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**How to Be Awesome at Your Job**

Get more fun, wins, meaning, and money from your job! With 25,000,000 downloads and mentions in *The New York Times*, *Forbes*, and *Linkedin Learning.* This show helps grow your skills and impact at any job that requires thinking and collaborating.

Each week, Pete interviews thought-leaders and results-getters to discover specific, actionable insights that boost work performance. Their stories and advice sharpen the universal skills to flourish at work. Boost your time/energy management, leadership, confidence, career opportunities, and fulfillment—while still getting home earlier.

Try starting with episode 0: START HERE and listener favorite episodes we put at the beginning numbered: A, B, C, D, E, and F. (Subscribe and/or sort Old to New to find these starter episodes.) Welcome!

Latest Episodes:

467: Finding Internal Clarity and Purpose with Paul Durham Jul 22, 2019

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Paul Durham shares strategies to develop and execute your personal vision with great clarity.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) The wonders of guided journaling.

2) How to get your days to lead to your desired future.

3) Why you need to involve others to get to your vision.

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— ABOUT PAUL —

Paul Durham’s passion for studying models of human development expresses itself in his mentoring and executive coaching. After earning a degree in Philosophy from Oberlin College and teaching in the Oakland public schools, he embarked on a career as a successful musician in Los Angeles, releasing albums on major labels, receiving widespread radio play, appearing on film and TV soundtracks, and developing a fan base that persists to this day. Always entrepreneurial, he parlayed his industry experiences into a variety of businesses including commercial music production, song licensing, and ringtones. Now 50 and the father of a teenage son, he has blended his comprehensive experiences into executive coaching and programs designed to help people find their paths and take flight.

• Paul’s Coaching: Paul Durham, Executive Coach

• Paul’s Year One Program: YearOneEducation.com

• Paul’s Music: Black Lab

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Thinker: St. Augustine of Hippo

• Product: Bulletproof Coffee

• Product: FranklinCovey Paper Planners

• Product: Shure Beta 87A

• Product: The Artist’s Way Morning Pages Journal

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466: How to Get Home Earlier by Automating (Some of) Your Work with Wade Foster Jul 19, 2019

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Wade Foster shares super-simple mindsets, tools and tricks to automate repetitive work tasks and liberate extra time.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) Just how much time you can save through automation

2) Where automation works, and where it doesn’t

3) The latest low-cost software tools to optimize your workflow

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— ABOUT WADE —

Wade Foster is the co-founder and CEO of San-Francisco-based Zapier, a company offering a service that makes it easy to move data among web apps to automate tedious tasks. He, along with co-founder Mike Knoop, was featured on Forbes’ 30 under 30: for Enterprise Tech.

• Wade’s company: Zapier

• Wade’s Twitter: @wadefoster

• Wade’s email: wade@zapier.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Tool: Todoist

• Tool: Omnifocus

• Tool: Workona

• Tool: Calendly

• Tool: Slack

• Tool: monday.com

• Tool: Asana

• Tool: Trello

• Tool: Jira

• Tool: Google Sheets

• Tool: Airtable

• Tool: Coda

• Tool: Typeform

• Tool: Wufoo

• Tool: Superhuman

• Tool: Twilio

• Website: Upwork.com

• Book: “The Elements of Eloquence” by Mark Forsyth

• Previous episode: Episode 456: Finding Enrichment Through Side Hustles with Nick Loper

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465: The Cure for Impostor Syndrome: How to Feel Less Like a Fraud and Appreciate Your Successes with Dr. Valerie Young Jul 17, 2019

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Valerie Young sheds light on the impostor syndrome and shows the healthy way out.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) Just how prevalent impostor syndrome is.

2) The 5 impostor syndrome archetypes.

3) How to strategically shift your thinking from impostor to non-impostor.

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— ABOUT VALERIE —

Dr. Valerie Young is an internationally-known expert on impostor syndrome and author of award-winning book The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It (Crown Business/Random House), now available in five languages.

• Valerie’s Book: The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It

• Valerie’s TED Talk: Thinking your way out of impostor syndrome

• Valerie’s Website: ImpostorSyndrome.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Researcher: Dr. Gail Matthews

• Term: Dunning-Krueger Effect

• Term: Impostor Syndrome

• Study: Dr. Pauline Rose Clance on Impostor Syndrome

• Book: “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” by Carol Dweck

• Prior episode: 317:How to Form Habits the Smart Way with BJ Fogg, PhD

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464: How to Prevent Management Messes with FranklinCovey’s Scott Jeffrey Miller Jul 15, 2019

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Scott Jeffrey Miller shares powerful stories and principles for becoming the most effective leader you can be.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) Why making time for one-on-ones is truly worth it.

2) Three foundational principles for listening well.

3) How to flourish as a leader by practicing the Law of Harvest.

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— ABOUT SCOTT —

Scott J. Miller is Executive Vice President of Business Development and Chief Marketing Officer for FranklinCovey. Scott has been with the company for 20 years, and previously served as Vice President of Business Development and Marketing. His role as EVP and Chief Marketing Officer caps 12 years on the front line, working with thousands of client facilitators across many markets and countries.

• Scott’s Book: “Management Mess to Leadership Success: 30 Challenges to Become the Leader You Would Follow”

• Scott’s Company: FranklinCovey

• Scott’s Website: ManagementMess.com

• Scott’s LinkedIn: Scott Jeffrey Miller

• Twitter: @ScottMillerFC

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: Dr. Deborah Tannen on Interruption in Conversation

• Survey: Gallup on quitting

• Video: “The Law of the Harvest”

• Book: “Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter” by Liz Wiseman

• Book: “Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t” by Jim Collins

• Book: “The Four Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals” by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, Jim Huling

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463: Insights on Persuasion from the Land of Copywriting with Brian Kurtz Jul 12, 2019

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Brian Kurtz shares his insider perspectives on persuasion and overdelivering from his legendary career at Boardroom and beyond. You'll Learn: Why knowing your audience is the biggest key to persuasion The 4 pillars of being extraordinary How to overdeliver at work without burning out About Brian: Brian Kurtz has been a serial direct marketer for almost 40 years and never met a medium he didn't like. Brian left his beloved Boardroom in January of 2015. Over 34 years he was responsible for the mailing of close to 2 billion pieces of direct mail in his career. He worked with many of the most legendary copywriters and consultants who have ever lived. Under Brian's marketing leadership and during his tenure, Boardroom’s revenues went from approximately $5 million (in 1981) to a high of over $150 million (in 2006). Brian writes and speaks regularly; recent content can be found at www.briankurtz.net and www.briankurtz.net/blog. His first book, The Advertising Solution, was released in October of 2017. His second book, Overdeliver: Build a Business for a Lifetime Playing the Long Game in Direct Response Marketing was released in April of 2019. Brian also loves being a Little League Baseball Umpire. Brian’s book: “Overdeliver” Brian’s prior Book: “The Advertising Solution: Influence Prospects, Multiply Sales, and Promote Your Brand” by Brian Kurtz Brian’s former Company: Boardroom Inc. Resources mentioned in the show: Book: “The Origin of Illness: Psychological, Physical and Social” by Norberto Keppe Book: “Breakthrough Advertising” by Eugene Schwartz & Martin Edelston Book: “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho Book: “Give and Take” by Adam Grant Thank you, Sponsor! Get affordable therapy on demand with BetterHelp.com/Awesome View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep463 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

462: Increasing Your Self-Awareness to Improve Your Leadership with Pamela McLean Jul 10, 2019

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Pamela McLean reveals how your inner landscape helps and hinders your leadership capabilities. You'll Learn: The most common obstacle to developing your leadership potential How to address self-limiting beliefs The most critical internal areas to develop About Pamela: Pamela McLean is the CEO and cofounder of the Hudson Institute of Coaching, which provides consulting to organizations worldwide. Working in the arenas of clinical and organizational psychology, and leadership coaching and development, Pam has worked with hundreds of organizational leaders and seasoned professionals inside organizations and in solo practice to deepen and strengthen their coaching skills. Pam is the author and co-author of several books, articles and whitepapers focused on coaching, human development and transformational learning. Her titles include: The Completely Revised Handbook of Coaching and LifeForward, Charting the Journey Ahead. Pam’s book: Self as Coach, Self as Leader: Developing the Best in You to Develop the Best in Others Pam’s organization: HudsonInstitute.com Resources mentioned in the show: App: Calm App: InsightTimer App: Simple Habit Movie: Inside Out (2015) Book: INSIGHT by Tasha Eurich Book: Leadership Embodiment: How the Way We Sit and Stand Can Change the Way We Think and Speak by Wendy Palmer & James Crawford Book: Living an Examined Life: Wisdom for the Second Half of the Journey by James Hollis Thank You Sponsors! Get insurance the quick, easy, and affordable way with Policygenius.com. Learn a new language anytime, anywhere with Babbel.com View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep462 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

461: Tactics for Boosting Productivity and Banishing Distraction with Erik Fisher (Host of the Beyond the To Do List podcast) Jul 08, 2019

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Erik Fisher shares tips and tricks to optimize your productivity without driving yourself crazy.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) Tricks to reduce your smartphone dependency.

2) The small habits that create big results.

3) Why it’s okay to not get things done.

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— ABOUT ERIK —

Erik is a Productivity Author, Podcaster, Speaker, and Coach. He talks with real people who practically implement productivity strategies in their professional and personal lives. You’ll be refreshed and inspired after hearing how others fail and succeed at daily productivity and continue to lead successful and meaningful lives.

• Erik’s Podcast: BeyondTheToDoList.com

• Beyond the To-Do List Podcast Episodes:

• Episode 251 – Habits: James Clear on the Power of Habits, Building Good Habits, and Breaking Bad Ones

• Episode 259 – Focus: Cal Newport on Digital Technology, Distraction, and Focus

• Episode 267 – The Meaning of Productivity: Mike Sturm on Being, Thinking, and Doing

• Episode 268 – Focus: Michael Hyatt on Achieving the Freedom to Focus and Eliminating Distractions Through Digital Minimalism

• Episode 277 – Focus: Jaime Masters on Focus, Flow, Time Tracking, and Nootropics

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Tool: Focus At Will

• Tool: Brain.fm

• Tool: Otter.ai

• Tool: Examine.com

• Tool: Star Trek TNG Ambient Engine Noise

• Product: Alpha BRAIN

• Book: “Digital Minimalism” by Cal Newport

• Book: “Atomic Habits” by James Clear

• Previous episode: 199: Supercharging Your Productivity with Erik Fisher

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460: The Fastest Way to Solve Complex Challenges with David Komlos Jul 05, 2019

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David Komlos teaches ways to dramatically shorten the process of solving your organization’s most complex challenges. You'll Learn: The 3 types of challenges and how to approach them The 10-step process to tackle challenges faster and more effectively How to structure a problem-solving meetings to get the best results About David: David Komlos, CEO of Syntegrity, is an entrepreneur, early-stage investor and speaker who has helped change the way many global leaders approach their top challenges. From Fortune 100 transformation to international aid, content creation in sports and entertainment to improving access to life-saving products, David advises top leaders and enterprises on how to dramatically accelerate solutions and execution on their defining challenges. He frequently speaks on topics related to complexity, fast problem-solving and mobilization, and scaling talent. He lives with his family in Toronto. David’s Book: “Cracking Complexity: The Breakthrough Formula for Solving Just About Anything Fast” David’s website: Website: CrackingComplexity.com Resources Mentioned in the Show: Tool: Cynefin framework Tool: Requisite variety Book: “Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers” by Geoffrey A. Moore Book: “Good to Great” by Jim Collins Thank You Sponsors! The Simple Habit meditation app has offers has enriching variety for everyone. The first 50 listeners to sign up at SimpleHabit.com/Awesome get 30% off premium subscriptions. ZipRecruiter is the smartest way to hire. You can try them for free at Ziprecruiter.com/HTBA View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep460 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

459: How to Make Work More Sustainable Through Reinvention with Diana Wu David Jul 03, 2019

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Diana Wu David shares how to future-proof your work-life with approaches for reinvention and re-framing.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) Approaches for taking agency over your own career.

2) How to recognize the “treadmill of self-sacrifice” and get off it.

3) The right way to ask for what you want at work.

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— ABOUT DIANA —

Diana Wu David is a strategist, innovator, entrepreneur, and the founder of Sarana Capital and Sarana Labs. Her companies transform how executives work and prepare companies for the future of work, invest in Edtech and HRtech, and support innovative education initiatives across public and private sectors. Her diverse, global career includes assisting Henry Kissinger and leading executive education initiatives for Financial Times. A superconnector of people and a sought-after speaker, Diana lives in Hong Kong with her husband and their three children.

• Diana’s Book: “Future Proof: Reinventing Work in an Age of Acceleration”

• Diana’s TEDx Talk: The Difference Between Running and Running Free

• Diana’s Website: DianaWuDavid.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• App: Zoom

• App: SaneBox

• App: SaneLater

• Podcast: Inside Asia

• Book: “The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity” by Lynda Gratton, Andrew Scott, and Mark Meadows

• Prior episode: 020: Strategically Spending Your 100 Years with Lynda Gratton

• Prior episode: 418: Separating Your Self-Worth from Your Productivity with Rahaf Harfoush

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! —

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458: How to End Bad Behavior and Renew Your Team Amidst Change with Steve Ritter Jul 01, 2019

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Steve Ritter shares the fundamentals that makes teams healthy through their inevitable changes.

— YOU'LL LEARN —

1) Where teams get stuck most often.

2) How to grow and deepen over time as a team.

3) Why there’s hope for disengaged team members.

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— ABOUT STEVE —

Steve Ritter is the Founder and CEO of the Center for Team Excellence. He is on the faculty of the Center for Professional Excellence at Elmhurst College where he earned the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. He is the acclaimed author of the 2009 Amazon Top 50 Business Book: Team Clock: A Guide to Breakthrough Teams and the 2019 release: The 4 Stages of a Team: How Teams Thrive…and What to do When They Don’t.

• Steve’s Book: “The 4 Stages of a Team: How teams thrive…and what to do when they don’t”

• Steve’s previous Book: “Team Clock: A Guide to Breakthrough Teams”

• Steve’s Website: Team Clock

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — App: Inner Balance

• Tool: Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test Tool

• Tool: HeartMath

• Book: “This Is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn to See” by Seth Godin

• Previous episode: 001:Communicating with Inspiration and Clarity with Mawi Asgedom

• Previous episode: 036:Detoxifying Teams with Steve Ritter

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