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ARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designIndustry Disruptors Making the Status Quo a Very Scary PlaceHi there, it's your friendly neighborhood disruptor with a message for you about playing it safe. The earthquake in the AEC industry has already shaken the foundations of the first cost container and the best way to be more competitive is to rewrite the rules of the game. Learn more in this episode.
It's easy to abandon your ideals and catastrophize when things get difficult, but you really need to double down on innovation. Trying to play it safe is demoralizing, exhausting and muddles your message.
While you might think that the status quo is a safe place...
2025-02-2426 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designIf Your Job was a Person, Would You Date it?Would you swipe left on your current job? What about future prospects? You get it all wrong when you only think about following the rules of a career path that someone else told you you should want. Let's try a different perspective that's more focused on the relationship you want to have.
Do you want to be together? If the personality/culture of the firm isn't suited to yours, it's never going to work.
What do you want to create with this company? If they aren't going in the direction you want to go, or can't commit...
2022-08-2912 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designHitting the Paper Ceiling? Know if You Really Need that CredentialGot so many letters after your name that it doesn't fit in your LinkedIn Profile? *whomp whomp* Credentials don't equal career momentum . Listen in to learn how to be strategic in claiming professional standing and subject matter expertise.
Credentials are not a measure of your worth. Never pursue one to get a competitive edge or prove you can do something.
As you follow your north star in your career, look for gateway credentials that are necessary like licensure or a specialty credential that establishes your subject matter expertise in an area you want to be the go...
2022-08-2617 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designQuiet Quitting is not the AnswerQuiet quitting is not empowering. In fact, it's a cry for help. Find out why this strategy, rooted in passive aggressive behaviors, won't actually help you advocate for the career you want. Listen in to learn what does work in renegotiating your workday.
Work you love should give you energy. If you're feeling exhausted, it's a sign you need to realign your work with your passion.
If you feel apathetic about your work, it means you need to change one or more of the following: the role you play on projects, the type of projects you do, y...
2022-08-2213 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designPoint of Failure: How Codependency Creates Toxic Work EnvironmentsWe test materials to the point of failure, adding more and more stress and pressure. As humans, we do not require any such testing to prove our worth. Codependency tricks us into believing we do and we're all paying the price as it becomes institutionalized in our profession.
Codependency has nothing to do with your strength of character or resilience. It's rooted in your need to make others happy at the expense of your own well being.
Signs that you have a problem with codependency include, need for control, perfectionism, suppressing your emotions, losing your own identity a...
2022-08-1922 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designThe Architecture Adventure: Shaping a CultureAs I walk ancient ruins on my Peru vacation, I’m captivated by the spirit of adventure that motivated their design and construction. Perhaps architecture was humankind’s first adventure. How can we tap into that in our work today?
How can you be inspired to push beyond the limits of what you believe is possible?
how can your work both aspire and inspire others?
How can lives be improved through better design?
Stay Inspired,
Angela
Contact me to get more information on private coaching: angela@architectingpodcast.com
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2022-08-0109 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designWell being restoration: Why You Need a VacationWhy is a vacation about so much more than being away from work? If your busy, hectic life has you feeling frenetic, you need to practice embodiment. Learn how vacation helps you restore your nervous system and be a better you.
Reconnecting with your senses helps activate your parasympathetic nervous system so you get out of fight or flight and into rest and digest mode.
Disconnecting from negative triggers helps you reset. Gradually elevate your emotions so the shift is lasting and authentic.
Use your physical body to restore your emotional, mental and spiritual ones by practicing mindfulness.
2022-07-2812 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designHave a Curious Career: Interview with Tyler SuomalaForget the path less traveled- take your career off roading! Tyler Suomala shares his industry insights and personal story. Learn why following your joy on the regular is the only way to discover true success.
Check in with yourself often to make sure you still feel good about your job. Stress or boredom are sure signs you need a change.
Never settle. Ever. The cost far exceeds any security or stability you think you’re getting.
you can’t fix a broken system by maintaining the status quo.
If everyone else is doing it one way, you should look fo...
2022-07-2534 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designYou are Worth More Than Your SalaryIt's not just about the money. There are lots of other benefits you need to consider. This episode reviews everything from salary ranges to quality of life considerations. Learn how to find the setting where you feel appreciated and supported and can develop your career path.
Get clarity on what you want out of your career and understand how this plus your years and type of experience are a differentiator
Know what quality of life, health and benefits are important to you and ask for them.
Make sure the culture of the workplace is the right fit...
2022-07-2321 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through design”I’m Too Busy” is Code for ”That’s Not My Priority”Everything you do sends a message. A message about your commitment to making an impact, ability to be agile, willingness to do more than what's in your job description. So while you're hiding behind your busyness, the unintended message you send to those around you is that being a leader isn't a priority for you.
Stop using your workload as an excuse to defer your personal development. Someday is not a date on the calendar- it's a can you keep kicking down the road.
Don't worry about how you'll get it all done. When you take on...
2022-05-1218 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designWhy You Need a Sponsor to Get AheadFeeling stalled out, passed over, invisible even? One of the root causes of the Great Resignation is not having an opportunity to do fulfilling work that grows your career. The antidote: something called sponsorship. Let's explore this strategy to grow leaders while encouraging diversity and inclusion at the top levels of organizations.
While mentorship is focused on growing specific skill sets, sponsorship is about strategic leadership development.
Sponsors are in leadership positions and willing to work with proteges to help close the gaps in their leadership abilities. That way, they are qualified for promotions.
Sponsors are willing...
2022-05-0928 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designYou Are More Resilient Than You ThinkWe all have to protect our limited bandwidth these days. But are you giving your time away to things that don't accelerate your growth while saying no to the big stuff? In this episode, you'll learn how to tap into your resilience to live your best life.
You got a big win. Don't let that be your excuse to shut down even more opportunity. Seeing where you are as "enough" shuts down your potential.
Always say yes to aligned opportunities. Don't worry about how you will make it happen, the hows will work themselves out once you...
2022-05-0522 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designShift from Who You Should Be to Who You Can BeIs your identity caught up in proving your worth? Have you gotten so good at meeting everyone else's needs that you've lost sight of what really would make you happy and fulfilled in life and work? This episode is for you! Let's find out what can happen once you're free of expectations and obligations.
Our identity is tied to what we believe is possible. This can come either from direct teaching or inferences made from life experiences. Either way, deeply rooted beliefs are formed.
External validation make us feel safe. This is why it's so important to...
2022-05-0221 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designControl: The Anti-FunControl is not a measure of confidence, it's a measure of fear. Fear of not meeting expectations, or getting the desired outcome. Fear of failure. In this episode, we'll explore how having more fun can unlock creative potential and leave us all with a whole lot less stress.
Giving up control allows us to see other possibilities than what we thought we wanted. In the flow of the present moment, we can pivot to receive all that is available for the situation.
Trying to control outcomes and prove yourself is negative energy and others will respond negatively to...
2021-12-2020 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designWhat I Should Have Said: Impacts of Anger, Guilt and ShameAnger, guilt and shame are the root cause of all communication problems. This episode explores ways to stop framing things through the lens of our own insecurities and emotional reactions. Stop being triggered and start being curious about exploring the possibilities.
Your negative self image will lead you to fear negative outcomes. This looks like reading into what others say and do to reinforce your own inner narrative.
Don't let your ego lead the way. Show up focused on the purpose and ideas to avoid emotional triggers if you are met with skepticism or challenges.
Show up...
2021-12-1327 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designThe Question that Builds TrustWhat do you know? When was the last time you asked that question? A question this powerful should be asked on the regular. It gives agency by showing that you value someone's knowledge and want to hear from them. Not their opinion, but what they know.
The number one reason people change jobs or quit being engaged is because they feel they are missing a supportive and open communication channel. You know the channel is working when you can comfortably discuss hard topics that require vulnerability.
We all want an advocate- show others that their contributions are vi...
2021-12-0814 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designRising Above Criticism and SetbacksIs this you: externally motivated, in fear of judgement, playing by someone else's rules because you think that's the only way to get ahead?
Get out of the disempowerment of victim mentality that keeps you in survival mode and in a state of manipulating and being manipulated by others.
You can't be creative if you don't embrace failure and make bold gestures in life.
Remember the brightest lights cast the darkest shadow and that instead of avoiding criticism to expect it. You're not for everyone, but it's better to be authentically you than someone who never stands...
2021-12-0318 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designLike a Mother: How work is being revolutionizedWhere are all the women in our profession? So many fade away due to lack of support and family responsibilities- but not the women in the Mothers in Architecture group. Meet the three founders who took a stand to keep moms in architecture and started a movement where women model for one another how to have a career on your own terms.
Women's careers face unique challenges. By being part of a support group, you have a safe space to be vulnerable and reconcile being a professional with being a mother.
Raise the bar on what expectations s...
2021-11-2927 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designEssentials of Psychological SafetyUnderstanding psychological safety is your new stealth tool to effective team work and having a high performance design career.
The foundation of being able to work effectively (and innovatively) is to first build trust. Trust comes when everyone feels supported doing meaningful work, comfortable sharing their ideas, can fail without feeling like a failure and feels included.
We all bring our own story and meanings to the way we interpret the world. It's important to become more conscious of our own and others' tendency to do this so that we can communicate more effectively
Practice active listening...
2021-11-0427 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designThis is Your Starting LineFeeling overwhelmed or like you'll never get ahead? Been so caught up in the daily grind that you can't see past the job horizon? I'm here to tell you that it's never too late. This is your starting line and you absolutely will end up a winner. Listen in to learn how to get past all the limitations telling you why you can;t and start knowing that you can!
Nothing is ever wasted. No matter how old you are, how late to the game, or how many times you've failed, you are here for a purpose...
2021-11-0123 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designCommunity BuildingDo you care about issues in the built environment like social justice, sustainability, well, being, citizen agency? It's time to take that compassion and put it to work for you. Listen in to hear how to get involved, get noticed and have an impact regardless of your current experience level or credentials.
Find something you care about then find the organizations championing that cause. You'll have a ready-made platform and a community of people to learn from so you can hone your skills while you build your network.
Raise your hand, Doers get noticed and wallflowers get...
2021-10-2820 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designAgents of ChangeChange is transformation, provocation and a willingness to lead people beyond what they thought was possible. And you were born to lead it as an Agent of Change. You just need a few tips, so listen in!
You were not put here to sit quietly in the corner smiling and nodding. Those who love and mentor you have removed obstacles so you can get farther faster.
When you try and make everybody happy and appeal to everyone, you stand for nothing. Leaders know their mission is what matters and don't allow their egos to prevent them from...
2021-10-2513 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designDesign Ecosystems not EgosystemsSpace feels like something. It's a collection of form, materials, colors, light and sound that impact humans physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Are you ready to elevate that experience by making conscious design choices to help people be their best selves?
Instead of judging what people need and imposing your ideas, be a space shaman. Take the time to diagnose and develop a "treatment" plan with your clients.
The Great Resignation is signalling an appetite for something better. For the first time, people are less afraid of change than they are of things staying the same. They...
2021-10-2119 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designThe CULTure of DesignLet's do some mythbusting about the practice of architecture. There's so much indoctrination into a broken way of doing things that undermines our confidence while undervaluing our work and weakening our impact. It's time to stop drinking the Kool Aid and start having the career you want instead of the one you thought you had to accept.
Architecture is a diverse profession with a huge range of options both inside and outside of traditional practice. You get to choose which you pursue and customize your career based on you interests- but first you get to try a f...
2021-10-1822 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designProvide Your Clients With a Bigger ContainerDesign aligns...big visions, better experience, environmental friendliness. So why do we have so many mediocre buildings? Let's start giving our clients a bigger container and grow projects to their fullest potential.
Transformational projects begin with leading your client somewhere. Leadership isn't being a trainer, it's going somewhere and taking others with you.
The world's resources can't tolerate the waste of another mediocre project. Facilitate big dreams and creative solutions over the go-to things within everyone's comfort zone.
Understand how the space needs might change over time and work to make sure the innovations don't feel like...
2021-10-1415 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designLead the LeadersLeadership is more than being organized and managing people and situations. To truly lead, you have to stand for something and value your work and the power of your message. Your followers are out there and they are looking for exactly that value you can bring to them.
Don't commoditize your work or just follow client instructions. Your value lies in your ability to surface deeper issues and translate them into design solutions.
Leaders don't play the competition game. They work to provide innovation instead of comparing themselves to the market.
Instead of buying into prevailing thought...
2021-10-1116 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designThe Art of DiscernmentRepeat after me, "discernment is not judgement." That's right. Judgement comes from your story-as-filter giving you a "read" on the situation at hand. Discernment is noticing, checking in with yourself and determining how to respond.
It's hard to practice discernment when you are emotionally triggered. Most of the time, the trigger and the triggering incident are not related.
Unpack your trigger and give yourself grace for whatever core wound or limiting belief you found. Acknowledge the emotions behind it all so you can better understand why the trigger, well triggered.
Don't get caught up in the emotional...
2021-10-0720 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designMiscreation: Realigning our Work and PurposeMiscreation happens when we act out of fear of uncertainty instead of trusting our intuition to guide us to the right solution. This episode explores how to move beyond the outdated playbooks of career and embrace change with confidence.
Embrace change by challenging old labels put on you or others to find new and better ways of understanding one another
Let go of expectations to move past the drama and chaos which siphons your energy away from your purpose and directs your attention to what you don't want instead of what you do.
Find the balance between...
2021-10-0415 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designThe Leader You Need May not be the Leader You WantLeadership has many faces. Your dream leader likely isn't the one who will challenge and stretch you to grow.
Your work style may not match that of your leader or those you lead. Ask better questions to make sure that you are playing to one another's strengths.
Know your strengths so that you can complement the strengths of a leader with a style that isn't necessarily compatible.
Not everyone in a leadership position has a leadership skill set. Recognize when you need to lead from behind and proactively make suggestions. Also, don't be afraid to express your...
2021-09-3021 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designGo BigGoing Big in your career starts as an inside job. You can't take a stand for others or question the status quo if inside you are in turmoil. Who you are affects what you do.
Stop limiting your success out of fear of limited resources. Believe that success is more than just getting today's needs met.
Take risks to see results. Remember failure is learning and the only thing that will really take you out of the game is fear of judgement.
Big success comes with a responsibility to have a big voice. It isn't arrogant to...
2021-09-2721 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designBullying Stops HereIn the workplace, bullying, including manipulation and gaslighting tactics can masquerade in unrealistic expectations, encouragement to play it safe and criticism of leadership skills. Big facts to help you recognize when it's happening.
Constructive criticism and concerns about readiness will always come with offers of support. If someone makes you doubt your ability so you won't set ambitious goals, question their motivation not your abilities.
Be wary of unrealistic expectations. Doing something you don't feel good about to please someone else makes you responsible for their happiness. Practice using healthy boundaries to avoid codependent exchanges.
Leaders don't...
2021-09-2319 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designUnconditional SuccessAre you deferring your success to later days? Imagining that "someday" without taking action today?
Successful people take action, even if it's messy. They show up and make things happen regardless of whether they feel ready.
Disconnect from the need to make the things you do right or wrong. Instead be curious about why something did or didn't work. Everything in just information, not a judgement of your potential. Look for guidance and learn the lessons- then move on.
The person you were is your foundation, keep building the person you will become every day.
Raise your...
2021-09-2019 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designEvolve Like HellStagnation, decay, evolution, which do you choose? Because guaranteed you are doing one of those three things this fine moment. This episode focuses on how to choose evolution for yourself, your loved ones, and the greater good.
You don't get a permission slip to rest on your laurels. Whatever you've done or accomplished is simply a portal to your next level.
Prioritize your evolution. Lead with that in every choice you make.
Do something to move forward every day. Maybe it's just thinking about what you want to do, maybe it's making a phone call, maybe its...
2021-09-1621 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designCraft Your Career Interview with Recruiter Bryce BattsArchitecture Industry recruiter Bryce Batts shares what you need to know to navigate the new workplace. For more information about Bryce, visit her website: https://brycebattscoaching.com/
Don't be afraid to ask about your career path options. Understand what's available to you within a company to help determine whether you want to work there.
Always negotiate- by showing how you view your worth you communicate how others should value you.
Be open to different roles, it might give you more work flexibility or open up opportunities to cultivate other valuable skill sets.
Stay engaged, even if you...
2021-09-1327 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designStop Living the First Available LifeIt might be fine to accept the first available table at a crowded restaurant, but when it comes to your life's work, settling in no bueno.
Just because you are good at something doesn't mean you should be doing it. Look past expectations and titles and feel into how aligned you are with the work you are doing.
It's easy to see what we don't like but still try and fit ourselves into that mold thinking we will be happy when (fill in the blank) instead think about what makes you happy now and do that.
There...
2021-09-0915 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designMake Your Day Work for YouReady to stop being a slave to your day? Let's reframe everything you know about time whether it's working or playing and start leveraging the way our brains and bodies work to get more from our daily 24. Click here to deep dive into more with my Thrive class at a special price
Make time for what matters instead of excuses. Question everything about how you spend your day and root out activities that are habits not purpose.
Once you know what really needs to be done, see if you can delegate all or part of a task...
2021-09-0732 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designStand in Your SovereigntySovereignty- that state of complete ownership of ourselves and our natural right to integrity is becoming an elusive phenomenon. This episode explores how to let go of people pleasing and feel comfortable with disagreement.
Recognize when someone you are dealing with is a bad actor. Look for attempts to use grains of truth to sow self doubt, or making you wrong if you don't agree with them
Take the time for introspection. Act in truth and integrity and you can always feel comfortable standing by your decisions.
Jesus never extended an olive branch to the Pharisees. You ca...
2021-09-0217 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designGive Yourself a Raise and PromotionUplevel your career. It's in your power to claim the career you were meant to have. Don't forget to download my free workbook to help you get even more out of this episode. Flip the Script will help you write your own career story.
Approach your career like a design problem. Where are the pain points? What innovation can you bring to meet your goals within the present constraints?
Getting ahead in your career is about having greater and greater influence. With influence comes impact.
Recognize what is holding you back are your own beliefs about what's po...
2021-08-3022 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designManaging Client ExpectationsShifting priorities, but not deadlines, pressure to provide more service for less fee. We've all been there trying to win work and maintain client relationships. But at what cost?
Don't get caught up in a race to the bottom on fees. Understand that there is a buyer for every market- some want cheap sunglasses while others want high quality designer items. Position yourself for the market you want to be and you will find a client match.
Understand the dynamic relationship between time, cost and work. Work with your client on strategies to prioritize one and understand h...
2021-08-2621 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designMythbusting: Egos and SelloutsThere is a lot of posturing in creative professions. We've learned to disdain what we consider to be the ego and the sellout- but what if we're getting it all wrong?
Far from being the big voice, the ego is actually what traps us in people pleasing, chasing career milestones and endlessly seeking validation. How can you detach from this and become more attuned to your mission than in meeting expectations?
You have one job- to live your mission of building a better world by using your unique gifts and talents. Focus on that- no matter what.
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2021-08-2318 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designBuilding for a Better World: Interview with Blaine BrownellIn my interview with Blaine Brownell, we discuss the role of materiality in sustainability, well being, equity and planetary health.
Cultivate relationships with people who can mentor you- then act on their advice to create your own opportunities. Think about what you create as a "demo album" and put it out there to be discovered.
Do the work you are passionate about and it will lead you to discovering what you are meant to contribute.
Sharing your interests creates a reciprocal relationship. You learn from those you teach.
World changing design is vitally responsible. It combines boldness and...
2021-08-1937 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designSpace Shamanism: Using Salutogenesis in Your WorkI am a space shaman- you can be too (maybe you already are). In this Episode, I discuss the healing power of design and why we all need to offer more wellness resources to the users of our buildings.
In today's pandemic-ridden world, stress levels are higher than ever. How can we offer restorative environments:
Be committed to learning about salutogenic measures we can take and how stress affects people. Take the opportunity to talk about it when ever you can, even if your delivery sn't perfect, you are advancing this important cause.
Think...
2021-08-1718 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designThe Health Safety and Welfare of ExperienceWe all know we have a duty to protect the public's health safety and welfare in our work. But let's take it beyond codes and look at the ethics behind HSW through the lens of user experience.
There are no current code requirements that consider user experience. However, the more we learn, the more it becomes imperative that we design buildings that empower people to be their best selves.
Always tie project goals and ROI back to experience
Do your research to understand specific design strategies that will impact users in a positive way...
2021-08-1214 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designAsk Me Anything: Time Management EditionHow do I get my life in order? Should I respond to round the clock contacts from my boss?
Good questions! In this episode I answer questions from our audience on time management. We cover:
How to put support resources in place by leveraging help from friends or family, or by trading time with other parents.
Considering who else besides you could do something and then helping them get to the point where they can replace you at doing the task
Grounding techniques to tame the chaos and help you be more creative
The i...
2021-08-0918 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designShine Your LightEver felt simultaneously like you were too much AND not enough?
Believe it or not, it's less about what other people are saying or doing and more about the story you drag around with you everywhere. In this episode, we crack that open so you can unapologetically be the you you were always meant to be.
Learn why authenticity is one of the most important ways to connect with others, and why saying no is part of being authentic
Understand that the guilt or shame you have at saying no or being too good...
2021-08-0513 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designDelegation and the Art of Receiving TimeHey all you lone wold control freak types- I'm talking to you this episode. You know how you always feel like you're drowning in work? Time to let go of the reins and start delegating.
Before you start hyperventilating, it's OK to let someone help you. All this and more is detailed in my book Time Builder, now available on my website. Here's my top takeaways to make it work:
Delegation empowers someone else while helping to ease your load. Done right, it's a double blessing.
No one else will love your project the w...
2021-08-0211 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designStop Spuddling! Expand Your CapacitySpuddle may just be my new favorite word. And when we're talking bandwidth, that tendency we have to make big deals out of the small stuff just so we can stay too busy to actually achieve anything is exactly what's siphoning off your capacity to handle what you really want to be doing.
Get smart about ways to expand your capacity:
Be more discerning about what you choose to take on
Never run yourself at 100% on the regular- shoot for using about 70% of yoru bandwith at a time
Be a gear, not a hamster...
2021-07-2911 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designGet Unstuck:How to Release Anxiety and Access Your Flow StateYou know what's a huge time waster? Anxiety. That paralyzed state you get into where you judge based on past failure and worry yourself through endless future scenarios. Clearly no way to be creative.
Anxiety locks you out of your flow state because it keeps you from exploring possibilities. Start riding that flow state wave again by:
Learning how to embrace the endless possibilities of the present moment without getting all judgy.
Why just getting started shuts down anxiety because taking action helps shift you from a scary unknown to a fun problem to...
2021-07-2621 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designSelfish or Self Care? Make Time to Support Your CreativityDo you feel like you have to accommodate everyone's need- except your own. This kind of people pleasing take a heavy toll on you body, mind and spirit.
Chronic stress is literally at the root of physical and mental disease. Protect yourself by making the time needed for self care:
Make time to restore and reset your system after a stressful event priority1
Understand that rest involves more than just taking a nap- check out my episode on Rest with Dr. Dalton Smith
Learn why you need to build some boundaries around your self...
2021-07-2218 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designStealth Brain Hacks to be More Creative in Less TImeMany people joke that they wish could clone themselves so they could be twice as productive. Well,...you kinda can. Learn how to redirect your brain's editing system to filter for inputs you need to solve a problem, without the painful iteration.
By it's very nature, creativity requires we journey into the unknown. Yet, by its very nature, our brain really likes repetition. In fact, there is a whole system that filters out sensory inputs, rejecting the vast majority of information our senses deliver to us. In this episode, learn how to give that editor some...
2021-07-1916 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designWork-Life Balance: The Big LieWe pine and long for some fabled state of balance, when what we really want is freedom. Freedom to choose how we spend our time, freedom to prioritize what matters.
As we continue to explore time and how we spend it, we're gonna park today on this whole myth of balance and how it keeps us stuck in some cosmic juggling act where everything has equal importance. Top takeaways:
Get help if you need it- check out two of my entry level coaching sessions here that will help you get some perspective and clarity...
2021-07-1517 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designMake the TimeTime, we never seem to have enough of it. We stay busy so we can avoid the scary stuff. Today, we put a stop to the busyness cycle and reclaim the time we need for impactful, heart led work
This episode puts a mirror to your soul to reveal why choosing the path of least resistance to avoid the stress of forging ahead just leads to stagnation. Let's explore your growth edge and get you on it by
Filter through your schedule noise
Learn how you're subconsciously wasting time and how to stop that n...
2021-07-0913 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designNo Easy Way Out: Seeking Your comfort Zone Won't Advance Your CareerSet it and forget it is not a catchphrase that should ever be applied to your career. Complacency and competence won't get you anywhere, unless putting your career in zombie mode just to earn a paycheck is your goal.
This episode puts a mirror to your soul to reveal why choosing the path of least resistance to avoid the stress of forging ahead just leads to stagnation. Let's explore your growth edge and get you on it by
Taking "no matter what actions" from a heart led place. When you have this urgency of p...
2021-07-0518 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designFreedom is an Inside JobFreedom..to reach our fullest potential, to do the work we love, to be all that we can be, is both exhilarating and terrifying. Let's talk about why you, and only you, are holding yourself back and do something about that already.
We like to blame others for placing limitations on us, but the truth is that freedom is an inside job. You always have choices, and it's time to stop choosing to stay stuck.
Discover how to tap into your creativity as a source of freedom
Unlock your unlimited potential by crashing through t...
2021-07-0112 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designIconoclasm: AccessingYour Heart Led CareerAre you ready to finally do this? The work you were built to do? The work that is impactful and makes a difference?
When you think about all the reasons you feel you can't, they all boil down to one thing: freedom. Freedom from expectations and obligations. Freedom to choose what makes your heart happy. On this episode, we explore iconoclasm- that questioning of the premise and breaking of the images of what our career is supposed to look like.
Learn how to look past all the things you accept as givens in your li...
2021-06-2815 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designCare LessHey you white knuckling the steering wheel of life: it's time to stop trying to control everything. Time to care...less.
That doesn't mean you don't take time to get clear, or follow you passions. What it does mean is you don't get invested in the outcome looking a certain way. Be open to all possibilities by doing the following:
Empower others to share your story- their way, to their audience
Recognize that control is a form of fear and that fear repels what you want form coming to you
Take action then watch fo...
2021-06-2516 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designIs it Ever OK to be Angry at Work?Oh, we've all had our buttons pushed a few times. In those moments, when our anger has bubbled to the surface, we feel justified being terse and critical. Because we're right, right?
Anger is a very powerful emotion. It can take over and our mighty wrath can do a whole lot of collateral damage. In this episode we explore the root causes of anger and how to leverage all that agitation to foster a solution not smite the wicked.
Learn how anger is useful in getting clarity and taking action
Recognize that anger is...
2021-06-2118 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designHope or Certainty? Lessons on Conviction and PerserverenceWe dream big dreams, then maybe give ourselves permission to try them on oh, once. The minute we hit a whiff of resistance or failure, it's peace out. Today is the day you try again, and again, and again because winning- you got it in you!
The very worst form of betrayal is self betrayal. Yet we do it to ourselves all the time when we play small and don't seek the life and the work we were put here to do. I share several inspirational stories about turning dreams into certainty from my own family so...
2021-06-1929 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designShould I Stay or Should I Go?This is the number one question people ask career coaches. They know they're not happy in their current state, but don't know what their future state could look like, let alone how to negotiate their desired state.
In this episode, I'll walk you through two examples from clients of mine and how I helped them not only decide if they should stay or go, but how to negotiate their next move. You'll learn:
How to have a productive discussion about what you want to be doing
Tools to help you develop a game plan...
2021-06-1429 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designTrust Your JudgementWith so much FOMO out in the world, you can feel like whatever decision you make, it was wrong, especially if that decision meant saying no to someone who expected you to say yes.
Episode 36 is all about showing you how to get out of the endless loop of iteration and second guessing and in tune with your intuition.
How to tell the difference between iteration and intuition
Getting past your authority story triggers and emotional feelings of being wrong
Maintaining your boundaries without regrets
Want to be a founding member f...
2021-06-1022 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designBuild Your Authentic Brand Interview with Renee DickLiving life on your terms means getting to do the work that you love. And you can't attract that to you if you're afraid to show up and ask for it. My Girlfriend Renee shares the big facts on living your best life, being authentic and sharing your story including how to leverage social media to work for you.
Renee is a force of nature and lets nothing stop her. Among the inspirational nuggets you will get on this episode:
You were made to do more, and that only happens when you start living life o...
2021-06-0734 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designHave Your Dream CareerYou work hard, are super motivated and are playing the long game to career success. But the world needs you now- and you need to start leveraging the power of being a subject matter expert, not waiting to accumulate experience.
If you'd like to add a little rocket fuel to your career trajectory and have more impact now, listen in. I'm sharing what you need to focus on and how my new class The Thought Leader Roadmap helps you get there faster.
Align your strengths and passions
Go beyond the compulsories
Embody Expertise
Build your B...
2021-06-0513 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designReestablishing Your BaselineAre you harnessing your innate skill set or still struggling to be good at things other people think you should be doing?
This episode looks at ways to connect what you are naturally good at and love doing back to how you do your job.
Discover how the things that bring you the most joy in life (not work, although they might overlap) are areas where you can have the most impact
Find your innate skill set - wherever its hiding - and start aligning it with the things you do at work
Learn...
2021-05-3121 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designA Team Built for World ChangingYou won't get far as a lone voice. Even better, you don't have to. Get expert tips to be the visionary leader everyone wants to follow.
Inspire your teams to amplify your mission and put their own spin on the message to maximize your impact:
Work with, not against, personality archetypes to keep everyone engaged and inspired to bring it.
Understand the role emotional intelligence techniques play in team building
Learn to let go of it having to look a certain way- the diversity of your team and the diversity of how they amplify y...
2021-05-2720 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designMy Life Ain't Your Movie: How to Handle Projecting When You Encounter ItIt's no fun being a human movie screen for someone else's story. In this episode, I'll help you see how your own story might be setting you up to accept unfair criticism. I'll also explain what to do once you stop taking it personally to effectively get to the root cause.
We will cover emotional intelligence techniques to help you show empathy:
Understanding your personal triggers and how they make you vulnerable to specific types of projection
How to read body language and spoken word cues to the projector's real vulnerabilities
Techniques for redirecting...
2021-05-2424 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designTime is Elastic: How to get more done in less timeTime is something you might wish you had more of. Big fact: you'd just fill it up with more unproductive work.
Instead, let me teach you how to better use the hours you do have getting more done better while still making room for fun. No time machine required.
The real reason you feel like you don't have time revealed
Life hacks to help you get time back by asking more and doing less
Learning to trust yourself to make innovative associations and problem solve instead of grinding it out (not innovative)
Get out o...
2021-05-2020 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designUncoachable: How You're Taking Yourself Out of the GameYou have big dreams, but those aren't for right now, are they? For all the reasons why...if you find even more reasons why not, you might just be uncoachable.
This Episode drills down into all the resistance you have to change and shows you just how painful that status quo you've invested so much in maintaining really is. Things like:
Why being afraid to ask for more because it feels easier is actually making so much in your life a whole lot harder
How to recognize self sabotage and stop it in its...
2021-05-1721 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designAbout Your Bandwidth ProblemFeeling overwhelmed and overextended much? I get it. Our modern world is designed to deplete your bandwidth- but you don't have to let it.
Just like a computer, if you have too many programs running in the background, you don't have enough bandwidth left to operate the ones you really need to use at full capacity. In this episode, I walk you through all the ways you are filling up your bandwidth and show you how to eliminate the junk so you have more left for what's important. Imagine feeling fully energized and able to concentrate b...
2021-05-1316 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designMother's Day: insights on independence, critical thinking and following your passionMaybe you aren't a parent, but I bet you still need to cultivate some other humans being their best self. And we ALL need to parent ourselves from time to time.
This episode features my kids' (raw and unscripted) telling their stories about how being independent, thinking critically and following your passions is working out for them. It's how I know the stuff I coach on really works. You might think, what's a kid gonna teach me? Well, you can expect to learn:
How to overcome your fears and just do the thing
Why sta...
2021-05-0933 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designFive Radical Changes Architects Need to MakeThe struggle is real. But it's also unnecessary. Today, we look at five radical changes you need to make right now to get yourself out of the hard times and into a fulfilling, impactful career and balance life.
I am for real here- so many things you are probably doing unconsciously, that everyone around you probably is doing need to stop. Let's find a different way with these five shifts:
Stop expecting your boss to be a psychic
Work smart not hard
Stop going negative- be proactive and fill the gaps between where you a...
2021-05-0618 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designRecover from PerfectionismAs a recovering perfectionist, I know all about that little voice inside your head telling you you're not good enough. But you know what's really not good enough? The way you hold yourself back when you listen to that voice.
Perfectionism is insidious and is goes hand in hand with people pleasing. If we can;t win, we don't want to play, but if we don't play we will never win. Yeah- time to escape from all that circular thinking as we explore:
How perfectionism drains your energy
What's different about pursuing perfection (i.e...
2021-05-0318 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designProcrastination or Planning- how to tell the differenceAre you procrastinating- or is the time you're taking to think things through an important part of a successful outcome?
In this episode, I unpack what's behind procrastination and help you know when you need to give yourself a kickstart and when to give yourself space to let your work unfold you'll learn:
Why we procrastinate and how to recognize the emotional cues behind putting things in the too hard basket
How to put plans in place that let you make steady progress
Ways to check in so you keep your efforts aligned withe t...
2021-04-2913 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designNegotiation and Ethics Skills Everyone Should Know: Interview with Mark HerschbergNo change agent ever had an impact without knowing how to negotiate as well as how to advocate for doing right.
Episode Guest Mark Herschberg, author of the book The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You is my guest this episode. Mark shares his insights on two often forgotten aspects of career success- negotiation skills and ethics. Listen in to learn:
The difference between zero sum and non zero sum negotiation
What the heck logrolling is and how it helps you be a more effective negotiator
Setting up w...
2021-04-2633 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designEarth Day 2021: The Importance of EquityThe theme for Earth Day 2021 is Restore our Earth. I explore how that restoration is linked to being a conscious consumer who supports equitable global economies.
Most of us go right to the idea of polluting less and saving energy at the thought of Earth Day. But that kind of oversimplification doesn't lead to the kind of meaningful changes our planet needs right now. Join me as I outline some ideas for being a more conscious consumer who wants the planet and all its people to thrive.
Be aware of the end to end sup...
2021-04-2213 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designHow to have Hard Talks with Clients or CoworkersUgh...there is a huge problem with someone's performance or behavior and it just can't be swept under the rug.
Rather than allowing anger and resentment to build, it's important to face these kinds of issues head on. However, you don't want to go charging in full of righteousness. Instead, I have great (and hard won) advice on how to prepare, handle the talk and then effectively follow up for positive change. Learn more about my four power tips:
Unhook yourself emotionally
Step outside of your story and the if/then scenarios you so...
2021-04-1915 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designPigeonholed: too Good at Work You Don't LoveYou're really good at what you do, but that's not the same thing as loving it. You probably aren't loving how stagnant your raise and promotion trajectories have become either.
