10. How to Change Careers (Without Quitting Your Job) | Ikigai to Find Your Purpose

10. How to Change Careers (Without Quitting Your Job) | Ikigai to Find Your Purpose

There's a version of your career that actually excites you on Monday mornings, and it's closer than you think. But if you're holding onto a safe job long after it stopped feeling right, you might be trapped by "job hugging." True career clarity isn't just about what you say yes to. It's about what you're ready to walk away from. In this episode, host Joanna (former executive at Meta and Spotify) shares the exact framework that gave her the clarity to pursue her true alignment. She breaks down the Japanese concept of Ikigai, the intersection of what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs, and what you can get paid for, and shares real-world stories of professionals pivoting from finance and sales into roles that actually energize them. What we cover in the episode: * What "Job Hugging" Is: Why we stay in safe corporate roles long after we've outgrown them * The 4 Circles of Ikigai: How to map your natural strengths, values, and passions onto a profitable career path * The 10-Year Test: A powerful reflection question to bypass overthinking and give yourself permission to dream again * Signs Your Ikigai is Shifting: How to recognize corporate exhaustion that sleep simply cannot fix * Actionable Testing: How to start testing new career paths without quitting your day job first 🔗 Grab the free Ikigai Mapping Worksheet linked below. * Hosted by Joanna, former exec at Meta and Spotify. Resources Mentioned: * Free Map Your Move Worksheet: https://chasingwaves.kit.com/findingikigai – The exact mapping exercise mentioned in the episode to help translate your circles into real-world career moves. Connect with Me! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Chasingwaveswithjo [https://www.youtube.com/@Chasingwaveswithjo] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannawong-chasingwaves/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannawong-chasingwaves/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasingwaveswithjo/ [https://www.instagram.com/chasingwaveswithjo/] Loved this episode? You can buy me a coffee ☕️ It’s a small way to show your support and means more than you know.buymeacoffee.com/chasingwaves [http://buymeacoffee.com/chasingwaves]  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

9. 5 Types of Wealth You Actually Need to Track

This show is usually about career strategy. But this episode is about something bigger. A few weeks ago my daughter had a health scare. And in the middle of it, I caught myself thinking about work. That moment made me ask honestly: what am I actually optimizing for? Because we only ever track one type of wealth. Financial. But there are actually five. And you can be winning at one while the other four quietly decline without you noticing. In this episode I'm sharing the framework that woke me up and the 10-minute tool I now use to stay off autopilot. In 15 minutes, you'll learn: * Why ambitious people keep hitting milestones without ever feeling like they've arrived * The 5 types of wealth most high achievers are quietly neglecting * How to calculate the number of visits you have left with the people you love most * The 10-minute wheel of life exercise that shows you exactly where you've been drifting 📚 The 5 TYPES OF WEALTH by Sahil Bloom: You can get the book through my affiliate link here: https://amzn.to/4uaojwZ FREE EPISODE GUIDE & THE WHEEL OF LIFE TOOL (Takes only 10 minutes.) https://chasingwaves.kit.com/wheeloflife Loved this episode? You can buy me a coffee ☕️ It’s a small way to show your support and means more than you know.buymeacoffee.com/chasingwaves [http://buymeacoffee.com/chasingwaves] Connect with me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannawong-chasingwaves/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannawong-chasingwaves/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasingwaveswithjo/ [https://www.instagram.com/chasingwaveswithjo/]  Enjoyed the show? Hit "Follow" and leave a review to help others find us! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

8. 10 Things I Wish I Knew About Being a People Manager (at Meta & Spotify)

