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Aligned Ambition with Pooja V. — 620 episodes

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496. Why it’s so hard for high achievers to talk to their friends & family about what to do next in their careers

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495. To build a burnout-free career: Stop trying to do a good job

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494. 3 lessons every burnt out high achiever can learn from my dad

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331. 5 quick career experiments you could do this week (part 5)

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330. 5 quick career experiments you could do this week (part 4)

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329. 5 quick career experiments you could do this week (part 3)

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328. 5 quick career experiments you could do this week (part 2)

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327. 5 quick career experiments you could do this week (part 1)

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326. 5 quick career experiments you could do this week (intro)

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493. The 3 types of high achiever burnout

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492. 5 key career mistakes high achievers make (part 5)

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491. 5 key career mistakes high achievers make (part 4)

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490. 5 key career mistakes high achievers make (part 3)

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489. 5 key career mistakes high achievers make (part 2)

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210. Deciding what to do next is only the beginning

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488. 5 key career mistakes high achievers make (part 1)

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210. Deciding what to do next is only the beginning

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487. The top 5 challenges high achievers face when they get promoted

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486. The real reason why high achievers burn out

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485. The closer you are to traditional success, the harder it is to find fulfillment

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484. How to do something you don’t want to do

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483. How to know when it’s time to invest in a coach: a 7 point checklist

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482. What if it’s just not possible to build the career you want?

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481. How to declare a major in your career (especially if you’re a generalist)

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480. How to emotionally survive a stretch opportunity

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479. Why high achievers feel MORE certain in their career paths when they’re younger, and less certain when they’re older

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478. Don’t celebrate your success. Analyze it.

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477. 5 terrible reasons to aim for the C-suite

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476. 5 unintuitive things my parents did to raise two daughters with four Ivy League degrees

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475. You can be ambitious about anything

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474. Don’t confuse status with purpose

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473. 5 ways to toggle your brain from a stress state to a flow state

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472. Me Problem vs. Process Problem

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471. Welcome to Aligned Ambition

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240. 1 question you MUST include when evaluating yourself

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258. Afraid of failure? Listen to this.

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208. The one-liner I use to combat my fear of failure

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271. How to spend more time in flow

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252. Your self-criticism isn't helping you

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153. The best productivity tool is feeling good about yourself

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244. The question I ask my clients when they’re totally stuck

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281. Getting what you want is an amplifier, not a converter

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202. A little exercise for you to do today

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219. 3 ways to think about doing something "different" in your career

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470. Here’s how my solo bday trip went… (part 2)

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469. Here’s how my solo bday trip went… (part 1)

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468. One of my biggest holiday stressors…

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467. A therapist + A coach = Your best holidays yet

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466. You need a scorecard for the holidays

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465. It’s my 35th birthday :)

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464. Why my birthday always stresses me out

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463. Upcoming Workshop! Surviving (and Maybe Even Enjoying) the Holidays

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462. 7 operating model flips that will help you level up as a leader (part 1)

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461. The real prize waiting at the end of 100 failures

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460. Fuck it up. Do it wrong. Waste your time.

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459. The 3 inflection points high achievers face in their careers

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458. Execution Mode vs. Exploratory Mode

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457. Hello! I’m back! :)

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456. Parenting advice that can help you in your job search

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455. If you're feeling stuck in your career: You’re not confused. You’re conflicted.

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454. This 2x2 might solve all your career confusion in the next 2 minutes

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453. The career pivot mistake I’ve made multiple times

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452. The exact process I used to navigate every career pivot

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451. The exact sentence I say to myself when I’m stressed

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450. What getting stuck in the rain has to do with your next career step

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386. The underrated emotional skill you need to land your next job

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449. Clarity is a superpower

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448. One unhinged question to help you get clear on your next career step

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447. What Kpop Demon Hunters has to do with your career

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375. To get clear on what’s next, plan less and pivot faster

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446. Emotional Cobweb #2 keeping you stuck and confused about your next career step

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445. Emotional Cobweb #1 keeping you stuck and confused about your next career step

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444. You don't need advice to figure out what’s next. You need to clear your emotional cobwebs.

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443. The hidden first step high achievers overlook when deciding their next career move

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442. Is it a bad day, or a bad job?

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333. You are an emotional athlete.

