• How our culture creates a need for more, more, more
• How to help our children avoid the burnout and overworking programming from the start
• How to use technological tools as tools, instead of as further indications that we aren’t doing things right

Have you ever felt like you needed more? More money, more prestige, more status, and more accomplishment? In this week’s podcast episode Tara McMullin, the author of What Works: A Comprehensive Framework to Change the Way We Approach Goal-Setting, helps us peek behind the curtain. Listen in as she unpacks the programming creating this lack of satisfaction and gives us important clues about how to de-program ourselves. Tara will help us focus on being in process with ourselves instead of seeking ever more, ever more.

Resources Mentioned:

Get Tara’s book: What Works: A Comprehensive Framework to Change the Way We Approach Goal-Setting

Click here to get your own copy of Amanda's book, Great Work.

About The Guest:

Tara McMullin is a writer, podcaster, and producer. For over 13 years, she’s studied small business owners—how they live, how they work, what influences them, and what they hope for the future. She’s the author of What Works: A Comprehensive Framework to Change the Way We Approach Goal-Setting. The book challenges the lessons we’ve learned about goals and productivity through culture and proposes a radical shift: structuring our lives around practice rather than achievement. She’s the host of What Works, a podcast about navigating the 21st-century economy with your humanity intact. Tara is also co-founder of YellowHouse.Media, a boutique podcast production company. Her work has been featured in Fast Company, The Startup, The Muse, and The Huffington Post.

http://explorewhatworks.com/book

http://explorewhatworks.com/weekly

http://twitter.com/taragentile

http://instagram.com/tara_mcmullin

About The Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness, and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the book, Great Work: Do What Matters Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

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Ratings and...]]>Join Tara McMullin and Dr. Amanda Crowell as we discuss:

• How our culture creates a need for more, more, more
• How to help our children avoid the burnout and overworking programming from the start
• How to use technological tools as tools, instead of as further indications that we aren’t doing things right

Have you ever felt like you needed more? More money, more prestige, more status, and more accomplishment? In this week’s podcast episode Tara McMullin, the author of What Works: A Comprehensive Framework to Change the Way We Approach Goal-Setting, helps us peek behind the curtain. Listen in as she unpacks the programming creating this lack of satisfaction and gives us important clues about how to de-program ourselves. Tara will help us focus on being in process with ourselves instead of seeking ever more, ever more.

Resources Mentioned:

Get Tara’s book: What Works: A Comprehensive Framework to Change the Way We Approach Goal-Setting

Click here to get your own copy of Amanda's book, Great Work.

About The Guest:

Tara McMullin is a writer, podcaster, and producer. For over 13 years, she’s studied small business owners—how they live, how they work, what influences them, and what they hope for the future. She’s the author of What Works: A Comprehensive Framework to Change the Way We Approach Goal-Setting. The book challenges the lessons we’ve learned about goals and productivity through culture and proposes a radical shift: structuring our lives around practice rather than achievement. She’s the host of What Works, a podcast about navigating the 21st-century economy with your humanity intact. Tara is also co-founder of YellowHouse.Media, a boutique podcast production company. Her work has been featured in Fast Company, The Startup, The Muse, and The Huffington Post.

http://explorewhatworks.com/book

http://explorewhatworks.com/weekly

http://twitter.com/taragentile

http://instagram.com/tara_mcmullin

About The Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness, and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the book, Great Work: Do What Matters Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for listening to the Unleashing Your Great Work Podcast!

If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast edits, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app.

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• Why people struggle with new year resolutions
• How to set resolutions that are grounded in the absolute fact that we are good enough exactly as we are
• Three questions to help you discover what would help you create deeper meaning and purpose.

Have you noticed that some people really dislike New Year’s resolutions? I used to find this very perplexing, but I think I’ve figured it out. When we look at our resolutions as opportunities to create deeper meaning and purpose in our lives, our resistance can melt away.

 Resources Mentioned:

Grab the guide to answer these questions for yourself!

https://amandacrowell.com/ep52/

Click here to get your own copy of Amanda's book, Great Work.

Come to our event on January 17th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/474101469257

Melissa’s Membership page: Mindlove.com/premium

Anita’s Hyperactive Imagination Podcast: https://www.hyperactiveimagination.com

About The Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness, and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the book, Great Work: Do What Matters Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for listening to the Unleashing Your Great Work Podcast!

If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast edits, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or in your favorite podcast app.

Leave us a tip to Support The Podcast!

Leave us an Apple Podcasts review

Ratings and reviews mean everything to us. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which brings these important stories to more awesome listeners like you. Your time to leave a review on Apple Podcasts is greatly appreciated!

• How Melissa built the top podcast of 2022, MindLove from scratch
• How our own growth can fuel our business growth
• How authenticity is critical to resilience

Resources

https://mindlove.com/premium

https://instagram.com/mindlovemelissa

Come to our event on January 17th:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/474101469257

SUMMARY:

On this episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, we are diving deep with Melissa Monte. Melissa is a mentor, speaker, and podcast host of “Mind Love”, where she helps people give their minds a little love (which we ALL need). 

Melissa believes that her Great Work comes from the evolution of someone she was mentally ignoring and subduing for years: herself. She guides us through and shows an immensely beautiful amount of vulnerability to her 10-year downward spiral where she had to find the strength to push back against the walls that were closing in on her mental well-being.

Half of her life, Melissa built 100% of her life around everyone else and the core being of who she really was. However, through the struggles, Melissa came to realize that the more vulnerable she is what she needs, the more she can move forward. She works with her personal goals, fights brain negativities, and scratches her own itches first in order to help the world around her.

We may not realize that we are all struggling with such similar things, and yet we still believe our struggles are so unique and no one will understand. However, the basis of what we as human beings go through is so immensely similar than we may realize. Melissa expands her Great Work to the minds of others, helping people not only to expand their minds with care and self-love, but also with guidance to see outside the bubble that they themselves or society has created for them.

About the Guest:

Melissa Monte is a mindset mentor, speaker, and podcast host. After a 10 year downward spiral, she became obsessed with understanding the power of the mind and used what she learned to rebuild her life.

Now, through her popular podcast Mind Love, she helps tens of thousands of people each month give their minds a little love to think, feel and live well.

Mind Love has won multiple awards and is a top mental health podcast in over 70 countries and has been featured in Forbes, Harper’s Bazaar and NYC Journal.

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: Join Melissa and Amanda as they discuss:

• How Melissa built the top podcast of 2022, MindLove from scratch
• How our own growth can fuel our business growth
• How authenticity is critical to resilience

Resources

https://mindlove.com/premium

https://instagram.com/mindlovemelissa

Come to our event on January 17th:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/474101469257

SUMMARY:

On this episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, we are diving deep with Melissa Monte. Melissa is a mentor, speaker, and podcast host of “Mind Love”, where she helps people give their minds a little love (which we ALL need). 

Melissa believes that her Great Work comes from the evolution of someone she was mentally ignoring and subduing for years: herself. She guides us through and shows an immensely beautiful amount of vulnerability to her 10-year downward spiral where she had to find the strength to push back against the walls that were closing in on her mental well-being.

Half of her life, Melissa built 100% of her life around everyone else and the core being of who she really was. However, through the struggles, Melissa came to realize that the more vulnerable she is what she needs, the more she can move forward. She works with her personal goals, fights brain negativities, and scratches her own itches first in order to help the world around her.

We may not realize that we are all struggling with such similar things, and yet we still believe our struggles are so unique and no one will understand. However, the basis of what we as human beings go through is so immensely similar than we may realize. Melissa expands her Great Work to the minds of others, helping people not only to expand their minds with care and self-love, but also with guidance to see outside the bubble that they themselves or society has created for them.

About the Guest:

Melissa Monte is a mindset mentor, speaker, and podcast host. After a 10 year downward spiral, she became obsessed with understanding the power of the mind and used what she learned to rebuild her life.

Now, through her popular podcast Mind Love, she helps tens of thousands of people each month give their minds a little love to think, feel and live well.

Mind Love has won multiple awards and is a top mental health podcast in over 70 countries and has been featured in Forbes, Harper’s Bazaar and NYC Journal.

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

• Why we need to build a practice to support our resilience
• How to create an active resilience practice as a sanity goal for 2023
• Top tips from our resilience series

Resources:

Join me!

Do you want 2023 to be the year you finally get to your Great Work? Join me on January 17th for Unleashing YOUR Great Work 2023, an online jumpstart to doing the work that matters the most to you without sacrificing everything else.

Here’s the link to register:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unleashing-your-great-work-2023-make-2023-the-year-of-your-great-work-tickets-474101469257

SUMMARY:

Over the past five weeks, I have been submerged and immersed in a plethora of ways to rebuild my resilience in my Great Work. However, there was one consistent method that seemed to be the most present in every single one of my guest’s interviews, and that was to very simply, TAKE A BREAK! When we are able to take time off from our busy lives, whether it be the holiday season, a vacation, or even a long weekend, we are able to experience time with family and friends that is “unusual” than normal. When I say “unusual”, I’m referring to the simple things in life (hobbies, passions, guilty pleasures) that we don’t get to enjoy on an average daily basis. I have a love for art. I love to draw, paint, see how watercolors flow against a plain white canvas, or clashing oil paints one on top of the other. It’s an escape for me. An escape from the very verbal, chatty life I live day-to-day. When I get the opportunity to experience this passion it feels “unusual.” Make sense? It’s very easy for us to spend time thinking into the past reflecting on what never got done, or gazing into the future preparing for what needs to be completed in a week’s time. I’m here to tell you to stop. Make a list of some hobbies/personal tasks you’d like to accomplish during your time off this holiday season. Once your list is complete, go into that list, pick something, and just do it. Play that new video game that’s been sitting on your Playstation gathering dust. Finish that book that’s been settled on your bedside table the past few months. Explore nature and go on a walk to take in the fresh air. Let 2023 be the year you discover your own resilience and discover your courage to finally divulge your Great Work to the world. Happy Holidays! I’ll see you next year.

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: Join Amanda to explore:

• Why we need to build a practice to support our resilience
• How to create an active resilience practice as a sanity goal for 2023
• Top tips from our resilience series

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unleashing-your-great-work-2023-make-2023-the-year-of-your-great-work-tickets-474101469257

SUMMARY:

Over the past five weeks, I have been submerged and immersed in a plethora of ways to rebuild my resilience in my Great Work. However, there was one consistent method that seemed to be the most present in every single one of my guest’s interviews, and that was to very simply, TAKE A BREAK! When we are able to take time off from our busy lives, whether it be the holiday season, a vacation, or even a long weekend, we are able to experience time with family and friends that is “unusual” than normal. When I say “unusual”, I’m referring to the simple things in life (hobbies, passions, guilty pleasures) that we don’t get to enjoy on an average daily basis. I have a love for art. I love to draw, paint, see how watercolors flow against a plain white canvas, or clashing oil paints one on top of the other. It’s an escape for me. An escape from the very verbal, chatty life I live day-to-day. When I get the opportunity to experience this passion it feels “unusual.” Make sense? It’s very easy for us to spend time thinking into the past reflecting on what never got done, or gazing into the future preparing for what needs to be completed in a week’s time. I’m here to tell you to stop. Make a list of some hobbies/personal tasks you’d like to accomplish during your time off this holiday season. Once your list is complete, go into that list, pick something, and just do it. Play that new video game that’s been sitting on your Playstation gathering dust. Finish that book that’s been settled on your bedside table the past few months. Explore nature and go on a walk to take in the fresh air. Let 2023 be the year you discover your own resilience and discover your courage to finally divulge your Great Work to the world. Happy Holidays! I’ll see you next year.

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

• How to create a connection to nature
• How a connection with nature can create a feeling of groundedness that will serv you year-round
• How indigenous people greet a new year

Resources:

https://songtogaia.com

Do you want 2023 to be the year you finally get to your Great Work? Join me on January 17th for Unleashing YOUR Great Work 2023, an online jumpstart to doing the work that matters the most to you without sacrificing everything else.

Here’s the link to register:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unleashing-your-great-work-2023-make-2023-the-year-of-your-great-work-tickets-474101469257

SUMMARY:

Listen, my passion for Great Work (and the encouragement of Great Work) is limitless beyond compare. Although, I will admit, taking a moment for oneself and stepping away from one’s Great Work is sometimes necessary. That could mean taking an hour to read a few chapters in a book, unwinding with a good television program, or even spending time with Mother Nature herself. Kate Culver, founder of “Song to Gaia” and lifelong lover of Gaia (Greek Goddess of the Planet/Mother Earth), fully believes that HER great work is deeply rooted in her intimate connection with nature. In this world, right now, there is so much chaos and unsureness, and Katie’s perspective is that tomorrow will never be the same as today. We must prepare ourselves for each new day to throw something new at us. How can we best prepare for these moments? Katie suggests three different methods to find a true embodiment with the wild nature surrounding us: find a “sit-spot” (a place in nature to reflect, reconnect, and renew your openness), Embodiment Meditation (getting out of our minds and back home into our center, for a sense of fullness), and Path of Renewal (a deep reflection of our lives and how we have gotten to where we are today). With these special practices, we can allow Gaia to take full control and return us to our paths of resilience in our Great Work.

About the Guest:

Kate Culver, founder of Song to Gaia, is a life-long lover of Gaia and is devoted to her care and feeding. After many years as an activist fighting injustices, saying "No!", she learned the power of "Yes". First through Permaculture-The Art of Beneficial Relationships, then through personal, deep transformational work.

She healed herself from a chronic health issue that had left her unable to use her hands, through a combination of nature connection and deep self exploration. Kate has developed her own unique system for Finding Your Path Home to Self.

Kate inspires hope and possibilities in her audiences and deep emotional and psychological shifts in her clients, where they uncover their super-strengths, divine gifts and life purpose.

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out Join Kate and Amanda as they discuss:

• How to create a connection to nature
• How a connection with nature can create a feeling of groundedness that will serv you year-round
• How indigenous people greet a new year

Resources:

https://songtogaia.com

Do you want 2023 to be the year you finally get to your Great Work? Join me on January 17th for Unleashing YOUR Great Work 2023, an online jumpstart to doing the work that matters the most to you without sacrificing everything else.

Here’s the link to register:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unleashing-your-great-work-2023-make-2023-the-year-of-your-great-work-tickets-474101469257

SUMMARY:

Listen, my passion for Great Work (and the encouragement of Great Work) is limitless beyond compare. Although, I will admit, taking a moment for oneself and stepping away from one’s Great Work is sometimes necessary. That could mean taking an hour to read a few chapters in a book, unwinding with a good television program, or even spending time with Mother Nature herself. Kate Culver, founder of “Song to Gaia” and lifelong lover of Gaia (Greek Goddess of the Planet/Mother Earth), fully believes that HER great work is deeply rooted in her intimate connection with nature. In this world, right now, there is so much chaos and unsureness, and Katie’s perspective is that tomorrow will never be the same as today. We must prepare ourselves for each new day to throw something new at us. How can we best prepare for these moments? Katie suggests three different methods to find a true embodiment with the wild nature surrounding us: find a “sit-spot” (a place in nature to reflect, reconnect, and renew your openness), Embodiment Meditation (getting out of our minds and back home into our center, for a sense of fullness), and Path of Renewal (a deep reflection of our lives and how we have gotten to where we are today). With these special practices, we can allow Gaia to take full control and return us to our paths of resilience in our Great Work.

About the Guest:

Kate Culver, founder of Song to Gaia, is a life-long lover of Gaia and is devoted to her care and feeding. After many years as an activist fighting injustices, saying "No!", she learned the power of "Yes". First through Permaculture-The Art of Beneficial Relationships, then through personal, deep transformational work.

She healed herself from a chronic health issue that had left her unable to use her hands, through a combination of nature connection and deep self exploration. Kate has developed her own unique system for Finding Your Path Home to Self.

Kate inspires hope and possibilities in her audiences and deep emotional and psychological shifts in her clients, where they uncover their super-strengths, divine gifts and life purpose.

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

About Podapalooza

All of these resilience episodes were recorded during Podapalooza, an event that brings together podcast hosts and podcast guests to record episodes on the spot!

Learn more at https://podapalooza.com/

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for listening to the Unleash Your Great Work Podcast!

If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast edits, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or in your favourite podcast app.

• How to tap into your deepest, biggest "why" to build resilience
• How Lyle overcomes hardship and creates meaning
• Why 2023 is the year of one people, one planet

Resources:

Come to Amanda's event on January 17th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/474101469257

PlannedActs.Org,

LyleBenjamin.com,

TheWorkingDead.Us

SUMMARY

On this holiday episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, we are joined by Lyle Benjamin, an entrepreneur who is the founder of three (that’s right - THREE) non-profit organizations: 16 Things Kids Can Do, Planned Acts of Kindness, and One Planet, One People. Leaving his life as a lawyer behind, Lyle found he always had a debt to repay for the kindness he had been shown since a young age, even if that meant repaying his debts by helping the community and our very own planet. Lyle discovered his Great Work was in the world around him, and he believes that this decade alone is going to determine the quality of life for the people and the planet from here on out. But, much like all Great Work, our bodies, minds, and souls can take a harsh beating when pouring our full-forced energy into the world, and we find a lack of resilience and stamina once our energies have been depleted. What does Lyle recommend? BE KIND TO YOURSELF! Lyle trusts the saying “we can’t sweat the small stuff, “ and even though we may have many overwhelming things coming at us this holiday season, it’s important to think about perspective. Remember, it’s not about how much money you have, how many toys you get, or even how many eggnogs you drink…It’s about the quality of your relationships with other people and your sense of community that help you rebuild your Great Work resilience.

