Personal Storytelling Builds Brilliant Careers

Dan Smolen interviews Debra Olshan Cooper to discover how personal storytelling builds brilliant careers. Debra is the founder and principal of Your Career Design Lab. She empowers people new to the workplace and not, to find and do the work of their dreams. What is more, by leveraging mindfulness and neurolinguistic programming (NLP) techniques, Debra poses questions which get to the heart of her clients’ career journeys: “What were you doing when you were truly happy, when you felt joy, when you felt passion? Let’s go back to that space!” In a wide ranging discussion, Debra: Summarizes the value proposition of Your Design Career Lab. Starts at 4:05 Illustrates how she engages with careerists who seek her guidance. Starts at 9:04 Responds to the widespread problem of career exploration as an afterthought. Starts at 14:17 Describes how she employs mindfulness to get her clients grounded and centered. Starts at 20:27 Discusses how effective storytelling answers the question: who are you? Starts at 35:16 Personal storytelling builds brilliant careers and helps people to live joyful, purposeful lives. Main podcast segment starts at 3:01 About our guest: Before founding Your Career Design Lab, Debra Olshan Cooper enjoyed a successful career in public relations, marketing communications, and business development. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Journalism at New York University. Debra lives and works near Miami, Florida. EPISODE DATE: March 25, 2022 Social media: – LinkedIn – Instagram – Twitter – Website