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Aligned Ambition with Pooja V.

Hi! I’m Pooja – I’m a double Harvard grad, ex-BCG consultant, and now a writer, thought leader, and executive coach. I help high achievers tackle stress productivity, performance and purpose so they can fulfill their biggest ambitions and unleash their fullest potential… …without sacrificing their sanity, their relationships, their authenticity, or their paychecks. Let’s build the life and career you actually want – one that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside. Book a free consult call to discuss working together: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact

406. 7 mistakes high achievers make when choosing their next career step (part 2)

8 mins; May 05, 2025

405. 7 mistakes high achievers make when choosing their next career step (part 1)

8 mins; April 29, 2025

404. A secret extra bonus mistake that high achievers make when choosing their next career step

2 mins; April 25, 2025

403. 7 mistakes high achievers make when choosing their next career step (intro)

3 mins; April 24, 2025

402. Perfectionism is like saying, “I NEED to pay $1000 for this banana.” 🍌

4 mins; April 23, 2025

401. If you spend all day at work quietly afraid that you’re not adding enough value…

6 mins; April 22, 2025

325. The antidote to imposter syndrome

1 min; April 21, 2025

400. The Flame and the Mirror 🔥🪞

6 mins; April 18, 2025

399. 4 words to help you stop feeling behind

3 mins; April 17, 2025

365. You are exactly where you’re supposed to be.

4 mins; April 16, 2025

302. Listen to discover your purpose in life

2 mins; April 14, 2025

398. Burnout has nothing to do with the hours you're working

4 mins; April 10, 2025

397. Bad days are the best days

3 mins; April 09, 2025

352. What if there is absolutely nothing you should be doing differently?

2 mins; April 08, 2025

396. Railway switch habits: low effort, high impact

3 mins; April 07, 2025

395. You can’t get to “I am __” from “I am not __” Mode

3 mins; April 03, 2025

394. It’s not that you’re not good. It’s that this is what good looks like.

3 mins; April 02, 2025

393. 1 question to diagnose “meh” job interviews and coffee chats

2 mins; April 01, 2025

182. The 1 Root Cause Problem Every Person Has

8 mins; March 31, 2025

211. Sacred Dissatisfaction

4 mins; March 26, 2025

392. If you can focus on a conversation even while music is playing, you can access flow even when you’re stressed

4 mins; March 25, 2025

391. How to access your best performance even when you’re stressed, scared, or feeling like an imposter

4 mins; March 20, 2025

390. 3 questions to help you access flow on-demand

6 mins; March 19, 2025

389. How to cure your burnout and figure out your next step in one short sabbatical

5 mins; March 17, 2025

239. The 2 Kinds of Discipline

6 mins; March 14, 2025

388. One simple reframe to help you care less about external validation

4 mins; March 11, 2025

387. If networking for your next role is making you feel discouraged af, listen to this

3 mins; March 10, 2025

283. Less linear logic, more paradox logic

1 min; March 07, 2025

332. The Car Honk Method for getting more done and staying in flow 🚗 📣

6 mins; March 06, 2025

266. What are you under-correcting for?

5 mins; March 05, 2025

271. How to spend more time in flow

5 mins; March 04, 2025

339. The cognitive illusion that made me wait too long to hire a coach

5 mins; March 03, 2025

386. The underrated emotional skill you need to land your next job

3 mins; February 28, 2025

385. The simple fallacy that leads to procrastination – and the 5 minute fix to cure it today

5 mins; February 27, 2025

288. A big misconception about tapping into your intuition

4 mins; February 26, 2025

343. What if the reason you’re hesitating to get coaching…is the exact reason you need coaching?

4 mins; February 25, 2025

273. How to motivate yourself to change

6 mins; February 24, 2025

318. Prestige can free you – or it can trap you

5 mins; February 21, 2025

229. What I tell myself when I’m having a tough time

6 mins; February 20, 2025

384. Every downswing contains the seeds of your next upswing

2 mins; February 19, 2025

383. To find love, be polarizing

4 mins; February 14, 2025

280. 4 words to make any difficult emotion 10x easier

4 mins; February 12, 2025

274. Advice to the burnt out job-seeker

9 mins; February 11, 2025

275. Some things are 80/20. Some things are last-mile delivery.

3 mins; February 07, 2025

285. The power of the ✨Magic Circumstance✨

10 mins; February 06, 2025

272. How to identify the strengths you should build your career around

3 mins; February 05, 2025

382. The one master variable driving your life

6 mins; February 04, 2025

284. Look at the monster 🧸