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346. Why self-criticism is so seductive

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441. My 3 second Nickelodeon slime trick for staying in flow – even when everything is going wrong 🦠

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440. What an ER nurse taught me about imposter syndrome

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439. The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 7)

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438. The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 6)

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437. The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 5)

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436. If you’re always worried about what other people think, ask yourself this question

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435. The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 4)

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434. Stop trying to prove yourself to your boss

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433. Most people don’t know this about me…

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432. The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 3)

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431. The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 2)

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430. The biggest mistake high achievers make that inadvertently caps their performance (part 1)

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429. This 4th of July…set the right expectations

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243. How to think about tradeoffs

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372. 3 signs you’re hitting the limits of the Stressed Out Overachiever operating model

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378. Don’t change jobs without asking yourself this question

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338. The 4 kinds of self-doubt + The quick & dirty solution to each

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428. How to rest without feeling terrible about it

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427. 3 words to add to your vocabulary for less stress and more flow today

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367. Why working harder isn’t making you feel better

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426. My ex-boyfriend used to tell me I was wrong about this…

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425. Don’t set goals for achievement. Set goals for momentum.

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424. How to tell if you really want what you say you want

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423. The Salt Fat Acid Heat of productivity and ambition

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422. A quick test to figure out if you need a coach, or if ChatGPT is good enough

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421. What my favorite sci-fi novel can teach you about building the career you want

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420. The Two Kinds of Motivation

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419. Is your career a garden or a jungle?

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418. Don’t avoid mistakes. Make praiseworthy mistakes.

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417. 7 mistakes high achievers make when choosing their next career step (part 7)

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416. The #1 reason you feel behind…

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415. If you would have passed the marshmallow test as a kid, listen to this

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414. What an ancient Indian parable can teach you about your job search

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289. The stakes are so much lower than you think

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413. 7 mistakes high achievers make when choosing their next career step (part 6)

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364. Stop prioritizing your tasks by importance

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412. Should you quit your job, or not? (with Master Coach Amelia Noël)

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267. Jealousy is super useful

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411. 7 mistakes high achievers make when choosing their next career step (part 5)

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218. Be disciplined about the right things

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410. No amount of rest will fix a life that’s not in alignment

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409. 7 mistakes high achievers make when choosing their next career step (part 4)

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408. 7 mistakes high achievers make when choosing their next career step (part 3)

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407. Something feels off. But is it Type 1 Wrongness or Type 2 Wrongness?

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406. 7 mistakes high achievers make when choosing their next career step (part 2)

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405. 7 mistakes high achievers make when choosing their next career step (part 1)

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404. A secret extra bonus mistake that high achievers make when choosing their next career step

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403. 7 mistakes high achievers make when choosing their next career step (intro)

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402. Perfectionism is like saying, “I NEED to pay $1000 for this banana.” 🍌

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401. If you spend all day at work quietly afraid that you’re not adding enough value…

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325. The antidote to imposter syndrome

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400. The Flame and the Mirror 🔥🪞

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399. 4 words to help you stop feeling behind

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365. You are exactly where you’re supposed to be.

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302. Listen to discover your purpose in life

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398. Burnout has nothing to do with the hours you're working

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397. Bad days are the best days

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352. What if there is absolutely nothing you should be doing differently?

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396. Railway switch habits: low effort, high impact

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395. You can’t get to “I am __” from “I am not __” Mode

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394. It’s not that you’re not good. It’s that this is what good looks like.

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393. 1 question to diagnose “meh” job interviews and coffee chats

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182. The 1 Root Cause Problem Every Person Has

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211. Sacred Dissatisfaction

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392. If you can focus on a conversation even while music is playing, you can access flow even when you’re stressed

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391. How to access your best performance even when you’re stressed, scared, or feeling like an imposter

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390. 3 questions to help you access flow on-demand

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389. How to cure your burnout and figure out your next step in one short sabbatical

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239. The 2 Kinds of Discipline

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388. One simple reframe to help you care less about external validation

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387. If networking for your next role is making you feel discouraged af, listen to this

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283. Less linear logic, more paradox logic

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332. The Car Honk Method for getting more done and staying in flow 🚗 📣

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266. What are you under-correcting for?

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271. How to spend more time in flow

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339. The cognitive illusion that made me wait too long to hire a coach

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386. The underrated emotional skill you need to land your next job

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385. The simple fallacy that leads to procrastination – and the 5 minute fix to cure it today

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288. A big misconception about tapping into your intuition

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343. What if the reason you’re hesitating to get coaching…is the exact reason you need coaching?

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273. How to motivate yourself to change

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318. Prestige can free you – or it can trap you

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229. What I tell myself when I’m having a tough time

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384. Every downswing contains the seeds of your next upswing

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383. To find love, be polarizing

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280. 4 words to make any difficult emotion 10x easier

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274. Advice to the burnt out job-seeker

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275. Some things are 80/20. Some things are last-mile delivery.

