In the premiere episode of the Make Minutes Matter podcast, host Karen Gilhoolly shares her personal journey from contemplating a teaching career to finding her passion in helping customers and leading teams. Karen discusses the importance of job satisfaction and introduces her 'three bucket philosophy' which aims to align personal happiness with professional roles. She emphasizes that everyone deserves to be engaged and happy at work. Karen narrates a poignant story of self-reflection, prompted by both personal and professional challenges, which led her to realize the value of every minute we spend. 

The episode sets the stage for future discussions on how to be truly fulfilled in one's career and life. Be sure to follow wherever you get your podcasts for more episodes!

Dive deeper from the podcast and check out Host Karen Gilhooly's book - The Three Bucket Leader - Available today! Purchase the book on Amazon here: http://posthill.to/B0DCTPRQVP

This book is for leaders who:

✅ Want to inspire their teams to be All-In.

✅ Need to reclaim their time and focus on what truly matters.

✅ Are ready to align their influence with purpose and lead with intention.

If that's YOU, this book will change the way you lead—starting April 15th. Download the first chapter for free at: www.truenorthcollab.com/three-bucket-leader

00:00 Introduction to Make Minutes Matter

00:37 Karen's Career Journey

02:36 Finding the Dream Job

04:30 Challenges and Changes

05:52 The Three Bucket Philosophy

10:06 The Importance of Minutes

14:09 A Personal Wake-Up Call
20:53 Final Thoughts and Encouragement

This podcast was Produced by Rainbow Creative Matthew Jones as Executive Producer, Stephen Selnick as Senior Producer, Lauren Feighan as Producer, and Nathan Wheatley as Editor.

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