ARCHITECTING Podcast - Career + Lifestyle Mentoring for Architects looking to move beyond overwhelm and make a difference through design

From Accomplice to Your Own Struggle to Advocate for Your Success and Well Being

*womp womp* You walked out of that meeting feeling about 3" tall. Before you slide into depression or get angry, think about how you were an accomplice to your own misery.  Today I'm talking about how I learned not to get triggered by imagined or real bad actors. Listen in to hear how I stopped being an accomplice to other people and shifted to being an advocate for my own success.
Become better at listening and understanding others by being present, reading the room, having empathy and meeting others where they are.
Verify that your understanding of someone's communication is correct and not distorted by the bias of your own assumptions.
Mirror positivity: learn more by listening to Episode 108 Mirroring and Magnetism: Techniques for Positive Outcomes here https://architecting.podbean.com/e/mirroring/
You are an accomplice when you meet adversity with more adversity and multiply what you don't want.
You are an accomplice when your insecurities or limiting beliefs cause you to accept the premise of someone's criticism and define your worth.
You are an accomplice when your personal standards are low and make you available for poor treatment.
Positivity leads to possibilities. Be an advocate for yourself instead of an accomplice in feeling bad.
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The 25% Rule to get You Through Even the Worst Day

Having a no good, terrible, very bad day? In this episode, I answer a question from a  member of our Architecting community on how to have more good days and how to be more gentle with yourself on those less than good ones.
It's tempting to overgive on a bad day because you feel guilty, but that's the worst thing you can do because stress impacts your focus, cognitive ability, creativity and mood.
Reserve 25% of your energy for self care each day. On a low energy or stressful day it's even more important to be gentle with yourself.
Make a hard day easier by taking time to reset, prioritizing low key tasks that give you small wins and finding fun and enjoyable ways to keep momentum going like hand sketching or model building.
Build up resources you can leverage. Delegate more to others and build up their skill sets, know who you can ask for help, hire support for errands, childcare, or homekeeping.
Check out my Stressless Success Course here: https://architectingpodcast.com/index.php/stressless/
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Snag Your Dream Job Today

Does it seem like no one's hiring? Or that you can't find any good matches for your skill set? That's because skills only reflect competency, not value.  Listen in for essential tips on magnetizing your dream job to you. Create the opportunity you want instead of chasing open listings and trying to conform to their descriptions.
Get clarity on your why. When you talk about your skills through the lens of what you are passionate about, you differentiate yourself and add value.
Show the receipts. Either share results from projects, or create mini exercises that pertain to your projects that let you apply your skills around issues you are passionate about and show what you learned.
Understand the pain points of the industry, your clients and the company you want to work with. Do your homework to target your search and show how you fit and what could be possible through working together..
Drive commitment by sharing your expectations as well as who else you are talking with.
Check out my Stressless Success Course here: https://architectingpodcast.com/index.php/stressless/
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Have You Settled for the First Available Career?

In these shaky economic times, it's really easy to want to stay in a job even when what you're doing might be blocking you from your true career path. In this episode, I'll help you rip off that security blanket and help you claim the opportunities you need to have an impactful vocation.
Playing it safe is actually waaaay more stressful than chasing your dreams. You are allowing your energy to be drained instead of charged.
Just because you are good at doing something, doesn't mean it fulfills you.
Be like water and find a way to get where you need to go- no matter what. Even small moves make a big difference over time.
Succeeding should feel normal, because you are meant to do this.
Surround yourself with resources and people that want to see you succeed, not ones who shame you for dreaming big.
Check out my Stressless Success Course here: https://architectingpodcast.com/index.php/stressless/
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Unblah With These Creative Rituals

In this ask me anything session, hear my response to a member of the Architecting Community who is feeling a little less than creative lately. Learn my top rituals to restore your creativity and keep it flowing.
Creativity ebbs and flow with your level of energy and inspiration. Don't expect a steady state or feel bad if you aren't always at max creativity.
Minimize creativity killers.  Look at things that are draining your physical, emotional, spiritual and mental energy and think about how to rest and recover from the toll they take. Look at the root causes of the things that are creating stress in your life.
Cultivate a creativity ritual so that you can train yourself to feel more comfortable in creative flow.
Your unblah ritual starts with re-regulating your nervous system with meditation/movement. Follow that up with brain dump time where you journal, doodle or sketch.
Finish your ritual with DND creative time. Begin with 30 minutes and work your way up from there.
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The Power of the Genius Group

