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#183: Deb Feder is a business growth coach and strategist focused on helping lawyers and leaders build outstanding careers. She explains the three stages of business development, how to convert new relationships into business opportunities and how to create an authentic personal brand.

What you’ll learn

• [2:37] Explaining how to turn conversations to business opportunities.
• [3:40] The three stages of business development.
• [5:15] Why business development is so challenging for people in professional careers.
• [8:00] How to convert new relationships to business opportunities.
• [10:25] Who to spend time following up on after attending a networking event.
• [12:02] Common misconceptions around business development.
• [12:39] How introverts should network.
• [14:57] The amount of time business development takes and the power of referrals.
• [16:31] How to ask your clients for a referral.
• [18:12] How to create an authentic personal brand.
• [21:00] Going through your life chronology to create an engaging story.
• [23:28] The different things you can learn from looking at your work timeline.
• [24:58] The stories everyone has about their first jobs.
• [26:09] Steps you can take to discover your authentic business self.
• [31:38] How to approach a networking event in an authentic way.
• [34:22] Non-traditional strategies to build your network.
• [36:57] How to know which networking techniques are being successful.

Resources mentioned in this episode
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• After Hello, Deb Feder
• Tell Me More, Deb Feder [Link to add once book comes out]
• Make No Small Plans, Elliott Bisnow et al
• Deb’s timeline exercise
• Change Work Life Coaching

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https://changeworklife.com/the-secrets-to-effective-business-development-and-getting-more-clients/

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#182: Anthony Kuo is a Career Satisfaction Coach, Executive Coach and Master NLP Practitioner.  He explains the symptoms of work dissatisfaction, who to talk to when you feel isolated and alone and the achievability of career satisfaction.

What you’ll learn

• [1:40] The constant search for what we want to be when we grow up.
• [4:45] What it’s like to be lonely at work.
• [9:35] Being disconnected from your work.
• [11:40] The symptoms of work dissatisfaction and the effect of being unengaged with your work.
• [15:00] Warning signs that you’re becoming dissatisfied with your work.
• [18:48] The biggest things that prevent people from change.
• [19:56] The importance of being able to bring your whole self to work.
• [22:45] What to do if you're being pigeonholed in the workplace.
• [27:00] Helpful ways to address feelings of dissatisfaction and loneliness.
• [32:22] How to save a job that you want to quit.
• [35:45] Who to talk to when you feel isolated and alone. 
• [41:30] The achievability of career satisfaction.

Resources mentioned in this episode
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• “People prefer the certainty of misery to the misery of uncertainty”, Virginia Satir
• The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F***, Mark Manson

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https://changeworklife.com/i-just-dont-belong-here-dealing-with-loneliness-and-dissatisfaction-at-work/

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#181: Chris Meador is a career and brand strategist with over two decades of experience across the tech, media and entertainment sectors.  He explains how to create and nurture a network of relationships, the value of networking and how to maintain your current relationships.

What you’ll learn

• [1:58] What it means to be a career strategist. 
• [3:02] Why Chris became a career strategist.
• [4:12] How Chris approaches networking and relationship building.
• [5:55] Reasons to attend a local in-person entrepreneur meetup event.
• [6:36] The mindset you should have at a networking event.
• [07:17] The question you should ask yourself before going to a networking event.
• [09:10] What you need to know when you're networking.
• [10:50] The value of networking and building relationships.
• [13:35] The benefits of second-degree connections.
• [15:15] The value of creating a network for people with a stable job role.
• [18:40] How to assess the value of your current network.
• [23:18] Common roadblocks to networking correctly. 
• [27:00] How to maintain your current relationships.
• [31:45] The importance of personal branding and posting on LinkedIn.
• [35:47] The amount of time it takes to network.
• [39:30] The snowballing effect of networking.

Resources mentioned in this episode
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• The Swarm
• Connect The Dots

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https://changeworklife.com/the-how-and-why-of-building-an-effective-network/

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#180: Renie Cavallari is an organisational anthropologist, CEO advisor and strategic leadership coach.  She explains how to deal with negative thoughts, improve your mindset, and prevent external factors from ruining your day.

What you’ll learn

• [2:19] What an organisational anthropologist is.
• [3:13] How leaders affect the team dynamics in their organisation.
• [3:43] How Renie became focused on bringing brands to life.
• [5:25] The principles of organisations being aligned with their brand.
• [6:24] What headtrash is and how it can limit your potential.
• [7:36] The key aspects of improving human performance.
• [10:05] How a leader’s mindset can affect their organisation.
• [13:43] Different forms of headtrash that everyone experiences.
• [14:50] The difference between the functioning brain and the emotional brain.
• [16:00] How to manage your thought patterns and remove headtrash.
• [18:45] The three best ways to deal with negative thoughts.
• [22:50] Questions you can ask yourself to become more solution-focused.
• [27:40] The practice of improving your mental state to decrease your emotional stress.
• [30:45] Five questions to ask yourself in the morning to connect with your emotional brain.
• [35:22] Different ways to implement a practice of self-reflection.
• [39:28] How to measure your progress in improving your mindset.
• [42:55] Resources for improving your mindset and life outlook.

Resources mentioned in this episode
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• HEADTRASH: The Leading Killer of Human Potential
• J.D. Power
• Shift-Stuck Questions
• Joy Journal, Renie Cavallari
• The Dream Factory, Peter Thomas
• Change Work Life Coaching

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https://changeworklife.com/getting-your-brain-in-the-game-how-to-stop-headtrash-from-ruining-your-day/

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#179: Nicholas Ciufentes-Goodbody transitioned from a career in teaching to becoming the Chief Data Scientist at WorldQuant University.  He explains what data science involves, what a career in data science looks like, and why it’s such a popular field to work in. 

What you’ll learn

• [1:45] What WorldQuant University is and the types of programs they run. 
• [3:42] How a free university is possible in America.
• [4:13] The motivation for a hedge fund to run a free university. 
• [4:50] What data science is and how it’s used. 
• [6:03] The biggest employers of data scientists. 
• [8:21] What a typical day as a data scientist is like. 
• [10:12] The different specialities within data science. 
• [12:08] What it means to be an AI engineer. 
• [12:40] What qualifications you need to become a data scientist. 
• [14:43] The level of education you need to become a data scientist. 
• [16:27] Character traits that successful data scientists share. 
• [18:10] The amount of nerds working in data science. 
• [20:08] Why musicians become data scientists and doctors. 
• [21:15] How to transition your career to become a data scientist. 
• [27:37] What you need on your resume when applying for a data science role. 
• [29:07] The best ways to learn the skills you need to become a data scientist.  
• [30:29] How to edit your CV when applying for a data science job. 
• [31:55] How to find a good data science boot camp. 
• [33:51] The base knowledge you need prior to joining a data science boot camp. 
• [36:30] The income potential of a data scientist. 
• [38:17] The career path of a data scientist. 
• [39:28] The impact AI will have on data scientists. 
• [42:12] The ever-changing nature of data science. 

Resources mentioned in this episode
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• DataCamp
• Kaggle
• openAFRICA
• Coursera
• Udemy
• An Introduction to Statistical Learning, Gareth James
• Hands-on machine learning with Scikit-Learn, Keras, and TensorFlow, Aurelien Geron
• Fluent Python, Luciano Ramalho
• Mathematics for Human Flourishing, Francis Su

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/using-chatgpt-to-supercharge-your-career/

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#178: Leanne Elliott is a business psychologist and her husband Al is a prolific business leader.  They explain how to avoid burnout, maintain good mental health, and thrive both physically and mentally. 

What you’ll learn

• [1:50] How Leanne and Elliott help create positive workplace cultures. 
• [3:23] Why mental health is such an important issue in today's society. 
• [6:06] What the term ‘mental health’ really means.
• [8:20] The disconnect there is between mental health and public discourse. 
• [9:46] What burnout is and the difference between burnout and stress. 
• [14:06] The three symptoms that signal burnout. 
• [15:52] How common burnout is and how to know if you’re burnt out. 
• [18:27] What to do if you’re experiencing burnout. 
• [20:32] Signs that someone is experiencing burnout. 
• [23:25] How to support someone who is going through burnout. 
• [28:29] The different ways extroverts and introverts communicate. 
• [30:42] What burnout recovery looks like. 
• [33:54] The dangers of comparison and how to avoid making negative comparisons. 

Resources mentioned in this episode

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• Truth, Lies and Workplace Culture Episode 60: Behind the Smiles: Our Mental Health Journey
• Samaritans
• Ben Goldacre
• Positivepsychology.com
• The Miracle Morning, Hal Elrod
• “Comparison is the thief of joy”, Theodore Roosevelt
• “People buy things they don’t need, with money they don’t have, to impress people they don’t like”, Clive Hamilton
• Dr Audrey Tang
• The Wellbeing Lounge Podcast
• The One Thing, Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
• FRIED: The Burnout Podcast
• Expansive Intimacy Podcast

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https://changeworklife.com/how-to-keep-mentally-fit-move-from-surviving-to-thriving-and-avoid-burnout/

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#177: Ben Gold is an AI consultant, thought leader and speaker.  He explains how you can use ChatGPT to further your career, identify your perfect job, and network with other professionals. 

What you’ll learn

• [2:12] How Ben became a world-renowned video game champion. 
• [3:18] What generative AI means and the difference between AI algorithms and large language models. 
• [4:48] The best large language model that currently exists. 
• [6:45] How to use ChatGPT to help you get a job. 
• [8:32] What you need to work with large language models successfully. 
• [9:33] The six areas of work AI can do for you. 
• [11:06] The benefits of using the paid version of ChatGPT. 
• [14:59] How to use context effectively in your prompts for ChatGPT. 
• [16:30] The amount of background information you should use in your prompts. 
• [18:10] Ways to use generative AI to find the best career for you. 
• [22:38] How much faith you should put in the output of ChatGPT. 
• [26:03] How to stop generative AI from replacing your job. 
• [27:50] How ChatGPT can help you network on LinkedIn. 
• [33:26] The loss of real online human connection. 
• [35:01] How to keep up to date with AI advancements in your field. 
• [37:40] The aspects of career coaching that AI will replace. 
• [38:51] How to get started with generative AI. 

Resources mentioned in this episode

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• ChatGPT
• Bing
• Google Bard
• Anthropic with Claude
• Find Your Next Job with ChatGPT, Ben Gold
• Midjourney
• 16Personalities
• The Neuron newsletter
• Superhuman newsletter

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https://changeworklife.com/using-chatgpt-to-supercharge-your-career/

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#176: Karen Eber is an author, leadership coach and public speaker.  She explains the science behind storytelling, why employees should use stories at work, and the storytelling techniques you can use to advance your career.

What you’ll learn

• [2:10] How Karen found her love for storytelling. 
• [6:12] The benefits for employees using stories at work and why storytelling is a powerful tool. 
• [9:34] The science behind how storytelling works. 
• [11:47] A case study of how stories can be used to advance your career. 
• [16:48] The benefits and drawbacks of using the STAR formula. 
• [18:00] How to tell an impactful story in a professional setting. 
• [19:15] How to make what you say about yourself memorable. 
• [21:31] Why you should ask questions in your performance review. 
• [25:20] How the conversations you have in a performance review affects your rating. 
• [28:21] Ways to get your manager to be better at communicating. 
• [29:28] How to use stories to improve the way people see you at work. 
• [32:05] Different storytelling techniques and how to interact with different departments. 
• [35:10] How to transition to a different department in your company. 
• [36:35] Techniques to make your story more impactful. 
• [39:50] A four-part storytelling model. 
• [41:53] The benefits of having your own bank of stories.

Resources mentioned in this episode

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• The Hero’s Journey
• Move Fast and Fix Things, Frances Frei and Anne Morris

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https://changeworklife.com/how-to-use-stories-to-elevate-your-career/

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#175: Olly Richards went from being a professional jazz musician to starting a multi-million dollar language learning business.  He explains why he changed careers, how he knew what to do next, and the ways he identified where he had an unfair advantage.

What you’ll learn

• [1:59] The different key transitions in Olly’s career. 
• [4:08] Common thought patterns that indicate a career change is a good move. 
• [5:55] The frame of mind you need to start a career as a professional jazz musician. 
• [7:06] What made Olly stop playing jazz professionally. 
• [10:23] The benefits of teaching jazz instead of performing live music. 
• [12:10] Why people want to teach English abroad. 
• [15:15] The differences between teaching in the UK and teaching abroad. 
• [17:47] How Olly chose where to teach English abroad. 
• [19:25] The benefits of working in the Middle East as an English teacher. 
• [20:10] How the evolution of the internet has created business opportunities. 
• [24:15] The problem with comparing your career to your friends’. 
• [25:07] How to stand out and identify your unique skills.  
• [28:47] Ways of turning a hobby blog into a business. 
• [31:55] Where to learn the essentials of making money from a blog. 
• [34:32] How and why to build a business personal brand.  
• [40:15] What all of Olly’s jobs have had in common. 
• [41:53] Olly’s plans for the future. 
• [45:25] Why Olly decided to start a blog. 

Resources mentioned in this episode

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• The Seven Year Itch
• The $100 Startup, Chris Guillebeau
• StoryLearning

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https://changeworklife.com/teaching-online-business-and-all-that-jazz-transferable-skills-and-finding-your-personal-store-of-value/

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