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Podcast: Chris Guillebeau On Born For This
Podcast: Chris Guillebeau On Born For This

Podcast: Chris Guillebeau On Born For This

Have you ever wondered if there is work that you are perfectly wired to do? Maybe even work that would make you say "I was born for this"? Today's guest, Chris Guillebeau, has just written a book that explores these issues, and on this episode he shares some practical advice for navigating toward work that is more perfectly suited to who you are what you're wired to do.

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Podcast: Jay Baer Teaches Us To Hug Our Haters
Podcast: Jay Baer Teaches Us To Hug Our Haters

Podcast: Jay Baer Teaches Us To Hug Our Haters

If you do your work in public, it’s inevitable that you’re going to attract criticism. Often, very public criticism. You hear a lot of advice about how to deal with this kind of blowback, but it’s often anecdotal. Today’s guest, Jay Baer, has just launched a research-based book about how to deal with criticism - both in public and in private - called Hug Your Haters. He’s going to help us understand how to deal with our critics, and how to treat feedback - even harsh criticism - as a favor, not a problem.

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Podcast: Brian Wells on Risk, Entrepreneurship, and Criticizing By Creating
Podcast: Brian Wells on Risk, Entrepreneurship, and Criticizing By Creating

Podcast: Brian Wells on Risk, Entrepreneurship, and Criticizing By Creating

Many people have ideas they’d like to pursue, whether that’s a new business, or a personal project, but in the choking stress of day to day life, their passion eventually wanes and the idea lies dormant. How do you actually bring an idea into the world, even while you are balancing all of the normal pressures of a job and a family?

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Podcast: Busting Ruts and Assumptions
Podcast: Busting Ruts and Assumptions

Podcast: Busting Ruts and Assumptions

A key source of this kind of misalignment is assumptive behavior or beliefs that – over time – become organizational ruts. You assume that you and your fellow team members are all on the same page because you’re privy to all of the same information, but how that information is absorbed and interpreted is a very personal thing, and can lead to sharp division if you don’t seek common understanding.

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Podcast: Adam Steltzner on The Right Kind Of Crazy
Podcast: Adam Steltzner on The Right Kind Of Crazy

Podcast: Adam Steltzner on The Right Kind Of Crazy

Adam Steltzner has a more interesting job than you. And me. And probably most of the people listening to this show. He's an engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and he helps design things and land them on Mars. In today's episode, he shares some of what he's learned about doing hard things, and some insights from his new book The Right Kind Of Crazy.

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Podcast: Dave Munson of Saddleback Leather
Podcast: Dave Munson of Saddleback Leather

Podcast: Dave Munson of Saddleback Leather

What do you do when competitors are knocking off your product? Today's guest, Dave Munson (founder and CEO of Saddleback Leather), decided to create a video to show them how to do it better. In today's episode, Dave shares how to build your business around an ethic, why showing your values is critical, and the importance of seeking wisdom and establishing a vision.

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Three Tactics From Getting Things Done That Transformed My Productivity
Three Tactics From Getting Things Done That Transformed My Productivity

Three Tactics From Getting Things Done That Transformed My Productivity

GTD is a system for organizing and acting on the work that matters most. There are a lot of nuances to the system, and as a result many people get lost in the weeds and intricate details and get off track and stop utilizing it altogether. That's unfortunate, because there are many principles that can be borrowed from GTD and acted upon, even if you don't use the entire system.