How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Jamil Zaki shows you that there’s much reason to hope–even for the most hardened cynics. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why hope equals success 

2) Why to be skeptical of your own cynicism 

3) How your gut instincts can lead you astray 

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— ABOUT JAMIL — 

Dr. Jamil Zaki is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the Director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab. He trained at Columbia a...

Andrew LaCivita discusses the most important career investment you can make: your skill development. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The biggest assumption that’s hurting your career 

2) How to pinpoint what skills you need to develop 

3) Three easy ways to build your confidence 

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— ABOUT ANDREW — 

Andrew LaCivita, a globally-renowned career and leadership coach, is the founder of the milewalk Academy®. During his career, he has impacted over 350 co...

Jessica Chen discusses how to get noticed even if you’re not the loudest voice in the room. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The top misconception about career advancement 

2) How to ensure your message always lands 

3) The five elements that make your voice resonate 

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— ABOUT JESSICA — 

Jessica Chen is an Emmy-Award winner, top virtual keynote speaker, and CEO of Soulcast Media, a global business communication training agency. He...

Dr. Mithu Storoni goes behind the science of how focus works to use your brain to its maximum capacity. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) How to identify and get into the best mental gear for your work 

2) What to do when work gets either boring or overwhelming 

3) The trick to resetting your brain 

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— ABOUT MITHU — 

Dr. Mithu Storoni is a University of Cambridge-trained physician, neuroscience researcher and op...

Alison Fragale reveals the keys to improving others’ perceptions of you. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The critical missing piece for your advancement 

2) Why your response to “How are you?” matters more than you think 

3) The quickest way to get others to promote you 

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— ABOUT ALISON — 

Alison Fragale is the author of LIKEABLE BADASS: How Women Get the Success They Deserve and the Mary Farley Ames Lee Distinguished...

Sam Owens breaks down his detailed process for confidently nailing job interviews–in 10 hours flat. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The biggest mistake people make in job interviews 

2) How to craft your “power” answers for every question 

3) The top do’s and don’ts of salary negotiation 

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— ABOUT SAM — 

Sam Owens is the author of I HATE JOB INTERVIEWS and founder of Sam’s Career Talk where he provides career...

Asheesh Advani discusses why the old rules of leadership no longer apply—and what to do differently today. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why our idea of achievement needs a rework 

2) Why to befriend both older and younger people 

3) An under-utilized tactic for dramatically accelerating your career learning 

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— ABOUT ASHEESH — 

Asheesh Advani is the CEO of JA (Junior Achievement) Worldwide, one of the largest NGOs in the world dedica...

Abby Medcalf discusses how to set firm boundaries and keep negativity from ruining your day. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) What most people get wrong about boundaries 

2) How to stop others from hijacking your mood

3) A trick for dealing with people who are nasty to you

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— ABOUT ABBY — 

Abby Medcalf is a Relationship Maven, psychologist, author, podcast host and Tedx speaker who has helped thousands of people think...

Matt Beane reveals how the quest to optimize productivity is harming our learning and growth–and what you can do about it. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The trillion-dollar problem with trying to optimize everything 

2) How to modify ChatGPT to help you learn better 

3) Three counterintuitive ways to learn better and faster 

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— ABOUT MATT — 

Matt Beane does field research on work involving robots and AI to uncover systemat...

Jodi Wellman shares how reflecting on our scarce remaining time of life helps us live free from regret.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why you need to befriend the Grim Reaper

2) How to feel “astonishingly alive”

3) How to break out of a rut

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— ABOUT JODI — 

Jodi Wellman is a former corporate executive turned executive coach. She has a Master’s in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of P...