Episodes

  • How to Turn Down Work Without Feeling Guilty

    How to Turn Down Work Without Feeling Guilty
    Oct 10 2024
    You can't say yes to every opportunity, which begs the question: When should you say no? Today, Jason will give you an answer. It’s a simple framework that he learned from Brian Lee, the cofounder of LegalZoom. And he learned it by accidentally almost killing the company. Now you can benefit from his mistake.
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    10 mins
  • How to Recover When You Panic At Work... or In Public!

    How to Recover When You Panic At Work... or In Public!
    Oct 8 2024
    Today, Jason tells Nicole a story of a very recent— and very public— failure. He explains what happened, how he felt, and ultimately, what advice he got from a friend that made him feel better.
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    27 mins
  • How To Be The Person Everyone Wants To Work With

    How To Be The Person Everyone Wants To Work With
    Oct 3 2024
    You have the right stuff: You’re talented, smart, and good at what you do. But the right people aren’t noticing. So here’s a difficult truth you must take seriously: you are a high-quality person, but you can’t compete on quality alone. Today, Jason shows you how to get noticed another way.
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    11 mins
  • When Not To Be Professional

    When Not To Be Professional
    Oct 1 2024
    Jason and Nicole got a wonderfully crafted piece of constructive criticism from a listener: they swear too much on the show! Today, Nicole and Jason explain how they decided where to draw their line when it comes to swearing— and they teach you how to calibrate the trade-off between raw personality and professionalism.
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    23 mins
  • How to Ask for What You Really Want

    How to Ask for What You Really Want
    Sep 26 2024
    Have you ever asked for something — but were misunderstood? This happened to Jason recently and it triggered an an ah-hah moment. His mistake was that he didn’t ask for what he wanted. Instead, he asked for bad examples of what he wanted. Today, he gives you a better way to ask questions, give answers, build relationships, solve problems, and become someone’s hero.
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    10 mins
  • "Asking For More Money Stresses Me Out. Help!"

    "Asking For More Money Stresses Me Out. Help!"
    Sep 24 2024
    Today’s caller has been slowly increasing her rates over time with market trends—except for one of her earliest clients, who's still paying the same old low pricing. She knows it’s time to raise those rates, but the thought of having that conversation is totally stressing her out. Today, Jason and Nicole give her strategies to help her feel more comfortable with having the conversation successfully.
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    36 mins
  • How to Stop Obsessing Over Small Mistakes

    How to Stop Obsessing Over Small Mistakes
    Sep 19 2024
    Today Jason shares two strategies he uses to stop obsessing over small mistakes. He calls them Thinking Downward, and the Grading Curve. They’ve helped him bounce back from his imperfect moments — and he thinks they can help you too.
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    11 mins
  • The Best (and Worst!) Way To Ask For an Intro

    The Best (and Worst!) Way To Ask For an Intro
    Sep 17 2024
    Today Nicole and Jason break down all things introductions— how to ask for one, how NOT to ask for one, and what to say if someone asks for an intro you don't want to give. They give you the steps you should take every time you make an intro, and they start by talking about the weirdest intro Jason has ever been a part of.
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    34 mins