Jamil Zaki shows you that there’s much reason to hope–even for the most hardened cynics. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why hope equals success 

2) Why to be skeptical of your own cynicism 

3) How your gut instincts can lead you astray 

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— ABOUT JAMIL — 

Dr. Jamil Zaki is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the Director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab. He trained at Columbia and Harvard, studying empathy and kindness in the human brain. He is interested in how we can learn to connect better. 

• Book: Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness 

• Lab Website: Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab 

• Website: jamil-zaki.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster by Rebecca Solnit 

• Book: Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber 

• Cynicism Test: Cook-Medley Hostility Scale

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Andrew LaCivita discusses the most important career investment you can make: your skill development. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The biggest assumption that’s hurting your career 

2) How to pinpoint what skills you need to develop 

3) Three easy ways to build your confidence 

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— ABOUT ANDREW — 

Andrew LaCivita, a globally-renowned career and leadership coach, is the founder of the milewalk Academy®. During his career, he has impacted over 350 companies, more than 100,000 individuals, and spanned nearly 200 countries, helping them unlock their full potential. He is the best-selling author of four books including Interview Intervention, The Hiring Prophecies, and The Zebra Code. You can join him on Thursdays for live, complimentary career coaching at his Live Office Hours on YouTube.

• Book: The Zebra Code: A Step-By-Step Guide to Mastering Career Skills That Make You a Standout Professional (book website) 

• Assessment: Free Leadership Assessment 

• Company: milewalk Academy 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Tool: Kajabi 

• Tool: Circle 

• Book: You'll See It When You Believe It: The Way to Your Personal Transformation by Wayne Dyer 

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Deb Mashek reveals the critical factors that make workplace collaborations less painful and more productive. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The key ingredients of great collaboration 

2) Why hiring good collaborators isn’t enough 

3) The key questions to kickstart great collaborations 

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— ABOUT DEB — 

Dr. Deb Mashek, PhD is an experienced business advisor, professor, higher education administrator, and national nonprofit executive. She is the author of the book Collabor(h)ate: How to build incredible collaborative relationships at work (even if you’d rather work alone). 

Named one of the Top 35 Women in Higher Education by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, she has been featured in media outlets including MIT Sloan Management Review, The New York Times, The Atlantic, Inc., Forbes, Fortune, The Hechinger Report, Inside Higher Ed, Reason, Business Week, University Business Insider, and The Hill. She writes regularly for Reworked and Psychology Today.

Deb is the founder of Myco Consulting LLC, where she helps networked organizations (e.g., consortia, collaboratives, associations, federations, etc.) avoid the predictable pitfalls of complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives so that they can drive impact and achieve big visions. A member of the Association for Collaborative Leadership, Deb has been an invited speaker on collaboration and viewpoint diversity at leading organizations including the United Nations, Siemens, and the American Psychological Association.

• Book: Collabor(h)ate: How to build incredible collaborative relationships at work (even if you’d rather work alone) 

• Book Website: Collaborhate.com 

• Website: DebMashek.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Article: "36 Questions to Fall In Love" 

• Book: The Good Fight: Use Productive Conflict to Get Your Team and Organization Back on Track by Liane Davey 

• Research: "The Experimental Generation of Interpersonal Closeness: A Procedure and Some Preliminary Findings" by Arthur Aaron, Edward Melinat, Elaine Aaron, Robert Vallone, Renee Bator 

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Eduardo Briceño reveals the fundamental factors that accelerate your growth and improvement. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How focusing on performance actually hurts results. 

2) The one feedback method that always tells the truth. 

3) The five key elements that drive growth. 

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— ABOUT EDUARDO — 

Eduardo Briceño is a global keynote speaker and facilitator who guides many of the world’s leading companies in developing cultures of learning and high performance. Earlier in his career, he was the co-founder and CEO of Mindset Works, the first company to offer growth mindset development services. Previously, he was a venture capital investor with the Sprout Group. 

His TED Talk, How to Get Better at the Things You Care About, and his prior TEDx Talk, The Power of Belief, have been viewed more than nine million times. He is a Pahara-Aspen Fellow, a member of the Aspen Institute’s Global Leadership Network, and an inductee in the Happiness Hall of Fame. 

• Book: The Performance Paradox: Turning the Power of Mindset into Action 

• Website: Briceño.com 

• LinkedIn: Eduardo Briceño 

• Organization: MindsetWorks 

• TEDx Talk: The Power of belief -- mindset and success | Eduardo Briceno | TEDxManhattanBeach 

• TED Talk: Eduardo Briceño: How to get better at the things you care about | TED 

• Previous episode: 316: Maximizing Your Learning and Growth with Eduardo Briceño 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Tool: Roam Research 

• Tool: Otter 

• Study: “Systematic review: the relationship between clinical experience and quality of health care” by Niteesh K. Choudhry, Robert H. Fletcher, and Stephen B. Soumerai 

• Psychology: Goal Hierarchy 

• Book: The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living by the Dalai Lama 

• Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck 

• Book: The Clan of the Cave Bear: Earth's Children, Book One by Jean Auel 

• Past episode: 001: Communicating with Inspiration and Clarity with Mawi Asgedom 

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Tara Mohr offers deep insight into how our fears and inner critic operate–and how to optimally respond.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) The key drivers behind fear and self-doubt.

2) A handy Hebrew distinction for thinking about fear.

3) How to consult your inner critic–and inner mentor–wisely.

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— ABOUT TARA —

Tara Mohr is an expert on leadership and well-being. She helps people play bigger in sharing their voices and bringing forward their ideas in work and in life. Tara is the author of Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead, named a best book of the year by Apple’s iBooks and now in paperback. In the book, she shares her pioneering model for making the journey from playing small–being held back by fear and self-doubt–to playing big, taking bold action to pursue what you see as your callings.

• Tara’s Book: Playing Big

• Tara’s website: TaraMohr.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Author: Marianne Williamson

• Book: Einstein and the Rabbi by Naomi Levy

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In this introductory episode, Pete addresses basic questions such as: Who is this podcast for? What kinds of skills and jobs does it aid? What’s the format ant timing of the show? What sorts of guests are joining? Who is Pete Mockaitis and why should we listen to anything he says? What are the "introductory sampler six pack" episodes A, B, C, D, E, and F?  Transcript and  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Joe Mull breaks down the fundamentals of why people leave their jobs then shares simple solutions to creating a happier, more committed workforce. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The true story behind the myth, “Nobody wants to work anymore.” 

2) The sweet spot for a team’s workload. 

3) How to talk to your boss about improving your job. 

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— ABOUT JOE — 

Joe Mull is the author of 3 books including No More Team Drama and the forthcoming Employalty: How to Ignite Commitment and Keep Top Talent in the New Age of Work. 

He is the founder of the BossBetter Leadership Academy and hosts the popular Boss Better Now podcast, which was recently named by SHRM as a “can’t miss show for leaders” along with podcasts from Brené Brown and Harvard Business Review. 

In demand as a keynote speaker, Joe has taught leadership courses at two major universities and previously managed training at one of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S.  

Joe has appeared as an expert in multiple media outlets including Forbes, the International Business Times, on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, and on Good Morning America. 

