Everyday Better with Leah Smart
LinkedIn
Everyday Better is your guide to creating positive change at work, at home, in your relationships, and beyond.
Each week, Leah Smart, LinkedIn's Senior Editor and a certified coach specializing in self-improvement, shares inspiring conversations with trusted voices and curates research-backed strategies to help you navigate transitions, challenges, and uncertainties with clarity and intention. Because work and the rest of your life don’t exist in silos, and what happens in one always finds its way into the other.
Discover fresh perspectives, get unstuck, and take small steps every day, toward the life you want. New episodes every Tuesday.
Each week, Leah Smart, LinkedIn's Senior Editor and a certified coach specializing in self-improvement, shares inspiring conversations with trusted voices and curates research-backed strategies to help you navigate transitions, challenges, and uncertainties with clarity and intention. Because work and the rest of your life don’t exist in silos, and what happens in one always finds its way into the other.
Discover fresh perspectives, get unstuck, and take small steps every day, toward the life you want. New episodes every Tuesday.
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Jan 4, 2022 • 43min
Tamara Levitt on Calm & Consciousness
Tamara Levitt, Head of Mindfulness at Calm, discusses the transformative power of meditation and mindfulness in managing stress, anxiety, and improving overall well-being. She shares insights on developing self-awareness, self-compassion, and staying calm in challenging situations. The conversation also explores the benefits of consistent meditation practice in personal growth and creating a more compassionate workplace environment.
Dec 6, 2021 • 9min
In the Arena is OOO This Month
In the Arena is taking a break in December and will be back in January. Tune in to listen to a simple way to reflect on the year you've had and get ready for 2022.
Nov 22, 2021 • 1h 11min
The Enneagram Guide to Waking Up with Beatrice Chestnut & Uranio Paes
Are you curious about The Enneagram? This week in the arena, global Enneagram thought leaders Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes join Leah Smart and Head of Learning & Culture at Airtable, Jess Amortergui. The Enneagram system has recently been regaining popularity at work and in the human development space. But a lot of what's out there doesn't scratch the surface of this life-changing roadmap to self-development. Listen in to hear more about each type 1-9, get hints on your personality pitfalls, and find out how to use this system to become a better version of yourself.
Nov 8, 2021 • 43min
Going Deep on Impostor Syndrome with Lisa Orbe-Austin
Join psychologist and author Lisa Orbe-Austin and Leah Smart in the arena to talk about Lisa's area of expertise- impostor syndrome. You'll hear not only what it is, but what research shows about where it comes from. And most important, how to become aware and conscious of your impostor syndrome triggers, so you can overcome it.
Nov 1, 2021 • 44min
The Great Reshuffle Explored with Karin Kimbrough
LinkedIn's Chief Economist, Karin Kimbrough gets in the arena this week to talk all about The Great Reshuffle. This period of unprecedented professional change and upheaval is being driven by people everywhere asking simple but meaningful questions about not just where they want to work and how they want to work, but why they work. The Great Reshuffle marks a moment in time where we all get to rethink how to spend our 40+ hours every week.
Oct 25, 2021 • 44min
The Power of Being an Outsider with Olga Khazan
Award-winning staff writer at the Atlantic and author, Olga Khazan gets in the arena this week to talk about her research on the experience of being "weird". Through dozens of interviews and research she set out to learn and share what it means to be an outsider and what the upsides are. From building your resilience to true self-acceptance, being a bit different in a society that praises conformity can and often does win.
Oct 18, 2021 • 55min
Fearlessly Embracing The Nonlinear Life with Bruce Feiler
This week in the arena, author of seven New York Times bestsellers and thought leader on contemporary life, Bruce Feiler joins to talk about his most recent book, Life is In the Transitions. Based on thousands of hours of research, this book reveals that most people's lives are inconsistent with the expected linear path of success at work, in relationships, at home, and everywhere else. In fact, adults experience life disruptors every 12-18 months. And the big ones are called lifequakes. Bruce's work both reevaluates expectations of contemporary life and shares how to make meaning and magic after a lifequake.
Oct 11, 2021 • 50min
Michelle MiJung Kim on The Wake Up
This week, CEO, author, speaker, and activist Michelle Kim gets in the arena to talk about her recent book. It's called, The Wake Up: Closing the Gap Between Good Intentions and Real Change. And in it, Michelle clarifies what she's come to understand in her lifelong social justice activism while giving us all the tools to show up for societal liberation. Her work is beyond the basics, she digs deep, and she spares no truth. Most of all, she promises discomfort, which she assures means real change.
Oct 4, 2021 • 52min
Reid Hoffman on Masters of Scale
This week, entrepreneur and author Reid Hoffman joins for a conversation on his podcast and new book, both titled Masters of Scale. Hear Reid’s story and learn the counterintuitive principles that some of the world's foremost leaders use to guide themselves and their companies. Even if you’re not planning to start the "next big thing", these lessons will help you design your life, masterfully. This episode was recorded as part of LinkedIn's Speaker Series.
Sep 27, 2021 • 40min
Daron K. Roberts on Waging War Against Your Status Quo
This week, get in the arena with Daron K. Roberts. Daron was named LinkedIn's #1 Top Voice in Sports in 2020. He's a former NFL & college coach and the founding director of the Center for Sports Leadership and Innovation at the University of Texas. His work is about changing our limiting narratives, embracing discomfort for the sake of what you want, and creating a game plan for winning at life.