Ever find yourself awake at 2:00 AM wondering if you’re actually cut out for leadership? You can have every management book on your shelf, but the day-to-day reality of leading a team is rarely what they teach you in an MBA. In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on people management with 10 honest lessons I wish I had known before managing global teams across 12 countries. From escaping the "delegation trap" to why you should stop trying to win everyone over, we’re moving past the corporate jargon to talk about what it actually takes to lead with impact. In the next 15 minutes, we discuss: * The Answer Myth: Why your job isn't to be the smartest person in the room. * The Delegation Trap: How to stop doing your "old job" with a new title. * Healthy Conflict: Why avoiding hard conversations is actually a disservice to your team. * Hiring Secrets: Why you should never hire a "mirror image" of yourself. * Imposter Syndrome: Why it doesn’t go away as you get more senior (and how to handle it). * The Art of Quitting: Recognizing when you or your team members have outgrown a role. Whether you are a new people manager or a seasoned executive, this episode is a reminder that leadership is messy, human, and ultimately, incredibly rewarding. ✨ FREE RESOURCE: Don't worry about taking notes! I’ve created a downloadable cheat sheet of these 10 lessons for you to keep at your desk. Download it here: https://chasingwaves.kit.com/10managerlessons [https://chasingwaves.kit.com/10managerlessons] SUPPORT THE SHOW Loved this episode? You can buy me a coffee ☕️ It’s a small way to show your support and means more than you know. buymeacoffee.com/chasingwaves CONNECT WITH JOANNA 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannawong-chasingwaves/  📸 Instagram: @chasingwaveswithjo ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

7. ⁠How to Go From Managing People to Actually Leading Them

You know you’re ready to lead people. Maybe you just got the promotion or maybe you’re building toward it. But nobody hands you a manual. In this episode of Chasing Waves, I’m getting into the part of management nobody really prepares you for. Not the strategy, not the targets, but the people. I’ll show you how to lead with an empathy-first approach that actually gets results, without going soft on expectations or losing your authority. In just 15 minutes, you'll learn:  • What's really driving your team's behavior, and how understanding it changes everything • Five things that will change how you lead starting this week • How to lead with empathy without lowering your expectations • The five most common team personalities and exactly how to bring out the best in each one • Real scripts and lines you can use in your next one-on-one  Grab the FREE REFLECTION & ACTION GUIDE [https://chasingwaves.co/2026/04/19/how-to-go-from-managing-people-to-actually-leading-them/] that has the framework, the scripts you can use. (scroll to the bottom of the page) Loved this episode? You can buy me a coffee ☕️ It’s a small way to show your support and means more than you know. buymeacoffee.com/chasingwaves [http://buymeacoffee.com/chasingwaves]Connect with me: • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannawong-chasingwaves/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannawong-chasingwaves/] • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasingwaveswithjo/ [https://www.instagram.com/chasingwaveswithjo/] Enjoyed the show? Hit "Follow" and leave a review to help others find us! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

6. Career Change: How to Rebuild Without Losing Yourself

Thinking about a career change? I thought the hardest part of switching careers would be taking the first step. It's not. It's what happens after.. when there's no roadmap, no validation, and no one telling you if you're doing it right. In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on what a major career transition actually feels like. Not the highlight reel, but the real truth of leaving corporate to find your own path. I share my WAVES framework: five things nobody warns you about when you make a big leap, built from my own experience pivoting from Spotify to launching Chasing Waves.  In this episode, we dive into:  • [00:00] The Myth of the First Step: Why the "messy middle" of a career pivot is the part no one prepares you for. • [01:50] W: Watch Yourself: Why you might become the "worst boss you’ve ever had" and how to stop the high-achiever burnout. • [04:10] A: Anchor: Navigating the loss of professional identity and community when you strip away your corporate title. • [06:05] V: Vulnerability: The "independent woman" trap and why asking for help is a career growth strategy, not a weakness. • [07:25] E: Evolve: How to survive the ego hit of going from industry expert to total beginner overnight. • [08:45] S: Spark: Finding the unexpected joy and freedom that makes the career uncertainty worth it. • [11:15] Success Update: What happens when you keep going (How Chasing Waves hit #2 on the Apple Podcast charts!). If you are navigating a career change, or quietly wondering "is it supposed to feel this lonely?"... this one is for you.  Loved this episode? You can buy me a coffee ☕️ It’s a small way to show your support and means more than you know. buymeacoffee.com/chasingwaves [http://buymeacoffee.com/chasingwaves] Resources & Links:  • Connect with Joanna on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannawong-chasingwaves/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannawong-chasingwaves/] • Follow the Journey on Instagram: @chasingwaveswithjo [https://www.instagram.com/chasingwaveswithjo/]  Enjoyed the show? Hit "Follow" and leave a review to help other career changers find us! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.