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Jim Keyes is one of the most fascinating and admirable CEO's in the history of corporate America and someone we can all learn from. His humble beginnings are staggering, his career is aspirational, and his wisdom is Yoda-esque in the corporate world.

My confidence has been one of the biggest challenges over the past 152 days since I left my corporate job. The opportunity to spend a bit of time with my friend (who I have been calling "The New Guy" since we first collaborated on TikTok together) is always a treat, and I knew he would have some fantastic insights on the topic of confidence and the state of the world overall. He is the former 7-11, and Blockbuster CEO and author of "Education Is Freedom". If you ever hear him speak or pick up his book, the broader lessons you can learn are invaluable. Jim truly came from humble beginnings, and it is my absolute pleasure to share this conversation with you.

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Summary

In this conversation, let me reflect on how I am in the current state of being a 'hot mess' and embrace the idea that everyone is a hot mess in their own way. I discuss the challenges and conundrums of transitioning to a new phase in life, such as sustainability and finding a balance between change and stability. I am also happy to share the progress made, including spending more time with my daughter and trying to bring my vision for helpful content to life. I will happily explore the importance of accepting and understanding one's flaws and shortcomings and emphasize the need to learn and improve continuously.

Keywords

hot mess, transition, challenges, sustainability, balance, progress, flaws, shortcomings, learning, improvement

Takeaways

Titles

Sound Bites

Chapters

00:00

Embracing Your Best Hot Mess

02:28

Navigating the Challenges of Transition

09:24

Celebrating Progress and Milestones

20:35

Addressing and Learning from Shortcomings

23:23

Striving for a Clear Vision of 'Good'

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Summary

In this episode, Timm shares a lighthearted story from his early career in college football production. He talks about his first job as a production assistant for ABC Sports and the intense training he went through before the college football season started. Timm recounts the challenges he faced on his first day on the job, including the late arrival of the students he hired and his panic when asked to operate the graphics machine. Despite making mistakes, Timm emphasizes the importance of remaining calm and owning up to your mistakes.

Takeaways

Titles

Sound Bites

Chapters

00:00

Introduction and Overview

05:13

Handling Logistics and Challenges

09:30

Dealing with Mistakes and Overcoming Panic

18:29

Learning from Mistakes and Building Trust

21:30

Taking Ownership and Moving Forward

23:26

Final Thoughts and Conclusion

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The next big challenge in your career is just the next level of the video game, and you will be okay. You earned the right to be at that level. You worked your ass off to see the next big scary obstacle. You will not get it right the first time, but if you keep playing, you will be fine.

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Y'all ask the best questions on LInkedIn and if I could spend all day everyday just answer them, I would but I would never get to them all and I dont know how I can do that and pay the bills (yet!). So, I took about 100 of the last 1,000 and put them into ChatGPT and asked for the themes. #1 of them was "Career Transition & Pivoting" whether that was due to a layoff situation or just broader change needed in your career. That is what this episode is about.

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From the high level concept of a 30-60-90 planning mentality to why some influencers are way to intense about "grinding through August", lets have a chat simply to plant a seed about what's possible over the next 3 months and how to get yourself there with some kindness along the way too.

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The first one after responsibly firing myself. Also the first one that I self produced. And I am here simply to tell you that you are going to be fine over the course of your corporate careers.

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He shares his own experience of leaving his corporate job and finding happiness in a different way. He emphasizes the importance of feeling comfortable and confident in oneself and caring about others. The host encourages listeners to be kind, reliable, and to believe in themselves. He promises to be there to help and support them.

Keywords

corporate careers, reassurance, happiness, confidence, caring, kindness, reliability, support

Takeaways

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Episode 20, no way! Lets talk about resolutions, why they might be super overrated and other stuff too!

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Well, that was about as unexpected of an ending as can be

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What a wild experience and incredibly eye opening too about what is under the hood at our government these days. Let me tell you all about it.

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