S2E8 In conversation with Alvina Peat: Taking control of your career

The 'Inspire your Life' Podcast with Arthi Rabikrisson

In this episode, Arthi has an interesting discussion with guest Alvina Peat about how one can go about taking control of ones career.
Alvina worked in mortgage finance for many years and the company underwent a re-organisation, leaving her with a decision to make: reapply for her role or take a leap of faith. Through a mindset shift, she took this juncture as an opportunity to reinvent herself in a way that she wanted to, and hence the start of her business. She didn’t have a business plan or clear goals defined, but she knew where her strengths lay and used that knowledge as the basis for starting her solopreneur journey. With support from her strong sister circle, she has been able to navigate her business to become established and known for the work she does in training and facilitation. From sharing about knowing your PROPS, to learning how to take care of business, to learning how desire, dare and deserve what you do ( you will need to listen in to learn about what these are), Alvina’s offers up a ton of practical and relatable options to help you in your career journey.
Some wise words shared by Alvina:
-“The challenge was the opportunity”
- “Is there anything out there that is perfect?”
- “Perfectionism…can be a form of procrastination”

Listen to the full episode to learn more from my inspiring guest.
About Alvina Peat:
Alvina is a solopreneur, communicator, coach, and masterful connector Alvina founded Williamspeat Associates in 2002 with the mission to help women, men, and teams experience success in the workplace. Alvina is also the creator of two exclusive initiatives for women. Her Empowerment Retreats and Resources (H.E.R.), dedicated to lifting women up from where they are to where they deserve and desire to be, and TCBWomen™, an influential network of solopreneurs who aspire to live a life of professional passion and purpose. Alvina is a philanthropist. She donates a portion of the proceeds from her programs, and her creative expertise to various organizations aligned with her mission to uplift women.
Connect with Alvina at : www.williamspeatassoc.com
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1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. About the Inspire Your Life Podcast (00:00:27)

3. About Alvina Peat (00:01:11)

4. Welcome Alvina! (00:02:19)

5. More about Alvina (00:02:37)

6. How Alvina took control of her career (00:03:44)

7. Alvina on handling opportunities and challenges as they emerge (00:06:02)

8. The benefit of a strong support network (00:07:51)

9. Alvina's view on women finding it more difficult to take control of their careers (00:10:03)

10. Alvina shares some ways to stop the spiral of negativity on making decisions about one's career (00:11:21)

11. More ways on how we can move forward in our careers, based on lessons from clients (00:14:43)

12. Alvina shares her big wins as a result of using these lessons for herself (00:17:21)

13. Alvina shares what she may have done differently, in her business, in hindsight (00:21:01)

14. Key advice on taking control and chip away at the boulder to move ahead (00:24:24)

15. What's in store next for Alvina (00:26:27)

16. Alvina's motivation to continue doing her work (00:27:48)

17. Thank you Alvina for joining the show! (00:28:48)

18. Thank you listeners! (00:29:08)