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Piloting
by Piloting Pod
A podcast for people who refuse to live on autopilot, where we celebrate risk-takers, go-getters, and anyone craving a change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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100. How Do You Get Over a Plateau?
This week marks our 100th episode! In honor of making it to this milestone, we wanted to chat about something that comes up in every journey when piloting something new: plateaus. Whether in new relationships, fitness pursuits, professional development, or anything you’re trying for the first…
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99. What Trade-offs Are You Willing to Make to “Have It All”?
“You can have it all, but not all at the same time.” We’ve all heard that there are trade-offs we have to make to live our definition of “having it all” but it’s hard to sacrifice your sleep, time with loved ones, lucrative opportunities, and other things you want…even if it’s helping you achieve...
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98. Is Making Your Job Part of Your Identity Always a Bad Thing?
We all know how toxic it can be when too much of your life and identity are tied to your job or the work you do. But is it always a bad thing to make work a part of your identity? Is there a healthy way to make work part of who you are without becoming a workaholic or burning out? This week, we...
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97. What Do the Sunday Scaries Tell Us About Ourselves?
If you’ve never had the Sunday Scaries… we don’t believe you. Everyone has had that feeling of anxiety or dread the day before a work week starts. But why? And can we get rid of it? We discuss: - why we all have experienced the Sunday Scaries - outsourcing chores and making time for fun as a…
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96. What Does Executive Presence Mean Today?
What is executive presence? Most of us don’t think about it outside of professional development meetings at our jobs. But this week, we wanted to chat about what it means and how the definition of executive presence is changing. We discuss: - the 3 Cs of executive presence - whether your gender...
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95. How Do You Pitch Yourself (or Your Business) Without Sounding Sales-y?
Pitching yourself gives many people the ick. It can feel strange to sell yourself, your ideas, or your product, especially if sales or business development isn’t formally in your job description. But, we all have to do it at some point in our lives, whether we work in retail or not…so we better...
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94. Is Work-Life Balance Your Employer’s Responsibility or Your Own?
Emma Grede recently had a hot take that work-life balance is not your job’s responsibility. Many people thought it was a controversial opinion, but it made us think. What relationship do we need with work so we can also show up in our lives? That answer looks different for each of us, and at...
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93. Book Club: “The Let Them Theory” by Mel Robbins
“The Let Them Theory” is the latest bestselling book by Mel Robbins, who is an award-winning podcast host, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and one of the world’s most respected experts in mindset, life improvement, and behavior change. “The Let Them Theory” is a step-by-step guide on how to...
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92. Are You Stuck Trying to be a “Good Girl” as an Adult?
This is a spicy one! For many of us who were taught to be “good girls” as children, we grew up learning prioritizing certain values that suppressed a lot of individual expression and experimentation. Now, as adults, we have to unlearn a lot of those habits to find balance and success. It’s a...
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91. Are You Letting the Spotlight Effect Hold You Back?
The spotlight effect is a psychological phenomenon where we overestimate how much people are paying attention to us or judging our perceived shortcomings. Basically, it’s the reason we think everyone is obsessed with us, when they usually aren’t. Worse, it’s also preventing a lot of people from...
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90. Is Consistency Always Better Than Intensity?
The common wisdom is that we should always choose consistency over intensity, but is that always the best advice? We value consistency – and both want to work on this personally – but sometimes there are moments or activities that require a more intense approach or sprint to the finish. This…
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89. Are You Making Progress or Getting Stuck In the Process?
Have you ever found yourself busy working on a project but having nothing to show for it at the end of the week? Guilty. Many of us can easily get caught in a loop of systems, checklists, and processes only to realize we’re not actually moving forward. It can be hard to tell when to dedicate more...
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88. How Do You Stay Motivated and Push Through Fatigue?
We’ve all hit periods when the honeymoon is over or you’ve hit a plateau and you’re too fatigued to keep the momentum going. It’s a familiar feeling of being tired or lacking motivation—whether it’s a professional or personal pursuit. To get out of these ruts, we discuss: - recognizing the...
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87. Are You Feeling Ready for a Potential Recession?
Here we go again! The word on everyone’s lips right now around jobs and money is recession. Whether this is your first recession or you’ve been through this rodeo many times, now is a good time to start thinking about readying your money and reading all the “recession-proof your career” articles....
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86. Why Are Micro-Retirements So Popular Lately?
Whether you call it a micro-retirement or a sabbatical or funemployment, the idea of taking a period of not working (or scaling back work) in the middle of your career isn’t something new. We’re all likely to be working longer, and living longer, so waiting until 65 to formally retire and enjoy...
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85. Is Severance Between Our Work and Personal Life a Good Idea? (No Spoilers!)
Like many people, we are huge fans of the hit Apple TV+ show Severance. It’s very bingeable and made us think about our own POVs on compartmentalizing our work and career from the rest of our lives. Is focusing entirely on productivity at the office and then never bringing work home a sign of…
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84. What If Haters Are a Sign You’re on the Right Path?
