Squiggly Careers

By: The Squiggly Career
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  • Squiggly Careers is a weekly podcast that will help you take control of your career development. Hosted by the founders of Amazing If (https://www.amazingif.com/), Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper, together they cover all things work: from how to manage stress and overcome your confidence gremlins to micro-aggressions and discovering your strengths. Each episode is full of ideas, actions, hints, and tips that you can put into practice straight away.


    Every so often they take a break from talking to each other to interview other people who are leading the way in making work better. Past guests include entrepreneur and philanthropist Dame Stephanie Shirley, author of The Joy of Work Bruce Daisley, and neuroscience expert Amy Brann.


    The Squiggly Careers podcast has been recommended by Harvard Business Review, Stylist, Marie Claire and Management Today.


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  • #442 Ask the expert: Pausing

    #442 Ask the expert: Pausing
    Nov 19 2024

    In this week’s episode, Sarah is joined by author and expert Robert Poynton to explore the often-overlooked skill of pausing. Drawing from his book Do Pause, Robert shares insights on how introducing intentional pauses into your day can improve performance, sustain creativity, and help you thrive in your squiggly career.

    Together, they discuss:

    The barriers that stop us from pausing

    How to think of pausing as a “plastic concept” that adapts to your needs

    Practical tips to fit pauses into the spaces between work and life.

    This episode will inspire you to rethink your relationship with time and consider how small pauses could make a big impact.


    To learn more about Robert and his work, visit www.robertpoynton.com.

    You can find the PodSheet, PodNote and full transcript for the episode at https://www.amazingif.com/listen/.


    More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:

    1. Read our latest HBR article: https://bit.ly/3XmAcki-hbr10

    2. Sign up for our Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint: https://bit.ly/skillssprint2024

    3. Sign up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools: https://bit.ly/sc-podmail

    4. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’: https://www.amazingif.com/books/


    If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com



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    26 mins
  • #441 How to fit more play into your day

    #441 How to fit more play into your day
    Nov 12 2024

    This week, Helen and Sarah are getting playful! They talk about why it's important to prioritise play and work and share practical ways to do it individually and as a team. If you're feeling stretched or stressed fitting in small moments of play into your day

    is proven to relieve stress and increase connection with colleagues.



    You can find the PodSheet, PodNote and full transcript for the episode at https://www.amazingif.com/listen/

    Download our playful questions resource for free here: https://bit.ly/playfulquestions-atwork



    More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:


    1. Read our latest HBR article: https://bit.ly/3XmAcki-hbr10


    2. Sign up for our Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint: https://bit.ly/skillssprint2024


    3. Sign up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools: https://bit.ly/sc-podmail


    4. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’: https://www.amazingif.com/books/



    If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com



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    33 mins
  • #440 How to take initiative at work

    #440 How to take initiative at work
    Nov 5 2024

    Taking initiative often feels like a nice idea that people don't quite know how to action. In this week's podcast, Helen and Sarah talk about why it's a skill that matters for squiggly careers and practical ways to increase your opportunity to take initiative at work. They share 4 different ideas including the importance of focusing on minimum viable progress and why you need to know the what and own the how. You can find the PodSheet, PodNote and full transcript for the episode at https://www.amazingif.com/listen/


    More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:

    1. Read our latest HBR article: https://bit.ly/3XmAcki-hbr10

    2. Sign up for our Squiggly Careers Skills Sprint: https://bit.ly/skillssprint2024

    3. Sign up for PodMail, a weekly summary of the latest squiggly career tools: https://bit.ly/sc-podmail

    4. Read our books ‘The Squiggly Career’ and ‘You Coach You’: https://www.amazingif.com/books/


    If you have any questions or feedback (which we love!) you can email us at helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com


    Listen to our live podcast with Postcards from Midlife: Careers special: second act adventures - how to make the shift & change your life


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Not really a review as I'm sold to your podcast and books. keep doing what you do and thank you for this podcast and the hardwork you put in it

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Interesting and informative

So far I have found all their podcasts interesting and very easy to listen too. They cover lots of relatable topics in a light hearted way, in my view anyway. I'll keep listening.

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