About the Guest:

My name is Lyle Benjamin and I am the founder of three Non-Profit Organizations, 16 Things Kids Can Do, Planned Acts of Kindness & One Planet One People. 

I didn’t start out wanting to change the world, I just wanted to repay a debt. 

When I was a child, I had a difficult family life at home. I started working when I was 11 years old just to get out of the house. I met people who took an interest in me, and I appreciated their acts of kindness so much that I went to law school with the goal of helping others. 

And boy was I naïve. After working with the NY Attorney General’s Office, I decided the profession wasn’t compatible with my goals. I left that behind and did many successful entrepreneurial businesses, but I felt I wasn’t doing enough to repay my debt.

So, I gave it all up and created the NPO Planned Acts of Kindness where I gamified Karma. But the world is in crisis and this decade is going to determine the quality of life for billions of people. 

I do speaking events and workshops about the collaborative steps individuals and institutions can take on a local, national, or global scale to push back on the tipping points issues as well as social, economic and health inequalities to provide quality of life for kids, people, and the planet. 

Like it or not we’re all in this together and I share more about the 40+ programs and initiatives people and institutions can use — based upon their own interests and causes — to “Be the Hero” in my book: “ONE: The Fight for Survival of the Human Race.” 

Programs include The Collaboration Think Tank Network; The Work/Life Balance Collaborative Course; Money Matters Mastery; HR Custom Benefits...]]>Join Lyle Benjamin and Amanda as they discuss:

• How to tap into your deepest, biggest "why" to build resilience
• How Lyle overcomes hardship and creates meaning
• Why 2023 is the year of one people, one planet

Resources:

Come to Amanda's event on January 17th: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/474101469257

PlannedActs.Org,

LyleBenjamin.com,

TheWorkingDead.Us

SUMMARY

On this holiday episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, we are joined by Lyle Benjamin, an entrepreneur who is the founder of three (that’s right - THREE) non-profit organizations: 16 Things Kids Can Do, Planned Acts of Kindness, and One Planet, One People. Leaving his life as a lawyer behind, Lyle found he always had a debt to repay for the kindness he had been shown since a young age, even if that meant repaying his debts by helping the community and our very own planet. Lyle discovered his Great Work was in the world around him, and he believes that this decade alone is going to determine the quality of life for the people and the planet from here on out. But, much like all Great Work, our bodies, minds, and souls can take a harsh beating when pouring our full-forced energy into the world, and we find a lack of resilience and stamina once our energies have been depleted. What does Lyle recommend? BE KIND TO YOURSELF! Lyle trusts the saying “we can’t sweat the small stuff, “ and even though we may have many overwhelming things coming at us this holiday season, it’s important to think about perspective. Remember, it’s not about how much money you have, how many toys you get, or even how many eggnogs you drink…It’s about the quality of your relationships with other people and your sense of community that help you rebuild your Great Work resilience.

About the Guest:

My name is Lyle Benjamin and I am the founder of three Non-Profit Organizations, 16 Things Kids Can Do, Planned Acts of Kindness & One Planet One People. 

I didn’t start out wanting to change the world, I just wanted to repay a debt. 

When I was a child, I had a difficult family life at home. I started working when I was 11 years old just to get out of the house. I met people who took an interest in me, and I appreciated their acts of kindness so much that I went to law school with the goal of helping others. 

And boy was I naïve. After working with the NY Attorney General’s Office, I decided the profession wasn’t compatible with my goals. I left that behind and did many successful entrepreneurial businesses, but I felt I wasn’t doing enough to repay my debt.

So, I gave it all up and created the NPO Planned Acts of Kindness where I gamified Karma. But the world is in crisis and this decade is going to determine the quality of life for billions of people. 

I do speaking events and workshops about the collaborative steps individuals and institutions can take on a local, national, or global scale to push back on the tipping points issues as well as social, economic and health inequalities to provide quality of life for kids, people, and the planet. 

Like it or not we’re all in this together and I share more about the 40+ programs and initiatives people and institutions can use — based upon their own interests and causes — to “Be the Hero” in my book: “ONE: The Fight for Survival of the Human Race.” 

Programs include The Collaboration Think Tank Network; The Work/Life Balance Collaborative Course; Money Matters Mastery; HR Custom Benefits Programs; Education for Quality of Life; One Planet One People Clubs; One Table One World; The Great Pizza Peace Plan Challenge; Team-Building; Fundraising; Branding Opportunities. 

Additional Books:  The Working Dead; Legacy LifeLines: Memorial Edition; 16 Things We All Can Do to Act Right & Help Save the Planet. 

Lyle Benjamin — The Karma Guy /// 

PlannedActs.Org,

LyleBenjamin.com,

TheWorkingDead.Us

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

About Podapalooza

All of these resilience episodes were recorded during Podapalooza, an event that brings together podcast hosts and podcast guests to record episodes on the spot!

Learn more at https://podapalooza.com/

Thanks for listening!

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• How to savor the present to create resilience
• How to build a connection with yourself through intention
• How groundedness improves relationships

Resources:

http://www.tessafreegift.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tessaalburn

http://tessalynnealburn.com/

Come to our event on January 17th:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/474101469257

Summary:

It will come as no surprise to any of you when I say that “resilience” is something that is built over time. In business, and in life, we can get caught in moments of “ugh” and “err” which causes us to lose the high frequency of energy we need to achieve resilience. In these moments, we need only summon the healing power and wisdom of Tess Alburn, a business and life coach who describes her Great Work as “midwifing” where she helps talented woman entrepreneurs get into their greatest ripple effect. Tess understands that it can take a lot of time, energy, and effort to find your life’s greatest calling, but it shouldn’t come at the price of sacrificing your internal joy. As we enter the holidays, Tess reminds us to focus on the gift of joy and hone in on creating it intentionally in the tenuous times. Because without the ups and downs, our energy is free and available for us to connect with our Great Work not only physically, but also emotionally and spiritually until our resilience has been built upon a foundation of pure joy.

About the Guest:

Tessa is a business and life coach for women. Utilizing nearing two decades of experience as a trainer and facilitator of live and virtual events, Tessa helps women entrepreneurs get over the six-figure mark in their business, by creating a plan that works for them and rewriting the mindset issues that have kept them playing small.

Her passion for life, culture and SCUBA adventures have taken her both abroad and to 38 US States. She’s fun, intuitive and compassionate!

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: Join Tessa Lynn Alburn and Amanda as they discuss:

• How to savor the present to create resilience
• How to build a connection with yourself through intention
• How groundedness improves relationships

Resources:

http://www.tessafreegift.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tessaalburn

http://tessalynnealburn.com/

Come to our event on January 17th:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/474101469257

Summary:

It will come as no surprise to any of you when I say that “resilience” is something that is built over time. In business, and in life, we can get caught in moments of “ugh” and “err” which causes us to lose the high frequency of energy we need to achieve resilience. In these moments, we need only summon the healing power and wisdom of Tess Alburn, a business and life coach who describes her Great Work as “midwifing” where she helps talented woman entrepreneurs get into their greatest ripple effect. Tess understands that it can take a lot of time, energy, and effort to find your life’s greatest calling, but it shouldn’t come at the price of sacrificing your internal joy. As we enter the holidays, Tess reminds us to focus on the gift of joy and hone in on creating it intentionally in the tenuous times. Because without the ups and downs, our energy is free and available for us to connect with our Great Work not only physically, but also emotionally and spiritually until our resilience has been built upon a foundation of pure joy.

About the Guest:

Tessa is a business and life coach for women. Utilizing nearing two decades of experience as a trainer and facilitator of live and virtual events, Tessa helps women entrepreneurs get over the six-figure mark in their business, by creating a plan that works for them and rewriting the mindset issues that have kept them playing small.

Her passion for life, culture and SCUBA adventures have taken her both abroad and to 38 US States. She’s fun, intuitive and compassionate!

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

About Podapalooza

All of these resilience episodes were recorded during Podapalooza, an event that brings together podcast hosts and podcast guests to record episodes on the spot!

Learn more at https://podapalooza.com/

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• How to use accountability to create resilience
• Why connecting with existing groups and resources is critical for startups
• How to rebuild resilience when it's faded

Resources:

Welcome - BusinessRiff

Come to our event on January 17th:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/474101469257

SUMMARY:

Creating your own company from the ground up is not easy by any means.

Start-up businesses always have their ins and outs, their do’s and don’t’s, and maybe even their “yes, and’s” and “no, but’s”.

On this resilience episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, we get to meet and speak with advisor, author, and founder of BusinessRiff, Mary Scott. Mary has always considered herself a “connector” and has found Great Work in connecting people of many skills and resources to help their start-up businesses flourish. However, starting a business can have it’s drawbacks, and it’s important to remember your own value and self-care when the going gets tough.

A big fan of getting “off-planet” (a term coined to describe the escape from work life into rejuvenating self-care), Mary gives us the reassurance that if we know what works for us, and more importantly what DOESN’T work for us, we can achieve a conquering mindset of changing the world in what whatever Great Work we have to give.

About the Guest:

Mary Scott, award-winning filmmaker, founder of BusinessRiff and author of the St. Louis Startup ResourceGuide, wants StartUps to be wildly successful. 

As an advisor to hundreds of established businesses and startups, she works with inventors, tech & product founders, and solopreneurs to get them organized, and pitch perfect to present to investors and get checks instead of chuckles.

This is going to be Fun!

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

About Podapalooza

All of these resilience...]]>Join Mary Scott and Amanda as they discuss:

• How to use accountability to create resilience
• Why connecting with existing groups and resources is critical for startups
• How to rebuild resilience when it's faded

Resources:

Welcome - BusinessRiff

Come to our event on January 17th:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/474101469257

SUMMARY:

Creating your own company from the ground up is not easy by any means.

Start-up businesses always have their ins and outs, their do’s and don’t’s, and maybe even their “yes, and’s” and “no, but’s”.

On this resilience episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, we get to meet and speak with advisor, author, and founder of BusinessRiff, Mary Scott. Mary has always considered herself a “connector” and has found Great Work in connecting people of many skills and resources to help their start-up businesses flourish. However, starting a business can have it’s drawbacks, and it’s important to remember your own value and self-care when the going gets tough.

A big fan of getting “off-planet” (a term coined to describe the escape from work life into rejuvenating self-care), Mary gives us the reassurance that if we know what works for us, and more importantly what DOESN’T work for us, we can achieve a conquering mindset of changing the world in what whatever Great Work we have to give.

About the Guest:

Mary Scott, award-winning filmmaker, founder of BusinessRiff and author of the St. Louis Startup ResourceGuide, wants StartUps to be wildly successful. 

As an advisor to hundreds of established businesses and startups, she works with inventors, tech & product founders, and solopreneurs to get them organized, and pitch perfect to present to investors and get checks instead of chuckles.

This is going to be Fun!

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

About Podapalooza

All of these resilience episodes were recorded during Podapalooza, an event that brings together podcast hosts and podcast guests to record episodes on the spot!

Learn more at https://podapalooza.com/

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for listening to the Unleashing Your Great Work Podcast! I

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And who better to counsel us on the importance of laughter than the three-time winner of Toronto’s Most Infectious Laughter Competition, Lynn Himmelman?

Lynn has been accelerating the healing and awakening of individuals through the powerful synergy of forgiveness and laughter for decades. A former opera singer, Lynn's health issues propelled her into her current Great Work: New Decision Therapy.

Inspired by the work of the late Dr. Candace Blakely, Lynn was able to discover the wisdom of her own body and change her mindset to allow her body to heal.

And it worked! Lynn leads us in a poignant discussion on how to ignite our expanded soul expression, and then reignite the most powerful and important connection we human beings can have: the connection with ourselves.

Join me!

Do you want 2023 to be the year you finally get to your Great Work? Join me on January 17th for Unleashing YOUR Great Work 2023, an online jumpstart to doing the work that matters the most to you without sacrificing everything else. 

Here’s the link to register:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unleashing-your-great-work-2023-make-2023-the-year-of-your-great-work-tickets-474101469257

About the Guest:

Lynn Himmelman – Life-Transformation Mentor (B.Sc., B.Mus.), has been accelerating the healing & awakening of thousands of individuals & organizations through the powerful synergy of forgiving and laughing for nearly two and a half decades. She is a sought-after expert in resolving trauma, anxiety, and complicated relationship conflicts.

As a seasoned, inspired laughter she has been voted Toronto's Most Infectious Laughter in three Championships. Laughter became a mainstay in her life when it played a central role in her recovery from a serious brain trauma. That's when she realized, firsthand, through her own recovery experience, that Laughter Really IS The Best Medicine and, when combined with forgiveness, that it is a powerful pathway to deep and lasting transformation.

Lynn has appeared on various media channels including CBC National News, Global TV News, Rogers TV, Toronto Sun News, The W Network, That Channel, and most recently CTV’s show “The Social”.

For further information visit: http://www.forgiveandlaugh.com

http://www.forgiveandlaugh.com 

https://lynnhimmelman.eventbrite.com 

https://www.facebook.com/ForgiveAndLaugh/

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unleashing-your-great-work-2023-make-2023-the-year-of-your-great-work-tickets-474101469257

About the Guest:

Lynn Himmelman – Life-Transformation Mentor (B.Sc., B.Mus.), has been accelerating the healing & awakening of thousands of individuals & organizations through the powerful synergy of forgiving and laughing for nearly two and a half decades. She is a sought-after expert in resolving trauma, anxiety, and complicated relationship conflicts.

As a seasoned, inspired laughter she has been voted Toronto's Most Infectious Laughter in three Championships. Laughter became a mainstay in her life when it played a central role in her recovery from a serious brain trauma. That's when she realized, firsthand, through her own recovery experience, that Laughter Really IS The Best Medicine and, when combined with forgiveness, that it is a powerful pathway to deep and lasting transformation.

Lynn has appeared on various media channels including CBC National News, Global TV News, Rogers TV, Toronto Sun News, The W Network, That Channel, and most recently CTV’s show “The Social”.

For further information visit: http://www.forgiveandlaugh.com

http://www.forgiveandlaugh.com 

https://lynnhimmelman.eventbrite.com 

https://www.facebook.com/ForgiveAndLaugh/

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

About Podapalooza

All of these resilience episodes were recorded during Podapalooza, an event that brings together podcast hosts and podcast guests to record episodes on the spot!

Learn more at https://podapalooza.com/

Thanks for listening!

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Join me!

Do you want 2023 to be the year you finally get to your Great Work? Join me on January 17th for Unleashing YOUR Great Work 2023, an online jumpstart to doing the work that matters the most to you without sacrificing everything else.

Here’s the link to register:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unleashing-your-great-work-2023-make-2023-the-year-of-your-great-work-tickets-474101469257

About the Guest:

Consuela Muñoz is a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach working with entrepreneurs to defeat shiny object syndrome. She is a speaker, trainer, author, and founder of The CEO Way and Impact Makers Playground.

Following a 20-year career at a privately held, multinational company employing 13,000 with $10 billion in sales, Muñoz decided to start her coaching business and founded Own Your Confidence. Consuela believes that everyone should be excited by the work they are doing and that celebrating and engaging your strengths is how you own your confidence.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/consuelamunoz/ 

https://www.facebook.com/consuela.munoz.79

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: On this holiday episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, we are charged with the task of defeating “shiny object syndrome” with the help and leadership of Consuela Muñoz. Certified strength coach, speaker, author, and founder of The CEO Way, Consuela believes that everyone should be more excited about the work they are doing, and that celebrating and engaging your strengths is how you own your confidence. Consuela reminds us that if we are finding ourselves “sick-to-our-stomach” in the work we are trying to accomplish, it’s alright say to ourselves “I have to do something else.” When we dive deeper into things, we realize and understand that we may be in the right place, we are just disengaged. And, more importantly, we have lost sight of our strengths. Some say “Life is short”, but Consuela’s perspective is that “Life is LONG.” Remember, if there’s something that others don’t understand about you, whether it be something that makes you feel weird or feel different, THAT is most likely your strength worth fighting for.

Join me!

Do you want 2023 to be the year you finally get to your Great Work? Join me on January 17th for Unleashing YOUR Great Work 2023, an online jumpstart to doing the work that matters the most to you without sacrificing everything else.

Here’s the link to register:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unleashing-your-great-work-2023-make-2023-the-year-of-your-great-work-tickets-474101469257

About the Guest:

Consuela Muñoz is a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach working with entrepreneurs to defeat shiny object syndrome. She is a speaker, trainer, author, and founder of The CEO Way and Impact Makers Playground.

