đď¸ Episode 33 â The Invisible Job Market: How Women Can Tap Into Hidden Opportunities⨠Episode Summary
In this 5-minute voice note, weâre pulling back the curtain on the invisible job market â the quiet space where most of the best opportunities actually live. Charlotte walks through a simple but powerful truth: itâs not always about applying harder, itâs about connecting deeper.
Youâll hear a story about âMaya,â a woman who stopped sending rĂŠsumĂŠs and started building relationships â and how that small shift unlocked opportunities she never saw coming. This episode is your gentle reminder that your next big break might not be listed online⌠it might be waiting in your inbox, your network, or a casual âhey, how are you?â message.
đĄ Key Takeaways
The âinvisible job marketâ isnât magic â itâs relational.
Most opportunities are shared quietly, through trust and connection.
Building relationships before you need them is part of your financial freedom plan.
A single genuine conversation can open more doors than 50 job applications.
đŞ This Weekâs Action Step
đ Reach out to one person in your network whoâs doing work you admire.
Message them. Reconnect. Ask about their journey â not about job openings.
Youâre not just networking â youâre building your future freedom fund.
đŹ Reflection Prompt
âHow could I nurture one authentic connection this week that feels aligned with my future self?â
đ Stay Connected
Loved this episode? Share it with a friend whoâs been job-hunting or thinking about whatâs next.
And if you havenât already, follow fireyfemmes wherever you get your podcasts â new episodes drop every week to help you build freedom, one story at a time.
đ§ Spotify Show Notes
Title:
EP 32 How to Stand Out When Everyoneâs Applying: The 3C Framework (Clarity, Credibility, Confidence)
Description:
Right now, thousands of smart women are applying for the same roles but only a few are getting the callback. In this episode, we break down the 3C Framework to help you stand out in a crowded job market:
⨠Clarity â Know exactly what you do and for whom.
đź Credibility â Turn your experience into evidence.
đĽ Confidence â Speak like you already belong in the room.
Whether youâre job-hunting, pivoting careers, or just ready to be seen differently, this 5-minute fireyfemmes episode gives you a practical, mindset-shifting framework to rise above the noise.
đŻ Your Challenge This Week:
Audit your LinkedIn or CV through the lens of the 3Cs.
Ask yourself where can I be clearer, prove more, or show up with conviction?
đŹ Share your progress and tag @fireyfemmes â weâd love to feature your transformation.
We know the job market is cooked.
These are some tactical job tips you can apply and use now to land a job interview.
1. Use your network
2. Apply directly on their website
3. Be targeted in who and how you apply. FOLLOW UP goes a long way!
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How to future-proof through skill stacking and identity beyond employment
Titles look good on LinkedIn but they donât guarantee power, freedom, or future-proof careers.
In this episode of fireyfemmes, we unpack why your real professional value doesnât come from your job titleâŚ
It comes from your career capital: the skills, reputation, network, adaptability, and personal brand you build over time â beyond a company, a business card, or an employerâs approval.
This is your reminder that you are not your title.
You are the asset.
And when you invest in becoming a multi-dimensional woman through skill stacking and identity-building you become untouchable in any economy.
đĄWhat you'll learn:
Why titles are fragile and career capital compounds
How to build a portable, resilient personal value stack
Skill stacking: the strategy that turns women into powerhouses
Identity beyond employment who are you without a corporate banner?
How to move from employee mind-set to asset mind-set
⨠Key takeaways
Job titles can be taken. Career capital travels with you.
Woman who sees herself as the asset negotiates, pivots, and leads differently.
Your power lies not in what a company gives youâŚ
but in what you build, layer by layer.
đ§ Try this exercise
This week, write down:
The skills you already have
The strengths people come to you for
One high-value skill you will layer on next
One thing you will build outside your job title â content, projects, community, ideas
Future security isnât a job title.
Itâs self-generated value.
đ§ If this episode hit homeâŚ
Share it with a woman who is building her next era not waiting for permission to step into it.
And follow fireyfemmes for more conversations on wealth, reinvention, and self-authored success.
đď¸ Episode: Build Your Safety Net First
Emotional & Financial Buffers That Make Bold Moves Possible
Before women leap into reinvention, entrepreneurship, or any bold career move, we need more than courage â we need safety nets.
