How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Krista Stepney shares powerful tactics for moving forward when fear has you feeling stuck.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to identify and address the root causes of inaction
2) How to take your power back from comparisons and self-doubt
3) Two powerful scripts for when you’re stuck

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— ABOUT KRISTA —
Krista D. Stepney is a leadership and business strategist, keynote speaker, and transformation advisor who helps leaders and everyday changemakers turn hesitation into momentum. With over 15 years of experience in operations, organizational leadership, and culture transformation, Krista blends research, faith, and lived experience to help others build a purposeful life and legacy.
As the creator of The BOLDprint Method and the W.A.N.D. Methodology, she has coached executives, entrepreneurs, and everyday dreamers on overcoming fear, resisting comparison, and designing a personalized roadmap forward, even when the next step feels unclear.
Her mission is simple: to help people get unstuck and move anyway, especially when it feels like the hardest thing to do.
• Book: Move Anyway: A Guide for Overthinkers, Perfectionists, and Almost-Starters
• Website: KristaStepney.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Study: Perfectionism Research by Vitale & Co.
• Study: “Healthy Reflections: The Influence of Mirror Induced Self-Awareness on Taste Perceptions” by Ata Jami
• Study: “Implementation Intentions and Goal Achievement: A Meta‐analysis of Effects and Processes” by Peter M. Gollwitzer and Paschal Sheeran
• Book: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
• Book: Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual by Luvvie Ajayi Jones
• Past episode: 015: David Allen, The World’s Leading Authority on Productivity
• Past episode: 798: How to Have Difficult Conversations about Race with Kwame Christian
• Past episode: 1078: How to Stop Playing Small and Achieve Your Greatest Goals with Richard Medcalf

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Michael Norton reveals the science behind rituals that can help us change the way we feel and perform.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) What makes rituals more powerful than habits
2) How rituals help you get into the zone
3) Simple team rituals to build closeness

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— ABOUT MICHAEL —
Michael I. Norton is a professor at Harvard Business School. Michael’s research focuses on behavioral economics and well-being, with particular attention given to happiness and spending, income inequality, the IKEA effect, and, most recently, rituals.
Michael Norton’s research has been published in popular media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, and The New York Times, as well as academic journals like Science, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the American Economic Review. His “How to Buy Happiness” TED Talk has been viewed over 4 million times, and his work has been parodied by The Onion.
In 2013, Norton co-authored Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending with Elizabeth Dunn. His recent book The Ritual Effect focuses on the surprising and versatile power of rituals.
• Book: The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harness the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions
• Quiz: "Are you turning mundane moments into meaningful ones?"
• Website: MichaelNorton.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Study: "Overearning" by Christopher K. Hsee, Jiao Zhang, Fengyan Cai, and Shirley Zhang
• Book: The Gift: How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World by Lewis Hyde

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Jeremie Kubicek shares his innovative 5 Voices framework for empowering teams and maximizing potential.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why people development often fails
2) How leaders unintentionally silence their best people
3) Warning signs your team’s in the pit of despair

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— ABOUT JEREMIE —
Jeremie Kubicek is a globally recognized speaker, author, and leadership expert dedicated to helping leaders multiply healthy influence and self-awareness. As the co-founder of GiANT Worldwide, he equips leaders and organizations to build cultures of trust, peace, and performance through practical systems of people development.
Jeremie is the author of Making Your Leadership Come Alive and The Peace Index, and co-author of The 100X Leader, 5 Voices, 5 Gears, The Communication Code, and the newly released The Voice-Driven Leader: How to Hear, Value, and Maximize Every Voice on Your Team.
• Tool: 5 Voices AI
• Tool: The Peace Index
• Book: The Voice-Driven Leader: How to Hear, Value, and Maximize Every Voice on Your Team
• Book: The Peace Index: A Five-Part Framework to Conquer Chaos and Find Fulfillment
• Website: 5Voices.com
• Website: JeremieKubicek.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Book: Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company That Changed the World by Chris Lowney
• Past episode: 424: How to Help People Get to the Next Level with Jeremie Kubicek
• Past episode: 926: The Five Codes that Make and Break Trust with Jeremie Kubiceck

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Montana von Fliss shares her expert strategies for appearing more confident, no matter what you’re communicating.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to override your critical self-talk
2) The #1 habit most communicators neglect
3) Three simple tips to upgrade your presence

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— ABOUT MONTANA —
Montana von Fliss is a keynote speaker, public speaking coach, and CEO of Montana & Co., where she and her team help people deliver the best presentations of their careers. Her TEDx talk How to Be Confident (Even If You’re Not) has 3M+ views. With 17 years coaching at companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, and 30+ years as an actor/director, Montana teaches speakers to show up with clarity, presence, and real confidence.
• TEDx Talk: How to be confident (even if you’re not) | Montana von Fliss | TEDxBellevueWomen
• Website: MontanaVonFliss.com
• YouTube: The Montana von Fliss Show

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Book: Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles and Ted Orland
• Book: James (Pulitzer Prize Winner): A Novel by Percival Everett
• Past episode: 477: Speaking Confidently and Effectively with Diane DiResta
• Past episode: 1118: Finding Consistent Motivation to Turn Intention into Action with Chris Bailey

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Katie O’Malley reveals her three-step listening method that fosters greater trust, connection, and understanding.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why attention is so quick to drift—and three ways to pull it back
2) What most miss with active listening
3) Why shared experiences don’t build connection—and what does

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— ABOUT KATIE —
Katie O’Malley is an Executive Coach and Leadership Educator with twenty (20) years of professional experience serving the nonprofit, education, and corporate sectors. Across these workplaces, Katie noticed her strengths and values consistently steered her toward the support and development of others.
Since 2018, Katie has worked alongside hundreds of individual, team, and organizational clients as the Founder and Principal Coach of (en)Courage Coaching. Established with the noble mission of providing exceptional, financially accessible coaching services to Chicago area professionals, (en)Courage Coaching has grown to support individuals and businesses from around the world.
• TEDx Talk: Attention We Give: Lessons From Listening for a Living | Katie O'Malley | M.Ed., BCC | TEDxAndover
• Website: EncourageCoaching.org
• Instagram: encouragecoachchicago

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Book: Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut

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