Finding clarity often requires us to push beyond our boundaries and step outside our comfort zone. However, going beyond our boundaries comes with fears and maybe even the risk of failure.

When is a good time to push our boundaries? How do we step outside our comfort zone? What about failures? How do we prepare ourselves to face the emotions that may come with stepping outside our comfort zone?

These are the questions that our guest Associate Professor Dr. Ritesh Chugh (CQ University) and interviewer Nischal Niroula (JCI Eastern) will be discussing in this Career Talk episode.

This episode is hosted by Dr Suzi Chen (Resilient Leadership Academy) and Shaun Ng (JCI Eastern).

Show notes:

To view Dr. Ritesh Chugh’s full bio, visit: https://resilientleadershipacademy.com/career-talk-s2-e3-beyond-comfort-zones-pushing-boundaries-gaining-career-clarity/

Many talk about finding a meaningful career. But what is a meaningful career? How do we find one?

These are the questions that our guest Brian Caccianiga, a proud disability advocate, will help us tease out.

This episode is hosted by Dr Suzi Chen (Resilient Leadership Academy) and Shaun Ng (JCI Eastern).

Useful information:

• To view the bus banner that was described in the episode, visit here.

• To connect with Brian Caccianiga on LinkedIn, visit: here.

• To connect with JCI Eastern on LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/jci-eastern

• To learn more about Resilient Leadership Academy: https://resilientleadershipacademy.com/

If you are feeling lost in your career, you are not alone. Many young professionals feel their career lacks clarity.

While it is not unusual to feel lost in our career, unfortunately, career clarity will only come with us actively pursuing it.

In this episode, Kehsee Ng (Senior Associate, The Family Law) and Kristdel Bolog (Founder and Partner of The Family Law) discuss some of the practical strategies that we could implement to explore new career options and gain clarity.

This episode is hosted by Dr Suzi Chen (Resilient Leadership Academy) and Shaun Ng (JCI Eastern).

Useful information:

• To learn more about Kristdel Bolog and The Family Lawyer, visit: here.
• To connect with JCI Eastern on LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/jci-eastern
• To learn more about Resilient Leadership Academy: https://resilientleadershipacademy.com/

If you think a career runs in a straight line, think again. In this episode of the Career Talk Podcast for Young Professionals, Astrid Hofmann from Cultural Transition Consulting shares with Sean Ryan from JCI Eastern her career experience and discusses about finding “the red thread” or the things that motivate us to start a great career.

Show notes:

When we first start out our career, we often think our career is defined by what we studied in school. This is often not the case.

In this Career Talk episode, Dr Suzi Chen and Shiva Gopalan (JCI Australia), with the help of JCI Eastern volunteer investigative journalist Sean Ryan and industry expert Astrid Hofmann from Cultural Transition Consulting, look at how our career may be shaped by factors such as cultural experiences and volunteering.

And as suggested by Astrid, through regular self-reflection, we can learn to identify the “red thread” for our career and turn our experiences into skills for career building.

For more information about the book recommended by Astrid, visit What Color Is Your Parachute? By Richard N. Bolles: https://parachutebook.com/

To learn more about our work:

• Connect with Astrid Hofmann on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/astrid-hofmann-06578841/
• Visit Cultural Transition Consulting: http://culturaltransitionconsulting.com/
• Connect with JCI Eastern on LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/jci-eastern
• Visit Resilient Leadership Academy: https://resilientleadershipacademy.com/

Do you have a career question of your own?

If yes, you are welcome to submit your career question for a chance to be featured in the Career Talk Podcast. To submit your career question: https://app.rumble.studio/forms/open/b2a42bc6-2671-4f16-9c19-f618588114a8

Have you ever wondered how one enters politics? Or perhaps you have a political aspiration of your own. In this Career Talk Podcast for Young Professional episode, Dr Hilary Brown from JCI Eastern shared her career talk with Dr Kate Maxfield, a Labour candidate for the recent 2022 state election in Victoria, Australia.

