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Lisa with Dig to Fly shares 6 tips for how to have a productive day at work

Episode 1067: 6 Tips on How to Have a Productive Day at Work by Lisa with Dig to Fly on Being a Better Person and Worker

Karl Staib is an author that seeks out growth at every turn. It's why he writes. He wants to process his thoughts and emotions, learn from them and share them with the world. He grew up in a little town in Pennsylvania called Pipersiville. He moved to Austin, TX in this mid twenties and now he is living in San Antonio with his wife and two boys. If you enjoy his writing, he encourages you to reach out to him at DigToFly.com. He wants to hear about how you've learned to grow from your own struggles. When his father passed it was focusing on gratitude that helped him get through one of the most difficult times in his life. It taught him the importance of bringing gratitude to every single situation. Whether it's a difficult situation like his father's death or amazing one like drinking ice cold tea by the river with his son. That's why he wants to bring more gratitude into the workplace. His work inside a fortune 500 company that regularly ranks in top 10 for best place to work has shown him the importance of gratitude and how it increases productivity and communication. If you want to learn more just go to DigToFly.com. He is also a big fan of traveling, meditation, Yoga, hikes in lush terrain and his family.

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James Altucher shares the 9 surefire ways to fail at anything. This is part 2 of 2.

Episode 1066: [Part 2] The 9 Surefire Ways to Fail at Anything by James Altucher on Creating Success For Yourself

James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster. He has founded or cofounded more than 20 companies and says he failed at 17 of them. He has published 11 books, and is a regular contributor to The Financial Times, TechCrunch, and The Huffington Post. USA Today named his book Choose Yourself one of the 12 Best Business Books of All Time.

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James Altucher shares the 9 surefire ways to fail at anything. This is part 1 of 2.

Episode 1065: [Part 1] The 9 Surefire Ways to Fail at Anything by James Altucher on Creating Success For Yourself

James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster. He has founded or cofounded more than 20 companies and says he failed at 17 of them. He has published 11 books, and is a regular contributor to The Financial Times, TechCrunch, and The Huffington Post. USA Today named his book Choose Yourself one of the 12 Best Business Books of All Time.

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Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro shares five hints that you could be an underperformer

Episode 1064: Five Hints You Could Be an Underperformer. Even When No One Says Anything by Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro

Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including FASTER TOGETHER: Accelerating Your Team's Productivity (Berrett-Koehler 2018). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and a member of its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide.) Stack's clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times.

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Daniella of I Like to Dabble talks about whether or not you should tell your employer about your side hustle

Episode 1063: Should You Tell Your Employer About Your Side Hustle? by Daneilla of I Like to Dabble on Starting a Side Business

Daniella is a software engineer and sidepreneur who has gone from 0 to 12 income streams in 4 years, paid off over $40k of debt in the process, and moved 2100 miles cross country with her wife Alexandra to live in their dream location. 

Prior to that, she was going through back-to-back layoffs, had no savings, and was living paycheck to paycheck.  

Now, she teaches thousands of others how to start and grow their own side hustles and businesses, get their money right, find remote work that aligns with what they really want to do, and live their best life. 

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Carl Pullein tells you how to stay productive when you get thrown out of your routine

Episode 1062: How To Stay Productive When You Get Thrown Out Of Your Routine by Carl Pullein on Getting Work Done No Matter What

Carl has written three books on productivity and time management and coaches companies and individuals around the world through his Time and Life Mastery and Your Digital Life courses. 

His passion and dedication to helping people become better at managing their time so they can focus on what is important to them is legendary and his presentations and workshops are highly interactive, entertaining and educational.

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Dr. Jenny Brockis talks about why happiness at work matters

Episode 1061: Why Happiness at Work Matters by Dr. Jenny Brockis on Enjoying Your Job and Life More

Dr. Jenny Brockis is a medical practitioner and board-certified lifestyle medicine physician, keynote speaker and best-selling author based out of Perth, Western Australia. She is an expert in the science of high-performance thinking, creating thriving teams and leaders through improving brain health and wellbeing. And in her new book, Thriving Mind: How to Cultivate a Good Life, she reveals how to cultivate the mental agility, flexibility and adaptability required to meet the needs of the modern workplace and thrive.

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Christine Comaford talks about how to stop workplace bullies

Episode 1060: How to Stop Workplace Bullies In Their Tracks by Christine Comaford of Smart Tribes Institute on Employee Relations and Office Conflict

Christine Comaford is a Leadership and Culture Coach who specializes in applied neuroscience, which helps her clients achieve tremendous results in record time. She is a human behavior expert, a leadership columnist for Forbes.com, and the New York Times bestselling author of Power Your Tribe, SmartTribes and Rules for Renegades.

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Cal Newport talks about the why doing less is more impressive

Episode 1059: Debunking the Laundry List Fallacy: Why Doing Less is More Impressive by Cal Newport on Efficiency and Resume Building

Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, who specializes in the theory of distributed algorithms. He previously earned his Ph.D. from MIT in 2009 and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2004.

In addition to studying the theoretical foundations of our digital age as a professor, Newport also writes about the impact of these technologies on the world of work.

His most recent book, Deep Work, argues that focus is the new I.Q. in the knowledge economy, and that individuals who cultivate their ability to concentrate without distraction will thrive.

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Vicki Cook and Amy Blacklock of Women Who Money discuss pros and cons of making career changes

Episode 1058: What Are the Pros and Cons of Job Hopping? by Vicki Cook and Amy Blacklock of Women Who Money on Making Career Changes

The co-founders of Women Who Money are Amy Blacklock from Life Zemplified and Vicki Cook, from Make Smarter Decisions. Vicki and Amy connected initially online and eventually met in person at a financial conference in the fall of 2017.

They've both reached financial independence and left full-time work to devote more time to family, pursue passion projects, and embrace fun and challenging opportunities.

They enjoy collaborating on original content and sharing great articles written by and for women.

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