2 SEP 2021 · Brad Stulberg discusses the fundamental mindset shift that helps us feel more fulfilled every day.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) The deeply-rooted belief that explains why we’re often dissatisfied  2) The simple secret to feeling more fulfilled every day  3) The hidden costs of efficiency  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep699 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT BRAD —  Brad Stulberg is an internationally known expert on human performance, well-being, and sustainable success. He is coauthor of the bestselling Peak Performance and The Passion Paradox. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Wired, Forbes, and more, and he is a contributing editor to Outside Magazine. In his coaching practice, Brad works with executives and entrepreneurs on their performance and well-being, and he regularly speaks to large organizations on these topics as well.  • Brad’s book: The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds—Not Crushes—Your Soul  • Brad’s Twitter: @BStulberg  • Brad’s website: www.BradStulberg.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Article: “Track Your Happiness iPhone Study Finds That Your Mind Is Wandering Too Much”   • Book: The Bulletproof Diet: Lose up to a Pound a Day, Reclaim Energy and Focus, Upgrade Your Life by David Asprey  • Book: Middlemarch by George Eliot  • Previous episode: 164: Sustaining Your Peak and Avoiding Burnouts with Brad Stulberg  • Previous episode: 415: Pursuing Your Passion the Smart Way with Brad Stulberg  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Postie. Run direct mail like a digital marketer with at postie.com/awesome.  • StoryBlocks. Enhance your video storytelling quickly, beautifully, and affordably at Storyblocks.com/awesome.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

15 MAR 2021 · The Happiness Tips author himself, Chris Croft, distills and shares his top ten tips for more happiness at work.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) The myths about happiness at work  2) How to rewire your brain to choose happiness  3) The affirmation to add to your morning routine  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep650 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT CHRIS —  Chris is one of the top authors on Linkedin Learning, with 34 video courses recorded during 11 visits to Los Angeles, on subjects including Project Management, Time Management, Process Improvement, Assertiveness, Surviving Organisational Change, and Happiness, with 25,000 views a day and over eleven million views in total. His Happiness course is one of the most viewed happiness courses in the world, with nearly a million views on lynda.com and linkedin - its 52 practical things you can do to increase your happiness.  He has published 15 books including The Big Book of Happiness, and he has produced a number of free apps including JobsToDo and Daily Happiness Tips. His free monthly email tips are sent to 20,000 people (www.free-management-tips.co.uk).  • Book: The Big Book of Happiness: 87 Practical Ideas  • Website: ChrisCroft.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Book: The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want by Sonja Lyubomirsky  • Book: The Road Less Traveled, Timeless Edition: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth by M. Scott Peck  • Past episode: 162: The Only 5 Ways to Get More Done with Chris Croft  • Personality: Albert Schweitzer  • Personality: Sonja Lyubomirsky  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Monday.com. Experience a 14-day free trial of the Work OS that boosts the ownership, joy, and efficiency of work.  • Blinkist. Read or listen to summarized wisdom from thousands of nonfiction books! Free trial available at blinkist.com/awesome 

11 MAR 2021 · Brian Ahearn shares how to improve your influence by listening well and adapting to different personality types.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) What every professional can learn from insurance agents  2) The 5 critical ingredients of listening STARS  3) How to DEAL with the four different types of people  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep649 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT BRIAN —  Brian Ahearn is the Chief Influence Officer at Influence PEOPLE. A dynamic international keynote speaker, he specializes in applying the science of influence in everyday situations.  Brian is one of only 20 individuals in the world who currently holds the Cialdini Method Certified Trainer designation. This specialization was earned directly from Robert B. Cialdini, Ph.D. – the most cited living social psychologist on the science of ethical influence.  Brian’s book, Influence PEOPLE: Powerful Everyday Opportunities to Persuade that are Lasting and Ethical, is an Amazon best-seller and his LinkedIn courses have been viewed by more than 75,000 people.  • Book: Persuasive Selling for Relationship Driven Insurance Agents  • LinkedIn: Brian Ahearn  • Website: InfluencePeople.biz  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • App: Voice Dream  • Association: National Speaker Association  • Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • FSAstore.com. Use your flex spending account funds with the greatest of ease! Save $20 on a $150+ purchase with promo code AWESOME.

8 MAR 2021 · Diane DiResta shares expert tips to up your presence in remote meetings.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) The simple change that dramatically improves your presence  2) Cost-efficient tips for improving your audio  3) Expert tips for engaging your virtual audience  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep648 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT DIANE —  Diane DiResta, CSP, is Founder and CEO of DiResta Communications, Inc., a New York City consultancy that serves business leaders who deliver high-stakes presentations—whether one-to-one, in front of a crowd, or from an electronic platform. A Certified Speaking Professional, DiResta is one of only 12% of speakers to hold that designation. She was President of the New York City chapter of the National Speakers Association and former media trainer for the NBA and WNBA.  • Diane’s book: Knockout Presentations  • Diane’s website: DiResta.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Software: Miro  • Microphone: Blue Yeti USB Mic  • Headset: Logitech H390  • Headset: Sennheiser SC 60  • Headset: Sennheiser SC 30  • Website: The Training Arcade  • Website: WheelofNames.com  • Book: The Science of Mind: The Complete Edition by Ernest Holmes  • Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill  • Book: Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade by Robert Cialdini  • Podcast: Entrepreneurs on Fire  • Video: “I’m not a cat”  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • Monday.com. Experience a 14-day free trial of the Work OS that boosts the ownership, joy, and efficiency of work.  • FSAstore.com. Use your flex spending account funds with the greatest of ease! Save $20 on a $150+ purchase with promo code AWESOME. 

