Ashley Stahl is a counterterrorism professional turned highly sought-after career coach, TEDx speaker, Forbes blogger, podcaster, and author. In January 2021, she published her first book, You Turn: Get Unstuck, Discover Your Direction, and Design Your Dream Career. She illustrates her approach to getting “unstuck” as traveling from one lilypad to another. The first lilypad is where most people start out: They have a dream (or at least the outline of one) but are too afraid to take the next step thanks to the myriad of what-ifs plaguing their mind. Getting over to the second lilypad is all about creating a “river channel” by figuring out your unique gift and learning how to harness your primary skillset. It’s about acknowledging that the key to getting unstuck in your career is to not do what you love, but to do what you are. The third and final lilypad is “a level of dharma” achieved only after consistently putting that skillset into action. Ashley explains that “when you’re vibing in the current of your gifts, what happens is, on the periphery, people start noticing where you’re talented.” When you work only where you thrive, and you own your unique gift, opportunities naturally arise and your career creates itself. Ashley goes on to share how to get clarity on your best career fit, uncovering your identity, nipping resentment at work in the bud and finding your purpose, and the biggest myths that keep you stuck in your career.   Key Highlights Ashley explains how to get unstuck in life by hopping from the first lilypad to the second and to the third. She addresses the many challenges that everyone will encounter on their personal journey along the way. What did Ashley carry over from her previous career in intelligence into her current work as a coach? Ashley gives her thoughts on identity and why the search for who you truly are can be freeing or limiting depending on how you approach it. How do you address burnout and regain a sense of purpose?   Episode resources: Save 60% with code EVERFORWARD on the Level 201 podcasting course from Operation Podcast at https://www.operationpodcast.com/offers/dFLttNNy?coupon_code=EVERFORWARD60  Learn more about Ashley at https://ashleystahl.com  Get Ashley's book You Turn from Amazon at https://amzn.to/3elOSv6