• Book: Employalty: How to Ignite Commitment and Keep Top Talent in the New Age of Work 

• Book: Cure for the Common Leader: What Physicians & Managers Must Do to Engage & Inspire Healthcare Teams 

• Website: JoeMull.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Instrument: NASA Task Load Index 

• Article: “To Build a Top Performing Team, Ask for 85% Effort” by Greg McKeown 

• Book: Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink 

• Book: It's the Manager: Moving From Boss to Coach by Jim Clifton and Jim Harter 

• Music: “Requiem” by Mozart 

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Maura Thomas shows you how to create a distraction-free work environment to make time for the tasks that matter most. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The underlying cause of derailed productivity. 

2) How multitasking hurts your productivity and attention. 

3) The two questions that will help you eliminate distractions. 

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— ABOUT MAURA — 

Maura Nevel Thomas is an award-winning international speaker and trainer on individual and corporate productivity and work-life balance, and the most widely-cited authority on attention management. Her proprietary Empowered Productivity™ System has been embraced by the likes of NASA, Dyson, and Google. She is a TEDx Speaker, founder of Regain Your Time, author of six bestselling books, and was named a Top Leadership Speaker in Inc. Magazine. 

Maura is frequently featured in major business outlets including Business Insider, Fast Company, and Washington Post, and she’s also a regular contributor to both Forbes and the Harvard Business Review, with articles there viewed over a million times. 

• Book: Attention Management: How to Create Success and Gain Productivity ― Every Day (Empowered Productivity, 1) 

• Book: Everyone Wants to Work Here: Attract the Best Talent, Energize Your Team, and Be the Leader in Your Market (Empowered Productivity) 

• Forbes article: "Why Leaders Should Want Their Employees To Quiet Quit" 

• Website: MauraThomas.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• App: Blinkist 

• App: Todoist 

• App: Twist 

• Book: The Gift of Fear: And Other Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by Gavin de Becker 

• Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill 

• Book: Younger Next Year: Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy - Until You're 80 and Beyond by Chris Crowley and Henry Lodge 

• Company: Doist 

• Personality: Frank Kick 

• Personality: Gloria Mark 

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Curtis Bateman shares simple tools that make uncertainty less frustrating and more rewarding. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The simple model that makes change predictable and actionable. 

2) The critical first step to introducing any change initiative. 

3) How to keep poor results from discouraging you. 

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— ABOUT CURTIS — 

Curtis Bateman is one of FranklinCovey’s lead change experts and the author of Who Rocked the Boat: A Story about Navigating the Inevitability of Change and co-author of Change: How to Turn Uncertainty into Opportunity.  He is also the Vice President of International and a Senior Change Consultant. 

• Book: Change: How to Turn Uncertainty Into Opportunity, with Marché Pleshette, Andy Cindrich, and Christi Phillips, PhD 

• LinkedIn: Curtis A. Bateman 

• Speaking Profile: Franklin Covey Speaker’s Bureau 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• App: Day One 

• App: Evernote 

• Book: Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard 

• Book: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain 

• Book: When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel Pink 

• Book: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 

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Dr. Bryan Robinson shares the dangers of work addiction–and how you can recover from it. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) What workaholism is–and how you can tell if you have it. 

2) The 10 C’s to help you find your calm. 

3) How to befriend your negative emotions. 

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— ABOUT BRYAN — 

Bryan E. Robinson is Founder and Chief Architect Officer of Comfort Zones Digital, Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a psychotherapist in private practice. He writes for Forbes.com and Thrive Global and is the author of over forty books, including three editions of Chained to the Desk: A Guidebook for Workaholics, Their Partners and Children, and the Clinicians Who Treat Them and #Chill: Turn Off Your Job and Turn on Your Life. 

• Book: Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Work-Life Balance 

• Book: Limestone Gumption: A Brad Pope And Sisterfriends Mystery 

• Website: BryanRobinsonBooks.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl 

• Book: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Chartwell Classics) by Mark Twain 

• News Site: The Huffington Post 

• Publication: Thrive Global 

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Laura Fredricks shares battle-tested tips to confidently ask for what you want. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to respond to “I’ll think about it.” 

2) Why you want to talk only 25% of the time. 

3) Persuasion pitfalls to avoid. 

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— ABOUT LAURA — 

Laura Fredricks is an author, speaker, and consultant who trains and coaches individuals, businesses, and nonprofits. Her latest book is Hard Asks Made Easy: How to Get Exactly What You Want. Through her previous six books, Fredricks has helped hundreds of global executives, industry trailblazers, marketing and communication leaders, boards, fundraisers, entrepreneurs, teenagers, artists, philanthropists, and everyday people achieve their best professional and personal lives possible. 

Since 2005, Fredricks also has taught at New York University School of Professional Studies. 

• Book: Hard Asks Made Easy: How to Get Exactly What You Want 

• Email: laura@expertontheask.com 

• Website: ExpertOnTheAsk.com 

• Website: LauraFredricks.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Tool: MailChimp 

• Software: Egnyte 

• Book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 

• Website: The Chronicle of Philanthropy 

• Website: Advancing Philanthropy 

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Cheryl Einhorn provides tools to improve your decision-making skills. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The key to countering bias in decision-making. 

2) The five Problem Solver Profiles–and which one you are. 

3) How to work with different types of decision-makers. 

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— ABOUT CHERYL — 

Cheryl Strauss Einhorn founded Decisive, a decision sciences company that trains people and teams in complex problem solving and decision-making skills using the AREA Method. AREA is an evidence-based decision-making system that uniquely controls for and counters cognitive bias to expand knowledge while improving judgment. Cheryl developed AREA during her two decades as an award-winning investigative journalist writing for publications ranging from The New York Times and Foreign Policy Magazine to Barron’s and The Stanford Social Innovation Review. Cheryl teaches at Cornell University and has authored three books Problem Solved, A Powerful System for Making Complex Decisions with Confidence and Conviction, about personal and professional decision-making, and Investing In Financial Research, A Decision-Making System for Better Results about financial and investment decisions. Her new book about Problem Solver Profiles, Problem Solver, Maximizing Your Strengths To Make Better Decisions, was published in March 2023 by Cornell University. Learn more by watching her Ted talk and visiting areamethod.com. 

• Book: Investing in Financial Research: A Decision-Making System for Better Results (AREA Method Publications) 

• Book: Problem Solved: A Powerful System for Making Complex Decisions with Confidence and Conviction 

• Book: Problem Solver: Maximizing Your Strengths to Make Better Decisions (AREA Method Publications) 

• Test: Problem Solver Profile 

• Website: AreaMethod.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance by Josh Waitzkin 

• Poster: Cognitive Bias Poster 

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Dr. Nate Regier reveals his process for practicing compassionate accountability that builds relationships. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The three switches for greater compassion every day. 

2) A handy template for dealing with any conflict. 

3) Why lowering standards doesn’t help those struggling. 

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— ABOUT NATE — 

Nate Regier, PhD, is the CEO and founding owner of Next Element Consulting, a global leadership consulting and training firm helping build cultures of compassionate accountability. Dr. Regier is a former practicing psychologist and expert in social-emotional intelligence, interpersonal communication, conflict skills, and leadership. Recognized as a Top 100 keynote speaker, he is a Process Communication Model® Certifying Master Trainer. Nate is the author of four books: Beyond Drama; Conflict without Casualties; Seeing People Through; and his newest book, Compassionate Accountability. He hosts a podcast called “On Compassion with Dr. Nate,” writes a weekly blog, contributes to multiple industry publications, and is a regular guest on podcasts. 

