Diary of an Executive Coach - Refreshing Leadership, Career Clarity & Life Design with Maya Gudka

194. Getting To The Next Level Inside Organisations: The Unwritten Rules | July Career Series

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Week 3 of the July Career Series …your curated daily Career Series to enjoy with your morning coffee ☕️ Each week is themed: Week...

193. Designing Your Ideal Monday | July Career Series

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Week 2 of the July Career Series …your curated daily Career Series to enjoy with your morning coffee ☕️ Each week is themed: Week...

192. 3 Ways To Use Lateral Career moves To Boost Your Career | July Career Series

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Week 2 of the July Career Series …your curated daily Career Series to enjoy with your morning coffee ☕️ Each week is themed: Week...

191. How To Harness Cycles In Projects, Creativity and Work | July Career Series

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Week 2 of the July Career Series …your curated daily Career Series to enjoy with your morning coffee ☕️ Each week is themed: Week...

190. How Can I Prioritise Work AND Life? | July Career Series

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Week 2 of the July Career Series …your curated daily Career Series to enjoy with your morning coffee ☕️ Each week is themed: Week...

189. What Is Slow Productivity and How Has It Changed My Life? | July Career Series

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Week 1 of the July Career Series …your curated daily Career Series to enjoy with your morning coffee ☕️ Each week is themed: Week...

188. Selecting your personal Cabinet / Front Bench! | CORRECTED EPISODE July Career Series

05 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

*This episode was originally published with an extended intro & error at the start, if you'd previously downloaded this episode, apologies - i...

187. How Do I Reframe Career Regret? | July Career Series

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Week 1 of the July Career Series …your curated daily Career Series to enjoy with your morning coffee ☕️ Each week is themed: Week...

186. The Top 5 Career Regrets | July Career Series

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Week 1 of the July Career Series …your curated daily Career Series to enjoy with your morning coffee ☕️ Each week is themed: Week...

185. Reigniting Your Drive For Work: Beyond The Hype Of Passion Driven Careers | July Career Series

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Week 1 of the July Career Series …your curated daily Career Series to enjoy with your morning coffee ☕️ Each week is themed: Week...

July Career Series | Intro

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Week 1 of the July Career Series …your curated daily Career Series to enjoy with your morning coffee ☕️ Each week is themed: Week...

BONUS EP: Mid-year Goals Check In!

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join me for a guided review of the first half of this year! p.s. over the summer I will be sharing a few videos over on YouTube so follow me over ther...

183. Money & Finance practicalities

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Having set up the strategy, mindset and some principles we are ready to dive into some more practical matters today: How much of our budgets should w...

182. Is FIRE (Financial independence retire early) for you?

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we think through a concept that has become a movement in the last decade: FIRE! I share my take on FIRE - the pros and the cons. Learn the spe...

181. Are you building real wealth/assets? + other Rich Dad Poor Dad concepts

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you building real wealth through proper assets or are you just following the motions - house, car etc? Rich Dad Poor Dad made waves when it was f...

180. Dial up your Rich Life (using Ramit's Money Dials)

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is the podcast that helps you move from overwork in a vague direction, to a place of clarity, ease and success in work and life. Today I have a ...

174. What is your personal Rich Life Vision?

19 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the first part of the money and finance mini series! This is a bit of a financial self-discovery journey. We build on concepts by Rameet S...

173. When 'High Standards' block Success & Big Ambition, and other major client shifts

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today I'm sharing with you a typical client-focused day, with a typical set of client 'ahah' moments: 1) why high standards are not the s...

172. Designing your Ideal Monday - LIVE Coaching Episode!

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kyrene is back with me and I coach her on her future plans - specifically how she can build her independent work into her very busy schedule. Disclaim...

171. When you want to Quit on a Big Goal - Listen to this First!

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I have one of my wonderful social work clients, Kyrene Darko with me today. We reflect on some recent coaching / mentoring work we did together and th...

170. How should I approach AI?

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode I'm rejoined by Prerna Manchanda, founder of ⁠Technically Spiritual⁠ for the second half of our conversation (see the p...

169. How do I optimise my Instagram Usage?

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode I'm joined by Prerna Manchanda, founder of ⁠Technically Spiritual⁠. If you’ve been following the recent movement re...

168. How can shadow work help me achieve my goals?

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle and I discuss shadow work and some simple ways to get started with it. I learned a couple of simple things I can do to begin this journey fro...

167. The Secret To Being Able To Communicate More Naturally And Powerfully At Work

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you speak in professional jargon at work? By this, I mean do you feel you can truly voice your doubts and be vulnerable? This openness often prove...

