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Career Blindspot
by Juan Kingsbury
Frustrated even though you "did everything right"? That is why we started a podcast for Career Blindspot to talk about what work nuance, triggers, clichés, and most importantly, how to do better for ourselves.200 episodes in and counting. 🎙️ Tune in, share, and put it to use—because 40 plus hours/week may not be your whole life, but it is still your life.
Episodes
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The Time Trap: Energy as the True Resource
Would More Time Actually Make You Happier? (It Might Be Energy You're Missing) Juan questions whether having more free time would actually make people happier, proposing that many would feel just as miserable because they wouldn't know how to use the extra time beyond more consumption or...
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Reflecting on Career Influences: My Top 5
Top Five Career Influences: Mentors, Coaches, and Unexpected Teachers Juan talks about his five key career influences and urges all of you to do the same and reach out to someone you haven't thanked in a while. He credits Louise, a Glendale Community College fitness center boss and…
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Nice Is Not A Skill
Why "Nice" Isn't a Compliment at Work Juan argues that being described as "nice" is rarely a real compliment in the workplace and often signals a lack of meaningful contribution, unlike respect earned through skill or expertise. Using an example from teaching gymnastics at The Little Gym, he...
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Why Am I Stuck?
Smart + Kind But Stuck: The Missing Ingredient Is Experimentation In this episode, Juan explores why smart, kind people still feel stuck, arguing it often comes from avoiding risk and clinging to perceived safety, security, and responsibility. He notes that loud voices frame empathy as weakness,...
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Don't Hate, Cultivate!
Don't Hate, Cultivate: Turning Negativity Into Community Help Juan reflects on how easy and even enjoyable it can be to "hate" or judge others—citing examples like comic book movies, social media, the news, and everyday relationships—but argues it's ultimately unsatisfying. Inspired by a "Don't...
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Navigating Reactive Distractions: Understanding Self-Sabotage
Reactive Distraction and Self-Sabotage: Protecting Your Boundaries Juan talks about recording this short episode while feeling time pressure to get home to help his sick wife and 1-year-old, using this as an example of "reactive distraction" in his BS (blind spot) model: leaking energy by…
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Name Your Distraction without Judgement
Name Your Distraction: "Troubleshooting" and the Neutral Labeling Practice In this episode, Juan asks everyone to identify the word they use for how they distract themselves and suggests choosing a neutral term without shame or pride. He describes his own pattern as "troubleshooting," citing...
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Embracing Discomfort: Allowing Healing and Growth
Are You Allowing Yourself to Heal? Using the Blind Spot Model to Stop Avoidance Juan asks whether listeners are allowing themselves to heal, using his own recent ankle injury and past back nerve pinch as examples of how avoiding discomfort can stall recovery even when life stays busy with work…
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What's Up, Danger?
What's Up, Danger? Leaps of Faith in IVF, Career, and Life Courtney shares that "What's Up Danger" from Into the Spider-Verse helped her hype herself up to self-administer painful IVF hormone shots, connecting it to Miles Morales' leap-of-faith scene where he forces himself to let go. Juana and...
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Navigating Talent Dysmorphia: The Balance Between Confidence and Self-Doubt
Talent Dysmorphia: Finding the Sweet Spot Between Confidence and Self-Doubt Courtney and Juan discuss a concept Juan calls "talent dysmorphia," modeled after body dysmorphia, describing distorted views of one's abilities that swing between under-confidence and inflated confidence. Courtney shares...
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Mentorship: Confronting Ego and the Fear of Growth
Why Your Ego Makes Mentorship Hard to Find Juan and Courtney discuss why people struggle to find mentors, arguing that ego and assumptions (that mentors don't like you, are too busy, or you already know enough) keep people from asking for help even when others would gladly provide it. They note...
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Self-Care Isn't Selfish: Rediscovering Personal Balance
Birthday Hotel Stay Sparks a Conversation About Rest and Self-Care Courtney explains she sent Juan to a downtown Phoenix hotel for two nights as a birthday gift because they have two kids she's still sleep training and she wanted him to get time away, though it was only two miles from home. They...
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Reset and Recharge: The Art of Staycation
What Would It Take for You to Give Yourself Proper Rest? In a solo, on-the-fly episode, Juan asks what it would take to give yourself proper rest, reflecting on a birthday staycation Courtney booked at an older downtown Phoenix hotel near Van Buren that has changed over time. Though only a few...
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Community Tiers
Why did I build the Blind Spot Community? Because I want to help more people than 1:1 coaching allows — and because most of us already know what to do… we just don't keep doing it. In this episode, Courtney and I break down the purpose of the community and how the three tiers are designed for...
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Rejection Hurts/Helps
Why did you dump me in 2004? That's how this episode starts. But this isn't just a relationship story. It's about rejection — in love, in leadership, in sales, and in career growth. We talk about: Why rejection feels isolating (even when it's necessary) The difference between being rejected and...
