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What do The New York Times and Notion have in common? A lot more than you’d think. They’re both proof of a pattern that quietly runs the world. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. Suddenly, change makes more sense, opportunities reveal themselves, and that next move you need to make might just become obvious.

In case you missed it, New York Times Opinion released a video originally titled, "Did Women Ruin the Workplace?" that featured a debate on the different qualities men and women bring to the workplace. Today, Jason and Nicole are NOT debating that, because they are in agreement: women did not ruin the workplace. Instead, they explore how deeply leaders should engage with their team’s personal lives, and Nicole reflects on her own experiences navigating gendered expectations in leadership.

We all have something we’re bad at. But maybe that’s not the problem. In this episode, we explore how your weaknesses might actually highlight your greatest strengths. Discover why focusing on fixing your flaws may not be the best use of your energy and where you should be spending your time instead.

Today's caller is a personal trainer who wants help growing her social media audience so that she can find new clients. Jason and Nicole tell her she's looking for the solution to her problem in all the wrong places. Instead, they give her the client acquisition cheat code that anyone can use at home.

Someone once told you to reach out, and you meant to. You thought about it, replayed the conversation in your head, and then never did it. In this episode, Jason explains why we hold ourselves back and what happens when we finally follow through. The correct follow-up can open doors.  

Is the "work wife" and "work husband" culture inappropriate? Today, Jason and Nicole untangle a viral Reddit "work wife" story gone wrong and weigh-in on whether they think the "work spouse" nickname should get fired.

Jason asked his readers one question: What do you regret most? And the answers poured in. This week, Jason shares some of those stories not to dwell on the past, but to help us all feel a little lighter about it. From missed opportunities to money mistakes to “what if” moments, this episode breaks down five powerful strategies for handling regret and turning it into forward motion.

There are some bizarre headlines making the rounds in business news... but, beyond the headlines, there are some important lessons on the line between building buzz and eroding trust, how to find meaning in your work, and brand integrity. Today, Jason and Nicole mine those lessons from the weirdo headlines.

Do past mistakes keep you up at night? They used to haunt Jason, too. That is, until he discovered a surprising way to shrink regret down to size. In this episode, he shares how to stop replaying the “what ifs” and start feeling lighter about the choices that got you here.

So you want to (or have to) bootstrap your business. Nicole is self-funding the business that makes this very podcast, and she will tell you: it is not easy. To share best-practices around protecting your bottom line and mental health, Nicole and Jason are joined by Christina Stembel, who has self-funded her business Farmgirl Flowers. Learn more about Christina and her biz here: https://farmgirlflowers.com/about Originally aired on 06.19.2024