This episode breaks down why true freedom is built before the leap â with financial buffers, emotional support structures, and self-trust practices that make bold moves not just possible, but powerful.
We donât glamorise reckless leaps here. We build runways, not cliffs.
đĄ In this episode, we cover:
Why âjust take the leapâ is romanticised â and often harmful
The real power of building financial safety first
The psychological and emotional scaffolding that fuels reinvention
What a walk-away fund actually looks like
Why emotional buffers matter as much as bank balances
The difference between a leap of faith and a leap of strategy
Small steps to start building your safety net today
⨠Key takeaways
Bold doesn't mean reckless â it means prepared.
Security isnât a cage; itâs a launchpad.
Financial buffers = choices, dignity, and peace.
Emotional buffers = resilience, boundaries, and support.
When you have both, you move differently. You negotiate differently. You choose differently.
đ§ž Resources mentioned
đ Download the Safety Net Spreadsheet
Track your non-negotiable expenses & calculate your walk-away fund
đ Linked above in episode notes / show resource link
đ§ Try this exercise
This week, do three things:
Calculate your true monthly non-negotiables
Decide your walk-away fund months (2, 3, 6, or 12)
Identify one emotional boundary or support to build
Freedom is engineered â one intentional move at a time.
Some women command rooms with their voices.
Others command rooms with their presence.
Both are powerful.
Both are confident.
Both are valid.
In this episode of fireyfemmes, we explore why confidence doesnât only belong to the loud, outspoken, attention-grabbing personalities â and how quiet confidence can be just as powerful, strategic, and world-shaping.
If you've ever been told to âspeak upâ or felt like you needed to perform confidence to be taken seriously â this conversation is for you.
đĄ What We Cover
The myth that confidence = loudness
Why quiet power is often underestimated â especially for women
The difference between silence and insecurity
How quiet conviction influences careers, business, and leadership
Loud confidence vs quiet confidence â strengths of both
How women can embrace their natural style without shrinking
đĽ Key Takeaways
Confidence isnât volume â it's conviction
Quiet does not mean passive; it can mean strategic and intentional
You donât have to perform certainty to own your worth
Loud confidence creates visibility â quiet confidence builds trust and authority
Your power is not diminished because it doesnât roar
⨠Power Quote
âYour confidence doesnât need an audience to be real. Quiet power isnât weakness â itâs mastery.â
đ§ Listen If YouâŚ
Identify as introverted or calm-natured
Feel pressure to be louder, bolder, more outspoken
Want to lead without performance or over-explaining
Believe in depth over noise
Want to redefine confidence on your terms
đ§ This Week's Power Practice
Choose one moment to practice quiet confidence:
Pause before responding
Negotiate calmly and firmly
Say no without over-explaining
Let your work speak without announcing every win
Speak with intention â not to fill space
Quiet doesnât mean small.
Quiet can mean certain.
đ Join the Fireyfemmes Movement
If this episode empowered you, share it with a woman who leads with grace, not volume.
Subscribe, leave a review, and help us build a world where every womanâs power â loud or quiet â is recognised and respected.
Confidence isn't just a feeling, itâs capital.
In this episode of fireyfemmes, we break down why confidence is one of the most undervalued assets for ambitious women, and how it translates into real power in your career, business, and investing life.
If you've ever felt overqualified but overlooked, brilliant but hesitant, capable but quiet â this episode reminds you why confidence is not optional⌠it's a strategy.
Why confidence moves opportunities faster than talent alone
How visible confidence gets rewarded in the workplace
The link between confidence and earning power
Confidence in business: pricing, pitching, and being seen
Why investing requires conviction, not perfection
Building confidence as a muscle, not a personality trait
Confidence is the ignition â it turns potential into action
The world doesnât reward quiet competence; it rewards self-belief
You build confidence by doing, not waiting
Wealth grows where conviction leads â in careers, entrepreneurship, and investing
Confidence isn't arrogance â itâs self-trust + action
âMoney follows belief. Doors open for women who walk into rooms like they belong there, because they do.â
A woman building a powerful career
An entrepreneur or future founder
Someone who wants to build wealth through investing
Rewriting your story and stepping into your power
Tired of waiting to feel âreadyâ
Do one thing your next-level self would do confidently:
Apply for the role
Ask for the raise
Pitch the client
Raise your rates
Buy the ETF
Launch the thing
Confidence compounds one rep at a time.
