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“We want to be always improving and bettering ourselves and the world around us. People no longer look at work and play as separate things but this integrated lifestyle – how can I do that for my work as well?”
Katie Bennett is a Co-Founder and Certified Coach at Ama La Vida, an innovative coaching company which helps people to find and design a career that brings them both deep fulfillment and phenomenal success.
Katie began her career in Investment Banking and tried a range of different roles until finally realizing that society’s definition of “success” did not necessarily equate to happiness. She now specializes in helping people develop their own definition for success and building an actionable plan to rigorously pursue it.
Highlights
- Why Ama La Vida prioritizes ‘coaching leaders to coach’
- What actually makes an exceptional manager (it’s not what you think!)
- How Katie defines ‘coaching’ – and how it’s different from managing or mentoring
- Why looking outside yourself for solutions – in career, life, or health – isn’t a sustainable or effective way to reach your goals
- Why millennial and younger leaders prioritize mind/body health as a key part of corporate culture
- Katie’s tips for getting the real scoop on company culture before you accept a job
- Why prioritization of work/life integration and mind/body health is still an uphill battle in many companies
- The a-ha moment in her 20s that caused Katie to reevaluate what happiness and success mean to her (and how to actually feel happy and successful!)
- A few specific questions to ask yourself if you’re feeling unfilled in your career and life that will lead you to a more fulfilled place
- The key things the new generation of leaders looks for when it comes to professional development and company culture
- Simple tweaks you can make in your day to increase your sense of wellbeing and fulfillment
- The 5 pillars to a fulfilling life as defined by Positive Psychology
- The importance of attitude and mindset to Katie’s wellness journey
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
Article: Why Google’s Managers Are So Wildly Successful Comes Down to These 8 Behaviors
VIA Survey of Character Strengths
Connect with Katie: Website | Instagram | LinkedIn
Check out Lara’s free monthly online workshop series – designed to help you get out of your own way and make being healthy feel easy and intuitive instead of stressful and overwhelming.
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