Do you have a hard time allowing your ambitions to shift and change? Do you feel uncomfortable when at times you don’t feel as committed to your ambitions?  I want to challenge these dominant narratives about success and ambition. So today, I’m digging into why evolving ambitions are inevitable, and even desirable, and offer three alternative ways to reframe ambition so it is sustainable over the course of our lives.  Thanks for Listening! If you liked this episode, please rate, review, and share the episode. Thank you so much! Get show notes for this episode at https://sustainabl ..read more

Are you afraid to ask yourself what you really, really want? Today’s guest presents a compelling example of what it looks like to live boldly, with intention and imagination, from the inside out. Bonnie Wan joins me to discuss the journey of developing The Life Brief and expanding it from her own personal practice to something she now teaches others and brought to life in her new book, why you have to get messy to get clarity, and how to courageously create the life you want. Learn more about Bonnie Wan: The Life Brief Website Instagram: @bonniewanofficial Facebook: @livingthelifebrief Con ..read more

Having support structures in place is vital to sustaining our life and work ambitions particularly as we transition through different life stages. Entrepreneurs and people who are self-employed have an acute need for strong support structures because they tend to wear all the hats and stretch themselves too thin. Add in pregnancy and childbirth, and the need for strong support systems is even more intense for women entrepreneurs managing and running their businesses while also caring for new life and recovering from birth. As part of my periodic series where I invite guests across discipline ..read more

We all have ambitions for both our personal and professional lives. The question is how do we pursue them sustainably and with resilience so we can get fulfillment and joy from both.  In this new post-pandemic environment, we need new ideas, narratives, and models to consider and to test for ourselves. As part of a new periodic series, I’m speaking with people from a variety of disciplines about how they live and work. In today’s conversation with Ashley Donahey, we’ll touch on how personal and professional dreams enrich our lives, how our ambitions evolve and take shape as we grow, and ..read more

If you’re feeling exhausted, overwhelmed or burned out, you’re not alone. But rather than push or grind through it as so many of us try to do, today’s guest offers a different approach: a resilience plan. In this conversation, Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier and I talk about consciously building a resilience plan so that we can operate at our best and achieve our goals and ambitions without burning out. Learn more about Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier: Website Connect on LinkedIn The Resilience Plan: A Strategic Approach to Optimizing Your Work Performance and Mental Health Thanks for Listening! If y ..read more

As we leave January behind, many of us are still in the process of figuring out what we want out of this year. And it’s not uncommon to long for a clear path forward as we do. That desire for clarity can put us on a path of aiming for what we should be doing or pursuing. But if our ambitions are going to be sustainable, we have to make them our own. Living with the ambiguity as we define our own ambitions can be a challenge. Today, I want to offer some ways of navigating the uncertainty with a bit more ease. Thanks for Listening! If you liked this episode, please rate, review, and share the ..read more

The world of work is changing. And it’s not just about what industries are growing or shrinking. Attitudes, behaviors, beliefs, and motivations around work are all shifting. Connie Steele joins me today to discuss the fluid future of work and what it will take to succeed at leading ourselves and others in 2024 and beyond. Learn more about Connie Steele Website Strategic Momentum Podcast Connect with Connie on LinkedIn Instagram: @conniewangsteele Building the Business of You Thanks for Listening! If you liked this episode, please rate, review, and share the episode. Thank you so much! Get ..read more

Welcome to 2024! As we look to a new year, I’m offering some ideas and reflections to set the tone as you craft the year ahead. I  talk about what the James Webb Space Telescope can teach us about shifting our own paradigms and give you several prompts to help you dial in your Sustainable Ambitions for 2024. Thanks for Listening! If you liked this episode, please rate, review, and share the episode. Thank you so much! Get show notes for this episode at https://sustainableambition.com/podcast Send me ideas for what you’d like to hear on the podcast, or a question that might be read an ..read more

As we end 2023, I’d like to offer a few prompts and reflections to help you stay grounded as you navigate this challenging time and head into 2024. I truly believe that self-reflection is an important and powerful tool to help us learn about ourselves and craft a more positive and empowering narrative, with learning we can take forward into the future. My hope is that these ideas and prompts will help you end your year with a little more peace. Thanks for Listening! Give the gift of Sustainable Ambition: Check out these books! If you liked this episode, please rate, review, and share the epis ..read more

In today’s special episode, my dear friend Sonya Thomas turns the tables and interviews me. We explore how the concept of Sustainable Ambition has evolved for me through the conversations I’ve had with my guests on the show and my research.  We discuss the  importance of defining success on personal terms, aligning ambitions with personal motivations, and the necessity of taking breaks. Sonya shares some of her own journey and experience with ambition and navigating career pivots, and I share updates on my book project. Thanks for Listening! If you liked this episode, please rate ..read more