Podcasts about lifestyle engineering blueprint

When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational development actions and key points you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and excel at work.   2. Join us at Happy Hour … a limited-attendance LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Work with me directly … start with a free chat and ensure it's a great fit, then work with me and my team privately in our intensive coaching program, exclusively for engineers.   ============================   In this episode, I have two major announcements to share with you.    First, The Happy Engineer Podcast is pressing pause as we wrap up Season 1. Don't worry—it's not the end forever, but it's time to focus my energy on scaling the impact of our Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint coaching program. My mission is to help engineering leaders accelerate their careers without burning out, and the demand for coaching has grown beyond what I can balance alongside the podcast.   The second big announcement? Well, you'll have to listen to find out..   I want to say a huge thank you for your support—this community has been incredible, and we're just getting started.    So press play and let's chat… about what's next for The Happy Engineer Podcast and how you can still grow with us.   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   ============================   WANT MORE AMAZING GUESTS?   “I love Zach and these amazing guests on The Happy Engineer Podcast.” If that sounds like you, please consider following, rating and reviewing the show!    I know it's a huge favor to ask, but when you follow, leave a 5-star rating, and add an honest review of how these episodes are helping you… it's a massive benefit for getting the attention of powerhouse guests on this show.    On Apple Podcasts, click our show, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5-stars, and select “Write a Review.”   Thank you so much.    ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram YouTube  

When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational insights you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and excel at work.   2. Join us at Happy Hour … a limited-attendance LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Work with me directly … start with a free chat and ensure it's a great fit, then work with me and my team privately in our exclusive coaching program for engineering leaders, The Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint™️.   ============================   Are you letting comfort hold you back from the success you deserve? In this episode, I dive into the power of stepping out of your comfort zone to ignite growth in your engineering career.    I share real stories from three coaching clients who faced barriers, all rooted in the desire for comfort, and the impact that breaking free from this zone had on their success.    Learn about the “C4 Lifestyle”—Crush Comfort, Create Courage—and why pushing past comfort zones is a game-changer for career acceleration.    We'll talk strategies to overcome imposter syndrome, take bold steps, and stay focused on your goals despite internal resistance.    So press play, and let's chat…are you ready to blow up your comfort zone? > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   ============================   WE GROW BY WORD OF MOUTH   If you have received value from The Happy Engineer Podcast, would you help us pay it forward by SHARING this episode with another engineer?   Hit the SHARE button, or copy the episode URL and paste it into a text message or social media post!   Thank you for helping us grow the show.   ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram YouTube  

When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational insights you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and excel at work.   2. Join us at Happy Hour … a limited-attendance LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Work with me directly … start with a free chat and ensure it's a great fit, then work with me and my team privately in our exclusive coaching program for engineering leaders, The Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint™️.   ============================   In this episode, I dive into a powerful shift in mindset around time, sparked by an incredible lesson I learned from a high-level mastermind event.   We often say time is more valuable than money, but do we truly live by that? I reflect on how we, especially as engineering leaders, prioritize money and overlook time, and how that mindset might be costing us in the long run.    I also share three essential principles about time, compounding growth, and why time freedom always precedes financial freedom.    This episode is all about taking action now to build the life and career you dream of—before it's too late.   So press play and let's chat… about how time is your most valuable asset and how to make it work for you! > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   ============================   WE GROW BY WORD OF MOUTH   If you have received value from The Happy Engineer Podcast, would you help us pay it forward by SHARING this episode with another engineer?   Hit the SHARE button, or copy the episode URL and paste it into a text message or social media post!   Thank you for helping us grow the show.   ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram YouTube  

When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational development actions and key points you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and excel at work.   2. Join us at Happy Hour … a limited-attendance LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Work with me directly … start with a free chat and ensure it's a great fit, then work with me and my team privately in our intensive coaching program, exclusively for engineers.   ============================   In this episode, get the one key that unlocked the best performance review of Curtis Mitchell's career.   It's not what you think it is, either.   Curtis Mitchell is a graduate of The Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint™️ coaching program for engineering managers. He has over 15 years of experience in data science and software engineering roles.    He was told his performance was below average, and unacceptable, by his leaders at various Silicon Valley startups.   When he finally landed a role at NASA's Ames Research Center, a dream job for the 12-year old inside, he knew he had to turn that around.   That's when he hired a coach, changed his mindset, took new actions… and received the best performance review of his career.   Curtis is currently working on AI and privacy engineering programs with the United States Census Bureau as an emerging technology fellow, and now lives in San Francisco, California.   So press play and let's chat… it's time to unlock your future growth with one simple strategy!   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   ============================   WANT MORE AMAZING GUESTS?   “I love Zach and these amazing guests on The Happy Engineer Podcast.” If that sounds like you, please consider following, rating and reviewing the show!    I know it's a huge favor to ask, but when you follow, leave a 5-star rating, and add an honest review of how these episodes are helping you… it's a massive benefit for getting the attention of powerhouse guests on this show.    On Apple Podcasts, click our show, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5-stars, and select “Write a Review.”   Thank you so much.    ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram YouTube  

