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

Trying to office and conference at the same time is a huge #workfail. Instead of micromanaging the day to day, trust your team to handle things in your absence. Then go network and knowledge harvest like it's your job,
Multitasking splits your attention and triggers a major stress responses that's a conference-goer buzzkill
Technology is you frenemy if you make yourself available for microinterruptions.
FOMO about the projects you're working on is really about your own need to feel needed and signals to your team that you don't really trust them.
Conference attendance is real work. It deserves your full attention.
Being on call and not setting boundaries with your staff isn't heroic- it's a leadership failure.
Conferences are a form of regeneration and bring you fresh perspective to apply on your current and future projects
Networking is as valuable as the knowledge gained, so don;t opt out of social opportunities or spend so much time on your phone you ignore the people IRL who could turn into powerful contacts.
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Luck favors the prepared.  Meaning you gotta take action towards building the career you want. Every day. Otherwise, you end up with a career by default. And you have too much talent to sideline yourself that way.
There is no such thing as luck.  When you build momentum, you land opportunities. When you take opportunities, things happen.
Every expert was once just a novice with a lot of passion.
Success comes by being persistent and courageous. Let your higher purpose embolden you.
Everybody has a purpose. It's fear disguised as imposter syndrome or busyness that keeps you from realizing it.
How you emerged from past fears is a clue to your unique superpower.
Take small actions to excercise your superpower every day every day. They add up.
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This year, we celebrate International Women's Day by Embracing Equity. That includes gender parity. Gender Equality Crusader Erica Rooney shares her wisdom on overcoming the glass ceilings and sticky floors women experience in the workplace.
Women need to be able to bring their whole self to work, not feel that they have to choose either caregiving or a career.
You can have it all- whatever "it all" looks like for you.
Your definition of success will change throughout your life.
Three roadblocks you put in your path to having it all are not knowing your worth, numbing out, and imposter syndrome.
Move past the roadblocks by naming them, questioning their validity, and shifting them to a more helpful thought.
You are not a buffet, you do not have to serve everybody.
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Should the workplace always be a positive place? Glossing over negative or difficult experiences sends a message to deep-six instead of exploring them. Let's move past the "I'm fine" culture of toxic positivity and get real with each other.
Discern between appreciating the growth opportunity of a failure vs. pretending things are OK.
Negative experiences and emotions need to be tolerated. Moving past them means naming them, finding the root cause and opportunities for change.
Don't rush to slap a label on what you are going through. Be willing to be vulnerable and explore it.
Forcing the positive is judging the current situation.
Give comfort, free of the obligation of advice.
There is no expiration date on what you are working through. The integrity of the experience is more valuable than the speed of the bounce back.
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Feeling stuck? Before you complain about your life circumstances, take a look in the mirror. That face staring back is your number one success obstacle. My guest Elizabeth Correia shares insights on finding and following your passion without waiting for an invitation.
Success is never about just doing one thing. Look for ways to cultivate spiritual growth, personal and professional development.
Even painful circumstances can become your comfort zone because they are familiar. Resist the temptation to stay in patterns you know.
Cultivate resilience so you can resist being taken out by failures that will occur as you move towards your success.
You really do know what you want to do, even if you haven;t realized it yet. Pay attention to where your attention is drawn and believe that you can make a career out of your interests.
Prepare your own table. Don't wait for someone else to clear the way for you.
Connect with Elizabeth: https://www.elizabethcorreia.com/
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Stop making your communication all about you- your need to share information, get feedback or drive different behavior. This episode is all about making an authentic connection and building relationships for better.
Always assume positive intent- even if you have a negative reaction. Then engage in a conversation with the other person before inventing your own story about what happened and why.
Avoid using violent or combative language that conveys judgement or contains accusations.
Being in conflict triggers the fight or flight response, automatically putting you in defensive mode where there is no space for creating solutions.
Use language that encourages the other person to engage and relate to you. Start by saying “I notice…” then “I feel…” then “I need…”
Don’t be afraid to be vulnerable. Vulnerability creates authenticity. Authenticity is needed for trust Trust is the foundation of every relationship.
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What you say and how you say it can build trust, confer agency and make people feel good around you. Learn common speaking mistakes that torpedo your success so you can stop making them already!
Avoid using absolutes or negative language- even when referring to yourself.
Receive compliments by appreciating the acknowledgement of your effort and contribution instead of deflecting them.
Don't let your own bias about the default normal lead to othering by singling out  group or population.
Be decisive and descriptive- there is no need to qualify everything your say.
Beware vocal fry. Ending sentences as if you are asking a question instead of making a statement makes you appear to doubt yourself,
Drop the jargon, lingo and multi-syllabic words. Speak plainly and directly so that your audience can understand and relate to you.
Acknowledge the challenges and empathize with dilemmas and tough decisions.
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Gotta love those lighbulb moments when you get that flash of inspiration and clarity. Don't you wish they could happen on the regular? In this episode, I'll share ways to provoke the "aha" so you can enjoy wisdom and creativity downloads on demand.
Get out of your comfort zone. Nothing good ever happens to you there because it maintains the status quo.
Plug into your intuition and let it guide you to possibilities instead of accepting a limited list based on your past experiences.
Do a longitudinal study of your life. Taking a retrospective view of everything you've accomplished and why it mattered to you helps you to get clarity on your purpose.
Start making room to boldly pursue the things you love- even if you have to invest opportunities for yourself.
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Workplace culture exists whether or not it's intentional. My guest Shannon Hughes shares expert advice on building a value based culture that scales with your firm, gives everyone a voice, and opens the door for innovation.
Staff engagement happens when you create psychological safety- don't be afraid of the tension that can arise between maintaining the status quo and trying something new.
Decision makers are influencers of culture. Provide context for change by sharing history and lessons learned.
How you communicate culture impacts both staff and the clients you are trying to attract
You can keep culture and values prominent even before you have budget and strategy in place
Adopt a "yes and" strategy to keep the story moving forward as you ideate.
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CONTACT SHANNON
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Website: https://www.enlivenedstudios.com/ to learn more or get your free download
email: shannon@enlivenedstudios.com
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Is your career a job you have to do, or a calling you get to do? Instead of viewing your career path as a grueling obstacle course, let's hang on the playground instead. That's where all the fun and creativity is anyway.
Obstacles are no fun- they drain our resources. Thinking of your career as play helps you be lighter about things and choose opportunities that feel good to you.
Your aspirations come with doubts and fears about what you believe is possible. Look past that filter to see what is really possible.
Play instead of test
Be relentless about pursuing what matters to you in your career- don't give bad actors your power.
Ask for the opportunities you want instead of settling with what you get.
Move from defense to offense by getting out of victim mode. Focus on what you want, not what you don't.
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