Following a 20-year career at a privately held, multinational company employing 13,000 with $10 billion in sales, Muñoz decided to start her coaching business and founded Own Your Confidence. Consuela believes that everyone should be excited by the work they are doing and that celebrating and engaging your strengths is how you own your confidence.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/consuelamunoz/ 

https://www.facebook.com/consuela.munoz.79

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

About Podapalooza

All of these resilience episodes were recorded during Podapalooza, an event that brings together podcast hosts and podcast guests to record episodes on the spot!

Learn more at https://podapalooza.com/

Thanks for listening!

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Join me!

Do you want 2023 to be the year you finally get to your Great Work? Join me on January 17th for Unleashing Your Great Work 2023, an online jumpstart to doing the work that matters the most to you without sacrificing everything else. 

Here’s the link to register!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unleashing-your-great-work-2023-make-2023-the-year-of-your-great-work-tickets-474101469257

About the Guest:

Avital Spivak is an online tech coach, educator, and computer engineer. For 15+ years, she has been breaking the myth that people who did not grow up with technology cannot get comfortable with it—at any age!

She is a martial artist, multilingual, and enjoys helping clients from everywhere around the world get unstuck with tech so they can make more money in their business…fast!

PDF Tips: https://keap.page/vtp777/stop-struggling-with-tech-3-tips.html

Email: avital@vitalweave.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avitalspivak/

Website: https://www.VitalWeave.com

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: Avital Spivek, an online tech coach, educator, computer engineer, and martial artist who’s favorite Great Work is helping people who didn’t grow up with technology be successful at applying this new language in their business life. Consistently inspired by her grandmother’s ability as a magnificent craftsperson, Avital grew to craft anything her heart desired, which later brought her the gift of showing others how to do something very simply - IN COMES TECHNOLOGY! Avital shares her ability to bring older generations into the world of “Computer Land” and help people understand that the language of technology is just that…another language. Avital believes that if we can translate our tech, age, generational, and skill-based languages together, we can then remove any feelings of inadequacy and rebuild or personal, AND technological, resilience.

Join me!

Do you want 2023 to be the year you finally get to your Great Work? Join me on January 17th for Unleashing Your Great Work 2023, an online jumpstart to doing the work that matters the most to you without sacrificing everything else. 

Here’s the link to register!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unleashing-your-great-work-2023-make-2023-the-year-of-your-great-work-tickets-474101469257

About the Guest:

Avital Spivak is an online tech coach, educator, and computer engineer. For 15+ years, she has been breaking the myth that people who did not grow up with technology cannot get comfortable with it—at any age!

She is a martial artist, multilingual, and enjoys helping clients from everywhere around the world get unstuck with tech so they can make more money in their business…fast!

PDF Tips: https://keap.page/vtp777/stop-struggling-with-tech-3-tips.html

Email: avital@vitalweave.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avitalspivak/

Website: https://www.VitalWeave.com

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

About Podapalooza

All of these resilience episodes were recorded during Podapalooza, an event that brings together podcast hosts and podcast guests to record episodes on the spot!

Learn more at https://podapalooza.com/

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Join me!

Do you want 2023 to be the year you finally get to your Great Work? Join me on January 17th for Unleashing Your Great Work 2023, an online jumpstart to doing the work that matters the most to you without sacrificing everything else. 

Here’s the link to register!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unleashing-your-great-work-2023-make-2023-the-year-of-your-great-work-tickets-474101469257

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

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Jeanette believes if we can listen more to ourselves, we can begin to understand what we need right now and truly begin to feel to engage in what Jeanette calls “mental listening”. We, as humans, are amazing, we are here to solve problems, and the things we worry about are the things we care about the most.

If we can pause for a moment, and shift the “care for” to “care about”, we can understand that solving problems is not just about needing time off or time to get away, it’s about learning to “un-worry”. It is only then that we discover "self-care isn’t really about self…it’s about care."

Join us as we discuss: 

02:25 Pause for a little bit and listen more!

04:27 How do we start self care in the workplace for us to do great work?

06:46 How can we respond with the right intent? 

08:00 What we care about is also what we worry about.

09:27 The FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt.

10:14 Solving the problem of burnout isn't just about taking more time off, it's about learning to unworry.

12:56 Shifting the “care for” to “care about”.

15:00 How do we help, how do we be of service? 

17:44 Good leaders listen with their heart, not just with their ears

18:58 Self care goes from “me care” to “we care”. 

22:54 How our relationship with our work, with the people in our workplace, and with the culture at work could affect our health and our relationship with ourselves.

26:06 We’re distracted by solving the wrong problem.

About the Guest:

Jeanette Bronée Rethinker, Culture Strategist, Global Keynote & 2 x TEDx Speaker, Author, CEO & Founder of Path for Life®, Inc.

Jeanette is rethinking self-care in the workplace as the foundation for peak performance, engagement, and a culture where people belong and work better together.

She shows us how to shift from a burnout mindset, operating in survival mode, to a Self-Care Mindset®, where we can harness our human advantage and create a Culture of Care® that’s built on Confidence, Agility, Resilience, and Equity.

An internationally recognized well-being expert, she shares the tools to reclaim agency and cultivate the human connection that helps us communicate and collaborate with curiosity and care so that we can navigate change and grow.

Integrating her 20-year background in business, mindfulness, and health, she gives us a C.A.R.E.-driven framework to cut through the noise of stress, get unstuck, and take charge of our well-being as the foundation for personal and professional growth.

https://www.jeanettebronee.com

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In:...]]>As human beings, are constantly focused on the doing, doing, doing, and Jeanette advises us that if we could just take a “power-pause” and listen more, we can gain a better understanding of what we need to accomplish our Great Work.

Jeanette believes if we can listen more to ourselves, we can begin to understand what we need right now and truly begin to feel to engage in what Jeanette calls “mental listening”. We, as humans, are amazing, we are here to solve problems, and the things we worry about are the things we care about the most.

If we can pause for a moment, and shift the “care for” to “care about”, we can understand that solving problems is not just about needing time off or time to get away, it’s about learning to “un-worry”. It is only then that we discover "self-care isn’t really about self…it’s about care."

Join us as we discuss: 

02:25 Pause for a little bit and listen more!

04:27 How do we start self care in the workplace for us to do great work?

06:46 How can we respond with the right intent? 

08:00 What we care about is also what we worry about.

09:27 The FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt.

10:14 Solving the problem of burnout isn't just about taking more time off, it's about learning to unworry.

12:56 Shifting the “care for” to “care about”.

15:00 How do we help, how do we be of service? 

17:44 Good leaders listen with their heart, not just with their ears

18:58 Self care goes from “me care” to “we care”. 

22:54 How our relationship with our work, with the people in our workplace, and with the culture at work could affect our health and our relationship with ourselves.

26:06 We’re distracted by solving the wrong problem.

About the Guest:

Jeanette Bronée Rethinker, Culture Strategist, Global Keynote & 2 x TEDx Speaker, Author, CEO & Founder of Path for Life®, Inc.

Jeanette is rethinking self-care in the workplace as the foundation for peak performance, engagement, and a culture where people belong and work better together.

She shows us how to shift from a burnout mindset, operating in survival mode, to a Self-Care Mindset®, where we can harness our human advantage and create a Culture of Care® that’s built on Confidence, Agility, Resilience, and Equity.

An internationally recognized well-being expert, she shares the tools to reclaim agency and cultivate the human connection that helps us communicate and collaborate with curiosity and care so that we can navigate change and grow.

Integrating her 20-year background in business, mindfulness, and health, she gives us a C.A.R.E.-driven framework to cut through the noise of stress, get unstuck, and take charge of our well-being as the foundation for personal and professional growth.

https://www.jeanettebronee.com

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

Thanks for listening!

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As the founder of two businesses (yes, TWO), Lauren has cultivated her Great Work to help amplify the voices of others, advocating for digital healthcare and encouraging courage and strength in the workplace.

Cultivating her following on LinkedIn, Lauren began to share the stories of her own difficulties in the workplace. She was surprised how this prompted others to share their stories. Out of this came new communities and opportunities.

Listen in as Lauren reminds all of us, especially us women, that we don’t need a skirt, suit, or high heels to make an impact…a pair of “soft pants” will do just fine.

Join us as we discuss:

02:18 Virtual health - the digital health and telehealth consulting firm.

08:02 The majority of barriers that we have to healthcare are access issues.

08:26 How Telehealth bridges the gaps between somebody getting absolutely no care to somebody getting some care.

09:50 The huge care disparities, systemic racism and abuse in our healthcare system.

12:23 There is a misalignment between what actually is professional and what women are taught they have to be to be professional. 

15:30 Lauren’s new site that she’s launching, which is the home of L2.

21:25 Why Lauren’s face is nowhere to be found on her new site.

22:11 A lot of isolation comes from this idea of “it's just me.”

25:02 Lauren’s backstory of feeling “ it was just me because no one else was talking about.”

29:19 The surprise, the joy, the comfort, and the camaraderie Lauren experienced.

30:18 There is no shame in being a digital-first communicator. 

32:39 The biggest challenge in advocating for somebody that's not yourself.

About the Guest:

Lauren "L2" Howard, President and CEO of ElleTwo Consulting, specializes in clinical operations and healthcare technology.

Prior to moving into the healthcare technology space, L2 ran behavioral health and medication assisted treatment clinics. Through that experience, she learned not only about the power of treatment, but the limitations of the current system. She opened a first-of-its-kind behavioral health urgent care in order to cut treatment time down from months to hours. As part of that program, L2 oversaw one of the earlier implementations of an across the board telemedicine strategy to ensure that patients had more flexible access to providers and that care was not limited by artificial boundaries.

After 10 years of clinic management, L2 had the opportunity to join the technology world at an emerging telehealth startup. During her five years, she built the operations teams from contract execution throughout the life of the agreement. She oversaw implementations, growth, customer support, training, content development and novel support programs that prioritized white glove service for physicians.

In her career, L2 has

•   Built a first-of-its-kind behavioral health urgent care

•   Facilitated launch of a coast-to-coast virtual recovery program

•   Implemented telehealth solutions for hundreds of organizations throughout the country

•   Designed strategy and operations protocols for startups in the healthcare tech space

•   Created go-to-market and market fit strategies for startups and healthcare companies

At ElleTwo Consulting, L2 marries her experiences to provide infastructure design, market fit insights, implementation strategies, growth models and more to healthcare and allied healthcare companies. She works with groups around the globe to help direct strategy and advise on growing digital health technologies and programs in a post-pandemic world.

New ElleTwo: I’ve been following Lauren Howard on LinkedIn for quite some time, and she is just as passionate and powerful as she is humble and kind.

As the founder of two businesses (yes, TWO), Lauren has cultivated her Great Work to help amplify the voices of others, advocating for digital healthcare and encouraging courage and strength in the workplace.

Cultivating her following on LinkedIn, Lauren began to share the stories of her own difficulties in the workplace. She was surprised how this prompted others to share their stories. Out of this came new communities and opportunities.

Listen in as Lauren reminds all of us, especially us women, that we don’t need a skirt, suit, or high heels to make an impact…a pair of “soft pants” will do just fine.

Join us as we discuss:

02:18 Virtual health - the digital health and telehealth consulting firm.

08:02 The majority of barriers that we have to healthcare are access issues.

08:26 How Telehealth bridges the gaps between somebody getting absolutely no care to somebody getting some care.

09:50 The huge care disparities, systemic racism and abuse in our healthcare system.

12:23 There is a misalignment between what actually is professional and what women are taught they have to be to be professional. 

15:30 Lauren’s new site that she’s launching, which is the home of L2.

21:25 Why Lauren’s face is nowhere to be found on her new site.

22:11 A lot of isolation comes from this idea of “it's just me.”

25:02 Lauren’s backstory of feeling “ it was just me because no one else was talking about.”

29:19 The surprise, the joy, the comfort, and the camaraderie Lauren experienced.

30:18 There is no shame in being a digital-first communicator. 

32:39 The biggest challenge in advocating for somebody that's not yourself.

About the Guest:

Lauren "L2" Howard, President and CEO of ElleTwo Consulting, specializes in clinical operations and healthcare technology.

Prior to moving into the healthcare technology space, L2 ran behavioral health and medication assisted treatment clinics. Through that experience, she learned not only about the power of treatment, but the limitations of the current system. She opened a first-of-its-kind behavioral health urgent care in order to cut treatment time down from months to hours. As part of that program, L2 oversaw one of the earlier implementations of an across the board telemedicine strategy to ensure that patients had more flexible access to providers and that care was not limited by artificial boundaries.

After 10 years of clinic management, L2 had the opportunity to join the technology world at an emerging telehealth startup. During her five years, she built the operations teams from contract execution throughout the life of the agreement. She oversaw implementations, growth, customer support, training, content development and novel support programs that prioritized white glove service for physicians.

In her career, L2 has

•   Built a first-of-its-kind behavioral health urgent care

•   Facilitated launch of a coast-to-coast virtual recovery program

•   Implemented telehealth solutions for hundreds of organizations throughout the country

•   Designed strategy and operations protocols for startups in the healthcare tech space

•   Created go-to-market and market fit strategies for startups and healthcare companies

At ElleTwo Consulting, L2 marries her experiences to provide infastructure design, market fit insights, implementation strategies, growth models and more to healthcare and allied healthcare companies. She works with groups around the globe to help direct strategy and advise on growing digital health technologies and programs in a post-pandemic world.

New ElleTwo: https://www.elletwo.com/

Consulting: https://virtuellehealth.com/

Lauren's LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elletwo/

The High Rise: https://www.ourhighrise.com/

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

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Join us as we discuss: 

02:37 Synopsis of Lumberjackula Book.

04:01 What is it about the story of Lumberjackula that is so special?

06:33 The mission of writing books about acceptance. 

09:28 Mat’s path from middle school creative to working writer.

12:20 How to conquer the fear of rejection and bounce back quickly after getting those Nos.

17:26 Mat’s other published books.

19:24 Collaboration can make your ideas so much better.

22:12 An overview of the upcoming book “Indoor Kid”.

About the Guest:

Mat Heagerty is a comic book writer and all around chipper dude living in Boise, ID. Mat’s dyslexic, and struggled a bunch in school, but now he writes rad graphic novels like 'Lumberjackula', ‘Martian Ghost Centaur' and ‘Unplugged and Unpopular'.

matheagerty.com

Twitter: @matheagerty

Instagram: @mat.heagerty

Lumberjackula: https://www.amazon.com/Lumberjackula-Mat-Heagerty/dp/153448258X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1667706190&sr=8-1

Unplugged and Unpopular: https://www.amazon.com/Unplugged-Unpopular-1-Mat-Heagerty/dp/1620106809/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1667706249&sr=8-1

Martian Ghost Centaur: https://www.amazon.com/Martian-Ghost-Centaur-Mat-Heagerty/dp/1620108496/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZMLA78LH7J22&keywords=martian+ghost+centaur&qid=1667706290&sprefix=martian+ghost+cen%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1

NOTE: Mat does mention his new book coming out in 2023 called “Indoor Kid”.

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching,]]>On this week’s episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, we dive into the worlds of Mat Heagerty, a rad graphic novelist creating Great Work one Lumberjack Vampire at a time (A Lumberjackula, if you will). Growing up dyslexic and, what he considered himself back in the days, a “bad” student, Mat shares his mission in making funny, light-hearted stories about acceptance. From his middle school punk rock days to his serious writing journey beginning at age 22, Mat has always been in touch with a creative identity. And what comes along with pursuing a creative life, you may be asking? A whole lot of hearing the word “NO”. However, the word “NO” is what Mat describes as a “rebound word” that continues to propel him into new creativity. Listen in to this week’s episode and hear how Mat makes his work go wider and farther than he himself is able to go.

Join us as we discuss: 

02:37 Synopsis of Lumberjackula Book.

04:01 What is it about the story of Lumberjackula that is so special?

06:33 The mission of writing books about acceptance. 

09:28 Mat’s path from middle school creative to working writer.

12:20 How to conquer the fear of rejection and bounce back quickly after getting those Nos.

17:26 Mat’s other published books.

19:24 Collaboration can make your ideas so much better.

22:12 An overview of the upcoming book “Indoor Kid”.

About the Guest:

Mat Heagerty is a comic book writer and all around chipper dude living in Boise, ID. Mat’s dyslexic, and struggled a bunch in school, but now he writes rad graphic novels like 'Lumberjackula', ‘Martian Ghost Centaur' and ‘Unplugged and Unpopular'.

matheagerty.com

Twitter: @matheagerty

Instagram: @mat.heagerty

Lumberjackula: https://www.amazon.com/Lumberjackula-Mat-Heagerty/dp/153448258X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1667706190&sr=8-1

Unplugged and Unpopular: https://www.amazon.com/Unplugged-Unpopular-1-Mat-Heagerty/dp/1620106809/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1667706249&sr=8-1

Martian Ghost Centaur: https://www.amazon.com/Martian-Ghost-Centaur-Mat-Heagerty/dp/1620108496/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZMLA78LH7J22&keywords=martian+ghost+centaur&qid=1667706290&sprefix=martian+ghost+cen%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1

NOTE: Mat does mention his new book coming out in 2023 called “Indoor Kid”.

