Episodes

  • 1070: An ADHD Strategist’s Pro Tips for Staying Motivated and Productive When You Can’t Focus with Skye Waterson

    1070: An ADHD Strategist’s Pro Tips for Staying Motivated and Productive When You Can’t Focus with Skye Waterson
    Jun 26 2025

    Skye Waterson shares ADHD-friendly approaches to productivity that any professional can apply.


    — YOU’LL LEARN —

    1) The quickest way to shorten your to-do list

    2) How to stop overthinking and make a decision

    3) How to make hard tasks more fun


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    — ABOUT SKYE —

    Skye Waterson is an ADHD strategist, coach, and founder of Unconventional Organisation, helping entrepreneurs and executives stay focused, build consistent revenue, and scale—without burnout. With 82K+ engaged professionals following her work, she shares ADHD-friendly strategies for sustainable success.

    After her ADHD diagnosis during her PhD, she realized traditional productivity advice didn’t work for her. So, she developed strategies to help entrepreneurs and executives cut through distractions and focus on what matters, build ADHD-friendly systems for consistency, scale sustainably without exhaustion, and lead with confidence and regain control over their time.

    • Instagram: Unconventional Organisation

    • Podcast: The ADHD Skills Lab

    • Website: UnconventionalOrganisation.com


    — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

    • App: Freedom

    • App: Miro

    • App: Notion

    • Study: Dopamine transfer deficit: a neurobiological theory of altered reinforcement mechanisms in ADHD

    • Author: Naval Ravikant


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    41 mins
  • 1069: Eight Steps for Excellent Listening with Emily Kasriel

    1069: Eight Steps for Excellent Listening with Emily Kasriel
    Jun 23 2025
    Emily Kasriel reveals how to build powerful connections with anyone through her eight-step listening process.— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) Why every professional needs to master listening2) A demo of the listening approach3) How one question leads to deeper conversationsSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1069 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT EMILY — Emily Kasriel has had a distinguished career at the BBC for over two decades including roles as an award-winning journalist, editor and media executive. She developed the Deep Listening approach as a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College Policy Institute in London, drawing on her experience as an accredited executive coach and workplace mediator. Previously, she’s been a Visiting Fellow at Said Business School at Oxford University, and a Senior Advisor to the Skoll Foundation. An MA graduate of the University of Oxford and Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (as a Rotary International Fellow), she lives in London. An academic paper demonstrating the impact of Kasriel’s Deep Listening approach has just been published (Feb 2025) by the Journal of Applied Social Psychology. • Book: Deep Listening: Transform Your Relationships with Family, Friends, and Foes―Transformational Communication, Listening, and Empathy Through an 8-Step Method • Research: “Deep Listening Training to Bridge Divides: Fostering Attitudinal Change through Intimacy and Self-Insight” with F. K. Tia Moin, Guy Itzchakov, and Netta Weinstein• LinkedIn: Emily Kasriel• Website: EmilyKasriel.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Research: “Silence is golden: Extended silence, deliberative mindset, and value creation in negotiation.” by Jared Curhan, et al. • Book: On Becoming A Person: A Therapist's View on Psychotherapy, Humanistic Psychology, and the Path to Personal Growth by Carl Rogers• Book: The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves by Stephen Grosz• Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome• Quince. Get free shipping and 365-day returns on your order with Quince.com/Awesome• Plaud.ai. Use the code AWESOME and get a discount on your orderSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    43 mins
  • 1068: Finding the Courage to Say What Needs to be Said with Molly Tschang

    1068: Finding the Courage to Say What Needs to be Said with Molly Tschang
    Jun 19 2025

    Molly Tschang shares how to turn difficult conversations into opportunities to build connections and relationships.


    — YOU’LL LEARN —

    1) The preamble that helps your feedback land well

    2) How to say no while still being a team player

    3) What to do when you disagree with the majority


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    — ABOUT MOLLY —

    Molly Tschang, founder of Abella Consulting and Say It Skillfully® Inc., empowers senior management teams to Win as One. With expertise in over 80 mergers and acquisitions, she has guided executives through the intricate human dynamics of transformational change and growth. Molly helps leaders cultivate mutual commitment, enabling them to excel in complex, high-stakes environments. Through Say It Skillfully, she equips individuals at all levels with the skills to communicate effectively and authentically. Her mission: to empower everyone to be seen, heard, and understood—especially when tackling their most critical challenges.

