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Dr. Aziz Gazipura explains the dangers of people-pleasing tendencies and shares actionable steps for overcoming it. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The massive costs of being a people-pleaser 

2) How to not feel guilty when saying no 

3) A surprising strategy to build your discomfort tolerance 

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— ABOUT AZIZ — 

Dr. Aziz is a clinical psychologist and one of the world's leading experts on social confidence. In 2011, Dr. Aziz started The Center For Social Confidence, which is dedicated to helping everyone break through their shyness and social anxiety. 

Through confidence coaching, audio and video programs, podcasts, a detailed blog, and intensive weekend workshops, Dr. Aziz has helped thousands of people all over the world increase their confidence and lives out his mission: To help every person who is stuck in shyness liberate themselves to pursue the relationship, career, and life they have always dreamed of.

He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Candace and son Zaim. 

• Book: Not Nice: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, & Feeling Guilty... And Start Speaking Up, Saying No, Asking Boldly, And Unapologetically Being Yourself (site) 

• Book: Less Nice, More You: Stop Hiding & Become The Most Bold, Authentic Version Of You Now 

• Mini course: “5 Steps to Unleash Your Inner Confidence” 

• Organization: Social Confidence Center 

• Website: DrAziz.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: Effect of Pain Reprocessing Therapy vs Placebo and Usual Care for Patients With Chronic Back Pain - A Randomized Clinical Trial 

• Book: Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less by Michael Hyatt 

• Book: The Way Out: A Revolutionary, Scientifically Proven Approach to Healing Chronic Pain by Alan Gordon, Alon Ziv 

• Previous episode: 830: Lessons Learned from the World’s Longest Scientific Study on Happiness with Dr. Robert Waldinger 

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Jacquelyn Lane shows why being coachable is the key to career progression–and how to improve your coachability. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The 4 key elements of coachability. 

2) How to reframe how you view feedback. 

3) What to do when you’re running low on motivation. 

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— ABOUT JACQUELYN — 

Jacquelyn Lane is the president of the 100 Coaches Agency, codesigner of their proprietary curation process and relationship-first philosophy, and the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Becoming Coachable. She has been with 100 Coaches Agency since its founding and is a critical pillar of the 100 Coaches Community. Jacquelyn comes to the world of executive coaching through her previous roles in the energy industry and lifelong commitment to improving the lives of all people by elevating the quality of leadership.  

• Book: Becoming Coachable: Unleashing the Power of Executive Coaching to Transform Your Leadership and Life 

• Book site: BecomingCoachable.com 

• LinkedIn: Jacquelyn Lane 

• Website: Agency.100Coaches.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Publication: More in Common 

• Book: How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen by David Brooks 

• Past episode: 766: Marshall Goldsmith on Simple Shifts for a More Fulfilling Career and Life 

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Michael McQueen reveals the keys to persuading even the most stubborn minds. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why data and evidence don’t change minds. 

2) How to sell change to anyone. 

3) A surprising way to make people more agreeable. 

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— ABOUT MICHAEL — 

Michael McQueen has spent the past two decades helping organizations and leaders win the battle for relevance. From Fortune 500 brands to government agencies and not-for-profits, Michael specializes in helping clients navigate uncertainty and stay one step ahead of change. 

He is a bestselling author of ten books and is a familiar face on the international conference circuit, having shared the stage with the likes of Bill Gates, Dr. John C. Maxwell, and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Michael has spoken to hundreds of thousands of people across five continents since 2004 and is known for his high-impact, research-rich, and entertaining conference presentations. Having formerly been named Australia’s Keynote Speaker of the Year, Michael has been inducted into the Professional Speakers Hall of Fame. 

• Book: Mindstuck: Mastering the Art of Changing Minds 

• Book website: Mindstuck.net 

• Website: MichaelMcQueen.net 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not by Robert Burton 

• Past episode: 124: The Science Behind Trust and High-Performance with Paul Zak 

• Past episode: 746: How to Foster Deep Connection and Influence with Zoe Chance 

• Past episode: 780: How Minds Change and How to Change Minds with David McRaney 

• Past episode: 862: How to Create and Choose Better Solutions with Sheena Iyengar 

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Miracle Morning author Hal Elrod condensed the six habits of the most successful people in history into the SAVERS acronym and describes how they changed his life—and how they can change yours, too.

