EP94: How This National Geographic Explorer Brings Stories To Life Through Poetry with Alyea Pierce
Release Date: 08/02/2023
EP 104: 6 Things I Say to my Clients and to Myself
Your Next Move Podcast
Welcome to Episode 104 of the Your Next Move Podcast! In today's episode, I'm getting real with you. I'm sharing six powerful reminders that I constantly rotate for both myself and my clients especially when we find ourselves stuck, scared, or playing small. This is more of a truth-telling episode where I want to give you the advice that I give my clients. But especially recently, I've had some experiences where I realized I need to remind myself of these things too. In this episode, you'll hear: Why fear actually means "go" and not "stop," and how it's often the biggest thing standing...
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EP103: 5 Signs You Need A Work Break
Your Next Move Podcast
In today's episode, I explore something that affects so many of us but rarely gets the attention it deserves - knowing when it's time to take a break from work. While our always-on culture makes stepping away feel impossible, I'll share why taking a strategic break might be the most productive move for your long-term career success. I guide you through five clear signs that indicate you need a work break - not just a vacation where you're checking email poolside, but a true, intentional step back to recharge and reset. I also provide actionable insights on what to do if you recognize these...
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EP102: Navigating Workplace Mistakes & Finding Your Career Path
Your Next Move Podcast
In this live coaching session, I sit down with Abriana Walton, a media professional from Detroit who's navigating the challenges of her first full-time job. We dive deep into overcoming perfectionism, building genuine confidence, and mapping out a fulfilling career path that aligns with your purpose. Learn how to handle workplace mistakes with grace and use them as growth opportunities Discover strategies for tracking your wins to boost confidence when facing challenges Understand why high achievers often struggle to accept praise for their exceptional work Explore the balance between...
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EP101: How to Be the Person Who Achieves Their Goals (The Be-Do-Have Model Explained)
Your Next Move Podcast
Welcome to Episode 101 of the Your Next Move Podcast! In today’s episode, I dive into a mindset framework that will help you transform the way you approach your goals. Whether you're facing a career shift, trying to improve your personal life, or pursuing new business goals, this episode will show you how flipping your mindset can lead to faster success with less stress. I introduce the Be-Do-Have Model—a powerful tool for anyone looking to reach their goals. The key is understanding that to achieve anything, you must first BE the person who achieves it, then DO the necessary actions,...
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EP100: Transformation, Growth, and Creating a Legacy
Your Next Move Podcast
Welcome to a milestone episode of Your Next Move Podcast—Episode 100! In this special episode, I get real about my personal and professional journey, sharing how pivotal moments of struggle have sparked powerful transformations. From career shifts to navigating personal challenges, I open up about the internal changes that led me to create my "Transformation Roadmap," a five-pillar strategy that's redefining how I show up in the world. As I embark on a new chapter of growth and evolution, I discuss the mindset shifts, business strategies, and legacy-building principles that will shape my...
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EP99 Parts 3 - 5: Moving Beyond Planning – How to Execute With Confidence
Your Next Move Podcast
In this episode of Your Next Move with Kimberly Brown, we conclude our deep dive into the C-Method: The Self-Coaching System for Clarity, Commitment, and Change by covering the final three steps: Craft Your Action Plan, Commit to Consistency, and Celebrate and Evolve. Kimberly shares actionable strategies to move beyond planning and confidently execute your goals for 2025. From crafting realistic plans to maintaining momentum, this episode is packed with insights to help you build a sustainable path to success. If you're ready to take control of your goals and follow through with confidence,...
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EP98: Part 2 of 5: Leveraging What You Already Have to Reach Your Goals
Your Next Move Podcast
In this episode of Your Next Move with Kimberly Brown, we continue our deep dive into the C-Method: The Self-Coaching System for Clarity, Commitment, and Change. Today’s focus is on Step 2: Curating Your Knowledge. Kimberly explains how to sift through the wealth of information, tools, and experiences you’ve accumulated to identify what will best serve your current goals. She also shares her personal strategies for leveraging existing resources to maximize results. If you’re ready to create a plan for your next steps in 2025, this episode will help you unlock the power of intentional...
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EP97: The Self-Coaching Framework You Need to Succeed in 2025
Your Next Move Podcast
Welcome back to Your Next Move Podcast! After a year-long break, we’re back with fresh perspectives and new strategies. In this episode, Kimberly dives into the concept of self-coaching—what it is, why it’s essential, and how you can leverage it to gain clarity, commitment, and create meaningful change in your life. Kimberly also shares personal updates, including her company’s rebranding to Brown Leadership and why she’s embarking on a journey of self-coaching. Learn about her newly developed framework, The C-Method: The Self-Coaching System for Clarity, Commitment, and Change, and...
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The Next Move for The Your Next Move Podcast -- We Are On Break!
Your Next Move Podcast
Welcome to the "Your Next Move" podcast with your host, Kimberly Brown. Today marks a special end-of-season episode, where Kimberly shares her heartfelt gratitude for the journey that has brought the podcast to a significant milestone — 96 episodes! Join her as she reflects on the transformative power of these conversations and the impact that this journey has had on her career & personal growth. While a break is on the horizon, Kimberly is not resting. She's cooking up something extraordinary for the future of the Your Next Move podcast, something that will change the game of how...
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EP96: Transforming Learning Disability Into Workplace Capability with ADHD Coach Alexandra Gilbert
Your Next Move Podcast
In today’s episode, your host Kimberly is joined by Alexandra Gilbert, CEO of consulting and coaching business Cape-Able Consulting LLC, a consulting agency created to help people with ADHD or learning disabilities struggling in their careers to reach their highest potential in the workplace. Alexandra talks about the indicators of ADHD, navigating diagnoses and treatments for learning disabilities, whether or not to self-disclose your disability in the workplace, and best practices in the workplace to support individuals with learning disabilities. She also shares her ADHD and...
info_outlineIn this episode, Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellow Alyea Pierce joins Kimberly to talk about her journey and experience as a writer, poet, and storyteller.
Alyea uses poetry, spoken word performance, audio, and photography to examine oral storytelling & folklore traditions across the African diaspora. She has recently contributed to National Geographic’s “Into The Depths” podcast and The Soul of Music—Overheard’s four-part series focusing on music, exploration, and Black history. Currently, she works at the English department at Rutgers University as a creative writing instructor.
Alyea brings us along her journey of pivoting into a career as a poet who brings untold marginalized stories and Caribbean histories. Tune in to draw inspiration from Alyea’s personal experiences and learn helpful tips and practical advice on how to bring your stories to life!
KEY POINTS:
- Alyea’s journey from college to working with National Geographic
- Defying rejection with timing, clarity, and effort
- Allowing more vulnerability in your work and real life
- How Alyea’s ambivert side helps her thrive at work
- The shedding of your old self to adapt to new cultures & environments
- Dealing with abrupt changes and adapting to COVID
- Alyea’s Afro-Caribbean poetry project; her favorite writer and her favorite poem
- Alyea’s biggest advice to those in pursuit of their career path
QUOTABLES:
“It's easy to be vulnerable through poetry. To be vulnerable in real life – that's terrifying to me because that means that that is my full self in poetry. My poetry inspires my real life.” - Alyea Pierce
“As a black woman, you can find yourself adapting to whatever the majority is to be accepted, to not create dissonance, and not be seen as being too strong too power – just too-any adjective.” - Kimberly Brown
GUEST RESOURCES:
Alyea Pierce
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LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyeapierce/
RESOURCES:
Have career and leadership development questions? Email Kimberly at [email protected]
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