Episode 165: The Easy/Hard Tradeoff
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 165: The Easy/Hard Tradeoff. Do you avoid doing hard or difficult things at all costs? Or, do you believe the harder you work for something, the greater the payoff will be? This week, we focus on how to do hard things, how to not make them harder than they need to be, and how to recognize the limit for how easy you can make them be.
Episode 164: We're All Middle Managers with Scott Mautz
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 164: We’re All Middle Management; This week on the podcast, author, Scott Mautz, shares guidance on how to lead your peers and get them to help you out when you need it most.
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 156: The Cost Of Saying Yes
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 156: The Cost Of Saying Yes. What happens when we say yes to more than what’s good for us? What happens when we feel exhausted or that we’ve got too much going on but find ourselves saying yes again and again? Saying yes requires an understanding of our capacity, our boundaries, and the space we need to care for ourselves. It also requires honest reflection about whether we’ve taken on more than we can do well. Yes has a cost. Take a listen to today’s episode for more on why!
Episode 155: What If You Can’t Change That One Thing
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 155: If You Can’t Change That One Thing. What happens when we’re so close to having what we want at work and are desperate to change that ONE THING? Listen in for more on what happens when you realize one big thing stops you from loving your work.
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 153: Turning A Bad Day Around
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 153: Turning A Bad Day Around. Today we’re exploring strategies to navigate bad days and how our mind and body become part of the solution when it comes to turning tough moods around. What happens if you wake up tired, or the morning goes poorly, or you’re stuck in a spiral of grumpiness and disorganization before your second cup of coffee? Can the day be redeemed? When we find ourselves having a rough start, or feeling like, the week or even the month is lost, it’s helpful to have a set of go-to strategies that help us to reflect on what’s happening in the moment and redirect ourselves to a reset that works.
Episode 151: Get Out Of Your Own Way
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 151: Get Out Of Your Own Way. What barriers do you tend to throw in front of yourself? Are we creating new obstacles (big or small) by avoiding conflict, not asking for help, or putting off difficult conversations? Or are we telling ourselves that we’re sticking to our values while we ignore what we need in a given situation? It’s worth reflecting on these questions. It’s valuable to clarify what success looks like in a given situation so we can move out of our way and toward what we want in life or at work.
Episode 150: Living With Tough Decisions + 150th Episode Celebration
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 150: Living With Tough Decisions + 150th Episode. What happens when the right decision for you stands to make other people unhappy? We’re talking about what it’s like to disappoint or aggravate others when we know we’re doing the right thing. Today we’re answering this question and celebrating our 150th episode!
Episode 149: Help People Help You
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 149: Help People Help You. Today’s conversation explores the inside job and outside action of becoming more help-able and how worthiness, guilt, shame, and vulnerability play a role in that work.
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.
Episode 146: Is Ego Your Enemy?
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 146: Is Ego Your Enemy? Where’s the line between confidence, ego, and humility? We’ll talk about it this week on the Inside Job podcast. What does it mean to have a healthy ego? Why simply being present, observing, and listening can help us cultivate a healthier ego.
Episode 142: Proust Questionnaire
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 142: Proust Questionnaire. What is your process, and how do you use it? Today we’re taking a different approach to year-end reflection. Join us as we dive into The Proust Questionnaire for a bit of fun and introspection.
Episode 141: Can We Rebuild Trust?
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 141: Can We Rebuild Trust? Whether it’s someone who says one thing but changes the story, makes a commitment they don’t uphold, or does something in violation of an existing agreement we had, it can be challenging to know what to do when someone violates our trust. Our discussion on the podcast this week centers around the work experiences that leave us asking ourselves, “How am I supposed to trust them now?”
Episode 139: Empathy and A Values-Based Career …Conversation with Amy Giddon Part 1
Inside Job the Podcast with Nayla Bahri & Eric Johnson | Episode 139: Empathy And A Value-Based Career. Conversation with Amy Giddon Part 1. This week’s episode is the first of two parts of our conversation with Amy Giddon. In this first portion, we explore leading a values-based career and the role of empathy in Amy’s career.