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    <title>SIWIKE “Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier”: the podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Leadership Coaching”</title>
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Hosted by Luki Danukarjanto http://linkedin.com/in/lukidanu 
Sharing insights and learning about jobs (search, resumes, interviews, networking), careers (purpose, promotions, wealth) and life (fulfillment, health, wisdom)
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    <itunes:summary>A companion to the book: SIWIKE “Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier”: how to unlock your career potential https://amzn.to/2LEF52R 
Hosted by Luki Danukarjanto http://linkedin.com/in/lukidanu 
Sharing insights and learning about jobs (search, resumes, interviews, networking), careers (purpose, promotions, wealth) and life (fulfillment, health, wisdom)
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  <title> How to become a leadership coach |  Parm Chohan SIWIKE (PC-001)</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Join us in this enlightening episode as we speak with Parm, a passionate leadership coach and a personal growth enthusiast. Parm discusses his intriguing journey from computer science to business and finally finding his calling in leadership coaching through a surprising catalyst—a video of a teenager discussing growth mindset. Dive into Parm's life lessons or "SIWIKE" (Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier), where he shares insights on managing ego, being intentional about life choices, the importance of faith as an anchor, and the transformative power of kindness. Parm also shares his future aspirations, ongoing projects, and invites listeners to connect with him for further discussion. Don't miss this episode packed with insights about personal growth, career transitions, and the power of intentionality.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Join us in this enlightening episode as we speak with Parm, a passionate leadership coach and a personal growth enthusiast. Parm discusses his intriguing journey from computer science to business and finally finding his calling in leadership coaching through a surprising catalyst—a video of a teenager discussing growth mindset. Dive into Parm's life lessons or "SIWIKE" (Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier), where he shares insights on managing ego, being intentional about life choices, the importance of faith as an anchor, and the transformative power of kindness. Parm also shares his future aspirations, ongoing projects, and invites listeners to connect with him for further discussion. Don't miss this episode packed with insights about personal growth, career transitions, and the power of intentionality.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Connect with Parm - &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/parmchohan/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/parmchohan/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Visit Conquer Leadership at : &lt;a href="https://conquerleadership.ca/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://conquerleadership.ca/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;💬 Let me know if you have any questions or what you’re struggling with in your job search&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;👍🏼 Like and Subscribe for more tips on jobs, careers and life!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;👔 Connect with me on LinkedIn &lt;a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/lukidanu/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;www.linkedin.com/in/lukidanu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
🌎 &lt;a href="http://www.focusinspired.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;www.focusinspired.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
📸 Instagram - &lt;a href="http://www.instagram.com/focus.inspired/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;www.instagram.com/focus.inspired/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
🐥 Twitter - &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/focusinspired" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://twitter.com/focusinspired&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
👥 Facebook - &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/focusinspired/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/focusinspired/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;📘Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier: How to Unlock Your Career Potential &lt;a href="http://focusinspired.com/siwikebook" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;http://focusinspired.com/siwikebook&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;
📗Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier: Living Your Career Potential — Young Professional Edition &lt;a href="http://focusinspired.com/ypebook" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;http://focusinspired.com/ypebook&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The links above are affiliate links. If you purchase one of these books, I will receive a small commission. This will help me invest in the channel and create better videos to improve your job search. Thank You.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;🎙️ Watch the episode for more details! Check out our podcast &lt;a href="https://siwike.fireside.fm/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://siwike.fireside.fm/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Special thanks to &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/lincolnalexanderthe2nd/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/lincolnalexanderthe2nd/&lt;/a&gt; for the theme music&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Timestamps:&lt;br&gt;
00:00 Intro&lt;br&gt;
02:30 Circle of friends&lt;br&gt;
06:42 Kindness&lt;br&gt;
11:55 Technology&lt;br&gt;
17:17 Public Relations&lt;br&gt;
23:19 Leadership Trainer&lt;br&gt;
28:37 Kindness&lt;/p&gt;

