April 23, 2018

227: Become Unhackable with Kary Oberbrunner

Have you ever been so excited about a new project or goal that you’ve set for yourself that you just can’t wait to start? You sit and visualize yourself going through the motions of the process, checking off all the boxes on your to-do list, and finally you check off that last task, then you […]

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April 16, 2018

258: Why You Don’t Even Know Perfectionism Is Holding You Back

IS BEING A PERFECTIONIST HOLDING YOU BACK? What’s the meaning of perfectionism really? per·fec·tion·ismpərˈfekSHəˌnizəm noun            refusal to accept any standard short of perfection. As far as I know perfection doesn’t exist because it’s subjective. This of course means that if we are after perfection, then we are already setting ourselves […]

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April 9, 2018

225: Why Willpower Doesn’t Work, And What To Do Instead

WHAT IF YOU WERE FORCED TO FIGURE THINGS OUT? You know that scene in the Pursuit of Happyness where Will Smith is sitting on the floor in the bathroom with his son after everything has come crashing down and he has no place to live and he’s hit rock bottom? He’s put into a situation where […]

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April 2, 2018

224: How Having Awkward Conversations Can Completely Change Your Life in Surprising Ways

“WHAT IF THE MOMENTS IN OUR LIVES THAT FEEL THE MOST AWKWARD ARE ACTUALLY THE MOST VALUABLE?” That’s the question that Melissa Dahl poses in her new book Cringeworthy, a Theory of Awkwardness. It’s also something that I’ve been pondering for about 10 years now. Particularly, the area of having difficult and awkward conversations and how they […]

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March 25, 2018

223: Making Complicated Career Decisions Insanely Simple

When you’re faced with hard decisions like “Should I take this other job” or “How do I know if this company is worth my time” or “is this type of role really going to make me happy; how do you really know? The reality is you can’t ever fully know until you’re there, but you […]

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March 19, 2018

222: Would You Be Happier at an Independent Consultant Job Instead of Being an Employee?

How to become a consultant or get an independent consultant job is super confusing. There’s not a clear path at all, but it’s something that’s very desirable to do if you are looking for flexibility, autonomy, high pay, and have a desire to add immense value to organizations. Lisa Schulter had been interested in becoming a […]

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