Whether you live in the public eye or a more private life, sometimes the things we do or even just the way we exist in the world ruffles some feathers. It can feel like the more we’re doing big things or growing in popularity or visibility, the more we attract unwanted (and unwarranted) hate –...
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83. How Do You Build A Good Night Routine?
We’re back with a Part 2 to last week’s episode! This week, we’re talking about building good night routines, because what we do the night before sets us up for a better day. We get into: - our ideal nighttime routines - our favorite tools and purchases for a better wind down or sleep routine…
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82. How Do You Build a Great Morning Routine?
Rise and shine! This week, we’re discussing morning routines and how to build a morning program that sets us up to have a good day so we can live our best lives. We both believe it’s important to carve out time for self-care to pour into yourself so you’re not rolling out of bed and immediately...
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81. Book Club: “Be Ready When the Luck Happens” by Ina Garten
Ina Garten – aka the Barefoot Contessa – is the author of “Be Ready When The Luck Happens: A Memoir” (along with 13 New York Times bestselling cookbooks), a beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and cultural icon. This was a slightly different book club pick for us, and we loved...
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80. Why Is Everyone Talking About Upskilling?
Upskilling is the hot word in the professional world lately. Whether you are looking to layoff-proof your job, or simply eager to attract more money, clients, and opportunities, it’s never a bad idea to continue growing your skills. As self-professed lifelong learners, we decided to hop on the…
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79. Are You Living Life In a Velvet Coffin (and Are You Ready To Get Out)?
Suzy Welch is a Professor of Management Practice at the NYU Stern School of Business, a business journalist, and best-selling author who coined the Velvet Coffin theory. This theory describes how waiting to change a job or life that’s comfortable – but not your big dream – puts you in a...
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78. Do You Know Your Values (and Are You Living By Them)?
We’re back! After a quick catch-up on what we’ve been up to during our hiatus, we kick off our first new episode of the year with a conversation on values – our personal compass that guides us toward what’s important to us. We chat about: - Some of Melissa and Renée’s core values - Surrounding...
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We’re coming back in February!
Don’t call it a comeback – or do! We’ve got some exciting news about when we’ll start dropping new episodes again. Hope you’re as excited as we are! Email us: [email protected] IG: @pilotingpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Out of Office: Piloting is On a Holiday Break Until January 2025!
Hi everyone! This week, instead of an episode, we’re bringing you a brief announcement about some upcoming PTO for the podcast for the holiday season. We’ll be back in January 2025! Email us: [email protected] IG: @pilotingpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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77. Is Being an Overachiever Overrated?
Many people (including us) proudly wear the label of overachiever and enjoy being the kind of people to go above and beyond – in work and in other parts of life. But that’s not always a good thing. Sometimes, it can actually create more problems than it solves. This week, we unravel the downsides...
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76. Is Being Competitive Really So Bad?
We often hear that we should choose collaboration over competition, but we think there’s a lot of positives that come from competition. A healthy relationship with competition can actually create community when done right – plus, we think everyone deserves to know what it feels like to be a…
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75. Is Money Keeping You Stuck on Autopilot?
It might be a taboo topic for some, but this week we’re talking about money. Specifically, how money can hold us back or set us free when we’re trying to chase our dreams and the lives we want. We chat about how money can bring up feelings of shame or anxiety, how we can use it to motivate us…
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74. Do You Make Time to Be Silly and Play Everyday?
There’s no shortage of seriousness in our lives, especially when you’re adulting and dealing with things like finances, work, and all of our many responsibilities – but being silly and making moments for play is important. We don’t think we should lose or forget that, no matter what age. So this...
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73. Is It Important for Everyone to Try a Corporate Job At Least Once?
We’re often taught in school to aspire to work in Corporate America if we want to achieve professional and financial success. But should we still put a corporate career on a pedestal in 2024 as the only (or most guaranteed path) to getting what we want out of our work lives? Do we all need to...
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72. Book Club: “Burnout” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
The New York Times bestseller, “Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle,” is for women (or anyone) who has felt overwhelmed and exhausted by everything they have to do, yet still worried they weren’t doing enough. The book explains why women experience burnout differently than men—and...
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71. Why Are Some of Us Still Not Taking PTO?
Few things in life feel better than clocking out, turning on your Out of Office email responder, and knowing you’re taking time off work. Whether it’s a luxurious vacation or laidback staycation, taking time off is good for your health and your company, but many of us (especially Americans) are...
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70. Do We Give Up On Our Dreams Too Easily?
“Keep your eye on the prize.” “Go after what you want.” We’ve all heard these maxims encouraging us to persevere, be resilient, and chase our dreams. But how do you know it’s time to give up the race and stop chasing? This week, we’re unpacking this tough question (and all the emotions that come...
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69. Do You Know the Rules for Professional Communications?
Maybe it’s because we both work in communications fields, but we believe that good communication is the foundation of a happy workplace! Whether you’re moving into a new industry or working with a partner or customer who’s a little more formal, we think it’s important to know some of the...
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68. Is It Time To Start Outsourcing? with Rachel Meyer, Founder of Botanical Bones
Rachel Meyer is the founder of Botanical Bones, which is celebrating its four-year anniversary this month. Botanical Bones is a small business based in Asheville, NC that creates dog treats made with the same healthy, nourishing ingredients many of us use in our own wellness routines, such as...
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67. How Do We Foster a Beginner's Mindset?
Our podcast is all about celebrating fresh starts, or piloting journeys, and sometimes part of trying something new or starting over is learning to be a beginner again. Whether you’re picking up a new hobby or career, or just trying to stay at the top of your game for something you’ve been doing...
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66. What Does It Mean to Be a Creative Person?
We all appreciate the fruits of others’ creative endeavors, but not everyone feels comfortable identifying as creative. And that’s a shame because we believe that everyone can be creative – whether you work in art or nuclear physics. Creativity impacts everything from your personal fulfillment…
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65. Book Club: “Master of Change” by Brad Stulberg
Brad Stulberg is a sustainable excellence expert, coach and bestselling author. Brad’s books have collectively sold more than 500,000 copies in 20 languages to help people attain their full potential. “Master of Change” is his latest book that introduces the concept of rugged flexibility, which...
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64. What are Your Must-Haves for the Optimal Workspace?
We often talk a lot about how we work, finding passion and balance in work, and why we value hard work. But, this week, we want to talk about where we work – specifically the workspace and environment that helps us feel most comfortable, creative, and productive! We cover everything from: - The...
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63. How Do I Turn a Love of Beauty Into a Brick and Mortar Business? with Esthetician & Skincare Studio Owner Lizzie Hanes
Lizzie Hanes is an esthetician and the owner of Lizzie Hanes skincare studio in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her journey to finding her career took her from pre-med to midwifery and customer service at a beauty brand before finally landing on esthetics. Lizzie shares her entrepreneurial journey and...
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62. Is Playing It Safe More Dangerous Than Taking Risks?
It’s human nature to appreciate security and stability, but can you have too much of a good thing? Is playing it safe more dangerous than taking risks? We chatted about several things this week, including: - Our personal comfort levels with risks and change - Navigating risks as a fun-chaser or...
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61. Should You Chase a Dream Job or Find a Job that Fits Your Dream Life?
We’ve all heard the saying, “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” But is chasing a job you love always the best path for everyone? Can you achieve as much, if not more, fulfillment by chasing a dream life instead? And what are the trade-offs of prioritizing one over the...
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60. Why Is It So Hard to Have Tough Conversations?
You’ve got a host chit-chat with just Renée and Melissa this week! Today, we’re having a fun time talking about tough conversations: why they’re difficult, getting more comfortable with them, and how avoiding them can keep you stuck on autopilot and further away from your goals. We’re sharing…
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59. How Do I Start an Airbnb Superhost Side Hustle? with Raejean & Curt Stewart
Raejean and Curt Stewart are spouses, entrepreneurs, outdoor enthusiasts, and budding real estate moguls. After dabbling in a few long-term rentals, the couple purchased land in Ohio during the pandemic and set out to build their first vacation cabin rental (from scratch)! Their cabin is…
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58. Book Club: “Hidden Potential” by Adam Grant
“Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things” is the latest bestseller by Adam Grant, who is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of books that have sold millions of copies and been translated into 35 languages. In a world obsessed with talent – gifted students, natural…
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57. How Did I Skip Culinary School to Work at a 3 Michelin Starred Restaurant? with Chef Jacob-Bao Nguyen
Jacob-Bao Nguyen is a New York-based chef who is passionate about Vietnamese culture and food. With a background in printmaking and horticulture, Jacob made a career change into cooking (spoiler alert: without going to culinary school), where he quickly began training at some of the culinary...
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56. What Would I Do Differently In My Twenties? (Career Edition)
This week, we’re taking a look back at our twenties – which aren’t that long ago for the record ;) – and reflecting on some of the things we’d do differently in our work/career lives. (We’ll spare you the gory details of our personal life learnings from that decade…) We chat about so many lessons...
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55. How Did a Career in HR Prepare Me to Become a Dating Coach? with Erica Laws, Founder of Laws of Attraction
Erica Laws is a dating and relationship coach, and the founder of Laws of Attraction, one of the UK’s leading dating consultancies offering personalized dating and relationship coaching and professional matchmaking services. After over a decade working in corporate HR, where she matched…
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54. Why Is Rejection an Important Part of Success?
This week, we’re talking about rejection and why it’s a necessary part of any piloting journey for any risk-taker, go-getter, or person craving a change. We share some of our own experiences with rejection and dive into: - How rejection is different from failure - Why people pleasers struggle…
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53. Can I Be an Introvert AND Super Connector? with Liz Ruf, Co-Founder of Scuppernong Group
Today, we’re joined by Liz Ruf, Co-Founder of Scuppernong Group! Liz recently started a new company with her business partner that connects mission-driven businesses with fractional leaders for part-time leadership, planning, and project management expertise. In addition to this latest venture…
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A podcast for people who refuse to live on autopilot, where we celebrate risk-takers, go-getters, and anyone craving a change.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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