Little Moves, Big Careers
Little Moves, Big Careers is the podcast for people who want to build high-performing careers in a messy, fast-moving world.
Hosted by Caroline Esterson, career strategist and co-founder of www.inspireyourgenius.com, this show reveals the unspoken rules of modern work and teaches you the small, smart moves that make a big difference.
From visibility and confidence to self-leadership and influence, every episode mixes bold insights, cheeky truths, and practical takeaways that actually work inside real organisations.
No corporate waffle; just unapologetically honest career talk for people who want to perform, progress, and stand out for all the right reasons.
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Little Moves, Big Careers
Episode 7: Messy Action; Magic Results
Progress over perfection. Movement over manicured.
Ever spent hours watching webinars, highlighting your notes, colour-coding your to-do list… and still felt stuck? That’s planning disguised as progress, and it’s one of the sneakiest ways we stall our careers. In this episode, we call out perfectionism for the joy-thieving con it is, and champion messy, scrappy, unpolished action that actually gets results.
Caroline spills some of her most cringe-worthy (but career-defining) moments, including mismatched shoes at a pitch, a coffee-soaked disaster, and the reply-all apocalypse and prove that magic doesn’t come from polished plans… it comes from movement. Even wobbly ones.
Key Takeaways
- Messy action beats perfect planning every time, especially when it comes to career momentum.
- Perfectionism is productivity in a tuxedo, it looks smart but gets you nowhere.
- Procrastination isn’t laziness, it’s emotional self-protection. Understand the brain science behind why we stall.
- Every cringe is a clue. Mistakes aren’t failure, they’re intel.
- Clarity is earned through action, not overthinking.
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