Jan 4, 2018
In this very first episode of Women Who Went for It!, Sara
outlines her own story of career transformation and shares her
intentions, hopes and dreams for the podcast: to help give you the
clarity, courage and motivation you need to step into a deeper
vocation and a life of meaning and fulfillment. Sara coaches women
to find work that delights and energizes them, and aligns with
their purpose.
Sara discusses:
- The focus of her work as a career change agent
- The distinction between her role and those of career counselors
- Why she was inspired to do create a podcast
- The kinds of women she'll be interviewing
- The kinds of insights and inspiration these women will share
- Sara's story
- Her opinions of work/life balance growing up
- How she picked her future career in design
- Her experience at university
- Working in Yellowstone National Park
- Stories and limiting beliefs from people around her
- "Falling into" her first real job
- Her brief departure from design
- Personal challenges she faced during this "detour"
- Landing a nonprofit design job and still feeling like something was missing
- Trying to talk herself into feeling satisfied
- Looking for fulfillment through hobbies
- Going inward to find meaning through meditation, dreams, spirituality, etc.
- Tackling the things that scared her
- Learning and practicing Nonviolent or Compassionate Communication
- Learning to say "yes" to what's right and "no" to what's not
- Volunteering and personal growth
- Community recognition
- Joining a leadership group
- Seeking external advice about what she was good at
- Hearing the term "coaching" for the first time
- Following her curiosity, intuition and "coincidences"
- Checking out coaching schools
- Securing the finances to make it happen
- Getting certified
- Figuring out her niche
- What it's like to have a bigger sense of purpose behind your work
- Her biggest surprise
- Finding the right combination of work for her
- How she hopes to help others find their most meaningful and fulfilling work
- Resources that Sara recommends
- Seattle Insight Meditation Society (learn how to meditate)
- Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life (book) - Marshall Rosenberg
- Northwest Compassionate Communication (Nonviolent / Compassionate Communication trainings)
- Coach Training World in Portland (coaching certification program)
...and more.
Connect with Sara:
- Coaching website: http://www.saramcardle.com
- Coaching Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saramcardlecoaching
- Coaching Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sara.mcardle.coaching
- Podcast website: http://www.womenwhowentforit.com
- Podcast Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/womenwhowentforit
Sara's full bio:
Sara McArdle coaches women to find work that delights and
energizes them, and aligns with their purpose. Sara wasn't born
with an obvious "calling.” In fact, while she knew when she started
working as a professional graphic designer that something was
missing, she waited 20 years to make a change. In 2013, she began
practicing NVC—a discipline that helps people transform negative
self-talk, identify what matters most to them and take steps toward
a more wonderful life. Her experience of empowering herself and
others was so transformative and inspiring that she pursued a Whole
Person Coach® certification and launched a business to help women
recognize and make the most of their unique gifts, and—like
her—spend the rest of their lives doing work they’re madly in love
with.