In this interview, you’ll learn about how to get to the core of an issue. Brent Schmidt is a consultant that helps companies solve the real jobs in a business that make a big impact. I love the story he shares about how his two girls help keep him grounded.

Highlights from the interview:

• Brent’s origin story.
• How he became highly attuned to other people’s emotions.
• Becoming the seeker in his career.
• Understanding how his superpower has helped him in his career.
• Understanding your milestones and how they impacted your career.
• Why we make choices because we want to be valuable.
• How he uses his decision-making process.
• Understanding your internal checks when collaborating with others.
• The importance of developing internal awareness.
• Why he uses two different journals.
• Redirecting your energy in a more positive way.
• Understanding where our focus is through our work.
• Solving the right problem.
• Using the Jobs to be Done process to make sure we are solving the right problem.
• Building good habits as we try to build our company culture.
• Center yourself when you are feeling burned out.
• Noticing bad behaviors increase when we worked really hard on a project.
• Why he joined a Men’s group to help him grow in other areas of his life.
• Why it’s important to stop your mind from racing.
• Building good habits to keep us on track.
• Using inner focusing to help shift how we view stress.

You can learn more about Brent Schmidt over at Strategic Fuel. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn.

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