154: A Look Back: Reflections and Insights From The Last 50 Episodes

Overview

As the Sustainable Ambition podcast reaches its 150th episode, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the journey and the invaluable insights shared by various guests on the show. 

The podcast has consistently explored the concept of Sustainable Ambition, exploring how to be ambitious without sacrificing yourself or your life. But the scope and lens of the show has also expanded to reconsider and rethink conventional narratives about success and ambition, and crafting new ways of living and working that bring personal success and satisfaction, sustainably.

This milestone episode serves as a comprehensive roundup of themes and advice from episodes 101 to 150, focusing on several themes that have shaped my upcoming book, Sustainable Ambition: How to Prioritize What Matters to Thrive in Life and Work, and that also continue to impact my current thinking on Sustainable Ambition.

I’ll share my perspective on the fundamental challenges we face when we seek more life-work sustainability, how we can reframe success in a sustainable way, and a key mindset shift that brings more peace and ease on the journey of Sustainable Ambition.

Listen below or on your favorite podcast player.

Listen to the full episode to hear:

• The fundamental challenge behind our struggle for work-life balance

• Redefining success to reframe it for sustainability and embracing fluidity

• Why we need to fight the ideal worker norm 

• Broadening our definition of ambition and how that expands our identities

• Themes around Right Time and Right Effort

• Embracing and navigating shifts in our ambition

• Strategies and tips for Sustainable Ambition and building resilience

Resources:

• Preorder Sustainable Ambition: How to Prioritize What Matters to Thrive in Life and Work

Mentioned

• Hidden Brain episode with Ken Sheldon: https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/what-do-you-want-to-be/ 

• 103. New Models for Playing Big Without Sacrifice with Jessica Marati Radparvar

• 104. The Benefits of a Portfolio Life: Fulfillment Beyond Work with Christina Wallace

• 108. Nurturing and Sustaining Creative Ambition with Charles Gilbert

• 112. Helping the Next Generation Redefine Success on their Terms with Irena Smith

• 114: The Power of Designing Your Motivation and Ambition with Ayelet Fishbach

• 115: Values and Reducing Goal Conflict to Enhance Well-Being with Valerie Tiberius

• 117. An Imaginative and Expansive View of Ambition with Rainesford Stauffer

• 119: Self-Defined Career Success with Doug Milliken

• 120. Making Hard Decisions and Building Belonging with Amy Bonsall

• 126. Building Resilience: Practical Strategies for Personal and Professional Well-Being with Marie-Hélène Pelletier

• 127. From Academia, to Diplomacy, to Bourbon: Ashley Donahey’s Journey to Entrepreneurship

• 129. The Life Brief: The Creative Practice to Create the Life You Really Want with Bonnie Wan

• 133. How Art and Creativity Transform Our Well-Being with Tasha Golden, PhD

• 138. The Keys to Ordinary Resilience with Luis Velasquez

• 141: Sustaining Ambition: Insights From France with Sandra Fillaudeau

• 142: The "Good Enough Job" and Shaping Broader Identities with Simone Stolzoff

• 143: Malissa Clark on Breaking Free of Workaholism

• 144: Merideth Mehlberg and Your Finest Work: Career Clarity in a Complex World

• 146: Aybala Şimşek Galpin on Hard Work, Resilience, and Professional Growth

• 147: Caroline Ouwerkerk: Saying Yes to Opportunities and Leading With Purpose

• 149. Anne-Laure Le Cunff: Cultivating Curiosity and an Experimental Life

• 150: Dr. Amy Climer: Transforming Work and Life Through Deliberate Creativity

• 151: Merideth Mehlberg on Simplification, Imperfect Action, and Evolution for a Sustainable Year

• 153: Cheri Magid on Feeding Sustainable Ambition in Her Creative Work

Thanks for Listening!

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