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

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Join us as we discuss: 

00:59 Perfectionism is the number one weakness in our lives.

02:10 The two problems of Perfectionism.

04:44 How perfectionism can play that role in creative work, scientific work, and in an email. 

05:24 Perfection is impossible but we’re making it as our standard.

07:19 The difference between Perfectionism and Commitment to Excellence.

09:55 Perfectionism is based on other people's perceptions and expectations.

11:05 Perfectionism is removing uniqueness from your work.

12:52 Great work is built on the four pillars of great work.

15:04 What is a defensive failure, and how perfectionism becomes a defensive failure.

16:45 The consequences of perfectionism.

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: PODCAST - Amanda Crowell

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for listening to the Unleash Your Great Work]]>Do you remember a time when a project took you so long to complete because everything needed to be “just right”? Maybe you’re a music composer, and you can’t quite finish that new song because something in the lyrics just refuses to make sense. Or, maybe you’re like me, and you were writing a book that created internal turmoil because that book could only house thirteen brilliant ideas individually picked from a lifetime of knowledge. The explanation? Perfectionism. The problem with perfectionism? It’s impossible. It’s waiting for every single piece of the puzzle to be spotless. When we find ourselves confronting spouts of perfectionism, it makes accomplishing our Great Work ten times harder and ten times longer to achieve. If we can find a way to let go of being the best and pleasing every single person on the face of this earth, we can achieve something greater than perfection: Commitment to Excellence. As I approach my great and beautiful forty-fifth year of life this week, I reflect on how much Great Work I have achieved and will continue to achieve. I celebrate my willingness to be unique and my strength to fail fast. Because if we can’t let go of getting it right on the first try, there’s no possible way to achieve our Great Work in enough time to be able to celebrate it.

Join us as we discuss: 

00:59 Perfectionism is the number one weakness in our lives.

02:10 The two problems of Perfectionism.

04:44 How perfectionism can play that role in creative work, scientific work, and in an email. 

05:24 Perfection is impossible but we’re making it as our standard.

07:19 The difference between Perfectionism and Commitment to Excellence.

09:55 Perfectionism is based on other people's perceptions and expectations.

11:05 Perfectionism is removing uniqueness from your work.

12:52 Great work is built on the four pillars of great work.

15:04 What is a defensive failure, and how perfectionism becomes a defensive failure.

16:45 The consequences of perfectionism.

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: PODCAST - Amanda Crowell

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

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Join us as we discuss: 

04:28 The consequences of not aligning your work to that voice of natural curiosity.

06:03 What are the blockers to people listening to that voice and how to overcome it.

11:31 Overcoming the feeling of being a victim of circumstances.

16:03 Be curious - People are feeling stuck because they don't have the information they need.

18:38 Be clear about who you are - the competitive advantage of being excited and interested.

19:47 Be clear about what you don't know and what you're serious about.

21:11 Tammy’s several shifts over the years.

22:12 Follow a thread and let it guide you to your future.

28:39 Jumping from one company to another or switching careers. 

33:33 Allow your self knowledge to guide your career. 

37:08 Walk your talk - If you’re not being true to yourself, and not working from the inside out, how can you ask anybody else to?

40:37 Helpful tips for those unsatisfied with their career or possibly looking for another job.

About the Guest:

Tammy Gooler Loeb, MBA, CPCC, is the author of Work from the Inside Out: Break Through Nine Common Obstacles and Design a Career That Fulfills You. She is a career and executive coach, and speaker who inspires people to design their careers using their self-knowledge and experience, the inside-out approach, to get the lives they have always wanted. For over two decades, Tammy has shared her insights and expertise with audiences and clients, focusing on effective workplace communication, career transitions and advancement strategies, networking, and leadership development. She also teaches professional and career development courses, and facilitates off-site meetings/retreats, and workshops. Tammy loves working with clients and organizations across many sectors and industries.

Since 2018, Tammy hosts a weekly podcast, Work from the Inside Out, showcasing inspiring stories and practical lessons of professionals who used their inside-out approach to make meaningful transitions to more fulfilling careers.

Her expertise has appeared in Harvard Business Review Ascend, Forbes, Fast Company, The Boston Globe, The Ladders, and in the book Stretched Too Thin: How Working Moms Can Lose the Guilt, Work Smarter, and Thrive, by Jessica Turner. Tammy holds a B.A. in Psychology from Hampshire College, Amherst, MA, and an MBA from Boston University, Boston, MA. She is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) by the Co-Active Training Institute, an International Coaching Federation (ICF)-accredited education organization.

Website: https://www.tammygoolerloeb.com

Bonus Offer: Companion Workbook to Work from the Inside Out: Let’s get serious for a second. Imagine yourself on your deathbed. Are you going to be glad you spent all that time at a job that didn’t fulfill you? It’s time to call upon the wisdom of Tammy Gooler Loeb, a career and executive coach who inspires people to design their career using self knowledge and experience from the “inside out”. From working in community to health, to a Boston mayor’s office, to fundraising, Tammy is no stranger to working many jobs leading to the “golden egg” that is coaching. Most of us begin our relationship with work when we are teenagers, and we continue that relationship well into our 60’s, maybe even longer. Most of the time, our jobs are for filling up our wallets or (since the Depression Era) feeding our families. But what if our work AND our life could be mutually satisfying? Tammy helps us understand that we live in a time where our work should have some elements of satisfaction and meaning to it. With a little push in the right direction, we can begin to align our work with our natural curiosities which achieves, with great enthusiasm on my part, Great Work!

Join us as we discuss: 

04:28 The consequences of not aligning your work to that voice of natural curiosity.

06:03 What are the blockers to people listening to that voice and how to overcome it.

11:31 Overcoming the feeling of being a victim of circumstances.

16:03 Be curious - People are feeling stuck because they don't have the information they need.

18:38 Be clear about who you are - the competitive advantage of being excited and interested.

19:47 Be clear about what you don't know and what you're serious about.

21:11 Tammy’s several shifts over the years.

22:12 Follow a thread and let it guide you to your future.

28:39 Jumping from one company to another or switching careers. 

33:33 Allow your self knowledge to guide your career. 

37:08 Walk your talk - If you’re not being true to yourself, and not working from the inside out, how can you ask anybody else to?

40:37 Helpful tips for those unsatisfied with their career or possibly looking for another job.

About the Guest:

Tammy Gooler Loeb, MBA, CPCC, is the author of Work from the Inside Out: Break Through Nine Common Obstacles and Design a Career That Fulfills You. She is a career and executive coach, and speaker who inspires people to design their careers using their self-knowledge and experience, the inside-out approach, to get the lives they have always wanted. For over two decades, Tammy has shared her insights and expertise with audiences and clients, focusing on effective workplace communication, career transitions and advancement strategies, networking, and leadership development. She also teaches professional and career development courses, and facilitates off-site meetings/retreats, and workshops. Tammy loves working with clients and organizations across many sectors and industries.

Since 2018, Tammy hosts a weekly podcast, Work from the Inside Out, showcasing inspiring stories and practical lessons of professionals who used their inside-out approach to make meaningful transitions to more fulfilling careers.

Her expertise has appeared in Harvard Business Review Ascend, Forbes, Fast Company, The Boston Globe, The Ladders, and in the book Stretched Too Thin: How Working Moms Can Lose the Guilt, Work Smarter, and Thrive, by Jessica Turner. Tammy holds a B.A. in Psychology from Hampshire College, Amherst, MA, and an MBA from Boston University, Boston, MA. She is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) by the Co-Active Training Institute, an International Coaching Federation (ICF)-accredited education organization.

Website: https://www.tammygoolerloeb.com

Bonus Offer: Companion Workbook to Work from the Inside Out: https://www.tammygoolerloeb.com/workbook

Twitter: @tammygoolerloeb

Instagram: @tammygoolerloeb

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/tammygoolerloeb

Facebook: facebook.com/TammyGoolerLoebCoaching

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Work-Inside-Out-Obstacles-Fulfills/dp/B09PMLD7WF/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1666369627&sr=8-1

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: PODCAST - Amanda Crowell

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

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Developmental editor and writing coach Kristina Paider shares how she became the “story doctor.” Starting in a small town in Wisconsin, while bleeding green and gold for the Packers, Paider takes us along her path through Journalism, International PR, and then her courageous decision to fully immerse herself in screenwriting and book doctoring.

Whether she’s jumping down waterfalls, being a chocolate chef, or riding motorcycles around the Dominican Republic, Kristina Paider’s journey of Great Work is nothing short of a Hollywood Thrill Ride.

Join us as we discuss: 

01:41 Kristina’s Great Work

11:29 What is Character DNA

12:38 Savages to Structure

14:35 Creating an environment into which a character can express their full self 

16:01 If you're creating a book or a screenplay, it's got to have a rhythm

18:16 Unleashing your voice to express something in a way that's truer to the character DNA

24:12 Achieving Narrative Transport

26:07 The Hollywood Approach book

31:57 Overcoming uncertainty and self doubt

35:49 Stay curious and be seeking, you have to be seeking the thing that you want to do 

36:24 The opportunities that Kristina seized

44:13 Storytelling is about the story you're living

About the Guest:

As a developmental editor and writing coach, Kristina Paider has worked with 600+ writers in 34 countries. She helps clients break through counter-productive patterns in writing and in life, using methods from her masterclass and book, The Hollywood Approach. Kristina travels by motorcycle, jumps into waterfalls, and is a guest chocolate chef.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristina-paider/

https://hollywoodapproach.thinkific.com/

All social media platforms: @kristinapaider

Email: kp@kristinapaider.com

Website. www.kristinapaider.com

Amazon link to buy book: https://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-Approach-Script-Movie-Wildest/dp/1989603556

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: This week we are getting the professional Hollywood “zhoosh!”

Developmental editor and writing coach Kristina Paider shares how she became the “story doctor.” Starting in a small town in Wisconsin, while bleeding green and gold for the Packers, Paider takes us along her path through Journalism, International PR, and then her courageous decision to fully immerse herself in screenwriting and book doctoring.

Whether she’s jumping down waterfalls, being a chocolate chef, or riding motorcycles around the Dominican Republic, Kristina Paider’s journey of Great Work is nothing short of a Hollywood Thrill Ride.

Join us as we discuss: 

01:41 Kristina’s Great Work

11:29 What is Character DNA

12:38 Savages to Structure

14:35 Creating an environment into which a character can express their full self 

16:01 If you're creating a book or a screenplay, it's got to have a rhythm

18:16 Unleashing your voice to express something in a way that's truer to the character DNA

24:12 Achieving Narrative Transport

26:07 The Hollywood Approach book

31:57 Overcoming uncertainty and self doubt

35:49 Stay curious and be seeking, you have to be seeking the thing that you want to do 

36:24 The opportunities that Kristina seized

44:13 Storytelling is about the story you're living

About the Guest:

As a developmental editor and writing coach, Kristina Paider has worked with 600+ writers in 34 countries. She helps clients break through counter-productive patterns in writing and in life, using methods from her masterclass and book, The Hollywood Approach. Kristina travels by motorcycle, jumps into waterfalls, and is a guest chocolate chef.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristina-paider/

https://hollywoodapproach.thinkific.com/

All social media platforms: @kristinapaider

Email: kp@kristinapaider.com

Website. www.kristinapaider.com

Amazon link to buy book: https://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-Approach-Script-Movie-Wildest/dp/1989603556

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

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Starting as a musician at a young age and then transitioning to a career in Counseling Psychology, Dr. Moffit reveals that much of her life has been about learning, “What do people want to know about?” With social media, she loves to share funny and relatable tips and tricks and with therapy, we can explore the extended version. 

Join us as we discuss: 

02:04 Dr. Kimberly’s great work.

04:39 How Dr. Kimberly got started with viral content.

06:49 How to create viral content that’s very relatable.

09:22 The challenges of being a YouTuber - Deal with haters online.

13:06 The message behind the message.

16:37 How Dr. Kimberly acknowledges all types of relationships in her contents

22:58 The biggest challenges and biggest lessons learned in transitioning from being a musician to being a psychotherapist. 

26:44 Find the right, build that mission and achieve that mission together. 

28:17 You have to stay on your own plane, you're always going to be one step ahead of anyone copying you.

32:37 Dr. Kimberly’s Northstar - Where does she hope to head over the long term?

About the Guest:

Dr. Kimberly Moffit is a leading relationship expert who has studied the ins and outs of romance and has the answers to love’s toughest questions. With over 2M followers on social media, Kimberly’s her relationship advice is garnered from the latest research brought to life in fun and relatable tips.

Kimberly achieved her Doctoral degree in Psychology and has appeared as a relationship expert on all over the media and television. She is also the founder of KMA Therapy with 5 in-person counselling locations in Toronto and a new location opening in New York City in fall 2022.

TikTok: @ask_kimberly

Links: www.kmatherapy.com

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com. 

Website: https://amandacrowell.com/

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

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If you would like to get automatic updates of new...]]>On this week’s episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, we are going VIRAL! Leading relationship expert, TikTok sensation, and former pop star, Dr. Kimberly Moffit takes us along on her Great Work journey.

Starting as a musician at a young age and then transitioning to a career in Counseling Psychology, Dr. Moffit reveals that much of her life has been about learning, “What do people want to know about?” With social media, she loves to share funny and relatable tips and tricks and with therapy, we can explore the extended version. 

Join us as we discuss: 

02:04 Dr. Kimberly’s great work.

04:39 How Dr. Kimberly got started with viral content.

06:49 How to create viral content that’s very relatable.

09:22 The challenges of being a YouTuber - Deal with haters online.

13:06 The message behind the message.

16:37 How Dr. Kimberly acknowledges all types of relationships in her contents

22:58 The biggest challenges and biggest lessons learned in transitioning from being a musician to being a psychotherapist. 

26:44 Find the right, build that mission and achieve that mission together. 

28:17 You have to stay on your own plane, you're always going to be one step ahead of anyone copying you.

32:37 Dr. Kimberly’s Northstar - Where does she hope to head over the long term?

About the Guest:

Dr. Kimberly Moffit is a leading relationship expert who has studied the ins and outs of romance and has the answers to love’s toughest questions. With over 2M followers on social media, Kimberly’s her relationship advice is garnered from the latest research brought to life in fun and relatable tips.

Kimberly achieved her Doctoral degree in Psychology and has appeared as a relationship expert on all over the media and television. She is also the founder of KMA Therapy with 5 in-person counselling locations in Toronto and a new location opening in New York City in fall 2022.

TikTok: @ask_kimberly

Links: www.kmatherapy.com

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com. 

Website: https://amandacrowell.com/

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

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On this week’s episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, Dr. Amanda Crowell discusses the one thing that predicts whether or not we do Great Work: our own minds.

What if you could change your thoughts and operate in a completely different world?

Using the “Cognitive Behavioral Model” as a starting point, Dr. Crowell explains how our thoughts create our feelings, and so, if we change our thoughts, we can change our feelings and, therefore, our lives. Building on this, she then explains how she's grown her understanding of this to a more nuanced mix of feelings she has named gloomily, moodily, poodley, and wootily.

Join us as we discuss:

01:40 If you change your thoughts, you can change your life.

03:02 Reasons you're not doing what you say you'll do.

04:59 You can find something interesting about almost everything. If you want to do something, and you don't currently have an interest in it, you can build that interest.

06:21 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Model - Another way to talk about changing your mind with the purpose of changing your life.

08:57 It's the thought that created the feeling, not the circumstance.

11:18 What happens in your mind is what creates your lived experience of it, and you could choose a different lived experience.

13:36 The thing that kept you from fully embracing the idea of “creating your lived experience” is the thoughts and feelings of having not been good enough.

15:32 The Standard Cognitive Distortions - Ways that our mind has a tendency to react in less effective, efficient ways.

17:40 Allows an experience to bring up more than one kind of thought, resulting in more than one kind of emotion.

23:02 Do not change your thoughts from one to another, but instead change the balance of thoughts.

Links Mentioned:

How To Be Awesome At Your Job Podcast: https://awesomeatyourjob.com/797-how-to-find-and-do-your-great-work-with-amanda-crowell/

Amanda's TedxTalk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWp87GXDvEk

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: PODCAST - Amanda Crowell

IG: Ever feel a little “poodley”? Or what about “moodily”? Maybe “gloomily”? Or even “wootily”?

On this week’s episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, Dr. Amanda Crowell discusses the one thing that predicts whether or not we do Great Work: our own minds.

What if you could change your thoughts and operate in a completely different world?

Using the “Cognitive Behavioral Model” as a starting point, Dr. Crowell explains how our thoughts create our feelings, and so, if we change our thoughts, we can change our feelings and, therefore, our lives. Building on this, she then explains how she's grown her understanding of this to a more nuanced mix of feelings she has named gloomily, moodily, poodley, and wootily.

Join us as we discuss:

01:40 If you change your thoughts, you can change your life.

03:02 Reasons you're not doing what you say you'll do.

04:59 You can find something interesting about almost everything. If you want to do something, and you don't currently have an interest in it, you can build that interest.

