The power of pausing: Poppy Harlow’s journey from CNN anchor to career clarity

Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel

Careers, Business

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Feeling stuck in your career? Wondering if you’re moving too fast to make the right decisions? In today’s episode of Hello Monday, award-winning journalist Poppy Harlow reveals why taking a pause might be the key to unlocking your next big career move. After 16 years at CNN, Poppy faced an unexpected crossroads when her morning show was canceled. Instead of rushing to the next opportunity, she is taking the time to reflect and listen to the stillness, a choice that is leading her to profound personal and professional transformation. Join Jessi Hempel and Poppy as they explore the power of slowing down during times of uncertainty. In a world obsessed with hustle, Poppy’s journey reminds us that the most important decisions often come when we step back, breathe, and listen to our intuition. From embracing the "messy middle" of career transitions to the importance of empathy in leadership, this episode offers powerful insights for anyone navigating a career shift or seeking greater clarity and purpose. Subscribe to the Hello Monday newsletter to get episodes and insights delivered straight to your inbox every Monday!

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0:00.0	LinkedIn News.
0:05.9	From the news team at LinkedIn, I'm Jesse Hempel, and this is Hello Monday.
0:14.1	If you're anywhere close to my age, give or take a decade, you have grown up in a culture that glorifies the hustle.
0:26.7	Especially for those of us who are, you know, overachievers who've experienced success early in our careers, it's so tempting to just keep up, to grind, to strive, to push through.
0:38.8	But sometimes the most transformative decisions come when we stop, when we breathe, when we really step back.
0:48.7	My guest today knows this better than most.
0:52.7	Poppy Harlow is an award-winning journalist and former anchor for CNN.
0:57.5	She built a career out of asking the right questions and staying curious.
1:03.1	She's been in the middle of many of the most important stories of the last 16 years, like protests.
1:10.3	People power. People!
1:10.9	Power!
1:11.9	People!
1:12.9	Power!
1:13.9	It started with this, one year ago, a grassroots movement that made the 99% and the 1%
1:21.4	part of our lexicon, occupied.
1:23.7	And powerful storms.
1:25.6	This is Seabright, New Jersey, known as a small, picturesque coastal town.
1:30.3	But Sandy completely wiped out 100% of the businesses here, and 75% of the homes were either destroyed or severely damaged.
1:41.1	And the pandemic.
1:42.5	Well, this morning, the tragic facts across the United States,
1:46.0	more than 77,000 new coronavirus cases reported just yesterday.
1:51.2	Poppy is a friend. We worked for the same company near the beginning of our careers.
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