focusinspired #SiwikePodcast #LeadershipCoaching #PersonalGrowth #CareerTransition #JohnMaxwell #SelfDevelopment #GrowthMindset #Intentionality #EgoManagement #Faith #Kindness #SIWIKE #Parm #ConquerLeadership #CareerPath #Coaching #ProfessionalDevelopment #Business #ComputerScience #LifeLessons #CareerChange #Podcast #Interview Special Guest: Parm Chohan.
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join us in this enlightening episode as we speak with Parm, a passionate leadership coach and a personal growth enthusiast. Parm discusses his intriguing journey from computer science to business and finally finding his calling in leadership coaching through a surprising catalyst—a video of a teenager discussing growth mindset. Dive into Parm&#39;s life lessons or &quot;SIWIKE&quot; (Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier), where he shares insights on managing ego, being intentional about life choices, the importance of faith as an anchor, and the transformative power of kindness. Parm also shares his future aspirations, ongoing projects, and invites listeners to connect with him for further discussion. Don&#39;t miss this episode packed with insights about personal growth, career transitions, and the power of intentionality.</p>

<p>Connect with Parm - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/parmchohan/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/parmchohan/</a><br>
Visit Conquer Leadership at : <a href="https://conquerleadership.ca/" rel="nofollow">https://conquerleadership.ca/</a></p>

<p>💬 Let me know if you have any questions or what you’re struggling with in your job search</p>

<p>👍🏼 Like and Subscribe for more tips on jobs, careers and life!</p>

<p>👔 Connect with me on LinkedIn <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/lukidanu/" rel="nofollow">www.linkedin.com/in/lukidanu/</a><br>
🌎 <a href="http://www.focusinspired.com" rel="nofollow">www.focusinspired.com</a><br>
📸 Instagram - <a href="http://www.instagram.com/focus.inspired/" rel="nofollow">www.instagram.com/focus.inspired/</a><br>
🐥 Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/focusinspired" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/focusinspired</a><br>
👥 Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/focusinspired/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/focusinspired/</a></p>

<p>📘Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier: How to Unlock Your Career Potential <a href="http://focusinspired.com/siwikebook" rel="nofollow">http://focusinspired.com/siwikebook</a> <br>
📗Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier: Living Your Career Potential — Young Professional Edition <a href="http://focusinspired.com/ypebook" rel="nofollow">http://focusinspired.com/ypebook</a> </p>

<p>The links above are affiliate links. If you purchase one of these books, I will receive a small commission. This will help me invest in the channel and create better videos to improve your job search. Thank You.</p>

<p>🎙️ Watch the episode for more details! Check out our podcast <a href="https://siwike.fireside.fm/" rel="nofollow">https://siwike.fireside.fm/</a></p>

<p>Special thanks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lincolnalexanderthe2nd/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/lincolnalexanderthe2nd/</a> for the theme music</p>

<p>Timestamps:<br>
00:00 Intro<br>
02:30 Circle of friends<br>
06:42 Kindness<br>
11:55 Technology<br>
17:17 Public Relations<br>
23:19 Leadership Trainer<br>
28:37 Kindness</p>

<h1>focusinspired #SiwikePodcast #LeadershipCoaching #PersonalGrowth #CareerTransition #JohnMaxwell #SelfDevelopment #GrowthMindset #Intentionality #EgoManagement #Faith #Kindness #SIWIKE #Parm #ConquerLeadership #CareerPath #Coaching #ProfessionalDevelopment #Business #ComputerScience #LifeLessons #CareerChange #Podcast #Interview</h1><p>Special Guest: Parm Chohan.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Join us in this enlightening episode as we speak with Parm, a passionate leadership coach and a personal growth enthusiast. Parm discusses his intriguing journey from computer science to business and finally finding his calling in leadership coaching through a surprising catalyst—a video of a teenager discussing growth mindset. Dive into Parm&#39;s life lessons or &quot;SIWIKE&quot; (Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier), where he shares insights on managing ego, being intentional about life choices, the importance of faith as an anchor, and the transformative power of kindness. Parm also shares his future aspirations, ongoing projects, and invites listeners to connect with him for further discussion. Don&#39;t miss this episode packed with insights about personal growth, career transitions, and the power of intentionality.</p>

<p>Connect with Parm - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/parmchohan/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/parmchohan/</a><br>
Visit Conquer Leadership at : <a href="https://conquerleadership.ca/" rel="nofollow">https://conquerleadership.ca/</a></p>

<p>💬 Let me know if you have any questions or what you’re struggling with in your job search</p>

