The Caroline Flanagan Podcast

The Caroline Flanagan Podcast

Hosted by: Caroline Flanagan

Welcome to the Caroline Flanagan Podcast (formerly the Babyproof Your Career Podcast). I'm Caroline Flanagan, and this is a podcast for high achievers. If you want to succeed, you know you have the potential but...

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Episode #116 People Believing in You

Episode #116

Has your boss ever told you they believe in you? That you are capable, that you have great potential, or that you should apply for a promotion or pay rise?  It should feel like a huge pat on the back to have a senior...
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Episode #115 Creating Your Own Luck

Episode #115

Thinking your successes are down to luck is a classic sign of Imposter Syndrome. Instead of celebrating in your success and believing in how great you are, your Imposter Syndrome is triggered and you have thoughts...
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Episode #114 Enjoy Your Work

Episode #114

When you’re a lawyer with Imposter Syndrome, it’s hard to enjoy your work. You spend so much time feeling stressed, anxious and overwhelmed, you lose touch with the things that attracted you to the job in the first...
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Episode #113 Sunday Night Dreads

Episode #113

How do you feel on a Sunday evening? If you frequently feel like you're dreading the start of the working week, there's a problem. Getting the Sunday 'dreads' is a sign that your Imposter Syndrome has been triggered....
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Episode #112 Failure Tolerance

Episode #112

How do you feel about failure? Would you welcome it? Can you accept it and learn from it when it happens? If you suffer from Imposter Syndrome, I know that failure is one of the things you want to avoid at all costs....
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Episode #111 Recognition

Episode #111

Many of my clients come to me because they aren't getting the recognition they deserve and they are feeling undervalued. Recognition - when others show appreciation for what you do and the value you bring - is a basic...
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Episode #110 Excessive Checking

Episode #110

Excessive checking is one of the secret signs of Imposter Syndrome because it is work that is driven by the fear of not being enough and the threat of being found out. It may feel like it's best to keep checking. But...
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Episode #109 Stop Overworking

Episode #109

I know, when it comes to your work, that long hours come with the territory. It's the nature of the work you do. But are you sure that every single one of those hours is adding value to what you do? In this episode, I...
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Episode #108 Stop Overthinking

Episode #108

Do you know the single most important cause of most of the issues you struggle with in your career? No, it isn't your demanding client. It isn't your boss. Neither is it the large number of hours you are expected to...
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Episode #107 Labouring Over Emails

Episode #107

Do you labour over emails?  Your approach to writing emails may seem like a small thing, but how you write them and how long it takes you speaks volumes about how you're showing up to your work.  When it’s a laborious...
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Episode #106 Haunted By Past Failure

Episode #106

Are you being haunted by a past failure? Being haunted by the shadow of past failure is one of the secret signs of Imposter Syndrome that is causing you to overthink and overwork and is stopping you from performing as...
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Episode #105 Things Taking Longer Than They Should

Episode #105

Do tasks take you longer than they should? Do you constantly underestimate how long a piece of work will take you? Things taking longer than they should is one of the secret signs of Imposter Syndrome. It comes from...
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