Episode 197: Can We Actually Be Curious and Not Judgmental?
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 197: Can We Actually Be Curious and Not Judgemental? In this episode, we share our thoughts on why we should lean more into curiosity instead of judgment.
A recent experience Eric had with a client who came to terms with the fact they were being judgmental of their coworkers, led to the realization that most of us carry a lot of judgment around at work and in our personal lives.
Episode 195: How Will You Measure Success
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 195: How Will You Measure Success? In this episode, we share our thoughts on how success should be measured. If you want to be more successful, you just need to work harder… right?
Asking what success means or looks like for you is one of the most foundational questions you can ask yourself. It’s something we work on often with our clients and something we frequently redefine for ourselves. Take a listen to this week’s episode to find out our thoughts on how success should be measured.
Episode 192: Manifestos, Mission Statements, and Declarations
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 192: Manifestos, Mission Statements, and Declarations. As the title of the episode suggests, we’re talking about manifestos, mission statements, and declarations. More specifically, how and whether they have a place in our personal practices of tuning into ourselves, setting goals for ourselves, and just generally tending to ourselves.
We also share some examples of how this topic has shown up in our own work lately and the related exercises we take our clients through.
Episode 191: Exhaustion -- What's Guilt Got To Do With It
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 191: Exhaustion - What’s Guilt Got to do with It? In almost every conversation with a client, exhaustion is sitting there with us and part of the conversation. In this episode, we try to understand what could be going on, what we’re seeing in our client’s lives and in our own lives, and what we think we can start to explore or experiment with to start getting different outcomes.
Episode 190: When They Tell You It’s Your Mindset
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 190: When They Tell You It’s Your Mindset. In this episode, we discuss the merits of and damage caused by putting a heavy emphasis on the power of mindset and finding happiness.
Episode 189: Being More Human at Work with Erica Keswin
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 189: Being More Human at Work with Erica Keswin. Journal Bestselling Author, Erica Keswin, shares her insights on the new world of work, why managers are having an extra difficult time right now, and how to help improve employee retention rates.
Episode 188: A Thanksgiving 3 - 2 - 1
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 188: A Thanksgiving 3-2-1. In this episode, we share some pieces of media that have resonated with or inspired us recently, a few things we’re grateful for, and an idea that we’ll be focusing on for the rest of this year and into 2024.
Episode 176: A Question of Timing
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 176: A Question of Timing. This week, we explore how much timing is a factor in your choices regarding your current workplace situations. This week’s topic came to us in the form of multiple questions from our listeners and clients about time. One form these questions often come in usually starts with, “How long do I have to …” You can finish that question with things like how long do I have to stay in a role, how long do I have to wait to get news about this promotion, or how long do I have to keep someone on my team who’s giving a mixed performance? Another form these questions about time can start with is, “Is there a right time to …” Take a listen!
Episode 173: Who Am I To Do That Thing
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 173: Who Am I To Do That Thing? This week, we focus on what drama really is, what our role is in perpetuating it, and how to resolve it.
We address questions like: how can you adjust your role in the drama to increase your chances of helping the situation? How often do you stop yourself from going after something you want? How often is your reason for stopping yourself related to who you are or what you’re capable of?
Episode 172: Navigating the Drama Triangle
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 172: Navigating The Drama Triangle. This week, we focus on what drama really is, what our role is in perpetuating it, and how to resolve it. Do you find yourself in the middle of drama without knowing how you got there? Is workplace drama impacting your productivity or your team’s ability to perform their duties?
Episode 163: Stop Being Ticked About the Weekend
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 163: Stop Being Ticked About The Weekend. Were you as productive as you wanted to be this past weekend? Were you too productive and unable to get the rest you might have needed? Either way, it’s likely your weekend didn’t meet your expectations, and you’re left feeling frustrated or exhausted come Monday morning. This week on the podcast, we explore if being disappointed in our weekend is inevitable or if there’s a way we can redefine what our weekends mean to us.
Episode 162: The Art of Money with Bari Tessler
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 162: The Art of Money with Bari Tessler. What’s the first thought or feeling that comes to mind when you think about money or your current financial situation? If it’s something related to confusion, shame, fear, anxiety, uncertainty, or anything other than feeling like you have a good handle on things, you don’t want to miss this incredibly informative and practical conversation with our special guest this week. This week on the podcast, Financial Therapist, Bari Tessler, helps us figure out how to unshame our money stories
Episode 161: Where Does The Time Go
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 161: Where Does The Time Go? A lot of us have good ideas and tools for how we can use our time more productively, and yet we often find ourselves wringing our hands in despair and questioning ourselves and where our time has gone. There’s such a sense of guilt and shame that comes from not being as productive with our time as we think we should be. The problem is that guilt and shame do nothing to help accomplish the things we set out to accomplish. So, instead, we’re focusing today on how to evaluate what’s stopping you from being as productive with your time as you want to be, the strategies that will help you regain your time, and how to get started on the right foot at a new job or on a new project.
Episode 160: Getting Off To A Good Start
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 160: Getting Off To A Good Start. Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 160: Getting Off To A Good Start. This week on the podcast, we discuss three principles to adopt when starting a new job or project that will help you make a good first impression, the questions you should ask when starting a new job or project, the importance of finding the sweet spot between asking questions of others and taking responsibility for doing your research when starting something new, and Nayla and Eric’s main piece of actionable advice for getting things started right.
Episode 159: I Think It Would Be Good If
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 159: I think It Would Be Good If. This week we ask, Do you have to hurt in order to grow? We discuss how to get outside our comfort zones in a way that serves us rather than damaging us.
Pushing yourself to try new things, gain new skills, and grow in various other ways isn’t a bad thing. However, it can quickly start doing more harm than good. So, how do you know where the line is? How do you know when discomfort equals growth and when it crosses into the territory of “trauma with a lowercase T”?
Episode 158: The Waiting Is The Hardest Part
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 158: The Waiting Is The Hardest Part. This week on the podcast we discuss waiting and why it often presents us with a great deal of inside work to do. Is this worth waiting for? Whether it’s a finish line that keeps moving, the timing of a promotion that remains unclear quarter after quarter, or a promise that never seems to be fulfilled, waiting is sometimes a very trying part of our work lives. We can use certain mindful and reflective practices to help ourselves get more comfortable with the uncertainty so that we can show up and work while we wait. And we can ask ourselves if we have options regarding waiting. Do we need only wait here? Are there other paths to the outcome we desire?
Episode 157: Attachment, Authority And Confidence: A Conversation With Bethany Saltman
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 157: Attachment, Authority, and Confidence: A Conversation with Bethany Saltman. Today we welcome Bethany Saltman to The Inside Job to explore what attachment theory can teach us about confidence and our authority in our own careers.
Episode 154: Living With Regret
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 154: Living With Regret. Today we’re exploring regret, how it shows up in our lives, and the inside work we can do to process it and learn from it. As we process our regret what we may discover is that responsibility is distributed in a more nuanced way than we might expect, that there are small and big moments that lead us to where we are and that regret is a steps towards accepting the complexity of most decisions.
Episode 148: Work Is Taking Over My Life
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 148: Work Is Taking Over My Life. Today, we’re exploring the inside work it takes to build a life beyond our office and the challenges, experiences, and benefits we can expect when we do. It takes conscious effort to set clear boundaries between work and personal lives. It takes time and energy to build relationships and have experiences outside the office. Let’s discuss it!
Episode 147: Dealing With Disappointment
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 147: Dealing With Disappointment. Wherever disappointment has shown up in your life, chances are you were taking a risk or making a change when it did. Today we’re exploring disappointment. So, today we’re diving into disappointment and how to develop a better relationship with how you experience this inevitable emotion at work.