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AI Leader Credibility
What does a leader need to know about AI — if they're not planning to become an expert? More than you think. Less than you fear. In this episode, we unpack what actually builds credibility around AI for leaders: Embracing the fact that you don't know everything Avoiding the "curse of knowledge"…
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BS Model: Stop Being Busy, Start Being Intentional
For years, I've coached leaders using a framework I never fully explained — until now. The BS Model (Blind Spot Model) reveals where your attention goes and what it produces: Intentional Presence Task Execution Reactive Distraction Avoidant Coping Most people live externally focused and call it...
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Revenge of Sleep Training
Why aren't our babies sleeping? That's the question. But this episode isn't just about sleep. It's about leadership, ownership, energy, and what happens when a system that once worked starts slipping after a new variable is introduced. Sleep training is project management. Regression is…
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Giving Someone An Attitude Adjustment
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reFresh Tradition
"Make your own traditions. Do not do things just because everyone else does." – Courtney CBQ: Why are there white Christmas trees in our bedroom and the kids' rooms? Summary: Juan and Courtney talk through why traditions should evolve with your life—and how choosing intention over obligation…
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Fine… Networking Is Not That Terrible
"I did not understand what networking was. I thought it was just, 'Here is my job, help me.'" – Courtney CBQ: How much do you hate networking today? Summary: Juan and Courtney break down why traditional networking felt like a "negative 34" and how getting clear on your talent, value, and…
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Vasectomy!? Vasecta-You!!
"It lifted a weight off your shoulders I did not realize I was holding." – JK CBQ: Why did you get a vasectomy? Summary: Juan and Courtney use a very personal story to expose an overlooked leadership truth: responsibility shared is pressure reduced, and sometimes the smallest physical procedure...
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Confessions of CoWorking
"Getting out of the house makes us do work better." – Courtney CBQ: Why are we in a phone booth at Industrious? Juan and Courtney pull back the curtain on their recording setup to unpack the modern co-working experience—why intentional environments matter more than trendy spaces, and how…
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Doomscroll or Researching?
"It is not the content. It is the intention behind it." – Courtney CBQ: What is the difference between doom-scrolling and researching on your phone? Summary: Juan and Courtney dissect the blurry line between learning and avoidance—why "research" can be productive curiosity or just another flavor…
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DIY Can't I Delegate?
"DIY starts with ego, but ends with humility." – Juan Kingsbury CBQ: Why is DIY a mixed bag of fun and frustration? Juan and Courtney break down the trap of "doing it all yourself." From home projects to leadership habits, they reveal how ego fuels the start, but humility gets the job done....
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Inside the NBA EGO
"The egos are shaping the meeting — and whether your mission is accomplished or not." – Juan CBQ: What Egos are shaping your meetings? (*Why does Juan love Inside the NBA?) Juan and Courtney break down the leadership lessons hidden inside Inside the NBA. From Barkley's bluntness to Shaq's...
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A Courtney of Thrills and Nerdiness
"When's the last time you thrilled yourself?" – Juan Kingsbury CBQ: When you find out someone has read A Court of Thorns and Roses, what are you instantly doing? Juan and Courtney unpack the joy of nerding out — from fantasy novels to comics to leadership. Leaders often chase productivity, but…
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Resisting Good Relationships
"Whenever I hear the word networking, I feel scuzzy. I don't want to schmooze people, but the way you describe it makes it feel easier — it's about really getting to know people." - CK CBQ - What is your love language? Juan and Courtney discuss the resistance people feel in reaching out for…
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Juan's Disney Internship
"I wanted it. I was just doing the work to have that job, and I didn't even know what the freaking job was." – JK Juan's Disney Internship CBQ: How come you never talk about what it was like to work at Disney? Juan reflects on his Disney internship 24 years ago, the risks he took despite his...
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All Maps Are Wrong
"I think so many people have antiquated old maps. Not bad, but if it's out of date, it's not helpful." - JK @johnnyharris CBQ: Are you good at reading maps? Maps, like workplace rules, can be outdated or misleading if never questioned. In this episode, JK and CK share stories from hiking…
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Best. Bday. Ever.
Full Video Episode on YouTube! "I got pink glitter nails because I just do not care anymore." – Courtney CareerBlindspot.com | LinkedIn | Instagram Juan | Courtney CBQ: Why can celebrating yourself be a challenge? Turning 40 is often framed as a milestone of decline or denial. In this…
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Blindspots Become A New Work Mindset
"A New Work Mindset is like defragging the operating system of what you think work is supposed to be." - JK FREE - Blindspot Survey (10 min) DIY BLINDSPOT PDF - $55 CBQ - What is a new work mindset? In final and 5th episode of the blindspot coaching series, we arrive at A New Work Mindset, Juan…
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Misunderstanding Conscious Leadership
"If you don't have courage, you're not even in the middle of consciousness." - Justin Foster CBQ - Why is being a conscious entrepreneur not the default? This episode explores why conscious entrepreneurship isn't the norm, breaking down three key barriers: a lack of awareness around…
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Foundation Blindspot - Talent + Environment
"To be able to articulate what we really want... that's a muscle we're not trained to use." - JK FREE - Blindspot Survey (10 min) DIY BLINDSPOT PDF - $55 CBQ - What is a foundation blindspot?" This episode explores the Foundation Blindspot—where individuals struggle to articulate what they truly...