<p>👍🏼 Like and Subscribe for more tips on jobs, careers and life!</p>

<p>👔 Connect with me on LinkedIn <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/lukidanu/" rel="nofollow">www.linkedin.com/in/lukidanu/</a><br>
🌎 <a href="http://www.focusinspired.com" rel="nofollow">www.focusinspired.com</a><br>
📸 Instagram - <a href="http://www.instagram.com/focus.inspired/" rel="nofollow">www.instagram.com/focus.inspired/</a><br>
🐥 Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/focusinspired" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/focusinspired</a><br>
👥 Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/focusinspired/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/focusinspired/</a></p>

<p>📘Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier: How to Unlock Your Career Potential <a href="http://focusinspired.com/siwikebook" rel="nofollow">http://focusinspired.com/siwikebook</a> <br>
📗Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier: Living Your Career Potential — Young Professional Edition <a href="http://focusinspired.com/ypebook" rel="nofollow">http://focusinspired.com/ypebook</a> </p>

<p>The links above are affiliate links. If you purchase one of these books, I will receive a small commission. This will help me invest in the channel and create better videos to improve your job search. Thank You.</p>

<p>🎙️ Watch the episode for more details! Check out our podcast <a href="https://siwike.fireside.fm/" rel="nofollow">https://siwike.fireside.fm/</a></p>

<p>Special thanks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lincolnalexanderthe2nd/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/lincolnalexanderthe2nd/</a> for the theme music</p>

<p>Timestamps:<br>
00:00 Intro<br>
02:30 Circle of friends<br>
06:42 Kindness<br>
11:55 Technology<br>
17:17 Public Relations<br>
23:19 Leadership Trainer<br>
28:37 Kindness</p>

<h1>focusinspired #SiwikePodcast #LeadershipCoaching #PersonalGrowth #CareerTransition #JohnMaxwell #SelfDevelopment #GrowthMindset #Intentionality #EgoManagement #Faith #Kindness #SIWIKE #Parm #ConquerLeadership #CareerPath #Coaching #ProfessionalDevelopment #Business #ComputerScience #LifeLessons #CareerChange #Podcast #Interview</h1><p>Special Guest: Parm Chohan.</p>]]>
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  <title>Psychology, Parenthood, Accounting, Coaching - Alena Sviderskaia  AS-001 MENTOR CORNER</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2021 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Luki Danukarjanto</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and Alena discuss Psychology, Parenthood, Accounting and Coaching. Alena is a leadership coach who helps organizations turn managers into people leaders. She shares her journey from accounting to getting her psychology degree to become a therapist leading her to discover her passion for leadership coaching.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Psychology, Parenthood, Accounting and Coaching: Alena Sviderskaia SIWIKE Podcast AS 001.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and Alena discuss Psychology, Parenthood, Accounting and Coaching. Alena is a leadership coach who helps organizations turn managers into people leaders. She shares her journey from accounting to getting her psychology degree to become a therapist leading her to discover her passion for leadership coaching.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We speak about:&lt;br&gt;
01:25 - Getting a psychology degree to become a therapist &lt;br&gt;
02:16 - Her 11 year accounting career&lt;br&gt;
02:32 - Alena as a kid and her love for reading books &lt;br&gt;
06:18 - Wanting a career that allowed her to talk to people&lt;br&gt;
07:39 - Both parents being engineers&lt;br&gt;
09:47 - Being pregnant with twins in her last year&lt;br&gt;
16:12 - University professor suggesting she would make a good CPA &lt;br&gt;
19:03 - Her realization that accounting was not the career for her&lt;br&gt;
22:21 - The transition from a big firm to small firm&lt;br&gt;
26:36 - Feeling like there was a misalignment in her career &lt;br&gt;
27:45 - Wanting to take someone average to high &lt;br&gt;
32:53 - Using her skills to help leaders &lt;br&gt;
33:18 - Her SIWIKE&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Connect with Alena at &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alenasviderskaia/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/alenasviderskaia/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Listen to the episode for more details!&lt;br&gt;
Watch the episode here &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/hnnQsMrQPZQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://youtu.be/hnnQsMrQPZQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Special thanks to &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/lincolnalexanderthe2nd/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/lincolnalexanderthe2nd/&lt;/a&gt; for the theme music&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Want more personalized career coaching or to connect with Luki:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="http://linkedin.com/in/lukidanu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;http://linkedin.com/in/lukidanu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="http://focusinspired.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;http://focusinspired.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="http://instagram.com/lukidanu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;http://instagram.com/lukidanu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/lukidanu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;http://twitter.com/lukidanu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Get SIWIKE Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier: How to unlock your career potential here&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://amzn.to/2LEF52R" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://amzn.to/2LEF52R&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

accounting #parenthood #careerpath Special Guest: Alena Sviderskaia .
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    <![CDATA[<p>Psychology, Parenthood, Accounting and Coaching: Alena Sviderskaia SIWIKE Podcast AS 001.</p>

