Being Intentional and Building a Career to Make An Impact ep. 21

In this episode of Changes Big and Small, I chat with Maria Xenidou. In our chat, Maria shares corporate journey and how change snuck up on her 2015. She explains how it took her 2 years to embark on a journey of discovering what would be next for her. We learn about portfolio career and impact learning. She shares how journaling and self-coaching helps her determine her path for making a change in the world. Listen to this episode for some concrete examples of how we can help people by making contributions that have impact.
Timeline of the Chat
2:00 - Maria introduces herself2:44 - The decision to become a corporate scientist and her journey in that career6:35 - On being intentional and learning from others 8:48 - How change snuck up on her and why she left her corporate career11:55 - What is impact learning13:08 - What is a portfolio career and how it connects to impact learning16:06 - How Impact Learning started and finding collaborators for impact learning19:31 - Advocacy and supporting organizations21:22 - How we can contribute and help22:08 - How Maria built Impact Learning25:25 - Challenges on her journey and finding impactful work that matters28:42 - What makes a good project and choosing what to work on31:05 - How to build skills and avoiding overwhelm34:35 - Maria's role model and mentors37:27 - Her approach to coaching and views on self-directed learning41:18 - Book recommendations45:08 - Where and how to connect with Maria
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