Hustle & Grace with Hilary Sutton

Every year somewhere between Christmas and mid-January Hilary Sutton does a ‘taking stock’ ritual to wrap up the year and start fresh with the new one. In this episode Hilary is breaking down the process step by step and sharing what she does on a monthly basis that makes achieving goals, managing life, and running a business easier. 

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In this episode Hilary interviews renowned writer, entrepreneur, and speaker, Seth Godin. They delve into the profound shifts happening in the world of work, particularly accelerated by the pandemic. Godin emphasizes the fading of traditional industrialism and the rise of decision-making as a valuable skill in the digital age. They discuss the importance of finding work that is significant and making commitments that matter. Godin also shares insights on leadership, the power of projects in shaping a career, and the impact of AI on various aspects of work. This thought-provoking conversation offers valuable perspectives on navigating the evolving landscape of work and building fulfilling careers.

The Song of Significance

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Song of Increase

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“What is creative living? Any life that is driven more strongly by curiosity than by fear.” -Elizabeth Gilbert

Could you use a pep talk to get you over the hump from thinking about doing something creative to actually getting out there? In this episode, we unpack eight practical tips to overcome fear in the creative process. 

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Resources mentioned include:

The Man in the Arena

Big Magic

Failing Forward

Daring Greatly

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In this episode of Hustle & Grace, host Hilary Sutton interviews Kelli Thompson, a women's leadership coach, speaker, and author. Kelli discusses how a lack of confidence holds women back in the workplace and shares tips for women to gain more confidence and lead with more authority. They also do a deep dive on salary negotiating, the Enneagram, executive presence, and leadership styles. 

This episode offers valuable advice for women looking to advance in their careers and become more effective leaders.

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Closing the Confidence Gap

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Is it possible to sell yourself without selling your soul? Absolutely. In this episode, Hilary discusses five tips to build a thoughtful personal brand that opens doors for professional growth. Grow your visibility and opportunities without feeding the beasts of narcissism or perfectionism paralysis. Here's how. 

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Building a StoryBrand 

How to Plan a Social Media Sabbatical 

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Ryder Carroll is a New York Times best-selling author, digital product designer, and inventor of the Bullet Journal method. In this conversation Ryder and Hilary discuss intentionality around not only time management but energy management, what is unique about the bullet journal method, and Ryder's career journey from designer to inventor and author.

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In this conversation Madeleine Dore shares what she learned after spending five years interviewing creative thinkers about their routines and reflections. Her findings may surprise you. Madeleine shares the commonalities that she found across the board with these high achieving creatives, the freeing concept of the “day artist” and what we can actually learn from our impulse to “compare and despair.”

• Madeleine’s Substack

• The Career Motivation Quiz

• I Didn’t Do the Thing Today

• Cheryl Strayed’s Dear Sugar column

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In this episode Nell Wulfhart and Hilary talk about portfolio careers, living and working around the world, and Nell's expertise: helping people make decisions and move forward. They share their theories on why people struggle with decision-making and Nell offers concrete tips to improve the decision-making process and go after the life you want. 

Do you know your career motivation? Take the quiz here. 

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Show notes available at hilarysutton.com/podcast. 

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In today’s episode we discuss how the last three years handed us ample reasons to disagree, but perhaps the one thing we can agree on is this: it’s hard to human out here. Enter, Carlos Whittaker with his brand new book: How to Human. This book is the essential, timely guide to sharing life beyond what distracts, divides, and disconnects us. 

In this episode, Carlos and Hilary chat over coffee about:

• His backstory (he’s lived 9 lives)

• The reason you shouldn’t give up even when it’s not working

• Vocational identity

• His experience taking a 9-week social media break

• Practical ways to slow down

• The value of walking with people rather than standing on issues

• And *for the first time ever* he announces details about his NEXT book

Join us for a lively look at how to human in 2023.

How to Human 
Carloswhittaker.com 
Instafamilia
Human Hope Podcast 
Carlos’ Twitter 
California Baptist University 
The Ragamuffin SoulCast 
Northpointe Church 
Moment Maker 
Kill the Spider 
The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama

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Everyone has a career motivation: that unseen factor that makes you LOVE your work or, when it's missing, feel disengaged and ready to move on. In this episode Hilary and Rachel introduce the Career Motivation Framework: five career motivations that impact how satisfied you are in your gig. Discovering which motivates you most will help you make strategic decisions in your work and can lead to a huge increase in career satisfaction.

In this season finale episode Hilary and Rachel unpack a powerful self-assessment tool, the Career Motivations Quiz which illuminates the "why" behind our career decisions. Everyone has a dominant motivation: flexibility, wealth, enjoyment, meaning, or prestige. Which one is yours? And how can this self awareness redirect your next step toward creating a career and a life you love? 

This episode is brought to you by the 12 Little Hacks for the Mindful Creative. 

Career Motivations Quiz

Top Gun Maverick 

Only Murders in the Building

Disney 

Anthropologie 

The Enneagram 

Hilary welcomes back best-selling author and time management expert Laura Vanderkam to Hustle & Grace! Laura shares how 9 strategies from her book Tranquility by Tuesday can help you intentionally live the life that you want to live and become a better steward of life's possibilities. They discuss sustainable strategies like giving yourself a bedtime, one big adventure, one little adventure, taking one night for you, and embracing the maxim that three times a week is a habit. 