166. How Do I Know If A Coach Is The Real Deal?

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The best coaches I know invest heavily in their own coaching development. Yes, this is partly because we are deeply interested in the subject, but it ...

165. What Is My Coaching Style?

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Two things I absolutely own, both as a person and as a coach, are being direct and being honest. And, luckily for me, these are highly requested trait...

164. The Three Key Career Mistakes I See In High Achieving Professionals (And My Framework To Address These)

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

(please note this ep was released in error by me, Maya, last week, so if you did hear it then, its the same one, but its better as part of this series...

163. What Is The Career Path To Becoming An Executive Coach?

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Increasingly in my coaching work, I am asked about my own career journey. I guess this is because I made that pivot from the world of professional and...

161. Setting up your Spring (Q2) for Success!

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When life gets busy it can get hard to zoom out and see the big picture, and even remember your annual goals! Don't worry, I've got you covere...

160. My Q2 review process

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's that time again! Here's my current Q2 review, and planning system. I hope it will update you of where I am and inspire you to do your ow...

159. The Actual Strategies That Help Us With Stress & Thriving at Work

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s conversation, I chat with Michelle, CEO and founder of Wondersource. Michelle and I have collaborated over the years, and our most recent...

158. 3 Simple Steps to Creating your Special Day Off 

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I talk through my recent leap day off and three steps to help you plan your day off despite everything else you have going on; and h...

157. 3 Things I Learnt from Tracking my Time

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In in this episode, I talk through my February, experiments involving time-tracking etc. Despite being fairly mindful of my time usage, I knew that t...

156. Two Key Mistakes We Make When It Comes To Our Metabolic Health

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

These two shifts in the way we think about our metabolic health 40+ can have a tremendous impact on our mindset, wellbeing and health. Thinking of ...

155. Should I Do ZOE?

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this brilliant conversation, Aarti discusses her experience of using Zoe with Maya and helps her decide whether she wants to use it. Grab a note ...

154. How To Look After Your Skin From The Outside (Part 2)

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Thinking of trying out a glucose monitor / sensor - all my personal experience, research and insights from Nutrition Therapist Aarti are condensed i...

153. How To Look After Your Skin From The Inside (Part 1)

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Thinking of trying out a glucose monitor / sensor - all my personal experience, research and insights from Nutrition Therapist Aarti are condensed ...

152. How to do Health in Hibernation Mode

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re part of the Bro fitness vibe: ‘keep going’ ‘push harder’ then look away! -This ep is not for you. But if you want a sustainable a...

151. 3 key health trends we are embracing in 2024 [Part 2]

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I re-unite with my wonderful original Co-host Aarti to cut through the noise , marketing, and make practical sense of the trends we want to embrace in...

150. 3 key health trends we are embracing in 2024

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I re-unite with my wonderful original Co-host Aarti to cut through the noise, marketing, and make practical sense of the trends we want to embrace in ...

149. Setting up February for Success

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are a couple of great opportunities that this Feb has to offer - so let's dive in to what those might look like! Join my private, vetted IG...

148. January Review: time, organising and cosiness

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Phew! It's been a busy, cosy January. So let's start how we meant to go on with a Monthly review. Today I talk through how to do a really sim...

147. The List of 100 Dreams

28 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Taken from January 2023, this episode originally concluded January's Goal Setting month but with one Monday left to go, it should tee you up nicel...

146. 3 Podcast Eps for successful & inevitable goal attainment

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode comes from Jan 2023. Very fitting for the goal-setting January theme and bar a few recent episodes from these podcasts, would argue these...

145. Goal Setting Mailbag

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode comes from 2023's year start mailbag. It's also is a part of the episodes that helped this podcast break into the charts so quite...

144. Q1 Theme: Organisation

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Having spent some time setting up the vibe of our year, and our goals, we can now start to (slowly and gently!) think about execution! This is where ...

143. 5 Ways to Effortlessly Achieve Your Goals in 2024

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode comes from 2023's year start which followed the same goal-setting theme. It's also the episode that helped this podcast break int...

142. My 2024 Goal-Setting process (and categories!)

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Here is my goal-setting process for 2024! I’m so excited about this because it is designed for the following: •⁠ ⁠Accessing clarity to select...

141. Choosing the word for 2024

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Happy 2024! Today I share my word for 2024 and the thinking process behind this. I hope it will inspire or consolidate your thinking for your own word...

140. Gratitude and Guilt

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we discuss the complex interplay of emotions that can arise alongside gratitude, especially when the world is suffering. This is by no means a ...

