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Life On Your Terms is a podcast series where I invite conscious leaders, change makers and rule breakers to share their stories of self-discovery, how they learned to listen to the voice within to design a happier, more fulfilling life - on their own terms. This space is meant to encourage those listening to follow your intuition and take control as the architect of your unique path.
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How A Recovering Workaholic Now Embraces Work/Life Integration
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Nicole Greene is a self-proclaimed "recovering workaholic" who once sacrificed her own health and happiness while relentlessly pursuing success in her career. Despite getting external validation, awards and promotions, she found herself completely burned out and a "shell of a human being". After a light-bulb moment, she started realigning her highe…
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Get Unstuck: How to Find More Purpose & Meaning in Your Work
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David Young spent years in his 20s and 30s feeling unfulfilled and disconnected from his work at various corporations. He spent his days stuck in a cubicle, counting down the minutes until he could go home and daydreaming about what else he might do. He knew he was capable of so much more than what he was doing. After realizing that he was "comfort…
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Living With Multiple Sclerosis: An Interview With My Friend Dana About His Life Before & After MS, The Biggest Challenges He's Faced & His Advice to Others
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In this episode I sit down with my dear friend and former neighbor Dana to talk about Multiple Sclerosis and his experience living with this life-altering disease. Now in his 60s, Dana first started experiencing symptoms of MS in his early 30s, but wasn't diagnosed until years later. Before MS, Dana lived an active and adventurous life in Chicago, …
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How to Switch Careers to a New Function or Industry & Build Your Personal Brand Online to Grow an Authentic Community
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Marina Krivonossova is a Russian-American entrepreneur who recently founded her own B2B content marketing company after navigating a non-linear career path where she eventually aligned her passion with her skills. Along her career journey, Marina successfully pivoted from political science to marketing and built her personal brand along the way. Sh…
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Sabbatical Diary Part 2 w/ Sophia: Leaving a Corporate Finance Career to Pursue a Wellbeing Break & Reconnect With My True Self
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Sophia is on Month #3 of her sabbatical after leaving a job in corporate finance in Oct 2023. In our Part 2 episode we check in with how Sophia is feeling, how she's structuring her new routine, what she's learned about herself and what she's most excited for moving forward. Here are some of the topics we cover during our conversation: -Sophia's ne…
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Pivoting Career Paths, Managing High Functioning Anxiety & Uncovering Your True Self in Your 20s & 30s
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Tiffney Kathir shares her story of how she made a drastic career switch from science to business in her mid-20s after feeling like she wasn't on the right path. She is now pursuing her MBA and a career in marketing at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. As an ambitious over-achiever, Tiffney has learned how to address and m…
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Ayelet Baron Part 1: A Conversation on Conscious Living & Self Discovery
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In this episode, host Sam Loeffler sits down with the inspiring Ayelet Baron, a futurist, author, and conscious leadership expert. Join them as they delve into the power of nature, shifting mindsets, and creating a life that aligns with your true purpose. Ayelet Baron is an adventurer trekking into possibilities with curiosity and courage to help u…
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Ayelet Baron Part 2: Discussing A Life Changing Trilogy & Learning To Question Everything
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In Part 2 of the conversation, Sam reveals how Ayelet's book trilogy, called F*ck The Bucket List, impacted her own life and prompted deep introspection. They discuss themes and lessons from the first few chapters of Book #1 in the series. Ayelet Baron is an adventurer trekking into possibilities with curiosity and courage to help us own our power …
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Sabbatical Diary Part I: Why I Left My Corporate Finance Career To Take a Break and Focus On Myself, What I've Learned So Far, What This Decision Means As a Black Woman & Mom, What I Hope To Discover About ...
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Sophia Mikelionis shares her sabbatical journey with us IN REAL TIME. In Part I we talk to Sophia after she just left her job in corporate finance and is facing a mix of emotions as she discovers who she is when detached from her job. She shares what this decision means to her as a Black woman, a wife, daughter and mom to two kids. We discuss what …
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My Journey From Goldman Sachs to Cooking in Michelin Restaurants to Taking a Career Break: Lessons Learned About True Happiness & Fulfillment Along the Way, Discovering Faith & God, Now Helping Others ...
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Helen shares her inspiring story with us, from how she went to working at high levels in finance for 10+ years, why and how she left the corporate world to pursue her dream of cooking in Michelin Star restaurants, her 1.5 year career break that followed and the work she does now as a life design coach. Along the way we explore questions we should a…
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A Beautiful Metamorphosis: From Corporate Tech PM to Healer, A Life Changing Year Long Sabbatical, Learning To Lead With Authenticity & Designing A Heart-Centered Life
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Jenny Chen & I sit down to discuss how her life has transformed over the last two years - from working in tech as a product manager, watching her relationship and life as she knew it completely transform, taking a year long sabbatical and now living an intentional life as a healer and coach. A perfectly scattered, unscripted conversation, we touch …
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How My Love For Dance Landed Me A Role At Microsoft: Living Intentionally, Finding Passions Outside of Work & Owning Your Unique Story
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In this episode Jay Tan shares his story with us, from growing up in Singapore and serving in the armed forces, to moving to the states, landing a job in consulting and now working at Microsoft - all while pouring his heart and soul into one of his greatest passions- dance. We explore how his life journey has shaped the person he is today and his v…
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Why a 1 Month Travel Sabbatical Is The New 2 Week Vacation, How To Stop Dreaming & Start Living & The Benefits Of Sabbaticals To Employees & Employers
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In this episode I interview Susie Chau, a former IT Management Consultant who took a year-long career break in 2015 with her husband to travel to all 7 continents. After their big adventure, she returned to the corporate world and started a travel agency called Carpe Diem Traveler as a side hustle. In 2018, she took the leap into being a full-time …
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Cashing In Early: The Case for Investing In The Future Of YOU, Rediscovering Who You Are As An Adult & Designing Healthier Work/Life Relationships
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In this episode I interview Caroline Brewton, a former journalist and communications director who took a one year sabbatical after finding her career and lifestyle only left her feeling unfulfilled and burnt out. Caroline shares her career journey with us, from chasing a title and lifestyle she had aspired to for years, deciding to cash in part of …
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