• Book: Compassionate Accountability: How Leaders Build Connection and Get Results 

• LinkedIn: Nate Regier 

• Previous episode: 216: Transforming Conflict Into Breakthroughs with Dr. Nate Regier 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Software: Calendly 

• Grill: Big Green Egg 

• Personality: Wayne Dyer 

• Book: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brene Brown 

• Book: Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence That Caring Makes a Difference by Stephen Trzeciak and Anthony Mazzarelli 

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Marc Lesser shows how to navigate difficult emotions and conversations to build thriving relationships. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why we shouldn’t be afraid of conflict. 

2) The one question you need to ask when dealing with difficult people. 

3) How to assess any relationship in 4 words. 

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— ABOUT MARC — 

Marc Lesser is a speaker, facilitator, workshop leader, and executive coach. He is the author of four books, including Seven Practices of a Mindful Leader: Lessons from Google and a Zen Monastery Kitchen, and CEO of ZBA Associates, an executive development and leadership consulting company. Lesser helped develop the world-renowned Search Inside Yourself (SIY) program within Google and was director of Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, the oldest Zen monastery in the Western world. He lives in Marin County, California, and leads Mill Valley Zen, a weekly meditation group. 

• Book: Finding Clarity: How Compassionate Accountability Builds Vibrant Relationships, Thriving Workplaces, and Meaningful Lives 

• Website: MarcLesser.net 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen 

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Adam Bryant shares powerful insights on how to get promoted and be successful as a leader. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) What every aspiring leader should know about themselves. 

2) How to get promoted without asking for a promotion. 

3) The key ratio that positions you for advancement. 

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— ABOUT ADAM — 

Adam Bryant is Senior Managing Director and Partner at the ExCo Group, where he works with hundreds of senior leaders and high-potential executives. As the creator and former author of the iconic “Corner Office” column in The New York Times, Bryant has mastered the art of distilling real-world lessons from his hundreds of interviews and turning them into practical tools, presentations, and exercises to help companies deepen their leadership benches and strengthen their teams. He also works with executive leadership teams to help drive their transformation strategies, based on a best-practices framework he developed for his widely praised book, THE CEO TEST: Master the Challenges That Make or Break All Leaders. 

• Book: The Leap to Leader: How Ambitious Managers Make the Jump to Leadership 

• Book: The Corner Office: Indispensable and Unexpected Lessons from CEOs on How to Lead and Succeed 

• Website: AdamBryantBooks.com 

• Company Website: ExCoLeadership.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Video: “Two Monkeys Were Paid Unequally: Excerpt from Frans de Waal's TED Talk” 

• Book: The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company by Robert Iger 

• Book: In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick 

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Fellow podcaster Kwame Christian giggles with Pete as he shares his insights and lessons learned on a novel notetaking approach. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to listen and understand audio at 3X speed 

2) How notetaking improves your decision-making 

3) How AI can make a fun soundtrack for your life 

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— ABOUT KWAME — 

Kwame Christian is a best-selling author, business lawyer and CEO of the American Negotiation Institute (ANI). 

Following the viral success of his TedxDayton talk, Kwame released his best-seller Finding Confidence in Conflict: How to Negotiate Anything and Live Your Best Life in 2018. He’s also a regular Contributor for Forbes and the host of the number one negotiation podcast in the world, Negotiate Anything – which currently has over 5 million downloads worldwide. Under Kwame’s leadership, ANI has coached and trained several Fortune 500 companies on applying the fundamentals of negotiation to corporate success. 

Kwame was the recipient of the John Glenn College of Public Affairs Young Alumni Achievement Award in 2020 and the Moritz College of Law Outstanding Recent Alumnus Award 2021. He is the only person in the history of The Ohio State University to win alumni awards in consecutive years from the law school and the masters of public affairs program. That said, Kwame’s proudest achievement is his family. He’s married to Dr. Whitney Christian, and they have two lovely sons, Kai and Dominic. 

• Instagram: @kwamenegotiates 

• LinkedIn: Kwame Christian 

• Podcast: Negotiate Anything Premium 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Song: Rise and Shine Pete

• Book: The Code of Trust: An American Counterintelligence Expert's Five Rules to Lead and Succeed by Robin Dreeke, Cameron Stauth

• Book: Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully by Elaine Lin Hering

• Past episode: 976: How (and When) to Freely Speak Your Mind with Elaine Lin Hering

• App: Voice Dream Reader

• App: Suno AI

• Study: Gandhi and the Anchoring Effect, Strack & Mussweiler, 1997

• Study: "Why do we compare everything to the first piece of information we received?" Anchoring Bias explained

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Legendary coach Greg Harden shares the secrets of his world-famous athletes for conquering fear, fatigue, anxiety, and self-doubt. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to master your response to any situation. 

2) The secret to being a top performer. 

3) The #1 subject for you to become an expert on. 

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— ABOUT GREG — 

Greg Harden is a Peak Performance Coach, motivational speaker, and executive consultant who is best known for his work with seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady. He also worked with Heisman Trophy winner and Super Bowl MVP Desmond Howard, and twenty-three-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps. 

He’s spent over 30 years building them at the University of Michigan, including 400 future professional athletes, 50 NFL first-round draft picks, and 120 Olympians from over 20 countries. He gained national recognition when 60 Minutes Sports profiled him as “Michigan’s Secret Weapon.”  

• Book: Stay Sane in an Insane World: How to Control the Controllables and Thrive 

• Website: GregHarden.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl 

• Book: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck 

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Cassie Holmes shares powerful strategies for finding more meaning and fulfillment from your hours. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why more time doesn’t make us more happy. 

2) Two tricks to make drudgery feel more enjoyable. 

3) How to keep distractions from hijacking your attention. 

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— ABOUT CASSIE — 

Cassie Holmes is a professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, an award-winning teacher and researcher on time and happiness, and author of Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most. 

Happier Hour was selected as a Forbes Must-Read and a Next Big Idea Club Must-Read for 2022, as well as an Amazon Best Business Book of 2022. It’s also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the Today Show, CBS Mornings, and much other media. 

Holmes’s academic research has been widely published in lead academic journals and featured in such outlets as The Economist, The New York Times, The Atlantic, and more. The course that she developed and now teaches, Applying the Science of Happiness to Life Design, is among UCLA’s most popular for MBAs. Prior to joining UCLA, Cassie was a tenured faculty member at Wharton, and she has a Ph.D. from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and a B.A. from Columbia.  

• Book: Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most 

• Study: “Having Too Little or Too Much Time Is Linked to Lower Subjective Well-Being” with Marissa A. Sharif and Hal Hershfield 

• Course: Applying the Science of Happiness to Life Design 

• LinkedIn: Cassie Holmes 

• Website: CassieMHolmes.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: American Time Use Survey 

• Book: Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David Burns 

• Book: The Hours: A Novel by Michael Cunningham 

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Dan Thurmon shares powerful tools to make chaos your ally. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to reframe the stresses of uncertainty. 

2) How to break the patterns of negative self-talk. 

3) The tiny language shifts that make a huge difference. 

