Join me this week for a conversation with the incredible Anessa Fink!
Here's a what we’re covering:
• Rethinking Professionalism: Addressing how traditional norms perpetuate bias and inequality in the workplace.
• The Future of Work: Advocating for inclusivity and equity
• Organizational Adaptation: Strategies for navigating generational shifts and fostering a dynamic workplace culture.
• Fractional Work: Exploring this innovative approach and its distinctions from traditional consulting and freelancing.
Get Anessa's latest book, "The Revolution of Work: F*ck the Patriarchy and the Workplace it Built"!
Full show notes and transcript can be found here.
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No one likes to fail. It feels uncomfortable and can be embarrassing. But failure also puts us in positions to grow. When we embrace failure, it allows us to build confidence.
This week, fitness trainer Lindsay Arias and I delve into the incredible power of failure and how it fuels confidence, both within and beyond the gym.
In this episode, we are discussing:
- Building confidence through fitness
- Recognizing the difference between fatigue and failure
- Creating a nurturing support network
- Unlocking leadership through vulnerability
Full show notes and transcript at theupgradedleader.com
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In a world of corporate layoffs and quiet quitting, where we are more disconnected and disengaged at work than ever before, how do we increase productivity, retention, and employee satisfaction? We create cultures of belonging.
Full show notes and transcript can be found here.
In this episode, we talk with Wendy Gates Corbett about:
- What does belonging mean?
- Why it’s so important to our workplace and community
- Who is responsible for building a culture of belonging
- How everyone can do small things every day to create a culture of belonging
Get the book - The Energy Of Belonging: 75 Ideas To Spark Workplace Community
Learn more about Wendy and her work.
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Setting clear goals and specific actions is important. But most people forget a critical step in goal setting that will ensure you will be happy and satisfied with achieving your goals.
In this episode, I share how setting intentions on how you want to feel and the pace you want to make progress on your goals for sustainable success in the new year.
Full transcript and show notes can be found here.
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How was your last year? How are you feeling about moving into this new year?
In this episode, I share two journal exercises. One to close out last year - especially if it was a tough one. And one to move forward into the new year with hope and optimism.
Full transcript and show notes here.
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This time of year can feel overwhelming and chaotic. Things may have pilled up over the last few months or you've been meaning to organize that desk drawer.
But there is something nice about a fresh start on January 1st.
I'm sharing the 5 things to review to reset and refresh before the new year.
These are great things to do even if you aren't quite ready to set new goals.
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“We are all running our own races. Keep your eyes on your own track.”
That’s great advice - and something I often remind my clients of.
But trust me, I can struggle with career envy and comparison at times.
This fall, I attended a lot of events and was surrounded by some amazing professionals who are totally crushing it.
But instead of being inspired, I found myself upset that I wasn’t where I wanted to be.
I was deep in a pity party shit spiral - not a cute look on me.
Luckily I was able to recognize it and get out of that spiral rather than continuing to sulk and feel bad. (thank you therapy, coaching, my husband, and rest!)
This week on the podcast, I’m sharing:
✨My experience with career envy and comparison
✨What career envy and comparison are trying to tell us
✨Specific questions to ask yourself to pull out of the pity party shit spiral
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You can be grateful for your job and still want more. Two things can be true at the same time.
In this week’s episode, I share:
-Finding gratitude in your job even when it feels hard
-Discovering the purpose of your job in this season
-Considering an external opportunity does not mean you are disloyal
-How to decide if it is time to move on
Full transcript and show notes can be found here.
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Do you struggle with your personal and professional identity?
➡️One person at work
➡️Another outside of work
When what you really want is to show up just as a complete person, right?!
This week on the podcast I invited my friend Mel McSherry to join me and discuss identities:
✨What identity is
✨Outside of work
✨Incorporating it inside of work
✨Finding Balance
✨Feeling a sense of completeness
As well as how as a leader you can support your team in their individual identity.
Full show notes and transcript here.
