Smashing the Plateau
Smashing the Plateau
Launched in 2014, Smashing the Plateau shares weekly stories, strategies and ideas to help consultants, coaches and small business owners build success as entrepreneurs following long careers as high-achieving employees. We believe you should be able to take control over your career destiny, do what you love, what you’re competent at doing, and get paid what you’re worth, consistently. We are committed to the success of expertise-based businesses. Ready to go even deeper? The Smashing the Plateau Community uses a structured, supportive process to implement the kinds of strategies we discuss in this podcast. It is a community that is built to be a safe, caring place, where inclusive, direct, active and empowering conversations are welcome. If you want to get your consulting, coaching or small business to grow, on your own terms, so that you can deliver great results to your ideal clients, while supporting the lifestyle you want, and you don’t want to do it alone, apply to become a member of the Smashing the Plateau Community. Learn more at https://smashingtheplateau.com.
Categories: Education
Listen to the last episode:
Throughout her career in business management and psychology, Dr. Pelletier has spearheaded the dialogue on crucial issues of leadership resilience and work performance. Drawing on her extensive background in the corporate, insurance, governance, and public sectors, she brings an international perspective and unique expertise to leadership. She is a practicing leadership psychologist and executive coach with over 20 years of experience and holds a Ph.D. and an MBA from the University of British Columbia.
Marie-Helene is a member of the Global Clinical Practice Network of the World Health Organization and a past director on the boards of the Canadian Psychological Association and the International Association of Applied Psychology. She has presented, authored, and co-authored numerous industry and academic publications and has won several academic and industry awards. In 2024, Dr. Pelletier published her award-winning book, "The Resilience Plan: A Strategic Approach to Optimizing Your Work Performance and Mental Health."
In today’s episode of Smashing the Plateau, we explore the critical role of mental resilience when making the leap from corporate life to entrepreneurship.
Dr. Marie-Helene and I discuss:
- What motivates career changes and transitions [00:21]
- Strategies for successful career transitions [00:56]
- The influence of mental health in shifting from corporate to business ownership [02:00]
- Enhancing supply to meet increased demands during transitions [03:26]
- The significance of relationships and community in building resilience [14:39]
- How to strategically plan for resilience in business [20:12]
Learn more about Marie-Helene at www.theresilienceplan.com and receive the free worksheets: https://drmarie-helene.com/free-resources-sign-up/
Thank you to our sponsor:
The Smashing the Plateau Community
Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts to get direct access to our podcast experts' carefully crafted, concise strategy pointers – your blueprint for success is merely one click from activation!
Previous episodes
-
1183 - How to Master Resilience in Work Transitions from Corporate Leadership to Entrepreneur Featuring Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier Mon, 20 May 2024 - 0h
-
1182 - How to Build a Personal Board for Financial Success Featuring Erika Wasserman Mon, 13 May 2024 - 0h
-
1181 - How to Master Client Attraction and Grow Your Freelance Brand Featuring Amy Posner Mon, 06 May 2024 - 0h
-
1180 - How to Engineer a Successful Side Hustle Transition Featuring Damien Schreurs Mon, 29 Apr 2024 - 0h
-
1179 - How to Leverage Layoffs into Launching Your Own Business Featuring Holly Jean Mon, 22 Apr 2024 - 0h
-
1178 - How to Foster a Coaching Career from Corporate Communications Roots Featuring Alan Heymann Mon, 15 Apr 2024 - 0h
-
1177 - How to Integrate Proprietary Data Methods for DEI Excellence Featuring Diana File Mon, 08 Apr 2024 - 0h
-
1176 - How to Craft Empathy-Driven Stories in Tech Marketing Featuring Jessica Mehring Mon, 01 Apr 2024 - 0h
-
1175 - How to Transition from Executive to Entrepreneurial CEO Featuring Gina Cotner Mon, 25 Mar 2024 - 0h
-
1174 - How to Transform Your CPA Expertise into Entrepreneurial Success Featuring Tyler Martin Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 0h
-
1173 - How to Leverage Writing into Business Success Beyond Law Featuring Erica Holthausen Mon, 11 Mar 2024 - 0h
-
