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What To Do When Your Hard Work is Being Overlooked Feb 07, 2023

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We know you work hard—but does your boss? Too often, managers overlook employees who aren’t directly in front of them. When this happens, it’s easy to feel undervalued and even discouraged. That’s why it’s so important to make your responsibilities—as well as your achievements—visible to your leader. How? Career Expert Melody Wilding is here to share 4 tips to help you stand out, especially if you’re working remotely!

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The 2023 Resumé Trends You Need to Know About Jan 31, 2023

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Today is all about that very important job search tool—your resume. With so much uncertainty in the labor market, news of layoffs, and maybe just wanting 2023 to be the year of a new career for you, it’s a smart move to have an impressive resume ready to send whenever a job opportunity comes across your desk! To help you prepare, we're sharing 5 resume trends that will take hold in 2023 and how you can apply them!

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LinkedIn Profile Episode: https://bit.ly/3gZpxes

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What The Most Successful People Do Differently Jan 24, 2023

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Today we’re talking with Jean Chatzky, founder of HerMoney, author, personal finance expert, and journalist with over 30 years of experience! When we learned that Jean conducted a study of more than 5,000 people to understand what habits successful and wealthy people did differently, we had to learn more. We’ll dive deep into the specific behaviors that build success and how you can incorporate them into your own life.

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The Science of Improving Motivation at Work + We Launched Something Special Jan 17, 2023

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Have you ever wondered why some people are great at sticking with their habits while others struggle to stay motivated? Have you ever started something—a work project, new exercise routine, outdoor hobby, etc—only to lose interest later on? Today’s show is completely dedicated to better understanding motivation—and its companion accountability—so you can create more of both in your life.

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The Surprising Upside of Anxiety According to Psychologist Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary Jan 10, 2023

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Today we’re talking about emotions, specifically anxiety. Many of us have been taught that any anxiety is bad—and we should learn how to prevent it. But what if you could learn how to harness the power of anxiety to create a better future? That’s what we’ll talk about today with Dr. Tracy Dennis Tiwary, an anxiety researcher and author of the book Future Tense. Plus, Dr, Tracy is sharing an actionable tip to help you filter what to say “yes” to this year that we can’t recommend enough!

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Why I'm Setting Process-Based Goals & How to Navigate "Lost" Seasons of Your Career Jan 03, 2023

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Today’s solo episode seems very timely for a new year when there is a lot of pressure on us to set goals. I love goal-setting but in the past I have struggled with doing some when I’m in a season of my career where I feel unsure about what I want. One thing that really helped me turn my uncertainty into a strength is learning how to set process-based goals vs. outcome-based goals. I’ll explain what I mean by that and a step-by-step process you can use to gain career clarity this year.

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5 Workplace Predictions for 2023 + What They Mean For You Dec 27, 2022

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For our final episode of 2022 we’ll be making workplace predictions! To help, we’ve invited Sheela Subramanian, Vice President at Slack, co-founder of Future Forum, and co-author of How The Future Works. As you can tell from her job titles, Sheela is a woman who thinks (and writes) a lot about the future of work. Listen in to hear what she thinks will be the top 5 workplace trends next year.

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Round-Up: The Best Money Advice From 2022 Dec 20, 2022

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It’s our final round-up episode focused on all things salary, negotiation, and money management. From inflation to prepping for a looming recession and getting a raise that will cover all the uncertainty that’s made headlines in 2022, we’re sure your money vocabulary (and worries) have expanded. We’ve been lucky enough to have some of the best experts share their knowledge with us this year so get ready for a money 101 class as we recap their best audio clips.

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Round-Up: The Best Career Advice From 2022 Dec 13, 2022

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We’re back with another round-up episode, but this time we’re focused on career advice! From job searches to leadership to awkward conversations with co-workers, we covered it all this year. And what a year it’s been with work trends ranging from quiet quitting to returning to the office to job hopping. Here are soundbites from our favorite career episodes of 2022.

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Round-Up: The Best Mental Health Advice From 2022 Dec 06, 2022

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One of our favorite things about getting toward the end of the year is looking back and recapping some of the best moments…or in this case some of the best pieces of advice we got from the guests on this show. And since we’ve published almost 50 episodes this year with hours of interview content, we thought it would be helpful to round up audio clips from a variety of episodes focused on providing advice about mental health that changed our approach from things like burnout to boundaries.

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