Welcome to the first episode of Navigating Crossroads Season 3! 🎉
2024 brought me to the realisation that I was again in the midst of my very own 'crossroads' in my business - deliberating between two niches.
This particular crossroads saw self-doubt and impostor syndrome arising again for me, and big questions about my path forward. In this raw and heartfelt episode, I take you behind the scenes of how I navigated this challenging phase, sharing the pivotal moments, mindset shifts, and the one powerful question that sparked my clarity and reignited my purpose.
Here's what you'll hear in this episode:
If you’ve ever felt stuck, torn between two paths, or unsure of your next move, this episode will inspire you to find clarity and take aligned action.
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She knew she was put on this earth to do something more than being a wife and a mum.
From feeling like she was living her husbands dream and having their business come completely crashing down, Jennifer was forced to face her reality. She had always been striving to work harder, to do more, achieve more and keep progressing. What Jennifer never realised was that she was keeping herself so busy, that she didn't have to face the darkness that lived within her -- until she was forced to.
From having no choice but to face it, she dove deep, reconnected with her self and redirected her path forward.This dark reality Jennifer faced, she now calls this a blessing.
Tune in to here Jennifer's crossroads story and learn from her wisdom.
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What would you do, even if you knew you WOULD fail?
You may have heard the question, 'What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?' But the question that really cemented Dr. Natalie Barre's pivot from her neuropsychology career was flipping this question on its head to expecting and accepting the failure. Natalie knows we don't do things perfectly, she knew that as humans we all face setbacks and will fail. So even in the face of these, what career path would she take, knowing that she will fail time and time again and keep getting up everyday and trying again regardless. Her answer to this question set her on her career pivot from the safety of her stable, well paying career. Tune in to learn more from Dr. Natalie Barre.
Dr. Natalie Barre is a time management coach who helps working parents take control of their days so they can craft the life of their dreams. As a former neuropsychologist, Natalie is an expert in brain science and cognition, and uses this knowledge as the basis for her approach to time management, goal-setting, and self-care. She believes that work-life balance is attainable, and that we can choose our activities with intention and get the important work done without the hustle and burnout. When she’s not supporting hard-working humans to make real changes, she’s working in her graphic design business A Tactile Perception, spending time with her family, and eating chocolate.
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Who doesn't want more holidays? More travelling, adventures, new experiences and quality time with your family, your friends or your self. Meet Lauren Lee, the person that will help you make your travel dreams become a reality 🏝️
Lauren is a Travel and Cash Flow Coach where she helps families go from being stuck at home to exploring the world one holiday at a time. No, this has certainly not always been her career, Lauren studied Applied Science & Physics at University and went on to become a Senior High School Mathematics Teacher. She has knack and passion for money and mathematics just as much as she does for travelling. Tune in to learn how Lauren has combined her multiple passions to create her own career. Lauren is all about being super strategic with your finances so that you can enjoy your dream holiday(s) and create those priceless memories without the stress of going into debt.
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After a dynamic career as an airline captain, Michelle Huntington discovered that the skills she mastered in the cockpit were the perfect launchpad for new adventures. Transitioning into the tech world, she became the Head of Operations at a startup, guiding it to self-sustainability with her leadership and strategic thinking.
Now, Michelle is inspiring audiences around the globe with her thrilling stories from the skies, sharing the lessons she learned in the high-pressure environment of aviation.
Michelle transforms her high-flying experiences into practical lessons, through her workshops on leadership, communication, critical thinking, and conflict resolution. Michelle empowers others to navigate their own journeys with confidence and creativity, turning challenges into opportunities for growth and success.
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As a qualified Mechanical Engineer, with High Distinctions from University, Daniel still felt like an Impostor in his engineering career working in mining & steelworks. He found himself staying in his comfort zone and not wanting to progress in his career. He felt out of his depth in this career and not worthy of the promotions he was encouraged to apply for.
It wasn't until, Marshy was gifted a book that completely changed the trajectory of his life. After reading this book, everything in his 'Math Brain' (as he describes it) clicked. He felt like he now had hope in his life, purpose and direction. Curiosity was ignited and a passion inside of him that he became obsessed with reading everything about personal finances and the stock market.
