Thank You For Your Attention

Sam is the person that introduced me to the wonderful game of improving my working experience by thinking deliberately about the HOW I work and the task management system. Sam and I sit down to talk all about task systems, journaling, experimentation, and the seducing procrastination of watching full movies entirely through youtube clips (I've done that more times than I'd like to admit). Sam has a wonderful newsletter where he talks about attention, simplicity, personal development, positive psychology, and organization design. Check it out at samspurlin.com.

Dr. Lawrence Chan is a Data Scientist County of Orange and Lecturer at Chapman and Cal Poly Pomona. This man is focused and dialed in. Everyone has different ways of organizing their mind to get work done and find meaningful progress. I love Lawrence's approach to integrate physical movement with knowledge work. How can we move throughout the day not just “1 hour in the gym is my workout” but rather, a lifestyle of movement that helps us progress meaningfully in work. We talk balance, energy management, and productivity.

In this episode, I debrief my PhD dissertationt titled: Making Emotions Meaningful: The Power of Mindfulness During Leader Developmental Trigger Events. I go over summary of its findings, what it was like to write a dissertation, biggest challenges, and why I enjoyed it all.

Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D., is the Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology and former Director of the Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College. Author of over 150 books, book chapters, and research articles in the areas of leadership, assessment centers, organizational psychology and social psychology. Check out his blog on psychology today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/ronald-e-riggio-phd We talk about nonverval communication. And how at the heart of leadership is the ability to communicate.

Jet Eveleth is an artist. She was the organizing troupe director the last comedy theatre clown group i was part of pre-covid. She's spent two decades performing improv, performed for who knows how long in a Vegas show, studied under some of the most renowned performers. Taught at Columbia College. She is the creator of Clown Church in LA and The HIghland Park Clowns are running shows in LA. Check her out at clown church LA on instagram We talk about presence practices, comedy, and the power of being a dumb dumb. This a real special one. Enjoy. https://www.instagram.com/clownchurchla/

I am bringing back the solo podcast sessions for this year to sprinkle in between the interviews. In this episode I talk about my approach to capitlizing on all the New Year energy, I talk about an intuitive all-in strategy for making decisions (F&$%# yes or no), and discuss some new post-PhD work. Enjoy!

Jessica Diaz is an organizational consultant, researcher, and leader development specialist. She's a close friend of mine from graduate school where she is an absolute all star. She is a doctoral candidate and teaches basically all of the intro series statistics classes to incoming masters and phd students. As much of she is skillful in research and statistics, she intimately understands what it means to be a vulnerable and authentic leader. This one has tons of wisdom that will help anyone steer towards the right direction in their work. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-diaz-5569034/

Craig Pollack and I always have such fun conversation at family get togethers, so I'm excited to have him on as a guest to talk about productivity and leadership. Craig is the Founder and CEO at FPA Technology Services, Inc. the leading IT Service Provider in the greater Los Angeles area, has provided outsourced IT services to growing businesses since 1991. As a leader in his company, he is extremely intentional about the values he creates and not just what he works on, but how he works. Craig is a brilliant thinker for thought leadership and into a mutual interest of productivity habits. We talk about why have productivity habits, the benefit of a written planner for task lists, and the importance of self-awareness for your own productivity but also for leadership. Find Craig here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigpollack/

In this podcast episode, I sit down with Professor Stephen Gilliland is a University Professor at Claremont Graduate University where he teaches organizational psychology and is responsible for developing executive education and leadership development programs. We talk about the ethical decisions around leadership, simple ways to improve leadership through transparency, and his upcoming book “Pushing Up” he wrote with his brother. 12 Months + 100,000 pushups, lessons for connection, leadership and purpose. Ad we talk about the book writing process a bit. Go out and order the book on December 1st. https://pushingupbook.com/ Contact Stephen here https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-gilliland-b05b1836/ He has consulted with small and large organizations and conducted leadership training for companies around the world. He has served on the boards of several organizations. He has a wide variety of hobbies, including surfing, gardening, wine making, and playing music.

In this video, you're going to learn about ways to develop healthy attention with our relationship to our phones, computers, and technology in general. Jordan Hamilton is a Psychology PhD student, pro athlete, and my roommate. We talk about what happens to the mind when we are addicted to our phone, digital detoxing as a way to recharge our mind, and little tips to setting better intentions with our digital life. Contact Jordan https://jordanhamiltonconsulting.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-hamilton-402b4435/

In this week's episode, Andrew Schmidt joins the podcast where we cook Japchae together. You will learn all sorts of tips and tricks in the kitchen and how I apply lessons in the kichen to human development. You can find Andrew on instagram at instagram.com/chefdrew22/ Or even better, follow along to make it yourself. Ingredient list will be in the description: Shopping list: Japchae Vegetable oil Onions - 2 onion Garlic - 3 cloves minced Scallion - 2 bunch Eggs for egg crepes - 3 Red bell pepper - 2 Nappa cabbage - 1 Carrot - 4 medium sized carrots Mushrooms - 1 container white whole mushrooms Sweet potato noodles (https://www.ahnesty.com/food/the-best-japchae) Sauce: Soy sauce Sesame oil Sugar Scallions Gochugaru (korean red chili flakes) click Here for example The gochugaru and sweet potato noodles you will definitely need to go to an asian market for. I sent you a link for both of those ingredients. Everything else you can either find at the asian or standard market.

In this episode, Jeff Fajans joins the podcast to discuss the ins and outs of helping people finding and maximizing their creativity. Jeff carries a PhD Positive Organizational Psychology (studied under Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, world-renown author of Flow).

The wonderful Susan Mangan, PhD in Positive Developmental Psychology, joins the podcast in a silly time. We get extra goofy. Lots of successful and failed jokes. And a surprising guest!

Matt Dubin joins me to discuss performing despite failures, organizing work tasks to create more flow, and his approach to helping organizations implement more authentic meaningful work. Check out Matt's work here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-dubin-phd-3b535b36/ http://www.mattdubinconsulting.com/

Nina Sabarre is the Founder and Principal of Intention 2 Impact, LLC, an evaluation consulting firm that helps funders and organizations use data to drive strategy, innovation, and impact. She has over a decade of experience in research and evaluation in over 25 countries. We talk about self-management tools to best make use of each day for progress on the work that matters to us. We also explore our evolving philosophies on working hard, resting, and developing oneself. You can learn more about Nina and her work at Intention 2 Impact https://www.intention2impact.com/

In this episode, Jens Näsström talks about how lawyers can improve their performance, manage their stress, and show up to be their best at work and life. Even if you are not a lawyer, this is a special episode to help any profession. Jens is an occupational psychoogist, independent researcher, and lecturer specialised in professional services since 2005. He has trained over 3500 lawyers. You can check out Jens over at his LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jensnasstrom/

Noah Boyd joins the show to explore a bit on fear, creating morning habits, getting silly with it, and the art of playfulness and seriousness. Lots of awkward moments. This is a bit of a different one where you'll see get us extremely weird. Noah Boyd is a Coach & Consultant with his company, Resonance where he inspires authenticity. Noah has a background in mindfulness practices, somatic communication practices, and sharing space with others so that they grow in the direction they wish. www.instagram.com/resonance.nb/ resonance-services.com

In this episode, Tallia Deljou talks about her coaching styles to helping people develop in their careers and finding an authentic path in their lives. Tallia Deljou is a Positive Psychology expert and life coach helping people uncover what's holding them back so they can step into their power and purpose. Through her coaching programs, community, and Forbes' featured podcast, Sincerely Me, she is committed to giving people the tools to find their path, honor their gifts, and answer the call on their heart. www.instagram.com/talliadeljou/

In today's episode, Rasmus Hougaard, founder and CEO of Potential Project (global consulting firm leader in mindful leadership and mindful organizations), dives deep into how he sets up his day to work, what it means to create space in life, and the importance of being intentional.

Jeremy Hunter discusses how to bring a sense of mindfulness off of the mountain top and into the middle of traffic on the Los Angeles 405 freeway. Jeremy Hunter, PhD focuses is his work on transforming adversity for human development, usually within the context of work and management. He is the  great-grandson of a sumo wrestler. He serves as the Founding Director of the Executive Mind Leadership Institute as well as Associate Professor of Practice at the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management.  He helps leaders develop themselves while retaining their humanity in the face of monumental change and challenge. Check out his podcast Untaught Essential, connect with him on LinkedIn. Watch episodes on YouTube Follow me on Instagram @jasonbeck.life Music by Andrew Freedman