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We are all under pressure to deliver more with less. At the same time, we are already overworked, overwhelmed, and exhausted.
And the last thing we need is another meeting on our calendar. But if done well, this meeting can actually replace other meetings or emails or Slack threads that are not as effective.
Plus, your can increase the engagement and productivity of your team.
In this episode, I share:
- What employees need from their leaders to be effective in their roles
- How regular 1:1's with your employees increase engagement and productivity
- Mistakes leaders and employees make with 1:1s and why most of them suck
- Tips to make 1:1's valuable for everyone including with your own boss
Want more info on this! I made you a template on how to structure your 1x1's with your employees or your own boss and helpful questions to cover to make these meetings valuable.
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Full episode show notes and transcript here.
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With RTO mandates becoming more common, you might find yourself wondering what to wear to the office. Are we still doing business casual? What does that even mean?
Whether we like it or not, we are judged (consciously or unconsciously) first based on what we look like before we are judged by what we say or do. If that is the reality, then let's optimize what we wear to work!
On today's episode, Executive Presence Consultant and Organizational Psychologist, Joanna Lovering, gives us the break down:
- Why what you wear to work matters
- How our clothes impact our mood
- Formula to pull together any outfit
- How to dress for the office vs. zoom
Full transcript and show notes can be found at https://www.theupgradedleader.com/podcast/38
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We know that building our networks is important in our careers but we often resist the next step which is to actually leverage them. In this week’s episode, we are talking about why we resist asking for help or a favor from our network and what leveraging our internal and external networks can do for our careers.
Full show notes and transcript can be found at https://www.theupgradedleader.com/podcast/37
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Your boss asks you if you have the capacity to take on another project. You say yes but realize later you’ve taken on too much. When we are planning out our work we often forget about the invisible tasks and mental load that also take up time - leaving us feeling overwhelmed and like failures.
In this episode, time management strategies, Kelly Nolan, and I talk about:
- How to determine your actual capacity instead of what you think it should be
- Why mental load is adding to your overwhelm
- How to account for invisible tasks
- Why your calendar is the best place for your to-do list
Full show notes and transcript can be found at https://www.theupgradedleader.com/podcast/36
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What you do is special. In your own special way. This is what sets you apart from everyone else. It’s why you get promotions, get the new job, and have all the clients wanting to work with you. But how do you know what your secret sauce is? It can be hard to figure this out because it’s so often something that we see as basic or obvious - but it’s not to everyone else!
In this episode, I share:
-How important it is to figure out what your secret sauce is
-5 ways for you to discover what sets you apart
-What to do once you recognize what your secret sauce is
-Your role in this as an Upgraded Leader for your team
What is your secret sauce? Email me at nicole@theupgradedleader.com and let me know!
Full show notes and transcript at https://www.theupgradedleader.com/podcast/35
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What does it mean to be an Upgraded Leader?
In this episode, I share:
-How important it is to grow more leaders on your team
-A productivity hack and career development tool all in one
-How to handle a poor performer
-Impact of your physical and mental health on work performance
-Using our privilege for good
Full transcript and show notes at https://www.theupgradedleader.com/podcast/34.https://www.theupgradedleader.com/podcast/34
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You’ve got a full plate already and taking the time to give feedback sometimes gets pushed down on our to-do list.
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When you give regular feedback to employees you are signaling to them the things that are important to you and the business so that they are able to focus on so that things get done and goals are met.
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It also helps to build better relationships, which improves retention. But admit it, most feedback we get sucks. So don't give sucky feedback to your team!
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In this episode of the podcast I’m sharing:
➡️Why feedback is important
➡️What your feedback should include
➡️How often you should provide feedback
➡️Following up on feedback that is given
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Full show notes and transcript can be found at https://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/32
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We are told feedback is a gift. Whether it's from our boss, customers, or even our family. But not all feedback is created equal! It's not always accurate or is just someone's opinion.
We get to choose what feedback we are going to act on or not: even if it is from our boss or customer.
