How to Be Awesome at Your Job

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  • 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!
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  • 997: How to Push Past Self-Doubt and Find the Confidence to Pursue Big Things with Pat Flynn and Matt Gartland

    997: How to Push Past Self-Doubt and Find the Confidence to Pursue Big Things with Pat Flynn and Matt Gartland
    Sep 26 2024
    Pat Flynn and Matt Gartland share insights on impostor syndrome–and more–from their community of thousands of developing entrepreneurs.— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The mindset shift that stops self-doubt2) The three daily questions that build confidence3) Why to seek more uncomfortable situationsSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep997 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT PAT AND MATT — Pat Flynn is a popular podcaster, author, and founder of several successful websites, including SmartPassiveIncome.com, where he helps people build thriving online businesses. He has been featured in Forbes and in the New York Times for his work. He calls himself "The Crash Test Dummy of Online Business" because he loves to put himself on the line and experiment with various business strategies so that he can report his findings publicly to his audience.He is also the author of Let Go and Wall Street Journal bestseller Will It Fly?. He speaks on the topics of product validation, audience engagement, and personal branding. Pat is also an advisor to Pencils of Promise, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building schools in the developing world. Pat lives in San Diego with his wife April and their two children.Matt Gartland is an entrepreneur, startup advisor, investor and the co-founder and CEO of SPI Media, where they help everyday people become experienced entrepreneurs through community-powered learning, connection, and support. He’s also the co-founder of Fusebox, as well as an advisor at several startups. He's an expert when it comes to operations, finance, pricing, product development, and customer experience as well as empowering marketing and sales. • Podcast: Smart Passive Income Podcast with Pat Flynn• Website: SmartPassiveIncome.com• Community Website: SmartPassiveIncome.com/all-access• Book: Let Go: Expanded Edition: How to Transform Moments of Panic into a Life of Profits and Purpose— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by BJ Fogg• Book: Intelligent Change The Five Minute Journal - Original Daily Gratitude Journal 2024 for Happiness, Mindfulness & Reflection - Daily Affirmations - Undated Life Planner Journal for Women & Men by Intelligent Design• Book: Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business by Gino Wickman and Mark Winters• Book: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein• Book: The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt• Book: Give to Grow: Invest in Relationships to Build Your Business and Your Career by Mo Bunnell• Book: Dark Matter: A Novel by Blake Crouch• Past episode: 317: How to Form Habits the Smart Way with BJ Fogg, PhD• Past episode: 453: Why Generalists Succeed and How to Learn Like One with David Epstein• Past episode: 474: How to Turn Your Boss, Colleagues, and Customers into Superfans with Pat Flynn• Past episode: 642: How to Identify Your Career Season and Land Your Dream Job with Ramit Sethi• Past episode: 653: Training Your Mind to Conquer Stress, Pressure, and Underperformance with Dr. Ellen ReedSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    41 mins
  • 996: Tackling Work Stressors and Transitions with Dr. Tessa West

    996: Tackling Work Stressors and Transitions with Dr. Tessa West
    Sep 23 2024

    Tessa West shares her method for making the necessary changes that lead to greater job satisfaction.


    — YOU’LL LEARN —

    1) How your body tells you when it’s time to change jobs

    2) How to not be overwhelmed by the stresses at work

    3) The hidden curriculum that helps you succeed at work


    Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep996 for clickable versions of the links below.


    — ABOUT TESSA —

    Tessa West is a Professor of Psychology at New York University and a leading expert in the science of interpersonal communication. Her work focuses on questions such as, why is it so hard to give honest, critical feedback? and how do class, race, and cultural differences make communication in the workplace so difficult, and what can we do to improve it?

    Tessa's work has been covered by Scientific American, the New York Times, ABC World News, TIME, Harper’s Bazaar, the Financial Times, Forbes, CNBC, CNN, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, Bloomberg, Strategy and Business, and the US Supreme Court. She has appeared on the Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, CNN, and Good Morning America, and is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal. She is the author of the book Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What To Do About Them and the upcoming Job Therapy: Finding Work That Works For You.

    • Book: Job Therapy: Finding Work That Works for You

    • Book: Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to do About Them

    • Website: TessaWestAuthor.com

    • Research website: TessaWestLab.com


    — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

    • Article: "Intimate Partner Violence: A Literature Review" by Erick Yonfa, Malinda Fasol, Camila Cueva, Anna Zavgorodniava

    • Past episode: 745: How to Handle Bad Bosses and Toxic Coworkers with Tessa West

    • Study: Brittle Smiles: Positive Biases Toward Stigmatized and Outgroup Targets

    • Tool: Bose noise-cancelling headphones

    • Don’t miss out on your chance to appear on How to be Awesome at Your Job and win $1000 worth of prizes! Check out https://awesomeatyourjob.com/1000giveaway for more details.


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    46 mins
  • 995: Going From Overwhelmed to Unstoppable by Resetting your Mindset with Penny Zenker

    995: Going From Overwhelmed to Unstoppable by Resetting your Mindset with Penny Zenker
    Sep 19 2024

    Penny Zenker shares her secret for enhanced productivity, peak performance, and unstoppable focus: the Reset Moment.


    — YOU’LL LEARN —

    1) How distractions lead to burnout

    2) The sneaky secret behind your zapped energy levels

    3) Why productivity shouldn’t be your focus


    Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep995 for clickable versions of the links below.


    — ABOUT PENNY —

    Penny Zenker (AKA “The Focusologist”) is a sought-after speaker, bestselling author, and former C-Suite executive of a global top-five research company. Over the past three decades, she has built and sold multiple multimillion-dollar companies—including an award-winning tech firm she founded.

    Today, Penny helps leaders prioritize what’s most important, so they can achieve seemingly impossible goals -even in times of rapid change and growth. Penny has shared her expertise with industry giants like Deloitte, Pfizer, SAP, Samsung, and NASA, and been featured by NBC News, ESPN, FORBES, INC., and many more.

    She has written two best-selling books: The Reset Mindset and The Productivity Zone to help people stop their tug of war with time. Her popular TEDx talk, The Energy of Thought has surpassed one-million views worldwide. And her podcast, Take Back Time, ranks in the top 2% worldwide, reflecting her commitment to helping others regain control of their focus and achieve peak performance.

    • Book: The Reset Mindset: Get Unstuck, Focus on What Matters Most, and Reach Your Goals Faster

    • LinkedIn: Penny Zenker

    • Quiz: Distraction Quiz

    • TEDx Talk: The energy of thought | Penny Zenker | TEDxPSUBehrend

    • Website: PennysKeynote.com

    • Website: TheResetMindset.net


    — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

    • Book: The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss

    • Tool: Due app

    • Tool: TextExpander

    Past episode: 475: Achieving 50% More with 1% Effort Using the 80/20 Rule with Perry Marshall

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    43 mins
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Always fresh

I really enjoy the practical pointers on this podcast. Everyone should keep up on these sessions to stay fresh and focused on being "awesome at your job."

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