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— ABOUT DAN — 

Dan Thurmon is the founder and President of Motivation Works, Inc, a company that helps leaders and their organizations move confidently through change and transformation, so they become, achieve, and contribute MORE. His clients include Bank of America, Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, Honeywell, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft, Marriott, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Prudential, State Farm, and Walmart. 

He’s delivered thousands of presentations across six continents for audiences including world leaders, Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, educators, and even troops on the front lines of battle in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

In 2011, he was inducted into the prestigious Speaker Hall of Fame -- and is one of fewer than 200 living speakers to have received this honor. 

Dan is also a writer and content producer. He’s authored three books: Success in Action, Off Balance On Purpose, and most recently, Positive Chaos. 

Along with his speeches and books, Dan produces an ongoing, weekly video-coaching series and podcast in which he shares leadership principles and life-enhancement strategies in under three minutes. 

• Book: Positive Chaos: Transform Crisis into Clarity and Advantage 

• Study: DanThurmon.com/research 

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• Tool: Theracane

• Past episode: 876: How to Present Like the Pros with Michael J. Gelb 

• Book: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle 

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Hal Hershfield discusses how to make–and stick with–better decisions to enrich your future self. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why you should build a relationship with your future self. 

2) How to motivate yourself to do the hard things now. 

3) The key to creating lasting habits. 

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— ABOUT HAL — 

Hal Hershfield is a Professor of Marketing, Behavioral Decision Making, and Psychology at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management and holds the UCLA Anderson Board of Advisors Term Chair in Management. 

His research, which sits at the intersection of psychology and economics, examines the ways we can improve our long-term decisions. He earned his PhD in psychology from Stanford University. 

Hershfield publishes in top academic journals and also contributes op-eds to the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal, and other outlets. He consults with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, many financial services firms such as Fidelity, First Republic, Prudential, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, and Avantis, and marketing agencies such as Droga5. The recipient of numerous teaching awards, Hershfield was named one of “The 40 Most Outstanding B-School Profs Under 40 In The World” by business education website Poets & Quants. His book, Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today, will be published in June. 

• Book: Your Future Self: How to Make Tomorrow Better Today 

• LinkedIn: Hal Hershfield 

• Twitter: @HalHershfield 

• Website: HalHershfield.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: “The End of History Illusion” by Jordi Quoidbach, Daniel T. Gilbert , AND Timothy D. Wilson 

• Book: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan 

• Past episode: 090: Shocking Ways to Hack Your Habits with Maneesh Sethi 

• Past episode: 317: How to Form Habits the Smart Way with BJ Fogg, PhD 

• App: StickK 

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Dr. Gloria Mark shares her science-based solutions for overcoming distractions and finding more flow. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The biggest hurdle for your attention span. 

2) What drains your attention span tank–and how to refuel it. 

3) How to design your day to maximize productivity. 

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— ABOUT GLORIA — 

Dr. Gloria Mark has published over 150 papers in the top journals and conferences in the fields of human-computer interactions (HCI) and Computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) and is author of the book Multitasking in the Digital Age. Her work on multitasking has appeared in outlets like the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, The Atlantic, the BBC, and many others. Her newest book, Attention Span: Find Focus and Fight Distraction, is out now.  

She is the Chancellor Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. She received her PhD from Columbia University in psychology. She has been a visiting senior researcher at Microsoft Research since 2012. Her primary research interest is in understanding the impact of digital media on people's lives and she is best known for her work in studying people's multitasking, mood and behavior while using digital media in real world environments. 

• Book: Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity 

• LinkedIn: Gloria Mark 

• Twitter: @GloriaMark_PhD 

• Website: GloriaMark.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl 

• Past episode: 734: How to Train Your Mind to Focus and Handle Distractions Better with Dr. Amishi Jha 

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Bill Schaninger explains why middle managers are critical to an organization’s success—and shares powerful principles for better leading. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why middle managers are often underappreciated 

2) The number one thing middle managers should be doing

 3) The simple secret to retaining top talent 

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— ABOUT BILL — 

Bill Schaninger is a senior partner in McKinsey's Philadelphia office. He advises CEOs, government ministers, and senior executives on organizational health and improvement. He is McKinsey's expert on the power of culture, values, and leadership in improving business outcomes. He holds an MS and PhD in management from Auburn University and an MBA and Bachelor of Business Administration from Moravian College. He is a coauthor of Beyond Performance 2.0. 

• Book: Power to the Middle: Why Managers Hold the Keys to the Future of Work 

• Article: "Help your employees find purpose—or watch them leave" with Naina Dhingra 

• Email: Bill.Schaninger@gmail.com 

• LinkedIn: Bill Schaninger Ph.D. 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Past episode: 150: Expressing Radical Candor with Kim Scott

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Selena Rezvani shares essential confidence-building habits to achieve your biggest goals. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The three elements of unshakeable confidence. 

2) How to effectively deal with your biggest insecurities. 

3) The secret to talking to intimidating people. 

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— ABOUT SELENA — 

Selena Rezvani is a recognized consultant, speaker, and author on leadership. She’s coached and taught some of the brightest minds in business, addressing audiences at Microsoft, The World Bank, Under Armour, HP, Pfizer, Harvard University, Society of Women Engineers, and many others. 

Her advice has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Oprah.com, and ABC and NBC television. Today, she writes on leadership for NBC’s Know Your Value. 

Over the last three years, Rezvani has launched twenty-five popular online courses on LinkedIn Learning. She is also the author of two other leadership books—the bestseller Pushback: How Smart Women Ask—and Stand Up—for What They Want and The Next Generation of Women Leaders.  

She has B.S. and Master of Social Work degrees from New York University, and has an MBA from Johns Hopkins University. Rezvani lives in Philadelphia with her husband Geoff and 10-year old boy/girl twins. 

• Book: Quick Confidence: Be Authentic, Boost Connections, and Make Bold Bets on Yourself 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: One Bold Move a Day: Meaningful Actions Women Can Take to Fulfill Their Leadership and Career Potential by Shanna Hocking 

• Book: The Student Leader's Field Guide by Pete Mockaitis 

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Happy 4th of July!

In this special episode, Pete shares past episodes that help you declare independence at work:

• 878: Saying No Masterfully to Reclaim your Life with Vanessa Patrick
• 683: How to Break Free from Negative Self-talk and Chatter with Ethan Kross
• 267: Managing Self-Doubt to Tackle Bigger Challenges with Tara Mohr

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Vanessa Patrick shares the science behind why we struggle to say no—and what you can do to get better at refusing. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The three competencies of empowered refusal. 

2) What to do when someone’s being pushy. 

3) Why it’s better for your reputation to say no. 

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep878 for clickable versions of the links below. 

— ABOUT VANESSA — 

Vanessa Patrick, PhD. is the Associate Dean for Research, the Bauer Professor of Marketing, and lead faculty of the Executive Women in Leadership Program at the Bauer School of Business at the University of Houston. She has a PhD in business from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. She is the author of The Power of Saying No: The New Science of How to Say No that Puts you in Charge of your Life. 

• Book: The Power of Saying No: The New Science of How to Say No that Puts You in Charge of Your Life 

• Instagram: vanpat23 

• LinkedIn: Vanessa Patrick 

• Twitter: @vpatrick23 

• Website: VanessaPatrick.net 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel by Bonnie Garmus 

• Past episode: 701: How to Get People to Say Yes through the Power of Persuasion with Vanessa Bohns 

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Richard Moran makes the compelling case for why we should take the small decisions in life more seriously. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) One word to purge from your vocabulary. 