    • Book: Say It Skillfully: Speak Up. Make Your Words Matter. Win Together

    • Free audio book: The Me-You-We Framework

    • Website: SayItSkillfully.com


    — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

    • Book: I Am: Escape Distractions, Unlock Your Imagination & Unleash Your Potential by Bruce Kasanoff and Amy Blaschka

    • Book: Meditations: The Timeless Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius on Stoicism and Self-Mastery by Marcus Aurelius


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    38 mins
  • 1067: Better Decisions through Neuroscience with Emily Falk

    1067: Better Decisions through Neuroscience with Emily Falk
    Jun 16 2025
    Emily Falk reveals the hidden science behind how we make decisions—and how we can harness that to make more fulfilling choices.— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) How to make doing hard things easier 2) The one belief that’s limiting your possibilities 3) How to disarm resistance to changeSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1067 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT EMILY — Emily Falk, author of the upcoming book What We Value, is a professor of communication, psychology, and marketing at the University of Pennsylvania and the vice dean of the Annenberg School for Communication, where she directs the Communication Neuroscience Lab and the Climate Communication Division of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. Falk is an expert in the science of behavior change. Her award-winning research uses tools from psychology, neuroscience, and communication to examine what makes messages persuasive, why and how ideas spread, and what makes people effective communicators. In What We Value, Falk illustrates how we can transform our relationship with the daily decisions that define our lives—opening pathways to make more purposeful, fulfilling choices; more successfully change our behavior; and influence others to see differently—by thinking like neuroscientists. • Book: What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice and Change • Study: “Self-affirmation alters the brain's response to health messages and subsequent behavior change” • LinkedIn: Emily Falk• Website: FalkLab.org— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Study: “Decoding the neural representation of self and person knowledge with multivariate pattern analysis and data‐driven approaches” by Dylan D. Wagner, Robert S Chavez, and Timothy W. Broom • Study: “Neural responses to elements of a web-based smoking cessation program” by Hannah Faye Chua, et al.• Term: Mental contrasting with implementation intentions (MCII)• Researcher: Sebastian Speer• Book: By the Grace of the Game: The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy, and an Unprecedented American Dream by Dan Grunfield• Book: How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future by Maria Ressa• Past episode: 664: Dr. Robert Cialdini on How to Persuade with the 7 Universal Principles of Influence— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome• Quince. Get free shipping and 365-day returns on your order with Quince.com/AwesomeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    42 mins
  • 1066: How to Thrive When Your Resilience Runs Out with Dr. Tasha Eurich

    1066: How to Thrive When Your Resilience Runs Out with Dr. Tasha Eurich
    Jun 12 2025
    Tasha Eurich shares why pushing through sometimes isn’t enough–and how to bounce back stronger than ever.— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The hidden costs of “grit gaslighting” 2) How to know when you’ve hit your “resilience ceiling” 3) The three needs that unlocks the best version of yourselfSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1066 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT TASHA — Dr. Tasha Eurich is an organizational psychologist, researcher, and New York Times best-selling author (Shatterproof, Insight, Bankable Leadership). She helps people thrive in a changing world by becoming the best of who they are and what they do. With a PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Tasha is the principal of The Eurich Group, a boutique consultancy that helps successful executives succeed when the stakes are high. As an author and sought-after speaker in the self-improvement space, Tasha is a candid yet compassionate voice. Pairing her scientific grounding with 20+ years of experience on the corporate front lines, she reveals the often-surprising secrets to success and fulfillment in the 21st century. • Book: Shatterproof: How to Thrive in a World of Constant Chaos (And Why Resilience Alone Isn’t Enough) • Quiz: The Resilience Ceiling Quiz • Website: TashaEurich.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant • Book: Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness by Rick Hanson and Forrest Hanson • Book: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin • Book: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald • Study: Need Crafting• Website: World Uncertainty Index • Past episode: 1065: Harvard’s Stress Expert Shares Top Resilience Tools with Dr. Aditi Nerurkar— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome • Quince. Get free shipping and 365-day returns on your order with Quince.com/Awesome See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    52 mins
  • 1065: Harvard’s Stress Expert Shares Top Resilience Tools with Dr. Aditi Nerurkar

    1065: Harvard’s Stress Expert Shares Top Resilience Tools with Dr. Aditi Nerurkar
    Jun 9 2025

    Dr. Aditi Nerurkar discusses the neuroscience behind stress—and offers actionable tips for building your resilience.


    — YOU’LL LEARN —

    1) The major myth that leads to burnout

    2) The rule of two for building healthier habits

    3) How to feel less stressed in one minute


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    — ABOUT ADITI —

    Dr. Aditi Nerurkar is a Harvard stress expert, internationally recognized speaker, and national television correspondent with an expertise in stress, burnout, resilience and mental health. Her book The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience is a “must read” by Adam Grant and Malcolm Gladwell’s Next Big Idea Club and “best new book” by the New York Post. Named “100 Women to Know in America,” her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Good Morning America, The Today Show and NPR. She is also a frequent keynote speaker with talks at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit and other events.

    • Book: The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience

    • Test: Your Stress Score

    • Website: DrAditi.com


    — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

    • Tool: Holmes and Rahe stress scale

    • Study: “Association of wearable device-measured vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity with mortality” by Emmanuel Stamatakis, et al.