If this episode resonated, share it with a woman you love who deserves to take up more space.
Subscribe, leave a review, and join our mission to help women build wealth, power, and freedom on their terms.
đď¸ Episode: Reinvention: The Power of Small Experiments
Reinvention isn't one big leap - it's a series of small, intentional experiments that help you discover who you're becoming.
In this episode, Sheena shares her personal reinvention journey across tech, wellness, startups, and content - and why every âpivotâ was actually data collection, self-trust, and identity expansion.
If you're in a season of change (or craving one), this episode will remind you that:
⨠You donât need a 10-year plan to start, just curiosity⨠Reinvention is not failure, itâs iteration⨠Movement creates clarity⨠Every experiment builds identity capital
This is your permission slip to evolve gently, boldly, and on your terms.
đ Key Takeaways
Real reinvention is gradual, not dramatic
Test small ideas before making big shifts
Every season gives you tools for the next
You are not âlostâ . You are gathering data
Self-trust grows through experimentation, not certainty
đĄ Try This
Choose one small experiment this week:
DM someone you admire
Publish one piece of content
Attend an event or workshop
Explore a new skill or industry
Build or test a tiny idea
Tiny actions â big identity shifts.
Share it with a woman whoâs rewriting her story.
Tag @fireyfemmes and tell us your small experiment for the week.
We are taught to chase money.
We are taught to chase credentials and roles.
We are taught to collect achievements and climb ladders.
But there is a form of wealth ambitious women are finally reclaiming:
Social capital.
The network, relationships, and reputational equity that shape opportunity.
This is not performative LinkedIn energy.
This is not chasing visibility for applause.
This is strategic, genuine connection as a wealth-building asset.
Inside this episode, we unpack how social capital compounds faster than financial capital, and why the most successful women do not just collect experience. They collect people who elevate them, stretch their thinking, and open rooms that credentials alone cannot.
What you will learn
What social capital really means
Why follower count is not network power
The difference between performative networking and true connection
Why women must build circles that create opportunity, not wait for permission
Practical ways to cultivate real relationships that compound
How generosity, credibility, and proximity accelerate growth
The upgrade from "networking" to curating aligned, powerful rooms
Key Insight
Money compounds. Knowledge compounds.
Relationships compound the fastest.
Your network can accelerate every goal.
Career. Wealth. Confidence. Impact. Meaning.
And you do not need to be loud.
You need to be intentional, supportive, and genuine.
Power Question
Ask yourself:
Am I collecting contacts
or cultivating relationships?
Then ask:
Who are the five women I want intentional proximity with in this next chapter?
Quote from the episode
Social capital is not attention.
It is trust, generosity, and reputation that grows over time.
Call to Action
If this episode inspired you, share it with a woman who is building her own powerful circle. Tag @fireyfemmes and tell me:
What is one way you are investing in your social wealth this month?
If you're new here, follow and leave a review. It helps fireyfemmes reach more women in their power era.
đď¸ Episode: The 4 Confidence Levers No One Teaches Women
Confidence isnât a gift, itâs a system.
And the biggest lie women have been sold is that confidence is something you either have or you donât. That some people are naturally bold and others just⌠arenât.
Reality check?
Confidence is built, not bestowed.
It grows through habits, practice, and intention not luck.
In this episode, we break down the 4 Confidence Levers no one teaches women, and how to activate them so you can move with more certainty, presence, and power in your life, career, and money decisions.
đĽ What Youâll Learn
⨠Why confidence is evidence-based, not personality-based
⨠How your nervous system impacts your courage
⨠The role your environment plays in expanding or shrinking your ambition
⨠Why exposure (aka reps) is the true builder of confidence â not perfection
We cover the four levers in depth:
Evidence. Track proof, not doubt
Energy. Regulate your body, fuel your confidence
Environment. Surround yourself with expanders, not limiters
Exposure. Stop waiting to be confident before you act, confidence comes from the action
These are the levers women were never taught because we were conditioned to behave, please, and âearnâ confidence through external validation.