3 mins; February 03, 2025

337. The secret ingredient separating you from the people you’re jealous of

6 mins; January 31, 2025

381. If you hate pitching yourself for job opportunities, listen to this.

5 mins; January 29, 2025

340. I’ve been telling all my clients about this thing that happened to me in speed dating…

6 mins; January 28, 2025

306. Don’t build your career around your passion. Build it around your coping mechanism.

8 mins; January 27, 2025

380. The hard part about a job search isn’t the tactics. It’s the emotions.

1 min; January 24, 2025

379. Don’t ask “Am I qualified for this role?” Instead, ask this.

4 mins; January 23, 2025

309. Mark Cuban would totally hate me

6 mins; January 22, 2025

378. Don’t change jobs without asking yourself this question

3 mins; January 21, 2025

377. Here’s a real text I sent to my coach yesterday

3 mins; January 17, 2025

376. 1 question guaranteed to unlock clarity about your next career step

2 mins; January 16, 2025

336. The cognitive illusion that causes worry and self-criticism

5 mins; January 15, 2025

311. The simple, fixable trigger behind 99% of your stress

9 mins; January 14, 2025

290. You don’t have a confidence problem. You have a metrics problem.

6 mins; January 13, 2025

375. The one fallacy that keeps people stuck when they’re making a career transition

6 mins; January 10, 2025

374. How do you go from insecure overachiever to secure high performer? One Mental ChatGPT prompt at a time.

7 mins; January 09, 2025

373. Listening to my podcasts is only half the equation

2 mins; January 08, 2025

372. 3 signs you’re hitting the limits of the Stressed Out Overachiever operating model

6 mins; January 07, 2025

371. The only 2 emotions you need to worry about

4 mins; January 06, 2025

370. Where your inner critic comes from and what to do about it (part 3)

7 mins; December 23, 2024

279. Being a perfectionist is like having a speed cap on your car 🚗

4 mins; December 20, 2024

369. Where your inner critic comes from and what to do about it (part 2)

11 mins; December 19, 2024

334. A super quick clarity shortcut: Choose 3 words

4 mins; December 18, 2024

268. The time-wasting career mistake I don’t want you to make

4 mins; December 16, 2024

369. 3 questions to get you unstuck right now

2 mins; December 12, 2024

368. Where your inner critic comes from and what to do about it (part 1)

4 mins; December 11, 2024

301. 1 quick trick to understand yourself better (and like yourself more)

5 mins; December 10, 2024

236. Anchor to 0, not 100

2 mins; December 09, 2024

277. What emotion are you solving for?

5 mins; December 05, 2024

335. To cut your to-do list in half: Don’t pre-solve problems. Post-solve problems.

4 mins; December 04, 2024

367. Why working harder isn’t making you feel better

6 mins; December 03, 2024

317. Is it scary, or is it dangerous?

3 mins; December 02, 2024

366. This is why you get stuck in procrastination holes 🕳️ and anxiety spirals 🌀

8 mins; November 27, 2024

278. Thinking of starting your own thing? Here’s the fastest way to get clarity and momentum.

3 mins; November 26, 2024

365. You are exactly where you’re supposed to be.

4 mins; November 25, 2024

364. Stop prioritizing your tasks by importance

4 mins; November 22, 2024

363. Don't be nice to yourself. Do this instead.

5 mins; November 21, 2024

362. You need a remote control for your emotions 🕹️

3 mins; November 20, 2024

281. Getting what you want is an amplifier, not a converter

3 mins; October 09, 2024

361. How to be confident without becoming arrogant

4 mins; October 08, 2024

360. If you're fighting a tough inner critic, here's 1 word to add to your vocabulary

2 mins; October 07, 2024

359. 1 question to flip you from stuck and spinning to calmly problem-solving

3 mins; October 04, 2024

358. Who Before How

4 mins; October 03, 2024

357. Accepting vs. resisting a job you don't like

4 mins; October 02, 2024

356. When you numb your stress, you're also numbing your intuition

3 mins; October 01, 2024

355. There is a steadiness inside of you.

8 mins; September 30, 2024

354. You and your brain need a couples counselor :)

3 mins; September 26, 2024

353. Introducing: Free Anonymized Public Coaching :)

4 mins; September 25, 2024

352. What if it's not you?

2 mins; September 20, 2024

351. 3 ways to sit with a feeling until the insight tumbles out (part 2)

10 mins; September 19, 2024

350. 3 ways to sit with a feeling until the insight tumbles out (part 1)

7 mins; September 10, 2024

349. 3 ways to sit with a feeling until the insight tumbles out (intro)

2 mins; September 09, 2024

348. The magic sweet spot that maximizes your chances of success

9 mins; September 06, 2024

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