You are good at your job. People tell you so. And somewhere along the way you stopped being excited about it, but the perks are good and asking for more feels like rocking the boat, so you stay.
Monica Roca-Quesada was four years into a corporate accounting role when she was told she was supposed to stay in it for ten to fifteen. She wanted more, she said so loudly, and the answer was that someone had to retire first. In this episode she talks about what she did next, and what she would tell a woman who is sitting in that same seat today.
If you've ever been good at your job and still wanted more, this conversation is for you.
What we get into:
– How to notice what you actually enjoy in your work, by paying attention to what you reach for first in your day
– The difference between ”can I do this job?” and ”do I enjoy it?”, and why so many of us stop at the first question
– What happened when she shouted it from the rooftops that she wanted more
– The question to bring to your manager: ”If I meet this criteria, then what?”
– Why having imposter syndrome usually means you are better at this than you think
– Why we don't apply for the roles that feel too big, and what ”fail fast” looks like in practice
– How to tell when you have stayed too long in a place where you don't fit
About Monica:
Monica Roca-Quesada is the founder and CEO of Agile Planners. She is a Fractional CFO and Financial Operations Strategist who helps growth-focused entrepreneurs turn financial chaos into clarity. With over 30 years of experience in finance and technology, she builds smart financial systems that deliver real-time insights, improve cash flow, and support scalable operations.
Connect with Monica:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrocaquesada/
Website: https://agileplanners.com/
Book a free Right-Fit Call: https://www.agileplanners.com/right-fit
Explore the 16 Drivers in Your Business: https://www.agileplanners.com/parts
Connect with Limor:
Website: https://limorbergman.com
Podcast: https://limorbergman.com/podcast/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/limorbergman/
Substack: https://limorbergman.substack.com
Chapters:
(00:00) Cold open and intro
(01:18) Starting out in corporate accounting
(01:51) A rule bender, not a rule breaker
(04:11) Why she left to start her own firm
(05:00) The part-time plan that didn't work
(07:16) Finding your thing inside corporate
(08:14) You can do the job. Do you enjoy it?
(09:08) Told to wait 10 to 15 years
(10:11) Shouting it from the rooftops
(12:26) How to tell if you can grow there
(13:53) Imposter syndrome means you care
(15:04) Doing the thing that scares you
(16:22) Nobody can read your mind
(17:01) Applying for jobs that feel too big
(17:58) If you're going to fail, fail fast
(19:09) Staying too long where you don't fit
(19:43) Where to find Monica
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