Don't Quit Your Day Job - That's Bull.

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We've come to this point where there's a lot of expectation that our career will fulfil all our passions. And iik really high bar, and maybe not possible for everybody. I went out to lunch recently with a professor who is an avid equestrian. He has picked a career where he has summers off and long winter breaks. So he's managed his career to do both. That's beautiful. You got to have outside stuff. Don't expect your spouse, husband, wife, partner, companion, to fulfil all your needs. But you're absolutely right. We all need that for moral support - especially if we're beginning to get things like impostor indrum. All

Aliza Knox breaks down the six critical shifts that help turn around an unpleasant work situation.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to stay enthusiastic in the face of work hardships

2) What to do when you feel stagnant

3) How to engineer serendipity for your career

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— ABOUT ALIZA —

Aliza built and led APAC businesses for Google, Twitter and Cloudflare. She is a BCG advisor, Forbes columnist, and board director. Called a “Kick Ass Woman Slaying the World of Tech”, Aliza wrote Don't Quit Your Day Job, outlining 6 mindshifts you need to rise & thrive at work as part of her commitment to empowering the next generation of leaders. She’s in the Top 100 Women in Tech, Singapore and was named IT Woman of the Year Asia, 2020.

• Book: Don’t Quit Your Day Job: The Six Mind Shifts You Need to Rise and Thrive at Work.

• Article: “The New Meaning Of CEO: Chief Empathy Officer - 4 Reasons Leaders Need Empathy Now”

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• Twitter: @alizaknox

• Website: AlizaKnox.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: “How Job Crafting Can Make Work More Satisfying” by Ben Laker, Charmi Patel, Pawan Budhwar, and Ashish Malik

• Study: “The Power of Empathy in Times of Crisis and Beyond” by Tara Van Bommel, PhD

• Book: Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott

• Book: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

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