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

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.
Remember to share your insights on instagram and tag @architectingpodcast for a chance to win great prizes!
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.
CONNECT WITH JOHN:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johntyreman/
Website: https://www.redcedarmarketing.com/
Email: john@redcedarmarketing.com
X: John_Tyreman
 
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Embrace the Cringe: Your Call to Inspired Action

Perfection, once valued as a symbol of quality, is now suspect. It's not inspiring or inclusive. If you want an impactful career, let go of the perfectionism and embrace the cringe.
Today is your starting line- no matter how you have succeeded or failed (learned), you get to next level each day.
Cringe is your sign that you have upped your game, don't let it be what holds you back from your potential.
To do great things, you have to take big actions and see risk as an adventure.
Take the pressure off by advocating for what you care about, being sincere, and knowing you aren't meant for everyone. Being authentically yourself lets you connect more powerfully to those you are meant to serve.
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Leverage your Expertise and Influence with Insights

Feeling a little stuck in your quest to make a difference? Let's help you break your genius efforts out of projects and get them scaled up to where they can have an influence. How you ask? Listen in to learn about a little something something called an insight and how it can next level your career.
You can't keep pointing to the past by talking about what you accomplished on a project. Show how you are learning from what you did and continuing to evolve the issue. There is no cap to greatness, there is always more to discover.
Look at the adjacent possible and draw from other industries as a way to bring fresh perspective to the issue.
Challenge commonly held assumptions or beliefs about "how things work."
Your insight should link outcomes to design, be defensible and newsworthy.
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Energy Conservation: High Performance without the Burnout

Work has changed. How we think about it has not. If you are feeling the friction of asynchronous schedules, pressure to respond to a 24 hour cycle of demands and the fallout of being stressed out, you need to listen to this episode.
Stress is not a badge of honor- it's a cry for help that leads to poor performance in the short term and major physical and mental health issues over time.
Modern fears trigger a stress response even though you might not be in physical danger. Catastrophizing puts you in survival mode where everything feels like a threat, robbing you of the creativity ad empathy most needed to deal with the situation at hand.
Reestablish human connections and empathy for yourself and your team so that you feel safe being authentic and vulnerable.
Understand how you want to prioritize the allocation of your resources of time, money and talent. If one feels out of balance, use the others to recalibrate.
Setting clear boundaries is the most loving way you can interact with others.
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Earth Day Part 2: Getting Uncomfortable with Steffi Reyes-Thomas

World changers don't have time to stay in their comfort zone. Steffi Reyes-Thomas shares how she embarked on a path of climate advocacy and holistic design that has pushed her past what she thought she would ever be able to do.
Ask and educate- be willing to take a stand and call out the issues others may either not be aware of or not know that have the power to change.
Find a community - the support as well as ways to collaborate, innovate and practice will 10x anything you will ever do on your own.
Be willing to make yourself uncomfortable or you will never be motivated to take the big risks you need to to make the difference you feel called to make. Put yourself in a space to move past what you believe you can do.
Space creates a precedent for living and we create space.
Host a climate cafe and gain empathy for how others feel on the issue. look to unite not fight and foster empowerment and collaboration. Help people see that climate change isn't about big entities and government agencies, but about the actions they take every day.
CONTACT STEFFI:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffi-reyes-thomas-well-ap-94777a6b/
 https://www.linkedin.com/in/tbroyles/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steffi.holistica/
website: steffiholistica.com
Hear Steffi's Architects as Healers: Buildings as Medicine session https://www.clubhouse.com/room/xkaYoevD?utm_medium=ch_room_pxr&utm_campaign=xLb1XSwHg1eT48aikSh2ag-1116620
 
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Earth Day Part 1: Crafting Your Sustainability Career with Tiffany Broyles Yost

Sure it's cool to work on a big, cutting edge sustainable project. Tiffany Broyles Yost has been there and done that. Today, she shares how her interest in well being and quality of life translated to a career that makes a sustainability and resilience impact at the scale of the Everyproject.
It doesn't have to be buzzworthy to make a difference. The incremental steps you take by helping clients see how sustainable measures can impact the other operational metrics they care about have a broad, cumulative effect on the environment.
You don't need a lot of experience to have an impact. Follow your interests and say yes to doing what aligns with them.
Be curious, meet and talk to people. By building your network, you attract opportunities. Leverage the experts in your firm or community as mentors or by offering to help them.
Your biggest growth happens when you take the biggest risks. See everything as a learning experience.
Never feel too overwhelmed to get started. Be confident in your core skill set, willingness to keep learning and desire to help others succeed in reaching sustainable goals.
CONTACT TIFFANY:
Email: tbroylesyost@gbbn.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tbroyles/
X: @BroylesYost
website: https://www.gbbn.com/
Hear Tiffany's Architects as Healers: Buildings as Medicine session https://www.clubhouse.com/room/M5eWDR24?utm_medium=ch_room_xr&utm_campaign=xLb1XSwHg1eT48aikSh2ag-953722
 
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