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After over a year-long hiatus, A Work In Purpose 2.0 is launching soon! 😮😮😮

Stay tuned for new podcast episodes with more inspiring stories of how people discovered and stepped into their purpose–so you can too!

Up next? My first solo episode about my own purpose journey. 😊

And what’s in store for A Work In Purpose 2.0!

Be sure to subscribe so you won’t miss out when the new episode drops next week.

Until then, here’s the last interview I’ve recorded before the hiatus. Enjoy!


‼️Stepping into your first leadership role is exciting—but filled with landmines.

What got you there is what gets you fired.

If you’re navigating this transition, this new episode of A Work In Purpose is for you!

I sat down with Enrico Biscaro, a global executive-turned-leadership coach, to discuss how first-time leaders can thrive while avoiding common pitfalls.

Enrico shares his three essential pillars of leadership, including:
✅ Building your personal leadership brand
✅ Fostering resonance
✅ Using techniques like storytelling and feedforward

We also explore Enrico’s personal journey of discovering his hashtag and transitioning from the corporate world to coaching middle managers to become great leaders.

If you’re new to leadership or looking for practical tips to amplify your impact, this episode is packed with actionable insights to help you step into your leadership potential with confidence.



🎧 Listen now: LINK IN COMMENT

💡 What’s one lesson you learned when you stepped into for the first time?

08/19/2023

Job searching is tough! 😫 Especially without one thing.

Balance.

It’s easy for us to fall into the trap of focusing exclusively on job searching while neglecting all other aspects of life.

But this imbalance creates more anxiety. You lose that essence of you. It creates that feeling of desperation that potential employers can sense.

And that is a cycle that’s tough to break.

So mastering balance is key. 😌

With balance, you can show up for your interviews as your best self, full of confidence and optimism. 😎

But that is easier said than done. So how do we reach that balance?

Listen to find out!

Our special guest in this episode is Peter Callahan, PCC: a certified leadership coach, a career coach, and a mindfulness teacher. 🧘‍♂️

Listen to uncover:
🙌 Practical actions you can take to infuse balance into your job search
🙌 How to use your core values as your secret sauce in the job market
🙌 How to set routines and intentional discipline to cultivate balance in your week
🙌 How to recover from disappointments and so much more!

We’ll also dive deep into Peter's own journey of discovering his life’s purpose.

If you’re ready to master balance and land your next role, then check out this episode!

LISTEN HERE! ➡ https://www.aworkinpurpose.com/episodes/27

05/08/2023

🎧 Are you going through a job loss and feeling frustrated and stressed? 😔 Or maybe you're feeling lost and unfulfilled in your career? 🤔

Join us on the latest episode of A Work In Purpose Podcast as we continue our 3-part series of interviews with career coaches. Gain practical advice on how to navigate this challenging time and take steps closer to your purpose! 🚀

Our guest, Wen Hsu, is a best-selling author and founder of Wen Coaching.

In this episode, Wen shares invaluable advice on how to handle the emotional rollercoaster of job searching, including how to deal with rejection, stress, and pressure. She also provides insights on regaining confidence, adopting the right mindset for interviews, and starting a new job on the right foot.

As an immigrant woman, Wen knows firsthand the challenges that immigrant women leaders face in their careers. Coming out of a 15 year career of engineering leadership in the tech industry, Wen shares with us her journey of rediscovering her own purpose after a layoff and creating her own career path as a coach for others, particularly immigrant women leaders.

Tune in now to discover practical tips and insights that will help you navigate this difficult time and move closer to your purpose! [LINK IN COMMENT]🎙️

[LISTEN] How To Navigate A Job Loss And Land Your Next Dream Role with Top Career Coach Paul Larsen — A Work In Purpose Podcast 03/11/2023

😔 Going through a job loss? A job transition? Or looking to change your career? Then this episode is for you!

Joining us this episode is a top career and leadership coach, Paul N Larsen - Find Your VOICE as a Leader Coaching Institute. Paul has extensive experience coaching over 500 leaders worldwide, including at top companies such as Salesforce, Charles Schwab, and Cisco.

🤔 In this episode, you'll learn how to:

- Navigate job transitions
- Recover from being laid off
- Stand out in your job search
- Overcome imposter syndrome during interviews
- Discover your V.O.I.C.E. and purpose
- Land your next dream role
- And much more!

🎧 LISTEN for inspiring insights that can help you not only land your next job but to land a job that fulfills you!

[LISTEN] How To Navigate A Job Loss And Land Your Next Dream Role with Top Career Coach Paul Larsen — A Work In Purpose Podcast If you're going through a job transition or looking to change your career, this episode is for you. Joining us is Paul Larsen, a career and leadership coach and the author of the book Find Your Voice As A Leader. Listen for inspiring insights that can help you not only land your next job but to land

24. Ignite Your Spark: How To Reach Your Artistic Potentials w/ Mars Gelfo — A Work In Purpose Podcast 02/21/2023

Whether you're an aspiring artist, musician, or simply searching for a new job, this episode is for you.

We're joined by Mars Gelfo, an artistic actualization ninja who coaches people to unleash the artistic spirit that lives within all of us.

Mars shares his journey as a French Horn player who made it as the top 2 finalist for an audition to join the LA Philharmonic, only to be bitterly disappointed with the outcome. It was during this dark period that he found his spark.

Listen as Mars shares practical actions as well as some juicier methods from ta**ra practices you can take to release stuck traumas, fears, and criticisms to reignite your spark.

He also shares the importance of assuming the identity of who you want to become and and teaches us how to use the ping test to help figure out our purpose.

If you're looking to overcome your fears, reignite your spark, and live out your purpose, then sit back, relax, and enjoy this fascinating interview with Mars Gelfo, the artistic actualization ninja.

And make sure to stay tuned till the end to hear Mars play a purpose living prayer with his French horn, exclusively for this podcast!

24. Ignite Your Spark: How To Reach Your Artistic Potentials w/ Mars Gelfo — A Work In Purpose Podcast This episode, we're joined by Mars Gelfo, an artistic actualization ninja who coaches people to unleash the creative spirit that lives within all of us. Whether you're an aspiring artist, musician, or simply searching for a new job, this episode is for you.

23. How To Find Your Purpose At Work w/ Dr. Dana Mitra — A Work In Purpose Podcast 07/31/2022

🌟 NEW EPISODE FINALLY OUT! In 2020, many of us suddenly found ourselves working remotely.

Free from distractions, we turned inward and wonder what our purpose is.

Now that we're returning to work, our workplace has changed.

Our connection to work has changed.

So now we wonder, how can we align our purpose with our work?

Our guest this episode is Dr. Dana Mitra, a professor of education policy studies at Penn State University and the author of "The Empowered Professor."

She is also a leadership coach who helps academics and professionals find their purpose through their work.

Dana shares her journey and her insights on how you can find your purpose at work.

➡️ LISTEN to the full interview:

23. How To Find Your Purpose At Work w/ Dr. Dana Mitra — A Work In Purpose Podcast Dr. Dana Mitra is a professor of education policy studies at Penn State University and the author of "The Empowered Professor." She is also a leadership coach who helps academics and professionals find their purpose through their work. Dana shares her journey and her insights on how you ca

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Here's your Sunday listen!

We all have an inner voice that repeats stories about ourselves over and over again.

But what should we do if our inner voice happens to be our biggest bully? Constantly keeping us down.

How can we loosen its firm grip on us?

And instead cultivate self-compassion, self-love, and self-acceptance?

Our guest this episode, Calvin Michael West, sheds some light on how we can do just that.

Calvin is a certified professional coach, healer, guide, teacher, activator, systems thinker and dot connector.

Tune in to hear his story of how he overcame his inner bully and found his purpose in helping others overcome theirs as well.

Listen➡️ https://www.aworkinpurpose.com/episodes/22

Photos 03/31/2022

Let's reflect. Are you limiting your potential because of your fear and beliefs? 🤔

02/28/2022

If you haven't heard the latest episode yet, it's not too late! [Listen here: https://www.aworkinpurpose.com/episodes/21]

Our guest, Dr. Don Russell, is a psychotherapist of 25 years who specializes in trauma and trauma treatment.

He's also the author of “The Trauma Treatment Companion”, a guide to the stabilization of trauma symptoms for smooth recovery from trauma of all kinds.

In this episode, you'll hear practical tips on how to resolve trauma, how to replace debilitating thought patterns and emotions with new ones that serve you better, how to get out of your comfort zone, and so much more incredible insights to ignite your purpose.

Stay tuned for a new episode coming out soon!

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