Show notes:

We don’t often hear young people talking about wanting to become a politician. But involving in politics and being able to advocate for the causes that you care about can be a rewarding career.

In this Career Talk for Young Professionals episode, Dr Suzi Chen (Resilient Leadership Academy) and Shiva Gopalan (JCI Australia), with the help of JCI Eastern volunteer investigative journalist Dr Hilary Brown and Labour candidate Dr Kate Maxfield, explore how one may enter the political sphere.

To learn more about our work:

• Connect with JCI Eastern on LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/jci-eastern
• Visit Resilient Leadership Academy: https://resilientleadershipacademy.com/

Do you have a career question of your own?

If yes, you are welcome to submit your career question for a chance to be featured in the Career Talk Podcast.

Do you dream of starting a side hustle? Perhaps you wonder how others have done it. In this episode of Career Talk for Young Professionals, entrepreneur Priyanka Kaur from impactful business Mahala answers career questions from a young professional about side hustle and entrepreneurship.

Show notes:

Many of us aspire to be an entrepreneur, starting a side hustle in addition to our career. In this Career Talk episode, Dr Suzi Chen and Shiva Gopalan (JCI Australia), with the help of JCI Eastern volunteer investigative journalist Tiara Rajesh and entrepreneur Priyanka Kaur from impactful business Mahala, explore what it is like to be entrepreneurial.

To support Mahala’s great work and purchase gift boxes, visit: https://www.mahala.com.au/

To learn more about our work:

• Connect with JCI Eastern on LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/jci-eastern
• Visit Resilient Leadership Academy: https://resilientleadershipacademy.com/

Do you have a career question of your own?

If yes, you are welcome to submit your career question for a chance to be featured in the Career Talk Podcast. To submit your career question: https://app.rumble.studio/forms/open/b2a42bc6-2671-4f16-9c19-f618588114a8

How comfortable and confident are you with public speaking? It has been said that many are more fearful of public speaking than death. In this episode of Career Talk, we explore ways to help us be at ease with public speaking.

Show notes:

Does the thought of public speaking make you anxious? It has been said that many people are more fearful of public speaking than death.

In this Career Talk episode, Dr Suzi Chen and Shiva Gopalan, with the help of Yusuf Syaid from JumpStart Coffee, offer some tips to help listeners be more at ease with public speaking.

This episode was inspired by the Wall Street Journal article “How to Become a Better, Braver Public Speaker” (https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-get-your-public-speaking-mojo-back-11665867795).

To learn more about our work:

• Connect with JCI Eastern on LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/jci-eastern
• Visit Resilient Leadership Academy: https://resilientleadershipacademy.com/

Do you have a career question of your own?

If yes, you are welcome to submit your career question for a chance to be featured in the Career Talk Podcast. To submit your career question: https://app.rumble.studio/forms/open/b2a42bc6-2671-4f16-9c19-f618588114a8

You want to advance your career, but do you wait for opportunities to come or do you proactively seek out opportunities? What about networking? What is the best way to approach networking, so it does not feel artificial?

Show notes:

Hosted by Dr Suzi Chen (Resilient Leadership Academy) and Shiva Gopalan (JCI Australia), the first episode of the Career Talk Podcast discusses two great career questions brought to us by Deloitte Australia Senior Analyst Vatsal Ruparel: How can young professionals best balance between planning one’s career and being open to accepting organic opportunities? And how to approach networking in a way that does not feel artificial?

To learn more about our work:

• Connect with JCI Eastern on LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/jci-eastern
• Visit Resilient Leadership Academy: https://resilientleadershipacademy.com/

Do you have a career question of your own?

If yes, you are welcome to submit your career question for a chance to be featured in the Career Talk Podcast. To submit your career question: https://app.rumble.studio/forms/open/b2a42bc6-2671-4f16-9c19-f618588114a8