Go Help Yourself: A Comedy Self-Help Podcast to Make Life Suck Less

This week, Lisa and Misty review So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love by Cal Newport. Cal Newport is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University. He's also a writer who focuses on the impact of technology on society. He's the author of six books, including Digital Minimalism and Deep Work, and writes regular essays for his popular website, calnewport.com. We cover something from every part of the book in this So Good They Can't Ignore You podcast book review, including: Rule #1: Don't Follow Your Passion Rule #2: Be So Good They Can't Ignore You (Or, the Importance of Skill) Rule #3: Turn Down a Promotion (Or, the Importance of Control) Rule #4: Think Small, Act Big (Or, the Importance of Mission) We also cover concepts like Career Capital and the Adjacent Possible. If you like what you're hearing, you can learn more about Cal Newport at his website here, and you can purchase the book here. Here are the two other GHY episodes we mention: Grit: The Power and Passion of Perseverance by Angela Duckworth How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens (also known as the Zettelkasten Method) As always, please subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Lisa and Misty bring you an epic tale from a trio of listener emails... in particular responding to this previous episode about what to do when you say something stupid.  LLLs, we bring you: PAM'S FART SAGA! Tune in and get ready for the ride of your life! You can check out Pam's awesome illustrations here. And as always, please rate, review and subscribe to Go Help Yourself! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa and Misty cover one of the best-selling self-help books of all time: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Originally written in 1937, this book has sold an estimated 50+ million copies. Oliver Napoleon Hill (1883 –1970) was an American self-help author. He is known best for his book Think and Grow Rich which is among the 10 best-selling self-help books of all time. There is contention with his history, however, which is covered briefly in this episode and extensively in this article from Gizmodo. In this multi-million, New York Times bestseller Think and Grow Rich book review, we cover the following chapters: General Introduction Desire Faith Auto-Suggestion Specialized Knowledge Imagination Organized Planning Decision Persistence Power of the Master Mind The Mystery of Sex Transmutation The Sub-Conscious Mind The Brain The Sixth Sense How to Outwit the Six Ghosts Of Fear If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase the book  here. If you are interested in a version of this book written by a Black author, check out Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice: A Guide to Success for Black Americans. We also reference several of our previous episodes during this review, including:  Oracle At The Supermarket How to Win Friends and Influence People The Power of Positive Thinking The Secret How to Take Smart Notes and a minisode where we discuss the question: Should the Self-help Industry Be Regulated? Please subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Hello from your tiny pocket friends! This is a special bonus episode because so many of you kindly reached out asking about our well-being. While we are personally safe from the wildfires raging on the West coast, we want to share some ways that you can help those affected, as outlined in this article from Bustle. We also talk briefly about the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and mention that her favorite organization was the ACLU. If you would like to do so, here is the link to donate. Friendly reminder to make sure you're registered to vote! Go to vote.org to check your registration, register, request an absentee ballot, find your polling place and fill out your census. It's got everything! And, as always, please rate, review and subscribe to Go Help Yourself. Stay safe out there, friends.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Misty checks in on her homework from The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek, and is joined by special guest Andrew Skotzko to talk about the experience of doing a virtual meditation retreat.  If you tried to find your “why” and your “just cause” as outlined in last episode's book review of The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek, let us know how it went! Misty and Lisa can be reached at Gohelpyourselfpodcast@gmail.com and Andrew Skotzko can be reached at connect@enliven.fm. We'd love to hear from you! You can also visit Andrew's website here, and listen to his podcast, Enliven with Andrew Skotzko, here.  Misty and Andrew completed their virtual meditation retreat through Spiritrock.org. Misty also loves The Headspace App for meditation, as well as these two virtual yoga classes: Perseverance Yoga with Victoria Gluchoski Yoga with Adriene And Andrew recommends: The Insight Meditation Society Insight LA Waking Up Meditation App The 10% Happier Meditation App Please subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, we review The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek, joined by special guest host Andrew Skotzko.  Simon Sinek teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people. From members of Congress to foreign ambassadors, from small businesses to corporations like Microsoft and 3M, from Hollywood to the Pentagon, he has presented his ideas about the power of why. He has written multiple books, including the New York Times bestsellers Leaders Eat Last and Start With Why, and is quoted frequently by national publications. We cover the following ideas in this Infinite Game book review: Finite vs. Infinite Games Just Cause Trusting Teams Worthy Rivals Existential Flexibility The Courage to Lead If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase The Infinite Game here. You can also visit Simon Sinek's website here.  Special guest host Andrew Skotzko is a product leader with insatiable curiosity for how we build better futures. He's been building and advising tech startups and social ventures for a decade and has worked on award-winning products directly supporting tens of millions of users. Previously, Andrew served as entrepreneur-in-residence with Dr. Peter Diamandis, as Hacker-in-Residence at 500 Startups (which is a fund that invests in early-stage startups) and is also part of the adjunct faculty at Singularity University, a think tank in Silicon Valley.  His mission is to give life to human potential, creativity, and consciousness through social science and technology. His podcast, ENLIVEN, is an exploration of how conscious leaders can build products and companies with a soul, and make things that make things better. If you'd like to learn more, please visit Andrew's website here. You can listen to his podcast, Enliven with Andrew Skotzko, here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Lisa reads Misty parts of an article from The Atlantic about how the book White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo is not always well received by people in the Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities. The article was written by John McWhorter. McWhorter is a contributing writer at The Atlantic. He teaches linguistics at Columbia University, hosts the podcast Lexicon Valley, and is the author, most recently, of Words on the Move. If you'd like to hear our White Fragility book review episode, you can do so right here. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa and Misty review the #1 New York Times Bestseller The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy Charlie Mackesy is an artist, cartoonist and book illustrator who has lived and worked on four continents. His work features in books, private collections and both public and private spaces around the world. He collaborated with Nelson Mandela in 2006 to create a set of lithographs. In this The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse book review, Lisa and Misty cover an article from The Washington Post that explains how the book came to be, who the author is, and the impact it’s had on the world since its publication in October 2019. Lisa also shares with Misty some of the drawings from the book, which you can see excerpts from on the author’s Instagram. If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase the book here. You can also learn more about the author at his website.  And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Lisa checks in on her homework from The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday. Then, Misty asks a thought-provoking question: would you take your struggles back if you could?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Misty & Lisa review the Wall Street Journal bestseller The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday. Ryan Holiday is a writer and media strategist. When he was 19 years old, he dropped out of college to apprentice under Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power. He had a successful marketing career at American Apparel and went on to found a creative agency called Brass Check, which has advised clients like Google, TASER, and Complex, as well as many prominent bestselling authors, including Neil Strauss, Tony Robbins and Tim Ferriss. He is the author of ten books, including The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic, Conspiracy, and Stillness is the Key, which have sold more than two million copies in thirty languages.  We cover every part of the book in this Obstacle Is the Way Book Review, including: Part 1: PERCEPTION Part 2: ACTION Part 3: WILL If you like what you're hearing, and want to know more, you can  learn more about the author at his website here.  If you'd like to purchase the book, you can do so here. If you'd like to listen to the other episodes of Go Help Yourself that Lisa and Misty mention, check out their reviews of How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens (all about the Zettelkasten method) and The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck by Mark Manson.  As always, please subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands