You know that I am all about celebrating! And this week we am celebrating 100 episodes of the SELF.STYLED.LIFE podcast 🎉 It’s a little hard to believe that we made it to 100 episodes. When I first started this show, I had no idea where it would take us. I knew I wanted to create something supportive, but I had no idea if anyone would listen or if I'd be able to sustain the rhythm. And now, thousands of downloads later, I am just so grateful to everyone that has tuned in. Whether...

Welcome to the SELF.STYLED.LIFE Podcast with Janelle Wehsack. Today I want to talk about the secret to thriving in workplace chaos, because workplaces tend to cycle through periods of chaos more than we'd like. The chaos could come from restructuring, a change of leadership, new team members, conflicting priorities...or perhaps there's just simply a lack of structure. The women I coach talk to me about these sorts of situations all of the time. And often it can feel like you're st...

Welcome to the SELF.STYLED.LIFE Podcast with Janelle Wehsack. Years ago, I was offered a leadership opportunity that felt bigger than anything I'd done up to that point, and it was way bigger. I was plucked from obscurity, and felt anything but ready. Every single part of me wanted more proof, more experience, more certainty that I'd actually be able to do the job. But the opportunity wasn't going to sit around waiting for me to feel comfortable. So I said yes. Now, in those early...

Welcome to the SELF.STYLED.LIFE Podcast with Janelle Wehsack. One of the things that comes up in my coaching quite often, is that the dreams that we gave up on years ago are often still important to us. And if that's the case, then why did we give up on them in the first place? Mostly, this boils down to self imposed deadlines, that have come and gone. Tune into this week's episode, Dreams Don't Need Deadlines, I'm sharing a personal dream that I'm ticking off my Live List that's been...

Welcome to the SELF.STYLED.LIFE Podcast with Janelle Wehsack. Wellbeing isn't a reward for getting through your to-do list. It's also not a luxury. Your wellbeing is the foundation. Without YOU being in good shape, the whole plan falls apart. It doesn't really matter what the plan is. Whether it's climbing the corporate ladder, finishing a big project at work with your team or starting your own business. If your plan requires you, then your wellbeing is foundational. Tune into this ...

Welcome to the SELF.STYLED.LIFE Podcast with Janelle Wehsack. What's something that tends to visit us in waves? It doesn't show up just once in our life and then never again, but it also doesn't stick around forever. When it's with us though, even the simplest tasks can feel impossible, we can be stretched to our breaking point, everything feels urgent, and the smallest inconvenience just might be the tipping point. I'm talking about overwhelm of course. Tune into this week's episod...

Welcome to the SELF.STYLED.LIFE Podcast with Janelle Wehsack. Perfectionism offers us the illusion of safety. If I get this right, no one can criticise me. If I tick every box, they'll never know I'm not good enough. If I'm perfect, they'll love me. This was me for a long time. Perfectionism was my safety blanket. It has been my most limiting protective behaviour. I've worked on it for years. I thought I was aware of it, across it and managing it. Only to discover that that wasn't t...

Welcome to the SELF.STYLED.LIFE Podcast with Janelle Wehsack. I want to introduce, possibly a new definition of confidence to you. That is: Confidence is a quiet, inner knowledge that you are capable. I've come to learn that confidence isn't about being the loudest person in the room, perfection, or having all the answers. It's about knowing deep down that you'll figure it out. That you can feel fear or self-doubt and still take action. And confidence is really the one thing that ha...

Welcome to the SELF.STYLED.LIFE Podcast with Janelle Wehsack. What if the real goal, the true purpose of a transformation journey was to create more joy, peace, ease and wellbeing in your life rather than you becoming more productive, more successful, or more polished? That's the question I wanted to explore this week. Why? Because as women, we often approach transformation with the mindset that something is broken or wrong with them. But when we dig a little deeper, what they're actual...

Welcome to the SELF.STYLED.LIFE Podcast with Janelle Wehsack. I've lived and breathed strategy and especially strategic execution across my corporate career throughout the last three decades. Now, in both my corporate life and my coaching business, I'm watching AI become an incredible tool for building out strategies at record speed. But, creating a strategy and actually bringing it to life, they are two completely different skill sets. We've entered an era where strategy genera...

Welcome to the SELF.STYLED.LIFE Podcast with Janelle Wehsack. A current client of mine, shared with us that in her previous role, she'd all but stopped speaking up. Not because she didn't have value to add, but because the environment had taught her that using her voice wouldn't take her anywhere, that it wasn't safe, and that she wouldn't be taken seriously. So she made a quiet trade off. She'd write follow-up emails after meetings instead of contributing in the room, and she'd share h...

Welcome to the SELF.STYLED.LIFE Podcast with Janelle Wehsack. Recently started a new role? Starting a new one soon? Thinking about taking the leap into a new one? Landing a promotion, transitioning into a new career, starting up in a new organisation...all of these are a prime opportunity to set yourself up for success by starting strong. One of the biggest tips I can give when making a transition like this is to do it with support. A coach, mentor, colleagues, supportive family. All of...

Welcome to the SELF.STYLED.LIFE Podcast with Janelle Wehsack. Have you heard about the messy middle? Maybe you've even experienced it? But what does it feel like to truly embrace this messy, transformation period? The messy middle is that murky, frustrating stretch between the spark of something new and the satisfaction of completing it. And it's not just for entrepreneurs and small business owners. We experience the messy middle during big work projects, life changes, organisationa...

Welcome to the SELF.STYLED.LIFE Podcast with Janelle Wehsack. The current job market is not the same as what it used to be. We live and work in a world where we are in control of crafting careers that suit us, not just simply taking a role and sticking to the status quo. What this means though is that we can spend a lot of time doing the "should I stay, should I go" dance or jumping ship into roles that don't suit us anymore than the one we're currently in. This is where setting your ...

Welcome to the SELF.STYLED.LIFE Podcast with Janelle Wehsack In this episode I am joined by friend and former colleague of mine, Nina Muhleisen. Nina is a big-picture thinker. She’s passionate about positive change and making our future a great place to live, work and play. Solving problems that matter is critical to this mission; it’s in finding the right method to get it done, and developing the skills and mindset necessary for organisations of purpose to achieve their goals. By h...

Welcome to the SELF.STYLED.LIFE Podcast with Janelle Wehsack. How do you feel about asking for a raise, dealing with a difficult stakeholder, speaking up in a meeting or setting a boundary at work? If your answer was something along the lines of "those conversations are so difficult, I never know what to say", then you're not alone. If you've listened to the podcast for a while, you'd know that I start every episode in the same way by saying "Hi, hi fabulous humans". You may not know th...

Welcome to the SELF.STYLED.LIFE Podcast with Janelle Wehsack. What behaviours block your success? And are they rooted in fear? Today, we’re talking about three fear-based behaviours that can block your success. These sneaky little patterns can make it feel like no matter how much you achieve, you still don’t feel truly successful. Maybe you hit a big career milestone, but instead of celebrating, you’re already worrying about what’s next. Or perhaps you feel like success is...

Welcome to the SELF.STYLED.LIFE Podcast with Janelle Wehsack. In February this year, I celebrated 34 years of working at what was originally the Bendigo Building Society. If you had told baby Janelle that she would still be working with an iteration of the same organisation over three decades later...my brain may have exploded. But here I am. Not only am I still here, but no matter how I measure success, the year just been has been my most successful year at the bank ever. It's ...

Welcome to the SELF.STYLED.LIFE Podcast with Janelle Wehsack. Have you ever heard the African proverb, if you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together? It's a huge reminder of how essential it is to surround yourself with the right people if you want to achieve the success you desire. Your inner circle (or board of directors) is integral to your growth and will help you become more confident in who you are and your abilities. In today's episode - Your Inner Circle...

Welcome to the SELF.STYLED.LIFE Podcast with Janelle Wehsack. When I started this podcast I wondered how I'd find enough to talk about and whether anyone would find it interesting enough to listen. Well, nearly on year 4, so it seems that the idea of what I have to say not being interesting enough was nothing more than a story I was telling myself driven by my own fears. Thankfully, that was not a story that I let hold me back, but our stories one of the things that hod us back. They migh...