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Walks With a Young Professional Hosted By Brandon Klein — 215 episodes
215. The secret to maximizing the impact of your valuable energy
214. How to quickly make better decisions in your career
213. The questions you need to ask yourself before accepting a job offer
212. Don’t cross this boundary with your colleagues
211. The one thing you need to do when asked a question within a group setting
210. How to maximize the positivity you create within your organization
209. The misconception about coming up with good ideas
208. The one thing that will shatter your career growth trajectory
207. The one thing you want to check before beginning to execute a plan
206. The wide-open opportunity every professional has to quickly build rapport
205. How to quickly show colleagues how much you respect their time
204. The most effective way to display your work ethic
203. Save yourself from this costly mistake when using instant messengers within your company
202. How to get people in your company to adopt the resources you create
201. How to get people to take action on the emails you send
200. How to make data 5X more impactful to your organization
199. The one thing you need to do when you learn a new success strategy
198. Why you should get involved with a community that’s aligned to your role
197. The one idea that might be holding you back from adding value within your organization
196. Understanding the truth behind how conclusions are jumped to and the alternative path
195. The secret which will allow you to retool how effective you are at getting feedback
194. Don’t forget this critical step before starting any task or initiative
193. The shortcut to being more widely recognized in your company
192. How to maximize the chances that you accomplish goals in your organization
191. How you make sure that people know they can reach out to you for help
190. Why you’ll find yourself stuck in your career without vision
189. The choice you didn’t know exists about when and how you choose to learn
188. The coffee shop conversation I overheard which every professional needs to know about
187. The slow vs. fast way of becoming trusted within your organization
186. The secret to being productive that software developers keep to themselves
185. The one statement that will transform the relationship you have with your leader
184. The most powerful success tools which people have been hiding from you
183. What to do when people don’t think your plan is a good idea
182. The truth behind why you feel confused when executing a plan and how to break free
181. The one thing I wish someone told me before I started my career
180. A huge indicator that you’re on the right track in your career
179. One of the biggest myths I’ve ever heard about working hard
178. How to always make sure you’re on your “A-Game”
177. What to do when you feel unfulfilled in your career
176. You’ll always be called a “Copycat” unless you do this
175. The ultimate decision making process
174. The difference between checking a box and a quality long-term decision
173. What to do when your plan isn’t working
172. The only way to know if you’re truly giving up on something
171. How to avoid discouraging people to drive forward in the face of unfavorable circumstances
170. How you build long-lasting relationships in your career
169. The unknown similarities between doors slamming and your success
168. Rule of thumb for effectively communicating with email or instant messaging tools
167. The best career advice I’ve ever publicly shared
166. The reality of failure that no one wants to talk about
165. The saying that makes me sick to my stomach that you’ve heard in your career
164. Avoid this trap when giving presentations at all costs
163. The one thing that software can teach you about room for growth
162. The podcast episode for anyone that works late nights
161. The mistake you need to avoid with nurturing your mindset
160. Why the story of how I dropped 18 eggs will change your career forever
159. How to unapologetically protect the path you’ve identified will enable you to drive success
158. The hidden costs of completing tasks you weren’t accounting
157. The one thing that your career and GPS system have in common
156. The 2 part strategy for quickly building a meaningful relationship with any colleague
155. The unspoken internal conflict that stops professionals from accomplishing their greatest goals
154. The conditioned behavior you weren’t aware of that’s hurting your career
153. What NOT to say to someone on your team who is stressed trying to accomplish a goal
152. The secret to handling uncomfortable conversations you’ll have in your career
151. The difference between mentors and cheerleaders
150. The quickest path to losing the respect of others in your career
149. The one piece of paper exercise that will help you accomplish your goals
148. How to quickly get an audience to focus on your point and see it as important
147. One of the biggest reasons people don’t respect the time that you take to disconnect
146. If you have this thought on the holidays it’s time to make a change
145. The lifelong perspective that will make or break the quality of whatever you create
