Episode 64: Ending It Well
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 64: Ending It Well. We talk through the rich emotions that accompany change and how we can use time as a resource to help us understand we’re learning about ourselves as we transition. We offer some practical tools to help us manage transitions including appreciation of the people who helped shape this experience, celebration and ceremony, and the personal documentation of how we’ve gotten better as a result of this change.
Episode 62: Figuring Out Fear
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 62: Figuring Out Fear. Throughout this episode we talk about how fear is information, and it typically comes from a good place – a place of self-protection. Fear is an invitation to be curious about what our minds and bodies are telling us. We draw a distinction between a fear and a threat, and why it’s crucial to answer the question, “what form is the threat taking?
Episode 61: Getting the Credit You Deserve
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 61: Getting The Credit You Deserve. In this episode, we dig into the differences between humility, confidence, and arrogance and highlight that it’s possible to both be humble and earn recognition. We also tear apart the origin stories behind the myths that lead us to believe we don’t deserve credit above our steady paycheck.
Episode 57: You Don’t Have to Settle
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 57: You Don't Have to Settle. This week we’re talking about the sensation of being trapped or stuck, and settling for a situation that doesn’t work for us. This is also an opportunity in our lives to see things, to understand the tensions between what we want and where we are, and to create a shift that results in momentum.
Episode 55: Why You Resist Networking
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 55: Why You Resist Networking. We believe – deeply – that networking is about learning, about relationship building and above all, about CONNECTING. And connecting isn’t just good for your career, it’s rewarding for your life.
Episode 53: Riffing On Working With Our Mind…and Our Hands
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 53: Riffing On Working With Our Mind...and Our Hands. We discuss how important and meaningful it is that we can be creative and expressive in our lives, and why we should both value and develop the ability to leverage our hands and our bodies to add value to our work.
Episode 50: Gaps, Pivots, and the Non-Linear Career Path
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 50: Gaps, Pivots, and the Non-Linear Career Path. We tackle a question by one of our listeners returning to work after an extended time off and wants some thoughts on how to make a successful transition. Whether you're returning to work, making a significant career pivot, or navigating non-traditional career paths, we've got you!
Episode 48: Redefining Ambition
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 48: Redefining Ambition. In this episode, we explore other ways of defining ambition. We wonder if ambition is even the word we want to keep using. Nayla offers the word: appetite, and Eric offers: energy… what if we are in pursuit of satisfying our appetites and following our energy? Where might that lead us?
Episode 46: The Reputation Makeover
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 46: The Reputation Makeover. This week, we talk about what happens when we learn that the professional reputation we have isn’t aligned with what we want it to be. We might learn this from a review, feedback from a manager, or a passing comment from a colleague. We think this is an opportunity to take a look at what’s really going on.
Episode 45: Riffing on Professional Reputation, Brand, and Identity
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 45: Rigging on Professional Reputation, Brand, and Identity. This week, Eric and Nayla enter the arena to tackle a topic that comes up nearly every week – our clients’ concerns about their professional reputation.
Episode 44: Revisiting the MO in FOMO
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 44: Revisiting the MO in FOMO. In a previous episode on the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO), we talked more about the “Fear Of” than the “Missing Out”. Yet sometimes we do miss out – when we make choices we have to deal with trade-offs and sacrifices. Saying “yes” to one thing does lead to “no” for other things. So how do we deal with the aftermath -- the feelings of remorse and regret that accompany lost opportunities?
Episode 42: Handling Professional FOMO
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 42: Handling Professional FOMO. In this episode, we tackle a topic suggested by one of our listeners – how to handle professional FOMO (the Fear Of Missing Out). FOMO arises when we look around at our colleagues, friends, and even our families and see that they have things that we want. They may be getting promoted faster, paid more, recognized more publicly, or taking on assignments we desire.
Episode 40: Why It's Important to Celebrate Your Wins
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 40: Why It's Important to Celebrate Your Wins. As the year comes to a close, we’re taking a deliberate moment to declare victory and celebrate the wins of 2020. Yes, the year has been difficult, “unprecedented” and full of hardship, and yet, we know that each of us can find at least one thing to celebrate, no matter how small.
Episode 39: When The Inner Critic Shows Up
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 39: When The Inner Critic Shows Up. How do we start to notice the inner critic and what do we do? We must also develop the sophistication and discernment to know how sneaky the inner critic can be. Sometimes the inner critic is loud and black and white, sometimes the voice is delicate in its deception – we offer examples of both.
Episode 38: What to Do When Things Don't Go As Planned
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 38: What to Do When Things Don't Go As Planned. If we’re human, we’re going to have the experience of things not going as we’d planned. We did the preparation, we put in the effort, practiced, and still… disappointment. We offer the opportunity to turn our disappointments into learning experiences that shouldn’t be missed.