Job Search, Promotion, and Career Clarity: The Mid-Career GPS Podcast 128: Why Work-Life Balance is a Myth with Maryann Lombardi
Oct 25, 2022
37:13
Many mid-career professionals chase after “work-life balance” only to find themselves disappointed and frustrated they can’t achieve it. Well, what if it doesn’t exist.
Maryann Lombardi is a business coach who helps women and nonbinary does take bold action to build a profitable business that aligns with the life they want to live. She has spent the past 25 years working with cities, organizations, and entrepreneurs, building policies, programs and resources to grow the creative workforce and help entrepreneurs thrive.
In this episode, John and Maryanne get on the mic to talk about:
· Why all mid-career professionals must lean into their agency (choice)
· Why setting boundaries is essential to your career success
· Why work-life balance is a myth
· The difference between choice and obligation
· And why taking care of yourself needs to stop being an after-thought.
Key Topics & Time Stamps:
· · Introduction (0:00)
· Meet Maryann Lombardi (4:30)
· Desire to Be Free (5:20)
· Defining Your Agency (7:35)
· Boundary – No Phones in the Bathroom (9:45)
· Creating Boundaries in Your Career (13:00)
· Why Work-Life Balance Is a Myth (16:00)
· Choice vs. Obligation (21:20)
· Taking Care of Yourself as an After-Thought (24:30)
· Finding Your Purpose (27:05)
· How We Take Action (29:30)
· Advice to Help You Build Your Mid-Career GPS (33:15)
· Connect with Maryann Lombardi (34:45)
List of Resources:
· 26 Sentence Starter to Answer Any Interview Question by John Ner
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