178. Self-Care in Times of Change: Anne Shoemaker's Advice on Letting Go of Control

Anne is a career advisor, strategist, and coach for executive and aspiring executive women. She applies her 20+ years of experience as an executive and leader in corporate, non-profit, privately held, and early-stage startup businesses toward supporting and elevating women into positions of influence in their careers and communities.   Through 1:1 and group coaching, speaking engagements, and workshops, Anne helps women unlock their potential so they can reach new levels of impact and fulfillment. Her portfolio of coaching clients is comprised of women who are CxOs, legislators, entrepreneurs, and professionals who are considering steering their career in a new direction - and want a co-pilot to help them navigate.   Topics covered in the Episode: How to manage change and self-care Finding and exploring your intuition Career success w/o comprising Control and overwhelming and ambition Resilience and shifting energy Setting boundaries   Here are three takeaways from the episode:   1.    One type of change that comes to us is via our intuition – a kind of inner steering and we try to discern how much volume to give that inner voice. Key is to quiet everything else so we can hear our inner voice and find our ‘inner knowing’. Mindful Mediation or journaling can help find the silence and quiet. 2.    We don’t need to compromise ourselves – we can find our own space to just be ourselves. Exploring what we want to do and who we are is not enough – we need to take action and ‘do it’. It can start with action that is low risk so we learn and adjust. 3.   Most of us think success is reaching a destination but the journey and the steps taken can be success. Control can jump in and derail our efforts. If we hold too tight we can miss our own energy shifts. More About Anne: Anne was originally a Kentucky-girl and grew up playing soccer and running after her big brother. She took her pursuit of soccer through college and played at the professional level. Her tenacity as a young girl was the foundation of her 10 year career in corporate and her coaching business today. Anne currently lives in North Carolina with her family.   How to reach Anne:  [email protected]   https://anneshoemaker.com/   @CareerAdvisorAnne on Instagram   She’d love to connect with listeners on LinkedIn   How to reach Yo Canny:    Our website: www.girltaketheleadpod.com  You can send a message or voicemail there. We’d love to hear from you!   email: [email protected]   FB group: Girl, Take the Lead https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   IG: yocanny   YouTube   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/