In this week's episode of the Inside Job podcast, we're building off an interesting experience Eric had recently with a LinkedIn post where he shared an article about how to get a resume past applicant tracking systems that did not go the way he anticipated.

In fact, the response to that post has us both reflecting on what we think it means to be a good professional citizen. If you're wondering that as well, or even what we mean when we use the term "professional citizen," then don't miss this episode!

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The latest Green Day album kicks off our conversation today about expectations.

If something fails to meet our expectations, that doesn't always mean we set them too high, we need to lower them in the future, or we need to overcompensate to make easier for others to meet our expectations. What it might mean instead is that we need to change how we think about our expectations and that, of course, is an inside job.

Take a listen to this week's episode of the podcast to find out what type of inner work we should be doing and whether that Green Day album exceeded expectations or fell short.

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It's been a little while since we've taken listener questions, but we've received a few here lately that were really good, so we wanted to take the time to answer two of them on the show this week.

The first question is something that Nayla recently had some personal experience with when she spent about six weeks helping to care for her ailing mother, and the other question is something we've all likely thought about doing at some point or another in our careers.

You also don't want to miss yet another riveting conversation about candy corn; this time with a Will Ferrell twist.

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Do you have ghosts of work past?

No, we're not talking about the kind of ghost that comes to you covered in chains and leads you around in your old-timey nightshirt trying to get you to be less of a jerk.

Our ghosts are people, events, locations, behaviors, feelings, etc. that we associate with previous jobs or careers that show up for us long after we physically leave them behind.

These ghosts of work are more than likely negatively impacting your performance and your relationships with your colleagues. That's why we think it's time to break out the candles and have a metaphorical séance with these ghosts so you can stop letting them hinder your success at work.

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Do you consider a coworker lazy if they clock-in, do the bare minimum, and clock out?

Are you telling yourself a story about their motivations without knowing what they actually are?

A recent experience Eric had with a client who came to terms with the fact they were being judgmental of their coworkers, led to the realization that most of us carry a lot of judgment around at work and in our personal lives.

This is something we regularly try to help our clients gain a new perspective of, and we figured it was time to bring it to you on the podcast this week.

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Both of us had the chance to experience boredom on recent trips, and it sparked the idea for this week's episode of the podcast because boredom sometimes gets a bad reputation.

Boredom also comes up quite often in our work with our clients. They're usually not sure what it means or what they're supposed to do about it. It's precisely those topics we want to dive into today so we can figure out what a healthy relationship with boredom looks like for you.

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If you want to be more successful, you just need to work harder… right?

Asking what success means or looks like for you is one of the most foundational questions you can ask yourself. It's something we work on often with our clients and something we frequently redefine for ourselves. Take a listen to this week's episode to find out our thoughts on how success should be measured.

Plus, you don't want to miss how we manage to discuss spending Christmas in a hotel room, fending off an alligator with a frying pan, and an Arizona dirtbag ala The Good Place all within the first five minutes of the show.

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New year, new… goals?

In this first episode of 2024, we reflect on the goals, or questions, we set for ourselves going into 2023. Did we achieve them? Did we under or overestimate the barriers to accomplishing our goals? Are we setting the same goals in 2024 or are we changing things up?

We also explore some of the themes we noticed while working with our clients on their goals in 2023 and what our movie of choice would be if we spent the night in the last remaining Blockbuster that, apparently, has been listed Airbnb in the past for $4/night.

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Here at The Inside Job Podcast, we a love a good year-end review. So, of course, we had to wrap up 2023 with one of our own.

In this special episode, we recap the last year of the podcast and what it's held for us, what it's taught us, the things we're still thinking about, our expressions of gratitude, and some things to help you catch up if you've fallen a little behind on the episodes.

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Are you using the end of the year to reflect on what it's been like and what you want out of 2024?

Is it time to channel your inner Jerry Maguire and write a mission statement?

As the title of the episode suggests, we're talking about manifestos, mission statements, and declaration. More specifically, how and whether they have a place in our personal practices of tuning into ourselves, setting goals for ourselves, and just generally tending to ourselves.

We also share some examples of how this topic has shown up on our own work lately and the related exercises we take our clients through.

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