In this insightful episode of the Aligned and Thriving podcast, host Judith Bowtell, a career coach helping professionals align their work with core values, interviews her former client Rebecca Beare. Rebecca is a creative leader with a diverse background spanning community organizations, the arts, and local government. They first connected when Rebecca sought Judith's career coaching after a challenging stint as a community radio station's general manager during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Their conversation explores Rebecca's journey of discovering and upholding deeply held personal values like wisdom, authenticity, ethics, creativity, and achieving a healthy work-life balance. It delves into how her unique upbringing and experiences shaped her strong work ethic, desire for impact, and eventual need to set boundaries. They discuss the importance of family support, navigating leadership in under-resourced sectors, prioritizing rest, and Rebecca's vision for future creative roles aligned with her values.
Summary:
- Rebecca's early life shaped her strong work ethic from her parents' contrasting approaches - her dad's "work hard, play hard" mentality and her mom running her own clothing business
- She consciously took a career break to explore creativity through an arts degree, discovering her passion for writing
- Defining personal values like experience, wisdom, authenticity helped her realign after an emotionally draining role during COVID
- A powerful deathbed conversation with her dad motivated her to set better boundaries and find roles matching her worth
- She prioritizes work-life balance now, like weekly "hump day river crawls" to get steps in while enjoying nature
- Values give her a "red flag" feeling when situations oppose them, motivating her to speak up or find alternative solutions
- Having a supportive family has been key, enabling her career changes and further education
- She plans to relocate for an empty nest creative leadership role with continued work-life balance
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