Negotiate Anything Stop Waiting for a Better Job: How to Create One Where You Are
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Mar 21, 2026 Nancy Medoff, communication coach and local office candidate who trains people to advocate and speak with authenticity. Elizabeth Lotardo, workplace strategist and bestselling author who helps professionals lead themselves and find meaning where they are. They discuss creating engagement through self-leadership, setting boundaries and advocating effectively, turning setbacks into growth, and persuasive, authentic communication in high-pressure situations.
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Leaving Jobs Rarely Fixes Engagement Problems
- Mass job changes during the Great Resignation didn't raise long-term engagement for most people.
- Lotardo cites a study where two-thirds regretted leaving and over half tried to return, showing circumstances alone don't solve engagement.
Use "This Is My Chance" To Reframe Setbacks
- Use the four-word brain hack "This is my chance" to reframe setbacks into opportunities to act, learn, or push back respectfully.
- Lotardo applied it to a brusque boss email and to parenting to force opportunity-based responses.
Early Advertising Job Taught Ownership Lesson
- Elizabeth Lotardo hated her early ad agency job selling Google AdWords and blamed external factors for her unhappiness.
- Years later she realized much of the dissatisfaction came from her mindset and lack of ownership over the role.
