Breaking Free from the Grind
Episodes
Ep #49 - (Part III) Navigating a Layoff: Deciding What Comes Next
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you're feeling confused or uncertain about what comes next after a layoff, you're not alone. With the recent mass layoffs in tech & g...
Ep #48 - (Part II) Navigating a Layoff: You are Not Your Job
26 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
High-performers who subscribe to today's prevailing hustle & grind, career-centric culture often conflate who we are (i.e. our identity) with...
Ep #47 - (Part I) Navigating a Layoff: Dealing with Loss
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the recent mass layoffs in tech & growing concerns about the economy & a recession, I've created a 3-part series to help you navig...
Ep #46 - How to Feel Better in Q4
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Q4 is a grind - and all the pressure, stress, exhausted and frustration takes its toll. But Q4 can feel so much better than it does right now, even if...
Ep #45 - Knowing When It's Time to Leave Your Job
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Q4 craziness making you fantasize about quitting your job right now?Wondering when enough is enough? You're not alone. But there's a right t...
Ep #44 - The Two Mistakes We Make Setting Boundaries in Q4
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Q4 is (solidly) upon us. And if you struggle setting boundaries during slower times of the year, it feels nearly IMPOSSIBLE to do so right now. Tun...
Ep #43 - Making Your Voice Heard in Your Career (feat. Speaking & Presentation Coach Jeanette Botha)
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you dread speaking up in team meetings, spend hours over-preparing for client presentations or think that grinding it out & letting your work &...
Ep #42 - Why Villainizing Your Job is a Losing Game
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Having a client change their mind for the 17th time. Getting a 10pm "PLS FIX" email that blows up your night. Working 80 hour weeks on the r...
Ep #41 - How to Create Sustainable Success in Your Career
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are a lot of ways to achieve success in your career. Most of them don't feel good. They require us to overwork to get there, which means ...
Ep #40 - Why It's So Hard to Stop Overworking
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You know you want to work less than you are right now. You know you want to *think* about work less than you are right now. You might even know *how* ...
Ep #39 - How to Stop Overworking in Your Career (The Overworking Equation)
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling overwhelmed & overworked in your career?Sanity & success aren't mutually exclusive . The key is to stop overworking: doing more t...
Ep #38 - Why We Need to Make Time to Think (feat. Topknot's Claire Shorall)
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When you're feeling overworked & overwhelmed in your career, finding time to think seems impossible. But creating & protecting the time t...
Ep #37 - Finding a Coach Who's Right for You
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I have exciting news to share. :)After spending the past nearly two years focused on coaching 100+ people in finance &...
Ep #36 - How to Push Back & Stop People Pleasing
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pushing back, saying "no" & setting boundaries is hard. But in the grind of an 80+ hour work week, learning how to stop people pleasing ...
Ep #35 - How to Give Less F*cks at Work
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When we've been told our entire careers in finance & consulting that overachieving is a GOOD thing & that "going above & beyond&...
Ep #34 - How to Ditch Perfectionism at Work
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you're used to holding yourself to a high standard, being incredibly hard on yourself & feeling extreme pressure to perform every day in y...
Ep #33 - How to Stop Overthinking at Work
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Does seeing "Can we just pull together a few slides...?" (or other vague, ambiguous asks from your clients, Partners or MDs) come through yo...
Ep #32 - The 5 Mindsets Keeping You Trapped in the Grind
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you're ready to stop overworking & feel better at work, you won't want to miss this week's episode. After coaching 100+ 1:1 cl...
Ep #31 - How to Be Nicer to Yourself in the Grind (feat. Self-love & Confidence Expert Leslie Randolph)
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Even if you're killing it in your career in consulting or finance & collecting all the 'gold stars' - the prestigious job, the mult...
Ep #30 - How to Reclaim Joy in Your Life & Career (feat. Isabel Scher of Team Joy)
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling like "this isn't it" in consulting or finance but have no idea what or where 'IT' is...?Thinking things will get bett...
Ep #29 - Why You're Not Feeling Better at Work (Part II)
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are only two reasons why you don't feel better than you do at work right now.Reason #2: you don't know how to stop overworking.Overwor...
Ep #28 - Why You're Not Feeling Better at Work (Part I)
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are only two reasons why you don't feel better than you do at work right now.Reason #1: you don't know HOW to feel better.Learning how...
Ep #27 - Breaking into a High-paying Tech Job (ft. Kadima Careers Founder Alan Stein)
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ready to know exactly what you need to do to break into a high-paying tech job from your current role in finance or consulting? Big tech is one of the...
Ep #26 - Putting an End to Comparing Yourself to Others in Your Career
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Comparing (& then despairing) when you see others' career achievements pop up on LinkedIn? Feeling like your career in finance or consultin...
Ep #25 - Avoiding the Trap of Becoming the 'Yes Wo/Man' at Work
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Struggling to set boundaries & push back because you worry what your clients & teams might think? Feeling guilty saying 'no' to staf...
