Career Change Maker | Career Clarity, Career Opportunities, Career Pivots, Burnout, Corporate Job, Income
***Top 1.5% Global Careers Podcast For Corporate Women***
Are you navigating a mid-career transition and wondering what’s next?
Have you built a successful corporate career but realised you don’t want your boss’s job?
Do you feel the tension between wanting more freedom and not wanting to sacrifice security?
If you’re ambitious but no longer willing to burn out for another promotion, you’re in the right place. I’m glad you’re here.
This podcast helps high-achieving mid-career women gain career clarity and confidently design their next chapter, whether that means evolving inside corporate, exploring a portfolio career, or building a hybrid path.
If you’re ready to stop default climbing and start making strategic, aligned decisions about your future, this podcast will give you the insight and tools to move forward with confidence.
Hey 👋 , I’m Janine Esbrand, corporate lawyer turned career strategist and executive coach.
For years, I had my eye on the corporate partner title. I kept my head down, worked the long hours, and chased the next big deal because that’s what success was supposed to look like.
Then I became a mother. And I realised I didn’t want to build a life around my career, I wanted to build a career around my life. So, I stepped off the default corporate path and designed a portfolio career that allows me to work on my terms, create meaningful impact, and show up fully, both professionally and personally.
Now, I help ambitious mid-career women do the same: gain clarity, challenge the default ladder, and design aligned, sustainable careers that reflect who they are now, not who they used to be.
This podcast will give you the strategy, mindset and tools to make it happen.
So grab your notebook, pour your hot drink of choice and lets design what’s next.
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Career Change Maker | Career Clarity, Career Opportunities, Career Pivots, Burnout, Corporate Job, Income
304 I Why All-Or-Nothing Thinking Is Keeping You Stuck
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If you’ve been feeling like your only options are to stay miserable or burn it all down, this episode is for you.
In today’s episode, I’m talking about how all-or-nothing thinking shows up in our careers, particularly for high achievers and why this black-and-white mindset keeps so many capable, talented people feeling stuck, frustrated, and disengaged.
I share why this way of thinking actually makes a lot of sense given how you’ve been rewarded throughout your career, and why shifting from making “forever decisions” to treating your career as a series of experiments can unlock clarity, confidence, and momentum.
✨ What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- Why all-or-nothing thinking feels logical, and how it quietly keeps you stuck
- How high achievers get trapped by the belief that every career move must be perfect and permanent
- Why clarity doesn’t come before action, it’s created through action
- How to reframe career decisions as experiments instead of life sentences
- What it really looks like to move forward without having everything figured out
🧭 Action Steps
- Notice the binary language you’re using
Start paying attention to thoughts like “If I leave, I’ve wasted everything” or “If I don’t know the perfect move, I shouldn’t move at all.” Awareness is the first step to change. - Make decisions for a season, not forever
Ask yourself: What decision makes sense for this next season of my career? Releasing the pressure of permanence makes it easier to move forward. - Actively look for the middle ground
Instead of choosing between extremes, explore small experiments, tests, or shifts that allow you to gather real data before committing.
🤍 Ready for Support?
If you’re navigating the grey area and want support identifying your options, testing what fits, and moving forward with intention, I’d love to help.
You can book a Career Clarity Call with me to explore whether my one-to-one coaching programme is the right next step. My work is designed to help you move from feeling unsure and stuck to having clarity, structure, and a sense of ease about what’s next.
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The more people who hear the show, the more people I can support in leading their careers with intention.
Until next time, take care of yourself
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