139. Year-End Reflections - a conversation

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How easy do you find it to reflect on your year? I find it easier when I hear others thoughts. Today I'm with Prerna Manchanda, founder of Technic...

138. The idiot's guide to staying organised during *peak busy*

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is for those of us who want the simplest possible system to feel more peaceful during peak busy phases - without the system becoming a pr...

137. Getting to the Next Level inside Organisations: The Unwritten Rules

04 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If only there was a rule book for succeeding inside organisations which we could learn! Well here is my distilled version, based on 1000s of coaching ...

136. Winter Remedies - ginger, garlic, turmeric

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An episode from the archive but quite fitting for the situation as Maya is feeling a little under the weather at the moment. This episode is from Seas...

135. How do I create my personal boardroom?

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

- In this episode Maya answers a client question about the concept of a personal boardroom and how it can benefit you in achieving success on your own...

134. Career Transition Mailbag - Archive

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps below for specific questions and comments! Enjoy and keep sending great questions; (01:41) Q1: When is it okay to take a step ‘down’ a...

133. Career Transition - a formula

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you're planning on ever having a career transition again in your life, you should save this episode. It's an incredible blueprint to the th...

132. 10 game-changing benefits of vision-building for high achievers

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There are two aspects to Vision-building for high achievers. The first is understanding why we need to build a solid vision, especially as high achie...

131. The Parenthood / Leadership Intersection: 3 easeful ways to allow success on both fronts (listener Q)

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, we dive into a thought-provoking question from one of our listeners about the challenges of balancing work commitments and the...

130. 6 (non-obvious) Insights for Soberish October & Mindful Drinking in Q4

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, we dive into a topic that many of my clients have brought up: their relationship with alcohol. Whether they're working on ...

129. Q4 goals & planning: 7 simple steps to plan without the overwhelm

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I listen to a lot of planning podcasts, but they tend to lose me once they start sounding like robotic and complex systems (eg nested goals and multi-...

128. Glucose Monitor Diaries: Unfiltered Insights into my 3-Month+ Journey

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One of the things I get asked about most is my Continuous Glucose monitor. Having worn it for 3.5 months now, as what started as a Case Study for my f...

127. Meetings: what to do when you feel Unprepared

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Thinking of trying Zoe? My Udemy one-hour course on the cheaper alternative and how to get started is now live.

126. Fierce Prioritization: Strategies for High Achievers & the Overworked

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

High achievers often feel the pressure to overwork and stay on top of everything. However, true success lies in recognizing that overworking is not s...

125. How can I Prioritise Work AND Life?

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Prioritisation is at the heart of Life Work. Being able to effectively prioritise in any given time period reduces overwhelm, and keeps you focused on...

124. When Consistency is Overrated (especially for high achievers)

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

(03:46) Did you set a summer intention (05:01) Finding ways to change pace when you can't 'switch off' your responsibilities (05:45) My s...

123. Why September is the Best Month to Effortlessly Achieve Your Goals

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Six compelling reasons to capitalize on this golden window of opportunity to boost productivity and achieve your goals. (08:19) Build on August's...

122. Tranquillity by Tuesday with Laura Vanderkam.

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was a goal of ours in 2022* (I believe I said 2023 in the intro.) Aside from being a literal pot of gold when it comes to time management...

121. Psychology of Home - with Caroline Rogers

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is from the archive. A potential 2023 Hall of Fame episode with the most downloads received to date - Arjun. Caroline Rogers, like me i...

120. Reset Part 5: Taking the summer holiday vibe with you into September

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 5 of the Summer Reset mini-series. If you have any questions for Maya you can ask via Spotify or on Instagram. At the end of this 5 part seri...

119. Summer Reset Part 4: How to design your Hybrid Work Schedule

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From this archive, following on from the last episode, episode 4/5 from the Summer reset. By now, if you’ve been listening weekly, you’ll have tho...

118. Summer Reset Part 3: How I use Metaphor for Defining my Vision

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 3 of 5 of the August Reset from the archive. In this episode, Maya looks at how to use metaphors to change the way you approach your work and ...

117. Summer Reset Part 2: Switch on to switch off

04 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 2 of the summer reset from the archive. We're going to be releasing this series as a mini-series over the first half of August to guide yo...

116. Summer Reset Part 1: Projects, Moments & Relationships

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An episode from August 2021 where Maya introduced the August Reset. We're going to be revisiting the August Reset as Maya takes one herself. Augus...

115. How do I Chase Recruiters & Nurture Opportunities Systematically

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An episode from earlier this year; but as we enter Q3 and Q4 and I [Arjun] notice more and more opportunities to switch roles or make a career move co...

