“I feel like I'm not doing a good job at my work, in my life. I feel lonely and overwhelmed.” I hear this a lot. My advice is that you shouldn’t be navigating the work world alone. There are resources and people to have on your own personal “team”. If you don’t have this support team already, it is your job to build it and sustain it. In this episode, I’ll tell you the roles you need to support you in your work life, internal and external, and explain what exactly to seek from these roles.    Discussed in this Episode: How to promote internal success as a leader How to have a consistent weekly communication The power of having a leader, team, mentor, and sponsor How to create your personal board of directors Here are a few highlights:   03:26 LEADER “One of the best relationships, and most influential relationships that you can have is with your leader.” 4:54 TEAM “If you're a people leader or if you are thinking about your relationship with your leader, it starts by consistent communication and connection.” 14:38 MENTOR “A mentor is somebody who is going to be more behind the scenes; somebody who's agreeing to meet with you on a regular basis.” 17:56 MENTORS AND SPONSORS “The difference between a mentor and a sponsor is that a mentor is more behind the scenes and a sponsor is more upfront.” 25:38 HR “I want you to be friends with somebody in HR.”     I appreciate you listening and invite you to subscribe, like and share it with whomever may want to be high performing and own their career.   Apply for my Own Your Career Accelerator: A 4-month program with 1:1 coaching, tools, and resources, and your secret weapon for deepening your impact. You'll leave with increased knowledge of how and when you can increase your impact through a career plan, time management plan, and project plan to present your current organization an idea that could add value to the business or its people.   Links to the Freebies Mentioned: https://bhpt.mykajabi.com/anxietyatwork https://bhpt.mykajabi.com/tedx-freebie-landing   If you or your organization are looking for a thought leader and strategic partner to address organization/team/employee performance, managing change, or people/culture strategy, please contact us at [email protected]. I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe on all podcast platforms and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! Check out Anxiety at Work: A Guide for COVID-19 and Beyond Download Virtual Teams During COVID-19: Mindsets + Values for High Performance Freebie Watch my TEDx Talk on Leveraging Your Now to Get Your Best Next P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me @theannaoakes & my team @careerandculture on instagram, and connect on LinkedIn to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there!  Peace & Progress, Anna