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Tracy Podell Executive Coach I mean, it’s not. But you know how this goes. Blink twice and it’s Q4. Blink again and it’s holiday out-of-office replies and “wait, how is it already December?” And it’s been an incredibly unpredictable year. So it makes sense if your current strategy is just keep swimming and try not to drown. While I'm not advocating drowning, I do think it’s a good time to stop swimming (just for a moment) and hop in your imaginary (eco-friendly) private plane and zoom up to...
Tracy Podell Executive Coach Hi Reader, “I don't know what I'm doing.” About 15 years ago, I said those words behind closed doors at Pluto TV, where I was their Marketing Director. The product was breaking while I tried to market it. The data was unreliable, and I’d never led at this level before. I only had two years at an online video startup before this—and the Pluto “marketing team” was originally just me: no wise mentor, no roadmap. I said those words to a colleague one...
Tracy Podell Executive Coach Hi Reader, When I was 8 years old, I auditioned for my first talent agent. I sang "Castle on a Cloud" for the woman who would later represent Anne Hathaway. Her feedback to my mom? "She's too shy." As a driven kid, I was determined to prove her wrong. I learned how to transform from mumbling and looking at the floor to being "on" – making eye contact, projecting my voice, and owning my presence in a room. I didn't do it all the time, but I learned how to turn it...