Jobshare Revolution: Flexible Work for Work-Life Balance
What if you could eliminate the guilt of putting family or work first, the overwhelm of all the things, and the stress of disintegrating boundariesāwhile breaking the glass ceiling in whatever shoes you choose?
Job sharing is a partnership between two people to share the responsibilities of one full-time position. Whether youāre looking to work differently for true work-life balance or an employer looking to retain and recruit diverse talent, youāre in the right place.
Melissa Nicholson, former corporate job sharer turned founder of Work Muse the first U.S. job share company, breaks down how job sharing works with actionable advice and expert interviews with professionals whoāve leveled up in their careers by sharing roles to navigate career transition and take the reigns of their careers and lives.
Tune in, get inspired, and get ready to discover how the best-kept flexible work secret can be your game-changer. Whether youāre an employer, parent, caring for aging parents, near retirement, pursuing a side hustle or advanced degree, or simply want a life not bound by your job, each episode is designed to help you take action to reap the massive benefits of job sharing. Settle in and join our community of go-getters ready to live life + slay work! You're officially part of the job share revolution!
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Jobshare Revolution: Flexible Work for Work-Life Balance
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To beat imposter syndrome and manifest your job share, you have to believe you can job share.
Once a skeptic, I've become a believer after leaning into manifestation during my most challenging season of life. You might be thinking, "Easy for you to say, Melissa. You're one of the lucky few who've job shared." I know it may be easier said than done, but I also know there are more job sharers (past or present) out there than you thinkāprobably even in your circle.
There's a dirty little secret that plagues nearly all job sharers, including meāit took us longer to job share than we would have liked. Much, much longer. Had we faced down our fears of the "right timing, the "right boss," or the "right job" sooner, we could have reaped job sharing's massive personal AND professional benefits sooner.
In Episode 61's Mindset Minisode, I distill two personal obstacles you need to understand about job sharing and a powerful 1-minute exercise to help you manifest your (fill in the blankājob share/promotion/new job/work-life goal/flex work practice). I also divulge the mantra I've adopted over the past year that keeps my imposter syndrome from ever rearing its ugly little head.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Episode Website: workmuse.com/61
Transcript here.
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