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Video Clip of Ed Hermes
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ROI of Volunteering with Ed Hermes
🌵☕️ Visit Window Coffee in Midtown Phoenix 10% off your order when you mention "Career Blindspot PODCAST!" "Talk to people in your neighborhood. You'll get a different perspective than the algorithm gives you." - Ed Hermes www.EdHermes.com CBQ - What's harder for you: delegating or volunteering?...
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Resource Blindspot
"What knowledge or expertise am I lacking that is crucial to my goal?" FREE - Blindspot Survey (10 min) DIY BLINDSPOT PDF - $55 CBQ - "What is the resource blindspot?" This episode unpacks the resource blind spot—the mistake of clinging to the wrong tools or credentials, especially under stress....
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Network Blindspot
"We talk too much or too little at networking events because we're insecure." FREE - Blindspot Survey (10 min) DIY BLINDSPOT PDF - $55 CBQ - What is the network blindspot?" This episode dives into the network blind spot—the limiting belief that networking is awkward, desperate, or only useful…
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Skills Blindspot
"Double down on a skill you love — it'll give you energy to hit your goal." FREE - Blindspot Survey (10 min) DIY BLINDSPOT PDF - $55 CBQ: What is the skills blindspot?" We kick off the Blindspot coaching in REVERSE with the SKILLS BLINDSPOT. This episode highlights challenges such as time...
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Superman's Leadership
"The classic Superman is raised by values—dare I say, conservative values." CBQ - Who is Superman to you? Episode Summary This episode explores the character of Superman as a metaphor for leadership and values in modern work and life. Juan and Matt unpack the evolution of Superman from pop…
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Teaser Blindspot Coaching
CBQ - What is Blindspot coaching? FREE - Blindspot Survey (10 min) DIY BLINDSPOT PDF - $55 Episode Summary This episode is a teaser for a series on the 60-day Blindspot Coaching engagement. The program, designed to help clients identify and embrace their blind spots, includes intensive in-person...
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Remote Round Two, Fight!
"We're supposed to not agree on everything — otherwise it'd be really freaking boring to be married to you." CBQ: … What percentage of remote employees do you think are 80% accountable? This episode dives into the ongoing debate around remote work, accountability, and productivity, with Courtney...
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Entrepreneurs Watch Sinners
"If you actually believe in commerce and hard work and community and, and letting people be free, go see the movie." - Drew Shaw CBQ - As an entrepreneur, why is Sinners so amazing? Episode Summary In this episode, Juan and guest Drew Shaw dive deep into the layers of Sinners — a film that...
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Creatively Annoying
CBQ - Courtney, does your creativity drive you crazy? Episode Summary In this episode, we explore the double-edged sword of creativity in the workplace. Courtney and Juan unpack how creativity can fuel innovation — but also drive us (and our teams) a little crazy. From perfectionism and...
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Buzzword Cringe
CBQ - What workplace buzzwords make you cringe? Episode Summary In this episode, we unpack the workplace buzzwords that make us cringe — and why they matter more than we think. From "rockstar" to "game changer" to "take it offline," we explore how language shapes culture, signals unintended...
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Red and Green Flags at Work
CBQ: What are your red and green flags at work? "...be blunt with a trusted resource who knows your environment and share these flags and where you would like to see them." - JK This episode discusses workplace dynamics, focusing on red and green flags such as the traditional two weeks' notice,...
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Go to Sleep Baby
"...they were the first parents that I saw that genuinely loved being parents that didn't really complain about their kids..." CBQ: Why was sleep training our kids so important to you? [*Taking Care of Babies - Sleep Training Course, thank you!!] Highlights: 00:57 SLEEP - The Unfakeable Metric...
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Managers of TVs Severance S2
"Severance: Your cloned work-life self in a perfect sci-fi drama!" CBQ: What the hell is severance about? → Your listening perspective matters - 5 min survey. In this episode, the Courtney and Juam discuss the TV show 'Severance,' focusing on its unique workplace environment where employees split...
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Unflattering Constructive Feedback
CBQ - Courtney, have you ever been told you had a bad attitude at work? In this episode, hosts Courtney and Juan discuss the importance of receiving unflattering but constructive feedback in the workplace. Courtney shares her experience as a 'toxic, miserable employee' and how being told she had…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Frustrated even though you "did everything right"? That is why we started a podcast for Career Blindspot to talk about what work nuance, triggers, clichés, and most importantly, how to do better for ourselves.200 episodes in and counting. 🎙️ Tune in, share, and put it to use—because 40 plus hours/week may not be your whole life, but it is still your life.
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Juan Kingsbury
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Frustrated even though you "did everything right"? That is why we started a podcast for Career Blindspot to talk about what work nuance, triggers, clichés, and most importantly, how to do better for ourselves.200 episodes in and counting. 🎙️ Tune in, share, and put it to use—because 40 plus...
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