When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career: 1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational insights you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and excel at work. 2. Join us at Happy Hour … a limited-attendance LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session. 3. Work with me directly … start with a free chat and ensure it's a great fit, then work with me and my team privately in our exclusive coaching program for engineering leaders, The Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint™️. ============================ In this episode, I dive into the challenges of performance reviews and how to shift your approach to accelerate your next promotion.  I share a story about Daniel, an engineering leader who felt stuck in his career, frustrated by seeing his peers get promoted while he remained in the same role. The key insight? It's not about constantly asking what gaps you need to close—it's about demonstrating that you're already performing at the next level. By shifting the conversation with leadership from "what's missing" to "what more can I contribute at the next level," Daniel unlocked new growth in his career. I'll walk you through how to make this same shift. So press play and let's chat… it's time to elevate your promotion strategy! > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More ============================ WE GROW BY WORD OF MOUTH If you have received value from The Happy Engineer Podcast, would you help us pay it forward by SHARING this episode with another engineer? Hit the SHARE button, or copy the episode URL and paste it into a text message or social media post! Thank you for helping us grow the show. ============================ Connect with your host, Zach White: LinkedIn (primary) Instagram YouTube

Grab the FREE guide mentioned in this episode, "How to Influence & Get What You Want at Work: Powerful Questions for Engineering Managers"  Click Here to Download the Guide   ======================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational insights you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and excel at work.   2. Join us at Happy Hour … a limited-attendance LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Work with me directly … start with a free chat and ensure it's a great fit, then work with me and my team privately in our exclusive coaching program for engineering leaders, The Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint™️.   ============================   Are office politics holding you back from achieving your full potential as an engineering leader?   In this episode, I dive into the often dreaded topic of office politics and why they are crucial to your career growth as an engineering leader.    I share real-life examples, like my conversation with Matthew, a Senior Manager who felt stuck and frustrated by the politics in his company.   Here's the catch — it's not the politics that holds you back, it's your mindset toward them.    Together, we'll explore how to shift your perspective, step into the political arena with integrity, and build influence, one person at a time. Plus, I give you practical tips, including how asking the right questions can change everything.    So press play and let's chat… It's time to turn office politics into your secret weapon for career success.   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   ============================   WE GROW BY WORD OF MOUTH   If you have received value from The Happy Engineer Podcast, would you help us pay it forward by SHARING this episode with another engineer?   Hit the SHARE button, or copy the episode URL and paste it into a text message or social media post!   Thank you for helping us grow the show.   ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram YouTube  

When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational insights you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and excel at work.   2. Join us at Happy Hour … a limited-attendance LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Work with me directly … start with a free chat and ensure it's a great fit, then work with me and my team privately in our exclusive coaching program for engineering leaders, The Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint™️.   ============================   Are hidden productivity thieves slowing down your career progress?   In this episode, I dive into a critical topic that's affecting many engineering leaders today: facing uncertainty and fear.    Over the past few months, I've had countless conversations with professionals who are feeling the squeeze of an unpredictable economy, career challenges, and the pressure to succeed amidst growing doubts.    Whether it's a looming layoff, a difficult job search, or navigating career pivots, the fear of the unknown is real. But here's the truth: the greatest leaders are those who can create certainty in the face of uncertainty.    I'll share actionable strategies to build confidence, shift your mindset, and turn challenges into opportunities for growth.    So press play and let's chat…how do we find confidence when fear tries to take over?   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   ============================   WE GROW BY WORD OF MOUTH   If you have received value from The Happy Engineer Podcast, would you help us pay it forward by SHARING this episode with another engineer?   Hit the SHARE button, or copy the episode URL and paste it into a text message or social media post!   Thank you for helping us grow the show.   ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram YouTube  

When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational development actions and key points you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and excel at work.   2. Join us at Happy Hour … a limited-attendance LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Work with me directly … start with a free chat and ensure it's a great fit, then work with me and my team privately in our intensive coaching program, exclusively for engineers.   ============================   In this episode, you'll see what career transformation looks like with Bruno Yoshioka, graduate of the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint, my intensive coaching program for engineering leaders.   Bruno is currently a Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft working on Microsoft Intune, a cloud-based endpoint management solution. He joined Microsoft out of college in 2014 after completing undergraduate degrees in computer science and music performance.    Throughout his 10+ years of working at Microsoft, he has experienced ups and downs from burnout to great success and elation, and found himself at one of those low points in late 2023.   That's when he silenced the skeptic in his head, and joined a community of like-minded engineering leaders in coaching and training for career growth and lifestyle design.   He'll share how he changed his mindset from fixed to growth, renewed his energy, created extreme clarity in his purpose and vision, and overall transformed the quality of his work life…   In just ninety days.   So press play and let's chat… it's time to get off the bleachers and into the arena of your life!   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   ============================   WANT MORE AMAZING GUESTS?   “I love Zach and these amazing guests on The Happy Engineer Podcast.” If that sounds like you, please consider following, rating and reviewing the show!    I know it's a huge favor to ask, but when you follow, leave a 5-star rating, and add an honest review of how these episodes are helping you… it's a massive benefit for getting the attention of powerhouse guests on this show.    On Apple Podcasts, click our show, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5-stars, and select “Write a Review.”   Thank you so much.    ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram YouTube  