Ep #24 - Finding Your Perfect Match: Job Searching vs. Dating (feat. Relationship Design Coach Jen Niemela)
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ready to crack two of THE most stressful, scary & confusing processes in your life? You take your same brain everywhere - meaning, how you think a...
Ep #23 - Everything You Need to Know about Life Coaching & My 1:1 Breaking Free from the Grind Program
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is life coaching? How exactly do you work with 1:1 clients in sessions? How is coaching different from therapy? In this week's episode, I&ap...
Ep #22 - How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome in Your Career (Part 3)
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the final part of my three-part series on How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome in Your Career in finance or consulting. In this week's epi...
Ep #21 - How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome in Your Career (Part 2)
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Think you're the only one experiencing Impostor Syndrome in the office? Telling yourself you'll feel better once you're more successf...
Ep #20 - How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome in Your Career (Part I)
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Impostor Syndrome is an inside job. Meaning, finally feeling like you're "good enough" in your career in finance or consulting isn&apos...
Ep #19 - Breaking Free from the Fear of Doing New Things in Your Career
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fear is the #1 thing that holds high-achievers in finance & consulting back in their careers. And fear of doing new things is the #1 reason why yo...
Ep #18 - How to Master Prioritization when a Million Things are Being Thrown Your Way
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you work in finance or consulting, you're used to a million things being thrown your way & dealing with crazy deals, crazy clients & a...
Ep #17 - Mastering Your Finances & Building Future Wealth: The Power of Mindset + Skillset (feat. Beth Williams of Future Wallet)
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You have the degree, the prestigious job & the big salary (+ bonus!) - so why do you feel so confused, fearful & insecure when you think about...
Ep #16 - How to Feel More Confident Interviewing & Recruiting
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Interviewing & recruiting in finance or consulting is a PROCESS. And feeling more confident during the entire process happens before you even step...
Ep #15 - What to Do When You're the Least Experienced on the Team
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The new year / Q1 job shuffle is upon us. If you find yourself making a career change - whether it's a promotion to a new role, a new job at a ne...
Ep #14 - How to Feel Less Pressure at Work (aka What to do when You're Hit With "Where are we on this?")
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Where are we on this?"If you immediately feel the pressure creeping in after seeing those 5 words come through from your MD, then this week...
Ep #13 - Beating Burnout & Mastering Self-care in 2022 (feat. Burnout Prevention & Self-care Coach Maria Stoyadinova)
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 2 of Breaking Free from the Grind!When you have a Type A, over-achieving, perfectionist brain & you work in finance or consultin...
Ep #12 - How to Survive the Final Q4 Push
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's that dreaded time of year in finance & consulting - the last few weeks of Q4. And this final push can feel like a f*cking nightmare. But...
Ep #11 - Getting What You Want in Your Career: Money, Wealth & a Job You Love (feat. Money Mindset Coach Natasha Tekeste)
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your ability to create more money & wealth in your career depends on ONE thing.And (spoiler alert!) it's not the number of years you'v...
Ep #10 - How to Break Your 'MBA Brain' & Go After What You REALLY Want in Your Career
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling more confused & less fulfilled about your career post-MBA than you were going in?Thinking about going back to school & getting an MBA ...
Ep #9 - How to Figure Out What to Do Next in Your Career
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stuck trying to figure out what to do next in your career?In this week's episode, I'm breaking down the 3 most common thoughts my clients in...
Ep #8 - Why You Can't Bullsh*t Your Way to Feeling Better in the Grind
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your brain is an incredible bullish*t detector. And it's so easy to be highly skeptical & cynical that you could EVER feel better in the grin...
Ep #7 - What it ACTUALLY Takes to Break Free from the Grind of Finance or Consulting
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your ability to break free from the grind of finance or consulting is determined by one thing that no undergrad degree, MBA program, nor orientation w...
Ep #6 - How to Create a Successful Career in Finance or Consulting (& Beyond)
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The ONLY thing you need to guarantee you'll create a successful career in finance or consulting (& beyond) isn't the bullets on your res...
Ep #5 - How to Grind LESS (but Achieve MORE in Your Career)
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Working in finance or consulting conditions you to believe that MORE grinding = MORE success. And three of the most common emotions you feel in thes...
Ep #4 - How to Feel Better at Work
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Despite consistent 80+ hour work / travel weeks, the late-night "pls fix" & last-minute fire drills, you can feel better at work startin...
Ep #3 - How to Become Friends with Your Type A, Perfectionist, Overachieving Brain
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The sooner you learn how to manage your mindset & become friends with your Type A, Perfectionist, Overachieving brain, the sooner you'll star...
Ep #2 - How to Create a Career & Life You F*cking Love
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your mindset is your most valuable asset because it creates ALL the results you have in your career in finance or consulting.In this week's episo...
Ep #1 - How to Break Free from the Grind of Your Career
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The grind is mental. And breaking free from the grind of a career in finance or consulting is about developing the mindset you need to feel better at ...