Not anymore.
đ Reflective Question
Which confidence lever needs your focus this month: Evidence, Energy, Environment, or Exposure?
Write it down. Anchor it. Execute around it.
đŹ Quote From the Episode
âConfidence isnât the starting point, itâs the outcome of taking action. You donât wait to feel confident. You build it.â
If this episode lit a fire in you, share it with a woman in your world who is rising right now someone stepping into her power and rewriting whatâs possible.
Follow fireyfemmes wherever you listen, and tag us when you share â we love seeing whoâs in her bold era đĽđ
In this episode of fireyfemmes, weâre diving into one of the most powerful mindset shifts ambitious women make in adulthood:
Opportunities aren't assigned, they're created.
If you grew up being the âgood student,â the reliable one, the hardworking one who expected merit to speak for itself⌠this conversation is for you.
Because the truth is:
â No one is coming to tap you on the shoulder
â Hard work alone doesnât guarantee recognition
â Waiting to be chosen keeps you invisible
In adulthood especially as ambitious, high-earning, high-potential women, agency beats waiting. Action beats permission. Self-authorship beats approval.
Inside this episode, we explore:
⨠Why âpick meâ conditioning runs deep for women
⨠The identity shift from good girl to self-authoring woman
⨠How stepping up creates momentum and invites opportunities
⨠Personal lessons from launching fireyfemmes without waiting for validation
⨠The first question to ask if youâve been playing small or waiting for âthe right timeâ
You donât need a pat on the head, a title change, or someoneâs blessing to go after what you want.
You get to choose yourself first.
đĽ Todayâs Power Question
Where am I waiting to be picked and what would I do if I chose myself instead?
đŹ Quote from the Episode
âIn adulthood, opportunities are not assigned, theyâre created.
No one is coming to pick you. You pick yourself.â
If this episode resonated, share it with a woman you love whoâs on the edge of her next chapter. Tag @fireyfemmes and tell me the first opportunity youâre creating for yourself this week đđĽ
And if you haven't already, hit follow â weâre just getting started.
đď¸ Episode: You Donât Need Permission â Rewriting Your Career Narrative
Many highâearning, highâachieving women feel trapped by the âgood girlâ script. In this episode, we explore how to break free from peopleâpleasing and perfectionism, claim selfâauthorship, and rewrite your career narrative without waiting for external validation.
The idea? You donât need permission to evolve. You just need your own pen.
đĄ What We Cover
The âgood girlâ trap: Why cultural scripts pressure women to be attractive but modest, ambitious but selfâsacrificing health.clevelandclinic.org. How these contradictory expectations fuel perfectionism, peopleâpleasing and selfâabnegation health.clevelandclinic.org.
Inherited roles vs. chosen roles: Michelle Kay Andersonâs insights on how roles like the âgood girl,â âgrateful guestâ or âstrong oneâ quietly shape behaviour michellekayanderson.com. Why it matters that many of our stories were written about us, not by us michellekayanderson.com.
Selfâauthorship explained: A definition from developmental scholar Marcia Baxter Magolda â selfâauthorship is âthe ability to collect, interpret and analyze information and reflect on oneâs own beliefs in order to form judgmentsâ researchgate.net. How selfâauthorship differs from mere confidence or agency researchgate.net.
Permission vs. claiming your expertise: Lessons from Penny Locaso â fear is data, not a stop sign, and clarity comes from action womensagenda.com.au. Expertise isnât handed out; itâs claimed when you stop apologising for what you already know womensagenda.com.au.
Actionable tools: How to name and challenge your inherited scripts, write a new narrative grounded in your values, and take imperfect public actions that reinforce your selfâauthored story.
⨠Key Takeaways
You are not alone in feeling the weight of âgood girlâ expectations. Cultural scripts demand contradictory traits â be attractive but not too sexy, be ambitious but never show off health.clevelandclinic.org. Recognising these scripts is the first step.
Your story can be reauthored. Many of the roles we play were imposed on us michellekayanderson.com. Selfâauthorship gives you the power to replace them with ones you consciously choose researchgate.net.
