94. Side-Hustling, New Roles, Motivation | Ask OhHeyCoach
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Episode 94: Side-Hustling, New Roles & Staying Motivated | Ask OhHeyCoach The Career Clinic Podcast Host: Ronnie Dickerson Stewart Episode Overview Welcome to Episode 94 — and the final episode of The Career Clinic Podcast January Intensive Series 🤎. Over the last four weeks, we’ve spent intentional time together resetting, recalibrating, and strengthening how you approach work, leadership, provision, and agency as you move into the year ahead. This final Ask OhHeyCoach episode brings the series home with listener questions about: Knowing when to leave a role Positioning...
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93. How to Know When to Go
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Episode 93: How to Know When to Go The Career Clinic Podcast Host: Ronnie Dickerson Stewart Episode Overview Welcome to Week Four — the final week — of The Career Clinic Podcast January Intensive Series. In Episode 93, Ronnie tackles one of the most consequential career questions many people face: How do you know when it’s time to go? Not quitting reactively. Not staying out of fear, loyalty, or inertia. Not confusing a hard season with a finished one. This episode offers a grounded, practical approach to discerning when a chapter is complete — and when what’s actually required is a...
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92. Managing Your Stakeholders (Without Losing Yourself)
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Episode 92: Managing Your Stakeholders (Without Losing Yourself) The Career Clinic Podcast Host: Ronnie Dickerson Stewart Episode Overview Welcome to Week Four — the final week — of The Career Clinic Podcast January Intensive Series. This week is focused on designing your career on purpose, with practical tactics you can apply immediately. In Episode 92, Ronnie tackles a topic that consistently trips up capable, thoughtful professionals: managing your stakeholders — without burning out, people-pleasing, or losing yourself in the process. This conversation reframes stakeholder...
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91. Negotiation as Self-Advocacy
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Episode 91: Negotiation as Self-Advocacy The Career Clinic Podcast Host: Ronnie Dickerson Stewart Episode Overview Welcome to Week Four — the final week — of The Career Clinic Podcast January Intensive Series. This week centers on designing your career and life on purpose, and in Episode 91, Ronnie reframes negotiation as something far bigger than salary discussions or offer letters. This episode positions negotiation as self-advocacy — a posture and practice that helps create provision and margin across your work and life. Whether you’re staying put, stepping up, or preparing for...
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90. Stop Waiting For Permission
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Episode 90: Stop Waiting for Permission The Career Clinic Podcast Host: Ronnie Dickerson Stewart Episode Overview Welcome to Week Four — the final week — of The Career Clinic Podcast January Intensive Series. This week brings together the core themes of the series: agency, design, decision-making, and forward movement. In Episode 90, Ronnie names a pattern she sees repeatedly among capable, accomplished people: waiting for permission. Permission to apply. Permission to pivot. Permission to leave. Permission to want something different than what once made sense. This episode is a grounded...
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89. Introversion, Rebuilding Networks & Awkward Moments | Ask OhHeyCoach
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Episode 89: Introversion, Rebuilding Networks & Awkward Moments | Ask OhHeyCoach The Career Clinic Podcast Host: Ronnie Dickerson Stewart Episode Overview Welcome to Ask OhHeyCoach Friday during Week Three of The Career Clinic Podcast January Intensive Series. In Episode 88, Ronnie responds to listener-submitted questions that get very real about networking fatigue, introversion, rebuilding dormant relationships, and the awkwardness that often comes with reconnecting — especially after long periods of silence. This episode builds directly on the week’s themes of voice, visibility,...
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88. Networking vs. Not Working
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Episode 88: Networking vs. Not Working The Career Clinic Podcast Host: Ronnie Dickerson Stewart Episode Overview Welcome to Week Three of The Career Clinic Podcast January Intensive Series. In Episode 88, we take on a word that makes a lot of capable, thoughtful people tense up: networking. This episode reframes networking not as performative relationship-building or forced small talk, but as proximity, intention, and stewardship of relationships. Ronnie names why opting out of networking may feel safe or principled — yet at a certain point in your career, it quietly limits momentum,...
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87. Executive-Level Visibility
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Episode 87: Executive-Level Visibility The Career Clinic Podcast Host: Ronnie Dickerson Stewart Episode Overview Welcome to Week Three of The Career Clinic Podcast January Intensive Series. In Episode 87, we continue this week’s focus on voice, visibility, and connection by going deeper into what Ronnie calls Executive-Level Visibility — the kind of visibility that creates provision, optionality, and stability in an increasingly uncertain and shifting professional landscape. This episode reframes visibility as more than posting online or being “seen.” Ronnie explores visibility as a...
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86. Your Voice: Your Most Important Asset
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Episode 86: Your Voice: Your Most Important Asset The Career Clinic Podcast Host: Ronnie Dickerson Stewart Episode Overview Welcome to Week Three of The Career Clinic Podcast January Intensive Series. This week, we shift our focus to voice, visibility, community, and connection — starting with the foundation of it all: your voice. In Episode 86, Ronnie leads a direct, honest conversation about why your voice — both literal and figurative — is one of your most important professional and personal assets. Many high-performing leaders are skilled at using their voices on behalf of...
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85. Crews, Calendars, and Self-Commitment | Ask OhHeyCoach
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Episode 85: Crews, Calendars, and Self-Commitment | Ask OhHeyCoach The Career Clinic Podcast Host: Ronnie Dickerson Stewart Episode Overview Welcome to Ask OhHeyCoach Friday and the close of Week Two of The Career Clinic January Intensive. In Episode 85, Ronnie responds to listener-submitted questions that bring this week’s themes together in real, lived ways — your calendar, your capacity, your crew, and your ability to keep commitments to yourself without guilt, perfectionism, or burnout. This conversation reinforces a central idea from the week: improving your say vs. do ratio...
info_outlineEpisode 68. Reminder: Your Job is a Situationship – And That’s Okay
Episode Summary:
Welcome to another episode of The Career Clinic Podcast! Today, I’m bringing you a timely reminder: Your job is a situationship—and that’s okay. This topic is near and dear to my heart because the way we view and engage with work has a profound impact on how we navigate our lives.
As we enter a year full of cultural shifts, economic changes, and organizational pivots, it’s more important than ever to step back, take a breath, and get clear about the nature of our work relationships. Companies invite us into their missions—not to build around ours. And while they may care about their people, their ultimate focus is their bottom line and impact. This reality doesn’t make them “bad,” but it does call for us to remain clear-headed and intentional about how we engage.
In this episode, I break down why jobs are situational partnerships, how to balance your goals with the needs of your employer, and what it looks like to show up as the CEO of “You Inc.” This isn’t about demonizing work or companies—it’s about reminding you to protect your agency, set boundaries, and align your work with the life you want to live.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- Why your job is a partnership, not your identity.
- How companies invite you into their mission but rarely ask about your goals—and what that means for your career strategy.
- The importance of reading the seasons and rhythms of organizations to make empowered career decisions.
- Why it’s critical to start every role with clarity about where your interests overlap and where they don’t.
Key Takeaways:
- Your job is one chapter in your life’s book—not the whole story.
- Companies have their own goals and intentions. Your challenge is to align with them while staying true to your own mission.
- Be intentional about what you give and take from any work relationship—and always know when it’s time to pivot.
Key Quote:
"Every role and every job is a partnership—a situationship. Be intentional about the value you bring and the value you extract. And don’t lose sight of the bigger picture: your life, your goals, and your agency."
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