Shameless Careers

Who are you? Liberation from the success trap starts with defining yourself beyond your job and title. Listen to the full conversation on achieving true career fulfilment with Dr. Amina Aitsi-Selmi MD PhD - an award-winning transformational career and leadership coach and author of The Success Trap - on Shameless Careers. Link in comments. #Identity #SelfConcept #Liberation #PersonalGrowth #HighAchievers #Motivation #Mindset #SelfDiscovery #Potential #Transformation #Empowerment

Liberation from the success trap is not as overwhelming as one might think. Start with small steps that make you feel freer and more joyful (and less tense and anxious). Make this a habit—build on it. Listen to the full conversation on achieving true career fulfilment with Dr. Amina Aitsi-Selmi MD PhD - an award-winning transformational career and leadership coach and author of The Success Trap - on Shameless Careers. Link in comments. #findfreedom #stressrelief #selfimprovement #mindfulness #innerpeace #motivation #inspiration #wellbeing #mentalhealth #freedom #liberation

If your job involves helping to solve challenges that other people or the planet as a whole are facing, you will likely feel more fulfilled with what you do, even if it's hard- and vice versa! Do you agree? Listen to the full conversation on achieving true career fulfilment with Dr. Amina Aitsi-Selmi MD PhD - an award-winning transformational career and leadership coach and author of The Success Trap - on Shameless Careers. Link in comments. #SuccessTrap #JobSatisfaction #CareerPurpose #HumanConnection #WorkLifeBalance #OccupationalHazards #Mindset #Wellbeing #Productivity #Entrepreneurship

Happy weekend everyone! In my latest Shameless Careers newsletter, I’m taking stock of key career lessons learned from my recent interview with Ekaterina Kalygina - who worked at a fast growing Series A startup and Google and, as a result, is in the BEST position to compare working at a smaller, fast-growing company vs a big organisation. I expected close to zero similarities going into the interview - I was wrong! Our conversation led me to a shocking realisation: the criteria for choosing a startup to work for are quite similar to the criteria for choosing a team within a big organisation. And these criteria are: ? Choosing an A-team ? Focusing on skills that can help you on a strategic horizon (vs just financial payoff) ? Assessing the business model (which - yes, yes - applies to choosing teams within big organisations too!) The link to the newsletter post - where I go into more detail about the above - is in comments. If you are into career topics, you can subscribe to the newsletter via a link below as welll.

Constantly chasing success for its own sake is typically linked to an unfulfilled need inside you. Do any of the needs mentioned in this video resonate with you? Listen to the full conversation on achieving true career fulfilment with Dr. Amina Aitsi-Selmi MD PhD - an award-winning transformational career and leadership coach and author of The Success Trap - on Shameless Careers. Link in comments. #EmotionalNeeds #SuccessTrap #CoreBeliefs #EmotionalIntelligence #SelfDiscovery #MentalWellness #InnerWork #PersonalGrowth #Vulnerability #Authenticity

Are you stuck in the success trap? So many high achievers look successful on the outside - career, money, status - but deep inside, they feel something is missing. Why does achievement often fail to bring real fulfilment? And how do you break free from chasing success that doesn’t truly satisfy? In this episode of Shameless Careers podcast, I sit down with Dr. Amina Aitsi-Selmi MD PhD, an award-winning transformational career and leadership coach and author of a book "The Success Trap". In our conversation, we deep dive into: ?? The symptoms of the success trap ?? Why checking all the boxes doesn't bring fulfilment ?? The hidden costs of chasing external validation ?? Redefining success on your own terms ?? Why real power is about exercising choice, not following the “shoulds” ?? How breaking free from the success trap (paradoxically) leads to achieving your full potential If you’ve ever wondered “Is this all there is?” or felt like you’re living a life based on expectations rather than your true self, this conversation is for you. Link to the interview - in comments. #successtrap #achievement #achiever #highachiever #success #happiness #alignment #fulfilment

An important tip for parents: choose a career for your children not based on what is popular now, but on what might be in demand in the years to come. (The challenging part is actually knowing what that these in-demand careers will be - I wish someone could offer advice on this part :D) Listen to the full interview with Nikita K., who quit investment banking to co-found an edtech startup (which didn’t work out), became an immigration advisor, and later launched his own immigration advisory business, which he loves and is now running successfully. Link in the comments. #CareerChoice #CareerLessons #BestIndustries #FindYourPassion #CareerLadder #IndustryGrowth #JobMarket #Jobs

Doing Business with Friends: Yes or No? Listen to the full interview with Nikita K., who quit investment banking to co-found an edtech startup (which didn’t work out), became an immigration advisor, and later launched his own immigration advisory business, which he loves and is now running successfully. Link in the comments. #BusinessWithFriends #BusinessPartners #FriendsAtWork #Entrepreneurship #Entrepreneurial #EntrepreneurLife #BusinessPartnerships #FriendshipGoals #BusinessLessons #SmallBusines #FriendsInBusiness #Wisdom #Rules

Feeling stuck in your career and not sure what to do next? Talk to as many people as possible to gain inspiration and ideas about your next steps. If you're living in a big city and paying a lot for rent, you're paying for the opportunity to do just that—so make the most of it. Listen to the full interview with Nikita K., who quit investment banking to co-found an edtech startup (which didn’t quite work out), became an immigration advisor, and later launched his own immigration advisory business, which he loves and is now running successfully. Link in the comments. #Networking #NetworkingEvents #Inspiration #BigCityLife #LondonLife #CareerInspiration #CareerGoals #Careers #Stuck #Motivation #NextStep #CareetPath #SelfDiscovery

New episode on Shameless Careers: "How To Find Work You Love And Start a Service Business." (link in comments) In this episode my guest is Nikita K.. Nikita began his career in investment banking, but later quit to co-found an edtech startup. The startup, unfortunately, didn’t work out - so Nikita has to urgenty find a new job and became an immigration advisor. But the story doesn’t end there—Nikita still had an entrepreneurial itch. Leveraging his experience in immigration advisory, Nikita successfully launched his own immigration advisory business—one that he 1) loves and 2) is running successfully today. In this interview, we discuss: ?? What it was like to leave a prestigious investment banking job ?? What lessons Nikita learned when his first business didn't work out ?? How to figure out what you truly want to do ?? How to launch a service business Enjoy, and don’t forget to subscribe and like! :) This helps my channel A LOT. #selfreflection #entrepreneurship #careerchange #selfdiscovery #businesslessons #lifegoals #inspiration #motivation #successstory #happiness #startabusiness #findyourpassion #findyourpath #careerpivot #passion #purpose