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285. The power of the ✨Magic Circumstance✨

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272. How to identify the strengths you should build your career around

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382. The one master variable driving your life

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284. Look at the monster 🧸

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337. The secret ingredient separating you from the people you’re jealous of

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381. If you hate pitching yourself for job opportunities, listen to this.

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340. I’ve been telling all my clients about this thing that happened to me in speed dating…

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306. Don’t build your career around your passion. Build it around your coping mechanism.

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380. The hard part about a job search isn’t the tactics. It’s the emotions.

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379. Don’t ask “Am I qualified for this role?” Instead, ask this.

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309. Mark Cuban would totally hate me

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378. Don’t change jobs without asking yourself this question

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377. Here’s a real text I sent to my coach yesterday

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376. 1 question guaranteed to unlock clarity about your next career step

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336. The cognitive illusion that causes worry and self-criticism

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311. The simple, fixable trigger behind 99% of your stress

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290. You don’t have a confidence problem. You have a metrics problem.

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375. The one fallacy that keeps people stuck when they’re making a career transition

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374. How do you go from insecure overachiever to secure high performer? One Mental ChatGPT prompt at a time.

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373. Listening to my podcasts is only half the equation

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372. 3 signs you’re hitting the limits of the Stressed Out Overachiever operating model

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371. The only 2 emotions you need to worry about

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370. Where your inner critic comes from and what to do about it (part 3)

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279. Being a perfectionist is like having a speed cap on your car 🚗

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369. Where your inner critic comes from and what to do about it (part 2)

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334. A super quick clarity shortcut: Choose 3 words

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268. The time-wasting career mistake I don’t want you to make

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369. 3 questions to get you unstuck right now

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368. Where your inner critic comes from and what to do about it (part 1)

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301. 1 quick trick to understand yourself better (and like yourself more)

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236. Anchor to 0, not 100

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277. What emotion are you solving for?

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335. To cut your to-do list in half: Don’t pre-solve problems. Post-solve problems.

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367. Why working harder isn’t making you feel better

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317. Is it scary, or is it dangerous?

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366. This is why you get stuck in procrastination holes 🕳️ and anxiety spirals 🌀

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278. Thinking of starting your own thing? Here’s the fastest way to get clarity and momentum.

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365. You are exactly where you’re supposed to be.

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364. Stop prioritizing your tasks by importance

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363. Don't be nice to yourself. Do this instead.

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362. You need a remote control for your emotions 🕹️

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281. Getting what you want is an amplifier, not a converter

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361. How to be confident without becoming arrogant

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360. If you're fighting a tough inner critic, here's 1 word to add to your vocabulary

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359. 1 question to flip you from stuck and spinning to calmly problem-solving

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358. Who Before How

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357. Accepting vs. resisting a job you don't like

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356. When you numb your stress, you're also numbing your intuition

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355. There is a steadiness inside of you.

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354. You and your brain need a couples counselor :)

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353. Introducing: Free Anonymized Public Coaching :)

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352. What if it's not you?

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351. 3 ways to sit with a feeling until the insight tumbles out (part 2)

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350. 3 ways to sit with a feeling until the insight tumbles out (part 1)

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349. 3 ways to sit with a feeling until the insight tumbles out (intro)

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348. The magic sweet spot that maximizes your chances of success

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347. The 1 tiny thought that can flip you from stress to flow and back again

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346. Why self-criticism is so seductive

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345. The only thing standing between you and the life you want is a list of micro-blockers

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344. How to turn your mistakes into superpowers

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343. What if the reason you’re hesitating to get coaching…is the exact reason you need coaching?

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342. How to spend more time in flow

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341. You’re not self-critical. You just have really good taste.

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340. I’ve been telling all my clients about this thing that happened to me in speed dating…

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339. The cognitive illusion that made me wait too long to hire a coach

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338. The 4 kinds of self-doubt + The quick & dirty solution to each

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337. The secret ingredient separating you from the people you’re jealous of

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336. The cognitive illusion that causes worry and self-criticism

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335. To cut your to-do list in half (or more): Don’t pre-solve problems. Post-solve problems.

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334. A super quick clarity shortcut: Choose 3 words

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333. You are an emotional athlete.

