WEBVTT - The Mid-Year Reset: 5 Career Hacks You Need Right Now

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to a Mom with Me podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Hello and welcome to biz your work life Sorted. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>m Burnham and yes, somehow we are halfway through twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five. I have no idea how that happened either,

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<v Speaker 2>so now feels like the perfect moment for a little

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<v Speaker 2>midyear glow up. We are doing the best of a

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<v Speaker 2>roundup of the most helpful, actually usable hacks from the

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<v Speaker 2>pod so far to help you reset, refocus, and get

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<v Speaker 2>through the rest of the year without turning into dust.

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<v Speaker 2>This episode's full of stuff I wish someone had told

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<v Speaker 2>me earlier, like how to stay motivated when you're completely

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<v Speaker 2>over it, how to ask one more money without spiraling,

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<v Speaker 2>what to say in a meeting when your voice wants

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<v Speaker 2>to disappear, and why your to do list might be

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<v Speaker 2>wrecking your productivity. But first, we're kicking off with the

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<v Speaker 2>absolute basics being productive without exhausting itself. So this hack

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<v Speaker 2>is honestly a game changer for your to do list,

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<v Speaker 2>transforming it from a source of overwhelmed to your secret weapon,

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<v Speaker 2>saving you from spending a day on busy work rather

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<v Speaker 2>than meaningful progress.

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<v Speaker 3>So step one of nailing your to do list is

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<v Speaker 3>actually figuring out what the most important thing is. And

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<v Speaker 3>I think as humans we can struggle to achieve this

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<v Speaker 3>sometimes because we get decision paralysis. Apparently psychologically we're not

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<v Speaker 3>even meant to be that good at knowing how to

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<v Speaker 3>pick the number one thing.

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<v Speaker 4>So ask yourself this question and.

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<v Speaker 3>It will figure it out for you. So the question

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<v Speaker 3>is what is making me feel most uncomfortable? What have

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<v Speaker 3>I procrastinated on for quite a while? I'm sure we've

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<v Speaker 3>all got the answer to that question, And that's what

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<v Speaker 3>you're going to start with. That is the most important thing.

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<v Speaker 3>And the follow up question to that is, and this

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<v Speaker 3>is what changed my life as a mom, really is

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<v Speaker 3>if this were the only thing I accomplished today, would

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<v Speaker 3>I be satisfied with my day? And will moving this

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<v Speaker 3>forward make all the other to dos seem unimportant?

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<v Speaker 4>Ah?

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<v Speaker 5>So good?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>And I used to be the kind of person that

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<v Speaker 3>just I love ticking it off, you know. It was

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<v Speaker 3>so much more quantity over quality. And then I became

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<v Speaker 3>a mum and realized I just wasn't really getting anything done,

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<v Speaker 3>to be honest, I was stumbling. And this question of

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<v Speaker 3>if this is the only thing I got done today,

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<v Speaker 3>will I feel good? Is such a game changer because

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<v Speaker 3>you just feel so accomplished, and most uncomfortable ends up

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<v Speaker 3>being most important, and you're actually getting through the tougher

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<v Speaker 3>shit that you'd be procrastinating on. The kind of follow

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<v Speaker 3>up step to this is make sure you're writing it down.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, write your to do list and rank it

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<v Speaker 3>based on those questions. But never give your self more

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<v Speaker 3>than three to five things to get done in a day.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just not gonna happen. But you know, even if

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<v Speaker 3>you just get that one thing done, the next day,

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<v Speaker 3>you're just on to number two and you're still feeling great.

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<v Speaker 2>This is one of my favorite hacks because it's honestly

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<v Speaker 2>so doable. In a world where everything is urgent and

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<v Speaker 2>you're applying to twelve things at once, Narrowing your focus

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<v Speaker 2>is a lifesaver. Three to five things a day, that's it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's manageable, effective, and gives you that sweet dopamine hit

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<v Speaker 2>when you actually finish them. I'm in love with this hack.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's talk about work meetings aka the perfect seating to

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<v Speaker 2>forget how to speak. You've got a brilliant idea, your

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<v Speaker 2>heart's racing and instead of saying it, you're staring at

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<v Speaker 2>the coffee ring on the table like it's got the answers.

