Why Are We Racing? How to Navigate The Modern Rat Race

About this episode

In this episode, Lauren discusses the modern rat race with career coaches Jenna Migliaccio and Jessica Christopher, focusing on building a career rooted in clarity rather than comparison.

Why are we racing—and who decided the pace? In this episode, Lauren sits down with UCLA Anderson career coaches Jenna Migliaccio and Jessica Christopher, co-founders of Glimmers , to unpack the modern rat race and how to build a career rooted in clarity, not comparison. If you’ve felt busy but misaligned, this conversation will help you slow down strategically—without falling behind. You’ll learn: How to tell the difference between healthy ambition and misalignment Why “clarity comes from engagement” (and how to experiment without derailing your career) A simple mindset shift to stop running someone else’s race and start running your own Show Notes Weekly Newsletter Sign-Up: http://bit.ly/37hqtQW Book career coaching w/ Jenna: https://www.careercontessa.com/hire-a-mentor/profile/Jenna-Migliaccio/71365/   Alan Watts “Life & Music” video: https://youtu.be/eUzgSyfiF2s?si=pATgHCaRd_lI_MT6 Guest Resources: Glimmers Bi-weekly Newsletter: lifeglimmers.com Glimmers instagram: @glimmersbyjessandjenna Jenna LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennamigliaccio/ Jessica LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicachristopher8/ Career Contessa Resources: Book 1:1 career coaching…

People in this episode

Host: Lauren

Guests: Jenna Migliaccio, Jessica Christopher

Topics covered

• career development
• modern rat race
• clarity in careers
• ambition vs misalignment
• strategic slowing down

Keywords

• career coaching
• modern rat race
• clarity
• ambition
• misalignment
• strategic slowing down
• Glimmers

Sponsors

vitaclean

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UCLA Anderson, Glimmers, Career Contessa

Products: vitaclean

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