Former president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, had a rule when it came to speaking. Ultimately it comes down to being respectful of people's time. Take a listen to learn more about his rules!

Do people enjoy working with you? I don't mean you should cater to everyone's needs, but are you pleasant to work with? As my daughter's say, you gotta have that "rizz" in the workplace.

How much time do you devote to hard work in a day? Work that is really focused and intentional. We could learn something from Pasta Matt and his craftsmanship!

Most professionals in the middle of their careers have a tendency to leave the AI and ChatGPT's of the world to the younger professionals. But it's such a powerful tool! If you can learn to embrace it for the mundane and the fun tasks it certainly pays off.

In your early stages of your career you may have tried to be over-productive. In this episode we'll challenge you to be more consistent instead of more productive.

At Sharpen 2.0 we're all about helping you develop skills for the workplace and beyond. What skills are you actively trying to develop that will help in your professional and personal lives?

The New Year is fast upon us! It's never too late to plan your goals, no matter the time of year. How are you working to overcome Parkinson's Law and be more productive in your career?

I recently had a career change and was immediately reminded of the fear that comes with it. Learning new processes and procedures, meeting new people, it can be daunting. It's always going to happen but you can't let the fear of change stop you from progress.

As I ventured back into the realm of podcasting I had to remind myself that things can be a little rough around the edges at first. Sometimes we forget about our "first times" but it's important to remind ourselves that it's normal to have clunky starts to new things.

After reading an amazing book I decided to do more hard "stuff." This led me to training for and competing in a marathon. It was not easy! Check out this episode to learn how you can get into the groove of doing hard things.