I'm a recovering academic who uses her insights from behavioural economics to develop methods that facilitate collaboration. In my weekly newsletter, I share the summary of my latest interview on the "workshops work" podcast along with an application of facilitation as a life and leadership skill.
Unmasking the Real You || 🎤 Episode 7 on The Good Girl Trap with Anna Lundberg
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Hi Reader, I'm still hiding behind an old version of myself. Today, I interviewed someone I highly admire, we got deep very quickly, he shared personal stories that are deeply relevant to the podcast and the theme of Unprofessionalism that I am exploring. Each time I wanted to extrapolate to the higher picture, the meta-level, the analytics, I realised that I lost him. The sparkle disappeared from his eyes. The recording ended up being the shortest I've ever made and instead of being happy that we went deep quickly, I judged myself that I couldn't do more. Then, I remembered this week's episode with Anna — and couldn't look away: Anna shared that she kept introducing herself as ex-P&G although she had already started her new business. Maybe you recognise this. The title you still lead with. The credential that feels safer than what you're actually becoming. I am still doing it. Although I started the new Unprofessionalism venture with the clear goal of uncovering the personal, the real, the human, I return to my safe-place, the meta-level, the analytical. It's the world I am coming from, what got me here. The PhD, the external approval of how smart I am. My intellect has been the armour ensuring that I'm safe. The discomfort I am sitting with right now is whether it's safe enough without that armour. With Unprofessionalism, I decided to explore the human behind the mask. So, here I find myself, still wearing mine. The story I tell myself is that the audience wants analysis, not just personal stories. But what it actually means is that I don't trust that I'm enough without it. 🎤 Waiting for you on the Unprofessionalism podcast:Anna Lundberg spent her whole life being the good girl. Top of the class. Valedictorian. Oxford. P&G. Every box ticked. Then she quit — and discovered something harder than leaving the job: leaving the mindset that came with it. A decade into solopreneurship and 370 episodes into her podcast Reimagining Success, Anna still catches herself performing. Chasing followers instead of clients. Saying yes when she means no. Avoiding the invoice because it feels needy. Sound familiar? We talk about the box after the box — why so many people escape corporate only to build a new prison out of "shoulds." And why four focused hours might be worth more than a full day of looking busy. 🎧 Click here to listen to the interview📥 Download my 1-page summary🎧 The workshops work Podcast ClubThis week is Podcast Club gathering week: We'll explore the topic of group dynamics, inspired by two episodes of the workshops work podcast. It's not too late to join us. February 27th: Click here to sign up for free. That's it from my side. Hope to see you next week! Myriam
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I'm a recovering academic who uses her insights from behavioural economics to develop methods that facilitate collaboration. In my weekly newsletter, I share the summary of my latest interview on the "workshops work" podcast along with an application of facilitation as a life and leadership skill.
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