When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational insights you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and excel at work.   2. Join us at Happy Hour … a limited-attendance LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Work with me directly … start with a free chat and ensure it's a great fit, then work with me and my team privately in our exclusive coaching program for engineering leaders, The Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint™️.   ============================   Are hidden productivity thieves slowing down your career progress?   In this episode, I dive into the five thieves of your productivity—those sneaky forces that derail your progress without you even realizing it.    From the lack of clear priorities to energy mismanagement, each thief subtly steals your efficiency, leaving you overwhelmed and frustrated.    I'll walk you through each one, sharing practical insights on how to identify and combat these productivity killers.    If you've ever felt like you're working hard but not getting anywhere, this episode is for you.    So press play and let's chat… about taking back control of your productivity!   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   ============================   WE GROW BY WORD OF MOUTH   If you have received value from The Happy Engineer Podcast, would you help us pay it forward by SHARING this episode with another engineer?   Hit the SHARE button, or copy the episode URL and paste it into a text message or social media post!   Thank you for helping us grow the show.   ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram YouTube

When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational insights you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and excel at work.   2. Join us at Happy Hour … a limited-attendance LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Work with me directly … start with a free chat and ensure it's a great fit, then work with me and my team privately in our exclusive coaching program for engineering leaders, The Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint™️.   ============================   In this episode, I tackle the tough topic of layoffs and what to do if you find yourself suddenly out of a job.    I share some hard truths about how layoffs can happen to even the most talented engineers and how it's not a reflection of your worth or abilities.    You'll learn why it's crucial to avoid falling into the trap of endless resume polishing and instead focus on engaging your network and having real conversations that open doors.    I also offer practical advice on how to stay sharp and avoid the mindset pitfalls that can keep you stuck.    So press play and let's chat… Let's turn setbacks into comebacks!   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   ============================   WE GROW BY WORD OF MOUTH   If you have received value from The Happy Engineer Podcast, would you help us pay it forward by SHARING this episode with another engineer?   Hit the SHARE button, or copy the episode URL and paste it into a text message or social media post!   Thank you for helping us grow the show.   ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram YouTube

When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational insights you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and excel at work.   2. Join us at Happy Hour … a limited-attendance LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Work with me directly … start with a free chat and ensure it's a great fit, then work with me and my team privately in our exclusive coaching program for engineering leaders, The Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint™️.   ============================   In this episode, I dive into the common trap many engineering managers fall into when they pursue career growth the lazy way: by working harder and longer hours.    We explore Rahul's journey, a dedicated engineering manager who achieved success through hard work only to find himself overwhelmed and burned out. Through Rahul's story, I highlight the importance of shifting from an individual contributor mindset to a leadership mindset, focusing on strategic delegation, and prioritizing tasks that matter most.    This episode is all about understanding the pitfalls of the “work harder” mentality and embracing a smarter, more sustainable approach to career advancement.    So press play and let's chat about how to level up without burning out!   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   ============================   WE GROW BY WORD OF MOUTH   If you have received value from The Happy Engineer Podcast, would you help us pay it forward by SHARING this episode with another engineer?   Hit the SHARE button, or copy the episode URL and paste it into a text message or social media post!   Thank you for helping us grow the show.   ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram YouTube  

Are you stuck in your job search and unsure if a recruiter is enough to help you succeed?   Listen now and discover how coaching can transform your job search and boost your career! When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational insights you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and excel at work.   2. Join us at Happy Hour … a limited-attendance LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Work with me directly … start with a free chat and ensure it's a great fit, then work with me and my team privately in our exclusive coaching program for engineering leaders, The Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint™️.   ============================   In this episode, I tackle a common misconception in the career journey: the difference between a recruiter and a coach.    Many engineering leaders and managers come to our coaching organization, Oasis of Courage, seeking help without realizing they might need coaching instead of recruiting. I dive into the key differences between these two roles, explaining why recruiters find people for jobs, while coaches help you become the best candidate for your desired role.    I also discuss the importance of having a comprehensive job search strategy that includes but isn't limited to recruiters.    You'll hear real-life examples of how coaching can accelerate your career transition, boost your confidence, and help you avoid the pitfalls of desperation.   So press play and let's chat about making your next career move with the right support system!   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   ============================   WE GROW BY WORD OF MOUTH   If you have received value from The Happy Engineer Podcast, would you help us pay it forward by SHARING this episode with another engineer?   Hit the SHARE button, or copy the episode URL and paste it into a text message or social media post!   Thank you for helping us grow the show.   ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram YouTube  