    • Study: “Effects of Exercise on Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” by Jiale Peng, Yuling Yuan, Yuanhui Zhao, and Hong Ren

    • Past episode: 996: Tackling Work Stressors and Transitions with Dr. Tessa West


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    43 mins
  • 1064: Timeless Wisdom for Greater Success and and Meaning in Work–According to the Torah–with Mark Gerson

    1064: Timeless Wisdom for Greater Success and and Meaning in Work–According to the Torah–with Mark Gerson
    Jun 5 2025
    Mark Gerson shares timeless, practical insights about work–sourced from the Bible and supported by modern social science.— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) Why Bible has helpful gems for folks from all religion–or lack thereof 2) The one question that leads to greater meaning 3) The optimal number of hours to work in a weekSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1064 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT MARK — Mark Gerson, a New York–based entrepreneur and philanthropist, is the cofounder of Gerson Lehrman Group, 3I Members, United Hatzalah of Israel, and African Mission Healthcare—where he and his wife, Rabbi Erica Gerson, made the largest gift ever to Christian medical missionaries.A graduate of Williams College and Yale Law School, Mark is the author of the national bestseller The Telling: How Judaism’s Essential Book Reveals the Meaning of Life. Mark’s articles and essays on subjects ranging from Frank Sinatra to the biblical Jonah to the Torah and science of clothing have been published in The New Republic, USA Today, Commentary, and Christian Broadcast Network. Mark lives with his wife and their four children.• Book: God Was Right: How Modern Social Science Proves the Torah Is True • Email: Mark@GodWasRight.com • Website: GodWasRight.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Study: “Crafting a Job: Revisioning Employees as Active Crafters of Their Work” by Amy Wrzesniewski and Jane E. Dutton • Study: “Job crafting: A meta-analysis of relationships with individual differences, job characteristics, and work outcomes” by Cort W. Rudolph, Ian M. Katz, Kristi N. Lavigne, and Hannes Zacher • Study: “The Productivity of Working Hours” by John Pencavel • Study: “Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours for 194 countries, 2000–2016: A systematic analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury” by Frank Pega et al. • Study: “Enclothed cognition” by Hajo Adam and Adam D. Galinsky • Study: “Sartorial Symbols of Social Class Elicit Class-Consistent Behavioral and Physiological Responses: A Dyadic Approach” by Michael W. Kraus and Wendy Berry Mendes • Study: “That Swimsuit Becomes You: Sex Differences in Self-Objectification, Restrained Eating, and Math Performance” by Barbara L. Fredrickson, Tomi-Ann Roberts, Stephanie M. Noll, Diane M. Quinn, and Jean M. Twenge• Video: Selective attention test • Past episode: 001: Communicating with Inspiration and Clarity with Mawi Asgedom • Past episode: 273: Taking Control of your Career with Korn Ferry’s Gary Burnison • Past episode: 278: The Critical Factors Separating High and Low Performers with Morten Hansen • Past episode: 327: Unclog Your Brain through Unfocusing with Dr. Srini Pillay — THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/AwesomeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    48 mins
  • 1063: Getting Meetings with Unreachable People with Stu Heinecke

    1063: Getting Meetings with Unreachable People with Stu Heinecke
    Jun 2 2025

    Stu Heinecke shares fun and unconventional methods to reach VIPs.


    — YOU’LL LEARN —

    1) The secret behind Stu’s 100% response rate

    2) The master key to grabbing people’s attention

    3) What AI can and can’t do for your outreach


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    — ABOUT STU —

    Stu Heinecke is a Wall Street Journal cartoonist, Hall of Fame-nominated marketer and author. Heinecke discovered the magic of "Contact Marketing" early in his career, when he launched a Contact Campaign to just two dozen Vice Presidents and Directors of Circulation at the big Manhattan-based magazine publishers. That tiny $100 investment resulted in a 100% response rate, launched his enterprise and brought in millions of dollars worth of business.

    Heinecke is the host and author of the How To Get A Meeting with Anyone podcast and blog, and founder and president of Contact, a Contact Marketing agency, and cofounder of Cartoonists.org, a coalition of famed cartoonists dedicated to raising funds for charity, while raising the profile of the cartooning art form. He lives on an island in the pristine Pacific Northwest with his wife, Charlotte, and their dog, Bo.

    • Book: Get the Meeting!: An Illustrative Contact Marketing Playbook

    • Book: How to Get a Meeting with Anyone, Updated Edition: The Untapped Selling Power of Contact Marketing

    • Book: How to Grow Your Business Like a Weed: A Complete Strategy for Unstoppable Growth

    • LinkedIn: Stu Heinecke

    • Website: StuHeinecke.com


    — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

    • Book: The AI Edge: Sales Strategies for Unleashing the Power of AI to Save Time, Sell More, and Crush the Competition by Jeb Blount and Anthony Iannarino

    • Previous episode: 503: How to Get a Meeting with Anyone with Stu Heinecke


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    35 mins