Oh, my friend, you have been pigeonholed. For everyone else, you staying right where you are is very convenient. Optimal, even. But you long to be the person you always knew you were meant to become. This episode is your wake up call. I want to help you:
Recognize when a career stepping stone has turned into a pigeonhole.
Understand why that pigeonhole is a...
2021-04-1517 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designWhy you Need a Personal BrandYour personal brand is like the welcome mat to your career. It's how you present yourself and showcase your strengths and expertise.
In this episode, I teach you step by step how to identify and express your personal brand with colleagues, clients and on social media.
Learn how to recognize and cultivate your strengths through a unique point of view
Speak about projects in terms of how your brand is expressed
Learn how to ask strategic questions
Stop feeling like you have to have all of the answers
Social media tips to help you launch...
2021-04-1216 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designPattern Interrupt: Get ahead in your architecture careerWhat's holding you back? Probably things you never even thought of
So how can you fix what you don't know is broken? This episode walks you through how and why we create the career patterns we do. I offer reset strategies to help you:
Recognize the limiting beliefs you've accepted as "the way it is"
Why we have default settings and what it takes to reset them
Peek behind the busyness curtain to discover...what's that...time!
How one or more of the top four limiting beliefs of architects are creating unnecessary setbacks.
Why you...
2021-04-0815 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designFuture Practicing to build your brand and network: Interview with Stephen DrewFuture practicing is all about playing the long game. Making investments in your career today that will pay big dividends.
My guest Stephen Drew is an architect turned industry recruiter. Steve understands the importance of overcoming competition and lack based thinking and has worked to form a supportive community called Architecture Social https://www.architecturesocial.com. He shares his insights on what he's learned from both vantage points:
The importance of developing your personal brand and not being afraid to put yourself out there- even if you feel "flawed."
Why networking is the single b...
2021-04-0536 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designShift your Career out of HibernationHey sleepy bear! It's time to awaken to the next phase of your career
Just like Earth has seasons, so do you. Expecting to be in a perpetual state of growth is not only exhausting, it would lead to a pretty shallow empty life because you'd just be going through the motions instead of learning, integrating and evolving. Wallowing too long in your comfort zone isn't generative either. In this podcast, I help you see how to integrate the seasons of your career with a constant spiral of evolution and share my free tool https://b...
2021-04-0114 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designYour Burnout Antidote: Interview with Dr. Saundra Dalton-SmithBurnout happens when you don't get enough rest- and that rest involves a lot more than getting sleep.
My guest Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith breaks down to seven forms of rest you need and the ones in which creative people are particularly deficient.
How to recognize the symptoms of burnout
Ways a toxic workplace might be contributing to your rest deficit
The people pleasing trap that steals your rest
Great tips for restoring yourself through Emotional and Creative rest
Want more of Dr. Dalton-Smith? Check out her website where you can also take...
2021-03-2929 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designGoodbye Doormat: Be Assertive and Still be LikedAre you afraid of being assertive? Do you secretly resent all the times you've had to suck it up, pick up someone else's slack or been invisible?
Ooooh Nellie- you are gonna want to listen to this episode! I unpack the secret behind the team dynamics at play including why you feel you have to star in the role of Doormat. Listen in to hear more about:
How to be in healthy work relationships where each person has an opportunity to grow professionally.
The secret to being assertive without coming off as arrogant
Set...
2021-03-2513 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designOvercome Your Fear of Being VisibleYou think you want to be seen and noticed. But when it comes time to actually put yourself out there, the vulnerability of it all is terrifying.
Get out of your own way.
Uncover your story around being visible (and how I became a world class sneak)
Being of service is waaaay more important than being an expert.
Perfect is an aspiration, not a barrier to greatness. We can all learn a lot from baseball.
SPRING CLEANING FOR CAREERS!
Let's decide that the next 90 days will be transformative...
2021-03-2214 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designIncrease your Value and Earn MoreOn this episode, we address the elephant in the room, money. Like why you deserve to earn lots of it and how to assess your actual value.
When you know your worth, you can earn it. I review top value factors for architects and talk about how to up your game by:
Cultivating Expertise
Perfecting soft skills
Keeping your accomplishments and aspirations top of mind
Figuring out what a reasonable pay ask should be (https://info.aia.org/salary/)
PLUS audience questions about money answered!
Stay Inspired,
Angela
2021-03-1835 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designSelf advocacy: Know your worth Interview with Rosanna GillThe label is your biggest limitation. What you believe is possible, even how much you get paid or get to do work you love is all tied to how you see yourself, which in turn affects how others see you.
In this episode, I chat with Rosanna Gill, host of the Breaking Labels show to get clear on how to be our own best advocates. You'll want to listen all the way to the end because this is gold.
The Importance of being curious to for authentic professional relationships instead of just reading someones "...
2021-03-1539 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designStop Standing Under that Glass Ceiling: Make Work Work for YouMaybe the best way to handle the glass ceiling is to make it irrelevant.
Glass ceilings are part of a larger structure. And you've been accepting the premise that that structure is the only game in town for waaaay too long. In this episode, you get to challenge yourself to think differently about what your career could look like. We'll cover
Why clarity helps you figure out where you need to go next, and how to identify and play to your strengths instead of wasting time honing non-essential skills that just don't light you up...
2021-03-1110 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designChoose to Challenge: Celebrating Women ArchitectsInternational Women's Day 2021. With a theme like Choose to Challenge, it's a no brainer that we need to hear from some women architects who long ago stopped accepting the status quo. Join me in clapping up some amazing champions of the architecture lifestyle!
Why do we need that label- is it really necessary to differentiate the Woman Architect? If you've never experienced career setbacks, but especially of you have, step into the spotlight. Because there are other women watching. Women who are struggling to get into architecture programs, discouraged by our punitive licensing system, and torn a...
2021-03-0851 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designHow Lack is Holding You BackThere's a difference between what our mind thinks is possible and what our heart knows we are meant to do.
