In today’s episode, Anna looks back on the year so far, and helps you plan ahead for the next 6 months. We’re asking: how are you feeling? how have you done on the goals you set yourself? are you happy with your results – why, or why not? What do you want to ‘stop, start […]
Fearless Fridays: From corporate life to helping women in tech
In this month’s career transition interview, I’m speaking to Maja Schreiner, who I connected with on LinkedIn. Having spent her career in corporate, Maja had long been attracted by the entrepreneurial world and, after a very brief stint of working in someone else’s startup, she decided to build her own. We talked about our shared […]
Episode 83 – Building a coherent brand around different ideas
In today’s episode, Anna looks at how you can bring together different projects in a way that makes sense in your elevator pitch or website. How do you bring together all those different ideas? How do you introduce yourself, when someone inevitably asks, “And what do you do?” And what do you do with your […]
Episode 82 – Connecting the dots (and finding your ikigai)
In today’s episode, Anna looks at how you can use the ikigai framework to look back over your professional life so far and craft a compelling story. We’re not talking about becoming a different person here – in fact what you’ll find when you do this exercise is that you already have these skills and […]
Episode 81 – Managing a career identity crisis
In today’s episode, Anna explores the crisis in identity that comes from leaving behind a long and successful career and transitioning into something else entirely. In our society, in a culture of high achievement, competition, and overwork, career has become almost synonymous with your identity. The paycheck that you get gives you a certain […]