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<v Speaker 2>We've all been there, which is exactly why this next

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<v Speaker 2>one is about speaking up so people actually listen without

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<v Speaker 2>needing to become a different person.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's take the premise that we're in meetings, right, because

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's one of the most commonplaces that were are,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's a one or a group meeting. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's often where I hear from people I work with.

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<v Speaker 1>Is the center of a lot of anxiety or just

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of overthinking, over preparing beforehand. A couple of

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<v Speaker 1>things you can do that I think are really straightforward

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<v Speaker 1>and easy to do that will help make that feel

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit better. One of them is just to

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<v Speaker 1>speak early. So research shows that if you speak early

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<v Speaker 1>in a meeting, you're more likely to speak again. And

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't even matter if it's small talk or just

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<v Speaker 1>chatting to someone on the way into the meeting. There's

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<v Speaker 1>something psychological about hearing your voice in that space that

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<v Speaker 1>you then will speak again. So it's a good way

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<v Speaker 1>to break the ice, if you like. But once that

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<v Speaker 1>voice has been heard, you're automatically a lot more comfortable

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<v Speaker 1>to speak again. I can't tell you exactly why. But

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<v Speaker 1>I see it work time and again, a really easy win.

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<v Speaker 1>Some people think that questions are deferential to your point

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<v Speaker 1>about being told you're differential, so we think if I'm

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<v Speaker 1>asking questions, it must mean that I'm sort of on

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<v Speaker 1>this lower position. I actually think powerful questions are really

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<v Speaker 1>good to realign or put some more energy into a meeting.

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<v Speaker 1>So you could ask a question like can I just

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<v Speaker 1>replay what we've discussed here to make sure everyone's on

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<v Speaker 1>the same page? Or am I right in thinking that

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<v Speaker 1>if X, then why? And then you're actively showing that

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<v Speaker 1>you're invested and following along, which is something that I

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<v Speaker 1>know a lot of junior people struggle to find opportunities

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<v Speaker 1>to do, because often you are a receiver of information

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<v Speaker 1>rather than a giver, so you're naturally a bit quieter.

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<v Speaker 1>But asking for clarification or to interject like that is

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<v Speaker 1>really appreciated by other people, because even very senior folks

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<v Speaker 1>are like, oh my gosh, yes, I haven't given this

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<v Speaker 1>integral piece of information you know that makes everything else

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<v Speaker 1>make sense.

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<v Speaker 4>I absolutely love that.

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<v Speaker 5>I think as well, because a lot of us have

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<v Speaker 5>this behavior where we think in a meeting you need

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<v Speaker 5>to be putting forward opinions to contributing information, adding, adding, adding,

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<v Speaker 5>But actually you do need people in the room that

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<v Speaker 5>are testing, understanding, clarifying. So I think, especially for someone

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<v Speaker 5>who's sort of like I don't feel like an expert

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<v Speaker 5>on the topic, you don't have to be. You can

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<v Speaker 5>just ask a really helpful question that's going to help

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<v Speaker 5>the whole group come to a better Absolutely.

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<v Speaker 2>So building confidence in meetings doesn't need some dramatic personality

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<v Speaker 2>makeover or executive coaching package. It's not about being the

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<v Speaker 2>loudest or talking the most. It's about creating impact with

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<v Speaker 2>what you say. What actually works are these tiny strategic

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<v Speaker 2>tweaks that nobody tells you about. So you're stuck in

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<v Speaker 2>a job that doesn't exactly light your fire, we have

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<v Speaker 2>all been there, checking the clock every twenty minutes, living

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<v Speaker 2>for lunch breaks, and wondering if this is really what

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<v Speaker 2>adulting is all about. But here's the thing. Even the

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<v Speaker 2>most boring job can be strategic for your career if

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<v Speaker 2>you approach it right. Here's how to get your glimmer

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<v Speaker 2>back at work.

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<v Speaker 6>So what I would do is I would pick one

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<v Speaker 6>person in the company or one skill. So for a person,

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<v Speaker 6>try and find one person in the company who's like

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<v Speaker 6>a high quality person that you might want to learn

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<v Speaker 6>from or like get closer to start by just kind

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<v Speaker 6>of learning more about them, knowing what they're up to,

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<v Speaker 6>you kind of thing, try and take them for coffee

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<v Speaker 6>if you can, and just figure out a way, like

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<v Speaker 6>is there a way that you can work on something

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<v Speaker 6>with this person? Like Google, we had things like twenty

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<v Speaker 6>percent projects and job shadowing and things like that. But

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<v Speaker 6>you can just figure out, like, is there sort of

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<v Speaker 6>something that you could work on with this person so

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<v Speaker 6>you can learn from them and create a relationship.