In today's episode, I cover:
- Why feedback can be incredibly useful in Upgrading our careers and businesses
- How to decide what feedback to take and what not to
- How to move on after getting feedback you aren't going to act on
Full episode show notes and transcript can be found at http://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/31
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Do you suffer from perfectionism? It's something that is really common with us high-achieving business owners and corporate leaders. It can be so frustrating because we know perfection isn't possible but it can still hold us back if we don't recognize it.
In today's episode, I'm sharing the 7 sneaky ways perfection can show up and we do not realize it.
Full show notes and transcript can be found at https://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/30
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We spend so much time and energy trying to fix ourselves. We are obsessed with self-help! But what would happen if we redirected that energy to amplify our strengths? The things we are already good at?
The answer is an Upgraded life, career, and business!
In this episode, we talk about:
- Why focusing on our strengths is a better use of our energy
- How to decide which strengths to develop
- Ways to manage our weaknesses
Full show notes and transcript can be found at https://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/29
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Our strengths are incredibly powerful clues into what roles we would thrive in vs. what roles we would be miserable in.
And work is hard enough! How do we figure out our strengths and then determine what roles would be best for us?
In this episode, Ahlia Kitwana covers:
- Using your strengths to demonstrate your value at work
- How to use your strengths to figure out your next step
- How to lean on the strengths you do you have to make up for areas
- Creating growth opportunities when you are uncomfortable
Full show notes and transcript can be found at https://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/28
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Do you ever find yourself procrastinating on something? A conversation, an email, a simple task.
But if it’s not the thing itself that you are having the most trouble with you could be experiencing resistance.
Resistance is the negative emotion associated with the task or action we don’t want to take.
It’s rooted in fear or shame and can hold us back in even bigger ways than procrastination.
Full episode show notes and transcript at http://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/27
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"When is it more than working too hard?"
As highly motivated women, there are definitely times when we push ourselves and burn the candle at both ends.
You know the feelings:
👉Fatigue
👉Exhaustion
👉Low Energy
👉Brain Fog
👉Declining work performance
But how do we know when it’s something more?
On this episode of the podcast, my special guest Dr. Susan Lovell walks us through ways that we can tell if it’s more and shares ways to help.
Full show notes and episode links here.
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Let’s face it, most of us are out here just winging it. And that’s totally cool for most things in life but your performance review is not something you should whing.
I know performance reviews get a really bad rap. I know most of them really suck, they aren’t valuable, they are time-consuming, they aren’t accurate, they are full of bias, or there just isn’t a process at all. I get it
But the truth is no matter if your company has a formal process or not, how frequent the conversations are at some point your performance is going to be evaluated and it’s often used to make some big decisions about your career whether you like it or not.
Full show notes and transcript at https://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/21
In this episode you'll hear:
-What happens behind the scenes during performance review season
-Why preparing for your performance review is so important
-Specific steps to preparing for your review
-What to do if your company doesn't have a formal process
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Want to get a promotion at work this year? Go talk to your boss right now.
You are ready:
✅You've done the work
✅You've hit your goals
✅You've gone above and beyond
But waiting until your performance review to talk to your boss about your career growth will leave you disappointed and empty handed.
In this episode, I'm sharing with you how to get that promotion you deserve this year. You'll learn-
➡️Why waiting until your performance review is too late
➡️Questions that you need to ask
➡️How to position yourself for a promotion
➡️Why YOU are your best advocate
➡️Conversations to have with your boss
➡️How to get your boss to advocate for you
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We don’t want to just survive, we want to live a healthy, vibrant life.
In this episode, I’m joined by my special guest, Cassidy Amber Chapman.
She is the author of the #1 New Release in Holistic Medicine on Amazon, The Vibrancy Codes; A Guide to Vibrant Health and Vitality.
We’re discussing holistic health- mind, body, spirit, and how it all connects to Upgrading your Life and Career!
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We've all heard the idea that people don't leave companies, they leave bad managers. And bad managers create toxic workplaces. I know you don't want that to be you.
