Aligned Ambition with Pooja V.

Pooja Venkatraman
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Hi! I’m Pooja – I’m a double Harvard grad, ex-BCG consultant, and now a writer, thought leader, and executive coach. I help high achievers tackle stress productivity, performance and purpose so they can fulfill their biggest ambitions and unleash their fullest potential… …without sacrificing their sanity, their relationships, their authenticity, or their paychecks. Let’s build the life and career you actually want – one that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside. Book a free consult call to discuss working together: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact

  1. 6d ago

    439. The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 7)

    Hello! I know I just kicked off the 3 Misconceptions About Building Your A+ Career and Life series, and I promise I will get back to it soon! But I also have so many exciting things that I am working on for you guys, that I need a bit of time to focus on that. So for the next few weeks, we'll be revisiting this series. I hope you enjoy! ———  The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 7) How are you going to remind yourself of the reframe? Consult Call: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact (I unfortunately no longer offer one-off coffee chats – my apologies for the inconvenience!) ———  What my clients have to say… “I think the biggest transformation is not hating my brain.  Now, I work with it and am like, ‘Oh, right, it's doing this to protect me. Thanks, brain!’  I love that I have this relationship with my brain that's like a partnership.” —Client | CEO, PE-backed company Read client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page

  2. Sep 21

    438. The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 6)

    Hello! I know I just kicked off the 3 Misconceptions About Building Your A+ Career and Life series, and I promise I will get back to it soon! But I also have so many exciting things that I am working on for you guys, that I need a bit of time to focus on that. So for the next few weeks, we'll be revisiting this series. I hope you enjoy! ———  The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 6) How is this a win-win? Consult Call: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact (I unfortunately no longer offer one-off coffee chats – my apologies for the inconvenience!) ———  What my clients have to say… “I was surprised by the diverse range of issues I could talk about with Pooja. There's such a wide range of things that I struggled with over the course of our coaching, from tough pregnancy symptoms to complicated family dynamics to complicated work dynamics. There were moments where I brought things up to her thinking ‘Pooja's probably going to tell me to go call a family therapist or whatever.’ But her process worked for all of these different situations and totally applied every single time.  There was never something I brought to her where I felt like the guidance she was giving me didn't apply or wasn't effective.” —Client | Head of Business Development at MedTech Company Read client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page

  3. Sep 14

    437. The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 5)

    Hello! I know I just kicked off the 3 Misconceptions About Building Your A+ Career and Life series, and I promise I will get back to it soon! But I also have so many exciting things that I am working on for you guys, that I need a bit of time to focus on that. So for the next few weeks, we'll be revisiting this series. I hope you enjoy! ———  The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 5) What is the lose-lose framing your brain has come up with? Consult Call: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact (I unfortunately no longer offer one-off coffee chats – my apologies for the inconvenience!) ———  What my clients have to say… “I was worried the advice I’d be getting would be very general or something that I could just have Googled or seen on Twitter. But that quickly fell away.  The advice, the connection, the unique frameworks and analogies Pooja has were like nothing I've ever seen before, outside of her social media.” —Client | VP at Major Financial Institution Read client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page

  4. Sep 7

    435. The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 4)

    Hello! I know I just kicked off the 3 Misconceptions About Building Your A+ Career and Life series, and I promise I will get back to it soon! But I also have so many exciting things that I am working on for you guys, that I need a bit of time to focus on that. So for the next few weeks, we'll be revisiting this series. I hope you enjoy! ———  The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 4) Where are YOU, relative to all the stuff happening in your brain? 🤔 Consult Call: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact (I unfortunately no longer offer one-off coffee chats – my apologies for the inconvenience!) ———  What my clients have to say… “I’ve gained the ability to notice when I’m in the more negative thought patterns and to recognize that no amount of bullying myself is going to result in the change I want. I’ve been able to build a more positive, affirming, confidence-building narrative about myself and spend just as much time looking for evidence that I spend time exactly how I should and that I’m already fully capable, rather than just looking at the negative.” —Client | Early-Stage Tech Startup Director turned Design Consultant Read client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page

  5. Aug 31

    432. The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 3)

    Hello! I know I just kicked off the 3 Misconceptions About Building Your A+ Career and Life series, and I promise I will get back to it soon! But I also have so many exciting things that I am working on for you guys, that I need a bit of time to focus on that. So for the next few weeks, we'll be revisiting this series. I hope you enjoy! ———  The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 3) Where is your brain right now? 🧠📍 Consult Call: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact (I unfortunately no longer offer one-off coffee chats – my apologies for the inconvenience!) ———  What my clients have to say… “If you're just starting out, you should learn this toolkit with an expert like Pooja.  Now I'm able to open up a Google Doc and make good progress on my own.  But if you want to do it the right way, you really should have someone listening to what you're saying, guiding you, and course-correcting you.” —Client| Solutions Engineer at Fintech company Read client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page

