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The Art of Speaking Up is a podcast that empowers professional women to achieve their wildest career goals by helping them strengthen their voices and find their inner power. The show aims to motivate, entertain, and remind working women that no matter what they might be struggling with, anything is possible for them in their careers. In addition to providing strengths-based professional empowerment, the show curates practical career advice on topics like career advancement, goal setting, job searching, stress management, salary negotiation and more.
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Monday May 13, 2019
Monday May 13, 2019
If you discovered that you only had a decade left in your career, how might you begin to show up differently?
Perhaps you’d begin to speak up more at work, or set more ambitious career goals. Or maybe you’d simply allow yourself to have more fun, take more risks, and be more adventurous.
Today’s guest had a moment in her career where a scary health diagnosis lead her to ask herself a scary question:
“Am I happy with the way things are going if I only had a decade left?”
Through this experience, she realized that she wasn’t showing up the way that she wanted to, and that fears and fear of judgment was holding her back.
She made a big shift in her career and her life, and as a result of this shift she now focuses on coaching professionals and helping them release their limiting beliefs and step into their full potential.
If you are feeling stuck, struggling to take risks, playing small, or fearing judgment or failure in your career or your job, this episode is for you.
As part of our exploration of what it means to release fear and let go of the fear of judgment, Jess is challenging the listeners to reach out to her and share your goals!
She will pick one winner who will receive a gift in exchange for their courage and bravery.
To complete Jess’s challenge, simply:
- Take some time to imagine your best self. List out all of the qualities your best self has
- Pick 1 quality on your list that you are most excited about, and think of 1 tiny next step you can do to move closer to it
- Email me (jessica@theartofspeakingup.com) and Jess (Jess@jessratcliffe.com) and tell us what your tiny step is
- Jess will pick 1 person who reached out and we’ll be sending them a gift as a reward for their bravery!
To get in touch with Jess, you can find her at jessratcliffe.com and on all socials at @jessratcliffe, and on her podcast which is titled Unleash Your Extraordinary with Jess Ratcliffe (https://anchor.fm/jess-ratcliffe)
As always, thank you for tuning in!
Monday Apr 29, 2019
Monday Apr 29, 2019
If you've ever wondered, "how do I uncover my strengths?" then today's episode is for you!
If you only ever focus on one thing in your career, let it be your strengths.
Your strengths will get you farther than anything else, because they are truly the place where your natural born gifts intersect with your joy. Once you learn what they are and begin to unleash them across your career, everything will begin to change.
In this episode, I explain how to go about uncovering your strengths, why this is so important, and how to incorporate them into your day-to-day.
Even if you think you're not good at anything at all, I can almost guarantee you that you're wrong. Almost anything that you enjoy, whether it is inside or outside of work, is connected to a strength.
In today's episode, you'll learn all about how to uncover your strengths and how to unleash them in your career.
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
Wednesday Apr 24, 2019
In this week's bonus episode, Geeta explains why visualization works from a scientific perspective, and explains how we can use visualization to build confidence and speak up at work.
Monday Apr 22, 2019
Monday Apr 22, 2019
When things get tough at work, we have a tendency to blame ourselves. We may wonder whether we lack the talent to do things properly, or whether the struggle we’re running into is a result of our own lack of talent or intellect.
And unfortunately, when we go down this line of thinking, it can make these tough situations even tougher. When we begin stressing about our own capabilities and tying our self-worth to the work that we’re doing, we make it difficult for our body to relax and rise to the occasion of the challenge that lies in front of us.
Luckily, there are ways to get unstuck from this pattern, and today’s guest Geeta Chaudry tells us how. Geeta coaches and guide some of the smartest engineers out there and helps them tackle very difficult algorithms and problems. And in this episode she shares some of the techniques that she uses that can help us when we find ourselves feeling stuck or paralyzed by a difficult professional situation. In this episode you will learn:
- Why we cause ourself to get stuck
- Why tying our self-worth to our work can be dangerous
- How to get unstuck when we’re hitting a wall
- How to handle ambiguity
- How to leverage the power of intention setting at work
- How to become a powerful problem solver
- And so much more!
You can find Geeta on linkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geeta-chaudhry-a963411/
And please reach out to me on Instagram!
@Theartofspeakingup
Monday Apr 15, 2019
Monday Apr 15, 2019
I loved this week’s conversation with Asari so much. Asari is an attorney who opens up about how she’s built a successful career and remained authentic to her true personality at the same time.
