The LiftOff Project with Coach Pamela | Confidence | Career | Well-being | Productivity | Happiness

In today's 'unfiltered' chat I share with you some tough moments I've been having and practical advice (from my mom!) for how to break out of crisis mode.

Today's topic is How to Live a Fully Engaged Life. To help me talk about this, I spoke with Tom Sterner, author of Fully Engaged and The Practicing Mind, which help you to develop focus and discipline in your life.

We welcome NBC News Financial Editor Jean Chatzky to ‘The LiftOff Project' to tackle one of the biggest questions that we all ask ourselves before undergoing a reinvention, “How will I afford it?” Jean shares what you need to know in order to finance your reinvention and avoid the kind of stress that could derail your plans.

America's wealth mentor Linda P. Jones joins me this week to with the keys to establishing true affluence. A multi-millionaire by the age of 39, Linda shares advice on breaking through your mental barriers, driving away fear and feelings of unworthiness, plus a creative (and unique!) way to use affirmations to achieve your wealth goals.

In today's episode I talk to you, unfiltered, about the lessons that I've learned from that type of moment in our lives where things just get thrown at us and we're like, "Oh my God, how do I deal?"

This week, I am sharing an interview, a real-life reinvention story that I had about a month ago with Markus Grindel. He is an international business executive and a serial re-inventor. In fact, Markus and I worked together. We're longtime friends, and he likes to say that he was my first reinvention client, which I find highly amusing, but it's true that we did engineer a reinvention for him. He has reinvented himself several times since.

I am thrilled to be back! It was lovely to take a break from creating podcast episodes over the month of August. The opportunity of taking this kind of break allowed me to take a step back and provide a space for reinvention.  We are on a reinvention journey and the podcast is changing! Tune in to hear more.

Want to feel anchored in self-confidence? This episode is for you! In Tales From the Coaching Front I give you the low-down about an erroneous belief that zaps your inner power and how to overcome it. And in Ask Coach Pamela I share a useful strategy that helps you make progress in your reinvention, even during the busiest times. 

Time for a new perspective on a challenging emotion! In Tales from the Coaching Front, I share how you can harness the energy behind that little green-eyed monster and turn it into a superpower for magic in your life. And in Ask Coach Pamela, I give you the inside scoop on the three biggest mistakes most job seekers make, and specific tips for how you can avoid those traps.

Time for a new perspective on a challenging emotion! In Tales from the Coaching Front, I share how you can harness the energy behind that little green-eyed monster and turn it into a superpower for magic in your life. And in Ask Coach Pamela, I give you the inside scoop on the three biggest mistakes most job seekers make, and specific tips for how you can avoid those traps.

In Tales From the Coaching Front, I share my secret strategy for how you can accomplish your goals in life without relying on willpower. (It works for both personal and career goals!) And in Ask Coach Pamela I outline a reinvention plan for listener Nikki who, by wondering if it's time to pursue her passion, asks that perennial question “What should my career be?” 

In Tales From the Coaching Front, I share my secret strategy for how you can accomplish your goals in life without relying on willpower. (It works for both personal and career goals!) And in Ask Coach Pamela I outline a reinvention plan for listener Nikki who, by wondering if it's time to pursue her passion, asks that perennial question “What should my career be?” 

Today's eye-opening topic is how our brain's natural aversion to uncertainty can cause us to take the familiar—yet riskier—path. In Tales From the Coaching Front. I focus on useful strategies to overcome that roadblock so you can maximize your opportunities in career reinvention. And in Ask Coach Pamela, I answer a question from two separate clients feeling drained by regrets, and offer them a recipe designed to reclaim personal power and move forward.

Today's eye-opening topic is how our brain's natural aversion to uncertainty can cause us to take the familiar—yet riskier—path. In Tales From the Coaching Front. I focus on useful strategies to overcome that roadblock so you can maximize your opportunities in career reinvention. And in Ask Coach Pamela, I answer a question from two separate clients feeling drained by regrets, and offer them a recipe designed to reclaim personal power and move forward.

The topic of 'cerebral congestion' is fresh on my mind this week as I share some interesting research about how downtime is required for healthy brain functioning and optimal productivity.

In today's moving and powerful interview, Kim Wise joins me to share how a shocking life event inspired her to step out and recreate her life around her long-time passion. The story of her journey shows us why it's so important to get started on our dreams and how accountability is the catalyst for making them happen.