  6. Aug 24

    431. The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 2)

    Hello! I know I just kicked off the 3 Misconceptions About Building Your A+ Career and Life series, and I promise I will get back to it soon! But I also have so many exciting things that I am working on for you guys, that I need a bit of time to focus on that. So for the next few weeks, we'll be revisiting this series. I hope you enjoy! ———  The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 2) When your brain gets STUCK Below The Line, it’s the mental equivalent of having an autoimmune disease. Consult Call: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact (I unfortunately no longer offer one-off coffee chats – my apologies for the inconvenience!) ———  What my clients have to say… “The difference within a few months was really amazing.” —Client | Communications Consultant turned Lawyer “‘After a few sessions, I saw that, ‘Wow, I'm not in my own way anymore.’” —Client | Solutions Engineer at Fintech Company “I started seeing the results in a couple of months and it was huge.” —Client | CEO, PE-backed company Read client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page

  7. Aug 17

    430. The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 1)

    Hello! I know I just kicked off the 3 Misconceptions About Building Your A+ Career and Life series, and I promise I will get back to it soon! But I also have so many exciting things that I am working on for you guys, that I need a bit of time to focus on that. So for the next few weeks, we'll be revisiting this series. I hope you enjoy! ———  The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 1) Is your brain Above The Line or Below The Line? Consult Call: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact (I unfortunately no longer offer one-off coffee chats – my apologies for the inconvenience!) ———  What my clients have to say… “I would in particular recommend Pooja to this specific phenotype of high achievers.  We put a lot of pressure on ourselves and the outside world might never understand that our lives are not as perfect as they seem, or that we struggle as much as we do.  I think that phenotype in particular, would benefit a ton from working with Pooja specifically.” —Client | Head of Business Development at MedTech Company Read client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page

  8. Aug 10

    501. 3 misconceptions about building your A+ career and life (part 1)

    Misconception #1 about building your A+ career and life as a high achiever: An A+ career and life = Corner office, C-suite title at a Fortune 500 company, millions of dollars, and a front-page NYT obituary when you die. Truth #1 about building your A+ career and life as a high achiever: An A+ career and life = whatever YOU define as an A+.  Which could be the Societal A+, above. Or it could be: Having a stable career, having lots of time to do the activities you enjoy, and having an awesome marriage.  It could be: Having lots of excitement, stimulation, and newness, and always saying yes to new opportunities when they come up. It could be: Having a strong relationship with God and investing deeply into your friendships and community.  Or any other configuration of the 16 possible Success Scorecard elements that come out of the 20 minute clarity tool I use with my clients. (Want to know your own A+ success scorecard – in 20 minutes? Book a Free Career Audit with me and put “Success Scorecard” in the booking notes: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact) Whatever your A+ career and life looks like… The mistake I see high achievers make is that if THEIR A+ diverges from the Societal A+... They tell themselves “I just want a B+ life. I guess I’m not that ambitious.” And then they pull back their efforts and don’t try as hard to build their ideal life… Because they don’t think it’s a worthy, ambitious goal. Which is a surefire way to have a B+ life.  Not because you didn’t want the Societal A+...  But because you didn’t lean all the way into building YOUR A+. Getting clear on YOUR A+... Owning it and embracing it 100%... And then systematically BUILDING it, and closing the gaps between the life you have now and the life you want… All of this is hard to do alone. Here’s what you need: 🔍 The 20 minute clarity tool I use with clients to define their A+ success scorecard in one simple exercise 💬 Time and space to identify the mental blockers that prevent you from embracing your A+ – and tools to overcome them 💪 An expert thought partner to help you systematically problem-solve and close the gaps until you’ve built the life and career you want Book a Free Career Audit with me and put “Success Scorecard" in the booking notes: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact  We’ll build your A+ success scorecard together – for free. I’ll map out the plan for embracing your A+ and closing the gaps – also for free. And we’ll talk about whether working together could accelerate your progress. And email me anytime with thoughts, feedback, and topics you’d like to see covered on the podcast! ⁠⁠pooja@poojavcoaching.com⁠⁠

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Hi! I’m Pooja – I’m a double Harvard grad, ex-BCG consultant, and now a writer, thought leader, and executive coach. I help high achievers tackle stress productivity, performance and purpose so they can fulfill their biggest ambitions and unleash their fullest potential… …without sacrificing their sanity, their relationships, their authenticity, or their paychecks. Let’s build the life and career you actually want – one that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside. Book a free consult call to discuss working together: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact

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