How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Daniel Coyle shares how to infuse ordinary work moments with greater meaning, joy, and fulfillment.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why shared improvement beats self-improvement
2) The three minute visualization that liberates tremendous clarity
3) Why vulnerability comes before trust–not after

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— ABOUT DANIEL —
Daniel Coyle is the New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code, which was named Best Business Book of the Year by Bloomberg, BookPal, and Business Insider. Coyle has served as an advisor to many high-performing organizations, including the Navy SEALs, Microsoft, Google, and the Cleveland Guardians. His other books include The Talent Code, The Secret Race, The Little Book of Talent, and Hardball: A Season in the Projects, which was made into a movie starring Keanu Reeves.
Coyle was raised in Anchorage, Alaska, and now lives in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, during the school year and in Homer, Alaska, during the summer with his wife, Jenny, and their four children.
• Book: Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment
• Website: DanielCoyle.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Tool: Graph Gear mechanical pencil
• Book: The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
• Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Past episode: 267: Managing Self-Doubt to Tackle Bigger Challenges with Tara Mohr
• Past episode: 707: Amy Edmondson on How to Build Thriving Teams with Psychological Safety
• Past episode: 732: How Aspiring Leaders Can Succeed Today with Clay Scroggins
• Past episode: 830: Lessons Learned from the World’s Longest Scientific Study on Happiness with Dr. Robert Waldinger

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Thi Nguyen draws on the philosophy of games to explain how scores and metrics impact our lives—and what we can do to use them more meaningfully.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How metrics can coopt our values and behavior
2) The hidden costs of the desire to quantify everything
3) Why the wrong people often seem to get ahead

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— ABOUT THI —
C. Thi Nguyen is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Utah, and a specialist in the philosophy of games, the philosophy of technology, and the theory of value.
A former food writer for the Los Angeles Times, Nguyen is active in public philosophy, writing for The New York Times, The Washington Post, New Statesman, and elsewhere.
• Book: The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game
• Website: Objectionable.net
• Bluesky: @add-hawk

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Study: The Cultural Evolution of Bad Science by Paul Smaldino and Richard McElrath
• Book: Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (The Institution for Social and Policy St) by James Scott
• Book: Trust and Antitrust: A Philosophical Exploration of Ethics by Annette Baier
• Book: The Grasshopper - Third Edition: Games, Life and Utopia by Bernard Suits

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Brad Stulberg shares foundational principles for making the process of self-development more fun and fulfilling.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) What true excellence looks and feels like
2) Why to stop chasing happiness—and what to focus on instead
3) The best tool for building focus and concentration

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— ABOUT BRAD —
Brad Stulberg researches, writes, and coaches on performance, well-being, and sustainable excellence. He is the bestselling author of The Practice of Groundedness and Master of Change, and coauthor of Peak Performance.
Stulberg regularly contributes to the New York Times and his work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic, among many other outlets. He serves as the co-host of the podcast “excellence, actually” and is on faculty at the University of Michigan. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina.
• Book: The Way of Excellence: A Guide to True Greatness and Deep Satisfaction in a Chaotic World
• Website: BradStulberg.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Study: “The comparison of Imagery ability in elite, sub-elite and non-elite swimmers” by P. Duarte-Mendes, et al.
• Study: “Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity” by Adrian F. Ward, Kristen Duke, Ayelet Gneezy, and Maarten W. Bos
• Book: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
• Book: The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr
• Book: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert Pirsig
• Past episode: 164: Sustaining Your Peak and Avoiding Burnouts with Brad Stulberg
• Past episode: 415: Pursuing Your Passion the Smart Way with Brad Stulberg
• Past episode: 699: Redefining Success for More Fulfilling Days with Brad Stulberg

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Kelli Thompson shows you how to break free from intimidation, hierarchy, and self-doubt.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why over-admiring your coworkers could be undermining your progress
2) The key to sustainable confidence
3) How to identify and trust your “genius zone”

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— ABOUT KELLI —
Kelli Thompson is an award-winning leadership and executive coach, keynote speaker, and the critically-acclaimed author of Closing The Confidence Gap: Boost Your Peace, Your Potential & Your Paycheck. In Kelli’s two-decade career leading teams, she received industry awards for her ability to build programs that cultivated the pipeline of future leaders.
Kelli has coached and trained thousands of leaders to lead with more clarity and confidence through her no BS, yet highly compassionate approach. Her corporate clients rave about the insightful, engaging and practical application of her training and speaking programs.
• Book: Closing the Confidence Gap: Boost Your Peace, Your Potential, and Your Paycheck
• LinkedIn: Kelli Rae Thompson
• Program: Clarity and Confidence Collective
• TEDxTalk: "How idolizing coworkers can hold you back" | | Kelli Thompson | TEDxOmaha
• Website: KelliRaeThompson.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Book: Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller

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Krista Stepney shares powerful tactics for moving forward when fear has you feeling stuck.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to identify and address the root causes of inaction
2) How to take your power back from comparisons and self-doubt
3) Two powerful scripts for when you’re stuck

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— ABOUT KRISTA —
Krista D. Stepney is a leadership and business strategist, keynote speaker, and transformation advisor who helps leaders and everyday changemakers turn hesitation into momentum. With over 15 years of experience in operations, organizational leadership, and culture transformation, Krista blends research, faith, and lived experience to help others build a purposeful life and legacy.
As the creator of The BOLDprint Method and the W.A.N.D. Methodology, she has coached executives, entrepreneurs, and everyday dreamers on overcoming fear, resisting comparison, and designing a personalized roadmap forward, even when the next step feels unclear.
Her mission is simple: to help people get unstuck and move anyway, especially when it feels like the hardest thing to do.
• Book: Move Anyway: A Guide for Overthinkers, Perfectionists, and Almost-Starters
• Website: KristaStepney.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Study: Perfectionism Research by Vitale & Co.
• Study: “Healthy Reflections: The Influence of Mirror Induced Self-Awareness on Taste Perceptions” by Ata Jami
• Study: “Implementation Intentions and Goal Achievement: A Meta‐analysis of Effects and Processes” by Peter M. Gollwitzer and Paschal Sheeran
• Book: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
• Book: Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual by Luvvie Ajayi Jones
• Past episode: 015: David Allen, The World’s Leading Authority on Productivity
• Past episode: 798: How to Have Difficult Conversations about Race with Kwame Christian
• Past episode: 1078: How to Stop Playing Small and Achieve Your Greatest Goals with Richard Medcalf

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• Monarch.com. Get 50% off your first year on with the code AWESOME.
• Shopify. Sign up for your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/better
• Factor. Head to factormeals.com/beawesome50off and use the code beawesome50off to get 50% off and free breakfast for a year. (New Factor subscribers only)
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