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S7: E35
How To Take A Career Break with Katrina McGhee
In this episode, Felicia interviews Katrina McGhee, a career break and sabbatical expert, about the power of taking a career break. They discuss the importance of aligning your career with your true desires and finding the courage to follow your own path. Katrina shares her personal journey of quitting her corporate job to travel the world for 20 months and how it transformed her life. They also delve into the barriers and fears that hold people back from taking a break and provide practical tips and strategies for planning and navigating a successful career break. If you’re feeling stuck or unfulfilled in your career, this episode will inspire you to embrace the idea of taking a break and pursuing a more fulfilling and satisfying life. Don’t miss out on the valuable insights and advice shared in this episode of the Trill MBA Show.
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Key Takeaways in this Episode:
- Embrace Your Unique Path: The most fulfilling and successful life comes from following your own path, not the one others expect of you. Be brave, authentic, and true to yourself.
- Overcoming Barriers to Taking a Break: The book “Taking a Career Break for Dummies” addresses fears and provides tools and step-by-step planning to help individuals overcome barriers to taking a break. It offers practical guidance on budgeting, creating a timeline, and navigating the break.
- Divine Downloads and Mindset Shifts: Writing the book was a transformative experience for the author, with divine inspiration and mindset shifts occurring throughout the process. The book aims to inspire readers to overcome their own barriers and embrace the power of taking a break.
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How This MBA Rock Star Connects the Dots of Success
S3:Ep 39
In this episode, I chat with one of my favorite Mentees turned Mentor. In four short years, she has built an amazingly supported career at her current company. Today, she shares how she has connected the dots of corporate success, allowing her to build a great reputation, solid sponsor relationships and gain the label of high performing/high potential talent. Although I would love to tell you who she is and where she works, it’s more important to deliver these career nuggets without pause or hesitation.
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I’m Scared of Success: One Black Woman’s Journey From the Bottom of the Film Industry with Vonti McRae
S3:Ep 17
In this episode, writer Vonti McRae shares how her career journey in the film industry prompted her to share her truth.
In March of 2019, published by the WomensENews website, Vonti authored an article originally titled I’m Scared Shitless of Success now titled I’m Scared of Success. Vonti’s article described the Trillest emotions held by black women in corporate America….. fear, courage, self-doubt, confidence, not belonging, resiliency and open the world to a real look at the multifaceted world of the black woman corporate warrior. Like Vonti, many of us come from very humble beginnings and we continue to work hard to achieve the highest levels of success.When I read this article, I immediately emailed Vonti and asked her to be a guest on the show…. because I have questions.
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The Follow-Up: Stop Blindly Applying To Jobs
S7: Ep 10
In this episode, we follow up on S4: Episode 25 and dive deep into the art of job searching and networking.