Do you have world-class mentors guiding your career decisions?   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Engineering Career Accelerator™️ Scorecard … foundational insights you can check, score, and apply immediately to stand out and excel at work.   2. Join us at Happy Hour … a limited-attendance LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Work with me directly … start with a free chat and ensure it's a great fit, then work with me and my team privately in our exclusive coaching program for engineering leaders, The Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint™️.   ============================   In this episode, I share my journey of leveraging mentorship to pivot from engineering to business leadership. I discuss the critical importance of having world-class mentors and how their guidance opened doors I never thought possible.    You'll learn about the three biggest mistakes mentees make: not having world-class mentors, not meeting with them regularly, and not asking for what you really want.   Through my own experiences and the lessons I've learned, I provide practical advice on avoiding these pitfalls and maximizing the benefits of mentorship.   So press play and let's chat about how to elevate your career through powerful mentorship!   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   ============================   WE GROW BY WORD OF MOUTH   If you have received value from The Happy Engineer Podcast, would you help us pay it forward by SHARING this episode with another engineer?   Hit the SHARE button, or copy the episode URL and paste it into a text message or social media post!   Thank you for helping us grow the show.   ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram YouTube  

Most people think that burnout happens because of what we are doing.  But, that's not the case.  What we are doing may accelerate burnout, but it doesn't cause it.  Burnout is CAUSED by what you are NOT doing.  This episode breaks down what that looks like and what you can do to course correct. About my guest: Zach White is known for changing the game in engineering career & leadership coaching. He has worked with hundreds of leaders from top technology companies worldwide including Facebook (Meta), Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google, to industry giants like General Motors, Nike, Lockheed Martin, Whirlpool, and many more to escape burnout and achieve breakthrough career results.Zach is the Founder & CEO of Oasis of Courage, known as OACO, a fast-growing company with unique and proven coaching programs exclusively for engineering leaders. He also hosts a top rated show, The Happy Engineer Podcast, where listeners discover the steps to engineering success through expert interviews and Zach's own transformational framework, the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint ©.Links: Coaching Website - https://www.oasisofcourage.com Podcast Website - https://www.thehappyengineerpodcast.com Podcast Mobile Listen - https://plnk.to/the-happy-engineer LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thezachwhite/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thehappyengineerpodcast/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehappyengineerpodcast/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thehappyengineer  Follow Bobbi at: Sign up for Bobbi's free newsletter, Find Your Forward and receive her free guide: Thriving Forward: Master Your Inner Game for Greater Happiness, Well-Being and Success: https://www.bobbikahler.com/newsletterhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbikahler/

The secret to living is GIVING. How are you giving back as an engineer?   Listen now for this inspiration and more!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Grab my Growth Checklist … 49 tips you can apply immediately to stand out and move up, without any fancy degrees or certifications.   2. Join us at Happy Hour … my LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint™️ … get a free Career Growth Audit™️ and work with me and my team privately in our intensive coaching program, exclusively for engineering leaders. ============================   In this episode, meet two engineers who really care about the next generation of engineers, Jake Maxey and Steve Maxey.   These brothers have overcome many challenges to reach the levels of success in engineering they enjoy today, and those setbacks were the perfect setup for their mission:   Impactful Engineering.   If you know that your work on earth is about more than new technology and making money, and you're looking for inspiration in how you can make a difference right now, you are going to love Jake and Steve.   They are also launching a new show, Impactful Engineering Podcast, that I highly recommend you check out.   Their message is about more than generosity tomorrow, it will help you perform at your best today.   So press play and let's chat… it's time for us to make an IMPACT!   ============================   HAPPY ENGINEER COMMUNITY LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Join our Facebook Group! Get access to bonus content and live coaching as growth-minded leaders build careers together.   ============================   WANT MORE AMAZING GUESTS?   “I love Zach and these amazing guests on The Happy Engineer Podcast.” If that sounds like you, please consider following, rating and reviewing the show!    I know it's a huge favor to ask, but when you follow, leave a 5-star rating, and add an honest review of how these episodes are helping you… it's a massive benefit for getting the attention of big name powerhouse guests on this show.    On Apple Podcasts, click our show, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5-stars, and select “Write a Review.”   Thank you so much.    ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram Facebook YouTube  