144. The hidden truth that holds people back from growing in their career
143. The one type of question that can lead to people thinking you don’t respect their time
142. How to transform the relationships in your career in 30 seconds
141. The strange relationship between brick walls and your career
140. Why lazy people will always have an unfair advantage against hard workers
139. The scary realization I just had on my flight home
138. Why practice doesn’t always make perfect
137. The quickest way to destroy the value of something meant to be simple
136. Where you might be going wrong with trying to build meaningful professional relationships
135. The right and wrong way of handing off a project to task to someone
134. Why you might be miserable chasing your big and ambitious goals
133. What most people get wrong when creating something
132. If you can take this out of your brain and share it... people will thank you
131. The one thing that can quickly ruin your career
130. When things go wrong... do this
129. Avoid making this one complaint at all coats
128. What you want to avoid when communicating with leaders
127. The reason why people keep asking you the same questions and sucking up your valuable time
126. How to turn a chaos of information into success
125. Don’t ever start a project or initiative without doing this
124. You want people to think this when you want them to take action
123. Please... fix this sickening problem
122. The unexpected tool that taught me how to listen more than I talk in my career
121. The 5 letter underground communication framework that will take your success to the next level
120. The number one area to place your bets as a young professional
119. You should never feel guilty about doing this
118. The blindspot that’s stopping you from being a leader instead of a manager
117. The two lenses you could look at life through
116. Spend less time doing this one thing and more time doing this instead
115. You can’t give everything 100% of your attention, but you can do this...
114. Why you need to drop everything and crush your fear of rejection
113. How to instill a sense of motivation and determination in someone on your team
112. The quickest way to fill your knowledge gaps
111. The three things you need to remember when discovering high impact opportunities
110. How often you use these two words will make or break your career
109. Don’t fall victim to this one bias
108. The key to getting others excited and involved with new initiatives you uncover
107. How to quickly motivate yourself and further clarify where you want to grow next
106. The one hugely overlooked opportunity in creating a detailed plan of action
105. One of the biggest secrets to creating “serendipitous” opportunities in your career
104. The catastrophic costs of not pursuing something you’re passionate about in your career
103. How to make the tough decision of whether or not to pursue new opportunities in your career
102. The number one mistake people make when learning strategies for success from others
101. The one thing you should be saying when making a recommendation within a group
100. How to find massive opportunities in those daily and un-scalable tasks
99. Three different types of self-talk which will make or break your career
98. The one blind spot that’s causing you to steer away from massive growth opportunities
97. The one trap you want to avoid falling into with your big ideas
96. How to proactively crush that thought of giving up
95. What you need to know when suddenly realizing it’s time to de-prioritize something
94. The extremely powerful learning source that’s been slipping right under your radar
93. One quick way to strengthen the relationships with your colleagues
92. Opportunities to drive success will automatically appear if your seen as this type of person
91. The most important thing to do when you don’t agree with the decision being made
90. The mental trap you want to avoid which is driving you to work unnecessarily long hours
89. The proven method for reclaiming more than 10 hours in your work week to focus on executing
88. How to guarantee that people recognize your work as being valuable
87. The one thing that prevents you from wanting to absorb new information
86. The comparison that you never heard anyone make before
85. Why being grateful in your personal life impacts the success in your personal life
84. Why reflection can help you make better decisions now and later in your career
83. How to push yourself beyond what you thought was possible
82. The one thing you should test and optimize that is ever-evolving
81. How time can solve the feeling of nervousness or stress in your career
80. The unspoken dangers of not hitting a home run on every opportunity
79. The one thing you need to know about your name and career
78. What you need to be writing down consistently
77. Recognize this and your teammates will thank you over and over
76. What I felt bad about doing for the longest time my career
75. The two wrong turns most people take when realizing they don’t know something
74. One of the core reasons time is slipping away from you
73. The money that you’re leaving on the table in your career that’s hiding right in front of you
