Working Classy

1. Focus on your fresh new future, not what you wish you'd done differently.

2. Make small fun goals too!

3. Keep a physical, constant reminder of what you're trying to do.

4. Break your goal down into RIDICULOUSLY small steps.

5. Be honest with yourself.

6. Team up with the right accountabilibuddies for your goal.

7. Raise the stakes on accomplishing your goal!

8. Make a "swear jar" for not making progress on your goal.

9. Expect to mess up and get ready to keep trying!

Happy New Year, everybody! GET IT IN 2019! 🎉

xoxo,

We're taking a bit of a break! But before we go, we have an interview with Whitney Bennett, pin maker & designer of Lil Boat Boutique. She shares her tips on how she went from being a side hustle maker to a more full-time maker. And don't miss the Tip Nugget of the Week: Believe in your art!

Find Lil Boat online at www.lilboatboutique.com or by social media handle at @lilboatboutique.

Inspiration to stay creative comes in lots of different forms. Isabel and Laurel talk about what they've been into lately. And Isabel brings us our tip NUGGET of the week: share a calendar with your Accountabilibuddy!

Links from the show:

Bruno Major: https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/bruno-major-made-stunning-song-every-moon-year-2143019

Brain.fm: https://brain.fm/

Bobby Hundreds: https://www.forbes.com/sites/meganbruneau/2017/06/27/the-4-mindset-shifts-that-led-to-this-streetwear-moguls-success/#265348724e64

Women & Power: https://www.amazon.com/Women-Power-Manifesto-Mary-Beard/dp/1631494759

Stay Here: https://www.netflix.com/title/80201870

Terrace House (Opening New Doors): https://www.netflix.com/title/80212301

Perspective Collective: https://perspective-collective.com/podcast/

In Good Company: https://www.nts.live/shows/in-good-company

This week Laurel tries to explain what she does for work. She also brings us our Tip of the Week: move things closer.

Job hunting is hard, but it doesn't have to be terrible. This week friends of the podcast, Alex Rodriguez and Tiffany Taylor report back from their recent time in the job seeking trenches to give us tips and hope for the future. They also bring us our tip(s!) of the week: get comfortable saying "no" and schedule your snacks. BONUS: we try to answer an eight-year-old's question with the help of nurse Cassandra Harrison.

Links from the show:

Alex Rodriguez: https://twitter.com/aroduribe

Tiffany Taylor: http://niffyat.net/

Tiffany's dog, Tenzin: https://www.instagram.com/tenzin_kun/

Tiffany's job search spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F4mIs_ptLJ6ZLXQLZ6jqlwsDkjPL-hHN9u1owdVA3yA/edit?usp=sharing

Quitters Are Winners: https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-this-economy-quitters-are-winning-1530702001

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Quitters CAN be winners! Sometimes it's best to stop what you're doing so you can do something better. Isabel and Laurel talk about stuff to try before you jump ship and how to prepare to jump ship so you don't drown. [End ship metaphor.] Laurel ends the show with a (bleak? beautiful?) tip of the week: remember that the time will pass anyway. Hooray! Have a great week!

Happy Labor Day! This week Isabel and Laurel are joined by Alli Lowe and Irene Jang for an All-Asian roundtable discussion about Crazy Rich Asians (with so many spoilers), Henry Golding's well-trained face, Yao Ming, Venmo John in Bachelor in Paradise, Joy Luck Club, mahjong nostalgia, Mulan, the Korean family in Gilmore Girls, All-American Girl, sometimes not wanting to be "represented" on screen for fear that it might make things worse for you...and more! So go catch up on all that Asian pop culture then join us as we break it all apart.

Laurel was not great at managing her time this week, and this is why we can't have nice things. In about 8.5 minutes, we catch up, Laurel makes a bunch of nonsense excuses about being SO BUSY, Isabel talks about a new idea she has for a dream job, we discuss how she might prototype it, and then we pressure you to watch Crazy Rich Asians so we don't spoil it for you during our Happy Hour episode. The End.

We've got some heavy stuff this week as Isabel and Laurel talk candidly about their lives, figuring out what they want and how they intend to get it. Plus, Isabel brings us our Tip Nugget of the Week: splurge on resources and products that could serve you infinitely.

It’s our first mailbag episode! What can you do when you want to get out of your current career or industry? Do you have to start from the bottom of the ladder? Marley Shimamura, Senior Manager of Process Enhancement at Talentburst, gives us a TON of great advice on how to navigate this move. And Laurel brings us our Tip of the Week: log your wins.