Does finding happiness kill your ambition? Can you balance happiness with always striving for progression? How can we reconcile finding contentment with being ambitious human beings?

Today we’re discussing the grass is always greener mentality that the next promotion or pay rise will bring us happiness. More often than not, that isn’t the case. But happiness and ambition aren’t end-goals and everyone’s ambitions or definition of happiness look different. So we want to dig into how we can reconcile having the trait of ambition and the feelings of happiness in our lives right now.

We’d love to hear from you, if you have any thoughts on this episode or any future topics please get in touch on the contact details below:

growthinprogresspod@gmail.com / @growthinprogresspod
charlottephoebe.com / @charlotte.phoebe
helenabradbury.com / @helenabradbury

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As we come out of the pandemic, you might be feeling like you have to hold yourself back from getting excited, from giving yourself things to look forward to in the future ‘just in case’ it all goes wrong again.

But living your life in a perpetual state of ‘what if something bad happens, I don’t want to let myself down’ while it’s understandable, we can’t live that way forever, we have lives to lead and finding the source of joy with things we can looking forward to and things we enjoy is an important part of that.

We’d love to hear from you, if you have any thoughts on this episode or any future topics please get in touch on the contact details below:

growthinprogresspod@gmail.com / @growthinprogresspod
charlottephoebe.com / @charlotte.phoebe
helenabradbury.com / @helenabradbury

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If you’re an ambitious person, there’s a big chance you have a very real fear of going backwards. It’s easy to get wrapped up in the feeling that you should always be doing more, achieving more, moving forward etc to be successful. But success doesn’t always have to mean moving forward.

Perhaps you’re considering a career change, or maybe you’re at a different stage in life from those around you. Perception plays a big role in how we compare our progress to other people and in this episode we’re discussing the perceptions of progress, the difference between fear of going backwards and stagnation, and why it’s important to recognise what progress or growth looks like for you.

We’d love to hear from you, if you have any thoughts on this episode or any future topics please get in touch on the contact details below:

growthinprogresspod@gmail.com / @growthinprogresspod
charlottephoebe.com / @charlotte.phoebe
helenabradbury.com / @helenabradbury

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With more options, and distractions, than ever before working out what you want to focus on and then staying on track can feel like a constant challenge. Even if you’re highly motivated and know why you want to do something maintaining focus is difficult. This week we’re discussing how you narrow down your focus and work out what you want to pursue when there are so many possibilities and also sharing our tips for maintaining focus and avoiding the dreaded procrastination.

We’d love to hear from you, if you have any thoughts on this episode or any future topics please get in touch on the contact details below:

growthinprogresspod@gmail.com / @growthinprogresspod
charlottephoebe.com / @charlotte.phoebe
helenabradbury.com / @helenabradbury

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Disclaimer: This episode of the podcast is pre-recorded. Our thoughts are with everyone impacted and we have left links below to organisations who are helping Ukraine if you’re in a position to support.

The British Red Cross
Choose Love
UNICEF

Asking for help is often easier said than done. We’re all taught, consciously or unconsciously, to think of asking for help in any capacity is a sign of weakness and that it means you aren’t able to cope with a situation. In reality asking for help can be a great sign of bravery, it’s a chance to get support, confront the things gaps in your knowledge and demonstrate strong leadership skills. None of us are perfect and we can’t possibly know everything, so whether it’s a task at work, an everyday occurrence that could do with the support of your partner or reaching out for help with your mental health, asking for help is a great habit to cultivate.

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