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Tranquility by Tuesday 

Juliet’s School of Possibilities 

Off the Clock 

I Know How She Does It

What the Most Successful People do Before Breakfast 

The New York Times 

The Wall Street Journal 

Fast Company 

Fortune 

Before Breakfast 

Best of Both Worlds 

Lauravanderkam.com

The Laura Vanderkam Blog

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Seema Alexander, founder of DisruptiveCEO, co-producer of DC Startup Week, mom, and strategic positioning expert shares her proven approach to transforming the scalability of your business. In this episode, Seema (a first generation American) shares what it was like watching her parents open the first Indian restaurant in DC in the 70s,  her experience as an executive in NYC, launching her own business, and making a major move with her family. Seema also unpacks her U.N.I.Q.U.E Method™ which pinpoints the distinguishing elements that position your business as an esteemed source of expertise rather than just another commodity. 

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DisruptiveCEO

U.N.I.Q.U.E Method™

Codespa America

DC Startup Week 

University of Maryland

Prudential Financial 

Williamsburg, NY 

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In the world of work, change is the only constant. We might as well get better at it, right? But is it possible to be good at a career switch or a job search? Tim Lo says, yes. Tim is a PARW/CC certified resume writer and professional career coach as well as the founder of Your Next Jump, a career consulting company that offers resume writing services, career counseling, and job search coaching. In this episode, Tim gives us his hot take on resumes, shares strategies for career switchers, and offers a gracious approach to job searching. 

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Your Next Story 

LinkedIn 

Booz Allen Consulting

PMP Certification

SCRM Certification

SHRM Society for HR Management

Zip Recruiter 

Capital One 

Yournextjump.com

yournextjump.com/gethired

yournextjump.com/lifeafterteaching

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Quiet quitting is getting a bad rap. But we're here to say it's actually a good indicator that you're made for something more. In this episode, Hilary celebrates a big milestone, debriefs quiet quitting, and lays out seven questions to answer to find more meanignful work. 

Linked In Post- No More Monday Meetings! 

Bluey

The 4-Hour Work Week 

The Office 

Printable: 7 Questions to Answer to Find More Meaningful Work

Melanie Padgett Powers, freelancing expert, shares how she became a six-figure freelancer and how she moved from being an employee into owning her own business. She debunks the idea that to make a solid living as a business owner you have to work long hours. She also shares her approach to finding clients and networking as an introvert. 

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Show notes available at hilarysutton.com/podcast

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ASJA

American Public Health Association

The Deliberate Freelancer Podcast

Association Station Podcast

Everyone is allotted the same 24 hours—but with the right strategies, you can leverage those hours in more efficient and powerful ways than you ever imagined. It’s never an overnight process, but the long-term payoff is immense: to finally break out of the frenetic day-to-day routine and transform your life and your career. Dorie Clark, best-selling author, Harvard Business Review contributor, and Duke Business School professor unpacks ideas from her latest book, The Long Game. 

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Show notes available at hilarysutton.com/podcast

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Mary Baldwin College 

Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story
Book by Arnold Schwarzenegger 

Long Game 

Daniel Pink 

Lori Mihalich-Levin, author of Back to Work After Baby, is the premiere expert on taking a thoughtful parental leave and making the transition back to work as positive as possible. Hilary peppers Lori with questions about maximizing the opportunity to return to work after baby, going from one kid to two, the challenges of FOMO, and combatting mom guilt. Lori also shares how she went from a lawyer to leading an international movement that she birthed out of necesity. 

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Mindful Return: 
https://www.mindfulreturn.com

Parents at Work Podcast: 
https://parentsatwork.libsyn.com

The Abundant Mama Project Shawn Fink
https://shawnfink.com/welcome/

FairPlay by Eve Rodsky: 
https://www.fairplaylife.com

Brené Brown: 
https://brenebrown.com

Ruth Feldman, Neuroscience at Yale Medical School https://ruthfeldmanlab.com/people/

Maternal Gatekeeping: https://www.fatherhood.org/championing-fatherhood/maternal-gatekeeping-why-it-matters-for-children

National Parks Program for 4th Graders https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/every-kid-outdoors-program-provides-fourth-grade-students-with-free-entrance-to-public-lands.htm

In this episode Hilary interviews someone who has been a member of her inner circle since they were tots, Bonnie Kirby. Bonnie is the founder of Well Dressed Nashville. In this episode Bonnie and Hilary unpack Bonnie's journey to accidental entrepreneurship, anxiety, counseling, and the challenges of avoiding burnout as entrepreneurs. 

Links of note in this episode:

Well Dressed Nashville
Traction
Basecamp

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Hustle & Grace is BACK with season 6! In this episode Hilary catches you up on where she has been for the last 18+ months, introduces her new co-host, and shares some of her big "aha" moments since last season.  

Links of note in this episode:
Interview with Shannon Miles, Co-Founder of Belay, NoFoBrewCo, & Own Not Run
The Snoo
I Heard the Bells 
HSL Digital

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On the season finale of Hustle & Grace Hilary is sharing a five-step process to get your dream off the ground. 

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