Advice To My Younger Me

After 7 years and almost 140 episodes, this is the final episode of the Advice to My Younger Me podcast. You’ll hear: Book: Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women Website: www.tomyyounger.me Contact information: holtz@tomyyounger.me

Lise Vesterlund, co-author of The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women's Dead-End Work, discusses what a non-promotable task is, and why women should avoid them. You’ll hear: Book: The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women's Dead-End Work Carolyn Webb’s book, which contains more information on the “Positive No.” Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women can be purchased here. Sara can be reached on LinkedIn.. Leave a review!

In this episode, Carole Robin, author of Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues, discusses how to give actionable feedback and how to accept all feedback as important data. In this episode, you’ll learn about: Article – Giving Feedback: How to be honest without being hurtful. Book: Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues Website: https://connectandrelate.com Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women can be purchased here. Sara can be reached on LinkedIn.. Leave a review!

Sara Holtz, host of this podcast, is interviewed by Jo Ifield, CEO of Incite to Leadership, about career advice for various stages of your career In this episode, you’ll hear about: Book: Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women Website: www.tomyyounger.me Sara can be reached on LinkedIn. Leave a review!

Carole Robin, author of Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues, discusses how to take your work relationships from functional to exceptional. In this episode, you learn about: Book: Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends and Colleagues Relationship Assessment mentioned in the episode can be found here. Website: https://connectandrelate.com Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women is available here. Sara can be reached on LinkedIn here. Leave a review here.

In this episode, Laureen DeBuono, Managing Partner of FLG Partners, interviews me about several topics addressed in my new book, Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women You’ll hear advice about: Being good at your jobandyour careerThe importance of doing your Right Work in your Right Work EnvironmentHow to evaluate career risks, including whether to leave the workforce Video of the entire interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T6SRxQbJrgFy Book: Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women: https://amzn.to/3rtq5ui Website: www.tomyyounger.me Sign up for the Advice to My Younger Me monthly newsletter: www.tomyyounger.me Sara can be reached on LinkedIn.

Five previous guests share the advice they would give to their younger selves. You’ll hear advice about: Book: Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women https://amzn.to/3rtq5ui Website: www.tomyyounger.me Sign up for the Advice to My Younger Me monthly newsletter: www.tomyyounger.me Sara can be reached on LinkedIn.

Sara is interviewed about the origin and content of her new book, Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women. You’ll hear: Book: Advice to My Younger Me: Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women Leave a review of the book. Website: www.tomyyounger.me Sign up for the Advice to My Younger Me monthly newsletter: www.tomyyounger.me Sara can be reached on LinkedIn.

Before you start setting professional and personal goals for 2022, here are 12 questions to ask yourself about what happened this year. The questions: What were your most significant professional accomplishments this year? What were your most significant personal accomplishments this year? What did you do that contributed to the success of those accomplishments? What are you most excited about at work and in your personal life in the coming year? What you are most grateful for right now in your professional and personal life? What did you learn about yourself during the pandemic? Which of these learnings do you want to carry forward in the future? What do you want more of in your life? What do you want less of in your life? What are you most concerned about? What is one major work-related project that you want to focus on in 2022? What’s one major personal project you want to focus on in 2022?. My book, Advice to My Younger Me, Career Lessons from 100 Successful Women, will be available on January 18 on Amazon. Remember to sign up for the Advice to My Younger Me monthly newsletter, so you can receive a free copy of a chapter in the book when it is released. www.tomyyounger.me Sara can be reached on LinkedIn. Leave a review: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1101880566?mt=2&ls=1

Five previous guests share the best advice they ever received. You’ll hear advice about Guests who shared the best advice they were given: Emilie Aries – Episode 84 Nora McInerny – Episode 48 Andie Kramer – Episode 102 Cara Hale Alter – Episode 41 Emily Esfahani Smith – Episode 32 Sign up for the Advice to My Younger Me monthly newsletter: www.tomyyounger.me Sara can be reached on LinkedIn. Leave a review: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1101880566?mt=2&ls=1

Tiffany Dufu, author of Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less, and founder and CEO of The Cru, discusses figuring out what’s important to you and then enlisting people to support you in achieving that. You’ll hear: Book: Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less Unapologetically The Cru: www.thecru.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanydufu/ Sign up for the Advice to My Younger Me monthly newsletter: www.tomyyounger.me Sara can be reached on Twitter and LinkedIn. Leave a review: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1101880566?mt=2&ls=1

Demetra Liggins, host of the Corporate Homie podcast and an accomplished lawyer, provides wide-ranging advice on how to have a successful career in the corporate world as a woman and as a person of color. You’ll hear: The importance of focusing on learning your craftHow to get the most out of company off-sitesThe best way to be an ally to women of color Podcast: Corporate Homie - https://www.corporatehomie.com Website: https://www.corporatehomie.com Sign up for the Advice to My Younger Me monthly newsletter: www.tomyyounger.me Sara can be reached on LinkedIn. Leave a review: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1101880566?mt=2&ls=1