How much time should you spend listening to the Voice of the Customer (VOC)? How does a customer-centric mindset help you accelerate your career as an engineer?   Listen now for these answers and more!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Grab my eBook … 49 tips you can apply immediately to stand out and move up, without any fancy degrees or certifications.   2. Join us at Happy Hour … my LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint™️ … get a free Career Growth Audit™️ and work with me and my team privately in our intensive coaching program, exclusively for engineering leaders. ============================   In this episode, meet the woman who (literally) wrote the book on Customer Understanding, Annette Franz.    We talk about the importance of understanding your customer as an engineer, not only to design great products, but to build a great career.   She started her career at J.D. Power and Associates in 1992, and has spent the last 30 years as a customer experience leader for dozens of brand names you would recognize, and in her own consulting firm.  Annette was named one of “The 100 Most Influential Tech Women on Twitter” by Business Insider.   Annette says people come before products. You are going to want to know why, and what to do about it.   She is author of two powerful books, Customer Understanding: Three Ways to Put the "Customer" in Customer Experience (and at the Heart of Your Business), and Built to Win: Designing a Customer-Centric Culture That Drives Value for Your Business.   So press play and let's chat… it's time to bridge the gap between product and VOC for YOU.   ============================   HAPPY ENGINEER COMMUNITY LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Join our Facebook Group! Get access to bonus content and live coaching as growth-minded leaders build careers together.   ============================   WANT MORE AMAZING GUESTS?   “I love Zach and these amazing guests on The Happy Engineer Podcast.” If that sounds like you, please consider following, rating and reviewing the show!    I know it's a huge favor to ask, but when you follow, leave a 5-star rating, and add an honest review of how these episodes are helping you… it's a massive benefit for getting the attention of big name powerhouse guests on this show.    On Apple Podcasts, click our show, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5-stars, and select “Write a Review.”   Thank you so much.    ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram Facebook YouTube  

How can you recognize when you're on the path to burnout? What are the warning signs that indicate you might be approaching burnout?   Listen now for these answers and more!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Grab my eBook … 49 tips you can apply immediately to stand out and move up, without any fancy degrees or certifications.   2. Join us at Happy Hour … my LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint™️ … get a free Career Growth Audit™️ and work with me and my team privately in our intensive coaching program, exclusively for engineering leaders.   ============================   In this episode, we dive deep into the topic of burnout. I'll be sharing my own experience of hitting rock bottom in my career due to burnout and how I turned things around.   Join me as I draw insights from over 1,500 engineering leaders and discuss the various faces of burnout – from disengagement to the perils of overworking. I introduce the "burnout scale" and urge you to assess where you stand on it.   I'll uncover how burnout is more than just physical exhaustion – it's about energy deficits across all aspects of our lives. Tune in to discover actionable strategies to steer clear of burnout and find renewed purpose in your career.   Hit that play button and let's tackle burnout together!   ============================   HAPPY ENGINEER COMMUNITY LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Join our Facebook Group! Get access to bonus content and live coaching as growth-minded leaders build careers together.   ============================   WE GROW BY WORD OF MOUTH   If you have received value from The Happy Engineer PodCast, would you help us pay it forward by SHARING this episode with another engineer?   Hit the SHARE button, or copy the episode URL and paste it into a text message or social media post!   Thank you for helping us grow the show.   ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram Facebook YouTube  

Imagine you work at Instagram when there are “only” 100 million users, and you need to make a technology decision that will help scale to 2 BILLION and beyond. What do you do?   Listen now for this amazing answer and more!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Grab my eBook … 49 tips you can apply immediately to stand out and move up, without any fancy degrees or certifications.   2. Join us at Happy Hour … my LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint™️ … get a free Career Growth Audit™️ and work with me and my team privately in our intensive coaching program, exclusively for engineering leaders. ============================   In this episode, we meet a leader who has gone from engineer, to CEO, then back to engineer, and back to CEO again, Pete Hunt.   If you want to make an impact through technology, and can't decide if Fortune 100 or Inc. 1000 is right for you, or you struggle to make hard choices in engineering your career… then you are going to love learning from Pete.   In his early career, Pete led Instagram's web team, built Instagram's business analytics products, and helped to open source Facebook's React.js (you can find him speaking at conferences around the world on YouTube).   After that, he co-founded and served as CEO of Smyte, an anti-abuse provider that was acquired by Twitter. During these experiences he discovered the keys to building and leading a data engineering team, and making hard choices like selecting an app's tech stack.   Now, Pete is the CEO of Elementl which builds Dagster, an open-source data orchestration tool.   So press play and let's chat… if 2 billion users are benefitting from Pete's hard choices, you can too.   ============================   HAPPY ENGINEER COMMUNITY LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Join our Facebook Group! Get access to bonus content and live coaching as growth-minded leaders build careers together.   ============================   WANT MORE AMAZING GUESTS?   “I love Zach and these amazing guests on The Happy Engineer Podcast.” If that sounds like you, please consider following, rating and reviewing the show!    I know it's a huge favor to ask, but when you follow, leave a 5-star rating, and add an honest review of how these episodes are helping you… it's a massive benefit for getting the attention of big name powerhouse guests on this show.    On Apple Podcasts, click our show, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5-stars, and select “Write a Review.”   Thank you so much.    ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram Facebook YouTube  