Expertise is claimed, not granted. Waiting for permission keeps you small. Locasoâs mantra: act first and clarity will follow womensagenda.com.au.
Rewriting your narrative is a political act. Breaking the âgood girlâ script challenges cultural power structures michellekayanderson.com.
đ Reflection Prompt
Where in your career are you still waiting for someone elseâs validation? List three beliefs you inherited about being a âgood girlâ and write a counterâscript that reflects your own values.
đ Share This Episode
Share this episode with a friend or colleague who:
Is questioning her next career move
Struggles with perfectionism or peopleâpleasing
Needs a reminder that her expertise doesnât require a permission slip
You may be the catalyst she needs to pick up the pen.
đ¤ Connect With Me
For weekly insights on confidence, money and reinvention, connect with me on LinkedIn (Sheena Burce) or at www.fireyfemmes.com.
Want more on this topic? Send me a DM with your favourite takeaway!
đď¸ Episode: Corporate Confidence Is Down. Hereâs How You Stay Up
Right now, the corporate world feels shaky with layoffs, restructures, hiring freezes, strategy pivots. I mean Amazon announced ANOTHER round of layoffs yesterday!
And when the external environment wobbles, even the most capable women can quietly ask:
âIs it me? Did I lose my edge?â
Spoiler: you didnât.
Your confidence didnât disappear, itâs being invited to evolve.
In this episode, we explore how to hold and grow your internal power even when the market feels uncertain. Because true confidence isnât built from job titles, performance reviews, or external validation, it's built from self-trust, evidence, and intention.
This oneâs for the ambitious woman navigating a pivot, a transition, a slowdown, or simply a season of questioning. You're not falling behind, you're redefining your trajectory.
đĄ What We Cover
Why confidence dips during uncertain markets (and why it's normal)
The difference between externally-assigned confidence vs self-generated confidence
Why women feel this wobble more than men and how to overcome it
The mindset shift from âwaiting to be pickedâ to âI pick myselfâ
3 practices to rebuild internal confidence this week
A mantra to hold onto when doubt creeps in
⨠Takeaway
Corporate confidence rises and falls. Your confidence doesnât have to.
Your track record, resilience, and resourcefulness didnât evaporate, theyâre your evidence. And right now, youâre being called to lead yourself with clarity and conviction.
This season is not a setback.
Itâs a recalibration.
A strengthening.
A remembering.
đ Journal Prompt
Where in my life do I still outsource my confidence and how can I reclaim it?
đ Share This Episode
If this episode resonated, send it to:
the friend whoâs questioning herself lately
the woman in a season of pivot or transition
the one whoâs job-hunting and needs a reminder of her power
You may give someone exactly the spark they need today.
đ¤ Connect With Me
Want weekly fire for your financial, career, and confidence journey?
Instagram: @fireyfemmes
LinkedIn: Sheena Burce
Website: www.fireyfemmes.com
Hi Firey Gang. This is a remake of Episode 10. This version is crisper with my new mic purchased from Amazon!
Amazon Link https://amzn.to/4nlfDQe
Many of us think life is made up of highlight reels, the awards, fancy gala nights and big days. In reality, life is made up of boring and everyday ordinary moments. It's worth visualising what your ideal life's ordinary day looks like.
I first bumped into this meditation when I worked with Hannah Kissel.
Hope you enjoy!
đ Episode Summary
What does your ideal ordinary day look like?
Not the one filled with wins, launches, or milestones â but the calm, grounded rhythm of a Tuesday that feels peaceful, balanced, and free.
In this 5-minute guided meditation, FireyFemmes host Sheena invites you to step into a âboringâ day in your dream life â one that feels deeply aligned, not rushed. Youâll reconnect with what truly matters: time, energy, freedom, and the quiet joy of doing what you love without needing to prove anything.
Because your dream life doesnât need to be extraordinary to be meaningful.
⨠Why This Episode Matters
This concept â âA boring day in my ideal lifeâ â started as one of our most in-demand prompts.
Listeners kept asking for a meditation to visualise their peaceful success â not just the highlight reel.
This episode helps you:
Reconnect with the feeling of alignment and peace
Visualise what a sustainable, fulfilling life really looks like
Anchor into gratitude and presence, not hustle
đŞTakeaway
Success doesnât have to be loud.
