Episode 41 - Season 3 Opener
Hello friends - Welcome back to Positively Charged season 3! I am so excited to share the wonderful guests coming in season 3. We will have 10 episodes over 10 weeks (Happy summer!). This is a personal update about my business and where I am going with Coaching by LA.
Transcript
[00:00:00] Welcome to the Positively Charged Podcast. I'm a certified coach who's innately curious and loves discussing life, work, family, and everything in between. My guests and I are sharing how we step into our power and live a positively charged life. Let's dive in.
[00:00:24] Welcome. Welcome to another episode of Positively Charged. I am your host, Lindsay, and it is season three here at Positively Charged and I have a beautiful lineup of guests for you over the next 10 episodes. So things are changing over here at Coaching Ballet, and positively charged. I am moving from my entrepreneurial venture.
[00:00:47] In coaching into a corporate role. I'm hoping to transition in the summer of 2023 from working with my entrepreneurial business into working again for corporate. So as many of you know, I used to work corporate, um, before going out on my own. And it is just time. It's time to venture back into that world.
[00:01:11] I've had this just the most beautiful experience with you, my dear listeners, in creating positively charged. You have given me so much energy and so much inspiration to share the stories of my guests and the stories of my work, and I just could not thank you enough. Like there's really no words. Um, this isn't the end necessarily.
[00:01:37] I really honestly don't know what is gonna happen with the podcast. My dream would be to do season four in the fall of 2023. I just don't know how that's gonna look with working corporate. So, I. I have a bunch of episodes that we are going to release over the summer, so season three is summer 2023 bash.
[00:01:56] That is kind of going to be the case, and I cannot wait to have you along for the ride to share these wonderful stories. The guests that I have interviewed, Are just so special and so wonderful, and I just cannot wait to get their stories in your earballs. So thank you so much for being here. Uh, the season one opener is today.
[00:02:19] So we're gonna kick this off with a solo episode where I can just kind of give everybody a little update, a little life update, and, uh, give you some context as to where we are going. So, buckle up. This is a bit of a personal episode. And I cannot wait to share the next steps with you over the next little while.
[00:02:40] So welcome back to Positively Charged.
[00:02:50] Okay, everyone, let's get into it. So, We are in season three of positively charged, and up until now we've had 40 episodes of absolute magic. I have brought you guests from everybody, from not-for-profit leaders, to coaches to, uh, regular day-to-day people to pregnancy and infant loss, um, to, uh, motivational speakers.
[00:03:17] Organizers and everything and anything in between, and it has just been such a pleasure. And season three will be no different. We have a beautiful lineup of friends that are going to share their wonderful stories with you, and I cannot wait to share those. So a little bit of a personal update of me. So if you've been following along on Instagram or maybe even LinkedIn, I have been job searching and that, oh my gosh, dear listener is a lot.
[00:03:47] Uh, job searching is a really difficult thing to do, and I have to be honest, I've never job searched before. It's quite, uh, comical. And slightly embarrassing. I have never applied for a job up until now. I've never been interviewed. I've been on the other side of it, of course. So when I worked corporate, I was, um, I'm using air quotes in charge of, uh, the recruitment function and, and participated in the recruitment function for years and interviewed many, many people developed, um, programs around recruitment and I've never actually been recruited.
[00:04:21] So there's a whole, uh, beautiful set of learning that is coming from this. I am applying for lots of different gigs and they're mostly HR management slash coaching slash leadership development, talent management, um, facilitation gigs, that kind of thing. Cuz that's where my purpose work is, is in showing people that they have the power.
[00:04:46] To do what is right in their world, and I can do that through those vocations. So that's basically what I've been looking for. So if anything comes across your desk and you wanna shoot me a little, uh, message on Instagram or email, all my contact info is in the show notes. So definitely keep your eyes open for me if there's a role that you think would be a good fit.
[00:05:06] Really, I love coaching and I. I hope saying this doesn't ruin my prospects, but I really hope to continue coaching in my corporate role in whatever way, shape, or possible, whatever way shape is possible for me to do so, because coaching is my love language. Um, I said in an interview the other day that my drug of choice.
[00:05:29] Is watching people uplevel their own lives and woo. Like I, as soon as it came out of my mouth, I was like, Ooh, drug of choice. Like I do get a bit of a, um, a rush or like a sense of purpose from showing people. Or helping them show themselves that they are worthy, that they are belonging, that they are capable, that they are seen, and that is my, uh, that's my gem.
[00:05:56] So I'm looking to bring that essence into the corporate world. Frequently asked question is, well, you just rebranded and now you're going back to corporate. Well, of course, timing isn't always beautiful. Um, I, if you haven't had a chance to check on my website, please do www.coachingbyla.com and I will include that in show notes too.
[00:06:15] It. Beautifully done by Amanda at, uh, sincere oi um slash UA on, uh, on Instagram. And it is truly beautiful. It really encapsulate, encapsulates, um, my whole essence and just who I am as a coach. And it's. It's pretty and informative and straight to the point. And those are the things that I wanna be known for.
[00:06:39] Um, and it has, yeah, been such a, such a delight working with Amanda and I just hope that you can go check that website out. I don't know what's gonna happen with it when I go back to corporate. It totally depends on the gig that I get. I will absolutely still be offering, um, Yoga related slash personal development related activities, uh, in the way of retreats and workshops in the future.
[00:07:06] It just won't be one-on-one coaching through my, uh, through my business any longer. So, yeah, that's, that's a little bit of an update on me in the Nicole's notes is recruitment is really, really hard. So if you are out there listener, Trying to get a job and putting yourself out there. It is super vulnerable, super exciting, and I am holding you in my heart as you go through that process cuz it is not for the faint of heart.