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332. The Car Honk Method for getting more done and staying in flow 🚗 📣

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331. 5 quick career experiments you could do this week (part 5)

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330. 5 quick career experiments you could do this week (part 4)

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329. 5 quick career experiments you could do this week (part 3)

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328. 5 quick career experiments you could do this week (part 2)

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327. 5 quick career experiments you could do this week (part 1)

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326. 5 quick career experiments you could do this week (intro)

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325. The antidote to imposter syndrome

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324. To figure out your next step: Stop thinking 💭 Start excavating 🦴

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323. 3 thoughts that can bring you from bad to good…but not good to great (part 3)

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322. 3 thoughts that can bring you from bad to good…but not good to great (part 2)

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321. 3 thoughts that can bring you from bad to good…but not good to great (part 1)

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320. The coaching toolkit is the P&L statement of life problems

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319. Introducing…The Less Stress, More Flow Course & Coaching Program

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318. Prestige can free you – or it can trap you

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317. Is it scary, or is it dangerous?

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316. 3 sentences I use to harness my perfectionism for good (part 3)

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315. 3 sentences I use to harness my perfectionism for good (part 2)

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314. 3 sentences I use to harness my perfectionism for good (part 1)

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313. It drives me nuts when people say this

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312. Stress is like a beachball 🏖️ 🇺🇸

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311. The simple, fixable trigger behind 99% of your stress

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310. Don’t gossip about your gut 🤫

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309. Mark Cuban would totally hate me

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196. It’s not that deep.

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184. More Success = More Failure

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159. How to Be a Chill, Happy Overachiever

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241. How to go after ambitious goals – and fail again and again – without burning yourself out

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308. The case for being less prepared

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307. Your brain is ChatGPT. You are the user.

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306. Don’t build your career around your passion. Build it around your coping mechanism.

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305. The Case Studies in my coaching program let you learn like a Harvard Business School student

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304. You need to debug your brain’s operating system

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181. A Tale of Two You's: The Student & The Expert

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230. Make It Smaller

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160. The Unintuitive Solution to Your Productivity Problem

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179. Don't accidentally live your life on pause

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164. A client told me this concept changed their life

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182. The 1 Root Cause Problem Every Person Has

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186. Simple Processes = Big Results

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243. How to think about tradeoffs

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170. You've got it backwards.

279

207. The Most Important Step in Solving Any Problem

280

218. Be disciplined about the right things

281

204. The one thing I don't talk about enough

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188. How to Demonstrate Competence in a Job Interview

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197. My Favorite Problem-Solving Shortcut: Same Goal, Different Path

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185. The #1 Skill You Need to Create the Life You Want

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208. The One-Liner I Use to Combat My Fear of Failure

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165. How to Figure Out Whether or Not You’d like Someone’s Job

287

178. How to Use Time Travel to Solve Your Problems

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192. A Message for Job-Searchers

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163. Do The Safe Thing Last

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183. The Fastest Way to Get Clarity: Foster the Dog 🐶

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254. You are not going to turn into THAT guy

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303. This mental trap will make you FEEL like you’re not making progress…

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302. What is your purpose in life?

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202. A little exercise for you to do today

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301. 1 quick trick to understand yourself better

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300. The Parable of the CEO Who Burns All Their Profits: Part 2

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299. The Parable of the CEO Who Burns All Their Profits

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173. How to Pitch Yourself: The Hard Way & The Easy Way

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298. If you worry a lot, here’s a rule for you

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297. An Unexpected Coaching Tool: The Bravo TV Reunion

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296. Combat your inner critic with bullseye thinking 🎯

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295. Good Student Mentality vs. Con Man Mentality (Part 4)

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294. Good Student Mentality vs. Con Man Mentality (Part 3)

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293. Good Student Mentality vs. Con Man Mentality (Part 2)

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292. Good Student Mentality vs. Con Man Mentality (Part 1)

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215. Who Before How

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291. 4 Steps to Stop Avoiding That Scary Thing

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290. You don’t have a confidence problem. You have a metrics problem.

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289. Your career is not “set it and forget it”

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288. A big misconception about tapping into your intuition

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287. A Project of One's Own

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240. 1 question you MUST include when evaluating yourself

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236. Anchor to 0, not 100

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222. The 7 Principles of Aligned Ambition

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239. The 2 Kinds of Discipline

316

248. Insecure in an interview?

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198. How to Think About Money When Changing Careers

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249. Stressed? Scared? Find sufficiency in the worst case scenario.

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251. 2 Reasons That Thing Isn't Getting Done

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253. You're not confused. You're walking the Thought Maze.

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229. What I tell myself when I’m having a tough time

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286. “Doing it right” does not exist.

