[5Q] Happiness is being free of the Ego

2021 Listener Survey! Share your thoughts and opinions about how to improve Beyond The Stethoscope Podcast. Complete the survey here: https://forms.gle/eJqaq9Y39uQVjEQW6 In this episode, I talk with Bea Boccalandro. Bea is the author of Do Good At Work: How Simple Acts of Social Purpose Drive Success and Wellbeing, which was selected by three-time New York Times bestselling author Adam Grant as a top-30 new book. She is also president of VeraWorks, a global consulting firm specializing in workplace purpose. She's helped dozens of large and small businesses—including IBM, Disney, FedEx, PwC, Toyota, and QVC—ignite purpose in the workplace. Her presentations across over 100 countries and teaching at Georgetown University and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, have inspired tens of thousands of people to make their work more meaningful. 5 Questions Segment Q1. We know that the most successful and happy people have a morning routine, what do you do each morning or evening that sets your day up for success? I prepare a cup of tea and that ritual works beautifully because I recognize the marvel of it. Soon, I'm holding that warm cup of good fortune. Q2. What's your definition of Success? Is that you are missed when you are not with people who know you because your presence is a bright and noticeable warm light. Q3. What's your definition of Happiness? Being free of the ego, it's the part of us that is self-serving. Q4. What do you know now that you wish you would have known 10 years ago? It took me 10 years to write my book. I really made myself miserable for not making fast enough progress. I wish I would have known that a deadline is irrelevant just keep showing up for the work, that's what's important. Once it's out there it's not even really your book anymore, it belongs to the world. Q5. What do you think is the biggest issue facing busy professionals today? Workday sleepwalking. A lot of us go through our emails and do our life's work, half asleep. RESOURCES https://www.beaboccalandro.com/dogoodatwork/ Bea's Harvard Business Review Article  https://hbr.org/2021/01/why-your-values-belong-at-work  Join our email list and never miss another insight at https://www.pawsconsulting.com/shownotes Learn Strategies for Overcoming Overwhelm at https://www.pawsconsulting.com/overwhelm   "This program has been approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit for veterinarians and veterinary nurses/technicians in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval." Sign up for a free Strategy Session to overcome overwhelm and get unstuck at https://www.pawsconsulting.com/podcast  Thinking of running for office?  Get your copy of Candidate Survival Guide or Join one of Angela's Campaign Accelerator Programs at https://www.pawsconsulting.com/candidate Connect with Angela at www.pawsconsulting.com or on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram @DemareeDVM. How to leave a review on iTunes: Go to https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-stethoscope/id1354281411 or open iTunes. Click 'View in iTunes' (or maybe you are already there)                   Click 'Subscribe' Then Click 'Ratings and Reviews' Then Click 'Write a Review'