<p>On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and Alena discuss Psychology, Parenthood, Accounting and Coaching. Alena is a leadership coach who helps organizations turn managers into people leaders. She shares her journey from accounting to getting her psychology degree to become a therapist leading her to discover her passion for leadership coaching.</p>

<p>We speak about:<br>
01:25 - Getting a psychology degree to become a therapist <br>
02:16 - Her 11 year accounting career<br>
02:32 - Alena as a kid and her love for reading books <br>
06:18 - Wanting a career that allowed her to talk to people<br>
07:39 - Both parents being engineers<br>
09:47 - Being pregnant with twins in her last year<br>
16:12 - University professor suggesting she would make a good CPA <br>
19:03 - Her realization that accounting was not the career for her<br>
22:21 - The transition from a big firm to small firm<br>
26:36 - Feeling like there was a misalignment in her career <br>
27:45 - Wanting to take someone average to high <br>
32:53 - Using her skills to help leaders <br>
33:18 - Her SIWIKE</p>

<p>Connect with Alena at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alenasviderskaia/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/alenasviderskaia/</a></p>

<p>Listen to the episode for more details!<br>
Watch the episode here <a href="https://youtu.be/hnnQsMrQPZQ" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/hnnQsMrQPZQ</a></p>

<p>Special thanks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lincolnalexanderthe2nd/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/lincolnalexanderthe2nd/</a> for the theme music</p>

<p>Want more personalized career coaching or to connect with Luki:<br>
<a href="http://linkedin.com/in/lukidanu" rel="nofollow">http://linkedin.com/in/lukidanu</a><br>
<a href="http://focusinspired.com" rel="nofollow">http://focusinspired.com</a><br>
<a href="http://instagram.com/lukidanu" rel="nofollow">http://instagram.com/lukidanu</a><br>
<a href="http://twitter.com/lukidanu" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/lukidanu</a></p>

<p>Get SIWIKE Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier: How to unlock your career potential here<br>
<a href="https://amzn.to/2LEF52R" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/2LEF52R</a></p>

<h1>accounting #parenthood #careerpath</h1><p>Special Guest: Alena Sviderskaia .</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Psychology, Parenthood, Accounting and Coaching: Alena Sviderskaia SIWIKE Podcast AS 001.</p>

<p>On this episode of the SIWIKE podcast, Luki and Alena discuss Psychology, Parenthood, Accounting and Coaching. Alena is a leadership coach who helps organizations turn managers into people leaders. She shares her journey from accounting to getting her psychology degree to become a therapist leading her to discover her passion for leadership coaching.</p>

<p>We speak about:<br>
01:25 - Getting a psychology degree to become a therapist <br>
02:16 - Her 11 year accounting career<br>
02:32 - Alena as a kid and her love for reading books <br>
06:18 - Wanting a career that allowed her to talk to people<br>
07:39 - Both parents being engineers<br>
09:47 - Being pregnant with twins in her last year<br>
16:12 - University professor suggesting she would make a good CPA <br>
19:03 - Her realization that accounting was not the career for her<br>
22:21 - The transition from a big firm to small firm<br>
26:36 - Feeling like there was a misalignment in her career <br>
27:45 - Wanting to take someone average to high <br>
32:53 - Using her skills to help leaders <br>
33:18 - Her SIWIKE</p>

<p>Connect with Alena at <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alenasviderskaia/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/alenasviderskaia/</a></p>

<p>Listen to the episode for more details!<br>
Watch the episode here <a href="https://youtu.be/hnnQsMrQPZQ" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/hnnQsMrQPZQ</a></p>

<p>Special thanks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lincolnalexanderthe2nd/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/lincolnalexanderthe2nd/</a> for the theme music</p>

<p>Want more personalized career coaching or to connect with Luki:<br>
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