🌴302. Unexplainable

In today’s episode, I’m reading and riffing on one of my all-time favourite internet articles — The #1 Sign You’re Winning in Life: No One Understands What the Hell You Do for a Living by Tim Denning. It hit me right between the eyes.Tim talks about how the most successful people are unexplainable. They don’t fit into neat elevator pitches, and that’s a good thing. I totally relate — half my neighbours (and even a few friends) still don’t quite know what I do, and that used to bug me. Now, I see it as a badge of honour.In this episode, I chat through:Why being “unexplainable” is often a sign you’re doing something exceptionalHow to reframe variety and ambiguity in your work as irreplaceable valueThe fine line between being unexplainable and unreferableWhy jobs that are easy to label might also be the easiest to automate💬 Quote of the Day:“The exact inability for someone to summarize your job at a glance is a strong sign you’re not doing something routine — you’re doing something exceptional.” – Tim Denning🎧 Listen if you’ve ever thought: “How do I explain what I actually do?” or “Why doesn’t anyone get it?”📎 Resources Mentioned:Tim Denning’s article: The #1 Sign You’re Winning in Life: No One Understands What the Hell You Do for a Living (find it on /Substack)My Instagram post on being “unexplainable but referable”Pre-order my new book WORK FAME and get featured on the Wall of Work FameSign up for free for my best articles every week: Work Fame.Show notes for every episode at https://podcast.leannehughes.comLet's connect on all the channels:Leanne Hughes on LinkedInLeanne Hughes on InstagramVisit my website: leannehughes.comEmail me: [email protected] you like to deliver your own private podcast feed to your audience? Sign up for a free trial today at Hello Audio.