Ashley from Ladies Get Paid

Hey Reader, Claire, here 👋 Real talk: the job market is BRUTAL right now. Between the gutting of the federal government (America’s largest employer), entire industries collapsing (media), widespread hiring freezes (tech), and AI eliminating roles overnight (engineering), even the most qualified professionals are finding themselves suddenly unemployed. Maybe that’s you. Maybe it will be you soon. Either way, it’s a gut-wrenching position to be in. When you’re ambitious and driven, nothing…

Really Good Work Advice A digestible deep-dive into how to create a better work-life.By Claire Wasserman Hey Reader, My client “K” has everything it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur. She thrives in uncertainty, makes order out of chaos, loves juggling a gazillion, embraces failure, and is continually pushing herself to try new things and learn. The only thing is, she doesn’t have a business idea. Plus, she currently gets a great paycheck at someone else’s (not-so-great) company. So without…

Really Good Work Advice A digestible deep-dive into how to create a better work-life.By Claire Wasserman Hey Reader, In my coaching practice, I’ve noticed a recent pattern. Every client who comes to me brings a personalized problem with universal emotions. They always feel: Overwhelmed by options and information Pulled in competing directions by different values and priorities A sense of stuckness that’s rapidly transforming into resentment and exhaustion (either at the situation or…

$5.00 Please support Ladies Get Paid 💰 Since you subscribe to Ladies Get Paid, I know you share my belief that women should be paid for their work. In that… Read more Send a tip I make ambition easy. Hey Reader, During introductions at this month’s meetup for Really Good Work Advice subscribers, it immediately became clear that we all had something in common. We were “Girlbosses in Recovery”; ie over-workers, over-thinkers, gold star seekers, and experts in all things burnout and overwhelm….

Really Good Work Advice A digestible deep-dive into how to create a better work-life.By Claire Wasserman Hey Reader, Yesterday’s meetup was awesome! I shared a key lesson from each of February’s newsletter (see here) and then we opened things open to a group discussion: A key lesson from last month A goal for this month: an outcome you’d like to achieve, a behavior or habit to implement, and an ideal emotion to feel. Then, we discussed obstacles in their way and I had the privilege of live…

$5.00 Please support Ladies Get Paid 💰 Since you subscribe to Ladies Get Paid, I know you share my belief that women should be paid for their work. In that… Read more Send a tip I make ambition easy. Hey Reader, We’ve all faced career crossroads where we must choose between financial stability and personal fulfillment – what I call the “head versus heart” dilemma. Recently, I coached a client grappling with exactly this situation: choosing between a high-paying corporate job requiring…

Really Good Work Advice A digestible deep-dive into how to create a better work-life.By Claire Wasserman Hey Reader, Thanks for your patience in getting this newsletter to you a day late! I decided last minute to scrap what I had planned and re-wrote the first of a 2-part series on how to relieve financial anxiety, starting with how to spend happier. As a paying subscriber, I want to make sure every single issue that goes to your inbox is of the highest standards. But first, two orders of…

Really Good Work Advice A digestible deep-dive into how to create a better work-life.By Claire Wasserman Hey Reader,I’m writing this to you from an airport lounge in Doha, Qatar, on a layover to South Africa. A vacation? Of sorts. More like my brother’s (very far) destination wedding and our first extended time away from the kids. Speaking of which, we just celebrated their first birthday at the hospital because honestly, there was no one we’d rather fete their lives with than the incredible…