06:21 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Model - Another way to talk about changing your mind with the purpose of changing your life.

08:57 It's the thought that created the feeling, not the circumstance.

11:18 What happens in your mind is what creates your lived experience of it, and you could choose a different lived experience.

13:36 The thing that kept you from fully embracing the idea of “creating your lived experience” is the thoughts and feelings of having not been good enough.

15:32 The Standard Cognitive Distortions - Ways that our mind has a tendency to react in less effective, efficient ways.

17:40 Allows an experience to bring up more than one kind of thought, resulting in more than one kind of emotion.

23:02 Do not change your thoughts from one to another, but instead change the balance of thoughts.

Links Mentioned:

How To Be Awesome At Your Job Podcast: https://awesomeatyourjob.com/797-how-to-find-and-do-your-great-work-with-amanda-crowell/

Amanda's TedxTalk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWp87GXDvEk

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: PODCAST - Amanda Crowell

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

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Why is it so difficult to talk about money?

As the daughter of two entrepreneurs, Michelle is no stranger to overcoming many trials and tribulations with the thoughts and struggles of money. She takes us on a powerful journey through her own personal relationship with money and how it’s shaped her into finding her own Great Work.

Michelle brings an insightful awareness to the fact that money isn’t just about how much you make, how much you save, or even how much you spend. It’s about the root of where the idea of money lives and where it comes from. If we are told money isn’t important, do we spend more? What happens when we make more money? How do we gather the courage to ask for more money without feeling guilty? Michelle answers all of these questions, and so much more! Listen in as Michelle shows us why we should be more open to discussing the topic of money and how easy it is to talk about once we finally gather the courage to do so.

Join us as we discuss: 

02:24 Anytime we know how to do something, it always becomes easier. 

03:06 What is it about specifically talking about money that is important?

04:14 A story of someone who’s feeling weird talking about money, and what opens up for them when they learn how to talk about money.

07:18 Common about money.

08:14 Why do we have such a hard time talking about money?

11:26 Why would we feel offended to be talking to somebody who sees money or perceives money in a way that's different from us?

13:54 What can someone do to start learning how to talk about money?

18:51 We were internalizing what we're hearing from the outside world.

20:09 Michelle’s parents' relationship with money and how she personally overcame it.

26:17 Michelle’s struggles in her late teens, in her 20s.

31:25 Marrying love of people with love of numbers. 

33:42 How Michelle helped New Jersey become the first state to include financial psychology as part of their standards.

About the Guest:

If you still think of wealth as purely a numbers game, you haven’t met Michelle Arpin Begina. An Advisor, Author, and Speaker, Michelle has taken her own money story and alchemized it into a passion for financial literacy that marries the science of wealth management with the art of financial therapy. 

Michelle grew up airplane, sports car, and yacht poor – surrounded by the outward signs of wealth but plagued by the insecurity of knowing it was a sham, and her family was never more than a bounced check away from disaster. It turned out to be the perfect starting point for a career dedicated to revolutionizing the way we relate to money (yes, it’s a relationship!) and the way financial advisors work with their clients. 

Often called the Erin Brockovich of financial literacy, Michelle challenges us to ditch the notion that it only lives on Wall Street and find it where it truly resides: at the intersection of knowledge, skills, and emotional composure.

Website: https://michelleab.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellearpinbeginacfp/

TedTalk: https://lnkd.in/dHUcPCP3 

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a]]>On this week’s episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, advisor, author, and public speaker Michelle Arpin Begina guides us through one of THE MOST taboo topics most people fear the most: money.

Why is it so difficult to talk about money?

As the daughter of two entrepreneurs, Michelle is no stranger to overcoming many trials and tribulations with the thoughts and struggles of money. She takes us on a powerful journey through her own personal relationship with money and how it’s shaped her into finding her own Great Work.

Michelle brings an insightful awareness to the fact that money isn’t just about how much you make, how much you save, or even how much you spend. It’s about the root of where the idea of money lives and where it comes from. If we are told money isn’t important, do we spend more? What happens when we make more money? How do we gather the courage to ask for more money without feeling guilty? Michelle answers all of these questions, and so much more! Listen in as Michelle shows us why we should be more open to discussing the topic of money and how easy it is to talk about once we finally gather the courage to do so.

Join us as we discuss: 

02:24 Anytime we know how to do something, it always becomes easier. 

03:06 What is it about specifically talking about money that is important?

04:14 A story of someone who’s feeling weird talking about money, and what opens up for them when they learn how to talk about money.

07:18 Common about money.

08:14 Why do we have such a hard time talking about money?

11:26 Why would we feel offended to be talking to somebody who sees money or perceives money in a way that's different from us?

13:54 What can someone do to start learning how to talk about money?

18:51 We were internalizing what we're hearing from the outside world.

20:09 Michelle’s parents' relationship with money and how she personally overcame it.

26:17 Michelle’s struggles in her late teens, in her 20s.

31:25 Marrying love of people with love of numbers. 

33:42 How Michelle helped New Jersey become the first state to include financial psychology as part of their standards.

About the Guest:

If you still think of wealth as purely a numbers game, you haven’t met Michelle Arpin Begina. An Advisor, Author, and Speaker, Michelle has taken her own money story and alchemized it into a passion for financial literacy that marries the science of wealth management with the art of financial therapy. 

Michelle grew up airplane, sports car, and yacht poor – surrounded by the outward signs of wealth but plagued by the insecurity of knowing it was a sham, and her family was never more than a bounced check away from disaster. It turned out to be the perfect starting point for a career dedicated to revolutionizing the way we relate to money (yes, it’s a relationship!) and the way financial advisors work with their clients. 

Often called the Erin Brockovich of financial literacy, Michelle challenges us to ditch the notion that it only lives on Wall Street and find it where it truly resides: at the intersection of knowledge, skills, and emotional composure.

Website: https://michelleab.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellearpinbeginacfp/

TedTalk: https://lnkd.in/dHUcPCP3 

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com. 

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell/

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

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5th grade teacher and Award-winning author of “The Thickety”, “Archimancy” (the first novel in The Shadow Series), and “The Nightbooks” (now a top 10 Netflix film produced by one of his childhood heroes, Sam Raimi), JA White tells us more about why his work makes him feel “shiny inside”. 

From sneaking off to his childhood basement to read creepy books, since childhood books he claims “weren’t scary enough”, to having a digital billboard in Times Square, White takes us on his epic journey of the Great Work that he has slowly discovered within his writing career. 

He believes whole-heartedly that “There is no such thing as wasted writing”, a motto he has clung to since his first two novels never came to fruition, one of which being completely erased off of a floppy disc (anyone born after the year 2000 will have to google what a “floppy disc” is…you’ll be shocked). 

As you traverse this episode, you’ll hear the excitement I have interviewing him as he reveals the ins-and-outs about creating Great Work in his own writing, and the struggles, obstacles, and self-doubts that come along with letting the book tell YOU what to write.

Join us as we discuss: 

 02:01 Your work should make you feel shiny inside, and a part of the shininess comes from the suffering that goes into it. 

03:25 JA White’s great work.

04:36 JA’s short story is one of the first movies that was filmed during the pandemic.

07:31 Delegate - Letting people who are good at what they do, do their thing.

10:33 JA’s sad first novel stories. 

11:42 The book called Queens Nightmares. 

13:34 How JA got a call from an editor who was at Disney World.

15:41 Why outlines don't work for JA.

21:53 Writing is just figuring out what you should not tell.

22:54 JA’s hardships in writing his books.

26:53 The people that JA drew the most inspiration from.

29:17 How has the reception been for these creepy books for kids?

About the Guest:

J.A. White writes creepy books for children. The four novels of his Thicketyseries have received numerous starred reviews and other accolades that make him feel shiny inside, including a Children’s Choice Award for Best Debut Novelist. His novel Nightbooks has been translated into 11 languages and was made into a Netflix movie pr oduced by Sam Raimi, and the first novel of his Shadow School series, Archimancy, was recently nominated for the Sunshine State Young Reader Award. He is also a 5th grade teacher.

http://jawhitebooks.com/

Twitter - @jawhitebooks 

Instagram - @jawhitebooks

https://www.amazon.com/Gravebooks-Nightbooks-J-White/dp/0063082012 - link to amazon 

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gravebooks-j-a-white/1140521423 - link to Barnes and Noble  

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda]]>On this week’s episode of Unleashing YOUR Great Work, we get a behind-the-scenes look into the fantasy worlds created by author JA White, a novelist who writes creepy books for kids. 

5th grade teacher and Award-winning author of “The Thickety”, “Archimancy” (the first novel in The Shadow Series), and “The Nightbooks” (now a top 10 Netflix film produced by one of his childhood heroes, Sam Raimi), JA White tells us more about why his work makes him feel “shiny inside”. 

From sneaking off to his childhood basement to read creepy books, since childhood books he claims “weren’t scary enough”, to having a digital billboard in Times Square, White takes us on his epic journey of the Great Work that he has slowly discovered within his writing career. 

He believes whole-heartedly that “There is no such thing as wasted writing”, a motto he has clung to since his first two novels never came to fruition, one of which being completely erased off of a floppy disc (anyone born after the year 2000 will have to google what a “floppy disc” is…you’ll be shocked). 

As you traverse this episode, you’ll hear the excitement I have interviewing him as he reveals the ins-and-outs about creating Great Work in his own writing, and the struggles, obstacles, and self-doubts that come along with letting the book tell YOU what to write.

Join us as we discuss: 

 02:01 Your work should make you feel shiny inside, and a part of the shininess comes from the suffering that goes into it. 

03:25 JA White’s great work.

04:36 JA’s short story is one of the first movies that was filmed during the pandemic.

07:31 Delegate - Letting people who are good at what they do, do their thing.

10:33 JA’s sad first novel stories. 

11:42 The book called Queens Nightmares. 

13:34 How JA got a call from an editor who was at Disney World.

15:41 Why outlines don't work for JA.

21:53 Writing is just figuring out what you should not tell.

22:54 JA’s hardships in writing his books.

26:53 The people that JA drew the most inspiration from.

29:17 How has the reception been for these creepy books for kids?

About the Guest:

J.A. White writes creepy books for children. The four novels of his Thicketyseries have received numerous starred reviews and other accolades that make him feel shiny inside, including a Children’s Choice Award for Best Debut Novelist. His novel Nightbooks has been translated into 11 languages and was made into a Netflix movie pr oduced by Sam Raimi, and the first novel of his Shadow School series, Archimancy, was recently nominated for the Sunshine State Young Reader Award. He is also a 5th grade teacher.

http://jawhitebooks.com/

Twitter - @jawhitebooks 

Instagram - @jawhitebooks

https://www.amazon.com/Gravebooks-Nightbooks-J-White/dp/0063082012 - link to amazon 

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gravebooks-j-a-white/1140521423 - link to Barnes and Noble  

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, podcaster, author of Great Work, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global. Amanda lives in New Jersey with her husband, two adorable kids, and a remarkable newfiepoo named Ruthie. She spends her days educating future teachers, coaching accidental entrepreneurs, and speaking about how to make progress on Great Work to colleges and corporate teams. To book Dr. Crowell to speak or inquire about coaching, check out amandacrowell.com or email amanda@amandacrowell.com.

Website: amandacrowell.com

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-Amanda-J-Crowell/dp/1737374196

Podcast: amandacrowell.com/podcast

IG: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell/

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/

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You are not alone. We are doing Great Work together.

Join us as we discuss:

03:28 In reality, doing great work is a struggle and a joy.

04:57 Struggle is reasonable because great work at its core is high stakes.

05:24 Reasons why doing your great work is hard.

08:19 Think about the proposition of great work.

09:10 The question of leaving your legacy behind you.

09:51 Nature of great work is terrifying, yet nobody says that they don't want to do great work.

12:11 There was a part of my great work that I had been ignoring.

14:26 Middle school is a vital age because it is the time when the body is triggering the body, the hormones, the brain, and puberty is happening.

15:26 My stories and realizations in my orientation keynote at the University of Toledo.

17:56 If you think you don't have any great work, or you don't know what your great work is, think through all the times that you were just consumed with jealousy or envy.

20:36 Middle-grade students are not getting the educational media that they deserve.

22:21 If you are in the thick of the terror of doing great work, know that you are not alone.

Resources Mentioned:

Click here to get your own copy of Amanda's book, Great Work.

About The Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Great Work Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Great Work Journals! The Great Work Journals are here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try...]]>This podcast episode is a reflection on myself and MY OWN Great Work. The idea of “Great Work” is the work that matters most to you. For myself, I wrote a book (a lifelong dream of mine), received a PhD, have a podcast, did consulting in schools, and so much more work that was so important to me. It may seem obvious to do great work when you feel it is YOUR great work, when it comes from YOUR unique point of view, when it keeps YOU out of your comfort zone, and causes you to meet good people doing great things. You begin to leave a legacy behind you. Your unique idea of great work becomes an “of course”, OF COURSE you are going to do the work. However, one thing that can happen unintentionally is to gloss over the fact, when you talk about doing great work, that it is really hard and terrifying. In reality, doing great work is a joy, but it also a struggle. It’s a struggle against ourselves, our expectations, procrastination, perfectionism, burning ourselves out, and even being afraid to fail. The idea of “I can’t” is so prevalent in our brains when confronted with the possibility of achieving great work. Our ideas become filled with such high stakes, and we need to remember to lower the stakes, drain the drama, and focus on what matters most to us. I want to be honest with you about Great Work and how I engage in a struggle to do great work every day.

You are not alone. We are doing Great Work together.

Join us as we discuss:

03:28 In reality, doing great work is a struggle and a joy.

04:57 Struggle is reasonable because great work at its core is high stakes.

05:24 Reasons why doing your great work is hard.

08:19 Think about the proposition of great work.

09:10 The question of leaving your legacy behind you.

09:51 Nature of great work is terrifying, yet nobody says that they don't want to do great work.

12:11 There was a part of my great work that I had been ignoring.

14:26 Middle school is a vital age because it is the time when the body is triggering the body, the hormones, the brain, and puberty is happening.

15:26 My stories and realizations in my orientation keynote at the University of Toledo.

17:56 If you think you don't have any great work, or you don't know what your great work is, think through all the times that you were just consumed with jealousy or envy.

20:36 Middle-grade students are not getting the educational media that they deserve.

22:21 If you are in the thick of the terror of doing great work, know that you are not alone.

Resources Mentioned:

Click here to get your own copy of Amanda's book, Great Work.

About The Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Great Work Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Great Work Journals! The Great Work Journals are here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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In this week's episode, we are going deep on the nature of Great Work. It's easy to confuse Great Work with great accomplishments, but Great Work is SO. MUCH. MORE than just accomplishment. 

Great Work is like navigating a great and mighty river. It's flowing-- with or without you-- and it's full of all the opportunities, collaborators, and adventures you could ever want. 

Don't you think it's time to get in the boat? I do.

Join me as we discuss:

• Why the time to get in the river is NOW.
• How to learn how to paddle, when you know nothing at all about rivers and boats.
• How to let the current of the river of Great Work carry you along.
• How to navigate around obstacles.
• How to handle the scary rapids that want to carry you to great success.

To learn more about my original business coach, check out valbullerman.com

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact? 

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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In this episode, we are diving into the characteristics of Great Work.

Join me as we discuss:

• The Essential Pillars of Great Work
• What we can learn from watching people do Great Work
• What we can learn about Great Work from Jim Henson

To see an excerpt from Jim Henson's short film, Time Piece, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDwCwMIRJlI

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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In this, the inaugural episode, we start at the very beginning: What is Great Work, and Why does it matter? And, of course, we start where all good podcasts should: with death. 

Join me as we discuss:

• Why knowing from a young age that we will die sparks our desire for Great Work
• How Great Work feels
• Why the screaming face emoji is so important
• Who am I, and why does Great Work matter to me?
• What Great Work is, and what it isn't.

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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Join us as we discuss:

01:07 How Dr. Amanda launched her podcast by mistake.

04:17 Why it is essential to know your own skills and preferences.

05:42 Solo episodes versus interview episodes.

07:00 How Dr. Amanda was surprised to discover how much she learned about great work by talking to people who are doing it.

09:11 The top lessons that Dr. Amanda learned from the second half of the first season of Unleashing Your Great Work.

13:15 There are real skills to great work.

17:26 The most interesting thing about interviewing people on a podcast.

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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02:44 The connection and benefits of Photography - How photography affects generations.

09:21 How Stephanie's visual artistry story evolved.

16:25 From photographing her baby to photographing families.

17:36 You have to photograph 100 - 200 newborns before you know what you're doing. Newborn photography is the hardest and the slowest to develop.

19:46 Some of the struggles that Stephanie had to overcome to live her way into this current great work.

30:54 The People with a Growth Mindset - Fixed Mindset versus someone who’s not a Fixed Mindset.

37:32 When you're not trying to maintain the illusion of perfection in everyone's eyes, you can listen to the voice inside of you.

38:37 Just try it on! What's the trouble in trying it on?

