Breaking Work

#449: I was not born a risk taker.

I still don't consider myself one.

But I've made A LOT of progress. That progress is probably the single achievement that I am most proud of in my life.

Being in a position to take risks is vitally important to your growth.

Because all of your dreams and desires are on the other side of a series of unknowns.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• To grow, you need to take better risks
• The 3 phases of becoming a better risk taker
• How to set the right conditions for more risk-taking

#448: Brian Gallagher is a Corporate American turned Global Citizen. Brian did what many bright and talented people do right out of college. He went into finance. But a few years in he had his BREAK moment where he realized the money, the status, the "dream" wasn't all it was cracked up to be.

He got out. He owned a fitness studio for a while and then did something even more drastic. He gave away 99% of his belongings and left the traditional path to see the world and live life on his own terms.

He created Simple Man Guide, a personal brand dedicated to helping others leave the corporate world behind, simplify their lives, and regain power over their most precious asset - time. Brian currently lives in Amsterdam.

In this episode, Brian and I talk about his Break moment. How he got over what other people think, and how the key to building your own future is about prioritization.

You'll take away some great tips and examples from Brian's story on how to choose yourself, and how you can really do just about anything if you're willing to say no to traditional advice that often ends up being a trap.

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#448: I made a big investment in an expensive coaching program this year.

I was scared, but did it anyway. The old me never would have done this.

But I figured out how to trick my mind, and I want to share my process with you. Keep listening to learn about The MEMO Approach.

#447: In this podcast episode, we are discussing the number 1 factor that separates long-term success from failure that I've learned the hard way. We will also cover how to build your belief flywheel. Tune in to learn more!

#446: Jennie Blumenthal is the founder of Corporate Rehab where she coaches executives to re-engineer their relationship with work to grow in their current career or in a new opportunity.

Jennie's "break moment" came in the midst of covid with kids at home and huge responsibilities at her consulting job. Like a lot of us, she got some space to re-evaluate and realized the amazing career she built over 20 years overseeing 250 employees and consulting with some of the biggest and best Fortune 500 companies in the world still wasn't utilizing her skills talents, and energy in the ways she wanted. So she put herself through her own Corporate Rehab. Check out her story, it's a good one.

#445: In today's issue, we're picking my Advantage Mapping System up again starting with the second source of advantage: Your Personality.

#444: Alexis Grant is founder & CEO of They Got Acquired, a media company that helps entrepreneurs sell online businesses.

Previously, she was EVP of Content at The Penny Hoarder, a personal finance media brand, where she worked alongside the founder as the third employee to scale the company's content operations. She also founded The Write Life, an online community for writers she sold in 2021.

Lexi began her career as a reporter at the Houston Chronicle and U.S. News & World Report, before growing a boutique content marketing agency, which was acquired by The Penny Hoarder in 2015. She lives with husband and two young kids in Harpers Ferry, WV.

#443: In today's issue, we're going to explore the most underrated approach to solving a career decision:

Inversion.

I'll show you how looking at a problem backwards is often more effective than trying to solve it forwards, and I'll show you how I used inversion to define my Break path. You'll be able to immediately apply it to whatever you do.

Let's dive in.​

#442: We are all thankful this time of year - or at least, we try to be.

Have you ever sat down and tried to articulate what you are thankful for?

I've started gratitude journals with my kids and we've also had a tradition of saying three things we're thankful for about the current day before we go to bed. Tune in to learn more!

#441: "I don't know what I'm good at."

It's a phrase I hear from people in all walks of life - included highly driven, growth minded individuals.

Tune in to this episode to learn why it's so hard to percieve our own abilities.