In this episode of Pivot Era Podcast, we talk about why “personal brand” pressure feels so

different depending on your career stage (early, mid, late) and your generation and why

chasing clarity can quietly exhaust you.

We’ll reframe career seasons like weather (spring, summer, autumn), name what each

season is asking of you, and share a simple grounding framework you can try this week:

Anchor. Act. Adjust.

If you’ve been trying to perform certainty while you’re still becoming… this one’s for you.

Listen, follow, and share with someone who’s in a pivot.

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Episode 34: “Are you a good listener, and who cares anyways…”

Ever catch your reflection and think… am I showing up right lately or just getting through? This one’s for the deeply tired people who care but feel maxed out. We’re reframing “good listening” as capacity, not character and sharing a simple 3-mode framework (respond / understand / witness), plus a few human - take away lines that could help.

If listening feels hard right now, don’t shame yourself. Get curious: what are you carrying and what would help you come back to yourself?

Tap play, then send this to the friend who’s always holding everyone else.

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Hybrid is meant to be the best of both worlds… but for many, it’s the most exhausting parts of both. Office days can feel like performance. Remote days can feel like proving you’re still working. And underneath it all: where do I actually belong?

In this episode of Pivot Era Podcast, we name what each mode gives us - friction connection (office), intentional connection (remote), and why hybrid only works when it has real purpose (not vague rules and silent rewards).

If you’re still finding your rhythm: you’re not failing if you need people… and you’re not weak if you need quiet.

Listen now. Share with someone navigating a pivot.

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I found a shoebox in a cupboard I’d been avoiding. Inside: ticket stubs, blurry photos… and a folded list of “who I’ll be someday.”

This episode is about that strange emotional time loop - when your past self, present self, and future self all sit down together and quietly ask: so… what now?

We’re talking old expectations, big transitions, feeling “off-track,” and why you don’t owe your past self a perfect future - you owe them honesty, growth, and the truth of who you’re becoming now.

If you’ve been drifting, questioning your timeline, or carrying that hum of “I should have figured this out by now,” press play. Maybe purpose isn’t a roadmap. Maybe it’s more like tuning a radio - one small, honest step at a time.

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I went to a networking event expecting the usual small talk… and came home with something unexpectedly sweet.

A notebook I reached for first. And two tiny bags of yumminess I didn’t see coming: Refreshers and Drumsticks.

It sounds small. But it landed like a message: You’re allowed to enjoy something good, even when you’re not “finished.”

If you’re in a pivot season in mid-air, in-between, figuring it out - this one’s for you. A calm listen about tiny joys, nervous-system resets, and why resilience isn’t just grit… it’s also softness.

Listen now, follow the show, and share with someone who’s starting again (even if they haven’t said it out loud).

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Don’t listen to this episode if you’re committed to pretending, you’re fine after a win.

Because we’re talking about the part no one posts: you get the grade / the offer / the “well done” … and two minutes later your nervous system is still spiralling like it didn’t receive the update.

Using Peaks and Valleys by Spencer Johnson, we unpack why peaks can feel like pressure, why valleys aren’t personal failure, and why “in-between” seasons (final year, exploring a new job and career pivots) might be the most honest kind of growth.

If you’re not ready to stop ranking your life… skip this. If you are - press play.

Follow Pivot Era Podcast for calm, steady reminders when your brain gets loud. Share this with someone who keeps calling their valley “falling behind.”

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Episode 29: Identity Hangover: When your life updates… but your brain is still buffering.

Ever had a big change happen (new job, new city, breakup, graduation, career pivot) and then… everything looks the same, but you don’t feel the same? That floaty, in-between feeling isn’t you being ungrateful or “behind.” It’s your identity catching up.

In this episode, we name the lag, normalise the weird middle, and walk through a gentle framework called SYNC: See the update → Yield to the grief → Name the new story → Choose aligned micro-habits.

If you’re navigating transition, reinvention, or the quiet chaos of becoming, press play. Then share this with someone who’s starting again.

Follow Pivot Era Podcast for new episodes every Wednesday & Sunday.

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I was walking home when I passed a bright window - friends laughing, leaning in, reaching across the table like belonging was easy. And I felt that quiet ache: not jealousy… just the body remembering what it’s like to feel at home with people.

In this episode of Pivot Era Podcast, we talk about tribes and vibes, the rooms that soften you vs. the ones that make you edit yourself. If you’ve been feeling “off” around certain people, craving connection but also overwhelmed by it… this one is for you.

A gentle listen for anyone in a pivot: new city, new job, new identity… tender season. Press play, then ask yourself: Do I feel expanded around them… or edited?

Not every connection is meant to be a close connection.

New episodes every Wednesday & Sunday. If this landed, share it with someone quietly trying to find their people.

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