#74 | HOW TO GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY

HOW TO GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY | E.74 Career Therapy Podcast, with co-authors Cathy Wasserman and Lauren Weinstein

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On this week's Career Therapy Podcast (e.74), we welcome both Cathy Wasserman and Lauren Weinstein to the podcast.

Cathy and Lauren are the co-authors of ‘The Empowered Job Search’ book. They draw on more than 30 years as career and leadership coaches with significant influences from positive psychology, Buddhist principles, and Nonviolent Communication, to help you know yourself in today’s modern working world.

In today’s episode, we talk about the differences between performative and personal identity, the importance of narrative in building career confidence, and how to tap into cleaner forms of motivation in your search, beyond fear, anxiety, and failure.

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#JobSearch #Career #NonviolentCommunication

During this Episode, We Discuss:

0:00 introducing Cathy Wasserman and Lauren Weinstein

3:00 the most common blockers

5:15 why we make things harder for ourselves

7:55 getting clear on what you have to OFFER

9:20 the spirit of camaraderie

14:20 identity wrapped up in a job

16:45 the fluidity of identity

18:50 imposter syndrome

24:40 the “performative dance” of networking/job searching

28:20 personal branding, good or bad?

32:40 “once I get the job, this'll all be over” = WRONG

33:40 ‘the Great Resignation’

47:05 nonviolent communication

51:48 common experiences in the job search

53:55 we feel like we’re “supposed to” know things

55:20 finding the sweet spot

56:40 why you need “cleaner sources of motivation”

59:30 a sense of childlike wonder

1:00:38 what they’d change about the job search

Resources, links, and/or books mentioned in this episode:

As always, thanks for listening!

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