Secrets of the Career Game

I will be the first to admit I am pretty good at managing my time. But here is the part nobody wants to say out loud: you still cannot do everything.
Every goal, every career move, every family priority, every business idea, and every "quick thing" on your calendar has a tradeoff. Productivity is not about cramming more into your day. It is about deciding what actually deserves your time — and having the structure and support to protect it.
I believe real-time management starts with identity, not your calendar. Who are you at your core? What do you actually believe about your life, your career, and your priorities? Once you know that, you can build a week that reflects your real goals instead of letting your schedule become a dumping ground for everyone else's urgency.
If you are a high achiever trying to balance work, family, career growth, and maybe one peaceful cup of coffee without multitasking through it, this one is for you.
In this episode:
Why real time management starts with identity, not a better calendar

How to clarify your priorities before you plan a single thing

Why ambitious people still cannot do everything — and what to do instead

How to build an ideal weekly calendar that protects what actually matters

Why your productivity has a ceiling without a support system and a village

How to grow your career without burning down the rest of your life

Play the Career Game On Your Terms: https://stan.store/thatcareercoach/p/3-months-of-group-coaching

I know what it feels like to have a "productive" day that somehow leaves you completely disconnected from yourself. You made every meeting, answered every email, handled every priority, and then realized your own health never made it onto the calendar. That is the part of ambition we do not talk about enough.
Dr. Shannon Burge joined me on Secrets of the Career Game to talk about what happens when high-achieving women keep putting health, fitness, and self-care on the back burner until their body forces the conversation. Shannon spent 15 years in Fortune 500 executive leadership, earned her PhD, became an IFBB figure pro athlete, and now helps executives and professionals reclaim their wellness through mindset, nutrition, movement, and community.
This conversation is for the women who are excellent at showing up for everyone else, but keep canceling on themselves. If you are trying to grow your career, lead well, avoid burnout, and still feel like a person outside of your job, this one will hit.
Inside this episode
• Why high-achieving women often put health last
• How to treat your wellness like a real calendar priority
• Why self-care does not mean you are less committed at work
• The four wellness pillars Shannon uses with busy professionals
• How discipline at work can translate into better health habits
• Why fulfillment matters when you are redefining success

Play the Career Game On Your Terms: https://stan.store/thatcareercoach/p/3-months-of-group-coaching
Connect with Dr. Shannon Burge:
Website: www.nodefeat.co
Instagram: @shannon_burge
Nonprofit: www.nodefeatwarrior.com

I used to think balance meant everything in my life would somehow get equal attention. Career, kids, marriage, health, friendships, ambition, personal goals, all of it perfectly arranged like a very unrealistic calendar invite. The truth is, working mom balance does not work that way. Trying to give everything equal priority is usually how burnout starts.
What changed for me was realizing that success requires seasons. Your career can matter deeply without being your number one priority all the time. Your family can matter deeply without requiring you to become a Pinterest mom with endless patience and a homemade snack tray. The real work is choosing your top three priorities, planning around them, and being honest about what support you need to make it actually work.
This episode is for the working mom, working parent, or ambitious professional who is tired of feeling like they are failing at everything because they are trying to do all of it at once. We get into why the balance you were promised does not exist, what to do instead, and why building your village is not a luxury — it is the strategy.
Inside this episode
Why work life balance is not the real goal for working moms

How to choose your top three priorities in this season of life

Why your career cannot always be your number one focus

How planning ahead prevents burnout before it starts

Why working parents need systems, outsourcing, and real community

Why even the CEO of PepsiCo did not bake her own cookies for the bake sale — and what that means for you

Play the Career Game On Your Terms: https://stan.store/thatcareercoach/p/3-months-of-group-coaching

What if success isn't the problem — it's that you've outgrown it? Lauren Kerr introduces the concept of "unbecoming": shedding who you were to step into who you're becoming — without burning out in the process.
Lauren Kerr is a bestselling author and high-performance coach who helps high-achieving women lead with clarity, recover from burnout, and redefine success — without blowing everything up to do it.
If you've hit every goal and still feel like something's off, this is the episode that names what you've been feeling.
What we get into:
→ What "unbecoming" actually means — and why it's not about starting over
→ The silent handbrake keeping ambitious women stuck in a version of success they've outgrown
→ Why the drive that built your career may now be working against you
→ What feminine leadership looks like in practice (empathy isn't a weakness)
→ The "feather or the truck" — why ignoring small intuitive nudges leads to bigger crises
→ Time audits, Parkinson's Law, and how to design a week that actually fits your life
→ Lauren's personal goal this year: just enjoying motherhood (and why that had to be a written goal)


What's one "corporate game" rule you've learned the hard way?
🎯 Take the full Level Up Leadership Course: https://stan.store/thatcareercoach/p/get-started-with-my-play-the-corporate-game-course
About Your Host: That Career Coach, Kendall Berg
Kendall Berg is a career coach and creator, helping ambitious professionals master the unspoken rules of corporate life. Through Secrets of the Career Game, she shares honest conversations and practical tools to help you communicate clearly, lead confidently, and navigate work with strategy — not stress.
☕️ Want personalized career advice? Book a free 15-minute Coffee Chat with me — let's talk strategy, leadership, or your next move.
Book your Coffee Chat → https://calendly.com/thatcareercoach/15-min-follow-up
Want to know more about Kendal Berg, that career coach?
Follow her on Instagram: @thatcareercoach_
Check out her courses on the website: https://thatcareercoach.net/

Watch on YouTube:@thatcareercoach_
 
About Lauren Kerr 
A Best-Selling Author, Mother, and High-Performance Coach for women leading companies and teams who want to create more income, freedom, and fulfilment. With over a decade of experience in Psychology and Coaching, and having built a 7-figure global business reaching the top .05% of her profession, Lauren specialises in helping women optimise and simplify how they think, work, and lead through the lens of feminine leadership.
www.itslaurenkerr.com
www.babesinbusiness.net 
https://www.instagram.com/itslaurenkerr/

Hiring managers decide who they want within the first five minutes of an interview. If your answer to "tell me about yourself" sounds like everyone else's, you are already behind.
In this episode, I break down how to lead with your personal brand, handle small talk strategically, and explain your experience in a way hiring managers actually remember — so you stop losing offers to people with the same qualifications.
In this episode: personal branding in interviews · how to answer tell me about yourself · interview communication strategy · how to talk about your accomplishments confidently
What's one "corporate game" rule you've learned the hard way?
🎯 Take the full Level Up Leadership Course: https://stan.store/thatcareercoach/p/get-started-with-my-play-the-corporate-game-course
About Your Host: That Career Coach, Kendall Berg
Kendall Berg is a career coach and creator, helping ambitious professionals master the unspoken rules of corporate life. Through Secrets of the Career Game, she shares honest conversations and practical tools to help you communicate clearly, lead confidently, and navigate work with strategy — not stress.
☕️ Want personalized career advice? Book a free 15-minute Coffee Chat with me — let's talk strategy, leadership, or your next move.
Book your Coffee Chat → https://calendly.com/thatcareercoach/15-min-follow-up
Want to know more about Kendal Berg, that career coach?
Follow her on Instagram: @thatcareercoach_
Check out her courses on the website: https://thatcareercoach.net/

Watch on YouTube:@thatcareercoach_