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The Secret to a Happier, Healthier and More Confident You in Work and Beyond

  • 25th January 2022
  • Investing in Women
  • 3 mins read
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When you’re a busy person with a lot on your plate, it can be difficult to stay on track of your own goals and plan out how you’ll achieve them. Suzi Butcher is a personal strategy coach, and in this live chat with Elizabeth, she shares her story and the one tool she uses to keep herself focused on the future. She works with clients seeking a life change, such as a new career direction, and helps them make their dreams a reality. 

Suzi begins by telling Elizabeth how she transitioned from journalism to coaching and the mindset shift she had to make to turn her ‘Plan B’ into a ‘Plan A’. She gives lots of other great tips to people in a similar position, including how finding part-time or flexible work can tide you over until you’re ready to make the leap. She then shares her Trello board template, a great tool to keep you on track to achieve your goals, with lists of your daily and weekly goals, inspirational quotes, and a reminder to celebrate the milestones you’ve reached along the way. 

This is a really inspiring talk with loads of practical information and resources that can help you get to where you want to be. For further support in your career journey, check out more of Elizabeth’s interviews with other special guests here.

Timestamps

[1:04] Suzi introduces herself and tells the story of how she started out as a personal strategy coach

[5:11] “I’m a person who doesn’t like waste”: How Suzi’s combatting wasted human potential

[6:18] Journaling, experimenting, discovering her strengths: How Suzi found her path

[7:53] The type of client Suzi helps and how she helps them

[11:38] Suzi’s transition into self-employment via working part-time

[14:50] Picking a win from the last 12 months and letting go of bad habits

[17:50] Suzi’s next step: Picking three areas of focus for the next year

[19:50] Planning out your own priority roadmap on a Trello board 

[27:00] Moving from Trello to real life: What do you want to achieve in three months, and how will you get there? 

[35:40] Keeping your ideas on Trello

[36:34] Other Trello tips and hacks

[40:56] Collaborating with others via Trello and keeping yourself accountable

[42:30] The ‘End Of Week’ review template

[44:40] Who can benefit from using Trello and other ways you can use it in your life

[47:30] What else can you find on Suzi’s Linktree, and where to go to find out more about Suzi

[49:06] Suzi’s inspiring last message

Links

Suzi’s roadmap Trello board

Suzi’s Linktree

Suzi Butcher site

Email: suzi@suzibutcher.com

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