You’ll Learn:

1. Approaches for silence that generate new ideas
2. How NOT to do affirmations
3. The impact of tiny amounts of exercise

About Hal

He is one of the highest rated keynote speakers in America, creator of one of the fastest growing and most engaged online communities in existence and author of one of the highest rated, best-selling books in the world, The Miracle Morning—which has been translated into 27 languages, has over 2,000 five-star Amazon reviews and is practiced daily by over 500,000 people in 70+ countries.

Items Mentioned in this Show:

• Hal’s website: www.MiracleMorning.com
• Hal’s book: The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life
• App: 7 Minute Workout
• Tool: Five Minute Journal
• Book: Vision to Reality: How Short Term Massive Action Equals Long Term Maximum Results by Honoree Corder
• Book: Stop Trying so F*cking Hard: Live Authentically, Design a Life You Love, and Be Happy by Honoree Corder

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Herminia Ibarra shares counter-intuitive perspectives on how to make successful career transitions. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to craft and execute your “identity experiments.”

2) How to figure out your next best option in two questions. 

3) How to reach out and build your network . 

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep922 for clickable versions of the links below. 

— ABOUT HERMINIA — 

Herminia Ibarra is the Charles Handy Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School. Prior to joining LBS, she served on the INSEAD and Harvard Business School faculties.

An authority on leadership and career development, Thinkers 50 ranks Herminia among the top management thinkers in the world. She is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network, a judge for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award, a Fellow of the British Academy, and the 2018 recipient of the Academy of Management’s Scholar-Practitioner Award for her research’s contribution to management practice.

Herminia is the author of two bestselling books, Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader and Working Identity.  

A native of Cuba, Herminia received her MA and PhD from Yale University, where she was a National Science Fellow.

• Book: Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career 

• LinkedIn: Herminia Ibarra 

• Website: HerminiaIbarra.com 

• X: : @HerminiaIbarra 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes by William Bridges 

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Former NASA Astronaut Mike Massimino shares powerful insights on how to push past failure and achieve the impossible. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The 30-second rule for dealing with failure. 

2) The trick to getting along with people you dislike. 

3) The most important lesson Mike learned while in space. 

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep921 for clickable versions of the links below. 

— ABOUT MIKE — 

Mike Massimino served as a NASA Astronaut from 1996-2014 and flew in space twice for the final two Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions. He became the first human to tweet from space, was the last human to work inside of Hubble, and set a team record with his crewmates for the most cumulative spacewalking time in a single space shuttle mission. He received his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is an engineering professor at Columbia and an advisor at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum. 

He is a frequent expert guest and has been called the real-life astronaut who inspired George Clooney’s role in the movie “Gravity.” 

• Book: Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible 

• LinkedIn: Michael Massimino 

• Website: MikeMassimino.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: A Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston 

• Book: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson 

• Book: The Stars: A New Way to See Them by H.A. Rey 

• Author: Brian Greene 

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Dr. Noor Ali simplifies the beast of United States health insurance—and shares insider tips for making the most out of yours. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to evaluate the biggest non-salary piece of your compensation. 

2) Why you shouldn’t limit yourself to your company’s health insurance. 

3) What most people overlook when it comes to insurance. 

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— ABOUT DR. NOOR — 

Dr. Noor is a Bangladeshi-American medical doctor turned health insurance expert from NYC. She currently runs her own health insurance consulting practice out of Tampa, Florida offering healthcare insurance strategy to female founders all over the nation. Dr. Noor is also the founder of Think Like A Woman, a platform designed to amplify the aspirations and ambitions of female founders, worldwide. She hosts a highly curated roundtable business networking brunch called The Empresaria Brunch Experience. When she is not working on managing her current businesses or building her next retail venture, you can find her curled up in bed with a good fiction book. 

• Website: DrNoorHealth.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 

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Sean Patton reveals his warrior mindset to help maximize your potential and performance. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to get better at feeling grateful. 

2) The root of every workplace failure–and how to overcome it. 

3) The coaching approach that really works. 

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep919 for clickable versions of the links below. 

— ABOUT SEAN — 

Sean Patton’s mission is to transform modern leadership into a driver of fulfillment, abundance, and freedom. He applied these principles while growing his own companies and now helps others unlock greatness through Stronger Leaders Stronger Profits, a leadership coaching and consulting company. Sean’s leadership foundation was forged as a US Army Airborne Ranger and Special Forces Green Beret Commander, where he earned the respect of his men and chain of command while operating in hostile and politically sensitive environments. 