2) The simple trick that makes making decisions easier. 

3) How to use your gut effectively. 

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— ABOUT RICHARD — 

Richard A. Moran is a Silicon Valley-based business leader, workplace pundit, bestselling author, venture capitalist, former CEO and college president. He is best known for his series of humorous business books beginning with the bestselling, Never Confuse a Memo with Reality, and is credited with starting the genre of “Business Bullet Books.” 

His body of work includes 10 books about using commonsense in business. He is the host of the CBS syndicated radio program, “In the Workplace.” Rich has appeared on CNN, NPR, and most major media outlets. He continues to work with organizations to help them make better decisions and is an "influencer" on LinkedIn where he is a regular contributor. 

• Book: Never Say Whatever: How Small Decisions Make a Big Difference 

• Website: RichardMoran.com 

• LinkedIn: Richard A. Moran 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: “Mindless Eating: The 200 Daily Food Decisions We Overlook” by Brian Wansink and Jeffrey Sobal 

• Book: This Is Happiness by Niall Williams 

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — 

• BetterHelp. Make better decisions with online therapy. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/awesome. 

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Scott Mautz shares powerful strategies to stay confident and in control when negativity strikes. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to wisely managed doubt–and confidence 

2) The early warning signs of self-acceptance being degraded 

3) The three-step solution to reset negative chatter 

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— ABOUT SCOTT — 

Scott Mautz is a high-octane speaker expert at igniting peak performance and deep employee engagement, motivation, and inspiration. He’s a Procter & Gamble veteran who successfully ran several of the company’s largest multi-billion dollar businesses, an award-winning/best-selling author, faculty at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business for Executive Education, a popular instructor on LinkedIn Learning where his courses have been taken over 1.5 million times, and a frequent national publication and podcast guest.

• Book: The Mentally Strong Leader: Build the Habits to Productively Regulate Your Emotions, Thoughts, and Behaviors 

• Website: ScottMautz.com. Listeners can get the Mental Strength Self-Assessment for free at ScottMautz.com/mentallystronggift! 

• Article: “Following the 90:10 Rule Will Make You Noticeably More Self-Confident” 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Website: Unsplash 

• Book: Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia and Bill Gifford 

• Book: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo 

• Book: The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien 

• Previous episode: 270: Reclaiming Workplace Inspiration with Scott Mautz 

• Previous episode: 669: Making More Impact as a Middle Manager with Scott Mautz 

• Previous episode: 945: How to Master Your Inner World and Flourish During Stress with Mawi Asgedom

— THANK YOU, SPONSORS! —

• Jenni Kayne. Use the code AWESOME15 to get 15% off your order!

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Michael J. Gelb shows you how to shape your message so that your audience—big or small, in person or virtual—will care about it. 

 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The three questions you need to ask before every presentation. 

2) How to align your message with your body language. 

3) How to channel your anxiety into your performance. 

 

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— ABOUT MICHAEL — 

Michael J. Gelb is the world’s leading authority on the application of genius thinking to personal and organizational development.  He is the author of 17 books including How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci, Innovate Like Edison and Discover Your Genius.  Michael’s books have been translated into 25 languages and have sold more than one million copies. His new book is Mastering the Art of Public Speaking: 8 Secrets to Overcome Fear and Supercharge Your Career. 

• Book: How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day 

• Book: Present Yourself!: Capture Your Audience with Great Presentation Skills 

• Book: The Healing Organization: Awakening the Conscience of Business to Help Save the World 

• Website: MichaelGelb.com 

 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl 

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Jenny Wood discusses how to overcome self-doubt and fear to confidently chase after what you want. 

 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to flip negativity into positivity with one word. 

2) How always aiming to be the best harms you. 

3) Where to find the courage to take more risks. 

 

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— ABOUT JENNY — 

Jenny Wood is an executive at Google running a large operations team that helps drive tens of billions of revenue per year. She is also the founder of Own Your Career, one of the largest career development programs in Google’s history with tens of thousands of people benefitting. 

• Book: The Chase: Unconventional, Uninhibited, Unapologetic Guide to Getting What You Really Want in Life 

• LinkedIn: Jenny Wood 

• Website: ItsJennyWood.com 

 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Article: "Three-quarters of women lack confidence in the workplace" 

• Article: “Serendipity: 1. Spreadsheet: 0.” 

• Book: The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams by Seth Godin 

• Book: Build for Tomorrow: An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing Your Career by Jason Feifer 

• Past episode: 100: “Going there” with (Uncle!) Topper Steinman 

• Past episode: 848: How to Quickly Grow and Future-Proof Your Career with Jason Feifer 

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Michael Bungay Stanier reveals the simple secret to forging better relationships at work and in life. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The key factor that builds and ruins relationships. 

2) The way to mend damaged relationships. 

3) The simple question that helps maintain your relationships. 

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— ABOUT MICHAEL — 

Michael Bungay Stanier helps people know they’re awesome and they’re doing great. He’s best known for The Coaching Habit, the best-selling coaching book of the century and already recognized as a classic. His new book, How to Work with (Almost) Anyone, does what it says on the label. Michael was a Rhodes scholar and dabbles in the ukulele. He’s Australian, and lives in Toronto, Canada. 

• Book: How to Work with (Almost) Anyone: Five Questions for Building the Best Possible Relationships (website) 

• Book: The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever 

• Website: MBS.works 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Managing Up: How to Move up, Win at Work, and Succeed with Any Type of Boss by Mary Abbajay 

• Book: An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Young 

• Book: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson 

• Book: An Imaginary Life by David Malouf 

• Past episode: 275: How to Manage Your Manager with Mary Abbajay 

• Past episode: 279: How to Feel More Alive at Work with Dan Cable 

• Past episode: 707: Amy Edmondson on How to Build Thriving Teams with Psychological Safety 

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Steven Hayes discusses how our instincts mentally trap us—and shares powerful tools for liberating your mind. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The benefits of psychological flexibility—and how to develop it. 

2) Why you need to put your mind on a leash. 

3) The key to taking the sting out of negative words. 

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— ABOUT STEVEN — 

Steven C. Hayes is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. He’s the originator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). He’s authored 48 books including Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life (which reached #20 on Amazon’s best-seller list) and A Liberated Mind, which explains why psychological flexibility helps us navigate the world. Methods he has developed are distributed worldwide by the World Health Organization and other major agencies, and he is among the most cited psychologists in the world. 

• Book: A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters 

• Website: StevenCHayes.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Walden Two by BF Skinner 

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Adam Alter reveals the secret to breaking yourself out of any rut. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) When it pays to lower your standards. 

2) The question to ask for better insights. 

3) The essential skill to accomplish your goals. 

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— ABOUT ADAM — 

Adam Alter is a professor of marketing, and the Stansky Teaching Excellence Faculty Fellow at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He also holds an affiliated professorship in social psychology at NYU’s psychology department. In 2020 he was voted professor of the year by the faculty and student body at NYU’s Stern School of Business, and was among the Poets and Quants 40 Best Professors Under 40 in 2017. Alter is the New York Times bestselling author of two books: Drunk Tank Pink and Irresistible. 