It’s one thing to survive a toxic workplace but how do you prevent one in the first place if you are a leader?
**Often, toxic workplaces start from the top of the organization and radiate down into the rest of the organization but there are micro-cultures inside of teams that you definitely have more influence over.
Full transcript and show notes at https:www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/17**
In this episode we cover:
- 6 ways you can prevent a toxic workplace as a leader
- How you may be contributing to a toxic workplace and not even realize it
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A recent study from Deloitte found 77% of employees are experiencing burnout in their current workplace. If you are experiencing burnout and in a toxic work environment, know you are not alone and it is not your fault. But your family can see and feel how this is affecting you and so can future employers when you are on interviews.
Full transcript and show notes are at nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/16.
On today’s episode, therapist turned career coach, Jessica Sweet is sharing:
- Different reasons employees burnout at work
- How your experience impacts your relationships at home
- When to fix the system and when to walk away
- Job searching while healing from workplace trauma
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Want a new job? A promotion? Have someone agree with your idea? Approve your last minute budget request? Or stop scheduling meetings at 4pm on Fridays? Your ability to influence others is the single most important skill you must develop in order to be effective at work and in life. But we often think influencing means manipulating people or lacking transparency. This couldn’t be further from the truth!
Full show notes and transcript can be found at https://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/15
In this episode learn:
- How asserting your influence is the most important skill for your career success
- Why putting our heads down and doing good work won't get us the promotion
- Why we resist influencing others
- How to build and assert your influence
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As a women leader, you are trying to do it all. You want a successful career, donate time to causes you care about, spend time with your family, keep up with your health goals, and travel the world. Your to-do list is never ending and you are being pulled in a million directions. How do you prioritize and protect your time when everyone else is trying to get some of it?
Full show notes and transcript can be found at https://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/14
In this episode, hear Dr. Paulette Evans from Evans Efficiency Experts explain:
- How to set priorities and protect your time to be more productive
- What morning habits can set you up for success for the day
- How to use technology to help keep you on track
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Setting boundaries can be really hard. We want to get it all done. We want to be seen as team players and help everyone. And as leaders, we might put extra pressure on ourselves to always be available. But by not setting boundaries, we can take on too much, become resentful of our team, and be at risk of burning ourselves out.
Full show notes and transcript can be found at http://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/13
In this episode you'll learn:
- The benefits of setting boundaries
- What boundaries are and are not
- Why it’s so hard to set boundaries
- 7 steps to setting boundaries
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What do you do when your boss pushes on your boundaries? You want to be a team player and go above and beyond, but you have to draw the line somewhere. Holding strong to a boundary does not make you selfish, lazy, or not good at your job.
In today’s episode, you’ll hear from HR Manager, Melanie Adair about her experience with a boss who pushed her boundaries so far that she ended up leaving the company.
Find the show notes and full transcript at https://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/12
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We can all think back on certain times in our lives and careers when we felt stuck. Maybe something just felt off or all the way to pure misery and burnout. Sometimes it can be easier to identify what we don’t want and then we can start to get clearer on what we do want.
Today I’m sharing my own story of when I’ve been stuck in my life and career, and how I dug out of that and started building the life and career I wanted. But it didn’t happen overnight.
Full show notes and transcript can be found on http://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/11
In this episode you'll learn:
- How I went from miserable at my job to living the life I love
- Why watching a show on HGTV inspired me to sell my house and almost everything I owned
- Why perfect clarity isn’t the goal
- 5 questions to ask yourself if you don't know where to start with finding clarity
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Have you ever felt stuck or unmotivated, burnt out, or overwhelmed in your job? Are you getting the sense that you need to make a shift but don’t know where to start? Or maybe you’ve been one of the unfortunate thousands of other people who have been laid off this year? If you are feeling this way or experiencing any feelings of just not sure what’s next for you - I’m so excited to introduce you today to my good friend, Karli Williamson also known as Karli the Career Clarity Coach.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- What to do when your goals no longer align with what you want
- Why you feel grief during any kind of change - good or bad
- How listening to your body can help with gaining clarity
- What you should do first when figuring out your next steps
Find full episode transcripts and show notes at nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/10.
