Women in tech are just stressed out, overworked, overlooked, and underpaid, right? Nope. Not around here. Around here we build the skill of bravery to stress less, work less, and then earn more. At this point in your career, you're more educated, skilled, and experienced than most of your colleagues, but you are also more stressed, working more, and are pretty sure you’re underpaid. And you are done accepting the status quo. You are ready to get what you’ve already earned and then grow your career even further…without burning out. You don’t know how you’re going to do it (yet!) but you suspect the process will require you to be braver. Enter the Build Your Brave Career podcast. Build Your Brave Career is the podcast to help you build the skill of bravery, one episode at a time, so you make the bold moves and big leaps required to craft a career of more impact and income... with less stress and overwork. Tune in each week for a mix of guest conversations and solo episodes to learn how to build the skill of bravery...
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episode 154: Reclaiming Career Self-Confidence to Embrace Intrinsic Worth with Mariana Pavia 154
"Always have your sense of intrinsic worth separated from whatever is happening to you so that even in a storm, you can be a steady ship." -Mariana Pavia
Mariana Pavia, Product Marketing Expert, shares her experience of reclaiming her career self-confidence to embrace her intrinsic worth during a difficult career phase, which took place during a difficult, bizarre phase of the job market.
First Mariana shares her biggest lessons that began with her courageous leap into an Ivy League business school for her MBA, then her mismatched job experiences and management styles. All of which led to self-doubt and application rejections that shook her confidence.
We discuss the process of managing dips in self-confidence when negative, external factors seem relentless, particularly during a tough job market in the tech industry. Mariana shares her insightful strategies, including therapy, reframing her experiences positively, and recognizing her value beyond external validations, coaching, and building specific career skills.
We also explore the impact of class differences, opportunity gaps, and cultural differences that impact access, growth, and professional development.
This episode underscores the importance of trusting your own brave career journey, even when the job market or specific positions don't, as well as the power of getting support to craft your own narrative.
To all the courageous listeners striving in their careers: remember, your worth is intrinsic and unconnected to your professional phase.
Hot topics from this episode:
- Mariana's career advice on maintaining awareness of one's value during tough times
- The Struggle With Negative Thoughts and techniques to live through them
- The difficulty of seeking external recognition with the importance of recognizing and valuing one's intrinsic worth
- The process of moving away from brand-name identification, while acknowledging the power of brands to visibility and opportunities
- Societal Biases and Personal Anecdotes: class differences, privilege, affirmative action, white supremacy, misogyny and patriarchy in career growth
Resources
Connect with Mariana Pavia on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariana-pavia/
Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life https://billderesiewicz.com/books/excellent-sheep/
Paper that details the tenants of White Supremacy https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/inclusive-teaching/wp-content/uploads/sites/853/2021/12/Identifying-and-Addressing-Characteristics-of-White-Supremacy-Culture.pdf
Overview of the US Supreme Court and 2023 Ruling about Affirmative Action https://www.npr.org/2023/06/29/1176715957/why-the-supreme-court-decision-on-affirmative-action-matters
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If you are an established woman in tech who is creating results and making an impact at work so your workload and stress just keep growing but promotions and salary bumps remain a distant dream, it is time for change.
Listen, we all know the tech industry has dramatically changed. It's time your career approach did too.
You don't need cookie-cutter programs or dusty advice from outdated playbooks, because what works for tech bros, won't work for you. You need individualized, bespoke support to build your brave career. One that reflects who you are as a woman in tech.
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You can stress less, work less, and earn more. You've already earned it. Let's make it happen.