A Bit of Optimism
My career is an accident. It started when I set out to rediscover my passion and reignite a spark I’d lost — and that journey led me to the work I do now.If you know me from my books or my speaking, you know I’m fascinated by why people do what they do. What makes someone find joy and meaning in their life, or pursue something far greater than themselves?I started A Bit of Optimism to explore those ideas and expand my own perspective. This podcast is a trove of honest conversations, with people...
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Episodes (239)
Why Trying to “Sound Smart” is Losing You the Room with Strategic Story Producer...
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Your Limits Are Learned (And They Can Be Unlearned) with Brain Coach Jim Kwik
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How to Trust Yourself When Everyone Has an Opinion with Love Thy Nader's Mary Ho...
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What Happens When You Bet on Yourself with Ted Lasso’s Brendan Hunt
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How to Say the Hard Thing and Keep the Relationship | A Bit of Optimism: Feeling...
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Why Being Right Is Costing You Trust | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PAR...
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What Is Your Team Afraid to Tell You? | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PA...
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The Secret to Better Conversations Isn't Talking | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings a...
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The Hidden Cost of Always Saying Yes | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PAR...
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Why We Fall for the Wrong Person with Couples Therapist Dr. Harville Hendrix
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How to Tell If Fear Is Protecting You or Holding You Back with Extreme Athlete N...
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Remembering Bob Chapman: The Mentor Who Changed My Life
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The AI Skills Nobody is Teaching (And Everyone Needs) with AI Expert Ethan Molli...
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How to Stop Letting Your Own Thoughts Make You Sick, Stressed, and Stuck with Dr...
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What Happens When You Stop Optimizing and Start Committing with Former LA Lakers...
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Revisited: Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with Author Fredrik Backman
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How to Stop Being Socially Awkward (According to Science) with Behavioral Scient...
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Stop Telling Us Everything Happens for a Reason with Anti-Victim Tom Nash
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The Real Reason You Feel Empty (Even When Life Looks Good) with Musician Mike Po...
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The Real Reason Young People Don't Have 'The Hunger' for Work (And What Leaders...
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The Leadership Advice Nobody Follows (But Everyone Should) with Top Leadership E...
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Why This Baseball Team Has a 4.2 Million Person Waitlist With Savannah Bananas F...
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Ken Burns and the Art of Telling the Whole Story
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What Happens When You’re Naive Enough to Try with KIND Founder Daniel Lubetzky
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AI Can Do Everything… Except This (Why Humans Still Win) With Restaurateur Will...
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Revisited: What Dying Teaches Us About Living with Death Doula Alua Arthur
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Revisited: The Kennedy Family and the Search for Self with Journalist Maria Shri...
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Revisited: How to Turn Stress Into Creativity With Grammy-Winner Jacob Collier
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The Confidence Conversation We Need to Have with Scott Galloway
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28 Years on the Force: Chief Angela Averiett on What It Really Takes to Change P...
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When Pop Fandom Becomes a Force for Good with AJR’s Adam Met
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What Grit Really Teaches Us About Happiness with Professor Angela Duckworth
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Matthew McConaughey on How to Fall Back in Love with Your Life
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Revisited: Trevor Noah Makes My Brain Hurt
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Revisited: Kids (And Employees) Know More Than You Think with Dr. Becky Kennedy
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Revisited: The First Steps To Reducing Your Anxiety with Author Mel Robbins
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Revisited: The Beautiful Brilliance of Boredom with Creative Polymath Elle Cordo...
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A Bit of Optimism Will Return in the New Year
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Revisited: Your Unhappy Brain Needs Some Assistance with Happiness Expert Mo Gaw...
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Prepare for the Life You’re Meant to Live With Chaplain John Fox
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How Losing Everything Taught Her to Help Everyone: Joan Howard’s Story
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A Rebel With a Cause (and a Cone) with Jeni’s Ice Cream Founder Jeni Britton
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The Culture That Converts Even the Biggest Cynics with former WD-40 CEO Garry Ri...
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Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with author Fredrik Backman
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The Smartest Way To Be Stupid with comedian Matthew Broussard
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The Man Who Proved Me Right with CEO Bob Chapman and the Barry-Wehmiller Team
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Rob Lowe Names Names: The Power of ‘Screw It’
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The Future You Avoid Is Riskier Than the One You Face with LinkedIn co-founder R...
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What Your Love Life Can Teach You About Work Relationships with psychotherapist...
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Your Instincts Know What You Want with Author Arthur Brooks
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