About the Guest:

Stephanie Willoughby is an award winning, published photographer, and the founder of Little Love Stories Photography, a photography company that focuses on newborn, maternity, and family photography. Stephanie is the proud Mother of 3 exceptionally wise children, 6 plucky chickens, and 2 scruffy dogs. Stephanie and her Husband manage their small farm in the suburbs of New Jersey, where she runs her business and works hard at becoming a better version of herself.

www.littlelovestories.com

@littlelovestoriesphotgraphy

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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Join us as we discuss:

02:44 The connection and benefits of Photography - How photography affects generations.

09:21 How Stephanie's visual artistry story evolved.

16:25 From photographing her baby to photographing families.

17:36 You have to photograph 100 - 200 newborns before you know what you're doing. Newborn photography is the hardest and the slowest to develop.

19:46 Some of the struggles that Stephanie had to overcome to live her way into this current great work.

30:54 The People with a Growth Mindset - Fixed Mindset versus someone who’s not a Fixed Mindset.

37:32 When you're not trying to maintain the illusion of perfection in everyone's eyes, you can listen to the voice inside of you.

38:37 Just try it on! What's the trouble in trying it on?

About the Guest:

Stephanie Willoughby is an award winning, published photographer, and the founder of Little Love Stories Photography, a photography company that focuses on newborn, maternity, and family photography. Stephanie is the proud Mother of 3 exceptionally wise children, 6 plucky chickens, and 2 scruffy dogs. Stephanie and her Husband manage their small farm in the suburbs of New Jersey, where she runs her business and works hard at becoming a better version of herself.

www.littlelovestories.com

@littlelovestoriesphotgraphy

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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Join us as we discuss:

02:58 Heroism and the fascinating things about it.

05:07 Having that voice through writing a poem or book.

08:39 Getting to know Michelle Kaplan.

11:00 How did Michelle meet Ken Davenport.

15:10 It’s the goal and strong leadership team that brings success to the show.

23:07 The struggles that Michelle overcomes in her HR career and as a new producer on a show.

27:38 Michelle’s discoveries about herself.

32:03 There's no greater satisfaction than helping and seeing somebody successfully unfold their journey.

33:10 Everyone's an expert and is a genius.

37:01 Intentions rather than specific goals.

40:15 There's no way to guarantee a disappointment less, loss less, and grief less life.

About the Guest:

Michelle Kaplan is Founder and CEO of an HR consulting and training firm specializing in Organizational Effectiveness and Leadership Development. Specific areas of focus include emotional intelligence, change management, creating and sustaining high performance teams, effective decision-making, and increasing psychological safety at work.

Michelle is also a Co-Producer in theatre. The current show she is involved with is the new musical Harmony which just finished its Off-Broadway run. Finally, Michelle is also a published author with her two books of poetry recognized as Amazon’s Top Hot New Releases for Inspirational Poetry, with a third book on its way. Michelle posts her poems every day on Instagram @themichellekaplan.

Feel free to connect with Michelle at:

Website www.michellejkaplan.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellejkaplan

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themichellekaplan/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/michellejkaplan/

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or]]>This week we welcome our guest Michelle Kaplan. Overcoming struggles in her HR career, Michelle discovered her true voice through her writing and poetry. This ultimately led her to her new position as a co-producer in an off-broadway theatre show. Uncover how Michelle came to live her true genius and how it can help you live yours. 

Join us as we discuss:

02:58 Heroism and the fascinating things about it.

05:07 Having that voice through writing a poem or book.

08:39 Getting to know Michelle Kaplan.

11:00 How did Michelle meet Ken Davenport.

15:10 It’s the goal and strong leadership team that brings success to the show.

23:07 The struggles that Michelle overcomes in her HR career and as a new producer on a show.

27:38 Michelle’s discoveries about herself.

32:03 There's no greater satisfaction than helping and seeing somebody successfully unfold their journey.

33:10 Everyone's an expert and is a genius.

37:01 Intentions rather than specific goals.

40:15 There's no way to guarantee a disappointment less, loss less, and grief less life.

About the Guest:

Michelle Kaplan is Founder and CEO of an HR consulting and training firm specializing in Organizational Effectiveness and Leadership Development. Specific areas of focus include emotional intelligence, change management, creating and sustaining high performance teams, effective decision-making, and increasing psychological safety at work.

Michelle is also a Co-Producer in theatre. The current show she is involved with is the new musical Harmony which just finished its Off-Broadway run. Finally, Michelle is also a published author with her two books of poetry recognized as Amazon’s Top Hot New Releases for Inspirational Poetry, with a third book on its way. Michelle posts her poems every day on Instagram @themichellekaplan.

Feel free to connect with Michelle at:

Website www.michellejkaplan.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellejkaplan

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themichellekaplan/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/michellejkaplan/

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

Thanks for listening!

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Join us as we discuss:

01:57 Great work is about helping others to show up and stand out by sharing their story.

02:35 The 3 Steps - Sign Up - Suit Up - Show Up.

04:25 How Gail used curiosity, as a way to find the stories inside the world of manufacturing.

08:28 Being curious versus being judgemental.

11:01 Overcoming fears with curiosity and mindset.

16:20 Work with the right clients - Sometimes you have to say no to certain things so you can say yes to the great opportunities.

19:34 The biggest hurdle to get over is to get out of your own way - You can be the hero of your own story!

23:37 How Gail helps her clients get into the right mindset, get over insecurity and start sharing the stories of their great work.

26:57 Curiosity is like a muscle, you have to exercise it, you have to utilize it.

33:45 The muscle of curiosity led to the muscle of courage.

About the Guest: 

Gail Robertson brings an unfamiliar and fresh outlook to the more traditional Manufacturing Industry. This (recovering) journalist knows how to use curiosity to celebrate innovation - and turn obstacles into opportunities. She helps transform businesses for extraordinary results! Curiosity is the foundation of her 3 step process: Sign Up, Suit Up and #ShowUP! Gail has always been curious, which led her into journalism. She now uses storytelling (developed as a journalist), in her manufacturing world. Her transferable skills have assisted her as she transitioned from journalist, to bed-and-breakfast owner, to fundraiser, to Marketing Manager at an insurance tech company and now, “Chief Curiosity Officer” at GailNow. She is a social media strategist and Keynote Speaker, who can help just about anyone exercise their Curious Brain! She and many others have found that with curiosity, so much is possible: step out of your comfort zone, overcome fear, do things you’ve never done before, meet amazing people and ShowUP with joy, passion and enthusiasm.

www.GailNow.com

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jTAajk7XaEYerR5ZqrWWg

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gailrobertsonkeynotespeaker/

https://twitter.com/gailnow

https://www.tiktok.com/@gailnow

https://www.instagram.com/gailnow1

https://clubhousedb.com/user/gailnow

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals.]]>This week on the podcast, we are featuring Gail Robertson, the Chief Curiosity Officer of GailNow! She is a whirling dervish on social media and a networking super-connector, and I’ve been amazed by her energy and success for years. Listen in as Gail helps us to uncover what it takes to realize the potential of our curious brain and accomplish our wildest dreams by signing up, suiting up, and showing up.

Join us as we discuss:

01:57 Great work is about helping others to show up and stand out by sharing their story.

02:35 The 3 Steps - Sign Up - Suit Up - Show Up.

04:25 How Gail used curiosity, as a way to find the stories inside the world of manufacturing.

08:28 Being curious versus being judgemental.

11:01 Overcoming fears with curiosity and mindset.

16:20 Work with the right clients - Sometimes you have to say no to certain things so you can say yes to the great opportunities.

19:34 The biggest hurdle to get over is to get out of your own way - You can be the hero of your own story!

23:37 How Gail helps her clients get into the right mindset, get over insecurity and start sharing the stories of their great work.

26:57 Curiosity is like a muscle, you have to exercise it, you have to utilize it.

33:45 The muscle of curiosity led to the muscle of courage.

About the Guest: 

Gail Robertson brings an unfamiliar and fresh outlook to the more traditional Manufacturing Industry. This (recovering) journalist knows how to use curiosity to celebrate innovation - and turn obstacles into opportunities. She helps transform businesses for extraordinary results! Curiosity is the foundation of her 3 step process: Sign Up, Suit Up and #ShowUP! Gail has always been curious, which led her into journalism. She now uses storytelling (developed as a journalist), in her manufacturing world. Her transferable skills have assisted her as she transitioned from journalist, to bed-and-breakfast owner, to fundraiser, to Marketing Manager at an insurance tech company and now, “Chief Curiosity Officer” at GailNow. She is a social media strategist and Keynote Speaker, who can help just about anyone exercise their Curious Brain! She and many others have found that with curiosity, so much is possible: step out of your comfort zone, overcome fear, do things you’ve never done before, meet amazing people and ShowUP with joy, passion and enthusiasm.

www.GailNow.com

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9jTAajk7XaEYerR5ZqrWWg

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gailrobertsonkeynotespeaker/

https://twitter.com/gailnow

https://www.tiktok.com/@gailnow

https://www.instagram.com/gailnow1

https://clubhousedb.com/user/gailnow

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

Thanks for listening!

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Join us as we discuss:

03:57 What helped Lauren step into her full self and switch to an abundance mindset.

07:06 How body positivity is more like a Trojan horse.

09:12 How fat activism becomes dangerous to fat people, specifically to their safety

10:44 A lot of challenges when it comes to a woman in comedy.

11:37 How Lauren lands into a comedy career.

14:06 Lauren’s TV Pilot, called Fat with Standards.

15:23 How Lauren ended up on a stage in New York City.

19:02 What are the challenges of bringing a message into the world through comedy.

21:20 Entertainment business is terrible, unfair, and sometimes unrewarding. If you don't love your message, if you don't love what you're doing, don't do it.

22:28 Lauren’s joy and fulfillment in what she’s doing.

About the Guest:

Comedian and writer Lauren Hope Krass got her start in comedy in the beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina. There, she performed improv and standup regularly at Theatre 99 and all over the city. Her material ranges from the ridiculous to the brutally honest. Her self-deprecating humor combined with a dash of charm creates a unique perspective relevant to any audience.

Lauren has headlined nationwide for Organizations (SAP Americas), Colleges (Princeton) and Clubs (Goonies, MD). Locally, you can catch her at some of the best clubs in NYC such as Caroline's, Stand Up NY, New York Comedy Club and QED among many others. She has also been a featured storyteller on Kevin Allison’s RISK! She's the winner of the She Devil Comedy Festival (2018) and her original TV Pilot "Fat With Standards" was an official selection of the Atlanta Comedy Film Festival (2021) and a finalist in the Austin Comedy Film Festival (2021). Lauren has also been featured in the Women in Comedy Festival, Cinderblock Comedy Festival, Annapolis Comedy Festival and the Charleston Comedy Festival.

Instagram- @LaurenHopeKrass

Website- LaurenHopeKrass.com

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: Standup comedienne, screenwriter, and actor Lauren Hope Krass is passionate about body positivity… except, she says that body positivity is the trojan horse. Inside the trojan horse are fat activism and a message for women everywhere: You are beautiful, exactly as you are. 

Join us as we discuss:

03:57 What helped Lauren step into her full self and switch to an abundance mindset.

07:06 How body positivity is more like a Trojan horse.

09:12 How fat activism becomes dangerous to fat people, specifically to their safety

10:44 A lot of challenges when it comes to a woman in comedy.

11:37 How Lauren lands into a comedy career.

14:06 Lauren’s TV Pilot, called Fat with Standards.

15:23 How Lauren ended up on a stage in New York City.

19:02 What are the challenges of bringing a message into the world through comedy.

21:20 Entertainment business is terrible, unfair, and sometimes unrewarding. If you don't love your message, if you don't love what you're doing, don't do it.

22:28 Lauren’s joy and fulfillment in what she’s doing.

About the Guest:

Comedian and writer Lauren Hope Krass got her start in comedy in the beautiful city of Charleston, South Carolina. There, she performed improv and standup regularly at Theatre 99 and all over the city. Her material ranges from the ridiculous to the brutally honest. Her self-deprecating humor combined with a dash of charm creates a unique perspective relevant to any audience.

Lauren has headlined nationwide for Organizations (SAP Americas), Colleges (Princeton) and Clubs (Goonies, MD). Locally, you can catch her at some of the best clubs in NYC such as Caroline's, Stand Up NY, New York Comedy Club and QED among many others. She has also been a featured storyteller on Kevin Allison’s RISK! She's the winner of the She Devil Comedy Festival (2018) and her original TV Pilot "Fat With Standards" was an official selection of the Atlanta Comedy Film Festival (2021) and a finalist in the Austin Comedy Film Festival (2021). Lauren has also been featured in the Women in Comedy Festival, Cinderblock Comedy Festival, Annapolis Comedy Festival and the Charleston Comedy Festival.

Instagram- @LaurenHopeKrass

Website- LaurenHopeKrass.com

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

Thanks for listening!

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Listen in as they chat about all things self-publishing, and dive into Amanda’s book, Great Work – which releases

TODAY, June 7, 2022!!

Join us as we discuss:

04:03 Great Work is not necessarily one thing. It's an intersection of different things, and it will flow and change over time.

06:15 The three stages of writing a book - Writing - Publish - Launch

07:21 Writing a book was an exercise in persistence.

08:51 Our experience of writing and publishing an article together.

11:29 Takeaways on how to organize ideas from a workshop with AJ Harper.

17:38 What was the production experience for Dr. Amanda as a self-published author.

24:16 What is a hybrid publisher and why might you use one.

25:15 How does it FEEL?

27:44 Dr. Amanda’s mission for her book

28:36 What would Dr. Amanda describes as the hardest part of writing and publishing a book?

33:04 Grief versus Relief in the face of a painful creative loss

33:39 Dr. Amanda’s joy and realization in writing the book.

Resources Mentioned

Amanda’s New Book! Get your copy here!

AJharper.com

https://cbmesser.com

annaparadox.com

About the Guest:

Meghan Bathgate, Ph.D. is the Director of Educational Program Assessment at the Poorvu Center. Meghan believes educational data can be used to ignite pivotal conversations in higher education and challenge assumptions we have about our work and the role we play in it. She is also a coffee-fueled mom, wife, impromptu kitchen dancer, mediocre musician, and library lover.

Twitter: @MeBathgate

Work Bio: https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/people/meghan-bathgate

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: This week the tables are turned as Amanda finds herself in the interview hot seat. This week we are excited to welcome her best friend, Dr. Meaghan Bathgate, as our guest host.

Listen in as they chat about all things self-publishing, and dive into Amanda’s book, Great Work – which releases

TODAY, June 7, 2022!!

Join us as we discuss:

04:03 Great Work is not necessarily one thing. It's an intersection of different things, and it will flow and change over time.

06:15 The three stages of writing a book - Writing - Publish - Launch

07:21 Writing a book was an exercise in persistence.

08:51 Our experience of writing and publishing an article together.

11:29 Takeaways on how to organize ideas from a workshop with AJ Harper.

17:38 What was the production experience for Dr. Amanda as a self-published author.

24:16 What is a hybrid publisher and why might you use one.

25:15 How does it FEEL?

27:44 Dr. Amanda’s mission for her book

28:36 What would Dr. Amanda describes as the hardest part of writing and publishing a book?

33:04 Grief versus Relief in the face of a painful creative loss

33:39 Dr. Amanda’s joy and realization in writing the book.

Resources Mentioned

Amanda’s New Book! Get your copy here!

AJharper.com

https://cbmesser.com

annaparadox.com

About the Guest:

Meghan Bathgate, Ph.D. is the Director of Educational Program Assessment at the Poorvu Center. Meghan believes educational data can be used to ignite pivotal conversations in higher education and challenge assumptions we have about our work and the role we play in it. She is also a coffee-fueled mom, wife, impromptu kitchen dancer, mediocre musician, and library lover.

Twitter: @MeBathgate

Work Bio: https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/people/meghan-bathgate

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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By sharing her own story of Great Work, which involves growing a multimillion-dollar business, Amber highlights the importance of the human connection in a digital world.

Join us as we discuss:

02:13 How Amber discovered her real purpose in her early 20’s

03:56 The automation that is being taught is stripping out the human connection so we need to ensure we are not losing that. 

10:24 Amber is helping the authors see their potential and reminds them of their brilliance

13:38 Discover her system in helping and supporting the authors

18:21 Building support structures between idea and execution

24:24 From being someone who had zero ambition, Amber learned how to grow a multimillion-dollar business when she started to look at the changes she made in the world through her clients.

27:39 Learn how to keep your vision big and bigger.

30:47 Use your core value as a decision-making lens and filter.

34:26 When delegating, you shouldn't force them into doing it your way, because that prevents them from being innovative.

36:30 The biggest struggle for business owners is they don't give themselves enough time to think, process, and have time with their team.

About the Guest:

Amber Vilhauer is a leading digital marketing strategist who supports authors, speakers and coaches to establish a powerful, integrated online presence that gets results and empowers them to make a difference in their industry. Since starting her agency, NGNG Enterprises (standing for No Guts No Glory) in 2007, she has spent her career impacting her community and building strong strategic alliances with industry leaders and game-changers across the web. Amber has supported thousands of entrepreneurs on six continents with branding & website development, online marketing and live streaming services. She has been the launch manager behind dozens of #1 bestselling books including those for Mark Victor Hansen, Brendon Burchard, Martin Lindstrom, Dr. Daniel Amen, Lisa Nichols and Les Brown. She was recognized as the Female Entrepreneur of the Year at the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business and at the 14th Annual 2021 Women in Business and the Professions World Awards.