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<v Speaker 4>So that's the person.

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<v Speaker 6>One or I would pick one skill, So what is

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<v Speaker 6>one skill that you can totally master in the next

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<v Speaker 6>twelve months or the next six months is going to

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<v Speaker 6>be a skill that you're then going to take with

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<v Speaker 6>you for the rest of your career and then talk

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<v Speaker 6>to your manager and really say, like I really want

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<v Speaker 6>to work on this skill, make it your focus, and

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<v Speaker 6>see how they can support you in that. So, whether

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<v Speaker 6>that's doing a course, whether that's getting yourself onto a

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<v Speaker 6>different project where you're.

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<v Speaker 4>Able to develop that skill.

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<v Speaker 6>And what you're going to find is because you've set

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<v Speaker 6>yourself this goal of like either developing a relationship with

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<v Speaker 6>that person or that skill, You're going to take that

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<v Speaker 6>with you when you leave that job, Like that goes

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<v Speaker 6>with you for the rest of your career. Instead of

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<v Speaker 6>this being, you know, twelve months wasted in a job

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<v Speaker 6>you're not motivated about, you're actually flipping it and you're like,

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<v Speaker 6>I'm gaining this and that's gonna come with me in

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<v Speaker 6>my next role.

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<v Speaker 2>So I love this approach. Instead of seeing a boring

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<v Speaker 2>job as wasted time, you're deliberately extracting value that follows

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<v Speaker 2>you forever. Remember you're not stuck, You're strategically gathering what

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<v Speaker 2>you need for your next move. That mindset shift changes everything. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>another great motivation is a promotion or raise. So next

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<v Speaker 2>up we are talking about how to ask for more money. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>let's talk about money, specifically, how to ask for more

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<v Speaker 2>of it without breaking into a cold sweat. I know

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<v Speaker 2>these conversations feel awkward, but they're absolutely critical to your

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<v Speaker 2>career progression, and it's about focusing on the right things

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<v Speaker 2>when convincing decision makers to open the company wallet.

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<v Speaker 4>So how do you actually ask for a pay rise?

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<v Speaker 4>Remember your mindset, get inside your boss's head. Frame it

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<v Speaker 4>in terms of the value actually bringing for the company.

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<v Speaker 4>Don't make it about you and your personal financial situation

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<v Speaker 4>for example, don't mention the saving for a house deposit

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<v Speaker 4>or you know mentioned cost of living. We're going to

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<v Speaker 4>make it all about the company and the value you're delivering.

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<v Speaker 4>Don't be scared. You have the right to ask, and

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<v Speaker 4>it is showing good leadership.

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<v Speaker 3>This is a very simple framework. Or you can think

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<v Speaker 3>about it just like three prompts, and this is what

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<v Speaker 3>you're going to sit down at your desk and think

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<v Speaker 3>about before you go into these conversations. And the prompts

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<v Speaker 3>are experience, role, and output. So when you think about

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<v Speaker 3>your experience, you're obviously thinking about how many years you've

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<v Speaker 3>been doing the job. What unique insights do you also

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<v Speaker 3>bring based on that experience. But I think when it

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<v Speaker 3>comes to advocating for a pay rise, when you've been

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<v Speaker 3>at the company for a few years, for example, it's

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<v Speaker 3>how has your experience grown? Have you done courses leadership,

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<v Speaker 3>have you been on training camps, have you you know,

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<v Speaker 3>gone to conferences around the world, whatever it is, you're

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<v Speaker 3>really thinking about how you've grown your skill set and

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<v Speaker 3>your knowledge.

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<v Speaker 4>I love that. So it's not just experience in terms

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<v Speaker 4>of I've been here two years, it's actually how have

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<v Speaker 4>you invested in improving your experience and the experience that

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<v Speaker 4>you have in doing that role is like expertise.

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<v Speaker 3>And I know we'll get to this, but that's also

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<v Speaker 3>something that you can also be asking for in these

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<v Speaker 3>performance conversations, like I want to do a training course

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<v Speaker 3>on X, I want to do this online course. Really

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<v Speaker 3>simple things people can do that I just think make

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<v Speaker 3>them sound and seem a bit smarter. Is got a

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<v Speaker 3>bit bored over the break? Did these three online Harvard courses?

