Are you a high-achieving woman who’s recently been promoted or made a career change… but instead of feeling excited, you’re feeling anxious or overwhelmed.

In this episode, I explore why this emotional hangover happens after a promotion or big career move. I share personal stories from my journey qualifying as a lawyer and transitioning into my business, plus practical steps to help you navigate this season with confidence and self-compassion.

💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why you may feel anxious, overwhelmed, or deflated after a promotion or career change
• The hidden micro-grief that comes with leaving a familiar role or environment behind
• How to adjust to your new leadership level with more ease and confidence
• Three practical steps to manage the emotional hangover and build momentum in your new role

✅ Action Steps:

1. Name it to normalise it: acknowledge the emotional hangover rather than internalising it as failure
2. Anchor yourself in small wins: rebuild your confidence brick by brick
3. Schedule intentional recharge time: protect your energy as you adjust to this new season

💡 Resources:

🔗 Exclusive Summer Intensive VIP Coaching – Ready to elevate your visibility and position yourself as a leader? This half-day private coaching intensive will help you clarify your unique leadership brand, identify visibility opportunities and build your influence - to learn more email janine@careerchangemakers.com

🔗 1:1 Coaching with Janine – Ready for ongoing personalised support to navigate your career and leadership journey with confidence and clarity? Learn more about working together: janineesbrand.com/coaching

📰 Subscribe to Career Navigator – Get weekly career and leadership development insights direct to your inbox: janinesbrand.substack.com

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Are you a high-achieving woman who’s stepped into a new leadership role and feeling the pressure to perform, impress, and keep it all together?

In this episode, I open the new season by exploring the hidden cost of high performance and how it can prevent you from building confidence as a leader. I share practical steps for how to succeed in a new leadership role without losing yourself in the process.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why high performance often becomes a mask that limits authentic leadership
• The internal tension that arises when you rely on external leadership blueprints
• How self-awareness and personal alignment help you lead with more ease and impact
• Three ways to start removing the mask of high performance and show up more powerfully

Action Steps:

1. Reflect on where you're performing vs. where you're truly aligned.
2. Ask yourself what it’s costing you to keep wearing the high-performance mask.
3. Explore small, intentional ways to start showing up more authentically this week.

💡 Resources:

• 🔗 Apply for 1:1 Coaching with Janine – Ready to build your confidence and lead with impact? Apply here: janinesbrand.com/coaching
• 📰 Subscribe to Career Navigator – Get weekly leadership and career development insights direct to your inbox: janinesbrand.substack.com
• 📚 Explore the DISC Personality Assessment – Understand your leadership style and how to lead with ease and alignment

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🎙️ Episode Overview:

Welcome to a brand new season of the Career Change Maker Podcast!

In this season we will be be diving into The Inner Work of Leadership.

If you are a high-achieving professionals who has recently stepped into new levels of responsibility, whether through a career change, a promotion, or a major life transition this season is for you.

If you find yourself navigating the internal shifts that come with growth, you are not alone and I want to talk about it.

What You’ll Learn in This Season:

• Why the toughest part of career progression isn’t the title or tasks—it’s the internal transformation
• How leadership begins with learning to lead yourself first
• Powerful lessons that other leaders have learned as they navigated taking their careers to new heights.

✨ Take Action:

1. Subscribe to the show on your favourite platform so you don’t miss upcoming episodes.
2. Share the show with a friend or colleague who’s stepping into a new role or phase of life.
3. Join our new Substack community where we be having discussions about the topics explored during each episode.
4. Book a call to explore working together

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