What is the path to financial freedom? Is more money in your 401(k) the right decision? How can engineers leverage their skills at work to accelerate their dream lifestyle?   Listen now for these answers and more!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Grab my eBook … 49 tips you can apply immediately to stand out and move up, without any fancy degrees or certifications.   2. Join me at Happy Hour … my LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint …work with me and my team privately in our intensive coaching program, exclusively for engineering leaders.   ============================   In this episode, we talk MONEY with a 20 year veteran of aerospace engineering who is now a full time investor and Founder of Vestus Capital, Flint Jamison.   Every engineering leader wants financial freedom, but how do you get there?   If your strategy is to follow the average advice, you'll get average results. In the world we live in today, average results are just not good enough.   Flint and I discuss how burnout led him to ask new questions and innovate solutions for his financial future, and how you can do the same.  The best part is that these strategies are not just about creating wealth, but changing your experience at work and avoiding burnout as well.   So press play and let's chat… because money freedom is not simply about making more money!   ============================   HAPPY ENGINEER COMMUNITY LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Join our Facebook Group! Get access to bonus content and live coaching as growth-minded leaders build careers together.   ============================   WANT MORE AMAZING GUESTS?   “I love Zach and these amazing guests on The Happy Engineer Podcast.” If that sounds like you, please consider following, rating and reviewing the show!    I know it's a huge favor to ask, but when you follow, leave a 5-star rating, and add an honest review of how these episodes are helping you… it's a massive benefit for getting the attention of big name powerhouse guests on this show.    On Apple Podcasts, click our show, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5-stars, and select “Write a Review.”   Thank you so much.    ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram Facebook YouTube  

During a networking event, I was posed with the question, "Zach, how do you put the networking principle of leading with generosity into practice when you're unfamiliar with anyone at the event?   Listen now for these answers and more! ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Grab my eBook … 49 tips you can apply immediately to stand out and move up, without any fancy degrees or certifications.   2. Join us at Happy Hour … my LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint™️ … get a free Career Growth Audit™️ and work with me and my team privately in our intensive coaching program, exclusively for engineering leaders.   ============================   In this episode, we tackle a common challenge that engineers often encounter: networking.   While networking might seem daunting to some, fret not! We've got the perfect remedy.   We delve into a fundamental networking principle: leading with generosity. Discover the power of a single question that can help you embrace this principle.   This straightforward yet impactful icebreaker not only lets you extend a helping hand, but also aids the other person in defining their requirements. Tune in to explore how this strategy can revolutionize your networking encounters.   Hit that play button and let's chat... because networking events can actually be enjoyable!   ============================   HAPPY ENGINEER COMMUNITY LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Join our Facebook Group! Get access to bonus content and live coaching as growth-minded leaders build careers together.   ============================   WE GROW BY WORD OF MOUTH   If you have received value from The Happy Engineer PodCast, would you help us pay it forward by SHARING this episode with another engineer?   Hit the SHARE button, or copy the episode URL and paste it into a text message or social media post!   Thank you for helping us grow the show.   ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram Facebook YouTube  

Have you felt torn between career growth and your family? What should you do?   Have you chosen to stop climbing the ladder because you don't want the lifestyle of a senior leader? Is there another way?   Listen now for these answers and more!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Grab my eBook … 49 tips you can apply immediately to stand out and move up, without any fancy degrees or certifications.   2. Join me at Happy Hour … my LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint …work with me and my team privately in our intensive coaching program, exclusively for engineering leaders.   ============================   In this episode, we are going to confront the tradeoff we all face between work and home with Aaron Hensler, Director of Technical Integration at Rivian.  His career trajectory looks like a Blue Angel fighter jet with afterburners on.   Aaron is also a husband, a father, and a man of faith. His home life is and has always been a priority.   How do you juggle the two?  How can you experience tremendous success at work without sacrifice at home? Is that even possible?   The data is in, and the answer is YES.  Aaron will share with you how he's done it over five promotions in five years, and how he continues to do it at the Director level in an EV (electric vehicle) startup and scale-up culture.   So press play and let's chat…it's time to let go of lies, untruths, and enjoy success without sacrifice!    ============================   HAPPY ENGINEER COMMUNITY LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Join our Facebook Group! Get access to bonus content and live coaching as growth-minded leaders build careers together.   ============================   WANT MORE AMAZING GUESTS?   “I love Zach and these amazing guests on The Happy Engineer Podcast.” If that sounds like you, please consider following, rating and reviewing the show!    I know it's a huge favor to ask, but when you follow, leave a 5-star rating, and add an honest review of how these episodes are helping you… it's a massive benefit for getting the attention of big name powerhouse guests on this show.    On Apple Podcasts, click our show, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5-stars, and select “Write a Review.”   Thank you so much.    ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram Facebook YouTube  

