Tess Vigeland, veteran radio producer and former anchor for public radio’s Marketplace, join us to discuss her story of leaping without a plan B.
Highlights
Developing an awareness of the moments we fall in love with our workThe challenges of coming up with your own definitions of successWhy we all don’t have to be specialThe mentality that sets us up to feel like failuresHow definitions of success change over the course of our lives and our careersLessons in mastery from more than 20 years in radioNavigating loss of identity that comes with significant changes in your lifeNavigating the psychological challenges of leaping into uncertaintyBooks and Resources
Tess’s talk at the World Domination SummitLeap without a Plan BSponsors
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Quotes
Everybody doesn’t have a calling, but why should they? @tessvigeland via @unmistakableCR
You have one life to live. Live it the way you want to live it. @tessvigeland via @unmistakableCR
You can’t be a journalist if you don’t have a curious mind. @tessvigeland via @unmistakableCR
There’s a great responsibility to making sure people are informed about their world. @tessvigeland via @unmistakableCR
People back from the cliff because they can’t imagine who they are without they do.
If the self-help books worked, we wouldn’t have so many of them.
Tess Vigeland is a veteran journalist, and a well-known voice to millions of American radio listeners. She is the CEO of Tess Vigeland Productions, a Los Angeles-based multi-media company. Tess spent 11 years as an anchor for public radio’s Marketplace, including six hosting the personal finance show Marketplace Money. Her first book, titled