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285. The power of the ✨Magic Circumstance✨

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284. Look at the monster 🧸

325

283. Less linear logic, more paradox logic

326

282. Embarrassing struggle? Nope, rite of passage.

327

281. Getting what you want is an amplifier, not a converter

328

228. 4 Ways to Think About Doing Something “Risky” in Your Career

329

226. What mistakes are you willing to make?

330

280. 4 words to make any difficult emotion 10x easier

331

279. Being a perfectionist is like having a speed cap on your car 🚗

332

278. Thinking of starting your own thing? Here’s the fastest way to get clarity and momentum

333

277. What emotion are you solving for?

334

276. What you really get out of coaching

335

275. Some things are 80/20. Some things are last-mile delivery.

336

274. Advice to the burnt out job-seeker

337

273. How to motivate yourself to change

338

272. How to identify the strengths you should build your career around

339

271. How to find your flow

340

270. A people-pleaser trap to avoid

341

269. Emotional logic vs. intellectual logic

342

268. The time-wasting career mistake I don’t want you to make

343

267. Jealousy is super useful

344

266. What are you under-correcting for?

345

265. 5 words that could change your life

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264. A backdoor hack for liking yourself more

347

263. How to get things done

348

262. The best career advice I can give you

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261. On Hiatus till 2024

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260. The best way to prepare for a big interview or meeting

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259. What Finding Nemo can teach you about speaking up

352

258. Afraid of failure? Listen to this.

353

257. How much money are you spending to escape your life?

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256. The #1 skill you need to create the life you want...

355

255. How I killed my imposter syndrome, live, in the middle of a conversation

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254. You are not going to turn into THAT guy

357

253. You're not confused. You're walking the Thought Maze.

358

252. Your self-criticism isn't helping you

359

251. 2 Reasons That Thing Isn't Getting Done

360

250. Accepting vs. Resisting a Job You Don't Like

361

249. Stressed? Scared? Find sufficiency in the worst case scenario.

362

248. Insecure in an interview?

363

247. Rockstars CAN'T Shine Everywhere

364

246. The 2 Ways of Being Misunderstood

365

215. Who Before How

366

162. Let's try something different

367

245. How cognitive illusions prevent you from building the life you want (part 5)

368

244. The question I ask my clients when they’re totally stuck

369

From the Archives: 198. How to Think About Money When Changing Careers

370

243. How to think about tradeoffs

371

242. How cognitive illusions prevent you from building the life you want (part 4)

372

241. How to go after ambitious goals – and fail again and again – without burning yourself out

373

240. 1 question you MUST include when evaluating yourself

374

239. The 2 Kinds of Discipline

375

238. How cognitive illusions prevent you from building the life you want (part 3)

376

From the Archives: 163. Do the Safe Thing Last

377

237. How cognitive illusions prevent you from building the life you want (part 2C)

378

236. Anchor to 0, not 100

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235. How cognitive illusions prevent you from building the life you want (part 2B)

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234. How cognitive illusions prevent you from building the life you want (part 2A)

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233. The case for being less prepared

382

232. How cognitive illusions prevent you from building the life you want (part 1)

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231. How cognitive illusions prevent you from building the life you want (intro)

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From the Archives: 181. A Tale of Two You's: The Student & The Expert

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230. Make It Smaller

386

229. What I tell myself when I’m having a tough time

387

From the Archives: 179. Don't accidentally live your life on pause

388

228. 4 Ways to Think About Doing Something “Risky” in Your Career

389

From the Archives: 175. Looking for your next job? Do this first.

390

From the Archives: 201. Stop Blindly Listening to Feedback

391

227. A quick way to combat imposter syndrome

392

226. What mistakes are you willing to make?

393

From the Archives: 189. “I can't just do what I want all the time.” YES YOU CAN.

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225. 7 ways to maintain your identity through failure & setbacks (part 2)

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224. Free Public Coaching: Troubleshooting why the "important but not urgent" stuff isn't getting done

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223. Why it’s so hard to feel good about yourself – and what you can do about it

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222. How to be ambitious without burning out and killing yourself

398

221. Your imposter syndrome is a sign of how much you know

399

220. Introducing...Free Public Coaching :)

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219. 3 Ways to Think About Doing Something "Different"

401

218. Be disciplined about the right things

402

217. 7 ways to maintain your identity through failure & setbacks (part 1)

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216. 7 ways to maintain your identity through failure & setbacks (intro)

