The Inner Chief

Our topic today is Should I stay or should I go? This is part 1 of a 3-part series on Career Crossroads.

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Today we will cover:

• A framework to help you to decide whether you should stay or go from your current role;
• We'll discuss how to derive your career and life vision; and
• A process for defining your ideal role.

Stay epic,

Greg

In this episode, we talk with our resident spiritual guru, Damien Price.

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This is the third time we've had Pricey on the show; you can check out previous episodes by going to chiefmaker.com/31 and chiefmaker.com/101.

Damien is a Christian Brother and has taught for over thirty years in schools throughout Australia and New Zealand. Over the past twenty years he has been involved in working with disadvantaged youth, homeless men and women, refugees and Asylum Seekers.

He has Masters Degrees in Counselling and Pastoral Guidance. I have known Damien for 25+ years and he is my own spiritual mentor.

In this episode we talk about:

• Getting into the Christmas spirit with RAKs - Random Acts of Kindness;
• Why RAKs are a gift received not a gift given;
• Growing every day in your sense of self; and
• Recognising when your values are being compromised and staying true to them under pressure.

Connecting with Damien Price

You can reach Damien via LinkedIn.

Books and resources mentioned in the episode

Don't die with the music in you - by Wayne Bennett

Our topic today is how to finish the decade strong.

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Today we will cover:

• We'll discuss why you still have time to change some habits and finish 2019 strong; and
• The 3 areas of your life you can work on now that will set up 2020 with a bang.

And to celebrate getting to 150 Inner Chief episodes, I also mention a discount code for my Chief Maker Academy course titled Game Plan, which will help get your life back on track.

Stay epic,

Greg

Our topic today is How to Define and Leave a Legacy.

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Today we will cover:

• We'll discuss a few examples of others and how they have left a legacy;
• What legacy is and what it isn't; and
• A few ways you can leave a legacy without turning your life upside down or quitting your job tomorrow.

And to celebrate getting to 150 Inner Chief episodes, I also mention a discount code for my course, Game Plan, which will help get your life back on track.

Stay epic,

Greg

In this episode, we meet Josh Ellis, Editor-in-chief of SUCCESS Magazine on Learning from other great chiefs, getting ahead quickly and keeping it simple.

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SUCCESS is an American newsstand magazine that since 1897 has been devoted to the personal and professional growth of its readers.

An accomplished sportswriter before joining the SUCCESS staff in 2012, he originally served as the magazine's features editor before being named to the top position in 2015.

In the years since, he built a staff that has won industry awards, including two nominations for editorial team of the year, and in 2017 the trade journal Folio named him a 30-under-30 honoree and one of the 100 most influential people in the magazine industry.

In this episode we talk about:

• What factors separate successful people from the rest;
• How to achieve balance in life, particularly as a leader;
• Why his age hasn't hindered his achievements; and
• The fallacies of success and what to look out for.

Connecting with Josh Ellis

You can reach Josh via LinkedIn. But the best way to connect is via Twitter.

Our greatest thanks go to James Whittaker for connecting us to Josh.

Books and resources mentioned in the episode

• https://www.success.com/how-jamie-foxx-became-unstoppable/
• https://www.success.com/the-tim-ferriss-way-life-is-a-choose-your-own-adventure-game/
• https://www.success.com/what-happened-when-i-tried-to-cut-the-negative-people-out-of-my-life/

Our topic today is Promotion Speed Formula

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Today we will cover:

• A formula that will help you or a colleague or mentee get promoted faster.
• We'll discuss how your track record of achieving results is key to proving your measurable value; and
• The 5 elements of your entourage and why they are important in the context of promotion.

Stay epic,

Greg

In this episode, we meet Joe DeMaria, founder of Teach To Scale on the art of learning, career excellence and value creators.

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Joe DeMaria is the creator of "Dynamic Ascension Training" which is an 80/20 teaching system that focuses on breaking down even the most complicated skill sets into simple digestible training programs.

He is one of the most sought after course creation consultants on the planet -- having worked to create dozens of Dynamic Ascension Training Programs for high-end entrepreneurs, coaches, and consultants.

His company Teach To Scale also creates corporate learning and development programs to minimize training costs, recruiting costs, and ramp-up time for new or transitioning employees.

In this episode we talk about:

• How an illegal soda can business at the age of 9 ignited his early entrepreneurial spirit;
• The art of learning and how he researched his theories which he put into practice;
• How creating toy problems aligns with striving for career excellence; and
• The importance of being a value creator.

Connecting with Joe DeMaria

You can reach Joe via LinkedIn. Otherwise, if you have any questions for Joe, sign up at his website, Teach To Scale.

Our greatest thanks go to Alex Mandossian for connecting us to Joe.

Books and resources mentioned in the episode

• Art of Learning - by Josh Waitzkin

Our topic today is "No, it won't be better after we get through this!"

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Today we will cover:

• How to create a pattern interrupt when times get busy;
• The framework I use that you can use too to manage your time and energy when you can't see the wood for the trees;
• Doing your job well and doing it with grace, despite the hurricane happening at work.

Stay epic,

Greg

In this episode, we meet Greg Dickason, Managing Director Pacific of LexisNexis on career opportunities, getting out of your comfort zone and the future of technology in business.

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In July 2019, Greg took on the role of Managing Director Pacific of LexisNexis, the leading provider of Content, Analytics and Software solutions for Legal, Risk and Compliance.

His previous positions were as CTO with CoreLogic RP Data, while earlier in his career, Greg held senior management positions at Virgin Mobile UK and Unisys.

In this episode we talk about:

• Taking career-defining opportunities by getting out of his comfort zone and moving countries;
• His top 3 tips for getting out of a stalling career;
• How he gets his executive team and their teams to focus on the most important tasks; and
• The future of technology, particularly AI and big data, and what this means for business.

Connecting with Greg Dickason

You can reach Greg via LinkedIn. You can read more about his company on the LexisNexis website.

Books and resources mentioned in the episode

• All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten - by Robert Fulghum
• Maybe (Maybe Not) - by Robert Fulghum

Our topic today is Don't do ordinary; do extraordinary!.

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Today we will cover:

• Why you should focus on doing lots of small things extraordinarily well;
• How you can lift the lid on your thinking and come up with some great ideas to raise the bar on your output;
• How you can make being extraordinary a part of your daily operating system.

Stay epic,

Greg