Designing Your Future Self

About Designing Your Future Self

What if the only thing standing between you and the career and life you were meant to lead is the story you've been telling yourself? Designing Your Future Self is the podcast for professionals and executives who are ready to stop playing small and start stepping boldly into their next level. Each episode is built around one powerful theme, one proven strategy, and one actionable assignment to help you close the gap between where you are and where you deserve to be. Season 2 is built entirely around The S.O.A.R. Method® — a coaching framework designed to help you Shift Your Mindset, Overcome Your Challenges, Activate Your Plan, and Reflect and Refine your path forward. Across 52 episodes, we tackle the mindset work, leadership strategies, and career tools that high-achieving professionals need to advance with confidence, influence, and intention. Topics include limiting beliefs, executive presence, leadership advancement, sponsorship, strategic influence, promotion readiness, and designing the future self you were always meant to become. Your host, Andrea C. McLean, is an Executive and Career Coach, Founder of ACM Coaching Group, creator of The S.O.A.R. Method® and The F.L.A.P. Method®, and award-winning author of Decide to Be Your Future Self. With 35 years of global corporate leadership experience, Andrea brings real-world insight, warmth, and deep expertise to every conversation. New episodes every Wednesday. Ready to go deeper? The Promotion Ready Leader Workbook is available now for $47 at andreacmclean.com/promotion-ready Update: This season has shifted from a weekly episode format to a more focused collection of career and leadership insights. The Designing Your Future Self content will continue through selected episodes, short videos, LinkedIn posts, and resources from Andrea C. McLean.

Publisher

Andrea C. McLean

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Jan 2025

Latest episode

24 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Jun 2026

   Breaking Through Imposter Syndrome - Embracing Your Worth

   Imposter syndrome can make capable professionals question whether they truly belong. In this episode, Andrea C. McLean explains what imposter syndrome is, why high achievers are vulnerable to it, and five strategies to help you embrace your worth and build your evidence file. Resource: Promotion Ready Leader Workbook, andreacmclean.com/promotion-ready

2. 

   17 Jun 2026

   Developing a Growth Mindset - Embracing Mistakes as Stepping Stones

   This episode invites you to look at mistakes differently. Instead of treating them as proof that you failed, you can use them as information. What happened? What did you learn? What needs to change? That reflection can help you move forward with more clarity and confidence. Resources: Ready to get clearer about your next career or leadership move? Learn more about coaching with Andrea C. McLean: https://bit.ly/468n4nj

3. 

   10 Jun 2026

   The Confidence Myth - Why Action Comes Before Belief

   Confidence is not always something you feel before you act. Often, it is something you build because you acted. In this episode, Andrea C. McLean breaks down the confidence myth and shares four action-first strategies to help you build evidence-based confidence.

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