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215. Who Before How

405

214. Introducing...my new website!

406

213. Consistency and Commitment

407

212. When “trying harder” doesn't work

408

211. Sacred Dissatisfaction

409

210. Deciding what to do next is only the beginning

410

209. An exhortation for the anxious overachiever

411

From the Archives: 160. The Unintuitive Solution to Your Productivity Problem

412

From the Archives: 129. Imposter Syndrome Does NOT Help You Improve Yourself

413

208. The One-Liner I Use to Combat My Fear of Failure

414

207. The Most Important Step in Solving Any Problem

415

206. Do you have to be anxious to achieve big things?

416

205. How to Talk to Your Inner Critic

417

204. The one thing I don't talk about enough

418

203. How to Hire a Coach

419

202. A little exercise for you to do today

420

201. Stop Blindly Listening to Feedback

421

200. How I Get Out of a Self-Critical Spiral: Part 2, The Principles

422

199. How I Get Out of a Self-Critical Spiral: Part 1, The Process Steps

423

198. How to Think About Money When Changing Careers

424

197. My Favorite Problem-Solving Shortcut: Same Goal, Different Path

425

196. Avoidable vs. Unavoidable Pain

426

195. Don't fall for this success fallacy

427

194. Accept yourself or change yourself? First, ask these 2 questions.

428

193. It’s not that deep.

429

192. You don't need more qualifications

430

191. A Love Letter to Basic Questions 💌

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190. The 3 Signs of a Should

432

189. “I can't just do what I want all the time.” YES YOU CAN.

433

188. How to Demonstrate Competence in a Job Interview

434

187. A controversial thought

435

186. Simple Processes = Big Results

436

185. The #1 Skill You Need to Create the Life You Want

437

184. More Success = More Failure

438

183. The Fastest Way to Get Clarity: Foster the Dog 🐶

439

182. The 1 Root Cause Problem Every Person Has

440

181. A Tale of Two You's: The Student & The Expert

441

180. Why you get what you want...and feel MORE scared afterward

442

179. Don't accidentally live your life on pause

443

178. How to Use Time Travel to Solve Your Problems

444

177. How to Build the Life You Want

445

176. If you can watch a fireworks show, you can manage your stress (part 4)

446

175. Looking for your next job? Do this first.

447

174. If you can hug a toddler, you can manage your stress (part 3)

448

173. How to Pitch Yourself: The Hard Way & The Easy Way

449

172. If you can eat Thanksgiving dinner, you can manage your stress (part 2)

450

171. Masterclass: How to Like Yourself

451

170. You've got it backwards.

452

169. Feel the pain, close the feedback loop

453

168. If you can get your legs waxed, you can manage your stress (part 1)

454

167. If you can get your legs waxed, you can manage your stress (intro)

455

166. Hot take: turn your coping mechanism into your career

456

165. How to Figure Out Whether or Not You’d like Someone’s Job

457

164. A client told me this concept changed their life

458

163. Do The Safe Thing Last

459

162. Let's try something different

460

161. Masterclass: 7 Ways People Get Stuck When Figuring Out Their Next Career Step

461

160. The Unintuitive Solution to Your Productivity Problem

462

159. How to Be a Chill, Happy Overachiever

463

158. People’s #1 Fear About Hiring a Coach

464

157. 1 Question to Make Your Day Easier

465

156. 1 Thought That Will Kill Your Job Search

466

155. Stressed at work? Let's check your calibration.

467

154. People don’t want things. People want feelings.

468

153. The Best Productivity Tool is Feeling Good About Yourself

469

152. Why I Hired My First Coach in January

470

151. Say Hello to Your Inner Fan (+ Holiday Hiatus 🎄)

471

150. But What If My Inner Critic has Good Ideas?

472

149. Fun Problem-Solving Mode vs. Grind Problem-Solving Mode

473

148. A Radical Idea to Combat Your Inner Critic: Be Delusional

474

147. What Marketing My New Coaching Program Has Taught Me About Finding and Keeping a New Job (part 1)

475

146. This Thanksgiving, I'm Thankful For...

476

145. What Marketing My New Coaching Program Has Taught Me About Finding and Keeping a New Job (intro)

477

144. Feeling Insecure? You Have 3 Options.

478

143. Is It Wise Intuition✨ or Plain Old Fear 👻? Here's How to Tell.

479

142. Never Wanting to Feel Bad is Like Never Wanting to Feel Cold

480

141. You Know What? Be A Perfectionist.

481

140. How to Appreciate How Good You Are Without Getting Arrogant

482

139. The ONE Thought Loop That Holds Back High-Stress High Achievers

483

138. Your Brain is an Unreliable Narrator of Your Story

484

137. 3 Unexpected Ways Imposter Syndrome Shows Up In Your Life

485

136. 3 Types of People Who Will LOVE My Coaching Program (part 3)