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<v Speaker 1>You know?

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<v Speaker 3>They're just really easy little wins that just make you

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<v Speaker 3>seem like you care. The second thing is role, So

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<v Speaker 3>how has your role evolved? Did someone go and leave

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<v Speaker 3>and you took on their responsibilities? Are you managing more people?

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<v Speaker 3>Are you actually doing three jobs? Is your job moving

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<v Speaker 3>well beyond what the original job description was. Those are

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<v Speaker 3>things that you can use to advocate for a pay rise.

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<v Speaker 3>The biggest and most important one, though, is obviously your output.

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<v Speaker 3>And this really needs to be evidence and fact based,

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<v Speaker 3>so numbers relating to your KPIs, but always bringing it

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<v Speaker 3>back to the company's objectives as well. Really leading with

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<v Speaker 3>what the business is trying to achieve and then how you,

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<v Speaker 3>as an individual have helped them get there.

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<v Speaker 4>The best hack that I found to doing this is

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<v Speaker 4>actually just too every time that you have an example

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<v Speaker 4>of good work, and that might be results metrics, it

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<v Speaker 4>might be something a client has said about you, it

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<v Speaker 4>might be something a coworkers said about you, and slack.

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<v Speaker 4>Anything that is like you doing good work, You're going

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<v Speaker 4>to screenshot that and just throw it in a folder

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<v Speaker 4>on your desk. Stop I try and save like a

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<v Speaker 4>couple of week, and what you're going to find is

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<v Speaker 4>when you go through that, you're just going to jog

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<v Speaker 4>your memory and going to have all these examples.

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<v Speaker 2>What I love about this approach is Howard flips the

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<v Speaker 2>power dynamic. You're not begging, you're presenting evidence that makes

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<v Speaker 2>your case undeniable. And remember, your boss isn't doing you

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<v Speaker 2>a favor by paying you fairly. They're making smart business

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<v Speaker 2>decisions to keep talent that delivers, so go get that money.

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<v Speaker 2>We're circling back to time management because everyone keeps recommending

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<v Speaker 2>time blocking, but when I tried it, I just felt

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<v Speaker 2>more stressed and restricted. Here's the truth. I was doing

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<v Speaker 2>it completely wrong. The magic isn't about cramming more in

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<v Speaker 2>it's about reducing that constant when will I do this

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<v Speaker 2>anxiety that follows you everywhere? Done right time, blocking actually

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<v Speaker 2>gives you freedom.

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<v Speaker 7>My main tip is too novel one, be very forgiving

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<v Speaker 7>because there'll be a process, and I think it really

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<v Speaker 7>is based on your energy levels, so you would naturally

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<v Speaker 7>do things that are harder at the beginning of the day.

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<v Speaker 7>Like for me, cleaning through my personal email is like

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<v Speaker 7>very very easy, so I tend to do it at

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<v Speaker 7>night when I'm watching TV because I can kind of

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<v Speaker 7>like splice it with like low energy activities. But if

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<v Speaker 7>something takes a little bit more effort, I would push

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<v Speaker 7>it earlier to the morning. I would also consider like

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<v Speaker 7>your work day as well. Like some people can go

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<v Speaker 7>to the gym at like eleven am, which is I

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<v Speaker 7>think crazy because it's in the middle of work day

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<v Speaker 7>and you have like meetings and stuff. But like some

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<v Speaker 7>people really can do like an early lunch and do

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<v Speaker 7>their gym routine then and then go straight into any

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<v Speaker 7>kind of meeting afterwards. So I think it really depends

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<v Speaker 7>on your own temperament and whether or not this is

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<v Speaker 7>something that you can handle. The thing is always just

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<v Speaker 7>start really really easy and slot it in. Try it

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<v Speaker 7>for like a couple of weeks and test it to

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<v Speaker 7>see how viabod is in your life. Just keep adding

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<v Speaker 7>things very slowly. I wouldn't rush into anything that sounds good.

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<v Speaker 4>I remember.

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<v Speaker 5>The big aha for me was when I realized that

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<v Speaker 5>my brain is different in the morning to the evening,

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<v Speaker 5>and I can't actually concentrate on deep work in the afternoon.