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There is a lot of uncertainty and worry right now around if we are going into a recession or not, inflation, and mass layoffs. But the reality is, no matter how well the economy is doing and how strong your industry is, there is no such thing as job security. But there are some things you can do to make sure you are well-prepared for anything that could come your way.
For episode show notes and full transcript, go to https://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/09
In this week’s episode, you’ll learn:
- 7 things you can do right now to recession-proof your career
- How to be prepared, not panic about the unknown
- Why you should not update your LinkedIn profile or resume first
- What leaders look for when deciding who stays and who goes
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I’m feeling a big upgrade in my life and business this year. I’ve set the goals, planned it all out, and studied all the strategies. But I know all the strategies in the world won’t get me where I want to go without also having the right mindset. Some people say mindset makes up more than 50% of our success. Just ask any athlete out there. As we continue to grow and learn, our mindsets have to grow with us to take us to that next level.
For the show notes and full episode transcript, go to https://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/08
In this week's episode, I’m sharing the 3 mindset shifts I’m making this year to Upgrade my life, business, and career.
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There are things more important than setting and achieving your goals.
As driven and ambitious women, we can get really caught up in the setting and achieving our goals. And then, when we don’t achieve them, we feel like giant failures. But there are more important things to this whole thing than just checking a box in our goals journal.
Find the show notes and full transcript at https://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/07.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- 5 things more important than achieving your goals
- How to recognize what is in your control and what isn’t
- How to work through your feelings of failure and disappointment
- What to keep in mind as you are working towards your goals
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What do you do after you’ve completed The Upgraded Goal Setting process?
Your journal is full of your big dreams, you’ve got your planner all filled out, and you are ready to start tackling those goals and checking them off your list!
But that’s not always how it works in real life, is it?
Today we are going to talk about how to stay on top of your goals throughout the year so you can make the meaningful progress you want to make.
When you are in your daily life, do you find you are running from task to task or meeting to meeting and by the end of the week you feel like you didn’t get anything done? That’s probably not true at all. You probably did get some great things done but you need a better way to organize and recognize them.
Find the full transcript and show notes at https://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/06.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- The importance of a weekly and monthly check-in
- Why your to-do list is keeping you stressed and overwhelmed
- Tactical productivity tips I use and share with my clients
- The surprising things you may discover by creating a regular check-in practice
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What should you do to actually achieve those goals you just set? According to a study out of the University of Scranton, every year millions of people create goals or new years resolutions but only 19% actually achieve them.
You have the best of intentions! You are really excited about them at first! But then the excitement fades or you get distracted or just life happens.
It’s not enough to set goals and hope you will execute them flawlessly. Or rely on motivation or willpower.
Consistency in working towards our goals does not mean perfection.
Find the Upgraded Goal Setting Workbook, full transcript, and show notes at https://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/05.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why it can be so hard to stick to or make progress on your goals
- How to work through your perfectionism tendencies and fear of failure
- Identify the habits and boundaries you need to create or break to achieve your goals
- The biggest indicator you will be successful in achieving your goals
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We are finally actually setting those goals!
So grab all your notebooks, sticky notes, highlighters, and colored pens. You name it! Go buy out Staples if you’d like. But you don’t actually need all those things. Just The Upgraded Goal Setting Workbook will do.
Setting a strong foundation first by reflecting on how our previous year went and the vision we have for our future we can setting meaningful goals and actions that will actually get us where we want to go without burning ourselves out.
We are going to reverse-engineer our goals from the vision we set in the last episode and start by identifying our most important focus areas for this year. Then decide on our goals or outcomes, and finally plan the actions we are going to take to actually achieve those goals.