We talk about how mentorships and professional relationships are often at the core of a successful career, but more importantly, Asari explains why you don’t have to be super extraverted or even 100% confident to begin building and cultivating professional relationships.
Asari reflects on how she’s settled into her own way of working and being in the workplace, making her authentic qualities of introversion and inner reflectiveness work for her in the world of litigation, which is often anything but introverted and inwardly reflective.
We also talk about many topics that women frequently struggle with professionally, and Asari offers a perspective that shifts these struggles into positives. She helped reframe common things we might view as ‘problems’ into things that are neutral or positive. For example, she explains:
- How perfectionism can simply be an invitation for us to open up and let go
- How introversion isn’t a negative thing, just a character trait
- How an ‘unfun’ networking event can be viewed as a chance to make genuine connections
- How being quiet or reflective can make relationship building easier
- And so much more!
As always, thank you for tuning in, and send your listener questions to me on Instagram at @theartofspeakingup
Monday Apr 08, 2019
Monday Apr 08, 2019
I know very few women who don’t struggle with saying ‘no’ – especially in a professional environment. It’s often instinctual for us to want to say and do the right thing so that we can preserve our reputations, do good work, and make the people around us happy.
But when does the tendency to always say yes bring us farther away from our goals? The more we say yes on autopilot, the more we risk frustration, burnout, and feeling like we’re not embodying our full authenticity by speaking and sharing our opinions truthfully.
Luckily, today’s guest has dedicated her ow career to helping women say ‘no.’ Once dubbed ‘quiet Vicky’ by her classmates, today’s guest was extremely shy as a child and eventually found her own courage and voice by delving into the world of acting.
Today’s guest, Vicky S. Joseph, is the founder of The Art of Expression. As a communication consultant and acting coach, she helps women who are *way too nice* communicate with confidence on stage, in personal and professional relationships. She has a Bachelor's in Psychology and a Master’s in Public Relations and Corporate Communications. Her specialties include: conflict resolution, effective communication, boundary setting, emotional assessments and assertiveness training.
In this episode, Vicky shares key advice, tips, and tactics to help us say no and explains why this can be so hard.
We also run through common work scenarios that arise that can make it challenging to say no, and Vicky help us craft language we can use at work to get through these tricky situations.
You can find Vicky online and on social media:
Vickysjoseph.com
@Vickyallday (Twitter and Insta)
Vicky S. Joseph (Facebook)
Books mentioned by Vicky:
Codependent no more
No more Christian nice girl
Boundaries by Henry Cloud
To submit a listener question to the show, DM me on Instargam! @theartofspeakingup
Monday Apr 01, 2019
Monday Apr 01, 2019
Self-confidence can be one of the most important, and also one of the most elusive feelings that we pursue in our lives and our careers. We all want to feel strong, powerful, and at ease each day in our jobs. We’ve tried the power poses and the tips and tricks around building confidence, and while these confidence hacks might give us a temporary boost, we are often left back at square one, feeling like we haven’t made much progress.
So what’s missing here? Why is it such a struggle to cultivate such a simple feeling?
Often, it’s because the guidance and advice that we receive around building self-confidence attempts to change us from the outside-in. It tells us how to speak, how to work, and how to act. We strive for an ideal that is outside of ourselves, and when we inevitably fail to meet this ideal, we find ourselves once again struggling.
The key to building confidence is to build it from the inside-out. For a moment, forget about who you think you’re supposed to be, how you think you’re supposed to act, dress, or speak. Instead, turn inwards and connect with your truest authentic self, and build your confidence from the inside out.
This sounds a little flighty and abstract, no? I’ll make it more concrete for you by telling you exactly how you can connect with your true authentic essence. You can do so simply by identifying what your values are.
Your values are the things you care about most, the things that you hold dearest to your heart. If you’re struggling to figure out what your values are, I find it to be much easier to start a sentence with the phrase “I care about…” Here are some examples to get you started:
I care about being a force for positive and good
I care about respecting those around me and being respected
I care about making people feel included
I care about being honest and genuine
I care about helping those around me
I care about giving it my best shot, even if it’s difficult
I care about persevering through challenges
I care about being kind to myself and others
I care about learning
I care about growing
I care about teamwork
I care about integrity
I care about creativity and innovation
I care about connection
I care about being fair to everyone
I care about inspiring those around me
It’s best to pick the 1 or 2 values that you feel most strongly about. You’ll know when you find them, because you’ll feel very strongly connected to them. You may even notice physiological changes in your body.
