How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Ari Meisel breaks down his secrets to greater productivity…from virtual assistants, to the best productivity apps, to easier ways to make decisions.You’ll Learn:1) How working at your peak time makes you many times more effective2) The power of the 20-second rule3) Why you should consider using virtual assistantsAbout AriAri is the best-selling author of “The Art of Less Doing“, and “The Replaceable Founder.” He is a self-described Overwhelmologist whose insights into personal and professional productivity have earned him the title, “The Guru’s Guru.” He can be heard on the award-winning Less Doing Podcast, on international stages speaking to thought leaders and influencers, and for those who prefer the written word, Ari’s blog posts on Medium offer immediate and actionable advice for entrepreneurs seeking replaceability.Items Mentioned in this Show:Sponsored Message: Improve your skills with the Great Courses plusSponsored Message: ZipRecruiter is the smartest way to hireAri’s website: www.LessDoing.comMini course: www.Less.do/FoundationsAri’s book: The Art Of Less Doing: One Entrepreneur’s Formula for a Beautiful LifeAri’s course: Replaceable FounderTool: RescueTimeTool: OmniFocusTool: EvernoteTool: TrelloTool: MagicTool: www.OnlineJobs.phResearch: The Zeigarnik Effect ExplainedBook: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James ClearBook: Tunnel in the Sky by Robert HeinleinBook: Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life by Neil StraussPrevious episode: 015: David Allen, The World’s Leading Authority on ProductivityPrevious episode: 063: The Optimal Time For Everything with Dr. Michael BreusView transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep393.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Austin Belcak explains how deep research, cold emailing, and solving one of your dream company’s problems upfront accelerates job hunting--while building your skills.   You'll Learn: Two common themes to successful job searches How to do cold outreach that gets responses Two ways to effectively illustrate your value   About Austin: Austin is the founder of Cultivated Culture where he teaches people how to land jobs they love without connections, without traditional experience, and without applying online. Austin's created a community of over 30,000 job seekers who have leveraged his strategies to land jobs at places like Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, and more.   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep392 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Shawn Jones discusses the burnout epidemic and how mindfulness, reflection, and compassion can be used to combat it.You’ll Learn:1) Three ways people experience burnout2) How to re-personalize what you’ve depersonalized3) Four best practices for preventing burnoutAbout ShawnShawn C. Jones MD, FACS is a board-certified ear, nose, and throat physician, head and neck surgeon with 30 years of experience in medicine and a thriving ENT practice in Paducah, Kentucky. He’s on a mission to combat the effects of the growing physician burnout epidemic by sharing his own inspiring story of recovery. Dr. Jones shares his story of burnout and recovery in his book, “Finding Heart in Art: A Surgeon’s Renaissance Approach to Healing Modern Medical Burnout.” Items Mentioned in this Show:Sponsored Message: Listen More with AudibleShawn’s website: www.DrShawnCJones.com Shawn’s book: Finding Heart In Art: A Surgeon’s Renaissance Approach To Healing Modern Medical Burnout Tool: HeadspaceTool: CalmResearch: Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness MeditationResearch: “From Jerusalem to Jericho”: A study of situational and dispositional variables in helping behaviorResearch: Social Evaluation by Preverbal InfantsBook: Compassion – Bridging Practice and Science by Tania Singer and Matthias BolzBook: The Truth About Burnout: How Organizations Cause Personal Stress and What to Do About It by Chistina Maslach and Michael P. LeiterBook: George Washington: A Biography by Washington IrvingBook: The Voice of the Heart: A Call to Full Living by Chip DoddView transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep391.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ed Muzio shares how teams can function better through smarter iteration.You’ll Learn:How many organizations are planning poorlyApproaches for greater clarityHow to make wiser group decisionsAbout EdEd Muzio is CEO of Group Harmonics and an award-winning three-time author. An expert in the scientific study of measuring and modifying human behavior, he is a sought-after consultant to business and industry worldwide and a popular media source. His new book is Iterate: Run a Fast, Flexible, Focused Management Team (An Inc. Original, 2018). He can be found at IterateNow.com.Items Mentioned in this Show:Sponsored message: Learn a new language anytime, anywhere with BabbelEd’s firm: www.GroupHarmonics.comEd’s book: Iterate: Run a Fast, Flexible, Focused Management TeamResearch: Neurobiological Correlates of Social Conformity and Independence During Mental RotationTool: Ladder of Inference by Chris ArgyrisBook: Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiBook: The Insightful Leader: Find Your Leadership Superpowers, Crush Limiting Beliefs, and Abolish Self-Sabotaging Behaviors by Carlann FergussonView transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep390.