• Book: A Warrior's Mindset: The 6 Keys to Greatness 

• Website: StrongerLeadersStrongerProfits.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, Kaley Klemp 

• Book: The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams 

• Martial art: Jiu Jitsu 

• Concept: Dukkha 

• Study: The Harvard Happiness study as discussed by Robert Waldinger 

• Tool: Jasper 

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Paul Sloane discusses how to become more innovative and effective by adopting different styles of thinking. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The top question to ask when problem-solving. 

2_ The simple trick for improving your memory. 

3) How to build rapport with anyone with one phrase. 

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— ABOUT PAUL — 

Paul Sloane is the author of many books on lateral thinking and the leadership of innovation. He graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in Engineering. He had a successful career in sales at IBM before becoming Marketing Director and then Managing Director at the database company, Ashton-Tate. He was subsequently the VP International and CEO of software companies. He now speaks and consults on lateral thinking and innovation with corporate clients. 

• Book: How to be a Brilliant Thinker: Exercise Your Mind and Find Creative Solutions 

• Website: DestinationInnovation.com 

• TEDx Talk: Are You Open Minded? Three Ways to Break Thinking Patterns | Paul Sloane | TEDxUniversityofBrighton 

• LinkedIn: Paul Sloane 

• Twitter: @PaulSloane 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie 

• Book: Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono 

• Book: The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business by Clayton Christensen 

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Oren Jay Sofer shares how to engage contemplative practices to improve your focus, energy, and quality of life. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The five-item list that will help you focus better. 

2) How to be unstoppable in the face of procrastination. 

3) The three-second trick for boosting energy. 

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— ABOUT OREN — 

Oren Jay Sofer teaches meditation and communication internationally. He holds a degree in comparative religion from Columbia University and is a Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner for the healing of trauma. Oren is also the author of several books, including the best-seller Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication and his latest book, Your Heart Was Made for This: Contemplative Practices toMeet a World In Crisis with Courage, Integrity, and Love. His teaching has reached people around the world through his online communication courses and guided meditations. A husband and a father, Oren lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he enjoys cooking, spending time in nature, and home woodworking projects. 

• Book: Your Heart Was Made for This: Contemplative Practices for Meeting a World in Crisis with Courage, Integrity, and Love 

• Website: OrenJaySofer.com 

• Previous episode: 292: Enhancing Work and Life through Mindfulness with Oren Jay Sofer 

• Previous episode: 375: How and Why to Communicate Mindfully with Oren Jay Sofer 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• AwesomeAtYourJob.com/advice : Our survey 

• Book: How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Calmer, Happier Parent by Carla Naumburg 

• Book: When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 

• Book: Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart by James R. Doty 

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Todd Rogers shares powerful writing principles to help capture your busy audience’s attention. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why people aren’t reading—and what to do about it 

2) The critical question that will improve your writing 

3) The simple trick to get people to respond to your request

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep916 for clickable versions of the links below. 

— ABOUT TODD — 

Todd Rogers is co-author of Writing for Busy Readers, and Professor of Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He is the faculty director of the Behavioral Insights Group, faculty chair of the executive education program Behavioral Insights and Public Policy, Senior Scientist at ideas42, and Academic Advisor at the Behavioral Insights Team.  

Todd co-founded the Analyst Institute, which improves voter communications, and serves on its board. He also co-founded EveryDay Labs, which partners with school districts to reduce student absenteeism by communicating with families, is an equity holder and serves as Chief Scientist.  Todd received his Ph.D. jointly from Harvard's department of Psychology and the Harvard Business School.

• Book: Writing for Busy Readers: Communicate More Effectively in the Real World, with Jessica Lasky-Fink

• Study: “Poison Parasite Counter: Turning Duplicitous Mass Communications Into Self-Negating Memory-Retrieval Cues” with Robert B. Cialdini et al.

• Website: WritingForBusyReaders.com

• Tool: AI email editing

• Tool: Writing checklist

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: “People systematically overlook subtractive changes” by Gabrielle S. Adams, et al.

• Term: Butterfly ballot

• Book: Pre-Suasion: Channeling Attention for Change by Robert Cialdini

• Book: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini

• Book: Give Your Speech, Change the World: How To Move Your Audience to Action by Nick Morgan

• Book: Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything by BJ Fogg

• Book: Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better by Jennifer Pahlka

• Book: Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less by Leidy Klotz

• Past episode: 317: How to Form Habits the Smart Way with BJ Fogg, PhD

• Past episode: 664: Dr. Robert Cialdini on How to Persuade with the 7 Universal Principles of Influence

• Past episode: 684: Achieving More by Tapping into the Science of Less with Leidy Klotz

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Tim Elmore reveals the keys to transforming generational differences into opportunities for enhanced collaboration. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How generalizations across the generations can be both helpful and harmful

2) The do’s and don'ts of interacting with each generation

3) The keys to turning generational conflict into team harmony

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— ABOUT TIM — 

Dr. Tim Elmore is founder and CEO of Growing Leaders (www.growingleaders.com), an Atlanta‐based non‐profit organization created to develop emerging leaders. His work grew out of 20 years serving alongside Dr. John C. Maxwell. 