Tune in to hear about Marshy's two very distant crossroads moments in his career and how he specifically transitioned from a Mechanical Engineer to a Money Mentor, Investor and Entrepreneur. Daniel now works with entrepreneurs and high income earners who know how to make money but don’t know how to keep it. Daniel is also the host of the popular podcast ‘Money Mastery with Marshy’ and the creator of the ‘Fix your Finances’ and ‘Increase your Income’ challenges".
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I have wanted to record this podcast or write a blog on this topic for so long and when there were a few people that started tagging me in different posts from people asking in groups & online communities about wanting tips for travelling and working on the road, I knew I had to do this in a podcast episode. I knew I had to get this information all out of my head, so that it could help or inspire others that are planning to work and travel or that it may inspire people who have it on their bucket list and want to learn how to make it happen.
For me it is such a broad question, asking for tips on travelling and working on the road – it’s broad because there are so many aspects and layers to this topic. There is the actual working while travelling combination and how to navigate that, how to structure your business and your calendar to support this adventure, the time management piece, there is always a whole lot of mindset pieces that come into play, such as the lead up and actually making it happen, navigating the complexities of living in a small house on wheel with a family of 4 during your trip, parenting and the FAMILY dynamics of working/travelling and managing a family with primary school aged kids.
Of course, there is the fun stuff such as the best places to go, what to see and explore, how long to stay in place, how to long to go for, etc. etc.
In this episode, I cover off on these topics:
There is A LOT of gold in the episode. As I said, there are so many aspects to this topic, please do leave some comments or any specific questions you have and I can answer them or I might even do a Part 2 to this, which I have had in mind already. If I can get your feedback or questions, that will help me to know what you want to hear more about on this topic, I can address those questions / topics.
I have poured so much into this episode, and I really hope it helps others with working and travelling.
Lastly - If you currently have a business that is your side hustle and you want to make this your main hustle, I have an opportunity for you. The week of the 19 -23rd of August 2024 I am offering 1 week FREE Coaching with me. Over this week, you will get access to my Amplify program, for start-ups and side-hustlers AND 2 group coaching sessions with me and the opportunity for a private 1:1 coahcing session with me too. If you are keen to jump on this opportunity - Click here to apply now.
From failed businesses, trying something new everyday, not putting all of your eggs in one basket and NOT caring what other people think if him, meet the fearless, John Carson-Zangor.
They say you're not born confident, until you meet John. He is brazen, bold and fearless. Even though he has failed over and over again. In this episode John shares his journey of career-hopping and starting multiple businesses. His key to success = failing.
John shares his story from growing up in communist Romania, to his world being completely turned upside down in an attempt to prove his friend wrong, when in fact he not only proved himself wrong, his life completely changed as a result.
John is a trailblazer in his current career as a Mortgage Broker and whilst he is outspoken and extraverted, his passion to help people and genuine care shines so brightly.
If you want to become more comfortable with failing and start caring LESS about what people think of you. Tune in to episode 17 of the Navigating Crossroads podcast.
Lily Eid is a fellow Career Coach & an Organisational Psychologist, Lily shares her career journey of tough decisions she has been faced with in her career, such as choosing between completing her Masters Degree in Psychology or jumping straight into the corporate world to build her career with practical experience and start living the life she desired. Tune in to hear what Lily chose at her first crossroads moment.
Lily's second crossroads moment came along after having her firstborn baby and she was again faced with a tough decision between her much loved corporate career and her newfound role in motherhood.
Lily shares lots of gold around decision-making, de-cluttering your career, taking breaks in your career/business, showing up authentically and how she also weaves in spirituality and astrology into her practice.
Since recording this episode, Lily has now given birth to her second bubba and is on her maternity leave (Congrats Lily), she also has some vauable resources available while she is on a short break over on her Instagram page @launchmama
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Irina Castellano’s work has been featured in dozens of podcasts, articles, threebooks and radio interviews.
Irina is an authorized foster career who’s dedicated to providing safe homes forvulnerable children, especially now that we have thousands of kids sitting in motelrooms across Australia, without safe homes to send them to.
Using her over twenty years of foster care experience, as well as her personalexperience of adoption, she provides one on one Life Coaching.
She holds a Graduate Certificate in Developmental Trauma and as a Neuro ChangePractitioner, she runs workshops based on Louise Hay’s ‘Heal Your Life’ philosophy.Irina is dedicated to help children and adults heal from past experiences.
Are you in the vicious cycle of Decision Paralysis and can't decide on your next (or future) career path? Analysis paralysis is one of the main reasons that keep a lot of people feeling stuck and at a crossroad in their career. Over-analysing and decision paralysis is fueled by doubt, second-guessing, lack of confidence and/or lack of belief in oneself and their skills and capabilties and above all, not really, truly, deeply knowing yourself.
'𝑻𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆.' This is Sally's philosophy that has founded her signature career clarity program; Career Blueprint.
In this podcast episode, Sally shares examples of career decisions she has been stuck on, such as 'which course and school to study at', and 'what career to choose'. Sally shares 5 practical steps to overcoming Decision Paralysis and making aligned career decisions.
If you are ready to 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬, tune into this episode to learn how.
And if you are ready to get really clear on who you are and what you want your career to be, come along to our free Masterclass: A Guide to Career Clarity - two sessions are available on 4th and 11th June 2024.
Register for Masterclass here: https://careercreators.com.au/masterclass-a-guide-to-career-clarity
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Meet Sarah Cremona, Somatic Motherhood Mentor, the Founder of ‘The Mumma Nest’. She is a mum of 3, Amazon Best Selling Author, facilitator & global award winner. After becoming a Mum of two, coming from a successful career in Melbourne and moving interstate to Sydney, Sarah found herself drastically at a crossroads in her career. She didn't know a lot of people and felt really alone, stuck, fearful and unsure of what to do in her career, as well as anxious being a new mum and navigating that also.
Following the traumatic birth of her third child Sarah hit rock bottom, was forced to surrender & realised the lack of care for mother's on offer. Tune into this episode to learn how Sarah navigated her crossroads point, by taking what may have seemed like a 'step backwards' which in turn led her to where she is now, retrained & has created her business from the ground up, rebuilt her life with purpose, replaced her corporate wage & has a career she loves that lights her up every day whilst creating massive impact.
Sarah now works as Somatic Mentor for Mums supporting them to stop living on autopilt and start living intuitivly, in alignment and to embrace self-ownership and self-worth. Sarah's tips include identifying what is a 'Hell Yes' and what is a 'Hell No!' is for her career as well as how using visual tools can help you to start to pieces together your career clarity puzzle.
Plus SO much more.
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The Mumma Nest Academy is an education platform & community including mentorship & membership options for mothers.
Is earning money the only reason you do what you do?Or have you simply not peeled back the onion layers to uncover your 'why'?"
𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘, 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆"~ Theodore Roosevelt
Whether you're employed or a business owner, knowing your 'why', will help you in a myriad of ways. It will help you to gain clarity and direction, to be motivated in what you do. It will help you connect with people as well as giving you focus and reminder of why you do what you do when challenges and tough times arise.
In this episode Sally guides you through her own experience uncovering her why and how she went about it 6 years' ago when she did this exercise for the first time. This very exercise was a key piece of the puzzle that led Sally to pivoting her business from résumé writing to career & business coaching. A key piece to gaining deeper clarity on the direction she truly wanted to take her career (even though it was in her blindspot at the time). It was a key piece for me to creating the career she is in now and absolutely loves.
Tune in to this episode to learn about uncovering your why and how it can help with gaining clairity and direction in your career.
Need help with uncovering your 'Why'? Book a complimentary enquiry call via our website:https://careercreators.com.au/
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Riaza realised her dream career on her first day as a new Graduate with ANZ (Australia & New Zealand Banking Corporation), even though it was not the career she was starting her first day in. She had this realisation, yet had always pushed it aside as a 'one day' dream. That dream kept niggling at her and 7 years later it came to halt. It was time for Riaza's 'one day' dream career to take the limelight. The decision did not come without it's trial and tribulation. Tune in to learn how Riaza went about taking the leap and making her dream career a reality.
Riaza Manricks is a Performance & Leadership Coach at Reimagining Business, she empowers clients to transform their thinking, achieve goals, grow their business and cultivate leadership skills. With 15+ years of corporate experience, she's walked the talk in sales, strategy, operations, and executive leadership, making her an ideal partner for those seeking to level up their performance and leadership. Riaza's programs promote personal and business development along with leadership skills, rooted in the belief that a leader's personal growth is key to their effectiveness.
In this episode Sally shares both the highlight reel and the reality reel of her entreprenuerial journey to working part-time hours, taking school holidays off and replacing her corporate salary.Sally does not profess to be an overnight success and also admits she is still not exactly where she dreams of being. But, she has achieved some epic goals to be where she is now and is super proud of that.
If you would like to achieve these results too, of working for yourself, working part-time and replacing your corporate salary - tune in to learn from Sally.
For more information about working with Sally and the team at Career Creators, check out the website: www.careercreators.com.au
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From frustrated moments of feeling stuck, powerless, institutionalised, stifled and forced to teach what was not relevant for the students and not in alignment with her passions and mission. Sue began to start taking note of the many signs around her. Some of these signs were also feelings, such as:
These signs that indicated to Sue that she was off kilter. So she started to really tune in and listen to herself. Now Sue, has found her 'calling' and she is so darn good at it too.
Meet Sue Stevenson, a seasoned educator and leader in the field of education, with a wealth of experience in teaching, student management, and promoting student well-being. Sue is now the founder of Uturn Anxiety and helps children to be able to live their best possible life and breakfree from anxiety that is holding them back.
Sue has had a fulfilling career as well as the joys of raising her own family and embracing the role of a grandparent to six grandchildren, Sue has witnessed firsthand the intricacies of childhood behavior.
Tune in to this episode to hear and learn from Sue's story.
Meet Sophie Carr, tech VA and Founder of Sophie Carr, ex-corporate worker, wife and mum, interior design and renovation junkie and business bestie!
After (what feels like) a lifetime in the corporate world, Sophie decided to take the leap out on her own after the birth of her second child and started her own business.
Sophie is passionate about supporting female coaches and consultants to challenge the way they do business. She believes business doesn’t have to be lonely, stressful and all work and no play. It's your business and you can design and operate it any way you want to! And she's here to help you do just that.
🎧Tune into this week's episode of the Navigating Crossroads with Sally Watson Podcast (on Apple & Spotify) to hear about Sophie's unique careerpath to starting her own business and how she persistenly continue's to overcome the daily battle of pushing herself out of her comfort zone.
As a specialist Tech VA, Sophie helps you ditch the system/tech overwhelm, step into the role of CEO of your business, and experience business your way!
Hello, my name is Sally Watson and I am a recovering people pleaser.I was never fully aware of how much of a people pleaser I was, until I started my coaching studies and diving into the world of personal development. I uncovered that I was a People Pleaser and that this is what led me to not knowing the true me. Not knowing who I am and what I want in my life. Looking back now, I can see that this was an Identity Crisis. I had just thought for so long that 'I simply didnt know what I wanted to be when I grew up'. Really, I didn't know myself.
If you can relate, and know that you too are a people pleaser, AND you want to change this so that you can start to make decisions confidently about your life and career. Tune in, grab a pen and paper and get ready to learn how to break your people pleasing pattern.
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Dr. Simone Boer has navigated through 8 different careers and is continue's to playfully ponder what she wants to be when she grows up. Simone is a fellow Career, Life & Business Coach as well as having a Phd in Neuroscience, she is not just an expert in human behaviour and neurocoaching, she is the Queen of Brain Hacks and also a proud mum of two. Her life is a testament to her belief that it's never too late to redefine your path. In her dynamic career journey, Simone has garnered invaluable insights into the art of transformation, both personally and professionally.
Today, she stands at the helm of her thriving business in coaching and consulting, which she's crafted not just with expertise but with heart, love, and relentless dedication.
Tune in to this episdoe to hear Dr. Boer's journey from the world of academia and mental health to data analytics, corporate strategy and business operations. Learn from Simone as to how she navigated her career crossroads with her inner wisdom and a question from her sub-conscious mind that caught her off guard and was the catalyst to her creating the change she so desired.
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