486

135. 3 Types of People Who Will LOVE My Coaching Program (part 2)

487

134. 3 Types of People Who Will LOVE My Coaching Program (part 1)

488

133. Okay, I Did the Thing...and Now I'm Freaking Out

489

132. The Most Powerful Way to Rewire Your Brain: SHOW, Don't Tell

490

131. 1 Question to Flip You from Frantic Hustling to Calm Problem-Solving

491

130. When You Numb Your Stress, You're Also Numbing Your Intuition

492

129. Imposter Syndrome Does NOT Help You Improve Yourself

493

128. What Is The Point?

494

127. Stop Doing What's “Right.” Start Being More YOU.

495

126. Who Decides Whether or Not You Did a Good Job?

496

125. Are You Looking at the Right Metrics?

497

124. Arrogance vs. Confidence

498

123. How to ACTUALLY Change How You Think

499

122. Unrealistic Plans Are Just Like Crash Diets

500

121. A Radical Idea for Your Next Job: Burn the Boats ⛵️🔥

501

120. How to Turn Your "Shoulds" into Genuine "Wants"

502

119. The Best Productivity Tip That No One Wants to Implement

503

118. The 1 Mindset Shift Every Adult Needs

504

117. 🔥 Hot Tip: Do Your Worst Work

505

116. How to Tell If You Had a Productive Day

506

115. Don't Be Afraid Of Your Fear

507

114. Don't Get Stuck in Problem-Finding Mode

508

113. What Growing Up Isn't...and What It Is

509

112. On Bad Luck

510

111. You Haven't Made Too Many Mistakes. You've Made Too Few.

511

110. 3 Questions to Help You Get That Thing DONE

512

109. The 3 Types of Work

513

108. Your Life is 99% Process, 1% Outcome

514

107. Career Progression Isn't a CLASSROOM – It's a MARKETPLACE

515

106. Why I Plan to Have a Coach for the Rest of My Life

516

105. How I Learned to Make Decisions with My Brain AND My Gut

517

104. Don't Do This: Success Negligence

518

103. What If This Is Perfect?

519

102. Problem-Solving Hint: The Answer Can't Be an Adjective

520

101. The Only 2 Kinds of Mistakes

521

100. How To Break a Bad Habit: Yes the Want, Change the How

522

99. 1 Word to Add to Your Vocabulary

523

98. You Don't Need Advice. You Need To Clear Your Emotional Cobwebs.

524

97. Why Marie Kondo Loves Mess

525

96. How to Have High Standards Without Burning Yourself Out

526

95. My Coaching Secret: Future Self Mode 🤫

527

94. Fall In Love With Your Mistakes

528

93. Treat Your Brain Like a Google Search

529

92. Why You Don't Do The Things You KNOW You Should Do

530

91. What To Do When You Just Don't Know

531

90. Your Brain's Most Unfortunate Design Feature

532

89. Why You Need To Create Your Life

533

88. Why Are You So Tired?

534

87. Can't Relax at the End of the Day? Listen to This.

535

86. My Top Secret Tip to Stop Feeling Behind 🤫

536

85. How Your Thoughts Create Your Results (It's Not ✨Manifesting✨ – It's Psychology)

537

84. How to Do Something You Don't Want to Do

538

83. 5 Things to Do When You Disagree with Someone

539

82. Let's Change How You Think About "Failure"

540

81. What Indian Vegetarian Food Taught Me About Creating The Life You Want

541

80. Stop Setting QUALITY Goals & Start Setting QUANTITY Goals

542

79. What No One Tells You About Finding Balance

543

78. 3 Reasons You Have Imposter Syndrome & What To Do About It (part 1)

544

77. When the SAME Problem Keeps Coming Up

545

76. Where Does Your Value Come From?

546

75. Should You Quit Your Job or Not?

547

74. The ONE Thing You Need To Be More Productive

548

73. How to Stop Worrying About What Other People Think

549

72. How To Stop Feeling So Behind

550

71. 7 Assumptions That Have Gotten You This Far…But Are Now Holding You Back (part 7)

551

70. Stop Looking For Your Passion

552

69. 4 Simple Steps to Solve Any Problem, Achieve Any Goal, and Create the Life You Actually Want (part 3)

553

68. When Is It Time to Hire a Coach?

554

67. 7 Assumptions That Have Gotten You This Far…But Are Now Holding You Back (part 6)

