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Point of Failure: How Codependency Creates Toxic Work Environments

We test materials to the point of failure, adding more and more stress and pressure.  As humans, we do not require any such testing to prove our worth. Codependency tricks us into believing we do and we're all paying the price as it becomes institutionalized in our profession.
Codependency has nothing to do with your strength of character or resilience. It's rooted in your need to make others happy at the expense of your own well being.
Signs that you have a problem with codependency include, need for control, perfectionism, suppressing your emotions, losing your own identity and sense of what you actually want and need.
Codependency has become institutionalized in our profession and looks like overperforming, lack of respect for schedules, and sacrificing fees or staff well being to please a client.
Getting out of codependency requires getting back in touch with your own identity, needs and wants and making them non-negotiable.
If you'd like help discovering the root cause of your codependent tendencies and getting clarity on defining success on your terms, contact me at angela@architectingpodcast.com
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How to Ace Your Performance Review

Yipes! It's performance review season. Instead of worrying about how it will go, use the tips in this episode to take control of your review and direct the conversation to have your best year ever.
Don’t make your review just a look back- think about what you want to accomplish in the year ahead and what past accomplishments you can build upon.
Make sure you touch on all aspects of performance: communication, teamwork and collaboration, quality of work, reliability and presence, goal accomplishments.
think about your a accomplishments at the scale of projects, the firm, and the profession.
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Are You Invalidating Yourself at Work?

Feeling like it's all work and no play? Like your job is just a frustration cycle? This episode explores how your struggle to feel seen and heard might originate with you. When you invalidate your needs or contributions, you set yourself up for less respect and more stress. Learn how to stop all that and feel good about work again.
You are big energy- but you don't need to be in crisis mode to access that power, decisiveness and directness.
Find small ways to assert your needs and abilities until you feel comfortable asserting in bigger ways.
Never invalidate how you feel or what you can contribute just because it doesn't meet with immediate understanding or acceptance.
Don't get triggered or sucked into someone else's story. Ask the questions you need to shine a flashlight onto issues.
Determine your non-negotiables as let the rest go.
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The Architecture Adventure: Shaping a Culture

As I walk ancient ruins on my Peru vacation, I’m captivated by the spirit of adventure that motivated their design and construction. Perhaps architecture was humankind’s first adventure. How can we tap into that in our work today?
How can you be inspired to push beyond the limits of what you believe is possible?
how can your work both aspire and inspire others?
How can lives be improved through better design?
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Angela
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Well being restoration: Why You Need a Vacation

Why is a vacation about so much more than being away from work? If your busy, hectic life has you feeling frenetic, you need to practice embodiment. Learn how vacation helps you restore your nervous system and be a better you.
Reconnecting with your senses helps activate your parasympathetic nervous system  so you get out of fight or flight and into rest and digest mode.
Disconnecting from negative triggers helps you reset. Gradually elevate your emotions so the shift is lasting and authentic.
Use your physical body to restore your emotional, mental and spiritual ones by practicing mindfulness.
Stay Inspired,
Angela
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Have a Curious Career: Interview with Tyler Suomala

Forget the path less traveled- take your career off roading! Tyler Suomala shares his industry insights and personal story. Learn why following your joy on the regular is the only way to discover true success.
Check in with yourself often to make sure you still feel good  about your job.  Stress or boredom are sure signs you need a change. 
Never settle. Ever. The cost far exceeds any security or stability you think you’re getting.
you can’t fix a broken system by maintaining the status quo.
If everyone else is doing it one way, you should look for how you can be a disruptor. 
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You are Worth More Than Your Salary

It's not just about the money. There are lots of other benefits you need to consider. This episode reviews everything from salary ranges to quality of life considerations. Learn how to find the setting where you feel appreciated and supported and can develop your career path.
Get clarity on what you want out of your career and understand how this plus your years and type of experience are a differentiator
Know what quality of life, health and benefits are important to you and ask for them.
Make sure the culture of the workplace is the right fit for you.
The most overlooked benefits are professional development ones. Make sure that your continues growth and evolution are supported.
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The Achievement Trap

Success is an inside job. Putting more focus on achieving than evolving is a zero sum game. Break free from the polarized thinking that traps you into thinking that if you aren't achieving you're failing.
If it seems like no matter what you achieve, you still feel empty, it's because you are looking for success outside yourself.
Achieving comes as a consequence of evolution. Being clear about who you are and what you want will lead to opportunities.
There is no failure. There is curiosity, learning and discovery.
Be unapologetic about your evolution by tapping into your internal clarity and accepting all parts of yourself.
Following the rules is never as important as following your heart.
 
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The Dirty Little Secrets of Burnout

For a trending topic, burnout guards it's secrets well. In this episode, we talk about how burnout and stress are different. Learn how to tell if you just have a few symptoms or if you are in full on burnout. And finally, why taking time off isn't the fix you think it will be.
Stress is burnout's gateway drug. Chronic stress, given the right conditions leads you there one shaky step at a time.
Burnout isn't about how much you have to do. It's about how meaningful, appreciated and supportive your work environment is.
Although exhaustion can be a symptom of burnout, you can't sleep your way out of it. You have to make changes to your lifestyle and working conditions to recover.
Don't be a burnout dropout. While your first instinct might be to escape, focusing on uncertainty will just fuel the fire.
DOORS ARE CLOSING FOR STRESSLESS SUCCESS ACADEMY!
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Stop Asking and Start Claiming

The difference between asking and claiming is empowerment. Do you believe you can get what you want, or do you believe someone else has to grant permission? Listen in to learn how to make what matters to you a non-negotiable.
Asking places power in someone else's hands. Claiming states that you have the power to get what you want. You take full responsibility for your actions.
Claiming is pure confidence. You believe so strongly in what you want and know you have the skills and ability to make it happen. You are not available for excuses.
When you claim something, you show that you know your worth.
Claiming is active, not passive. It involves self-directed action, not passively waiting for someone else to lead you through.
When you claim- you will be heard. Every no becomes a not yet,
DOORS ARE OPEN FOR STRESSLESS SUCCESS ACADEMY!
Dive deeper into the content covered in this episode- learn more here
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