Episode 48
Mindset and Mental Strength for a Fulfilling Career with Karen Allen
On this episode of Own Your Career, Andy welcomes Karen Allen to the show. Karen Allen is a versatile and talented woman serving as a coach, motivational speaker, and author. She empowers highly motivated individuals and business leaders to harness the power of their mindset and develop the self-awareness necessary to overcome challenges and achieve their full potential.
Since 2014, Karen Allen has been studying the human mind, positive psychology, and post-traumatic growth. Combined with her own experience, she has a trifecta that not many other speakers or coaches can offer. She guides her clients with researched-based habits to get them moving and ascending in the direction they crave. She is the creator of the mental exercise Stop & Shift, which teaches you how to let go of negative thought cycles and move to more positive and productive thinking.
In this interview, you’ll hear:
- Where we are with the state of mental health and burnout in the workplace at this moment in time and what ultimately triggered it.
- Why productivity in the workplace has increased due to the pandemic and how it has affected people differently.
- The risk of employees feeling “on” all the time and what it’s doing to employees as well as organizations.
- Why your top talent may leave your organization and what you can do to prevent it and continue to attract top talent.
- The three things your employees value above money.
- How a personal tragedy landed Karen Allen in her current career and why she is so passionate about it.
- What inspo-action is and how you can use it to get clear on who you are and what you want from life.
- How you can begin to shift your mindset to overcome big obstacles in your life and move forward with your goals.
- What inspired action is and how you can begin to live a mindful life.
- How adopting a growth mindset and silencing your inner critic can lead you to paths you didn’t anticipate.
- Why saying yes to the things that are right for you may lead you to know more about yourself.
- How having a growth mindset can help you deal with potential failures and mistakes.
- Karen Allen’s tips for creating more self-care opportunities to avoid burnout.
- What inspired her to create the inspo-action steps and why clarity helps you feel more confident to achieve a goal.
- What HR and leadership can do to help people own their careers and find more fulfillment with their careers.
- Her proudest career accomplishments.
- Her biggest career failure and what she learned from it.
- The biggest challenge she sees in talent development right now.
- Why she’s following the trend of people leaving their jobs and how it might affect the landscape of employment.
- The one piece of advice she would give to someone looking to advance their career.
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