"This was never going to be my life." Jess Burney`s first "no" as a teacher wasn`t really about her son`s field trip. It was about everything else.

On this week`s How to Get Ahead, she talks about the moment a principal told her she couldn`t take a day off for her own son`s school trip — and why that was the catalyst that made her start building a career she wouldn`t need permission to live.

"This was never going to be my life."

Jess is an executive career coach, consultant, and founder of Tailored Holistic Coaching — helping professionals pivot into work that actually fits the life they want, not just the schedule they`re stuck with.

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Women in business are judged on performance and likeability. Men are not.

Skye van Heyzen, founder of Adaptive Apex, names the double standard plainly on this week`s How to Get Ahead — then gets into what to actually do with it: know who you are before the room decides for you.

"You need to understand who you are — what your non-negotiables are, what`s your ultimate no, and what`s your ultimate yes."

Because plenty of "yes" answers aren`t really choices. They`re fear of the label that comes with saying no.

Skye works with ambitious women in mid and senior roles — especially in male-dominated sectors — helping them step into their power without losing themselves in the process.

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👉 More from Skye: @skyevanheyzen_adaptiveapex

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Every yes is a no to something else.

Skye van Heyzen, founder of Adaptive Apex, breaks it down simply on this week`s How to Get Ahead: you only have a finite amount of time and energy, so every yes you give away is a no to something — or someone — else.

"If you say yes to something, you`re saying no to something else, because you only have a finite amount of time and energy."

He talks to host Lorna Taylor about the tipping point that finally made him draw the line at work — and the language that helped him hold it: "I cannot. I do not. I will not." Not forceful to the other person. Just honest with yourself.

"That`s not selfish. That`s self-preservation."

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👉 More from Skye: @skyevanheyzen_adaptiveapex

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Burnout doesn`t always announce itself. Sometimes it sends you an invoice.

On this week`s How to Get Ahead, Skye van Heyzen — founder of Adaptive Apex — talks about the toll of ignoring your stress signs for too long. Not the dramatic burnout moment. The slow one. The kind your body eventually bills you for.

"If you don`t know how to handle this yourself — if you`re not doing the things to metabolize the stress — the body`s gonna send you an invoice."

Skye works with ambitious women in mid and senior roles — especially in male-dominated sectors — helping them lower stress, rebuild confidence, and get ahead without losing themselves in the process.

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👉 More from Skye: @skyevanheyzen_adaptiveapex

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