How sharp are your problem solving skills? What makes an organization Lean? Is it possible to take a 6-week process down to 6 MINUTES?   Listen now for these answers and more!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Grab my eBook … 49 tips you can apply immediately to stand out and move up, without any fancy degrees or certifications.   2. Join me at Happy Hour … my LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint …work with me and my team privately in our intensive coaching program, exclusively for engineering leaders.   ============================   In this episode, we uncover hard truths about what holds engineering leaders back with Founder of JFlinch, Jamie Flinchbaugh.   You probably pride yourself on your problem solving skills as an engineer. But are you as good as you think you are?   Jamie has helped purpose-driven leaders craft effective, resilient organizations at over 300 companies including Harley-Davidson, Intel, Amazon, Crayola, Fidelity, Whirlpool, and many others you would recognize.     We will help you understand what it takes to level up your value at work, and be an influential leader using concepts from his latest book, “People Solve Problems, The Power of Every Person, Every Day, Every Problem.”   Discover what makes your organization Lean, and what doesn't.   So press play and let's chat… you've probably got a problem, and you're the person!   ============================   HAPPY ENGINEER COMMUNITY LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Join our Facebook Group! Get access to bonus content and live coaching as growth-minded leaders build careers together.   ============================   WANT MORE AMAZING GUESTS?   “I love Zach and these amazing guests on The Happy Engineer Podcast.” If that sounds like you, please consider following, rating and reviewing the show!    I know it's a huge favor to ask, but when you follow, leave a 5-star rating, and add an honest review of how these episodes are helping you… it's a massive benefit for getting the attention of big name powerhouse guests on this show.    On Apple Podcasts, click our show, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5-stars, and select “Write a Review.”   Thank you so much.    ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram Facebook YouTube  

When is it time to fire an employee?  How do you know if firing is the right decision?   Listen now for these answers and more! ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Grab my eBook … 49 tips you can apply immediately to stand out and move up, without any fancy degrees or certifications.   2. Join me at Happy Hour … my LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint …work with me and my team privately in our intensive coaching program, exclusively for engineering leaders.   ============================   In this episode, we tackle the sensitive topic of managing underperforming team members and making the tough decision to let someone go.    We dive into the balance of tough love versus extending grace, and how hard personal circumstances can impact an individual's ability to perform.    We explore the question of whether empathy has been demonstrated in these situations, and share specific actions leaders must take to create A-player teams.   So press play and let's chat… if you're a leader or manager struggling with hiring and firing decisions, this episode is a must-listen.   ============================   HAPPY ENGINEER COMMUNITY LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Join our Facebook Group! Get access to bonus content and live coaching as growth-minded leaders build careers together.   ============================   WE GROW BY WORD OF MOUTH   If you have received value from The Happy Engineer PodCast, would you help us pay it forward by SHARING this episode with another engineer?   Hit the SHARE button, or copy the episode URL and paste it into a text message or social media post!   Thank you for helping us grow the show.   ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram Facebook YouTube

Is taking a helicopter 42 miles offshore part of your commute to work? Have you ever faced your work with the same willpower as your very will to live? As AI replaces jobs, how do you become irreplaceable?   Listen now for these answers and more!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Grab my eBook … 49 tips you can apply immediately to stand out and move up, without any fancy degrees or certifications.   2. Join me at Happy Hour … my LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint …work with me and my team privately in our intensive coaching program, exclusively for engineering leaders.   ============================   In this episode, we journey from the island, to the city, to an offshore oil platform in pursuit of wisdom from the life of energy management expert, Ryan Roper.   If you know that leaving a legacy through your life, your work, and your family matters deeply to you, then this episode is going to hit home.   Ryan's career in the energy sector began at birth, being from one of the oldest oil provinces in the world, and is a true global expert with nearly two decades of hands-on experience.    We dismantle the power of fear that holds engineering leaders back from their potential, and how to face the uncertainty of a future full of innovation.  Whether it's artificial intelligence and machine learning, transitioning toward net-zero and more sustainable energy solutions, or dozens of other areas, you need to be ready to face these challenges head on.   Ryan holds his Bachelors in Chemistry from Morehouse College, Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech, Masters in Business and Energy Management from Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business, and studied Data Analytics at Harvard.    So press play and let's chat… you may not take a helicopter to work, but it's time to get a 3,000 foot view on your life and happiness!   ============================   HAPPY ENGINEER COMMUNITY LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Join our Facebook Group! Get access to bonus content and live coaching as growth-minded leaders build careers together.   ============================   WANT MORE AMAZING GUESTS?   “I love Zach and these amazing guests on The Happy Engineer Podcast.” If that sounds like you, please consider following, rating and reviewing the show!    I know it's a huge favor to ask, but when you follow, leave a 5-star rating, and add an honest review of how these episodes are helping you… it's a massive benefit for getting the attention of big name powerhouse guests on this show.    On Apple Podcasts, click our show, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5-stars, and select “Write a Review.”   Thank you so much.    ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram Facebook YouTube  

