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Breaking Free from the Grind
Join Master Certified Coach, Columbia MBA & former Wall Street investment banker & Fortune 500 consultant Amelia Noël each week to learn everything you need to work less, stress less & break free from the grind of your career.
Episodes
180 episodes
Leadership Shift #180 - 99% of the Time You Know Exactly What to Do
You know more than you think you do.Sometimes “I don’t know what to do” isn’t confusion - it’s discomfort with what you already know you need to do. The conversation, the boundary, the difficult feedback, the career move, or the decision...
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Leadership Shift #179: Taking the Break You Need Makes You a Better Senior Leader
When was the last time you gave yourself permission to truly step away from work?Not because you earned it.Not because you finally cleared your inbox.Simply because you knew you needed it.For many brilliant women in demand...
Leadership Shift #178 - How Overexplaining Quietly Undermines Your Authority
Have you ever walked out of a meeting knowing you had the right recommendation - but wishing you had stopped talking two minutes earlier? If you constantly feel the need to justify, soften, or defend your ideas before anyone has even challenged...
Leadership Shift #177 : Stop Waiting Until You're Ready
How many opportunities have you postponed because you told yourself, "I'm just not ready yet"?For brilliant, high-performing women, waiting rarely looks like fear. It sounds responsible."I need a little more experienc...
Ep #176 - What If They Think You're Too Much?
What would you do differently if you stopped worrying about what other people thought?Would you finally ask for the promotion? Speak up in senior leadership meetings? Negotiate your salary? Set the boundary you've been avoiding? Or stop ...
Ep #175 - The Next Level Starts with Trusting Yourself to Want What You Want
What if the biggest thing standing between you and your next level isn't your capability...It's your willingness to trust yourself enough to want what you want.So many brilliant, high-performing women in demanding corporate career...
Ep #174 : The #1 Promotion Mistake Mid-Career Women Make (And Why Hard Work Isn't Enough)
You've been delivering exceptional work.You're exceeding expectations.You're taking on more responsibility and proving yourself every chance you get.So why do promotions keep going to someone else?The biggest mistake keepi...
Ep #173 - Why Brilliant Women Struggle to Get Buy-in
You’ve done the research.You’ve thought through every angle.You have the data, the strategy, and the strongest recommendation.And yet somehow...People still aren't on board.You find yourself explaining your position...
Ep #172 - When Feedback Derails Brilliant Women (And How Senior Leaders Think About It Differently)
You know the feeling: You receive one piece of feedback…One comment from your boss.One suggestion from a client.One sentence in a performance review.And suddenly you're questioning everything.You replay the conversa...
BFG Ep #171 - Why You’re Still Overwhelmed Even After Setting Boundaries
You’ve started setting boundaries.You’ve blocked focus time on your calendar.And yet somehow… you're still overwhelmed.Because overwhelm at senior levels isn’t usually caused by a lack of boundaries.It’s caused by your ...
BFG Ep #170 - Why Great Work Isn’t Getting You Promoted to Senior Levels
You’ve been told your whole career that if you work hard, keep your head down, and deliver exceptional results…the promotion will come.And for a while, that strategy works.Until suddenly, it doesn’t.You’re still outperforming ...
Ep #169 - Why High-Performing Women Struggle with Confidence in Senior Rooms
You’re successful, respected, and trusted in your career.You’re the one everyone depends on when the pressure is high, the stakes are big, and things need to get done right.But behind the scenes?You’re overthinking every decision...
Ep #168 - Why High-Performing Women Get Stuck Before Senior Leadership
You’re smart, capable, and already successful on paper.You’re the one everyone trusts to handle the pressure, fix the problems, and deliver exceptional work.But behind the scenes? You’re exhausted. Overthinking everything. Carrying ...
Ep #167 - How to Take Back Control of Your Calendar Part III: The 70% Rule
You finally cleared your calendar.You finally stopped saying yes to everything.You finally created space in your week…But instead of feeling lighter…you filled it right back up.Not with meetings this time.With “just ch...
Ep #166 - How to Take Back Control of Your Calendar Part II: The Clean No
Your calendar fills up fast.A meeting here. A “quick chat” there. Another request you say yes to… just to be helpful.And before you know it.. you’re fully booked, mentally drained, and wondering when you’ll actually have time to ...
Ep #165 - The ONE Communications Shift to Sound More Like a Senior Leader
You know exactly what you want to say.You’ve rehearsed it in your head.It’s clear. It’s sharp. It’s confident.And then you get into the meeting……and suddenly you start rambling.You soften your point.You add five extra...
Ep #164 - Taking Back Control of Your Calendar: Part I - Relevancy Filters
You’re double, triple… even quadruple booked.Your entire day is meetings.. yet your real work keeps getting pushed to “later.”And somehow… you end the day exhausted, but still behind.And it feels like your calendar is runni...
Ep #163 - 5 Shifts to Develop Executive Presence in the Grind
You’re doing more than ever at work.You’re the go-to person.You’re delivering, executing, exceeding expectations…And yet you’re still getting the feedback:“You need to develop more executive presence.”What does that ev...
Ep #162 - How to Take Things Less Personally at Work
You get one piece of feedback… and suddenly you’re questioning everything.A colleague pushes back… and it feels like they’re undermining you.Someone else gets promoted… and now you’re wondering if you’re falling behind.Noth...
Ep #161 - Why Your Triple-Booked Calendar Isn't the Problem
You’re triple-booked from morning to night…You barely have time to think, let alone lead…You’ve tried every productivity hack, calendar system, and time-blocking method…And nothing actually changes.Because your calendar is...
Ep #160 - The Validation Trap: How the #1 Addiction of High Performers is Sabotaging Your Career
You’re successful on paper…but still questioning yourself.You’re doing everything “right”…but it never feels like enough.You’re chasing all the gold stars, the "good job" from your boss, the next title or promotion…and burning out in th...
Ep #159 - Letting Go of Your Need to Control Everything
Do you feel like the only way to stay ahead at work is to control everything—every detail, every outcome, every possible problem before it happens?For high achievers in demanding corporate careers, the drive to overwork and grind often c...
Ep #158 - Getting Through Hard Times in the Grind
Have you been pushing through work like you should be fine—while secretly feeling burned out, drained, or resentful? What if the fastest way back to “okay” isn’t fixing it all… but finally allowing yourself to feel what’s true?...
Ep #157 - How to Feel Like You Belong in the Room
Have you ever walked into a high-visibility meeting and thought, “Do I actually belong here?” What would change if you stopped treating that voice as truth—and started treating it as a mindset (and nervous-system) pattern you can train?...
Ep #156 - Be a More Confident & Effective Communicator in the Grind
Have you ever noticed how confident you feel in some conversations at work—but then freeze, over-explain, or second-guess yourself in high-visibility moments? What would shift in your career if you decided you’re already a strong communicator—a...