Leading functional medicine expert Dr. Pamela Wartian Smith joins us again on the show to discuss something we generally take for granted until we start losing it-- our memory. She shares secrets for keeping our mind sharp along with proven techniques for strengthening (and even restoring!) our mental acuity.

I deal with a curveball this week-- my sound engineer taking a last-minute vacation-- by sharing three simple strategies that help you unleash the strength of "going with the flow" when life hands you unexpected events.

Things get really "real" this week, as I bring you into the unfiltered conversation Dina and I had after last week's interview. We pull back the curtain to talk about downside of our goals-- the personal toll they take, the sacrifices we make-- and what strategies help us maintain our boundaries and find time for ourselves.

There's plenty of motivation on tap in our two-part interview with real-life Reinventor Dina D'Alessandro. In today's episode, Part 1, Dina shares the practical tactics and strategies that have allowed her to shape her career to her passions, from publishing to event planning to her latest reinvention as a registered dietician. Get ready to be inspired!

This week is an encore of episode #2, where I revealed the truth about a hidden myth that is a big stumbling block to achieving your goals in life. And in Ask Coach Pamela I answered the question: “How do you build the drive to make a change in your life when everyone around you doesn't understand why you want to change in the first place?”

Would it be okay with you if life got easier? If so, then this week's interview with Dr. Maria Nemeth, author of The Energy of Money, is for you! Dr. Nemeth shares her pragmatic, simple and powerful advice for how we can get past the mental chatter in our head and bring more clarity, focus, ease and grace to our relationship with money.

In  my last episode I mentioned a totally free mini-course we offer called "Career Reinvention 101 - How to Create Work You Want and a Life You Love With Ease." All you need to do is text "Career101" to 44222 to receive it, however I neglected to mention that Career101 must be all one word! This course is the perfect jump start for getting unstuck and expanding the opportunities available to you, so send a text and grab your copy!

Want to feel anchored in self-confidence? This episode is for you! In Tales From the Coaching Front I give you the low-down about an erroneous belief that saps your inner power and how to overcome it. And in Ask Coach Pamela I share a useful strategy that helps you make progress in your reinvention, even during the busiest times. 

Inspirational singer-songwriter Karen Drucker joins me for a musical party in today's episode! Karen shares her journey of how she came to make music that makes a difference and offers tips for how we can tune in, listen to the inner nudges that guide us, and allow our "big bright brilliant beam of radiant light shine."

I take a break from our regularly scheduled programming to have an frank (and quick!) chat with you about a few of my most recent bad days and the strategies I use to navigate through the tough moments.

It's a no-holds-barred interview with Alex Roy, editor-at-large for TheDrive.com, who joins us to share his reinvention story. In a brutally honest and funny conversation, Alex lets us in on the tough lessons and hard-won insights he gained on the bumpy road of his reinvention, and why—even when you hit rock bottom—it's so important to choose what you REALLY want and pursue it.

Today's eye-opening topic is how our brain's natural aversion to uncertainty can cause us to take the familiar—yet riskier—path. In Tales From the Coaching Front. I focus on useful strategies to overcome that roadblock so you can maximize your opportunities in career reinvention. And in Ask Coach Pamela, I answer a question from two separate clients feeling drained by regrets, and offer them a recipe designed to reclaim personal power and move forward.

I interview award-winning journalist Brigid Schulte about her book Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time. In an honest and compelling conversation, Brigid gives us insights from both the practical research and her personal journey that will stop us from drowning in the deluge of busyness and move to a space of “time serenity”.

Time for a new perspective on a challenging emotion! In Tales from the Coaching Front, I share how you can harness the energy behind that little green-eyed monster and turn it into a superpower for magic in your life. And in Ask Coach Pamela, I give you the inside scoop on the three biggest mistakes most job seekers make, and specific tips for how you can avoid those traps.

We hear a revealing story of what it's REALLY like to go through a reinvention from Protégé podcast host (and former client) Rory Verrett. He joins me for an unfiltered conversation to share the up-and-downs, the fears and the humor and why—despite the tough moments of the journey—it's worth it to step off the expected path and seek a more fulfilling career.

Today I give you the cure for a hidden syndrome that causes you to get stuck in the midst of a big project, so that you can sustain your momentum towards your goals. And in Ask Coach Pamela, I recommend a book with a unique twist on how to pitch yourself that gives you a powerful edge in job interviews.   