Elmore has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, USA Today, Psychology Today and he’s been featured on CNN’s Headline News, Fox Business, Newsmax TV and Fox and Friends to talk about leading multiple generations in the marketplace. 

He has written over 35 books, including Habitudes: Images That Form Leadership Habits and Attitudes, and his latest, A New Kind of Diversity: Making the Different Generations on Your Team a Competitive Advantage.

• Book: A New Kind of Diversity: Making the Different Generations on Your Team a Competitive Advantage

• Book: The Eight Paradoxes of Great Leadership: Embracing the Conflicting Demands of Today's Workplace

• Website: TimElmore.com

• Website: GrowingLeaders.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier by Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey

• Book: From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur C. Brooks

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Henna Pryor reframes awkwardness and shows how we can turn it into a superpower. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How not embracing awkwardness is hurting our performance. 

2) How to work out your awkwardness muscles. 

3) How to release the discomfort that follows awkward moments. 

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep914 for clickable versions of the links below. 

— ABOUT HENNA — 

Henna Pryor, PCC is 2x TEDx and Global Keynote Speaker, Workplace Performance Expert, Author, and Executive Coach. Her talks blend 2 decades of work with corporate leaders and teams, with a modern, science-based approach to taking more strategic risks and being braver in the work that we do. 

• Book: Good Awkward: How to Embrace the Embarrassing and Celebrate the Cringe to Become The Bravest You 

• Instagram: hennypryor 

• LinkedIn: Henna Pryor 

• Website: GoodAwkward.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Americanah: A novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 

• Book: The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown 

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Karen Eber shares neuroscience insights to help you maximize attention and impact in your communications. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why storytelling dramatically increases your influence. 

2) The five factory settings of the brain. 

3) The key to creating memorable stories. 

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep913 for clickable versions of the links below. 

— ABOUT KAREN — 

Karen Eber is an author, leadership consultant, and keynote speaker. She has a TED Talk on storytelling and recently published, The Perfect Story: How to Tell Stories That Inform, Influence, and Inspire, with HarperCollins. 

As the CEO and Chief Storyteller of Eber Leadership Group, Karen helps Fortune 500 companies build leaders, teams, and culture, one story at a time. She’s a former Head of Culture, Learning, and Leadership Development at GE and Deloitte. 

• Book: The Perfect Story: How to Tell Stories That Inform, Influence, and Inspire 

• TED Talk: How your brain responds to stories -- and why they're crucial for leaders | TED 

• Website: KarenEber.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (3rd Edition) (Voices That Matter) by Steve Krug 

• Book: The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing by Lara Love Hardin 

• Person: Uri Hasson 

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Kirstin Ferguson shares how modern leaders can best meet the challenge of the new work landscape. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why traditional leadership is lacking–and what you should do instead. 

2) Why you may not be as self-aware as you think. 

3) Why you might want to talk less in your next meeting. 

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— ABOUT KIRSTIN — 

Dr. Kirstin Ferguson, PhD is an award-winning leadership expert, best-selling author, columnist, and keynote speaker. Kirstin has been called “Australia’s own Brene Brown” and been named one of the world’s top 30 thinkers to watch by Thinkers 50. Her latest book, Head & Heart: The Art of Modern Leadership, has been named one of the top 10 best new management books in the world in 2023. 

• Book: Head & Heart: The Art of Modern Leadership 

• Website: HeadHeartLeader.com 

• Website: KirstinFerguson.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson 

• Book: Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by Michael Lewis 

• TV Show: Bluey 

• Website: Thinkers50 

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Maggie Jackson talks about the power of uncertainty and how to harness it. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How uncertainty enhances learning. 

2) How to manage the fear of uncertainty. 

3) How routine can hold us back. 

