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365: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking with Jon Acuff

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Today’s guest makes his fourth visit to the podcast. That puts him in very elite company. Jon Acuff joins Jeff Goins and Todd Henry as the only guests to have appeared as many times.

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If you think that must mean I like his work, well, you’d be right. Previous books I’ve featured from Jon include:

Start, Do Over, and Finish, all three excellent books, and Soundtracks is no exception.

Jon says that “Overthinking is when what you think gets in the way of what you want.” Jon says the solution to overthinking isn’t to stop thinking but to change the soundtrack to something better – more positive, more encouraging, and ultimately, more productive. Once we learn how to choose our soundtracks, thoughts become our best friend, propelling us toward our goals.

Get the book that Seth Godin calls, “A simple, powerful, and generous book, one that you’ll remember every day for the rest of your life.” Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking, is out now!

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364: The Power of a Graceful Leader with Alexsys Thompson

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The word grace is not one that is often associated with leadership. It’s certainly not a leadership trait I witnessed during most of my formidable years.

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If that’s the case for you, allow me to introduce to you Alexsys Thompson.

Her body of work is a testament to her own leadership journey, as well as the journey of hundreds of other leaders. The tipping point for her came when she established her gratitude practice and spent a decade refining it. Today, developing a gratitude practice is a key element of her work as a board-certified executive coach.

She also serves as adjunct staff for The Center for Creative Leadership and is a member of the Forbes Coaching Council. She authored The Trybal Gratitude Journals, curated a collection of short stories called Gratitude 540, and is building a retreat center in Vermont that will be a “safe space for souls to show up.”

Her new book is called The Power of a Graceful Leader, and it’s one I think is well worth your time (inconvenience, pain, the work, and risk are all worth it).

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363: The Common Path to Uncommon Success with John Lee Dumas

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On the day Read to Lead was launched back in July of 2013, I had prepared three interview episodes to release on that day.

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One of those interviews was with a guy who makes his first visit back in nearly 8 years. His name is John Lee Dumas, and if you’ve enjoyed listening to podcasts for any length of time, you’ve no doubt heard his name.

Since 2012, John has released over 3000 episodes of the award-winning Entrepreneurs on Fire, interviewing some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. In fact, for nearly the first 6 years, he released an episode every day of the week!

He’s earned millions helping others do the same with membership sites, courses, mastermind groups, and more.

His new book is called The Common Path to Uncommon Success: A Roadmap to Financial Freedom and Fulfillment, and it’s been hailed as the modern-day version of Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich.

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362: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You with Mark A. Herschberg

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I don’t recall exactly how I got connected to today’s guest (a publicist, maybe), but not long after we’d secured an interview date, I received an email from a client with a desire to make an intro to…you guessed it: today’s guest.

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My client had just had Mark A. Herschberg on his own podcast and thought Mark would make a tremendous guest for my show as well. Little did my client know, Mark and I were already scheduled to talk. It is my pleasure to bring that conversation to you today.

Mark wrote a brand new book, released in January, called The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You.

Networking, negotiating, communicting, leading, career planning – all skills critical to your career success, Mark says. But did anyone ever teach you these skills? If not, it’s okay. You’re in luck.

Mark’s book will help you master all of these things and more. You might say it’s a multivitamin for your career.

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360: Advice for Working Moms from Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writer Joann Lublin

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I’ve talked to a ton of writers the last 7 years. But I don’t think I can say I’ve ever spoken with a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Until now.

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What an honor it is to welcome Joann Lublin to the podcast. She’s a former Wall Street Journal career columnist and shared the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for her writing on corporate scandals.

She’s coming on to talk about her new book called Power Moms: How Executive Mothers Navigate Work and Life.

In the book, Joann compares two generations of women – boomers and GenXers – to examine how each navigates the emotional and professional challenges involved in juggling managerial careers and families.

There’s a lot here for not only moms, but dads and leaders of all stripes.

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