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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
187 episodes
Leadership Shift #187: When You Disagree With Someone More Senior Than You
You're in a meeting with someone more senior than you.They walk through the problem. They land on a recommendation. And they say it with total confidence:"I think this is what we should do."And you think…I d...
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Leadership Shift #186 : You Don't Need Ideal Conditions to Do Your Best Work
You like to be prepared.You like having enough time to think things through. Enough information to make a smart decision. Enough space to review your work before you put it out into the world.And honestly, that probably helped mak...
Leadership Shift #185 : You Don’t Need More Leadership Advice. You Need a Place to Lead Differently.
You know you should delegate more.You know you should speak up sooner, stop overthinking difficult conversations, protect your calendar, trust your team, and spend more time thinking strategically instead of being buried in execution.
Leadership Shift #184 : Stop Trying to Be the Smartest Person in the Room
You’re sitting in a room full of senior leaders.Someone asks a question, and you have a point of view.But before you speak, you start calculating:Is that smart enough?Am I missing something?Does everyone else ...
Leadership Shift #183 - The Invisible Cost of Being the Reliable One
You’re the woman everyone can count on.You catch the mistake. Fix the problem. Save the deadline. Step in when someone else drops the ball.And for most of your career, being the reliable one has been a huge part of what made you s...
Leadership Shift #182 : What Brilliant Women Get Wrong About Executive Presence
You’ve been told you need more executive presence.Speak with more confidence.Be more concise.Command the room.Look more executive.So you start paying attention to everything.How you dress.How you sound.H...
Leadership Shift #181 - The Power of Your No
You’re capable.Reliable.The person everyone knows they can count on.So when another meeting lands on your calendar… another project needs someone to step in… or another opportunity comes your way…You say yes.B...
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...
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...