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Coach Beth Benatti Kennedy shares actionable ways to recharge your career and beat burnout. You’ll Learn:The five focus areas for recharging your careerHow to use a Purpose Mind MapA more exciting way to introduce yourselfAbout BethBeth Benatti Kennedy, MS LMFT brings more than twenty years of experience to her role as a leadership and executive coach, resiliency-training expert, and speaker. With an extensive background in career development, she coaches high-potential individuals on how to use their influence strategically, collaborate effectively, and focus on innovation. Her clients include Gillette Company, Nike, Converse, and many others. Her new book, Career Recharge: Five Strategies to boost Resilience and Beat Burnout, was published in October.Items Mentioned in this Show:Sponsored Message: Make your resume the perfect match with JobscanSponsored Message: Improve your skills with the Great Courses plusBeth’s website: www.BethKennedy.comBeth’s book: Career ReCharge: Five Strategies to Boost Resilience and Beat BurnoutResearch: Blue Zones Lessons From the World’s Longest LivedResearch: Good genes are nice, but joy is betterTool: Knowdell Card Sort Career ValuesMeditation apps: Calm, Headspace, and 10% HappierBook: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol DweckBook: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen CoveyBook: Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam GrantView transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep389.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Founder of Raise the Bar, Aaron Levy, shares four key habits that improve team performance.   You'll Learn: Why must managers suck How and why to listen better Examples of powerful questions   About Aaron: Aaron is the Founder and CEO of Raise The Bar, a firm focused on helping companies address the problem of millennial turnover. Aaron is an ICF Associate Certified Coach, a Thrive Global contributor, an 1871 mentor, the Co-Director of Startup Grind Chicago and a member of the Forbes Coaches Council. He has educated, coached, and consulted over 5,500 business leaders, helping them to define goals, create action plans, and achieve sustained success. Aaron is on a mission to transform the manager role – by empowering each manager with the tools, skills, and training to be leaders of people who unlock the potential of their team.   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep388 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Julie Benezet discusses the importance of taking risks and being comfortable with the discomfort of outcome uncertainty—and how you can achieve that comfort.You’ll Learn:How discomfort brings out your best gameThe four steps to becoming comfortable with discomfortFour self-sabotaging behaviors and how to stop them in their tracksAbout JulieJulie Benezet has devoted her professional life to exploring the new, building businesses and helping others do the same. She currently works as an executive consultant, coach and teacher, following 25 years in business and law. She is the founder of The Journey of Not Knowing®, a leadership development program that teaches its executives how to navigate the new.Julie spent four years as a member of the Amazon.com leadership team that brought the company from the early steep ramp up phase to its emergence as an established business. As its Vice President, Corporate Resources and Director of Global Real Estate, she is credited with leading the delivery of over 7,000,000 square feet worldwide with the supporting corporate infrastructure in just two years.Items Mentioned in this Show:Sponsored message: Learn a new language anytime, anywhere with BabbelJulie’s website: www.JulieBenezet.com Julie on Amazon: Amazon Author CentralJulie’s book: The Journey of Not Knowing: How 21st Century Leaders Can Chart a Course Where There Is NoneJulie’s book: The Journal of Not Knowing: Charting Your Own CourseResearch: Non-transient learned helplessnessBook: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil KnightView transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep387.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Podcaster and real estate investor Mindy Jensen shares strategies for building wealth.   You'll Learn: The number one tip for earning more at your job The power of tracking your spending Tips for optimizing big expenses   About Mindy: Mindy Jensen is the Community Manager for BiggerPockets.com, and the co-host of BiggerPockets Money, a podcast for anyone who has money or wants to have more.   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep386 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hal Gregersen explores methods for asking better questions to address your biggest challenges.   You'll Learn: How to ask better questions The four-minute Question Burst method to spark new ideas How the most creative organizations use questions wisely   About Hal: Hal Gregersen is the Executive Director of the MIT Leadership Center and a Senior Lecturer in Leadership and Innovation at the MIT Sloan School of Management where he pursues his vocation of executive teaching, coaching, and research by exploring how leaders in business, government, and society discover provocative new ideas, develop the human and organizational capacity to realize those ideas, and deliver positive, powerful results.   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep385 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Vice President  of Twitter Bruce Daisley shares the key differences that make the difference between work delight and drudgery.   You'll Learn: Two hacks for restoring your personal equilibrium at work The benefits of connecting with your colleagues through laughter Why working more than 40 hours a week is a bad idea   About Bruce: As European Vice-President for Twitter and host of the UK’s number one business podcast Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat he is in the centre of the debate about the way work and communication is evolving. Daisley has been one of the Evening Standard’s 1,000 Most Influential Londoners for four years and is one of Debrett’s 500 Most Influential People in Britain. Campaign magazine asserted that Daisley is ‘one of the most talented people in media.’   View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep384 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.