America's wealth mentor Linda P. Jones joins me this week to with the keys to establishing true affluence. A multi-millionaire by the age of 39, Linda shares advice on breaking through your mental barriers, driving away fear and feelings of unworthiness, plus a creative (and unique!) way to use affirmations to achieve your wealth goals.

This week, I give you an empowering strategy for saying “no” that will open doors instead of closing them on your path to reinvention. That's right, all “no's” are NOT created equal! And in Ask Coach Pamela, I teach a listener the truth about her fear that a “skills gap” will impact her ability to create a successful reinvention later in life.

Two-time cancer survivor and author of the riveting book Choose to Live, Joyce O'Brien joins me this week to share her five-pronged approach for creating a vibrant life. Tune in to learn Joyce's strategy for creating vitality in all aspects of your life, how to live in integrity with yourself, and why you should never accept that things have to be the way that they are.

I've got a huge mindset shift on tap for you today! In Tales from the Coaching Front the topic is giving yourself permission, and we talk about a unique twist on how you can do that in a way which allows you to fully harness your personal power. And in Ask Coach Pamela I share some advice with listener Sandy about how to recognize the different types of fear we face during a reinvention, which ones are worth listening to, and a specific exercise to use to break through them.

Author of best-selling book The Practicing Mind, Thomas M. Sterner, joins me this week for an illuminating conversation about shifting our mindset around practice and unlocking the power of process. Tune in to hear his useful strategies for how you can operate effectively within high stress situations so you can accomplish more of your goals with less effort, in the least amount of time and with greater ease!

This week I give you a powerful strategy for accessing feelings of happiness, even during your toughest, most challenging times. (You don't want to miss this Tales from the Coaching Front!) And in Ask Coach Pamela, I offer startling advice to someone who, having accomplished her reinvention goal, is wondering how to lay the groundwork to launch her next one.

Stanford professor Dr. B.J. Fogg joins me with a solution for one of the biggest problems we face when trying to make a change: falling off the wagon. BJ is the creator of Tiny Habits, a program specifically designed to help you create new behaviors in your life, and he shares his tremendously helpful (and easy!) method for how to take small actions that bring about huge shifts.

It's all about self-love this week! In Tales from the Coaching Front, I share a breakthrough question that helps you cut through the mental noise in your head and helps you know exactly the right thing to do for yourself in that moment.  And in Ask Coach Pamela, I recommend a book that gives you a clear and simple strategy for reprogramming your internal conversation so that it becomes easier to accomplish the goals you desire.

Leading anti-aging expert Dr. Pamela Wartian Smith joins me this week to share how hormones influence our everyday lives and what we can do to control them so we feel more energized, vibrant and productive. Many of us believe that declining energy, memory loss, wrinkles and even weight gain are just a normal part of getting older. But these signs of aging can be held in check; in fact, by managing all the factors Dr. Smith recommends we can actually turn 60 into the beginning of middle age!

In this episode I share some creative tips for investing in your physical well-being so you can show up as your best self in the world. And in Ask Coach Pamela, I take a question from Diane who's wondering if she should turn her personal passion into her career. My thoughts on this may just shock you!

We welcome NBC News Financial Editor Jean Chatzky to ‘The LiftOff Project' to tackle one of the biggest questions that we all ask ourselves before undergoing a reinvention, “How will I afford it?” Jean shares what you need to know in order to finance your reinvention and avoid the kind of stress that could derail your plans.

I reveal the truth about a hidden myth that is a big stumbling block to achieving your goals in life in this episode's Tales from the Coaching Front. And in Ask Coach Pamela I answer the question: “How do you build the drive to make a change in your life when everyone around you doesn't understand why you want to change in the first place?”

In Tales From the Coaching Front, I share my secret strategy for how you can accomplish your goals in life without relying on willpower. (It works for both personal and career goals!) And in Ask Coach Pamela I outline a reinvention plan for listener Nikki who, by wondering if it's time to pursue her passion, asks that perennial question “What should my career be?” 

In this introductory episode I share with you a little about my background, why it's my mission to help people reinvent themselves, and how The Liftoff Project was born. Plus I give you the scoop on all the cool stuff we'll be doing on the show and tell you how to have a chance to get YOUR reinvention question answered on an upcoming episode!