Ambition, made easy.

Hey Reader,

This month, I failed miserably and it was the best thing ever.

First, some context: I thought I’d finally figured out this whole make-money-from-coaching-thing eight months ago when I sold out spots for my job seeker program, Ladies Get Hired.

A few weeks ago, I launched it again and… crickets. Practically zero sales! I was devastated, disappointed, and downright perplexed.

But with everything I do – successful or not – I perform an autopsy.

What’s the point of putting in all this effort in life if we don’t try to learn as much as we can from it?!

I dug into my email analytics and uncovered something fascinating.

Almost one thousand of you (998 to be precise!) clicked on my calendar to schedule a free 20-minute consultation and LinkedIn profile review. Only nine people booked it.

If I can’t get anyone to take advantage of a FREE offer then I need to listen better to what your feedback is telling me, no matter how painful it may be to hear it.

Here’s my hypothesis: you want to level up your career but you’re exhausted. You’re already putting in the work at work and the prospect of spending any amount of time – let alone dollars – is daunting. You want guidance, but it must be delivered with ease and convenience.

Even though I can’t say for 100% sure that’s what happened here, the only way we can build anything in life is through a hypothesis.

This is mine: I am going to commit to providing actionable steps in an accessible format, including a new advice column. My (slightly adjusted) mission is to help you embrace your ambition, as easily as possible. Growth, without the growing pains.

I think a lot of us are revisiting what we want career success to look and feel like, and while we might not know exactly what that is yet, we sure as hell know what it shouldn’t be. Draining. Overwhelming. After all, our energy is our most precious commodity.

In short: Don’t be afraid to look under the hood, it’s better to face the music than waste energy pretending it isn’t playing.

x Claire

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In this issue: ​

Podcast How to Uplevel into a New Job Ask Claire “My boss is toxic.” Video Course Earn Better: Negotiate Like a Pro Member Spotlight Shang of Save My Cents

Today’s issue is presented by: 🧩 Life’s A Game by Amanda Goetz

Are you a multi-hyphenate juggling work and life? Do you want to build an ambitious life but feel pulled in so many directions? You need to meet my friend Amanda Goetz. She’s a 2x Founder, 4x CMO, author and did it all as a single mom of 3 kids. Her free newsletter – 🧩 Life’s a Game – has been the most tactical, real-world productivity newsletter I’ve ever read. She shares weekly tips to over 50,000 readers looking to level up in the game of life. Sign up here if you are ready to play the game of life at a whole new level.

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Overqualified. Undervalued. Under-fulfilled.

Janine came to me suffering from what’s called “baby bear syndrome.” It’s when you get hired in a junior position or supporting role, are really good at it, and then can never seem to break out of it. As Janine describes it, she gets pigeonholed and not given new opportunities because she’s so good at what they hired her to do! The other issue she’s running into is job descriptions that require team management. As an executive assistant, she’s constantly managing everyone and everything, just not in a formal capacity. So how can she convince people that she has the skills, if not the title?

Listen to the episode →

Ask Claire

“My boss is a master of toxic positivity.”

“I feel like a former boss played favorites with another coworker, and I can’t get over it even though she’s left. It was just unfair, and sometimes it pops up randomly. My current boss is a master of toxic positivity (“everything is going to be fine” is her catchphrase) when I’ve gained weight and suffered insomnia and headaches while we were understaffed.”

Claire’s guidance →

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Member Spotlight

Shang Saavedra

If you’re tired of hearing from ‘personal finance experts’ who are crypto bros in disguise, let me have you meet Shang of Save My Cents instead. She is a working mother, multi-millionaire, business owner, and get this – also very much unjudgmental when it comes to your personal finances.

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Shang doesn’t start you with a budget. She believes that you’re worthy of having “FU” money, to fulfill your wildest financial dreams, even if you don’t feel like you’re there right now. Most importantly: she knows that if you grew up in a poor household or if you were never taught personal finance, it can haunt you as an adult even when you make good money, and she knows how to transform your money story into something that you can be proud of.

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She’s here to help you take more control over your paycheck, the taxes you pay, the investments you buy, and make sure you keep more and grow more wealth, starting with a 6-day No Spend Challenge.

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