555

66. Stop Looking for Tactics. Start Looking for Thoughts.

556

65. 4 Simple Steps to Solve Any Problem, Achieve Any Goal, and Create the Life You Actually Want (part 2)

557

64. Don't Know Where to Start? Do 1 of These 5 Things

558

63. 4 Simple Steps to Solve Any Problem, Achieve Any Goal, and Create the Life You Actually Want (part 1)

559

62. What Progress Really Looks Like

560

61. A Holiday Gift For You 🎁✨

561

60. 7 Assumptions That Have Gotten You This Far…But Are Now Holding You Back (part 5)

562

59. Let's Play a Game: Fact or Thought?

563

58. What I Learned About Exponential Growth While Knitting This Scarf

564

57. Stop Believing Your Brain's Default Grading Scale

565

56. 7 Assumptions That Have Gotten You This Far…But Are Now Holding You Back (part 4)

566

55. Stop Saying "I Don't Know What I Want" and Do This Instead

567

54. 7 Assumptions That Have Gotten You This Far…But Are Now Holding You Back (part 3)

568

53. 7 Assumptions That Have Gotten You This Far…But Are Now Holding You Back (part 2)

569

52. 7 Assumptions That Have Gotten You This Far…But Are Now Holding You Back (part 1)

570

51. Make it "Stupid Doable"

571

50. My Favorite Habit: The 60 Second Celebrate 🎉

572

49. The #1 Emotion You Need to be Productive

573

48. 12 Things I've Done Thanks to Coaching

574

47. Why That Thing Isn't Getting Done, and How to Solve It For Good

575

46. How to Find Your Dream Job

576

45. 3 Steps to Get Everything You Want — and the 3 Problems You'll Run into Along the Way

577

44. Worried About What Other People Think? Here’s Your Shortcut.

578

43. How to Get into Flow✨ Right Now, Today

579

42. How To Do Things Really, Really Well – Without Getting Stressed

580

41. How I Lost 40 Pounds

581

40. The Source of Your Imposter Syndrome (part 2)

582

39. The Source of Your Imposter Syndrome (part 1)

583

38. Coaching vs. Therapy

584

37. What happens in a coaching session?

585

36. 7 Ways to be Totally Okay, Exactly Where You Are Right Now (part 4)

586

35. What happens in a coaching consult?

587

34. 7 Ways to be Totally Okay, Exactly Where You Are Right Now (part 3)

588

33. 7 Ways to be Totally Okay, Exactly Where You Are Right Now (part 2)

589

32. 7 Ways to be Totally Okay, Exactly Where You Are Right Now (part 1)

590

31. 7 Ways to be Totally Okay, Exactly Where You Are Right Now (part 0)

591

30. 7 Ways to be Totally Okay, Exactly Where You Are Right Now (intro)

592

29. Stop Worrying About Changing Your Thoughts

593

28. How Not to Talk to a Five-Year-Old

594

27. Say Hello to the Five-Year-Old In Your Brain

595

26. 7 Ways to Believe Something New (epilogue)

596

25. 7 Ways to Believe Something New (part 7)

597

24. 7 Ways to Believe Something New (part 6)

598

23. 7 Ways to Believe Something New (part 5)

599

22. 7 Ways to Believe Something New (part 4)

600

21. 7 Ways To Believe Something New (part 3)

601

20. 7 Ways To Believe Something New (part 2)

602

19. 7 Ways To Believe Something New (part 1)

603

18. What Your Smallest Mistakes Can Teach You About Your Biggest Ones

604

17. Perfectionism and the $1000 Banana

605

16. No Such Thing As An Obstacle

606

15. How to Enjoy the Process (and Not Just the Goal)

607

14. The Definitive Case for Never Beating Yourself Up Again

608

13. What If It’s Not a Problem?

609

12. What is an Emotion Anyway?

610

11. Do You Even Know What You’re Thinking?

611

10. Different Types of Thoughts

612

9. Model Example: Joan and the Silent Husband

613

8. The Framework That Changed My Life

614

7. But when am I “allowed” to change my circumstances? (part 3)

615

6. But when am I “allowed” to change my circumstances? (part 2)

616

5. But when am I “allowed” to change my circumstances? (part 1)

617

4. Never Asked Questions: The Model vs. Mindfulness & Meditation

618

3. Choose Your Stories Wisely

619

2. How Your Thoughts — and Only Your Thoughts — Create Your Entire Reality (Seriously.)

620

1. Why Your Thoughts Feel So True (But I Promise You They're Not)