The ordinary moments â your coffee ritual, your quiet morning, your flow state at work â are the real markers of freedom.
Every woman needs walk-away money not for emergencies, but for options.
In this episode, we talk about the power of having your own Freedom Fund. The kind that lets you say no to the job, relationship, or situation that no longer serves you.
Youâll learn how to build it, protect it, and use it to make decisions from power, not panic.
Because financial independence isnât about being rich â itâs about having choices.
đ§ Tune in, calculate your Freedom Number, and start building your âF* Itâ money today.
đ Explore more at fireyfemmes.com
Description:
Starting over sounds exciting until youâre actually in it. In this episode, we explore the real cost of reinvention: the financial dip, the identity freefall, and the quiet work of rebuilding yourself from the inside out.
Drawing from lived experience moving from a decade in tech to entrepreneurship, this episode unpacks what it truly takes mentally, emotionally, and financially to design a new chapter on your own terms.
If youâre between identities, careers, or chapters right now, this oneâs for you.
đ Explore more at fireyfemmes.com
Description:
In this episode of FireyFemmes, we talk about the kind of wealth that rarely trends on Instagram â financial safety. Not the flashy investments or luxury milestones, but the quiet, essential buffer that gives women true autonomy.
Sheena unpacks why financial safety isnât about fear â itâs about freedom of choice. From the confronting reality that women over 50 are the fastest-growing homeless group, to the emotional and practical layers of building your own safety net, this episode is your reminder that security is self-care.
What Youâll Learn:
đĄ Why âfinancial safetyâ is different from âfinancial goalsâ
đĄ The hidden risks women face when relying on others or one income source
đĄ What a personal safety net actually looks like
đĄ How to start small and still build confidence and control
Key Takeaway:
Every woman deserves an exit plan â not because she expects the worst, but because she deserves options.
Your FireyFemmes Challenge:
Audit your financial safety net this week. Ask yourself:
đ If I had to walk away from my job, a relationship, or a city tomorrow, could I stand on my own for six months?
If not â start small. $100 at a time still counts.
Share the Fire:
If this episode resonated, share it with a friend who needs the reminder that her safety is her power.
⨠Subscribe to FireyFemmes for more honest, bite-sized episodes about financial independence, reinvention, and freedom for ambitious women.
Episode Title:
The Hidden Costs of Womanhood: From Unpaid Labour to Health Costs. The Real âPink Taxâ
In this solo episode, Sheena explores the invisible price women pay just to exist in modern society from unpaid domestic labour and caregiving to the literal cost of being female.
We unpack the real pink tax: the hidden financial, emotional, and time costs that shape womenâs ability to build wealth and freedom.
From gendered product pricing to health expenses like contraception, fertility care, and perimenopause this episode shines a light on whatâs been normalised for too long.
đĄ Youâll learn:
Why unpaid labour is an economic issue, not just a personal one
The true financial impact of the pink tax and healthcare inequality
How awareness helps you reclaim your time, money, and energy
đď¸ Fireyfemmes is where ambition meets freedom and where we redefine what wealth really means for women in their 30s and 40s.
Last week, I gave you my hot take on why property can be a bad investment.
This week, Iâm showing you the other side why property, when done right, still builds some of the strongest long-term wealth out there.
In this episode of fireyfemmes, we unpack the real reasons property remains one of Australiaâs most trusted wealth-building tools.
From leverage to discipline, from cash flow to control â this conversation takes the emotion out of the headlines and puts the focus back on strategy.
If youâve been torn between âproperty is deadâ and âproperty is everything,â this episode brings balance, perspective, and calm to the noise.
Youâll learn:
Why property works when you think long-term
How leverage quietly multiplies your returns
The role of rental income and tax benefits
Why property forces saving and structure
How to hold steady through market ups and downs
Key takeaway:Itâs not about timing the market itâs about time in the market.Property isnât perfect, but when you buy well, hold long, and stay patient, it becomes a vehicle for freedom not just an investment.
đĄ Resources Mentioned
Episode 11 â Why You Should Rethink Property Buying
Episode 13 â The 5% Deposit for First Home Buyers
Housing Australia Programs â https://www.housingaustralia.gov.au