Stepping up without burning out, with Katy Murray

In this episode, I'm speaking to leadership coach Katy Murray (Katy Catalyst) about how to step up to your ambition, passion and potential - without burning out.  Katy leads Catalyst Collective a boutique consultancy focusing on Equity Inclusion and Diversity. She coaches change making leaders and entrepreneurs 1-1 and leads the Mastermind Change Making Women.  02:39 Katy explains how she works with leaders and change-makers 04:07 How to step up without burning out 05:39 Katy's experience of getting close to burn out 06:45 Making yourself find a sustainable pace 07:35 So much of our learning comes from mistakes 10:05 How resilience can help us in these difficult times 13:15 The need for leaders to relearn self-compassion 15:08 Thinking about your wider network 16:20 Creating a new, less isolated, form of leadership 18:13 Toxic gratitude 19:12 How Katy finds pause in her life 22:40 Three questions to ask yourself every day 26:05 Lowering expectations to create space 29:44 Setting expectations, with the example of email auto-responders 32:20 Two questions for clarifying purpose and acknowledging success 37:23 How Katy finds joy and play in her life 40:27 Finding play in the workplace 44:30 Katy's gift for you   Connect with Katy on  Instagram and Linked In  Sign up to Katy’s newsletter Catalyst Notes for coaching prompts, #PowerPractices, + practical leadership tips.   This episode was edited by Emily Crosby Media.