In this episode, Christy Noel, author of Your Personal Career Coach: Real-World Experiences for Early Career Success, talks about how to ask for a raise, how to be a valued employee and how to be a better manager. You’ll hear: Important steps to take when asking for a raiseWhy you should be focused on making your boss’ job easierThe most important questions to ask on your first 30 days in a new role or job Books: Your Personal Career Coach: Real-World Experiences for Early Career Success Your Career Survival Guide: How to Get and Keep a Job in Times of Crisis Website: christynoel.com. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christynoel/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/christynoelauth Additional Resources: 8 Simple Things that Will Get You Promoted: christynoel.com/getpromoted Sign up for the Advice to My Younger Me monthly newsletter: www.tomyyounger.me Sara can be reached on Twitter and LinkedIn. Leave a review: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1101880566?mt=2&ls=1

Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do and More Life to Live, discusses the inequality in how couples share household responsibilities and what to do about it. You’ll hear about: Why household responsibilities “shefault” to womenA system to redesign how household tasks are more equitably shared.Toxic mindsets that are getting in the way of fairly dividing household tasks. Book: Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do and More Life to Live Website: FairPlayLife.com Social Media @EveRodsky and @FairPlayLife Additional resources: The Fair Play Deck: A Couple's Conversation Deck for Prioritizing What's Important Articles: Harper’s Bazaar: Everyone is Home Right Now, But Who is Doing all the ‘Home’ Work? WSJ: Article: Fairness in Housework Doesn’t Mean 50/50 Sign up for the Advice to My Younger Me monthly newsletter: www.tomyyounger.me Sara can be reached on Twitter and LinkedIn. Leave a review: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1101880566?mt=2&ls=1

Nancy Davis Kho, author of The Thank You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time, discusses the importance both to you and to others of expressing gratitude. You’ll hear: The myriad benefits of expressing gratitudeWhy expressing gratitude increases your sense of self-worthThe importance of specificity when saying thank you. Book: The Thank-You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time Website: www.DavisCho Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @midlifemixtape Sign up for the Advice to My Younger Me monthly newsletter: www.tomyyounger.me Sara can be reached on Twitter and LinkedIn. Leave a review: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1101880566?mt=2&ls=1

Ellen Goodman, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, discusses wide-ranging topics from her perch covering women in the workplace and at home since 1970. You’ll hear: What we can learn from the suffragettesWhen the right time is to have a babyWhy you need to have end of life conversations with your parents now The Conversation Project Starter Kit: https://theconversationproject.org/get-started Sign up for the Advice to My Younger Me monthly newsletter: www.tomyyounger.me Sara can be reached on Twitter and LinkedIn. Leave a review: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1101880566?mt=2&ls=1

Shellye Archambeau, author of Unapologetically Ambitious, discusses what she’s learned during a trailblazing career. You’ll hear: The importance of being vulnerable about your aspirationsHow to handle being the “only” in a meeting or on your teamWhy you should make good childcare your #1 budget priority Book: Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms Website: https://www.shellye.com Sign up for the Advice to My Younger Me monthly newsletter: www.tomyyounger.me Sara can be reached on Twitter and LinkedIn. Leave a review: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1101880566?mt=2&ls=1

Hoping to find your dream job? Carson Tate, author of Own It. Love It. Make It Work: How to Make Any Job Your Dream Job, discusses how to turn your current job into you dream job. You’ll hear: How doing work that draws on your strengths can turn your current job into your dream job Book: Own It. Love It. Make It Work: How to Make Any Job Your Dream Job Website: https://www.carsontate.com Additional resources: https://carsontate.com/podcast/ Sign up for the Advice to My Younger Me monthly newsletter: www.tomyyounger.me Sara can be reached on Twitter and LinkedIn. Leave a review: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1101880566?mt=2&ls=1

Want to get ahead? Pay attention to the dynamics in your workplace. Bonnie Marcus, author of The Politics of Promotion: How High Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead, discusses the importance of being politically savvy about your work environment. You’ll hear: The importance of paying attention to the dynamics in your work environmentHow to figure out what your unique value proposition isWhy you need to figure out the unwritten rules in your workplace Book: The Politics of Promotion: How High Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead Website: www.BonnieMarcusLeadership.com Additional resources: Political skills assessment Sign up for the Advice to My Younger Me monthly newsletter: www.tomyyounger.me Sara can be reached on Twitter and LinkedIn. Leave a review: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1101880566?mt=2&ls=1

Suffering from burnout? Eileen McDargh, author of Burnout to Breakthrough: Building Resilience to Refuel, Recharge and Reclaim What Matters, discusses the causes and cures for burnout. You’ll hear: What the most significant sources of burnout areWhy it’s important to look at your job with fresh eyes and pay attention to what you seeThe questions to ask when you are doing a task that gives you no joy or provides no value to others Book: Burnout to Breakthrough: Building Resilience to Refuel, Recharge and Reclaim What Matters Website: www.eileenmcdargh.com Social media: https://www.facebook.com/speakereileen https://www.facebook.com/eileen.mcdargh/ https:// twitter.com/macdarling https://www.instagram.com/mcdargh/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/eileenmcdargh/ Additional resources: Sign up for The Resiliency Report and receive an excerpt from Burnout to Breakthrough and the eBook “Talk AIn’t Cheap, It’s Priceless.” Sign up for the Advice to My Younger Me monthly newsletter: www.tomyyounger.me Sara can be reached on Twitter and LinkedIn. Leave a review: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1101880566?mt=2&ls=1