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<v Speaker 5>So where I used to put all my meetings in

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<v Speaker 5>the morning and then I'd be kind of left to

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<v Speaker 5>work in the afternoon, I completely flipped it and I

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<v Speaker 5>started blocking out my mornings for actual work and time

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<v Speaker 5>blocking all my meetings in the afternoon. And that kind

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<v Speaker 5>of kept my brain engaged anyway because I was talking

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<v Speaker 5>to someone. So that was a really big Labo move

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<v Speaker 5>for me in terms of planning out those blocks. So

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<v Speaker 5>deb someone who's just getting started, they have an open calendar,

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<v Speaker 5>or maybe they've got a few things that they're already

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<v Speaker 5>in that calendar in terms of assigned work meetings and

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<v Speaker 5>things like that, can you actually break down the step

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<v Speaker 5>by step process someone should go through to time block

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<v Speaker 5>their week.

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<v Speaker 7>Generally I would either go digital or paper. I personally

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<v Speaker 7>like writing things down, so I would just take a

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<v Speaker 7>simple piece of paper, blank piece of paper, or you

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<v Speaker 7>can use a diary or anything like that. What I

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<v Speaker 7>would generally do is write major tasks that you want

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<v Speaker 7>to get done during the day all the week as

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<v Speaker 7>a list. So first start with a regular to do list,

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<v Speaker 7>which I think a lot of people have, and then

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<v Speaker 7>kind of consider what your priorities are for the week,

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<v Speaker 7>So generally I pick three maximum. Once you kind of

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<v Speaker 7>consider that, either in your calendar or if you're doing

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<v Speaker 7>the day, you write down time slots from top to bottom,

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<v Speaker 7>so like when your day starts, which some people they

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<v Speaker 7>want to start from nine am, so nine am ten

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<v Speaker 7>am all the way down to whenever you want to

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<v Speaker 7>stop your day, And if it's a week thing, then

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<v Speaker 7>you would just do Monday to Friday across the top.

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<v Speaker 7>At that point, you sort of have like almost like

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<v Speaker 7>a grid of these time slots that you want to

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<v Speaker 7>put tasks into. You just consider how long things will take,

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<v Speaker 7>so like washing the dishes would probably take half an hour,

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<v Speaker 7>so you can give yourself a half an hour time

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<v Speaker 7>slot at like five pm. Then you assign times like

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<v Speaker 7>writing might take and make sure you put breaks in between.

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<v Speaker 5>So if you kind of step back and you look

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<v Speaker 5>at your full day or your full week, should every

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<v Speaker 5>slot of time actually be scheduled?

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<v Speaker 7>I would recommend not to. I would just guarantee like

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<v Speaker 7>certain slots to be put in because you need time

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<v Speaker 7>to be kind of flexy. And then as you move

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<v Speaker 7>through the week or move through the day, you realize

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<v Speaker 7>that things will change, like things will pop up, and

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<v Speaker 7>if everything's like super rigid, you can't really move anything around,

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<v Speaker 7>and I think that causes more stress than what the

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<v Speaker 7>purpose of it is to alleviate anxiety about tasks. You

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<v Speaker 7>actually realize when you time block that there's so much

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<v Speaker 7>time when you're not like stressing about when to do things,

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<v Speaker 7>if you just say you'll do it, there's actually so

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<v Speaker 7>much time to do things.

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<v Speaker 2>Time blocking isn't a bad perfection. It's about intention. That

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<v Speaker 2>point about not forcing activities that don't align with your values.

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<v Speaker 2>Game changer. I wasted years scheduling important meetings after three pm.

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<v Speaker 2>When I know that that is a time that I

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<v Speaker 2>completely shut down. Work with your natural tendencies, not against them,

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<v Speaker 2>And suddenly productivity feels possible and we are done for today.

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<v Speaker 2>Speaking of time, hopefully, these hacks have rescued some of yours.

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<v Speaker 2>Tune in next week, where we cover the workplace skills

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<v Speaker 2>nobody taught you but everyone expects you to know. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>be tackling how to stop over explaining yourself and instantly

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<v Speaker 2>sound more confident. The exact phrase is to shut down

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<v Speaker 2>that patronizing colleague without getting fired. More productivity hacks that

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<v Speaker 2>don't require superhuman discipline, How to nail networking when you'd

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<v Speaker 2>rather literally be anywhere else, and why traditional work mentors

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<v Speaker 2>are overrated, and what you need instead, Same time, same place.

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