Unsure how to bridge that gap, or even saying- what?!? there IS a gap? No worries- listen in to this minicast and learn more about how to recognize the boundaries you've built around your potential and get strategies for knocking them down.
What the f*#k is safety work? Why do we need it and when are you overindulging?
This is not piling on of one more thing to do- its about stripping a...
2021-03-0407 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through design10x your Impact as an Architect: Interview with Marc TeerAre you a time hoarder- someone who's always too busy to commit to doing more than showing up for work?
Taking risks and taking action will provide the biggest career ROI and if you've been afraid to do either, you need to hear this interview with Black Spectacles Founder Marc Teer. This guy defines intrepid- he left a successful career as an architect to start his own company- because he saw an opportunity. He leapt, knowing he was following his passion and being of service and the net appeared. Some of the huge takeaways in this i...
2021-03-0137 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designLimiting Beliefs 101We all have them. Stories about what's true. Except, what if the stories are wrong?
What if we wrote our stories based on limiting beliefs about what's possible? And...what if those stories could be rewritten,
Far from some woo woo idea, limiting beliefs come straight from neurosceince- we'll talk about why your toddler brain, incapable of critical thinking simply absorbed as truth the things that were said done or modeled for you.
I will take you through some common limiting beliefs held by architects and teach you how to flip the script
Finally, we...
2021-02-2511 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designRedirecting LightningWhat do you do when it feels like life is coming at you like a lightning bolt?
Run for cover, duck? Not at Architecting. Here we face that bolt head on and redirect it to further our purpose and use all that energy to make the difference we came here to make already. This episode was a good one because I literally feel the energy run through me most weeks and I really wanted to share a few biggie insights:
Receiving is restorative. When you say yes to that fast moving high powered opportunity ins...
2021-02-2226 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designWhat are you trying to prove? Get out of the competition trap.Ugh- competition is sooo toxic. Get my book to learn more about how to break free from this trap
But, I know, you feel like you have to stand out to get ahead. What if you didn't?
Get out of proving energy for good
Build trust and teamwork so you feel comfortable sharing the stage so your message and purpose can be amplified, not usurped
Attract others to align with your purpose so that action happens faster and more broadly- THIS is how you change the world!
Ready to embrace le...
2021-02-1806 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designCompetition is a Zero Sum GameCompetition got you down? I'll help you connect with love (yeah it even works in a business setting) to focus on innovation, amplify your creativity and lead the movements large and small that add up to an impactful career and life.
Competition isn't healthy, it's toxic. It undermines your value while depleting your resources. I learned this the way hard way so you don't have to.
Learn how to tap into your innovation to transcend that competitive race to the bottom vibe that only depletes you
Get actionable tips on how to be a...
2021-02-1525 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designProfessional Development is Self-InvestmentAre you worth the investment? Self care isn't just about recharging your batteries- it's also about upgrades to your system i.e. professional development. Listen in and start giving yourself permission to invest in yourself.
Being High performing is a choice that includes exquisite self care and willingness to invest in your career growth. Get hacks to:
Expand your knowledge and abilities
Network with others
Leverage the platforms and existing infrastructure of professional and community organizations to allow your work to have a bigger impact sooner
Ready to road test that willingness to...
2021-02-1109 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designBe High Performance, Not High Stress Interview with Eva Medilek
Tired of burning the candle at both ends? Get work smart strategies that help you bring your A game and set up your day to win.
It can seem like you're getting more done by working more hours, but we're going for quality not quantity people! You've heard work smart, not hard, and this episode sheds some light on how to actually do that!
We'll cover:
How to bring your A game all day long- even when your day is loaded with meetings
Techniques to help you set up your day to win, at h...
2021-02-0836 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designBuilding ConnectionsFeeling isolated and unsure of your next move? In this episode- we'll explore how your feelings of lack, limitation and separation are clipping your wings.
I got you covered! In this episode- we'll explore how lack, limitation and separation are clipping your wings. It starts with getting in touch with your deepest desires. I'll show you how to move from "meh, I don't know" to "hell yes." in one quick but effective exercise I guide you though in the episode. Once we clear that out, we'll explore how feeling of guilt, obligation and competitiveness keep you s...
2021-02-0127 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designThe OG Architect: Showing up for life not just for workEver wanted to feel like you own it as an architect? True leadership is more than acquiring expertise, it’s having a point of view around that knowledge that you advocate around.
Newsflash: you cannot ever get there unless you are so deeply connected with your why that you bring it. Every day. On every project, In every way you live your life. You have to be committed, which means you are also authentic. I think we all can smell the bullshit of someone playing at thought leadership. If you're looking to take things beyond the next paychec...
2021-01-2528 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designDIY Career: How to forge your no matter what career path Interview with Diana NicholasArchitecture is the career you make it. Join me and my guest Dee Nicholas for a fearless exploration of the DIY career path.
We talk about how to live your purpose no matter what, why it’s important to keep evolving and asking “what’s next,” Dee’s multi- and trans-disciplinary work and above all how architecture is about so much more than just building things.
We'll cover:
Why you should always ask what’s next. Always
Believe that you can take the next opportunity in front of you and go for it no matter what...
2021-01-1842 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designCareer Choices You Don't Have to Make: 4 Real Life ExamplesDo you feel you have to make hard choices between things that are of equal importance?
Like work and family, professional development and meeting a deadline, your project or your sanity, or even whether to stay or go from your current job? I’m sharing some real life examples from architects who went into the sad zone thinking they needed to endure some kind of compromise in their desire to do the right thing. These are common mistakes so many of us make at different points in our career. But today, I’m going to show you how to...
2021-01-1122 minARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through designArchitecting: How to be Awesome at Living the Architecture LifestyleWelcome to the first episode of Architecting!
You are here: the landing pad for raw honesty about the state of our profession. Get ready to shatter some of its memes so you can spend your time impacting your clients, your community, the world with your work instead. If you find yourself no longer willing to settle in your work or your quality of life and are ready to get out of the comfort zone of the “good enough” life, I want to welcome you to take this journey with me to get in touch with your WHY and...
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