EP62: Seven Things I Wish I Knew When I Graduated From College
Beyond the Norm
Christi Lukasiak
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2022
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Whether you’re a college student starting your first job or an established adult looking to switch things up, Christi has tips to help reshape how you approach your career, your relationships, and your personal life. From how to best battle imposter syndrome to how to carve more time for yourself into your busy schedule, Christi shares how you can make meaningful changes that improve your life. Never be afraid to try new things and take risks. You deserve to live your life to the fullest.
Tune into this week’s episode of Christi’s Couch for a motivational conversation with host Christi Lukasiak about how to chase your dreams and live the life you want. Come away with tips Christi wishes she had known when she graduated from college.
Quotes
“The number one thing that you need to remember about a job interview and feeling competent in getting rid of that imposter syndrome is these are working professionals. They have a job to do. They only have a set amount of hours in a day to dedicate to interviewing people for a role or a position. If you were not qualified, they would not waste their time with you.” (18:28-18:53)
“Even if you are doing a Zoom interview…get dressed the whole way down to your shoes in your outfit. Don’t just cop out and put on the top if it’s a serious interview. You hold yourself differently. It is amazing how different you can approach things just by changing your posture. You don’t need a million dollars. You don’t need a 10,000 dollar suit. Just having that confidence will change everything for you.” (21:01-21:33)
“When you allow yourself to be creative… that is the time when you’re actually closest to your higher self and all of the universal knowledge that’s available to you. Because you’re being creative and creativity comes from the subconscious.” (28:14-28:32)
“Life is like swimming across an ocean. You’re never gonna make it if you never have time to take a moment to stop and relax. So, the way I explain work life balance is we need to have buoys or we need to have life preservers in the water that we are swimming to. Maybe every single day on your calendar you have something that is 10, 15 minutes just for you. Maybe it’s a bath. Maybe it’s reading a book…I’m saying you do something that you enjoy and you look forward to. 15 minutes. If you have 30 or an hour, great. But you need to have something on your list every single day or time in your schedule cause that’s a life preserver. That’s a little one. And then you need to have a slightly larger life preserver on the weekends…And then once a month you have something slightly bigger.” (28:52-30:03)
“Do not be afraid to try things. Move to a new city. If that’s your dream. Move. Go. You’re only young once. You’re only going to be that free once…The worst thing that could happen is it doesn’t work out and you go home…Take those risks. Take those chances.” (31:15-31:38)
“If you’re always looking for someone else to complete you, you’re always going to feel a little bit empty because it’s not their job. Your job is to complete you. Their job is to complete themselves so that you can be the best version of you for the other person.” (36:04-36:16)
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Christy's couch. My name is Christy Lucasiac and you may remember me as the |
| 0:07.4 | sassy, tell it like it is. I'm only saying what everyone else is thinking past member |
| 0:13.1 | from Dance Moms. But since my time on your TV, I like the rest of the world, have evolved. |
| 0:20.0 | And I'm now a motivational speaker, masterminds at coach and thought leader who has helped |
| 0:25.4 | tens of thousands of women all around the world, just like you, live their dream life, |
| 0:31.3 | both confidently and unapologetically. So join me each week on the couch for really interesting |
| 0:37.6 | guests, a little bit of gossip, tons of mindset development, or if you just need to hang out |
| 0:43.2 | with a friend who gets it and still makes plenty of mistakes of her own. You never know |
| 0:48.1 | what you're going to get here, but I can guarantee you this. It's going to be a ton of fun |
| 0:53.5 | and you just might learn something along the way. So thanks for pushing play, hanging |
| 0:57.7 | out with me. And let's get into it, shall we? |
| 1:01.1 | Hello, welcome to Christy's couch. My name is Christy Lucasiac. How did you like my new |
| 1:07.9 | opening? I'm so fancy. I am so excited for all of the new exciting fun things that I have |
| 1:15.7 | going on with Christy's couch because I have wanted to do so many things with this podcast |
| 1:21.5 | for so long. And I am putting all the little pieces into place. Do you ever have a goal |
| 1:29.2 | to do something? And when everything starts to come to fruition, you're like, I did it. |
| 1:35.0 | That's exactly how I'm feeling. So very excited. And I'm hyped about all of the new things |
| 1:40.7 | I'm going to be sharing with you. And I am so excited for the feedback and to just |
| 1:46.3 | feel like, I don't know, I've always felt like the podcast needed a little bit more of |
| 1:52.5 | me in it, which sounds crazy because it's me talking, but I don't know. It just never |
| 1:57.7 | felt as complete as it should. So now that I love the new opening and it just, I don't |
| 2:05.0 | know, all the new social aspects of it. I'm really excited. So I hope you love it as |
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