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— ABOUT MAGGIE — 

Maggie Jackson is an award-winning author and journalist. Her new book, Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure (Nov. 2023) explores why we should paradoxically seek not-knowing in times of flux. The book’s been nominated for a National Book Award, Uncertain is a Next Big Idea Club “must read.” Jackson’s prior book, Distracted (2nd ed., 2018), sparked a global conversation on the steep costs of fragmenting our attention and won the 2020 Dorothy Lee Award. A former Boston Globe columnist, Jackson has written for the New York Times and other publications worldwide. Her work has been covered extensively in the global press. 

• Book: Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure 

• LinkedIn: Maggie Jackson 

• Twitter: @Maggie8Jackson 

• Website: Maggie-Jackson.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 

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Chuck Wisner reveals the four universal types of conversation—and shares advice on how to maximize the effectiveness of each. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The four universal types of conversations—and why they matter. 

2) How to stop your stories from limiting you. 

3) The fundamental pattern for better collaboration. 

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— ABOUT CHUCK — 

Chuck Wisner is president of Wisner Consulting. His client list includes companies such as Google, Rivian, Apple, Tesla, Harvard Business School, Ford, and Chrysler. Wisner was a senior affiliated mediator with the Harvard Mediation Program and was among the first to be certified through the Mastering the Art of Professional Coaching program at the Newfield Institute. He was also a specialist in organizational learning and leadership as an affiliate with MIT’s Center for Organizational Learning. 

• Book: The Art of Conscious Conversations: Transforming How We Talk, Listen, and Interact 

• LinkedIn: Chuck Wisner 

• Website: ChuckWisner.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David Burns 

• Book: Feeling Great: The Revolutionary New Treatment for Depression and Anxiety by David Burns 

• Book: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 

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Tracy Maylett and Tim Vandehey reveal the reasons why we often end up quitting before achieving our goals. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why we often fail to finish things–and how to fix it. 

2) The two things that will help you get through any task. 

3) How to break the cycle of failure with MAGIC. 

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— ABOUT TRACY AND TIM — 

Tracy Maylett, Ed.D, is a CEO, organizational psychologist, researcher, and professor. He advises leaders throughout the world in employee engagement and organizational effectiveness. Dr. Maylett is an internationally recognized, bestselling author who travels the globe exploring culture, motivation, and how people and organizations think. He has published numerous articles in the field of organizational psychology and employee engagement, and has authored three previous award-winning books, including bestsellers The Employee Experience: How to Attract Talent, Retain Top Performers, and Drive Results and ENGAGEMENT MAGIC: Five Keys for Engaging People, Leaders, and Organizations.  

Tim Vandehey is a journalist, columnist, and New York Times bestselling ghostwriter of more than 65 nonfiction books in such genres as business, finance, advice, outdoor adventure, religion, memoir, parenting, and health. His work has been featured in Fast Company, Inc., Forbes and Entrepreneur, and his ghostwritten books have been published by major houses including HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, Wiley & Sons, St. Martin’s Press, and The MIT Press. Tim’s work has also garnered numerous awards, including multiple Axiom Business Book medals and Independent Publisher Book awards. Tim is also a singer of a cappella jazz and Renaissance music, a sailor and a world traveler, and the father of two amazing daughters. He’s a California native, but currently lives in Kansas City, Missouri.  

• Book: Swipe: The Science Behind Why We Don't Finish What We Start 

• Website: SwipeTheBook.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft (A Memoir of the Craft) by Stephen King 

• Book: The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe 

• Book: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 

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David Livermore discusses how to engage and get along with people who strongly hold opposing views and beliefs. 

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1) Why we’re better off when we address our differences. 

2) How to overcome the discomfort of discussing differences. 

3) The one question that helps bridge divides. 

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— ABOUT DAVID — 

David Livermore PhD is a social scientist devoted to the study of cultural intelligence (CQ) and global leadership and the author of several award-winning books. He is a founder of the Cultural Intelligence Center in East Lansing, Michigan, and a visiting research fellow at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Prior to leading the Cultural Intelligence Center, Livermore spent twenty years in leadership positions with a variety of nonprofits and taught in five universities. 

He is a frequent speaker and adviser to leaders in Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and governments, and he has worked in more than one hundred countries. He has been interviewed and referenced by myriad news sources, including The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, CBS News, Christian Science Monitor, The Economist, Forbes, NBC, the New York Times, USA Today, and the Financial Times. 

• Book: Digital, Diverse & Divided: How to Talk to Racists, Compete With Robots, and Overcome Polarization 

• Website: DavidLivermore.com 

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• Study: “Perspective-taking: Decreasing stereotype expression, stereotype accessibility, and in-group favoritism” by Adam D. Galinsky and Gordon B. Moskowitz 

• Book: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese 

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