Connect and learn more at www.ambervilhauer.com and www.ngngenterprises.com.

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the...]]>This week we welcome a leading digital marketing strategist, Amber Vilhauer. Amber is dedicated to supporting and coaching authors and speakers to establish a powerful, integrated online presence. Amber knows that it’s consistency and strategy that gets results and can empower us all to make a difference in our industries.

By sharing her own story of Great Work, which involves growing a multimillion-dollar business, Amber highlights the importance of the human connection in a digital world.

Join us as we discuss:

02:13 How Amber discovered her real purpose in her early 20’s

03:56 The automation that is being taught is stripping out the human connection so we need to ensure we are not losing that. 

10:24 Amber is helping the authors see their potential and reminds them of their brilliance

13:38 Discover her system in helping and supporting the authors

18:21 Building support structures between idea and execution

24:24 From being someone who had zero ambition, Amber learned how to grow a multimillion-dollar business when she started to look at the changes she made in the world through her clients.

27:39 Learn how to keep your vision big and bigger.

30:47 Use your core value as a decision-making lens and filter.

34:26 When delegating, you shouldn't force them into doing it your way, because that prevents them from being innovative.

36:30 The biggest struggle for business owners is they don't give themselves enough time to think, process, and have time with their team.

About the Guest:

Amber Vilhauer is a leading digital marketing strategist who supports authors, speakers and coaches to establish a powerful, integrated online presence that gets results and empowers them to make a difference in their industry. Since starting her agency, NGNG Enterprises (standing for No Guts No Glory) in 2007, she has spent her career impacting her community and building strong strategic alliances with industry leaders and game-changers across the web. Amber has supported thousands of entrepreneurs on six continents with branding & website development, online marketing and live streaming services. She has been the launch manager behind dozens of #1 bestselling books including those for Mark Victor Hansen, Brendon Burchard, Martin Lindstrom, Dr. Daniel Amen, Lisa Nichols and Les Brown. She was recognized as the Female Entrepreneur of the Year at the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business and at the 14th Annual 2021 Women in Business and the Professions World Awards.

Connect and learn more at www.ambervilhauer.com and www.ngngenterprises.com.

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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Join us as we discuss: 

02:46 How the Great Work journal evolved into a book and who the target audience is that will gain the most from the message. Is it you?

05:05 Uncover the core message that is shared with you through the book

06:26 Enjoy a reading of the introduction

21:28 What is the change I hope to see in the world with this book

22:04 The process of doing the book versus the journal.

22:46 Writing a book is transformational for the author as well.

23:22 A glimpse of chapter 5 - The chapter on Self-expertise.

About the Amanda:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

Thanks for listening!

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AJ is on the podcast to share about the first book she’s written that has her own name on it. She shares what it was like to rediscover her voice, how vulnerable it was to share life’s work, and where she’s headed next. She tells us about her own struggles with writer's block and how a shift in her mindset released it. 

Join us as we discuss: 

01:56 – AJ discovered later in life that her great work is writing however it is more than writing but helping people become the writers they were meant to be.

04:30 – How the War of Art helped her overcome her struggle to finish things and the anxiety it caused.

09:42 – AJ discusses her long-term strategy and how her book fits in with the change she wants to see in the world.

14:19 – Her experiences as a ghostwriter and the importance of understanding who your reader is.

16:35 – Your core message is the foundation of your book, not your slogan or tagline.

22:21 – Don’t become overwhelmed in the process, and you will find that as you are writing one book you may have many more based on your framework.

26:49 – Uncovering what brings AJ joy in her great work.

29:23 – Losing her own voice as a ghostwriter, AJ has recovered her confidence in herself and discovered that demystifying something creates the confidence to move forward.

36:28 – The influence that Dr. Amanda’s book has had on AJ in creating the space to write.

About the Guest:

AJ Harper is an editor and publishing strategist who helps authors write transformational books that enable them to build readership, grow their brand, and make a significant impact on the world. As ghostwriter and as developmental editor, she has worked with hundreds of authors, from newbies to New York Times bestselling authors with millions of books sold. AJ teaches her method in Top Three Book Workshop and the Must-Read Editing Workshop. She is the Head Writing Coach for Heroic Public Speaking, the premier speaker training program created by Michael and Amy Port. She is writing partner to business author, Mike Michalowicz. Together they’ve written nine books, including Profit First. AJ is the author of Write a Must-Read: Craft a Book That Changes Lives--Including Your Own.

https://ajharper.com/

You can find her book on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Write-Must-Read-Craft-Changes-Lives_Including/dp/1989603696

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The...]]>This week I welcome AJ Harper to the podcast. AJ is an editor, publishing strategist, and a developmental editor. Previously, AJ was a ghostwriter, and has written dozens of books, some of which are New York Times Bestsellers (but we’ll never know which ones!). AJ left ghostwriting to create the Top Three Book Workshop, and in so doing has helped hundreds of authors write life-changing books. Her forthcoming book, Write a Must-Read will inevitably help innumerable more. 

AJ is on the podcast to share about the first book she’s written that has her own name on it. She shares what it was like to rediscover her voice, how vulnerable it was to share life’s work, and where she’s headed next. She tells us about her own struggles with writer's block and how a shift in her mindset released it. 

Join us as we discuss: 

01:56 – AJ discovered later in life that her great work is writing however it is more than writing but helping people become the writers they were meant to be.

04:30 – How the War of Art helped her overcome her struggle to finish things and the anxiety it caused.

09:42 – AJ discusses her long-term strategy and how her book fits in with the change she wants to see in the world.

14:19 – Her experiences as a ghostwriter and the importance of understanding who your reader is.

16:35 – Your core message is the foundation of your book, not your slogan or tagline.

22:21 – Don’t become overwhelmed in the process, and you will find that as you are writing one book you may have many more based on your framework.

26:49 – Uncovering what brings AJ joy in her great work.

29:23 – Losing her own voice as a ghostwriter, AJ has recovered her confidence in herself and discovered that demystifying something creates the confidence to move forward.

36:28 – The influence that Dr. Amanda’s book has had on AJ in creating the space to write.

About the Guest:

AJ Harper is an editor and publishing strategist who helps authors write transformational books that enable them to build readership, grow their brand, and make a significant impact on the world. As ghostwriter and as developmental editor, she has worked with hundreds of authors, from newbies to New York Times bestselling authors with millions of books sold. AJ teaches her method in Top Three Book Workshop and the Must-Read Editing Workshop. She is the Head Writing Coach for Heroic Public Speaking, the premier speaker training program created by Michael and Amy Port. She is writing partner to business author, Mike Michalowicz. Together they’ve written nine books, including Profit First. AJ is the author of Write a Must-Read: Craft a Book That Changes Lives--Including Your Own.

https://ajharper.com/

You can find her book on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Write-Must-Read-Craft-Changes-Lives_Including/dp/1989603696

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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•    There is gratitude for what's to come, called anticipation.

•    Gratitude for what's happening right now, called savoring.

•    And gratitude for what has happened already, called reminiscing.

On this week’s episode we dig into all three kinds of gratitude, and how best to benefit from a gratitude practice.

Join me as I discuss:

•    Why the key to all three forms of gratitude is to go deep into them

•    How gratitude re-wires your brain to deliver major health and wellness benefits

•    Why Gratitude shouldn’t be a vague, muted practice. It works best when it's detailed, robust, and vibrant!

Gratitude is a powerful way to bring more joy into your life without having to wait for anyone else to come around, and before anything changes out there.

And that’s exactly the kind of fuel that powers Great Work.

Take a listen!

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

Thanks for listening!

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If your first, knee jerk response was “Busy!” or “Crazy busy” or “Scary busy” then this interview is for you. My guest this week, Dr. Don Khouri, invites us to protect our “Yes.” Whether others are asking for a favor, offering an opportunity, or handing down a task, our bias is usually to say “yes!” Don suggests that before we give away a single “yes,” we need to ask ourselves some critical questions.

Join us as we discuss

• The five questions that we should ask before we say “yes”
• Why a default mode of “no” will actually make us more valuable collaborators and employees
• The transformation and ease that comes from being purposefully productive instead of busy

About the Guest:

Don Khouri coaches executives and business leaders who want to be more productive and profitable. He does this helping busy executives streamline their activities and better chose activities on which to focus their time and attention. He is the author of When to Say Yes, The 5 Steps to Protect Your Time. Dr. Khouri is known for his straightforward expertise when it comes to getting crystal clear on identifying which requests to accept, and which requests to say “no” to and reject. Through his coaching and training programs, busy executives are able to increase their productivity and focus, while eliminating the enormous volume of distractions that are part of being a business leader in today’s lightning-fast information age. Don has an extensive background in software development and has held several key positions at Fidelity Investments during his successful 21-year career. His leadership positions at Fidelity Investments include being Vice President of Software Development, where he headed global teams and complex multi-million-dollar programs. Don is a PhD in Human and Organizational Systems. He holds a master’s degree in Human Development, and an MBA in Organizational Behavior from Boston University. In addition, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Babson College, which has been voted the top school in the U.S. for entrepreneurship.

Connect with Don:

Email: don@donkhouri.com

Website: www.donkhouri.com

Book: www.whentosayyes.com

Connect with Amanda:

Website: https://amandacrowell.com/

Pre-Order My Book: https://amandacrowell.com/great-work/

About The Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click How are you?

If your first, knee jerk response was “Busy!” or “Crazy busy” or “Scary busy” then this interview is for you. My guest this week, Dr. Don Khouri, invites us to protect our “Yes.” Whether others are asking for a favor, offering an opportunity, or handing down a task, our bias is usually to say “yes!” Don suggests that before we give away a single “yes,” we need to ask ourselves some critical questions.

Join us as we discuss

• The five questions that we should ask before we say “yes”
• Why a default mode of “no” will actually make us more valuable collaborators and employees
• The transformation and ease that comes from being purposefully productive instead of busy

Website: www.donkhouri.com

Book: www.whentosayyes.com

Connect with Amanda:

Website: https://amandacrowell.com/

Pre-Order My Book: https://amandacrowell.com/great-work/

About The Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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As she stood at the airport in Hawaii, waiting for her flight home, Dyan made an important decision: She didn’t know how and she didn’t know when but she WAS going to dedicate herself to working with marine animals. And boy has she! From getting a second bachelors degree, to finally getting hired at the New England Aquarium (after years of volunteering), to running the world largest animal rescue mission in history, Dyan’s commitment to animal conservation has been nothing short of extraordinary.

Join us as we discuss:

• How she found the courage to follow her dreams, despite a total lack of guarantees
• What to do when you fail miserably at the job you’ve always wanted to do
• Why she loves sharing her story and the story of the animals she cares for, whether that’s on a TedXStage, in an elementary school, or via her books.

About the Guest:

Dyan DeNapoli is a penguin expert, TED speaker, and award-winning author. Her first book, The Great Penguin Rescue, chronicles her experiences helping to manage the rescue of 40,000 penguins from an oil spill in South Africa. Dyan teaches audiences of all ages about penguin conservation, and about pursuing their wildest dreams. Her favorite gig is as a guest lecturer on National Geographic's ships bringing adventure travelers to Antarctica!

thepenguinlady.com

On social media (FB, LinkedIn, and Twitter) as @ThePenguinLady

Dyan’s Two Books:

• The Great Penguin Rescue: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Penguin-Rescue-Devastating-Inspiring/dp/143914818X
• All About Penguins: https://amzn.to/34IiI6x

Mentioned in the episode

https://earthwatch.org

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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Do you have some feedback or questions...]]>Dyan DeNapoli wanted to be a marine biologist since she was a child. Working with dolphins and penguins called to her, from the inside. At the age of 30, as she was working as a silversmith making jewelry, her parents gifted her a month long EarthWatch Expedition working with Dolphins in Hawaii.

As she stood at the airport in Hawaii, waiting for her flight home, Dyan made an important decision: She didn’t know how and she didn’t know when but she WAS going to dedicate herself to working with marine animals. And boy has she! From getting a second bachelors degree, to finally getting hired at the New England Aquarium (after years of volunteering), to running the world largest animal rescue mission in history, Dyan’s commitment to animal conservation has been nothing short of extraordinary.

Join us as we discuss:

• How she found the courage to follow her dreams, despite a total lack of guarantees
• What to do when you fail miserably at the job you’ve always wanted to do
• Why she loves sharing her story and the story of the animals she cares for, whether that’s on a TedXStage, in an elementary school, or via her books.

About the Guest:

Dyan DeNapoli is a penguin expert, TED speaker, and award-winning author. Her first book, The Great Penguin Rescue, chronicles her experiences helping to manage the rescue of 40,000 penguins from an oil spill in South Africa. Dyan teaches audiences of all ages about penguin conservation, and about pursuing their wildest dreams. Her favorite gig is as a guest lecturer on National Geographic's ships bringing adventure travelers to Antarctica!

thepenguinlady.com

On social media (FB, LinkedIn, and Twitter) as @ThePenguinLady

Dyan’s Two Books:

• The Great Penguin Rescue: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Penguin-Rescue-Devastating-Inspiring/dp/143914818X
• All About Penguins: https://amzn.to/34IiI6x

Mentioned in the episode

https://earthwatch.org

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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Join me as we discuss:

• How to do Great Work in the weeks, days and moments of our lives.
• How to avoid feeling like every idea you have is either too small to make a difference, or so large it’s paralyzing.
• How to rebuild trust with yourself, so that will believe yourself when you set goals.

This week’s episode includes an excerpt from my book! If you loved what you heard, and want to hear it again—but this time with your eyes!—pre-order your copy today!

Link to pre-order Great Work

Link to diagram

Link to Great Work Journal Page

About The Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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Gess’s book “Who’s in my classroom” is a guide for educators (and all people) to understand the experiences of students of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, primary languages, and learning abilities. With stories written by the students themselves (through a collaboration with Youth Communication), Gess’s work is absolutely Great Work.

Join us as we discuss:

• Why Gess’s commitment and approach to Great Work deepened and changed when he became a father and husband.
• How he is able to his Great Work while maintaining a happy and healthy home life and marriage
• Why his work has always sought to find silenced voices and bring those perspectives back into the conversation.

About the Guest:

Gess LeBlanc, Ph.D. is Associate Professor and former Chair of the Department of Educational Foundations and Counseling Programs within Hunter College’s School of Education and is a co-founder of Hunter College’s Urban Center for Assessment, Research, and Evaluation (UCARE). For over 20 years, he has worked in the fields of teacher and leadership preparation. A developmental psychologist, Dr. LeBlanc’s research investigates the impact of developmentally and culturally responsive teaching on school climate. This research has been published in both psychological and educational journals and has garnered awards from the Spencer Foundation and the American Psychological Association. Dr. LeBlanc is a sought after speaker on the topic of developmentally and culturally responsive teaching and is the author of Who’s In My Classroom?: Building Developmentally and Culturally Responsive School Communities published by John Wiley & Sons.

As an expert in the field of child and adolescent development, he has served as an educational consultant to various school districts, state agencies, and non-profit organizations including the New York State Department of Education, the New York City Department of Education, the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District, the Lakeland Central School District, the Valley Central School District, the Highland Central School District, the Dutchess County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, the Orange-Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Studies, the Boys Club of America, Harlem Center for Education, Inc., Prep for Prep, City Year, Inc., Roundabout Theatre Company, and the Arthur Miller Foundation.

In addition to being recognized for his research, Dr. LeBlanc has been recognized for his teaching and service in the field of teacher and leadership education. He is a past recipient of Hunter College’s Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Hunter College School of Education’s Harold Ladas Award for Excellence in Teaching, and was awarded the 2013 Distinguished Service Award from the Association for Equality and Excellence in Education, Inc. Dr. LeBlanc currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Roundabout Theatre Company, City Year New York, Inc. and the Harlem Center for Education, Inc.

https://www.amazon.com/Whos-Classroom-Developmentally-Culturally-Communities/dp/1119824133

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and...]]>What happens when you feel unseen, unheard, and left out of most of the decisions about your education? Well, if you are Dr. Gess LeBlanc you spend your career raising up the voices of marginalized, diverse students.

Gess’s book “Who’s in my classroom” is a guide for educators (and all people) to understand the experiences of students of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, primary languages, and learning abilities. With stories written by the students themselves (through a collaboration with Youth Communication), Gess’s work is absolutely Great Work.

Join us as we discuss:

• Why Gess’s commitment and approach to Great Work deepened and changed when he became a father and husband.
• How he is able to his Great Work while maintaining a happy and healthy home life and marriage
• Why his work has always sought to find silenced voices and bring those perspectives back into the conversation.