• Book: Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most 

• LinkedIn: Adam Alter 

• Twitter: @adamleealter 

• Website: AdamAlterAuthor.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Goodbye, Columbus: And Five Short Stories (Vintage International) by Philip Roth 

• TED Talk: Why our screens make us less happy 

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Minette Norman discusses what it takes to foster psychological safety for your team. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The secret to high-performing and high-engagement teams. 

2) How to increase psychological safety in five steps. 

3) What you should stop doing. 

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— ABOUT MINETTE — 

Minette Norman is an author, speaker, and consultant focused on developing transformational leaders who create inclusive working environments. Before starting her own business, Minette spent three decades in the software industry.  

Minette is the co-author of The Psychological Safety Playbook: Lead More Powerfully by Being More Human. Her second book, The Boldly Inclusive Leader, will be published in August 2023. 

• Book: The Psychological Safety Playbook: Lead More Powerfully by Being More Human 

• Book Website: ThePsychologicalSafetyPlaybook.com 

• Website: MinetteNorman.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel by Bonnie Garmus 

• Book: Social: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Connect by Matthew Lieberman 

• Book: The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth by Amy Edmondson 

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Diana Kander reveals the simple secret to creating more memorable impressions and persuading others to say yes. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Precisely how forgettable you really are. 

2) The simple secret to becoming more memorable. 

3) Why you don’t want to start with a self-introduction. 

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— ABOUT DIANA — 

Diana is a serial entrepreneur who entered the United States as a refugee from Ukraine at the age of eight. By her early thirties, she’d launched and sold millions of dollars’ worth of products and services. Today, she is an innovation consultant, keynote speaker, and New York Times bestselling author whose books have been taught in over one hundred universities. She can juggle, do a handstand, though not at the same time . . . yet. 

• Book: Go Big or Go Home: 5 Ways to Create a Customer Experience That Will Close the Deal 

• Website: DianaKander.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan 

• Book: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen 

• Book: Giftology: The Art and Science of Using Gifts to Cut Through the Noise, Increase Referrals, and Strengthen Retention by John Ruhlin 

• Book: Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by BJ Fogg 

• Past episode: 080: Finding and Doing the One Thing with Jay Papasan 

• Past episode: 317: How to Form Habits the Smart Way with BJ Fogg, PhD

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — 

• Storyworth. Give the fathers in your life something super special this Father’s Day with $10 off at StoryWorth.com/awesome 

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Luana Marques pinpoints the root of anxiety–avoidance–and reveals how to approach it all the more effectively. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why anxiety isn’t the real enemy. 

2) The three-step plan to transform your anxiety. 

3) How to manage your thoughts effectively. 

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— ABOUT DR. LUANA — 

Dr. Luana is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Founder and Director of Community Psychiatry PRIDE at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and former President of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. She is the author of the critically acclaimed book, Almost Anxious: Is My (or My Loved One’s) Worry or Distress a Problem?, which has been lauded for its clear and practical approach to effectively dealing with anxiety. 

Frequently cited as one of the leading experts in Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBTs), Dr. Luana has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, CNN, Harvard Business Review, and more. She also has been a frequent guest on television broadcasts such as Good Morning America, Face the Nation, and CNBC and podcasts including Ten Percent Happier and How to Be Awesome at Your Job. 

• Book: Bold Move: A 3-Step Plan to Transform Anxiety into Power 

• Website: DrLuana.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: The Process and Practice of Mindful Change by Steven Hayes, Kirk Strosahl, Kelly Wilson 

• Book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 

• Book: The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama 

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — 

• BetterHelp. Invest in yourself with online therapy. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/awesome. 

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Christine Porath discusses why community is critical to well-being and shares powerful examples of how to build it in the workplace. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The astounding benefits of a sense of community. 

2) The one thing to avoid with community-building activities. 

3) How vulnerability leads to richer communities. 

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— ABOUT CHRISTINE — 

Christine Porath is a tenured professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. She’s the author of Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace and co-author of The Cost of Bad Behavior. Christine is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, and has written articles for New York Times, Wall Street Journal, McKinsey Quarterly, and Washington Post. She frequently delivers talks and has taught in various Executive programs at Harvard, Georgetown, and USC. Prior to her position at Georgetown, she was a faculty member at University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. 

Christine’s work has been featured worldwide in over 1500 television, radio and print outlets. It has appeared on 20/20, Today, FoxNews, CNN, BBC, NBC, msnbc, CBS, ABC, and NPR. It has also been included in Time, the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Fortune, Forbes, NY Times, The Washington Post, and L.A. Times. 

• Book: Mastering Community: The Surprising Ways Coming Together Moves Us from Surviving to Thriving 

• LinkedIn: Christine Porath 

• Twitter: @PorathC 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz 

• Book: The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage by Kelly McGonigal 

• Book: TouchPoints: Creating Powerful Leadership Connections in the Smallest of Moments by Douglas Conant and Mette Norgaard 

• Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl 

• Past episode: 150: Expressing Radical Candor with Kim Scott 

• Past episode: 310: Managing Your Energy to Perform at Your Best with Tony Schwartz 

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Richard Medcalf reveals how to free up time for the strategic activities that will advance your career. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why productivity won’t solve busy-ness. 

2) The crucial question that makes you more strategic. 

3) The powerful reframe that slashes busywork. 

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— ABOUT RICHARD — 

Richard Medcalf describes himself as "what you get if you were to put a McKinsey consultant, a slightly unorthodox pastor and an entrepreneur into a blender".  

He is the founder of Xquadrant, which helps elite leaders reinvent their 'success formula' and multiply their impact. His personal clients include CEOs of billion-dollar corporations, successful serial entrepreneurs, and the founders of tech 'unicorns'.  

Richard has advised the C-Suite for over 25 years. After a Masters at Oxford University, where he came top in his year, he joined a premier strategy consultancy and later became the youngest-ever Partner. He then spent 11 years at tech giant Cisco in an elite team reporting to the CEO. 

Richard is bi-national English/French, lives near Paris, and is happily married and the proud father of two. He has an insatiable love for spicy food and the electric guitar. 

• Book: Making TIME for Strategy: How to be less busy and more successful 

• Strategy Score Test: XQuadrant.com/awesomeatyourjob 

• LinkedIn: Richard Medcalf 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan 

• Book: Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect by Will Guidara 

• Past episode: 080: Finding and Doing the One Thing with Jay Papasan 

• Past episode: 544: How to Build Exceptional Influence in a Noisy Digital Age with Richard Medcalf 

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Retired Green Beret Scott Mann shares battle-tested strategies for motivating people in low-trust, high-stakes environments. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why storytelling is super powerful 

2) The key shift that makes stories memorable

3) How to regulate emotions (both yours and others)

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— ABOUT SCOTT — 

Lt. Col. Scott Mann is a retired Green Beret with over twenty-two years of Army and Special Operations experience around the world, and a New York Times bestselling author. He has deployed to Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He is the CEO of Rooftop Leadership and the founder of a 501c3, The Heroes Journey, committed to helping veterans tell their stories in transition. Scott regularly speaks to and trains corporate leaders, law enforcement, and special operations forces on best practices for going local, storytelling, and making better human connections. 

Scott has frequent appearances on Fox News, CNN, and other national platforms as a thought leader on building organizational relationships, restoring trust in our communities, and a range of national security issues. He is also an actor and playwright who has written a play about the war called Last Out—Elegy of a Green Beret on Amazon Prime. Scott lives in Florida with his wife Monty where they are deepening their skills on empty nesting.

