Is Your Mindset or Strategy?

In this episode, I talk about mindset vs career strategies.  And help you figure out which it is that you need, right now.  When you’re feeling stuck on what to do next in your career. It can be really frustrating because you're stuck.  Inside you’re saying AHHHHH, someone help me!  And when asked, what do you need help with?  You might say or think “I have no clue what I need help with.  I don’t know what’s holding me back!!!"

I'm here to help you figure out what you need help with. So you can invest in the right coach and the right program for you. So you don't waste your time and money in the wrong coaches or programs.

Listen to know what to do next.

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Transcript

Norma Reyes: 0:07

Welcome to the manifest your career podcast. I'm your host Dr. Norma Reyes, a Latina career and life coach. With this podcast, I help successful women learn how to combine their intuition and logic so that they can manifest their dream career. By listening to my podcast, you'll learn how to go from feeling stuck and lost on what to do next, to having the clarity, motivation and strategies to manifest the career of your dreams. Each episode, I'll teach you the skills, strategies and mindset you need girl to get in alignment with your career goals. Now, let's go ahead and get started. Hey, guys, welcome back. This is episode 35. And today, I am going to help you figure out if it's your mindset, or something else that is holding you back in your career growth. We are talking about mindset versus career strategies. So keep listening so that you can figure out which it is that you need right now so that you can stop feeling stuck or loss on what to do next in your career. Because it can be really frustrating when you're feeling stuck. And you're just wanting to scream for help somebody out me, somebody told me what I need to do. And then they ask you, someone actually asked you, what do you need help with? What do you need help with in your career? And you might say, I don't even know, I don't even know I don't have a glue. That's why I'm saying somebody helped me. Right, you may not even know what kind of help you need. And so with today's episode, I am going to help you know what you need to do next. So when I was getting my PhD, and I decided to choose a research topic, I chose to study executive Latinas. So why did I choose executive Latinas? VPS? Assistant VPS? Well, because they made it, right. I mean, why else? Why else would I want to study successful women, because they must be doing something. Right, quote, unquote. Also, because most research on Latinas, or the Latin X community has been on the struggles and challenges we face. And I don't want to add to the research, I already know my struggles, I lived my struggles. I know that Statistics say that as a first gen. Mexican American woman that I should have dropped out in high school. I shouldn't have even finished high school that I should have been a teen mom. So why do I want to do more research on what I already know? What we don't have as a community is strategies to help us move forward. Someone telling us, Hey, this is the way. So I wanted to study successful Latinas so that I could share what I learned so that I could share the skills and the strategies needed to be successful, so that I could help you you listening to know how to move forward in your career. So what I learned from my research, there's so much to unpack too much for a podcast episode. But I will break it down as I go. But today, we are going to talk about mindset in strategy. And I will tell you, all the women that I interviewed and studied had both the mindset and strategy to move forward in their career. And like I said, I will be sharing them in each episode. Alright, so when you are feeling stuck, or struggling on what to do in your career, and you're really not sure what it is, you know that you're not getting any forward momentum. You're not getting what you want, but you're not sure what it is, I will tell you, it is either your mindset or your strategy. So your career mindset, or your career strategy is what's holding you back holding you stock in where you are. You can't have just one or the other. You need both to be able to move forward. So this episode will help you figure out which one do you need? Do you need to work on your mindset? Or do you need to work on your strategy? Both are very different. But I'm here to help you help you figure out so that you're not wasting time or money on the wrong programs on the wrong coach. So here I am to help you figure that out. So let's first talk about mindset. Mindset is the building block everything. If you don't have the right mindset, you will not meet your career goals, any goals what so ever. So you need to have your mind right to be able to reach a goal that you want, you have to first believe in yourself. Otherwise, you will not be able to reach your goals. No matter how much strategy you use, no matter how many jobs you apply to, if you do not have the right mindset, you will continue to not meet your goal, you will continue to fail, and you will continue to feel horrible. Now, once you have the mindset, once you have your mind, right, and you believe in yourself, without a doubt that a job is meant for you, then the next thing you need to do is you need to have the right career strategy for you. Not for anyone else for you. But it is strategy, it is steps that you need to take. And to figure that one out, you have to see where it is that you are failing. But today this episode is not about mindset, or career strategy. Today is just about which one do you need, which one do you need right now so that you can stop feeling stuck, and know where you need to start working? What you need to start working on. So let's go ahead and move forward, I have a few questions for you. They're really easy. And by the end of this episode, you are going to know which one you need. And what you need to do to be able to move forward with your career and ultimately, manifest the career of your dreams. Right. That's what you're here for. You're listening to this because you want to manifest the career of your dreams. And I am here to help you gain that clarity that you so desperately have wanted. I know that I wanted. So I'm here to share everything that I know about career development, mindset, and strategy. So let's go ahead and get started with these questions. The first question, and I want you to go with the first answer that comes to mind. Don't overthink this, just choose it. When thinking about your next career move, which of these sounds like you a, I kind of have a plan an idea of the job that I want to do. And b I'm stuck here, there's nothing I can do about this. A is I kind of have a plan. B is I'm stuck here. It's not any opportunities for me. Next question. When starting a job search, what are your thoughts? A I keep applying but no one calls me back? Or be I'm not qualified for this job. question again is when starting a job search, what are your thoughts? A I keep applying but no one calls me back? Or be I'm not qualified for this job. Next question. When you're going to an interview, how do you feel? A I have the skills? I know I'm qualified for this? Or B? Hope I do great. I'm really bad at interviews. So is it a? I have the skills? I know I'm qualified for this? Or is it B? Hope I do great. I'm terrible at interviews. Next question. When you think back on your career journey, which sounds like you, I had a plan, it works most of the time, or B I just happened on my career opportunities. A I had a plan and it kind of worked for me or b i just happened upon my career opportunities. So after hearing those questions, if you found yourself a green mostly with a then you need to work on your career strategy. If you mostly answered B then you need to work on your career mindset. So a person that needs to work on their career mindset is someone that needs help overcoming self doubt, imposter syndrome, limiting beliefs, so that you can get your mind right. And then work on your strategy. And the strategy is resume writing, job search, networking, interview skills. So if you answered mostly a, you would be working on refining your job search, your networking, your interview skills, those are the types of things that you need to be working on. You are a person who feels confident, you know, you're a badass, but something isn't right in your career strategy. Now, for those that need work on both, right, you might be feeling like, I feel like both of them, it's okay, take a nice deep breath, know, have some relief, that you have an idea of what you need to do. We all sometimes need both, especially when you are embarking in something new. It's important that you know this, when you're trying to jump into a whole different field, completely do a 180 You're going to feel like you need help with both. So be proud of yourself for recognizing the help that you need. And first, you need to start working on your mindset. And then your strategy. Always check your mindset is my mind. Right? Alright, then I need to work on my strategy. What do I need to do? What strategy do I need to change and you will get to your career goals. So now, you can go back and listen to the questions again. If you're not clear, don't worry, I created a quiz and you just take the quiz, answer the questions and you will know which one it is whether you need to work on your mindset, your strategy, or bow. So you can go to manifest your career.com to take the quiz and know what your next move is know with clarity what you need to work on. Alright guys, that's it for today. Have a great rest of your day. Thank you for listening to the manifest in your career podcast with me your host Dr. Norma Reyes, a Latina career and life coach