The Survivor's Guide To Thriving

Everything has its season and every season has a beginning and an end. This is one of the latter.

This will be the final episode of The Survivor's Guide to Thriving Podcast.

While there are plenty of new and exciting things happening at MJST (so stay tuned!), this will be the end of this particular project. The SG2T Podcast has taught us a lot over the last four years...and we hope it's taught you something as well!

In this final conversation, Mark Jewell interviews Amanda Sollman, who is also ending her season on the MJST team as she heads on to the next great adventure. Mark asks Amanda for her reflections and advice on:

• What to focus on when you're early in your career
• How to navigate through a seemingly endless amount of change
• Books to read and movies to watch
• How best to support young talent if you're in a management/leadership role

And more!

Whether this is your first episode or the 139th, thank you for listening to The Survivor's Guide to Thriving Podcast!

• Episode 116 – What Fitness Can Tell Us About Ourselves with Missy Henry
• Episode 112 – Making Nutrition Work for You & Your Goals with Alex Maclin
• Episode 101 – What Does it Mean to 'Manage Up'? with Amanda Sollman
• Episode 95 – Finding Light in the Darkness | Living Through Trauma with Keri Kenney
• Episode 83 – Leading with Courage, Empathy and Vulnerability with the MJST Team

Are you a big picture thinker who's just kind of 'meh' about the specifics? Are you a leader who subscribes to the "done is better than perfect" philosophy? Do you thrive on building the plane as you fly it? Are you someone who is all about experimenting and shifting gears as you go along?

If so, awesome! This episode is specifically for you!

Because today, I want to talk to you about me! Well, not me exactly but rather, people like me.

Detail people. Self-described perfectionists. People with high standards for exactly how things should look, sound, feel and get done. Those of us who cling to rules and systems and processes like a life-preserver.

Today, I want to give you a peak behind the curtain into the world of your detail folks and share why, especially as a leader and teammate who has a different working style, I believe it's so important to pay attention to and actively support this type of employee.

Resources:

• Free Cheat Sheet: 4 Ways to Help Your Perfectionists Grow 
• MJST Coachinars communities
• Connect with Amanda on Instagram!

Are you one of the tens of thousands of people who got to learn how to work at home in the last 6-8 weeks? Are you also one of the thousands of people who has gotten completely burnt out and overwhelmed on video meetings?

You're not alone!

While video meetings are great tools for remote workers (and were helpful in creating face-to-face interaction during quarantine), too much of a good thing can be…well, too much.

So, in this episode, Amanda and MarkSteven sit down to talk about:

• The mistakes we make on video calls
• Tips for making these meetings more effective
• And how to engage different types of people through video

Resources:

• Amanda's Favorite Tools for Remote Work
• Zoomitis: Diagnosis, Prognosis and Prescription!

Learning to work remotely often comes with a steep learning curve! How do I best stay in communication with my team? How do I make sure I don't miss a deadline? Where can I access all of our files? No matter what we like to imagine, working from home is NOT the exact same thing as working in an office – especially when it comes to the nuts and bolts of doing your work.

Today, Amanda digs into why it's SO important to be purposeful about the tools you use to get work done when you're running a virtual team. She also shares things to consider when picking the tools and apps your team will use, and the MJST team's favorite platforms that keep us productive and save us from driving each other crazy.

Resources:

Cheat Sheet – Amanda's Favorite Tools for Remote Work

Connect with Amanda on Instagram!

One of the most common conversations we have in coaching sessions is around relationships. We're social beings and we depend on our relationships functioning well in order to experience connection, personal satisfaction and professional success. No matter how independent we think we are, we have to work and live with other people – so when those relationships aren't functioning, we've got issues.

And, while it may sound cliché, the thing at the center of many of these relationship challenges is often one thing: communication.

In this episode, Amanda shares three common communication mistakes we all fall victim to from time-to-time – and how we can practice moving through them.

Resources:

Free Guide – 5 Ways to Communication More Effectively RIGHT NOW!

MJST Coachinars – An Ongoing Coaching Community

Follow Amanda on Instagram!

In this episode, Mark Jewell is talking about leadership – and the responsibilities we have to those we lead. He digs into the stories we can tell ourselves about other people, the three elements that impact performance, and how we can support those on our team most effectively.

Episode Resources:

• Power vs. Force by Dr. David Hawkins

Connect with us online!

Mark Jewell Speaking & Training on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram

Note: MJST content is for educational and informational purposes only. This is not a replacement for medical, nutritional or mental health advice. Please seek help from a medical or mental health professional when needing individual treatment or advice.

In this episode, Amanda covers the third and final strategy that can help us feel a greater sense of stability during crazy seasons of life. Today she's focusing on embracing "random" and how we can leverage it to recharge...so that we can keep serving others and bringing our best selves to the table.

Episode Resources:

• MJST Coachinars
• MJST Online Programs and Resources

Connect with us online!

Mark Jewell Speaking & Training on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram

In this episode, Amanda continues looking at strategies that can help us feel a greater sense of stability during crazy seasons of life. Today she's focusing on finding reason and how we can leverage it to be more purposeful in our actions.

Episode Resources:

• MJST Coachinars
• MJST Online Programs and Resources

Connect with us online!

Mark Jewell Speaking & Training on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram

Life feels really unstable right now – almost like you're on a ship being tossed around in the storm, just wishing you had something to hold onto. Over the next few episodes, Amanda's digging into ways we can create that sense of stability we desire. First up? Creating a new rhythm for life. She shares:

• How routines can create consistency
• Why you may want to use realistic daily goals as your foundation
• The benefit of using anchoring activities to guide your day
• The importance of considering the workflow that supports you

Episode Resources:

• MJST Online Programs and Resources
• Unlocking Us podcast
• Binge Mode podcast
• The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
• A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

Connect with us online!

Mark Jewell Speaking & Training on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram

Are we living in crazy times right now or what?! In this episode, Amanda is sharing three reflection questions she's using to process all the feelings. That includes:

• Considering how we can learn something from this (even if we're not excited about it)
• The importance of creating support networks for hard times
• Developing a practice to shift out of judgement (especially when it's really easy to be judge-y)

Episode Resources:

• MJST Online Programs and Resources
• Armchair Expert podcast
• You Are Here by Jenny Lawson

Connect with us online!

Mark Jewell Speaking & Training on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram