143: Unlocking Your Potential By Thinking Big Enough with Aileen Paszek
Imagine working for a company for almost 20 years when you decide to leap into entrepreneurship in your 40s.
It can feel like a scary proposition, but it’s exactly where my guest Aileen was 18 months ago when we met via a mutual friend. She’s a coach who has had great success in her business.
But she realized that she needed a coach herself to get to that next level because she was getting in her own way--not by small thinking, but by not thinking big enough. And that’s where I came in--to help her find the time, money, and brainpower freedom she wanted.
In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn about how to go about unlocking your potential by thinking big enough in your business decisions. You’ll hear about developing a big thinking mindset for entrepreneurial success and overcoming fear and doubt through big thinking.
What’s Covered in This Episode About Unlocking Your Potential By Thinking Big
5:44 - Why Aileen made the leap into job search coaching
11:04 - The hardest challenges and biggest change for Aileen over the past six months
15:12 - The systems and processes Aileen has implemented in her business
16:34 - How Aileen restructured her offers (with my help)
21:58 - What Aileen finds most valuable about being inside the mastermind community
24:45 - The pivot point in Aileen’s business that up-leveled her confidence in her decision-making
28:28 - Tangible results Aileen has seen in her business since April
30:44 - How Aileen defines big thinking
Connect with Aileen Paszek
Aileen Paszek is an accomplished career coach with 20+ years of experience at Deloitte, as well as several Fortune 500 and start-up companies. She has a depth of experience coaching professionals across the job search lifecycle – and a track record of promoting confidence and clarity for job seekers at all levels. She is passionate about connecting people to purpose to drive employee happiness and financial results.
Aileen is a contributing writer to Arianna Huffington’s website Thrive Global and has been Interviewed for leading HR publications and podcasts. She partners with Northwestern University to conduct research on the current trends in HR. Aileen spends her free time with her husband, Chris, and their five kids. She is an avid yogi and runner and has completed several full and half marathons. Within 15 years, she will be off the grid with Chris in their cabin in the woods.
Mentioned In Unlocking Your Potential By Thinking Big Enough with Aileen Paszek
She Thinks Big by Andrea Liebross
Quotes from this Episode of Time to Level Up
“When you get to a point where you want to be your own boss and have skills and expertise to really offer value on your own, you have to take that leap.” - Aileen Paszek
“As a coach, it's imperative for me to also have a coach. It's kind of like [if] you're a therapist, you also need your own therapist.” - Aileen Paszek
“You have to be compassionate with yourself and recognize, ‘Hey, this doesn't feel right. What can I do to help myself?’” - Andrea Liebross
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