Find the Upgraded Goal Setting Workbook, full transcript, and show notes at https://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/04.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why not every focus area of your life needs a goal
- How a brain dump list can set you up for success
- Keeping your goals flexible
- The importance of only planning in detail for 90 day increments
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How many planners and notebooks do you have on your desk right now? How about sticky notes? If you are like me, you love to set goals.
The New Year feels like a fresh start and you love the feeling of accomplishment when even just setting goals! But maybe you haven’t set goals in a while or maybe you’ve tried to set new years resolutions and they never really stuck.
In this 5 Part series on setting goals, I’m sharing the mistakes people make, and how to actually achieve your goals once you’ve set them without burning yourself out.
A study at Dominion University found you are 42% more likely to achieve your goals if you write them down. And it doesn’t have to be just at the start of the new year or another milestone.
But there is this magic that happens when you get things out of your head and down on paper. In your head, everything is chaos, but when you write it down, everything becomes clear.
I’ve created a free workbook you can download and print off and follow along during this series. You can find the workbook, show notes, and full transcript at https://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/02.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
-Why most people skip this first step in goal setting
-Why reflecting can be really hard for people
-How to get the most out of your reflection
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What does success look like for you? How can you set goals if you don’t know where you are going?
If you listened to episode 02 on Reflection, you have reflected on how far you’ve come and now you can start setting your vision and your intentions for the future.
Athletes like Michael Phelps are known for envisioning themselves being Olympians or making the game-winning 3-pointer.
What is that overarching vision for your life and your career that you can then set goals to help realize that?
Setting a vision can be really difficult. It can feel just really woo-woo or fuzzy especially if you haven’t seen examples of that vision in your life. And sometimes other people's assumptions get placed on you with how they think you should craft your life or career.
Our own lack of confidence or imposter syndrome can also hold us back from setting that big vision for ourselves.
Find the Upgraded Goal Setting Workbook, full transcript and show notes at https://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/03.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- Why setting a vision can be challenging
- Why setting a vision is important in goal setting
- 3 questions to ask yourself when setting a vision
- How to think about an intention or a theme for the year
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Does your career need an Upgrade?
One where you are valued and respected for your expertise.
Where you get to use your strengths every day
Where you are doing work that matters
Where you have healthy boundaries
And where you are paid really freaking well?
And not only that, but you use your privilege to open doors and support others in their pursuit of their own upgraded careers?
Well, you are in the right place!
Find the full episode transcript and show notes at https://www.nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast/01.
In this first episode of The Upgraded Career Podcast you’ll learn:
- About the host, Nicole Case, as she walks you through her Upgraded Career journey from a first-generation college student from a small town in western PA, to decade long career in corporate Human Resources, and now as a speaker and coach for women corporate leaders.
- 3 mindset shifts you need to Upgraded your own career right now
- What to expect more from this podcast
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How do I move up in my career? How do I advocate for myself without sounding like I’m bragging? How can I succeed at that next level if I’m already overwhelmed? How do I deal with a terrible manager while trying to lead my own team? We are going to cover all that and more on The Upgraded Career Podcast. I’m your host Nicole Case. After more than a decade in corporate HR roles and now as a speaker and coach for women leaders. I’ve seen countless women stall out or burnout in their careers and all that stops now. In this podcast, I’m sharing all my insider knowledge on how you can Upgrade your own career. One where you are seen and valued, where you are making the impact you want, you are using your strengths, and your paid really freaking well! All without pulling your hair out. Each episode will have practical actionable takeaways that you’ll be able to implement right away with some healthy doses of encouragement and maybe a kick in the pants or two. Plus you’ll hear from other amazing women who have Upgraded their own careers on their terms. A new episode drops every Tuesday morning just in time for your morning commute, lunchtime workout, or while you’re winding down after a long day. Tell all of your fabulous friends and colleagues they can listen absolutely free anywhere they get their podcasts. And for even more Upgraded Career advice, a peek behind-the-scenes, and exclusive content I don’t share anywhere else, head over to nicolecasespeaks.com/podcast and sign up for my non-spammy newsletter. And remember, Your Career Deserves an Upgrade.