When is spilling some tea more than just some idle gossip? When you connect on the regular with a group of people who believe in having and holding for others big visions about what's possible. Listen in to learn more about how a genius group can uplevel your career (and life).
Your life will match that of the people you spend the most time with. So surround yourself with those who make you feel inspired, can point you to resources, build your network and be a reliable sounding board when you're struggling.
The difference between people who make a difference and those who don't is a willingness to take action. Your genius group can help direct that action and keep you motivated.
Where you see obstacles, someone else sees a breakthrough. When you share your dreams with those who have already accomplished a lot, they seem a lot more doable than when you spend time with people who don't even understand why you want to evolve.
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Harshing the Buzz: Why We Don't Celebrate the Wins

Oh yay- you accomplished something big! How fast can you stick a pin in that bubble to burst it? Collectively, we are so focused on what we haven't done (yet) that we forget to celebrate our wins and those of others. Here's why that's super bad to do.
Every accomplishment deserves to be celebrated. By recognizing what's special and savoring it, you uplevel your point of view and can see even more ways to change the world while living your best life.
Instead of worrying about whether you are worthy of a recognition, see it as a starting point not a destination. You now have agency to make an even greater impact.
Don't fall prey to future tripping where you minimize what you did today. People who always hinge their happiness on the condition of a what they haven't done instead of what they have are on a hella future trip where success is never achievable.
Make sure to clap up others for their wins. Help them see what's now possible instead of minimizing what they've done.
You're not the same person after a win- you're a better and stronger one. Never let anyone shame you into thinking that you have a big ego because you upleveled.
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Bursting the Experience Bubble: Psychological Safety Hacks

Whether you are newly responsible for something, or trying like hell to delegate already, your biggest obstacle is overcoming fear (yes really). Listen to this episode to learn how to burst the experience bubble without creating bad blood.
The experience bubble is the friction experienced when facing a learning curve. It can be scary to be confronted with this leading to behavior that inadvertently erodes trust in your work relationships.
Some things that you might do if you are in an experience bubble are avoiding asking questions, not sharing work in progress to get feedback, only doing what you know will work and being defensive about criticism.
If you are trying to delegate to someone in the experience bubble, avoid being authoritarian or disciplinary. Make sure that everyone knows they are working on a complex problem and that is will take iterations to get it right. Frame criticism as a question. Appreciate what the person is doing right.
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Summer Break(ing): Escape the Burnout

Burnout recovery involves more than just taking a break from stress. That's why so many vacations  just make you wish you didn't have to head back to...wait! Could it be that burnout recovery is about creative restoration? Listen in to find out
Burnout comes from having a lack of resources, over-dominance of mundane and routine tasks and no space for inspiration.
Creativity is what gives us the resiliency to avoid getting burned out.
Creativity requires energy, not just time. That energy comes from inspiration.
Often the sources of burnout are little things that we tolerate or take on that add up to a burden over time.
When you feel too exhausted, apathetic or afraid to pursue exploratory, transformational or combinatorial work, you have choked off your creative supply. You only see adversity, not challenge or opportunity.
Restore your creativity by breaking the cycle and challenging yourself to do something different and adventurous.
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Also listen to: The Dirty:little Secrets of Burnout https://architecting.podbean.com/e/burnoutstory/
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Marketing Strategies to Build the Business You Want: Interview with John Tyreman

How amazing would it be to do work you are passionate about with colleagues and clients that share that passion every day? That can happen when you start leveraging your expertise and target your ideal clients.
Sales is not a dirty word- without sales, you don't have an ability to do the work that makes a difference.
Know the difference between work you want to do, and work you are able to do. Offering a specific service to a specific audience helps you increase sales to your ideal clients. Industry specialization is what gets you hired and helps you recruit a great team.
Your differentiator is your technical expertise and marketing is how you make clients aware of it.
Expertise is marketed through writing, speaking and networking. Think about how you can do each of these proactively when you aren't selling. Clients seek information sometimes years before they are ready to hire.
In your marketing, speak to the "one person" who is your ideal client. Use the 3-5 year rule: think of content that would have helped you 3-5 years ago and share that with your one person.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johntyreman/
Website: https://www.redcedarmarketing.com/
Email: john@redcedarmarketing.com
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