About the Guest:

Gess LeBlanc, Ph.D. is Associate Professor and former Chair of the Department of Educational Foundations and Counseling Programs within Hunter College’s School of Education and is a co-founder of Hunter College’s Urban Center for Assessment, Research, and Evaluation (UCARE). For over 20 years, he has worked in the fields of teacher and leadership preparation. A developmental psychologist, Dr. LeBlanc’s research investigates the impact of developmentally and culturally responsive teaching on school climate. This research has been published in both psychological and educational journals and has garnered awards from the Spencer Foundation and the American Psychological Association. Dr. LeBlanc is a sought after speaker on the topic of developmentally and culturally responsive teaching and is the author of Who’s In My Classroom?: Building Developmentally and Culturally Responsive School Communities published by John Wiley & Sons.

As an expert in the field of child and adolescent development, he has served as an educational consultant to various school districts, state agencies, and non-profit organizations including the New York State Department of Education, the New York City Department of Education, the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District, the Lakeland Central School District, the Valley Central School District, the Highland Central School District, the Dutchess County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, the Orange-Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Studies, the Boys Club of America, Harlem Center for Education, Inc., Prep for Prep, City Year, Inc., Roundabout Theatre Company, and the Arthur Miller Foundation.

In addition to being recognized for his research, Dr. LeBlanc has been recognized for his teaching and service in the field of teacher and leadership education. He is a past recipient of Hunter College’s Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Hunter College School of Education’s Harold Ladas Award for Excellence in Teaching, and was awarded the 2013 Distinguished Service Award from the Association for Equality and Excellence in Education, Inc. Dr. LeBlanc currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Roundabout Theatre Company, City Year New York, Inc. and the Harlem Center for Education, Inc.

https://www.amazon.com/Whos-Classroom-Developmentally-Culturally-Communities/dp/1119824133

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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She began her journey when a director she admired told her that her performance was wonderful…. If only she could have been heard.

D’Arcy worked for years on her own vocal strength and power, and what she learned became her passion.

D’Arcy knows that unleashing your voice is critical to finding your truth.

Join us as we discuss:

Why it matters that you have a clear, strong voice that you own as yours

Why people are always crying in D’Arcy’s studio

Why D’Arcy loves the phonetic alphabet, and how it helps us find our true voice.

About the D’Arcy:

For over two decades, award-winning voice and speech teacher and performance consultant D’Arcy Webb has been helping actors, performers, corporate executives, authors and speakers use their voices to connect with audiences around the world with power, eloquence and heart.

As former Associate Professor of Voice and Speech at the University of the Arts, D’Arcy has worked with hundreds of new and seasoned performers to make their words resonate with clarity, precision and confidence. She has also served as voice, speech and performance coach for TEDxCambridge, and was the Head of Vocal Training for Heroic Public Speaking from 2016 to 2020. Now D’Arcy coaches and teaches in her private studio all those who want to speak with not only clarity but brio. The creator of a wacky online series called “Tuesday Morning Two-minute Tune-ups For Your Tongue,” D'Arcy is in constant pursuit of ideas that will enrich, renew and deepen her students’ knowledge and skill, awakening in them a love of language and the passion to speak their truth. Keynote speaker and retired TEDx Cambridge Executive Producer, Tamsen Webster, has called D’Arcy’s work “magic. She produces instantaneous yet lasting effects.”

Connect with the D’Arcy:

darcywebb.com https://www.darcywebb.com/

LinkedIn and Facebook: @thespeechdiva

Instagram-: @darcythespeechdiva

About the Amanda:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for listening to the Unleash Your Great Work Podcast! If you enjoyed this edit and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.

Do you have some feedback or questions about this edit? Leave a]]>D’Arcy Webb is a speech and voice coach committed to helping people be heard.

She began her journey when a director she admired told her that her performance was wonderful…. If only she could have been heard.

D’Arcy worked for years on her own vocal strength and power, and what she learned became her passion.

D’Arcy knows that unleashing your voice is critical to finding your truth.

Join us as we discuss:

Why it matters that you have a clear, strong voice that you own as yours

Why people are always crying in D’Arcy’s studio

Why D’Arcy loves the phonetic alphabet, and how it helps us find our true voice.

About the D’Arcy:

For over two decades, award-winning voice and speech teacher and performance consultant D’Arcy Webb has been helping actors, performers, corporate executives, authors and speakers use their voices to connect with audiences around the world with power, eloquence and heart.

As former Associate Professor of Voice and Speech at the University of the Arts, D’Arcy has worked with hundreds of new and seasoned performers to make their words resonate with clarity, precision and confidence. She has also served as voice, speech and performance coach for TEDxCambridge, and was the Head of Vocal Training for Heroic Public Speaking from 2016 to 2020. Now D’Arcy coaches and teaches in her private studio all those who want to speak with not only clarity but brio. The creator of a wacky online series called “Tuesday Morning Two-minute Tune-ups For Your Tongue,” D'Arcy is in constant pursuit of ideas that will enrich, renew and deepen her students’ knowledge and skill, awakening in them a love of language and the passion to speak their truth. Keynote speaker and retired TEDx Cambridge Executive Producer, Tamsen Webster, has called D’Arcy’s work “magic. She produces instantaneous yet lasting effects.”

Connect with the D’Arcy:

darcywebb.com https://www.darcywebb.com/

LinkedIn and Facebook: @thespeechdiva

Instagram-: @darcythespeechdiva

About the Amanda:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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Over the past 12 episodes, I've learned some things about great work. When I put the podcast together, I already had a lot of ideas about what great work is, how it works, what it looks like and how it feels. But I've been excited by how much I've learned from the guests.

For example:

◊ Even for the greatest among us, claiming your work as “Great Work” is HARD (Mike Ganino, episode 11)

◊ Great work is more like a best friend than a soulmate (Linda Ugelow, Episode 7)

◊ We all need reminders to STOP WORKING, because Great Work seems to go hand-in-hand with overworking (Alyssa Adams, Episode 3)

◊ Great Work needs to be enjoyable… otherwise, what’s the point? (Trish Blain, episode 5)

◊ Having a podcast is FUN! (All the episodes!)

Ready to hear the six lessons I've learned over the past 12 episodes?

Let's do it...

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact? 

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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My guest Mike Ganino is the speaker coach who helped me prepare my TedXHarrisburg talk and today he joins me on the podcast to discuss what it really takes to create a "Mike Drop" moment in your talk.

Are you ready to share your story?

Join us as we discuss:

• How we bring every part of ourselves into our current Great Work
• Why we need to balance our light against our shadow and own who we really are
• How to stop trying to be “Great” and, instead, seek to be you

About the Guest:

Mike Ganino is a storytelling + communication expert and creator of the Mike Drop Method. He hosts The Mike Drop Moment podcast. He’s been named a Top 10 Public Speaking Coach by Yahoo Finance, and California’s Best Speaking and Communication Coach by Corporate Vision Magazine. He is an author, former Executive Producer of TEDxCambridge and has been named a Top 30 Speaker by Global Guru. He teaches storytelling, presence, and public speaking to some of the biggest names and brands. He’s a trained actor and coach from the World Famous Second City, Improv Olympics, and Upright Citizen’s Brigade. In addition to his track record as an executive in the hotel, restaurant, retail, and tech industries, Mike’s worked with organizations like the Disney, American Century Investments, American Marketing Association, and UCLA.

www.mikeganino.com/storycraft <- Free storytelling guide

www.mikeganino.com/apply <- To Apply to work together

www.instagram.com/mikeganino <- To hangout on Insta

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact? 

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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My guest Mike Ganino is the speaker coach who helped me prepare my TedXHarrisburg talk and today he joins me on the podcast to discuss what it really takes to create a "Mike Drop" moment in your talk.

Are you ready to share your story?

Join us as we discuss:

• How we bring every part of ourselves into our current Great Work
• Why we need to balance our light against our shadow and own who we really are
• How to stop trying to be “Great” and, instead, seek to be you

About the Guest:

Mike Ganino is a storytelling + communication expert and creator of the Mike Drop Method. He hosts The Mike Drop Moment podcast. He’s been named a Top 10 Public Speaking Coach by Yahoo Finance, and California’s Best Speaking and Communication Coach by Corporate Vision Magazine. He is an author, former Executive Producer of TEDxCambridge and has been named a Top 30 Speaker by Global Guru. He teaches storytelling, presence, and public speaking to some of the biggest names and brands. He’s a trained actor and coach from the World Famous Second City, Improv Olympics, and Upright Citizen’s Brigade. In addition to his track record as an executive in the hotel, restaurant, retail, and tech industries, Mike’s worked with organizations like the Disney, American Century Investments, American Marketing Association, and UCLA.

www.mikeganino.com/storycraft <- Free storytelling guide

www.mikeganino.com/apply <- To Apply to work together

www.instagram.com/mikeganino <- To hangout on Insta

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact? 

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

Thanks for listening!

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... NO MORE!

This is the encouragement you need to let success come to you.

Join me as we discuss:

• Why we worry that our success will upset others
• How our friends can perpetuate our worries
• How our success inspires others

About the Host:

Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and coach changing our perspective on the world of work. It IS possible to do Great Work-- launch a successful business, make a scientific discovery, raise a tight-knit family, or manage a global remote team-- without sacrificing your health, happiness and relationships.

Amanda is the Author of the forthcoming book, Great Work: Do What Matter Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, and the creator of the Great Work Journals. Amanda's TEDx talk has received more than a million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and Ted Shorts.

Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, Quartz, and Thrive Global.

Sponsored By The Aligned Time Journal

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact? 

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

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Created by my guest, Dr. Michelle Mazur, the 3-Word Rebellion helps business owners to create a positive 3-word message that grows their business into a movement.

Once you have your 3-word rebellion, what do you do with it?

Join us as we discuss

• What it feels like to walk away from a well-defined path to build something of your own
• How a 3rd grade student council election changed the course of history
• How imposter syndrome can loom large when you are getting started and how to keep going
• The importance of citing your sources and letting go of getting credit

MEET MICHELLE:

Michelle Mazur works with brilliant business owners who are shaking things up...but having trouble talking about it. She combines the tools of successful social movements with the qualitative research skills she earned in her communications PhD to help them craft their powerful, captivating message. The author of 3 books (including the newly-released 3 Word Rebellion) and featured in Fast Company, Entrepreneur and Inc., she knows that speaking about what you do in a clear and captivating way is the key to reaching the people you could help the most.

CONNECT WITH MICHELLE:

drmichellemazur.com/me

www.3wordrebellion.com

www.3WRbook.com

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

It is, instead, the result of resilience. 

Join me as we discuss:

• Why we feel like we need to squeeze every drop out of every minute and every day
• How taking better care of yourself accelerates your Great Work
• Why hustle is an empty promise and a dangerous oversimplification

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

Join us as we discuss:

• How our childhood experiences can become speaking anxiety as adults.
• How to overcome a lifetime of speaking anxiety in as little as one week. (My mind was blown!)
• The challenge of taking a successful one-on-one coaching process and turning it into an accessible, easy-to-follow book.

Want more info on Linda? Great idea!

Check out these links!

• Linda's book: Delight in the Linelight
• Speaker empowerment kit free download: empowermentkit.me
• https://www.lindaugelow.com/ 
• https://www.facebook.com/linda.ugelow/ 
• https://www.tiktok.com/@lindaugelow 

And here's a bio:

Linda Ugelow is a speaking confidence coach and movement specialist with an uncommon approach to overcoming the fear of speaking. Formerly stricken with public speaking fear herself, she now helps entrepreneurs, business owners, and corporate leaders to transform their experience of speaking from dread to delight wherever they speak: online or on stage, in the media or the meeting room. Linda holds a master’s degree in Expressive Therapy/Movement Studies and has performed internationally for over three decades with the women's world music group, Libana, as a singer, bassist, percussionist, and principal dancer. She hosted the TV show Women Inspired and is the author of the book, Delight In The Limelight: Overcome Your Fear of Being Seen and Realize Your Dreams.

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! 

The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?"

How can we figure out what our Great Work is?

How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself:

https://amandacrowell.com/buy-aligned-time/

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

Join me as we discuss:

• Why it feels easier (to me) to be a lone wolf
• How developing the skills of the pack wolf can elevate and improve the lone wolf's Great Work
• The pitfalls of being a disciple and the joys of being an apprentice
• How our pack wolf skills can help us understand our audience and enjoy our friends and family

Also! This week I'm testing out chapters! I added "audio headers" and chapter markers for the very first time. If you feel like it, let me know what you think! Did you notice a difference? Did the audio headers feel like an episode of Law and Order? Let me know at amanda@amandacrowell.com.

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself!

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

Join us as we discuss:

• What are the Four Forces, and how do they explain both human desire and human suffering? 
• How can you use the Four Forces, and the Essential Pillars to deepen your experience of Great Work?
• The challenge of being relentlessly ahead of your time.

Want more info on Trish and Nonordinary? I don't blame you! 

Check out these links!

• https://nonordinary.com
• https://twitter.com/trishblain
• https://www.instagram.com/trish_blain

And here's a bio:

Trish Blain is a serial entrepreneur, international facilitator, and expert in nonordinary skills and states of consciousness. She is passionate about working with other evolving edge leaders who want to have paradigm-shifting impact with their clients, communities, and organizations. Over the last 30 years, she has developed The Four Forces Framework which offers advanced skills for how you can craft, experience, and impact reality. She is the founder of NonOrdinary.com, a training community and collaborative platform for paradigm shifters.

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! 

The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?"

How can we figure out what our Great Work is?

How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself:

https://amandacrowell.com/buy-aligned-time/

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

Great Work is like navigating a great and mighty river. It's flowing-- with or without you-- and it's full of all the opportunities, collaborators, and adventures you could ever want. 

Don't you think it's time to get in the boat? I do. ⚓️

Join me as we discuss:

• Why the time to get in the river is NOW.
• How to learn how to paddle, when you know nothing at all about rivers and boats.
• How to let the current of the river of Great Work carry you along.
• How to navigate around obstacles.
• How to handle the scary rapids that want to carry you to great success.

To learn more about my original business coach, check out valbullerman.com

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself:

https://amandacrowell.com/buy-aligned-time/

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

Join us as we discuss:

• What it takes to do Great Work when everyone tells you not to
• How Great Work evolves over time.
• How to get really real with yourself about who you are and what you believe.

Want more info on Dr. Alyssa Adams (#reasonable)? 

Check out these links!

• Alyssa's website: DrAlyssaAdams.com
• Alyssa's Instagram 
• The Uncommon Couch podcast
• Free Hypnosis Audio "Clients and Confidence"

And here's a bio:

Dr. Alyssa Adams is a psychologist turned intuitive business coach and hypnosis practitioner. She helps successful (but secretly stuck) entrepreneurs to address the root cause of their business problems, so they can create more wealth, success, and happiness without fear holding them back. In her boutique coaching practice, Alyssa works with executives and entrepreneurs from all over the world. Through a unique blend of hypnosis, intuitive coaching, mindset, and manifestation techniques, she helps you grow your business by doing deep inner work, which clears the way for increased wealth, more confidence, and limitless opportunities. She's been featured in numerous media outlets, shared her ideas at national conferences, and sold profitable online courses. She currently hosts, The Uncommon Couch podcast, where she explores the evolving edge of business, consciousness, and the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship.

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! 

The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?"

How can we figure out what our Great Work is?

How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself:

https://amandacrowell.com/buy-aligned-time/

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

Join me as we discuss:

• The Essential Pillars of Great Work
• What we can learn from watching people do Great Work
• What we can learn about Great Work from Jim Henson

To see an excerpt from Jim Henson's short film, Time Piece, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDwCwMIRJlI

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?"

How can we figure out what our Great Work is?

How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself:

https://amandacrowell.com/buy-aligned-time/

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

Join me as we discuss:

• Why knowing from a young age that we will die sparks our desire for Great Work
• How Great Work feels
• Why the screaming face emoji is so important 😱
• Who am I, and why does Great Work matter to me?
• What Great Work is, and what it isn't.

The Unleashing Your Great Work podcast is sponsored by the Aligned Time Journal! The Aligned Time Journal is here to answer the question "But HOW?" How can we figure out what our Great Work is? How can we get started, stay with it, and finish our Great Work so it can go out in the world and have an impact?

Click here to learn more, and try it out for yourself:

https://amandacrowell.com/buy-aligned-time/

For more information about the Unleashing YOUR Great Work podcast or to learn more about Dr. Amanda Crowell, check out my website: amandacrowell.com

Work that grows you and keeps you on your evolving edge. 

Work that shows the world who you really are. 

Work that compels you to collaborate, and allows other people to truly know you.

It might be building a business, inciting a movement, creating breathtaking art, writing world-changing books, or helping other people to heal and grow into their potential. 

Whatever your Great Work, in this podcast we're figuring out how to unleash it into the world by asking the BIG questions:

• What does it take to create something of your own? To write books, build a business, impact the issues of our day, and help change the world?
• How can we overcome procrastination, withstand failure, survive rejection and finally, finally unleash our great work out into the world? 
• How can we- you and me- do work that reflects our unique point of view, impacts the people around us for the better, and feels amazing? 

Don’t you want to know the answers to these questions? 

I know I do.

So get in here! 

And let's discover how to Unleash Your Great Work.