• Book: Nobody Is Coming to Save You: A Green Beret's Guide to Getting Big Sh*t Done 

• Website: ScottMann.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Getting More: How You Can Negotiate to Succeed in Work and Life by Stuart Diamond 

• Book: Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss and Tahl Raz 

• Previous episode: 311: Communication Secrets from FBI Kidnapping Negotiator Chris Voss 

• Book: The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield 

• Book: The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? by Jared Diamond 

• Play: “Last Out: Elegy of a Green Beret”

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Darleen Santore (AKA “Coach Dar”) coaches us on how to reframe setbacks and face adversity head on. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to bounce back from setbacks faster. 

2) Why willpower isn’t enough. 

3) How to reframe any setback. 

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— ABOUT DARLEEN — 

Darleen Santore, best known as Coach Dar, is author, Occupational Therapist, motivational speaker, and the former Mental Skills Coach for the Phoenix Suns who works with professional athletes and CEO's around the world. As a therapist, executive advisor and mental edge coach, Coach Dar blends a knowledge of science, psychology and leadership with her personal passion for life. Her first book was just released, The Art of Bouncing Back: Find Your Flow to Thrive at Work and in Life - Anytime You’re off your Game. 

• Book: The Art of Bouncing Back: Find Your Flow to Thrive at Work and in Life ― Any Time You're Off Your Game 

• Instagram: thecoachdar 

• Website: CoachDar.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear 

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Dave Crenshaw shares valuable insights on how people succeed, gleaned from his guests on The Dave Crenshaw Success Project podcast. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) One thing every professional should learn. 

2) The trick to multiplying your career opportunities. 

3) Why to take that risk now—not later. 

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— ABOUT DAVE — 

Dave Crenshaw develops productive leaders in Fortune 500 companies, universities, and organizations of every size. He has appeared in Time magazine, USA Today, FastCompany, and the BBC News. His courses on LinkedIn Learning have been viewed tens of millions of times. His five books have been published in eight languages, the most popular of which is The Myth of Multitasking—a time management bestseller. As an author, speaker, and online instructor, Dave has transformed the lives and careers of hundreds of thousands around the world. 

• Book: The Myth of Multitasking: How "Doing It All" Gets Nothing Done 

• LinkedIn: Dave Crenshaw 

• Podcast: The Dave Crenshaw Success Project 

• Website: DaveCrenshaw.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell 

• Book series: Hustle 2.0 

• Past episode: 632: How to Reclaim 40 Hours Every Month (WITHOUT Multitasking!) with Dave Crenshaw 

• Past episode: 241: How to Have More Fun While Achieving More with Dave Crenshaw 

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Christina Wallace discusses the benefits of having a diverse work portfolio that will help you weather any storm. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to diversify your work 

2) How to lessen friction and hit your flow 

3) The three questions that surface your hidden needs 

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— ABOUT CHRISTINA — 

Christina Wallace is a human Venn diagram with a career at the intersection of business, technology and the arts. A writer, podcaster, serial entrepreneur, and erstwhile theater producer, Christina spent a decade building businesses in New York City. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, an active startup mentor, and angel investor. Christina holds undergraduate degrees in mathematics and theater studies from Emory University and an MBA from Harvard. In her free time she likes to sing in choirs, climb mountains, and run marathons (slowly). She lives in Cambridge with her husband and their two energetic children. 

• Book: The Portfolio Life: How to Future-Proof Your Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger than Your Business Card 

• Instagram: Christina Wallace 

• LinkedIn: Christina Wallace 

• Website: PortfolioLife.com  

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower by Morra Aarons-Mele

• Book: The Innovator's DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators by Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregersen, Clayton Christensen

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Anita Nowak shows how you can nurture powerful, genuine connections through purposeful empathy. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) What NOT to do when you’re trying to connect 

2) The trick to improving your active listening 

3) How to get into the empathic mood 

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— ABOUT ANITA — 

Anita Nowak, PhD, is an empathy expert, speaker, podcaster, award-winning educator, certified coach, and founder of Purposeful Empathy by Design, a boutique global advisory firm that helps purpose-driven organizations create cultures of empathy and social impact. Passionate about mentoring the next generation of changemakers, she teaches leadership, ethics in management, and social entrepreneurship and innovation at McGill University. Anita lives in Montreal with her husband and daughter. 

• Book: Purposeful Empathy: Tapping Our Hidden Superpower for Personal, Organizational, and Social Change 

• LinkedIn: Anita Nowak 

• YouTube: @anitanowak2977 

• Website: AnitaNowak.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: A Politics of Love: A Handbook for a New American Revolution by Marianne Williamson 

• Book: Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts by Brene Brown 

• Book: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown 

• Past episode: 311: Communication Secrets from FBI Kidnapping Negotiator Chris Voss 

• Tool: The Personal Values Assessment 

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — 

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Sheena Iyengar reveals the secret to how the world’s best thinkers come up with their biggest ideas–and how you can do it too. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How the world’s best ideas come to be 

2) How to identify what the actual problem is 

3) Where emotions fit into the creative process 

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— ABOUT SHEENA — 

Sheena S. Iyengar is the S.T. Lee Professor of Business at the Columbia Business School. She is one of the world’s experts on choice and innovation.

In 2010, her book, The Art of Choosing, was ranked by the Financial Times, McKinsey, and Amazon as one of the Best Business Books of the Year. Her recorded TED Talks have received a collective 7 million views and she regularly appears in top tier media such as The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, The New Yorker, The Economist, Bloomberg Businessweek, CNBC, CNN, BBC, and NPR.

She regularly appears on the Thinkers50 list of the Most Influential Business Thinkers. In 2012, she was recognized by Poets and Quants as one of the Best Business School Professors for her work merging academia with practice.

Iyengar holds a dual degree from the University of Pennsylvania, with a BS in Economics from the Wharton School and a BA in psychology from the College of Arts and Sciences. She received her PhD from Stanford University.

In her personal life, as a blind woman, Iyengar intuitively used Think Bigger to find her calling and strives to inspire others to do the same.

• Book: Think Bigger: How to Innovate

• LinkedIn: Sheena Iyengar

• Website: Columbia Business School

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Book: The Prophet (A Borzoi Book) by Kahlil Gibran

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — 

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Heather Younger shares the simple steps anyone can take to help others feel heard and valued. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why others feel like we aren't listening—even when we are 

2) The wrong and right way to paraphrase what you heard 

3) How to keep your patience when things get heated 

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— ABOUT HEATHER — 

Heather R. Younger is the founder and CEO of Employee Fanatix. She is an international keynote speaker, host of the “Leadership with Heart” podcast, and a workplace culture, employee engagement and diversity, equity and inclusion consultant. Heather has a law degree from the University of Colorado Boulder. She is the best-selling author of The 7 Intuitive Laws of Employee Loyalty and The Art of Caring Leadership.

• Book: The Art of Active Listening: How People at Work Feel Heard, Valued, and Understood 

• LinkedIn: Heather Younger 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Developing the Leader Within You by John Maxwell 

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — 

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Richard Newman reveals insights on the small–but impactful–shifts anyone can make to become a more powerful communicator. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to maximize your impact with two hand gestures. 

2) The key to looking like a charismatic leader. 

3) The most important question to ask before any presentation. 

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— ABOUT RICHARD — 

Richard is the Founder of Body Talk. Over the past 22 years his team have trained over 120,000 business leaders around the world, to improve their communication and impact, including one client who gained over $1 Billion in new business in just one year, using the strategies that Richard teaches. 

• Research: “Non-Verbal Presence: How Changing Your Behaviour Can Increase Your Ratings for Persuasion, Leadership and Confidence” by Richard Newman, Adrian Furnham, Laura Weis, Marcus Gee, Roxana Cardos, Alixe Lay, Alistair McClelland 

• Book: Lift Your Impact: Transform Your Mindset, Influence, and Future to Elevate Your Work, Team, and Life (website) 

• Book: You Were Born to Speak 

• Website: UKBodyTalk.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Software: Mentimeter.com 

• Book: Peoplewatching: The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language by Desmond Morris 

• Book: Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins 

• Book: Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within by David Goggins 

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Todd Dewett shares how to harness you and your team’s true power. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why and how to collaborate–not dictate. 

2) Why you should go for candor over. 

3) The low-cost way to optimize your team. 

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— ABOUT TODD — 

Dr. Todd Dewett is a globally recognized leadership educator, author, and speaker. After working with Andersen Consulting and Ernst & Young, he completed his PhD at Texas A&M University in Organizational Behavior as well as a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship. 

He was an award-winning professor at Wright State University for ten years, teaching leadership-related courses to MBA students and publishing research. His activities grew to encompass speaking, training, consulting, and eventually online educational courses. 

To date, Todd has delivered over 1,000 speeches around the world (including several TEDx talks) and created a library of courses enjoyed by millions of professionals. His clients include Microsoft, IBM, GE, Pepsi, ExxonMobil, Boeing, MD Anderson, State Farm, and hundreds more. 

• Book: Dancing with Monsters: A Tale About Leadership, Success, and Overcoming Fears 

• LinkedIn: Todd Dewett 

• Website: DrDewett.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Please Understand Me: Character and Temperament by David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates 

• Book: Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard 

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — 

• HelloFresh: Get 50% off and free shipping on your first box of America’s #1 Meal Kit HelloFresh.com/awesome50. 

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Rob Cross explains the dangers of microstress and provides practical solutions to build your resilience. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why microstress is a much larger problem than we think. 

2) Three types of microstress to watch out for. 

3) Three solutions for when someone’s causing microstress. 

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— ABOUT ROB — 

Rob Cross is the Edward A. Madden Professor of Global Leadership at Babson College and the cofounder and director of the Connected Commons, a consortium of more than 150 leading organizations. He has studied the underlying networks of relationships within effective organizations and the collaborative practices of high performers for more than twenty years. Working with over 300 organizations and reaching thousands of leaders from the front line to the C-suite, he has identified specific ways to cultivate vibrant, effective networks at all levels of an organization and any career stage. He is the author of Beyond Collaboration Overload: How to Work Smarter, Get Ahead, and Restore Your Well-Being and coauthor of THE MICROSTRESS EFFECT: How Little Things Pile Up and Become Big Problems—and What to do about it with Karen Dillon. 

• Book: The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems--and What to Do about It 

• Book: Beyond Collaboration Overload: How to Work Smarter, Get Ahead, and Restore Your Well-Being 

• Website: RobCross.org 

• Website: Connected Commons 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World by Vivek Murthy 

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — 

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Laura Gassner Otting reveals the surprising reason why success can sometimes feel like a burden—and what to do about it. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why success often makes us feel conflicted. 

2) How to turn impostor syndrome on its head. 

3) How to find your confidence when doubt settles in. 

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— ABOUT LAURA — 

Author, Catalyst, and Executive Coach Laura Gassner Otting inspires people to push past the doubt and indecision that keep great ideas in limbo by helping audiences think bigger and accept greater challenges that reach beyond their current, limited scope of belief. 

She delivers strategic thinking, well-honed wisdom, and perspective generated by decades of navigating change across the start-up, corporate, nonprofit, political, as well as philanthropic landscapes. Laura is the author of Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve Your Own Path, and Live Your Best Life (2019), as well as Mission-Driven: Moving from Profit to Purpose (2015). Her most recent book is Wonderhell: Why Success Doesn't Feel Like It Should . . . and What to Do About It (2023). 

• Book: Wonderhell: Why Success Doesn't Feel Like It Should . . . and What to Do About It (website) 

• Book: Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve your Own Path, and Live Your Best Life 

• Website: heyLGO.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future by Dorie Clark 

• Book: Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi 

• Past episode: 426: How to Feel Limitless in Your Career with Laura Gassner Otting 

• Past episode: 001: Communicating with Inspiration and Clarity with Mawi Asgedom 

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Marie-Hélène Pelletier argues that resilience isn’t a trait and provides a customizable path to develop yours. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why no one should assume they’re resilient

2) How to design your Resilience Plan 

3) The tiny actions that build big resilience 

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— ABOUT MARIE-HÉLÈNE — 

Throughout her career in business management and psychology, Dr. Pelletier has spearheaded the dialogue on the crucial issues of leadership resilience and work performance. Drawing on her extensive background in corporate, insurance, governance and public sectors, she brings an international perspective and unique expertise on leadership. She is a practicing leadership psychologist and executive coach with over 20 years of experience and holds a Ph.D. and an MBA from the University of British Columbia. 

Marie-Hélène is a Member of the Global Clinical Practice Network of the World Health Organization, and past Director on the boards of the Canadian Psychological Association and the International Association of Applied Psychology. She has presented and authored and co-authored a number of industry and academic publications and has won numerous academic and industry awards. In 2024, Dr. Pelletier published her award-winning book, The Resilience Plan: A Strategic Approach to Optimizing Your Work Performance and Mental Health.

• Book: The Resilience Plan: A Strategic Approach to Optimizing Your Work Performance and Mental Health

• LinkedIn: Marie-Hélène Pelletier 

• Website: TheResiliencePlan.com 

• Worksheets: The Resilience Plan Worksheets 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think by Dennis Greenberger and Christine A. Padesky

• Past episode: 317: How to Form Habits the Smart Way with BJ Fogg, PhD 

• Research: "Building a Practically Useful Theory of Goal Setting and Task Motivation" by Edwin Locke and Gary Latham

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Ozan Varol reveals how to surface your unique talents that enable you to achieve extraordinary results. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The surprising technique writers of The Office used to keep their ideas fresh. 

2) A powerful question for uncovering your hidden genius. 

3) How being a people pleaser is killing your genius. 

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— ABOUT OZAN — 

Ozan Varol is a rocket scientist turned award-winning professor and #1 bestselling author. He is one of the world’s foremost experts in creativity, innovation, and critical thinking. His writing has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Time, Washington Post, and more. His latest book is called Awaken Your Genius: Escape Conformity, Ignite Creativity, and Become Extraordinary. 

• Book: Awaken Your Genius: Escape Conformity, Ignite Creativity, and Become Extraordinary 

• Book website: GeniusBook.net 

• Website: OzanVarol.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen 

• Book: How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan 

• Previous episode: 563: Accelerating Your Career by Thinking Like a Rocket Scientist with Ozan Varol 

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