1172 - How to Transform Selling into an Authentic Success Featuring Nikki Rausch Mon, 04 Mar 2024 - 0h
-
1171 - How to Launch a Successful Design Agency After a Corporate Career Featuring Andre De La Cruz Mon, 26 Feb 2024 - 0h
-
1170 - How to Build a Thriving Business with Ethical AI and Community Featuring Jessica Spencer Mon, 19 Feb 2024 - 0h
-
1169 - How to Embrace AI and Analytics for Entrepreneurial Success Featuring Genevieve Hayes Mon, 12 Feb 2024 - 0h
-
1168 - Learn How To Use Your Experiences To Build A Successful Business And Become Influential Featuring Michael Levin Mon, 05 Feb 2024 - 0h
-
1167 - How to Convert Software Development Skills into Successful Business Models Featuring Troy Larson Mon, 29 Jan 2024 - 0h
-
1166 - How to Navigate From Corporate to Coaching Through Life’s Adversity Featuring Rebecca Babcock Mon, 22 Jan 2024 - 0h
-
1165 - How to Embrace Femininity and Triumph Over Burnout Featuring April Roberts Mon, 15 Jan 2024 - 0h
-
1164 - How To Transform Career Lows Into Entrepreneurial Success Featuring Suzy Rosenstein Mon, 08 Jan 2024 - 0h
-
1163 - How Conscious Choices, Inner Work, And Community Forge New Paths In Life’s Latter Half Featuring Paul Ward And Sandy Demarest Mon, 01 Jan 2024 - 0h
-
1162 - How To Stand Out And Draw The Right Crowd With Digital Marketing Featuring Tina Cheesley Mon, 25 Dec 2023 - 0h
-
1161 - Learn To Manage Consulting Finances For Future Success Confidently Featuring Erica Goode Mon, 18 Dec 2023 - 0h
-
1160 - Learn How To Review Quarterly Growth, Affirm Values, And Plan Ahead Featuring John Neral Mon, 11 Dec 2023 - 0h
-
1159 - How To Generate Revenue With Online Marketing Featuring Ahsan Karim Mon, 04 Dec 2023 - 0h
-
1158 - How To Build Your Own Strategy For Launching And Scaling Exponential Business Growth Featuring Geoffrey Kent Mon, 27 Nov 2023 - 0h
-
1157 - How To Integrate Ai With Human Connection For Effective Communication Featuring Jürgen Strauss Mon, 20 Nov 2023 - 0h
-
1156 - How To Make Work More Productive, Valuable, Meaningful, And Impactful Featuring Thomas Bertels Mon, 13 Nov 2023 - 0h
-
1155 - How To Make Critical Decisions and Understand The Importance Of Inner Resourcefulness Featuring Namita Purohit Mon, 06 Nov 2023 - 0h
-
1154 - The Importance of Structure and Accountability in Establishing And Growing Your Own Business Featuring Sara Murray Mon, 30 Oct 2023 - 0h
-
1153 - How To Balance Life And Work While Increasing Productivity And Achieving Business Success Featuring Marcey Rader Mon, 23 Oct 2023 - 0h
-
1152 - Learn About Marketing And Sales Techniques For Deliverable Results Featuring Lois Creamer Mon, 16 Oct 2023 - 0h
-
1151 - How To Build A Successful Online Business, Find The Right Niche, And Grow Your Digital Entrepreneurship Journey With Smart Actionable Steps Featuring Scott Brenner Mon, 09 Oct 2023 - 0h
-
1150 - How to Be Viewed on Linkedin as a Resource Providing High-Quality, Consistent Ideas to Your Audience Featuring Annie Franceschi Mon, 02 Oct 2023 - 0h
-
1149 - How To Harness The Power Of Community To Take Your Business To The Next Level Featuring Mindy Iannelli Mon, 25 Sep 2023 - 0h
-
1148 - How to avoid the loneliness of going solo featuring Robin Wycherley Mon, 18 Sep 2023 - 0h
-
1147 - The Business of Community Featuring Tatiana Figueiredo Mon, 11 Sep 2023 - 0h
-
1146 - When You Give Yourself Permission Featuring Michal Stawicki Mon, 04 Sep 2023 - 0h
-
1145 - How to Make Career Fulfillment a Career Reality Featuring Alicia Ramsdell Mon, 28 Aug 2023 - 0h
-
1144 - Learn Techniques You Can Use to Ask Friends, Colleagues and Mentors for Help Even When it Feels Difficult to Do So Featuring Ethan Chazin Mon, 21 Aug 2023 - 0h
-
1143 - Learn How to Sell Your Expertise Featuring Caitlin Doemner Mon, 14 Aug 2023 - 0h
-
1142 - How to Ditch Hourly Billing Featuring Jonathan Stark Mon, 07 Aug 2023 - 0h
-
1141 - How to Productize Your Services Featuring Wayne Pelletier Mon, 31 Jul 2023 - 0h
-
1140 - How to Scale an Expertise-Based Business Featuring Jason Van Orden Mon, 24 Jul 2023 - 0h
-
1139 - How to Make the Last Quarter of Your Career Your Best Quarter Featuring Scott Couchenour Mon, 17 Jul 2023 - 0h
-
1138 - How to Get More Clients When You Hate Selling Featuring Reuben Swartz Mon, 10 Jul 2023 - 0h
-
1137 - From F100 C-Suite to Owner and CEO Featuring Janice Burg-Levi Mon, 03 Jul 2023 - 0h
-
1136 - How to Live Your Values in a Career Transition Featuring Emmy Petersson Mon, 26 Jun 2023 - 0h
-
1135 - How to Build a Successful Coaching Business Featuring Porschia Parker-Griffin Mon, 19 Jun 2023 - 0h
-
1134 - How to Harness the Incredible Power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Featuring Tim Mon, 12 Jun 2023 - 0h