4 MAR 2021 · Cal Newport reveals how the rise of email led to a productivity disaster and what we can do to change that.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How email changed the way we work for worse  2) Simple strategies for cutting down the email back-and-forth  3) Why we feel guilty when we don’t respond—and what to do about it  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep647 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT CAL —  Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University. In addition to researching cutting­ edge technology, he also writes about the impact of these innovations on our culture. Newport is the author of six books, including the New York Times bestseller, Digital Minimalism, which argues that we should be much more selective about the technologies we adopt in our personal lives, and Deep Work, which argues that focus is the new I.Q. in the modern workplace.  Newport’s work has been published in over 25 languages and has been featured in many major publications, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New Yorker, Washington Post, and Economist, and his long-running blog Study Hacks, which receives over 3 million visits a year. He’s also a frequent guest on NPR.  • Cal’s book: A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload  • Cal’s book: Deep Work (Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World)  • Cal’s podcast: Deep Questions  • Cal’s planner: Time Block Planner  • Cal’s website: CalNewport.com  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • App: Calendly  • App: Trello  • Researcher: Sophie Leroy  • Book: Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman  • Previous episode: 632: How to Reclaim 40 Hours Every Month (WITHOUT Multitasking!) with Dave Crenshaw  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • LinkedIn Jobs. Post your first job for free at linkedin.com/awesome

1 MAR 2021 · Vishen Lakhiani shares foundational principles to make work more fulfilling.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How the most successful people find bliss in their work  2) How to keep stress from fazing you  3) Why hustling hurts your career  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep646 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT VISHEN —  Vishen Lakhiani is one of today’s most influential minds in the fields of personal growth and human consciousness. He is the founder and CEO of Mindvalley and behind several top-ranking health and wellness apps. He also has two New York Times best-selling books, The Code of the Extraordinary Mind and The Buddha and the Badass. With an incredible passion and drive to unite humanity and challenge the status quo, he has built a movement of growth-seekers, spanning across 195 countries, engaging more than 15 million followers on social media, and nearly half-a-million students online each year.  • Vishen’s book: The Buddha and the Badass: The Secret Spiritual Art of Succeeding at Work  • Vishen’s book: The Code of the Extraordinary Mind: 10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed On Your Own Terms  • Vishen’s website: MindValley.com  • Vishen’s Instagram: @vishen  • Vishen’s meditation: The 6 Phase Meditation  • Vishen’s speech: “The Theory of Awesomeness”  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Tool: Airtable  • Book: The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work by Shawn Achor  • Book: Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential and How You Can Achieve Yours by Shirzad Chamaine  • Book: Rumi's Book of Poetry: 100 Inspirational Poems on Love, Life, and Meditation by Rumi  • Poem: “I Was Early Taught to Work As Well As Play…” by John D. Rockefeller, Sr.  • Poem: “The Guest House” by Rumi  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • FSAstore.com. Use your flex spending account funds with the greatest of ease! Save $20 on a $150+ purchase with promo code AWESOME.  • Monday.com. Experience a 14-day free trial of the Work OS that boosts the ownership, joy, and efficiency of work. 

22 FEB 2021 · Michelle Weise sheds light on the learning challenges professionals will face in the near future—and how we can prepare for them.  — YOU’LL LEARN —  1) How to surface your hidden skills  2) How to keep AI from making you irrelevant  3) Nifty tools for upskilling quickly  Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep644 for clickable versions of the links below.  — ABOUT MICHELLE —  Michelle Weise was just named to the Thinkers50 thinkers to watch in 2021. She is senior advisor to Imaginable Futures, a venture of The Omidyar Group, and BrightHive, a data collaboration platform.  She is former chief innovation officer of Strada Education Network and Southern New Hampshire University. She led the higher education practice at Clay Christensen’s Institute for Disruptive Innovation. Her most recent book is LONG LIFE LEARNING: Preparing for Jobs that Don’t Even Exist Yet (Wiley, 2020). Her first book, with Clay Christensen (2014) is Hire Education: Mastery, Modularization, and the Workforce Revolution.  • Michelle’s book: Long Life Learning: Preparing for Jobs that Don't Even Exist Yet  • Michelle’s LinkedIn: Michelle R. Weise  • Michelle’s Twitter: @rwmichelle  • Michelle’s website: RiseAndDesign.io  — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —  • Tool: Freestyle2 Keyboard for PC  • Website: Skills Match  • Software: GLEAC  • Software: Mursion  • Company: FutureFit AI  • Company: Skyhigh Manpower Recruitment International  • Company: InnoCentive  • Company: Climb Hire  • Book: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein  • Book: Beloved by Toni Morrison  • Previous episode: 376: How to Become the Success Nobody Saw Coming: Research Insights into “Dark Horses” from Harvard’s Todd Rose  — THANK YOU SPONSORS! —  • MunkPack. Save 20% on delicious, keto-friendly snacks at Munkpack.com with the promo code AWESOME.