The hardest part of launching something isn't the idea, or even finishing the project or launching the company. The hardest part is often gainin traction once it's launches. Today's guest, Gabriel Weinberg, has not only done it, he's written a playbook for how you can do it to.
How do you perform in all of the high-stakes moments of your life? This week, Michael Port is here to help us learn how to shine in the spotlight with advice from his new book Steal The Show.
Strangely, the more skilled you become at something, the easier it can be to feel stuck. There are a few common places where even the best and brightest stagnate: emulating others, and emulating (a past form of) themselves. Today, I discuss how to move beyond these two traps.
Why do some people continue to succeed and thrive over the long-term while others falter? Linda Kaplan Thaler argues that there's one main contributing trait - grit. As the founder of a remarkably successful advertising firm, she has proven over the course of many years that grit bears results, and she explains why in her new book Grit To Great.
How do you stand apart from the noise, and avoid becoming a "me too!" in the marketplace? You have to build your work upon something that matters to you. In today's episode, author and teacher Dorie Clark shares insights for how to do so from her book Stand Out.
We all want our work to impact the world. But how do you make your work resonate deeply with your intended audience? Today, I share the six markers of resonance from my new book Louder Than Words.
Your authentic voice is a gift. How will you offer it to others today through your work? Don't waste your life chasing vapor and building someone else's body of work.
If you follow the news, you know that robots and algorithms will be taking over our jobs within a few years, right? Actually, not so much, argues Geoff Colvin, author of the great new book Humans Are Underrated. There are things humans are uniquely qualified to do, and will always do better than machines.
It's so easy to allow expectations to rise to the point of inevitable disappointment. Make sure you are minding your baseline so that you don't squeeze all of the potential for discovery, surprise, and joy from your life and work.
It's easy to be pulled along by your work and to run from task to task and commitment to commitment, but if you want to thrive and do brilliant work, you must learn the value of buffers in life and work. Here are five that you can immediately implement.
Ron Friedman, author of The Best Place To Work, shares what the most effective, beloved organizations and leaders do to help their workplaces thrive.
Your best ideas won't come from staring harder at a problem, they'll come from immersing yourself in the ideas and thoughts of others. The best way to do this is by immersing yourself in great books. However, each book you read deserves a different amount of your finite resources.
If you want the important work to get done, and done well, then you need to schedule time for it. Don’t let your frantic schedule disrupt your rhythm. Dedicate time to what matters most and do work you’ll be proud of in ten years.
Your "on demand" job cannot contain the totality of your creative ideas and energy. We all must embrace "unnecessary creating" in order to maintain a portfolio of activity that helps us grow in skills, drive, and the ability to take advantage of opportunities.
It's so easy to allow negative experiences to define your life and work. Today's guest, Dr. Rick Hanson, offers ideas and practices from his best-selling book Hardwiring Happiness to help you learn to "stay with the good" in your life, and remain open to possibilities and ideas.
We all have blind spots in our creative work, and they can rob us of really valuable insights and contribution. It's important to test assumptions and ensure that we're not fossilizing around them.
In this interview, Jon discusses how to make strategic investments now in your life and career that will pay dividends for a long time to come.
David Allen shares insights from the 2015 revised edition of his bestseller Getting Things Done.
Why is it so difficult to change our behavior, even when we know it's not good for us? Gretchen Rubin's new book is called Better Than Before, and is about how we can form better habits and break bad ones.
What you do first thing in the morning often sets the tone for the rest of your day. On today's episode, I'll share the basics of how to establish a morning ritual, and some specific methods for starting each day strong.