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

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Misty checks in on her homework from Get Paid What You're Worth, and Lisa shares a thought-provoking question from a listener. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa and Misty review Get Paid What You’re Worth: The Expert Negotiator’s Guide To Salary & Compensation by Robin L. Pinkley & Gregory B. Northcraft. Dr. Robin L. Pinkley is the Duchossois Endowed Professor of Management and Organizations of Management and Organizations, Cox School of Business at SMU, past Director of the American Airlines Center for Labor Relations and Chairman of the Organizational Behavior Department. She also served as President for the International Association of Conflict Management, Chairman of the Conflict Management Division of the Academy of Management. Gregory Northcraft is the Harry J. Gray Professor of Executive Leadership in the Department of Business Administration and a professor in the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations at the University of Illinois. Misty and Lisa haggle over the following chapters in this Get Paid What You’re Worth book review:  If You Want It, You Better Negotiate For It Before You Receive An Offer: Building a Foundation for Success Getting the Offer: First Steps Survival Skill 1: Expanding The Pie Survival Skill 2: Claiming Value Responding To Offers Speed Bumps and Other Deal Killers Closing The Deal If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase the book 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 checks in on her homework from Why We Sleep and shares a listener e-mail. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week Misty and Lisa review the New York Times Bestseller Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker, PhD. Matthew Paul Walker is an English scientist and professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. He graduated with a degree in neuroscience from the University of Nottingham and received a PhD in neurophysiology from Newcastle University.  Previously, he was a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is also the founder and director of the Center for Human Sleep Science. He has received numerous funding awards from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health,  and is a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences. He has published more than 100 scientific research studies and has been featured on numerous television and radio outlets. We cover topics in each of the four parts of this Why We Sleep Book Review: 1. This Thing Called Sleep 2. Why Should You Sleep? 3. How and Why We Dream 4. From Sleeping Pills to Society Transformed You can learn more about the author at his website. If you like what you're hearing, and want to buy the book, you can do so here.  Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to Go Help Yourself!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Misty checks in on her homework from Get Your Life Together(ish) and asks Lisa a thought-provoking question: how do you set boundaries with friends? Misty then shares tips on how to set boundaries with friends according to this Bustle article and this Brit+Co article. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week Misty and Lisa bring to you the very Practical Patty book review of Get Your Life Together(ish): A No-Pressure Guide for Real-Life Self-Growth, by Julia Dellitt, released just this year! Julia Dellitt is a freelance writer whose work has been published by BuzzFeed, Forbes, Self.com, Lifehacker, BRIDES, The Everygirl, Aaptiv, and more. She graduated from the University of Chicago with a master’s in religion and literature, and from Augustana College with a degree in English and political science. She lives in Des Moines, Iowa, with her husband and two children. Lisa and Misty cover some of the challenges within the five chapters: 1. Lifestyle 2. Health 3. Relationships 4. Finance 5. Career   If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase the book here. You can also learn more about Julia Dellitt on her website 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 checks in on her homework from How to Win Friends and Influence People and shares an article from Bottom Line Personal Magazine that negates a claim made by Gay Hendricks of The Big Leap fame.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa and Misty review How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. Published in 1936, this is one of the best-selling books of all time. In 2011, it was number 19 on Time Magazine's list of the 100 most influential books. We cover every part of the book in this How to Win Friends and Influence People book review: Part 1: Fundamental Techniques in Handling People Part 2: Six Ways to Make People Like You Part 3: How to Win People to Your Way of Thinking Part 4: Be a Leader: How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Rousing Resentment If you want to learn more, you can check out the author's website here.  If you want to buy the book, you can do so here. You can also e-mail us at GoHelpYourselfPodcast@gmail.com and follow us on twitter at @GoHelpYourselfPodcast and on Instagram @GHYPodcast. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

On this edition of the Weekly Beef, Misty and Lisa are joined by special guest and comedian Ron Swallow.  Check out Ron's podcast, Nerd G.O.A.T., here! And you can follow him on Twitter here!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week, Lisa and Misty finish reviewing the 2017 Audible bestseller The Upside Of Your Dark Side: Why Being Your Whole Self – Not Just Your “Good” Self – Drives Success and Fulfillment, by Todd Kashdan, Ph. D., and Robert Biswas-Diener, Dr. Philos. This book was listed in New York Magazine’s Best Psychology Books from 2014.It’s also been referenced on CNN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Forbes, Fast Company, Psychology Today, and Oprah Magazine. Lisa walks us through each chapter during this two-part Upside of Your Dark Side book review: Chapter 1: The False Nose of Happiness Chapter 2: The Rise of the Comfortable Class Chapter 3: What’s So Good About Feeling Bad? Chapter 4: How Positive Emotion Can Lead to Your Downfall Chapter 5: Beyond the Obsession with Mindfulness Chapter 6: The Teddy Effect Chapter 7: The Whole Enchilada If you like what you're hearing, you can purchase the book here! You can also learn more about Todd Kashdan and Rob Biswas-Diener.  And don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review Go Help Yourself! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands