Remote Control

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Hello and thank you so much for subscribing and listening!We have a question: Should we do an encore?Whether the answer is yes, no or maybe something different, let us know >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.com----------------------------------------------------------The Remote Control Podcast is produced by Mel Rosenthal and Phil Hayes St Clair (PhilHSC) to help you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Did you know this (might) be the second last episode of this show?Well, maybe...but today we're recapping what we want to hold on to (thanks to this lockdown) and what we'd rather say sayonara to. So it begs the question, what are you going to hold onto?Let us know via email >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comAlso don't forget to check out the great team over at ParentTV.com, they're amazing!

We're losing the plot! Well actually, we're forgetting who we told what to because meetings are all melding into one.Today we talk about taking note of particular events or noticeable things that happen during a meeting in order to create a memory for that conversation.Have you done that to try and keep track of meetings? Let us know! Send us an email to idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comAlso, you can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

The kids are starting to go back to school and today's tip is don't rush back to work. Take a minute to stop, reflect and enjoy to peace and quiet before jumping back into work.How did you spend your first day after the kids went back to school? Let us know >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)Also, don't forget to check out the most excellent ParentTV.com!

Thank you! Thank you!Thank you!You thought what they had done was good. So today's tip is simple, next time you see them, tell them they're awesome!And by the way, thanks for listening to our show, it means a ton!PS Don't forget to check out ParentTV.com. They're pretty groovy too :)

This episode is for the beloved cafe owners of Australia, we love you all!We also love ParentTV.com for supporting our show. By the way, this show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Today's tip: Make sure you're encouraging all your team to take time off, no matter what their personal situation is..How are you helping your team 'disconnect'? Let us know >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comThanks for listening, it means a ton!You can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)Also, don't forget to check out the most awesome ParentTV.com

Here's the tip: Don't just say what you don't want, tell you boss what you would like too. Easy! We're here to help you master working from home and we'd love to ask a favour: Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)Also, be sure to check out ParentTV.com!

We all go through it.Know what it feels like and then think about taking a break and getting some perspective!You're human, and we're here to say, take a break :)You're listening to the Remote Control podcast and we're thrilled you're here. You can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)PS Don't forget to check out ParentTV.com

How do you talk about your work to your kids (while you're working from home)? Because they're picking up on a whole bunch of signals that they wouldn't ordinarily see or be part of...We'd love to know how you describe your work to your little peeps, send us an email to let us know >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.com

How can you be meeting ready in an instant? Listen on!What have hacked to make working from home...er...work for you?Let us know >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comOh, and don't forget that you can learn more about Mel here and Phil here!And one last thing...This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (the make a bigger difference than you think!)

When no one knows how to finish a video call. Listen to learn about our tips for closing out a meeting and spending less time in meetings (haaallelujah!).So what was the most awkward close to a video call you've been part of? Did it make you laugh or cry a little on the inside?Let us know by sending us a quick email > idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

The truth is that there's probably room for improvement and that's today's tip: Record a few Zoom or Teams calls, grit your teeth and listen to it. Better yet, ask someone you know and trust to give you thoughts on how you can improve!Genius :)By the way, send your work from home tips to idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Today's tip is simple. Say 'thanks, but no thanks' if you don't feel comfortable rushing back to socialising as restrictions begin to lift (at least in some Australian states).Thanks for listening!You can contact us via email >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.com and learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

No one wants to be asked if they're OK five times a day. So today's tip is all about how to keep an eye on the team while making space for them to tell you that they're struggling (or really enjoying) their virtual work life.Also, don't forget to send your work from home tips to idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

“Let's do a podcast to help people master working from home”. That was the suggestion I made to my dear friend and co-host Mel Rosenthal on Wednesday 18 March 2020.The show launched the following Monday.We want to share how we pulled it together in five days and how we deliver five episodes each week.Read the full story here.AND we want to leave you with this tip for today. Creative side-hustles generate positive energy so think less about how much time you don't have and think more about the joy that can come with being creativity.You can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

So here's the thing. It's OK to whinge. Today't tip is to read the team, be on the lookout for issues starting to simmer and invite the team to whinge and get it off their chest.Have you done this with your team? Did it work?Let us know >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Today's tip is to ask your team (perhaps once a week over a month) what they would like to hold onto in terms of working from home. It will no doubt inform the return to work strategy!So our question to you is, 'how are you thinking about your team's return to work strategy?'Shoot us an email to let us know >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

This episode is all about how to think about taking a mental health break (and leading by example).If you're a leader, how do you have this conversation with your team. We'd love to know so please send us an email to start a conversation >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

What are you going to do today to create a sense of certainty and control?Let us know >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Thanks to ParentTV for supporting Remote Control! If you're a parent, you should check it out!Today's episode is about trying to curve behaviours on video conferences which can leave a bad taste in the mouth of people in the meeting.The good news: two tips will take care of the majority of the issues:Come to meetings with positive intentPause. Pause people!Did that help? Let us know >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Has joy changed thanks to isolation?We think it has for the better but the only way you'll know is to ask yourself a few questions...keep listening :)Send your work from home tips to idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)PS - Don't forget to check out ParentTV.com

The written word won't carry everything you hope they will.Today's tip? Fight to deliver context!And avoid sending an email that says, 'See attached.'Send your work from home tips to idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Some great news! This episode is brought to you by ParentTV.com!This is one of those “I've just got a feeling” situations when you come away from a conversation and something just isn't right.The tip is talk about it, straight away, making sure you've got a curious mindset.Here are our favourite questions to ask in these situations:I just had a feeling during today's meeting you weren't quite yourself...is everything OK?I noticed that you seemed , are you OK?It seemed like you were holding back a bit during the conversation about , what worries you the most about it?When was talking in this morning's meeting, you reacted quite strongly and we didn't get a chance to talk about it on the call...I'm curious about what prompted your reaction?Helpful?Let us know by sending us an email to idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Today's episode is dedicated to what to do when people dial up the hope and certainty in highly uncertain times.Here are our two tips from today's episode:As the receiver of the information, think self-preservationAs the giver of the information, don't forget that the receiver might be in a different spot than you are to receive your message. Instead of being absolute, try presenting your ambition in the context of three scenarios (Most pessimistic, middle of the road and highly optimistic)Did these tips help? Let us know here. Oh, and did you hear, Remote Control is brought to you by ParentTV.com!ParentTV.com is an on-demand, personalised tool for parents, teachers and educators to help raise resilient, capable and confident kids from credible, researched-based experts.The team at ParentTV.com have put together a full resource pack for parents, educators and children in light of Coronavirus. For parents this includes personalised video content relevant to the gender, age and development of each child.To learn more about ParentTV visit ParentTV.com!About the HostsYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here. You can reach them via idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comOur AskThis show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Today's tip is simple.Ask your team (and board, customers, partners, and investors) this: What do you think the future looks like?Let it percolate. The answers might surprise and help you come out of the chaos in an even stronger position!By the way, we'd love to hear your answer to this question. Let us know >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

How can you help to make sure decisions are made when you feel stuck in an endless cycle of meetings?We think a solid start is to set the meeting up for success:Allow a few minutes to let people re-read the 'pre-read' documents - don't assume they've been read!Start the meeting with, 'this meeting will be successful if...[add decision to be made here]As leaders, be vigilant to the idea that there is often a decision that needs to be made (even if it's not obvious) and that others stall if you don't make a decisionHow do you try to make sure that decisions keep getting made as you work remotely? Let us know by email >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Today we're talking about the emotional roller coaster people are living with today. Leaders are spending a lot of time and emotional capital checking in to see how people are, which is great but how are they coping?We'd love to hear how you're coping. Let us know via email >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Today's tip is all about fighting for comms! In other words, keeping up clear communications to ensure you and your boss (or you and your team members) stay on the same page on activities and progress. If there's one point to remember, it's that communication is a two way street. If a request or instruction isn't clear, just ask for clarification by saying, 'I'm not sure I completely understand. Can we work through that one more time?' How are you and your team communicating to try and and maintain trust and understanding? Let us know by sending an email to >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

If you are, today's tips are how you can help people who are less digitally native than us. So:Regularly update communication smartphone apps like Zoom and teamsRegularly check for updates for Zoom and Teams (and other communication apps) if you're using a desktop or laptopAlso check out www.staysmartonline.gov.auThis is a public service episode :)Don't forget to send your work-from-home tips to idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Seeing your team “in their home” gives you a different perspective on who they are, and for some that means knowing and understanding them on a deeper level. That can be welcomed or not.Today's tip is to make the most of that opportunity!It all begins with having the conversation with your team by asking are you OK for us to see inside your home. If the answer is YES, carry on :)If the answer is 'not really', then consider tactics like virtual backgrounds, turning off the video, going outside or taking walking meetings. #welovewalkingmeetingsWhat do you do? Let us know by sending an email to idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Listen to episode Ep 0015 before you listen to this one!The backstory is that we asked for suggestions about how to make date night more fun while we're working from home and we received some great suggestions. Thanks to everyone who wrote in and tweeted us!Keep the work from home (and date night) tips coming! Send them to us via email >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Today's tip is to listen to the hardships that teammates and friends are facing.We're hearing a lot about how people feel guilty about saying what is real for them. It's not a competition - you wont make others feel bad - and we're all in this together!Do you agree?Let us know via email >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Don't forget to have some fun, that's the tip for this episode!Over the last couple of episodes we've dealt with some serious stuff and we think it's timely for us also to remember to have some fun. Making sure you have some lightness to balance all the heaviness is really important. So show your team something a little different about home.Try hosting a cooking class for that amazing grilled cheese sandwich or teach your team how to make that killer cocktail. Even better, make that WFH snack!How are you having fun while working from home? Let us know via email >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Create a breakpoint in the week to help your team separate the weekdays from the weekend. That's today's tip.How are you keeping track of which day it is?Let us know >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Let's cut to the chase. We need you suggestions for a great date night!!Email us your suggestions to idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

These crazy times we're living in are ideal for the introverts among us. The same isn't true for extraverts. In fact, they're in the hurt locker!Don't forget to send us your work from home tips to idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

We've talked about virtual onboarding but there are a lot of people who are experiencing the flip side of that coin: having to let go of team members via video conference.What tips have you got for delivering this news to team members?We'd love to hear from you, contact us here >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

What to do when a new team member starts are your team is working virtually?The tips come from this blog post written by PhilHSC and they include:Have email and productivity tools all set up before the new team member arrivesAssign them a buddy to help answer questionsAs a leader, invest time with them each day for the first weekHave some fun, help them set up a Zoom background (Canva Tutorial) Our question for you is how do you virtually onboard a new team member? Let us know by sending us an email >> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

The adrenaline that fuelled your team to shift to virtual working is starting to run low. So how do you bring them together?Today's tip has two parts. First, continuously express clear mission intent (like a broken record) and then over-communicate to help your team remember why they joined your team in the first place!We know this is a tricky area so how are you managing this change in momentum?Let us know by via email >>> idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Do you have a battle tested snack plan? Because we might need some help :)Let us know > idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

This is one of those tips that is important no matter what environment you're in, but also one that often gets forgotten in the virtual world - recognising and celebrating the team's success.Religiously celebrate successes each week (a weekly email sent at the same time and a conversation over weekly virtual drinks is a great way to do this)Welcome every team member to talk about their small wins for the weekDon't limit the successes to milestones and productivity, have some fun with it! Did you get laundry done? Did you survive home schooling? Did you hit that at home exercise target?And don't forget to send your work from home tips to idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Today's tip is simple: Set up and keep dedicated one on one meetings with your team! People are starting to realise that working from home could be here to stay, at least for foreseeable future. One on one times become an essential time for important conversations that cover everything from productivity, to mental health and to finding those all important rainbows in the storm clouds.So what's working for you at home?Send us your work from home tips to idea@remotecontrolpodcast.com and we'll share them on the show!By the way, you can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

It's simple. Do coffee with someone else, virtually. Start the day with someone that makes you smile.By the way, what's you morning coffee? Send us an email here to let us know!Don't forget to send your #WFM tips to idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

Don't go it alone!That's the punchline for today's episode.Key thoughts:Establish a small group of people to help you crack problemsFind ways to make it worth their while by offering to return the favourRespect their time by batching together questions and share with them what you already know about the problem or issue based on the conversations you've already had (in other words, pay the knowledge forward!)So how are we doing? Send your work from home tips to idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

When you first start working from home it can be easy to lose the distinction between work and home.Today's tip is all about how to find ways to mark the end of the day and signal to yourself and your family you're going from WFH to home!Putting the work stuff in a box or shutting the door only gets us partway there.Create a ritual by asking these two questions:Is there anything that happened or that I learned today that I need to pick up tomorrow?What is the most important thing for me to do tomorrow?Easy!Before we go, we'd like to ask you a quick question: How are you going?We'd love to know how else we can help. Better yet, send your work from home tips to: idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

As we've seen repeatedly from the different approaches taken by world leaders over the last few weeks, trust is critical in getting teams, companies and countries through a crisis. In this episode we talk about four tips to strengthen trust with your team when working remotely:As the leader, establish intent (and become a broken record at communicating that intent)Set up the regular check in times to have collaborative, two way conversations about the project your working onAsk questions like 'How can I help you?' and 'What decisions do you need me to make today?' (instead of asking 'What have you done?')Send your work from home tips to idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

So how do you find your focus before jumping on your next conference call?There's a whole new set of possible distractions when we shift from face to face to virtual calls. Avoiding them is easier when you've set your intent and mindset for the call.Try using a couple of focusing questions to help set yourself up for the call:What is my role on the call today? What am I hoping to achieve?How can I deliver maximum value to the other people on the call?Also try turning off notifications while you're in meetings. Muchos helpful to reduce the chance of getting distracted from your intent.Send your work from home tips to idea@remotecontrolpodcast.comYou can also learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)

The punchline is do the best you can.Whatever you try, whether it be splitting the day between you and your partner or adding more play time or screen time than normal, just know there is no perfect answer!Keep experimenting with new approaches, keep a sense of humour and ask the kids what they would like to try differently. It's a journey and we'd love to hear what you're trying. Send your work from home tips to idea@remotecontrolpodcast.com!You can learn more about Mel here and Phil here.This show is dedicated to helping you master working from home. If you'd like to pay it forward, share this episode with someone who needs to hear it or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (they make a bigger difference than you think!)