Own Your Career and Create Success On Your Terms, With Shellye Archambeau
💪 From the very start of her extraordinary career, Shellye had a clear vision: she wanted to be a CEO. Through her ambition, resilience, and continuous pursuit of growth, she achieved her aspirations and is now inspiring others to take ownership of their careers and achieve their dreams.
💥 Today on The Wallet:
1️⃣ Goal setting has been instrumental in Shellye’s success. She talks about how to get intentional about your goals, build timelines, why planning helps you stay on track and why risk and opportunity are two sides of the same coin.
2️⃣ You’ll find out how to build confidence when it comes to negotiating your salary, and how Shellye has navigated asking for more in her career -- even when it felt uncomfortable.
3️⃣ We discuss Shellye’s relationship with money and the role it plays in her life, and how her upbringing formed the money mindset she has kept with her to this day.
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1. try to be intentional and build a plan
Sometimes, to have a clear vision and a goal, you have to not overthink and just pick it.
When you’re told, ‘do what you love’, it puts so much pressure on you — especially when you don’t know what you love! It’s okay if you’re not 100% sure of what you want to do — if that’s the case, pick something that’s in demand.
Develop your skills and gain experiences, and if you want to switch paths, you’ll be able to use those transferable skills to try something new.
75% good and fast beats 100% perfect but slow — perfectionism won’t get you places if you’re always late!
Ask yourself the following questions: 1. What are your trying to do? 2. What has to be true for you to actually do it? 3. And how do you make it true? The answers to those three questions should enable you to make a plan, which is what you need to remain focused on. Keep your eyes on the prize — it’s easy to get distracted, but try your best to maintain your focus on the goal.
Write down your goal. When you set a goal, it’s important to build a timeline. If you don’t have a timeline, you’ll end up getting comfortable and not being at the place where you thought you’d be.
Nobody achieves great things all by themselves, and asking for help is a strength. So take the help!
Risk-taking is huge. Risk and opportunity are two sides of the same coin, and yes, while risks involve doing something that makes you uncomfortable, being uncomfortable means that you’re learning.
“When you feel uncomfortable, it means you’re learning, and you feel uncomfortable because you don’t know everything. Learning and growing is what you need to do constantly. You’re either growing and moving up, or you’re coasting and moving down”
2. it’s your career — not anyone else’s
First, learn the importance of self-care to avoid burnout. Take the time to figure out what you need for self-care.
The more you ask for more money at work, the more comfortable you get. What does it take to ask for a pay rise? Just do it!
Create an environment in which you explain why you need how much you need.
The worst they can say is no — but the way jobs work, even if you ask for 10% more, it adds up over time.
Success is achieving the milestones towards your goal.
3. money mindsets matter
As a child, Shellye was told over and over again, that life simply wasn’t fair. What this did for her mindset was it got her thinking, ‘how do I improve my odds?’.
Being intentional and setting plans became the way that Shellye approached life.
Having a goal means that you have something to really focus on. When Shellye was just 17, she spoke to a guidance counsellor and decided that since she loves running clubs, she’d enjoy running a business. That’s when she first set out to be a CEO and not too long after, achieved said goal.
Money allows for convenience and comfort. Because Shellye grew up in a family where money was tight, she was very much aware of its presence — helping her learn the importance of saving.
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