Aligned Ambition with Pooja V.

Hosted by Pooja Venkatraman

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Oct 2026

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Hi! I’m Pooja – I’m a double Harvard grad, ex-BCG consultant, and now a writer, thought leader, and executive coach. I help high achievers tackle stress productivity, performance and purpose so they can fulfill their biggest ambitions and unleash their fullest potential… …without sacrificing their sanity, their relationships, their authenticity, or their paychecks. Let’s build the life and career you actually want – one that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside. Book a free consult call to discuss working together: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact

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October 23, 20262 min

Feeling behind is an operating model problem – not an efficiency problem

October 22, 20262 min

Training: How to Stop Feeling Behind

Do you wake up every day feeling like you’ve been shot out of a gun? Pumped full of adrenaline for everything you need to get done? And then spend all day constantly running from thing to thing? And do you get to the end of the day, and all you want to do is RELAX… Except…you can’t? Because your brain is still thinking about everything you need to get done? So even your rest time isn’t actually restful or recharging? If this is you, you desperately need to come to my training: How to Stop Feeling Behind While this feeling is absolutely NORMAL for ambitious, driven people… It is by no means REQUIRED for being successful, doing things well, or getting shit done. You are going to learn… 1️⃣ WHY you always feel behind – what the real root cause is here 2️⃣ How certain behaviors you think are getting you ahead are actually keeping you behind 3️⃣ Exactly what to do to stop feeling behind and finally feel on top of things Register today, and I can’t wait to see you there! :) https://forms.gle/XjayCE6Z12S81XGDA

October 19, 20266 min

332. The Car Honk Method for getting more done and staying in flow 🚗 📣

If you can interpret a car honk, you can do this ——— Free coaching consult: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact Client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page Table of contents: https://poojav.substack.com/p/welcome-to-your-brains-bff ——— 👋 Hi! I’m Pooja – an executive coach for high achievers. I’m a Harvard and BCG alum, and I help you: ✅ Level up where you are without burning out ✅ Get clear on what’s next and navigate career transitions ✅ Build a life and career that’s fulfilling + successful Repost if you found this helpful, and follow along for more! :)

October 12, 20266 min

338. The 4 kinds of self-doubt + The quick & dirty solution to each

They are: 🤨 🧇 🤼 😡 ——— All the resources I mention in the podcast: Setting Deliberate, Defined, Doable, and De-Conflicted expectations: https://poojav.substack.com/p/the-simple-fixable-trigger-behind Choose 3 words: https://poojav.substack.com/p/a-super-quick-clarity-shortcut-choose 5 quick career experiments you could do this week: https://poojav.substack.com/p/5-quick-career-experiments-you-could Four-step process for resolving inner conflicts: https://poojav.substack.com/p/how-to-build-the-life-you-want Masterclass on how to like yourself: https://poojav.substack.com/p/masterclass-how-to-like-yourself Same goal, different pathway: https://poojav.substack.com/p/my-favorite-problem-solving-shortcut-003 ——— Free coaching consult: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact Client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page Table of contents: https://poojav.substack.com/p/welcome-to-your-brains-bff

October 5, 20266 min

290. You don’t have a confidence problem. You have a metrics problem.

❌ Affirmations ✅ Metrics update Free coaching consult: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact Client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page Table of contents: https://poojav.substack.com/p/welcome-to-your-brains-bff

September 28, 20268 min

439. The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 7)

Hello! I know I just kicked off the 3 Misconceptions About Building Your A+ Career and Life series, and I promise I will get back to it soon! But I also have so many exciting things that I am working on for you guys, that I need a bit of time to focus on that. So for the next few weeks, we'll be revisiting this series. I hope you enjoy! ——— The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 7) How are you going to remind yourself of the reframe? Consult Call: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact (I unfortunately no longer offer one-off coffee chats – my apologies for the inconvenience!) ——— What my clients have to say… “I think the biggest transformation is not hating my brain. Now, I work with it and am like, ‘Oh, right, it's doing this to protect me. Thanks, brain!’ I love that I have this relationship with my brain that's like a partnership.” —Client | CEO, PE-backed company Read client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page

September 21, 20269 min

438. The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 6)

Hello! I know I just kicked off the 3 Misconceptions About Building Your A+ Career and Life series, and I promise I will get back to it soon! But I also have so many exciting things that I am working on for you guys, that I need a bit of time to focus on that. So for the next few weeks, we'll be revisiting this series. I hope you enjoy! ——— The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 6) How is this a win-win? Consult Call: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact (I unfortunately no longer offer one-off coffee chats – my apologies for the inconvenience!) ——— What my clients have to say… “I was surprised by the diverse range of issues I could talk about with Pooja. There's such a wide range of things that I struggled with over the course of our coaching, from tough pregnancy symptoms to complicated family dynamics to complicated work dynamics. There were moments where I brought things up to her thinking ‘Pooja's probably going to tell me to go call a family therapist or whatever.’ But her process worked for all of these different situations and totally applied every single time. There was never something I brought to her where I felt like the guidance she was giving me didn't apply or wasn't effective.” —Client | Head of Business Development at MedTech Company Read client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page

September 14, 20266 min

437. The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 5)

Hello! I know I just kicked off the 3 Misconceptions About Building Your A+ Career and Life series, and I promise I will get back to it soon! But I also have so many exciting things that I am working on for you guys, that I need a bit of time to focus on that. So for the next few weeks, we'll be revisiting this series. I hope you enjoy! ——— The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 5) What is the lose-lose framing your brain has come up with? Consult Call: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact (I unfortunately no longer offer one-off coffee chats – my apologies for the inconvenience!) ——— What my clients have to say… “I was worried the advice I’d be getting would be very general or something that I could just have Googled or seen on Twitter. But that quickly fell away. The advice, the connection, the unique frameworks and analogies Pooja has were like nothing I've ever seen before, outside of her social media.” —Client | VP at Major Financial Institution Read client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page

September 7, 20266 min

435. The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 4)

Hello! I know I just kicked off the 3 Misconceptions About Building Your A+ Career and Life series, and I promise I will get back to it soon! But I also have so many exciting things that I am working on for you guys, that I need a bit of time to focus on that. So for the next few weeks, we'll be revisiting this series. I hope you enjoy! ——— The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 4) Where are YOU, relative to all the stuff happening in your brain? 🤔 Consult Call: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact (I unfortunately no longer offer one-off coffee chats – my apologies for the inconvenience!) ——— What my clients have to say… “I’ve gained the ability to notice when I’m in the more negative thought patterns and to recognize that no amount of bullying myself is going to result in the change I want. I’ve been able to build a more positive, affirming, confidence-building narrative about myself and spend just as much time looking for evidence that I spend time exactly how I should and that I’m already fully capable, rather than just looking at the negative.” —Client | Early-Stage Tech Startup Director turned Design Consultant Read client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page

August 31, 20268 min

432. The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 3)

Hello! I know I just kicked off the 3 Misconceptions About Building Your A+ Career and Life series, and I promise I will get back to it soon! But I also have so many exciting things that I am working on for you guys, that I need a bit of time to focus on that. So for the next few weeks, we'll be revisiting this series. I hope you enjoy! ——— The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 3) Where is your brain right now? 🧠📍 Consult Call: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact (I unfortunately no longer offer one-off coffee chats – my apologies for the inconvenience!) ——— What my clients have to say… “If you're just starting out, you should learn this toolkit with an expert like Pooja. Now I'm able to open up a Google Doc and make good progress on my own. But if you want to do it the right way, you really should have someone listening to what you're saying, guiding you, and course-correcting you.” —Client| Solutions Engineer at Fintech company Read client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page

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