Once you know what your values are, lean on them to build confidence. When a wave of self-doubt or uncertainty looms over you, come back to your values. They are always available to lean on. And ask yourself a simple question:
“How can I lean on my values to carry me through this?”
If your values are kindness, focus on how you can bring kindness into situations that really challenge your confidence. This should be easy – leaning on your values is always natural, comfortable, and familiar because your values are core to who you really are.
Remember this: anyone can grow and change, and you are worthy of feeling confident and feeling good.
Please feel free to reach out to me on Instagram - @theartofspeakingup – I love hearing from you!
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Life can be hard, and it’s nearly impossible for our careers not to feel the strain of the challenges that so often arise in our personal lives.
But the amazing thing is – we can choose how we want to move through personal challenges that impact our careers, and we can decide to focus our energy and efforts on finding professional success and fulfillment despite our struggles.
And if you want a playbook on how to do this, Rachel’s story has you covered. Rachel tells the story of building a successful career from scratch, despite facing challenges with her health, her finances, and her personal life.
In this episode you’ll hear about:
- Bootstrapping a career path without a financial cushion
- What it’s like to pursue an ambitious career path while managing anxiety, depression, PTSD
- What’s worked for Rachel to mentally center and ground herself when things get difficult
- How she’s learned to speak up and become more vocal in meetings
- How she’s advanced in her career and built confidence over time
- How being diagnosed with MS has changed her mindset
- How to deal with a manager who is micromanaging
- And more!
As always, you can submit your listener questions to jessica@theartofspeakingup.com or DM me on Instagram - @theartofspeakingup.
And feel free to join the free facebook group (facebook.com/groups/theartofspeakingup) for more intimate discussion following the show.
Thank you, as always, for listening and being a part of this effort to amplify and uplift professional women.
Life can be hard, and it’s nearly impossible for our careers not to feel the strain of the challenges that so often arise in our personal lives.
But the amazing thing is – we can choose how we want to move through personal challenges that impact our careers, and we can decide to focus our energy and efforts on finding professional success and fulfillment despite our struggles.
And if you want a playbook on how to do this, Rachel’s story has you covered. Rachel tells the story of building a successful career from scratch, despite facing challenges with her health, her finances, and her personal life.
In this episode you’ll hear about:
- Bootstrapping a career path without a financial cushion
- What it’s like to pursue an ambitious career path while managing anxiety, depression, PTSD
- What’s worked for Rachel to mentally center and ground herself when things get difficult
- How she’s learned to speak up and become more vocal in meetings
- How she’s advanced in her career and built confidence over time
- How being diagnosed with MS has changed her mindset
- How to deal with a manager who is micromanaging
- And more!
As always, you can submit your listener questions to jessica@theartofspeakingup.com or DM me on Instagram - @theartofspeakingup.
And feel free to join the free facebook group (facebook.com/groups/theartofspeakingup) for more intimate discussion following the show.
Thank you, as always, for listening and being a part of this effort to amplify and uplift professional women.
Monday Mar 18, 2019
Monday Mar 18, 2019
If I had to boil women’s empowerment down to just one thing, it would be mindset. In my view, mindset is the swiss army knife of any career challenge – because when your mindset is right, you can find the solution to virtually any problem.
Today’s guest, Tasha Thomas, talks all about how mindset how propelled her through her career, starting out as an intern and now propelling her to the leadership position that she holds today.
She talks about everything from building confidence to how to know when the time is right to move on from a job to how to build a tight relationship with your manager. Whether you’re looking for tactical career tips or mindset advice – Tasha hits on pretty much anything.
In this episode, you’ll hear about:
- Finding one’s voice and personality in a professional context
- Why networking is worth it, even if you hate it
- How to get the most learning & development out of a job
- Figuring out when it’s time to move on from a job or uplevel
- Seeing challenges and negative experiences in a positive light
- Developing softer leadership skills
- How to manage up
- Tasha’s advice on building a solid rapport with your manager
- Tasha’s experience being the only black woman in the room
- How Tasha has built up her confidence over time
I hope you enjoy this episode, and as always, Email jessica@theartofspeaking.com or DM @theartofspeakingup on Instagram to submit feedback or a listener question for the show!
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
In today’s BONUS episode, I talk about why it is perfectly OK not to be the loudest, boldest, or most talkative person in the room.
In fact - your introversion can serve you well in the workplace - you just need to learn to harness it!
In this episode, I explain how to begin tapping into your unique introvert superpowers.