[00:07:33] It is tough stuff. So, um, another thing that I wanna do over the summer is some more card readings. I just did some card readings, uh, to raise money for a bench for my niece who passed away. Holly. Um, we raised. $4,500. I am so excited. And we will have a memorial bench for her in our community of Lake Bon Vista here in Calgary.
[00:07:58] And I just cannot wait, um, to share that with you. Um, I will do so when it, and everything goes live and those card readings were so fun. So it's an intuitive Oracle slash tarot card reading. I'm by no means an expert in this area, but it is one of my hobby gifts, I'll call it that. I love bringing. Uh, to the table, and I will be doing some of that over the summer as well, so you can keep your eyes open for that.
[00:08:22] If that's of interest, you could hit me up and ask for that. Um, yeah, so moving into corporate. Leaving behind a little bit of what I've built and a little bit of what I've created. And the big question that everyone's asking is, well, why, why now? Like what, uh, what makes this the right thing right now? And again, I, I mentioned timing is funny.
[00:08:44] Uh, timing is funny there. It really has to do with the balance of my family, the balance of financials, the balance of it all. Um, both my husband Trevor, and I are entrepreneurs and we both are putting our whole asses into our businesses, and one of us needs to be a little bit more stable in order to meet our family goals and in order to maintain that stability in our household.
[00:09:11] And. His business. We are, we've decided is we are going doubling down into that. And if you wanna know more about that, our, our business is steel fabrication, so we create, um, steel structure, uh, and steel products, uh, from. By hand. So we don't manufacture any specific product, but if you needed a mezzanine or stairs or a skid for oil and gas or, um, anything to do with facilities out in, um, the field, uh, et cetera, uh, oil and gas here in Calgary is of course our biggest.
[00:09:48] Um, our biggest client, and of course we are now vessel certified so we can create, um, pressured vessels in our shop as well, which is a really fun certification that we just got this year. And not many shops do have this certification, so I. Pressure vessels is our jam as well. So we are doubling down into that business and that just means that I need to find a little bit more stability for the time being.
[00:10:14] And I am actually really excited at this opportunity. I'm sad to leave behind, um, the five years of growth that have created with coaching ballet. But honestly, it's what's best for my family is best for me. And that's kind of, that's kind of where we're going. So right now it's just timing is just the way it is and I was really hoping to get something.
[00:10:37] Kind of settled in before we hit the summer months so I can find a little groove before we get really that big uptick in the falling Calgary is like the busiest time of year here with the oil and gas sector. So that is malan there and folks and friends. It has been such a roller coaster, emotionally, physically, um, to.
[00:11:00] Kind of go through the job recruitment or the recruitment process, the job hunting process, um, connecting with, I, it's been so wonderful to connect with old connections that I haven't been able to connect with for just lack of time and lack of needing that. And then also connecting with new people and just the people I've met through this process has been absolutely the most rewarding part of the job search.
[00:11:24] And I am just, yeah. I'm so grateful to. Bring those people into the fold. Um, another like frequently asked question I'm getting right now is, well, how is it going and how are you feeling? And I think to answer it directly, I don't know how I'm feeling. It is a really weird process, a really exciting and scary process.
[00:11:45] But I'm here and that's what I'm kind of clinging onto is that I am. I've made a decision and I'm moving through it, and change is hard. And a lot of what we talk about on the pod and in my work with clients is around hard things and just being resilient and moving through difficult times. And what might you, what might you do to preserve yourself through all of that?
[00:12:09] And that is exactly the, um, Perspective I've turned on myself here is how can I persevere and be resilient and get what I need? And, and, and through all of this. And I think it's just been a really interesting, um, an interesting process. So, Again, if you're out there doing something hard, um, we all are, we all are doing something hard and I'm looking to my internal resilience to bring me, bring me through that, and I'm just as equally as excited.
[00:12:44] The, the jobs I've applied for are just tremendous and I would be lucky to have any of them. And, um, if I might, if I may say, they'd be lucky to have me too. So I am. Singing my song out there for everybody to hear, and it is, that's a super vulnerable thing to do, and I want to just share that. Yeah, vulnerable things are part of transition and the only way we can really get, uh, into the driver's seat and take hold of the wheel is if we speak our truth and are vulnerable with the right people at the right time to get the support that we need to move through that.
[00:13:24] And so this, this episode is dedicated to all of the wonderful people who have supported, uh, Trevor and myself through this transition. Um, and. Yeah, I'm just so grateful, so epically grateful and uh, like I said, the podcast is truly a huge part of my, um, My, just like my happiness is just brings me so much joy and I hope to keep it going.
[00:13:49] I hope to, it'll, it'll just meld and move into whatever, um, iterations it needs to in the future. But for now, you can expect, I. 10 episodes, this being number one. So nine more episodes coming, um, weekly for nine weeks, and you will get your little hit of positively charged before we take another little break for season four, and hopefully season four will come in the fall.
[00:14:16] So in summary, Lots of change. It's been a vulnerable process. I'm so grateful you're here with me and I cannot wait to share the wonderful guests that are coming soon. We will see you next week. Thank you so much for being here and listening to this episode. I love having you and sharing these stories with you is just giving me life.
[00:14:40] If you like the podcast, please go find positively charged wherever you get your podcasts. Great review Center friend, like, share, follow me on Instagram, check out my website. Your support means everything to me. Thank you so much for being here and can't wait to see you again soon.