Fly The Coop is an inspiring podcast hosted by Cari Ann Carter featuring guests who are living their best lives. This episode features Vanessa Abbe, the Vice President of Transformation at OptumCare. Vanessa has traveled around the world to places like France, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Chile and she talks about how her experiences have shaped her life. She has learned a lot about listening to her intuition and taking action. Finally, she discusses the best way to build team dynamics, even in the age of remote working. Through Fly The Coop, we hear inspiring stories that might influence us to take a break and explore our futures, just like Vanessa did.
Topics Discussed and Key Points:
-The Benefits of Owning a Home: Experienced by Fly The Coop's Carri Ann Carter
-Taking a Break and Believing in the Future
-Exploring a Career Pivot: Taking a Break to Consider New Opportunities.
-Building Team Dynamics Remotely
-The Benefits of Taking a Long Sabbatical: Vanessa Williams' Journey
-The Power of Listening to Your Gut and Taking Action: Vanessa Williams' Story
-The Travel and Experiences of Vanessa Abbe
Timestamps:
[00:04:01] The Benefits of Owning a Home: Experienced by Fly The Coop's Carri Ann Carter
[00:07:33] Taking a Break and Believing in the Future
[00:11:05] Exploring a Career Pivot: Taking a Break to Consider New Opportunities.
[00:14:44] Building Team Dynamics Remotely
[00:18:29] The Benefits of Taking a Long Sabbatical: Vanessa Williams' Journey
[00:22:22] The Power of Listening to Your Gut and Taking Action: Vanessa Williams' Story
[00:26:04] The Travel and Experiences of Vanessa Abbe
Notable Quotes:
"It's never it's never dull in my life."
"I think some things that I've observed in my time so far are always interesting and seem to tell someone that you're not working as a 40-year-old and especially someone who was really busy. And I think I've just learned to position it more that, you know, I've chosen to take a break, and I really don't. I don't care what other people's reactions are anymore."
"And I think as I've been doing that, as a person, I feel more alive. I feel more grounded. I'm centered. I'm happy. I don't have stress, of course, but it's not the same way that I had before."
"Life is short. I I always say on every program, you have these opportunities presented to you.""
"Sometimes just taking action is better than no action."
"Listen to your heart, listen to your gut more than you would have maybe in your twenties, in your early thirties, because your body really tells you what you need and where you need to go."
"Do it comfortably for you. Know what your boundaries are to help you make those decisions."
"Try not to be categorized, but you learn from that. Right? And so, what do you do with it and how do you react and pivot in a way that, you know, if you've got a place you're going, keep pushing. Right? There's always going to be little instances where it doesn't go completely planned."
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