Do you also get anxious about thinking about the future because of climate change? Stefano Bellucci Sessa does.He'll share in the future how mindfulness and therapy are helping.  Meanwhile, I announce There&Wow, a personal newsletter on how I manage to imagine a preferable future in times of ecological and climate emergency. ===For more on Climate Anxiety, check:https://mentalhealth-uk.org/blog/what-is-climate-anxiety-and-what-can-you-do-about-it/  ===Track: SummerMusic composed and...

After a long Covid break, I'm back for the last episode of season 1. In confidence, even after a season of a podcast, I think I'm a bad podcaster.In confidence, even after 10 years of experience in design and innovation, I think I'm a bad innovator.In confidence, even after a mindfulness course, I think I'm not aware and in control of my emotions and thoughts.  In confidence, I will share how I keep going, despite feeling I should quit and give up.  Listen if you struggle to deal with failure...

I asked this question many times to myself.And I've been asked by many people I mentor.  I met people unsure whether starting a UX course is a good choice.I met career changers who struggle to define themselves as UX designers.I met people unsatisfied with their UX job, because it doesn't live up to the expectations.And I was one of them too. In this episode, I'll share my learnings on what limited and confused perception of the UX industry I had, and how I managed to navigate the...

We are all designers, but what type of designers are you?This episode is not about WHAT we design: services, budgets, businesses, interactions. It's about the HOW, which is what makes us uniquely different.  Listen to understand how to better compare with others, mitigate your biases, define your unique added value, your impact and your sense of accomplishment.And most of all, manage your mental health as a...

Have you ever had a client from hell? Maybe with unrealistic expectations or harsh feedback? I did, but with time I started to learn that most of the time the client wasn't the problem: I was.Or, sometimes, we were just doing our best, trying to figure out how to collaborate together.  If you are a freelancer or a consultant, learn more on how to mindfully build better client relationships by listening to this...

Do you really have to be innovative and change your life, career or business? I don't think so – there is a startup and innovation mentality of pressing business and people to change to be competitive, underestimating how not changing might be a good design decision. Whether you are a leader, creative or not, listen to understand when it's ok to not innovate and be mindfully aware and in control of it. -----Track: RunMusic composed and recorded by Oak StudiosCreative Commons - Attribution ND...

Have you ever felt confused or overwhelmed after time-off from work? It happened to me many times. Mostly at Christmas, which brings to have a long and distracting time off from thinking about a project.  Check this episode to listen to my productivity tips on this topic, so that you can mindfully plan project activities and mindfully design how to confidently come back to work after a break ---- Track: Into The Light Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios Creative Commons - Attribution...

Have you ever felt like an imposter? Sometimes, despite the evidence, I feel my value is really little.I fear that people will find out about it too and remove the trust they gave me. Fortunately, I discovered imposter syndrome, realising that this feeling was common.It is shared by innovators, creatives, designers and many many others. Even more when leaders and managers reinforce others' imposter syndrome by being exclusive.  Listen to find out what I learned, and I'm learning, how...

You got a job in a startup and now... what if you are not up to this challenge? I've been there – I was worried, overwhelmed, scared. There were many things that I could fail. Many things I had to learn. Many expectations I could disappoint.  In this episode, I will share my learnings as a designer in a startup. How I managed expectations of the CEO, CTO and the rest of the team, but also untapped my potential to meet business needs, meet customer satisfaction, and improve ways of...

Are you limiting yourself? Or is your environment the limit?  In this episode, my learnings on the limits of creativity – sometimes from culture, society, organisations, but other times from ourselves. Mindfulness and design can help us understand where limits come from to intentionally challenge them. Listen if you want to challenge the limits to your creative confidence or want to lead and inspire a team by nurturing a creative...

Are you worried about changing your career?  It's normal – there are many unknowns and new things in a career change. Stefano Bellucci Sessa has mentored many that moved into the design industry from other fields – he'll share his tips on how to build the confidence needed for a career change by making the best out of your past experience. ------ SHOWNOTEShttps://stefano-studio.medium.com/changing-career-to-become-a-designer-57917e196f33 ------ Track: ChillingMusic composed and recorded by...

Do you ever feel "less" than other creatives?I have been in this situation many times, with a negative impact on my mental health, personal development, and career.This episode is NOT on "how to STOP comparing yourself with others" – I tried and didn't manage to. But now, I accept that I will always compare myself with others, and I designed a way that helps me do better, to my advantage, and also others'.Listen if you want to learn how to compare yourself with others with the purpose of...

Are unsure whether to leave, apply, or choose a job or a project? Stefano Bellucci Sessa felt this insecurity many times. Every career move comes with benefits and compromises, creating short and long term impact on work-life balance, growth, and wellbeing. Whether you are a freelancer choosing projects, or an employee choosing what's next, listen to this episode to discover the framework that helps Stefano make mindful career choices, considering both benefits and compromises. ---- Show...

"Done is better than perfect" this startup helps people innovate and disrupt, but it's often misused opening up to many risks, frustrations, and mistakes. In this episode, Stefano Bellucci Sessa shared his learning on how to let go of perfection while handling the risks of innovation. Mindfully being aware of 'good enough' means can help you progress, collaborate, impact, learn and grow your creative confidence in starting a business or innovating a big company. Listen to get unstuck, letting...

Do you ever feel your work and experience aren't good enough? In confidence, that happened many times in Stefano Bellucci Sessa, mostly when he was deciding what to do with his portfolio and CV. The portfolio undermined Stefano's creative confidence and made him struggle during really big career changes, like moving into freelancing and starting as a UX Designer. Whether you are a designer, a creative or anyone who wants to move forward in their career, listen to how to be mindfully aware and...

Are you designing on autopilot?  In confidence, Stefano Bellucci Sessa explains what mindfulness is and shares how it improves his ability to be creative, innovative, and collaborative. Discover how mindfulness can help you embrace collaboration and feedback, focus and prioritise tasks, and become aware of how your thoughts, feelings and biases influence your design thinking process. Listen to this talk to join Stefano's mindful innovation journey. ----Show notes (adapted for reading) ...

Have you ever thought you are not an innovator, creative, or designer? Stefano Bellucci Sessa understands why you feel that way – but he believes you are creative, you design, and you can innovate with impact. Listen to the podcast to understand the differences between innovation, creativity, and design and define where you should focus to improve your career, business, or life, while managing your mental health. Whether you do have, or not, the words 'design', 'innovation' or 'creative' in...

Have you ever had an idea, but done nothing about it?Like creating an app, launching your startup, writing a book, selling your art, becoming a freelance or... starting a podcast.This is Stefano Bellucci Sessa's first podcast episode ever, but he has many voices inside his head telling him to not publish it.He'll share how mindfulness and design are helping him understand and control his anxiety and finally launch this podcast.Listen to this episode if you have an idea, but you struggle to...

Do you ever feel that creativity and innovation come with anxiety, overwhelm, and a lot of insecurity?Stefano Bellucci Sessa does. Every week, he will share – in confidence – learnings, struggles, and reflections from his UX and service design career (and nerdiness for mindfulness, psychology, and mental health), and how – despite all the mental challenges – he builds his creative confidence to facilitate design thinking and lean innovation in startups, private businesses and public sector...