114. How can I get better at Storytelling?

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone loves a good story, don't they? For the modern leader or executive, it's become essential. Yet, there is an art to it, and many peopl...

113. Outdoor Intelligence with Fi Macmillan

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this archived episode, we’re joined by Fi Macmillan, Coach & Adventurer. Fiona takes us through what Outdoor Intelligence is and how sp...

112. Self-Acceptance for High Achievers

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We kick off the summer pause with a curated journey of the most commented-on episodes from our archive. Self-acceptance is initially brushed over by e...

111. Relocating, Breathwork & Kundalini (Aurore's Career Journey, Part 2)

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the second part of this two-part series as we delve into Aurore's remarkable journey. The transformative decision to relocate to Bali, leaving ...

110. My Q2 Review!

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As we approach the end of the first half of the year, its time to take stock. I share plenty of examples, hopefully to get you thinking about your own...

109. Aurore's Career Journey: London Trading Floor to Breathwork in Bali

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the first part of this two-part series, we delve into Aurore's career journey, exploring her remarkable career transitions - from trading floor...

108. Capacity v Capability - the crucial mistake multi-talented people make

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

(01:11) What is Capacity / Capability? (03:20) Short term vs long term thinking (05:43) When you’re not making progress on your goals.. (06:00) Bef...

107. ‘How I make it work' - with Aarti from LinkedIn

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Aarti is back this week for a Life Work conversation. You’ve all asked for more perspectives on how people make LifeWork and Aarti’s perspectives ...

106. 5 Reasons why Gardening will change your life

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is for you if, like me, you're totally not green-fingered. Possibly, you're even a little intimidated by gardening. At least, I w...

105. My Career & Leadership Journey with Aarti Thappar from LinkedIn

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Super excited to bring Aarti from LinkedIn on to the podcast! Here we chat about her career and leadership journey and specific phases of its developm...

104. How can I really be more innovative & creative at work?

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we discuss the power of having a thinking partner when we are stuck. We share valuable lessons from one of my mentees who was feelin...

103. How transformation really works (not how we expect it to)

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you've ever felt frustrated by the pace of a transformation you're working on, this episode is for you. We often expect it to happen quick...

102. Getting to 100 eps: Tips for Starting & Running a Successful Podcast

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Get ready for a very different episode, where we bring on the show’s producer Arjun from behind the scenes, and reflect together on 100 episodes of ...

101. Mastery in Presenting & Networking: The 100x challenge

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Knowledge work inside organisations can seem devoid of Mastery in the way that, e.g. a surgeon or carpenter might have mastery. But this misses a tric...

100. Nir Eyal | Distraction, Time boxing & Social Media

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An episode from the archive. Recorded during the pandemic, this episode with Nir Eyal focuses on maximising your golden time by reframing what a distr...

99. How do I follow up with Recruiters without being annoying?

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we dive into the world of chasing recruiters and discuss the importance of cultivating multiple opportunities to avoid putting all yo...

98. How do I reframe Career Regret?

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Career regret can be a great tool, if we are not afraid to use it! Join me as I delve into a second HBR article, this one much more recent, on caree...

97. Reigniting Your Drive for Work: Beyond the Hype of Passion-Driven Careers

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you struggling to reignite your drive for work? Need some guidance on finding clarity and overcoming blockers? This latest episode is for you! In...

96. The Top 5 Career Regrets

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Regrets, we all have a few! In this two-part mini-series I delve into career regrets - based on an HBR article: https://hbr.org/2012/12/the-top-five-...

95. Maximising Workplace Visibility: 3 Strategies for Showcasing Your Value + Achievements

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I dive into the importance of making value visible in the workplace and share some practical tips on how to do so. We discuss creat...

94. 5 things 'saving my life' right now

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A light fun episode for Easter weekend. Enjoy! Subscribe or Follow⬆️ for weekly episodes to move you with ease towards your work and wellbeing go...

93. How do I change the way I am perceived at work?

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Based on published research and many years of experience - this episode will give you a structured approach to changing the way you are perceived at w...

92. What the 1% are doing: high leverage success strategies

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

At this point based on my own research and practice, I can talk in some percentages! When I refer to the 1% here, I am referring to the Life-Work 1%,...

91. Need to give difficult feedback? Do this one thing first

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all need to be able to give difficult feedback in our work (and maybe personal lives). People focus on the actual feedback conversation but this is...

90. How to harness cycles in projects, creativity and work (Part 2)

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Back for another awesome conversation with Charlotte. This time considering how to harness the power of cycles in creative projects - rather than rush...