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Squiggly Careers, page 6

by The Squiggly Career · English

Squiggly Careers is a weekly podcast that will help you take control of your career development. Hosted by the founders of Squiggly Careers. (https://www.squigglycareers.com/), Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper, together they cover all things work: from how to manage stress and overcome your confidence gremlins to micro-aggressions and discovering your strengths. Each episode is full of ideas, actions, hints, and tips that you can put into practice straight away. Every so often they take a break from talking to each other to interview other people who are leading the way in making work better. Past guests include entrepreneur and philanthropist Dame Stephanie Shirley, author of The Joy of Work Bruce Daisley, and neuroscience expert Amy Brann. The Squiggly Careers podcast has been recommended by Harvard Business Review, Stylist, Marie Claire and Management Today. For more ideas, tools and inspiration every week, you can also sign up to their Squiggly Careers newsletter.

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#494 Be yourself more with skillLeadership and career development through the idea “be yourself more with skill,” reframed as improving how you show up at work by leveraging strengths, values, confidence, and learning rather than…26 Aug 2025 · 23 min · 8 chapters

#493 Challenge your limits, don't limit your challengesThe episode explores the statement “Challenge your limits. Don’t limit your challenges,” arguing that career growth comes from choosing the right challenges for yourself rather than accepting others’…19 Aug 2025 · 17 min · 8 chapters

#492 Never Live the Same Year Twice: How to Get UnstuckHow to “get unstuck” in a squiggly career by committing to “never live the same year twice,” using small firsts, fresh-start moments, new people, and new places.12 Aug 2025 · 15 min · 7 chapters

#491 How to Run Your Own Race“Run your own race” as a career development framework—countering confidence-killing comparison and validation-seeking, especially in highly visible environments like LinkedIn and networking rooms.5 Aug 2025 · 16 min · 10 chapters

#490 Ask the Expert: How To Make Better Decisions with Andrew LikiermanHow to improve judgment and make better decisions, especially in complex, high-stakes work and home situations.29 Jul 2025 · 30 min · 17 chapters

#489 Four Work Complaints Everyone Has - And Realistic Ways to Take Back ControlHow to respond realistically to common work complaints instead of chasing “perfect” fixes.22 Jul 2025 · 34 min · 16 chapters

#488 Coping with curveballs – what to do when your day doesn’t go to planHow to cope with “day-to-day curveballs” at work—small disruptions like last-minute requests, changing priorities, being put on the spot, tech/logistical failures, and travel problems—without getting…15 Jul 2025 · 32 min · 12 chapters

#487 Ask the Expert - The Power of Influence and the Messenger Effect with Steve MartinInfluence at work via the “messenger effect”—how who delivers a message can matter more than the message content; hard vs soft messengers; choosing messengers by context; and practical tactics for…8 Jul 2025 · 28 min · 12 chapters