In episode 7 of Welcome To Successville, Successful Guest Donna Patterson tells friend and host Sophie Williams how she was sure life had peaked when she got a child Filofax.
In trying to wrangle the concept of success, Donna reflects on her career journey and the unexpected turns it took, including going through an employment tribunal. She discusses the influence of societal expectations and the portrayal of successful women in media, as well as her own experiences trying to model success for her children.
You can find Pregnant Then Screwed here
You can find Donna's TEDxTalk here
You can find her Instagram here
You can find the transcript of this episode here
Chapters
00:00 - Introduction to Donna Patterson and bio
04:38 - Success as a Young Person and Its Influence
06:30 - Childhood visions of success
10:51 - The Unexpected Emotions of Post-Success Blues
13:24 - The Erin Brockovich of Bradford workplace tribunal
30:43 - Imposter Syndrome
34:20 - Listener voicemail
38:38 - Understanding Workplace Rights
41:41 - Success leads to more opportunities for success
42:37 - Donna's TEDx Talk and Success
51:23 - Quickfire round