72. One proven way to get everyone excited that you cross paths with in your career
71. One of the unspoken rules about being a part of a team which no one tells you
70. Stop working in this one place before your career and personal life pays the price
69. The hidden secret to getting people to care more about what’s important to you
68. The one thing you can do in your off time to become even more valuable to your organization
67. What you need to know about tracking down the source of an issue
66. The one lesson I learned early in my career that I wished someone told me
65. What I never understood until recently about the power of this very specific planning process
64. The truth behind why you find yourself in a mental funk after an unproductive day
63. What you didn’t know about how your personal life impacts your professional life
62. The biggest mistake people make when sharing something they’ve worked on
61. The number one thing young professionals get tripped up on when leveraging stats and insights
60. The hidden reason behind why you’re ignoring valuable information from others
59. How to avoid leading a whole meeting where everyone is confused
58. One major reason people can’t understand what you’re explaining to them
57. The dangers of not anticipating this in your career
56. The slippery slope of gathering feedback that you need to know how to navigate
55. The consequences of not properly setting expectations that no one talks about
54. The most powerful combination of skills you can have in your career that no one talks about
53. How you can get things done in half the time that you originally expected
52. The secret to why companies are throwing your resume in the trash
51. The jaw dropping Sunday secret to having a wildly productive week
50. The best way to motivate yourself every day that no one talks about
49. Do this as quickly as possible when you realize you’re wrong
48. The one thing you should start doing to unlock a new level of productivity
47. How to conquer those long-term projects
46. The secret to why people are sending you those really brief messages at work
45. How you can cut the time you’re confused about something in half
44. The secret to increasing your impact and speed, while being seen as more of a leader
43. Saying this one word in the wrong way can ruin all of your hard work
42. How you can avoid making people feel like you don’t care
41. The golden ticket method for gaining new opportunities in your career
40. Stop doing this as quickly as possible so you can get your point across more effectively
39. The one lie you’ve been told about giving everything 100%
38. Why no one will ever give you the advice you need to thrive in your career
37. How to avoid the trap of becoming stuck in the planning phase
36. Two words that will change the success that you have in your career forever
35. Have you ever experienced the power of pausing?
34. When and why you should avoid long conversations over email at all cost
33. Why you don’t really value time as much as you think you do
32. I made this mistake so you don’t have to
31. The dangerous balance between taking guidance from others and not thinking for yourself
30. The one thing that makes everyone cringe in their career, when they don’t actually have to.
29. Everyone has these. It’s time to get over it.
28. Turn this one thing off before it’s too late
27. The three things people with resources think when pitching them
26. The three part strategy for driving maximum engagement and collaboration on major topics
25. The realization that you no longer have to wait six years to learn
24. The magic of slowing down, improving performance, and not impacting your overall speed
23. Why repetition could be holding you back from your fullest potential
22. The truth about the “competition” you can’t stop thinking about at work
21. Use these two things proportionately without ever second guessing yourself
20. Take a few minutes every day to do this one thing and you’ll become an expert
19. You’re using these words without realizing it and the results are far from ideal
18. Show this one sign of respect and your colleagues will appreciate you forever
17. Why no one understands that great idea you have in your head
16. When trying to be “smart” works against your ability to effectively communicate
15. Why reinventing yourself could be the best decision you ever make
14. Avoid being a “reporter” at all costs
13. Eliminating the one thing that’s crippling your productivity
12. Tapping into the wisdom that’s right in front of you
11. The hidden truth of promising the world
10. The one high performance strategy that cheerleaders have kept a secret
9. Why you should make “data” your middle name
8. A message for the hustlers working more than eight hours a day
7. The big difference between how you feel about a difficult situation and how you respond
6. Unlocking a new source of learning even if you’re already an avid book reader
5. The one success strategy that’s likely slipped right under your radar
4. The one thing that’s way more important to look at than salary
3. Avoid saying this at all costs in strategic conversations
2. Why You Should Never Interview Again
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