Top 3 summer listens to support your career this year

Happy New Year! How are you feeling as you begin a brand new year?

Whether you're fired up for a fresh start (like me!) -- or are taking time to ease into it -- welcome to 2025!

To kick off the year, I'm sharing some recent episodes of The Career By Design Podcast to support your career.

All episodes featured below are live NOW for your summer listening pleasure!

Episode 29: 2024 Reflections: My 4 game-changing lessons -- and how they’ll help YOU!

How often do YOU pause and reflect on your career?

I’m a natural doer. Someone who dives into action, works hard and follows through -- traits I share with my high-achieving clients.

Yet, this focus on ‘doing’: planning, strategising, ticking off to-do’s -- leaves little time to celebrate the progress towards your goals.

And if you’re disappointed with last year’s results or jump straight back into work in January, it’s easy to overlook what you HAVE achieved. Our brains fixate on the gaps, which is why reflection is essential.

In this special episode, I’m sharing my 4 game-changing lessons (and honest confessions) for 2024. Find out what worked, what didn’t — and how these lessons can help YOU!

Then, I’ll walk you through a simple end of year reflection to review YOUR year, career — and what you want in 2025.

You'll learn:

• The ONE secret to maintain momentum, build confidence and achieve results in your career -- even during tough times
• The key people you need in your network NOW -- and how collaboration can progress your career and unlock future opportunities
• My struggles with overwork this year and how to build sustainable career success without burning out
• Why waiting for clarity holds you back -- and how taking action turns confusion into a fulfilling, sustainable career
• 4 powerful questions to reflect on your successes, learnings and set yourself up for a strong start in 2025!

This episode is a perfect one to dive into in January and a MUST listen to prepare for your best year yet. So grab a pen and paper -- and let’s dive in!

Click here to listen.

Episode 28: How to overcome overwhelm: Beating my battle with burnout

Several years ago I made an extreme and completely out of character decision…

I closed my business for 2 months. To do -- absolutely nothing.

I’d reached another cycle of complete burnout after YEARS of working 60+ hour weeks, late nights and weekends.

After recognising the pattern of working myself to burnout (both in my own business and back in my corporate career) it was time to make significant changes. As a result, I created new habits, beliefs and behaviours to beat burnout -- once and for all.

So, instead of waiting until you hit the point of burnout like I did, what can you do NOW to overcome overwhelm?

In this episode, I get real and share my own personal battle with burn-out.

You’ll learn:

• 3 simple steps to help you plan ahead and know exactly where to focus
• The two essential elements to slow down during stressful periods, so you can speed up later
• Why prioritising YOUR time and energy is key to building better boundaries with others
• How cultivating this leadership skill creates space for strategic thinking, improved time management and a more sustainable workload
• The ONE shift you must make as a high-performer to feel more fulfilled at work and overcome overwhelm

If you finished 2024 feeling exhausted, overstretched from doing more, with less resources -- or overwhelmed trying to balance your career and personal commitments, this episode is for you!

Click here to listen.

Episode 26: Is work-life balance a myth? How to be ambitious without burning out

Today, I’m tackling one of the toughest questions facing high-achievers right now:

Can you REALLY have a fulfilling career and a balanced life? Is work-life balance achievable -- or is it just a myth?

If you’ve already achieved a lot of success and want to keep growing your career -- but balance this with priorities outside work, this episode is for YOU.

In this episode, I unpack the challenges faced by ambitious leaders who aim to stay career driven, without sacrificing family, health or personal time.

You’ll walk away with 4 simple strategies to achieve better balance AND your big career ambitions!

You'll learn:

• My take on the elusive work-life balance we all seem to be chasing
• Why success is more than career milestones -- and the questions to ask so you design a career which works for YOU
• Two things you MUST know to prioritise your biggest goals and grow your career in a sustainable way
• How to let go of the pressure to ‘do it all’ and the ONE person you need to build better boundaries with
• A simple tip to stop getting stuck in your daily to-do list and achieve your long-term career goals

Listen in now, as all will be revealed in this episode! Click here to listen.

Once you've listened, I'd love to know. Which episode resonated with you the most -- and why? And what was your biggest insight or takeaway?

Please share your thoughts and experience in the comments below.

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Happy listening,

Stacey

Stacey Back is a career planning specialist, executive career coach + speaker. She guides organisations and high-achieving leaders to design fulfilling, sustainable careers that deliver long-term success. Find out more.