What is the difference between failure and a mistake? Do you fear failure, or is it something else beneath the surface you actually fear? How does this relate to culture at work?   Listen now for these answers and more!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Grab my eBook … 49 tips you can apply immediately to stand out and move up, without any fancy degrees or certifications.   2. Join me at Happy Hour … my LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint …work with me and my team privately in our intensive coaching program, exclusively for engineering leaders.   ============================   In this episode, we take a deep look at “The Mistakes that Make Us” with the award-winning author of a new book by that title, Mark Graban.   If your company struggles with cultivating a culture of learning and innovation that keeps you and your peers engaged, then you will deeply appreciate what Mark has discovered through his research and practical discovery as a Lean expert and consultant.   We cover a crucial distinction between mistakes and failure, how you don't actually fear failure, how engineers can be a part of creating the culture at work rather than being a victim of it.   Mark has over half a million followers on LinkedIn who rely on him to help them synthesize and practice methods including Lean management, continuous improvement, statistical methods, and people-centered leadership approaches.   Mark has published multiple breakthrough books, earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University, and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and M.B.A. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Leaders for Global Operations Program.   So press play and let's chat… it might not be perfect but it's our mistakes that make us!    ============================   HAPPY ENGINEER COMMUNITY LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Join our Facebook Group! Get access to bonus content and live coaching as growth-minded leaders build careers together.   ============================   WANT MORE AMAZING GUESTS?   “I love Zach and these amazing guests on The Happy Engineer Podcast.” If that sounds like you, please consider following, rating and reviewing the show!    I know it's a huge favor to ask, but when you follow, leave a 5-star rating, and add an honest review of how these episodes are helping you… it's a massive benefit for getting the attention of big name powerhouse guests on this show.    On Apple Podcasts, click our show, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5-stars, and select “Write a Review.”   Thank you so much.    ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram Facebook YouTube  

Have you ever needed a vacation? Have you ever felt like going on a vacation was more work than it was worth, and you returned even more tired?   Listen now and find out the lie we are told about vacations!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Grab my eBook … 49 tips you can apply immediately to stand out and move up, without any fancy degrees or certifications.   2. Join me at Happy Hour … my LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint …work with me and my team privately in our intensive coaching program, exclusively for engineering leaders.   ============================   In this episode, I debunk the fallacy surrounding vacations as a remedy for work-related stress and dissatisfaction.   Summer is here and vacation plans are in the air. Join me as we explore a fresh mindset that encourages intentional time off for energy renewal, and a shift away from relying solely on vacations to address career burnout.    Discover practical strategies for achieving sustainable success and true rest that go beyond the traditional vacation narrative.   Get ready to redefine your approach to time off and unlock a new level of balance and fulfillment in your professional journey.   So press play and let's chat… it's time to rethink our vacation days!   ============================   HAPPY ENGINEER COMMUNITY LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Join our Facebook Group! Get access to bonus content and live coaching as growth-minded leaders build careers together.   ============================   WE GROW BY WORD OF MOUTH   If you have received value from The Happy Engineer PodCast, would you help us pay it forward by SHARING this episode with another engineer?   Hit the SHARE button, or copy the episode URL and paste it into a text message or social media post!   Thank you for helping us grow the show.   ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram Facebook YouTube  

What's the difference between niceness and kindness? What is the solution to our current leadership crisis? How can you neutralize negative self-talk?   Listen now for these answers and more!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Grab my eBook … 49 tips you can apply immediately to stand out and move up, without any fancy degrees or certifications.   2. Join me at Happy Hour … my LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint …work with me and my team privately in our intensive coaching program, exclusively for engineering leaders.   ============================   In this episode, we look at leadership through a new lens. Leadership expert and award-winning author Karyn Ross is on a mission to help us create a kinder and better world.   If power-hungry leaders who play the game of corporate politics have ever rubbed you the wrong way, or if you feel the pain of toxic leadership at work in any way, you will want to hear what Karyn has to say about kindness.   Karyn believes that kind leadership is the answer to our global leadership crisis.   Most engineering leaders also struggle with being kind to themselves. I'll show you a simple exercise to neutralize that negative self-talk.   An artist, TEDx speaker, internationally recognized coach, Karyn is the owner of Karyn Ross Consulting and The New School for Kind Leaders. She is also the Founder and President of The Love and Kindness Project Foundation, a registered public charity and grass-roots movement, spreading kindness person to person around the world.   So press play and let's chat… I may not always be nice, but I promise to be kind!   ============================   HAPPY ENGINEER COMMUNITY LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Join our Facebook Group! Get access to bonus content and live coaching as growth-minded leaders build careers together.   ============================   WANT MORE AMAZING GUESTS?   “I love Zach and these amazing guests on The Happy Engineer Podcast.” If that sounds like you, please consider following, rating and reviewing the show!    I know it's a huge favor to ask, but when you follow, leave a 5-star rating, and add an honest review of how these episodes are helping you… it's a massive benefit for getting the attention of big name powerhouse guests on this show.    On Apple Podcasts, click our show, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5-stars, and select “Write a Review.”   Thank you so much.    ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram Facebook YouTube  

Feeling lost? Is manufacturing really the opportunity you're looking for to grow your career? Do you have a clear vision for your future?   Listen now to find your way!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Grab my eBook … 49 tips you can apply immediately to stand out and move up, without any fancy degrees or certifications.   2. Join me at Happy Hour … my LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint …work with me and my team privately in our intensive coaching program, exclusively for engineering leaders.   ============================   In this episode, you'll hear how a decade of hard work in engineering left John Real successful on paper, but unhappy and unsatisfied with his life.    And in 90 days he turned all of that around, without changing anything but himself.   John is a Project Engineering Leader at GLM Hydro, where he manages process engineering, system installation and commissioning support, documentation control, purchasing, and equipment quality control for his organization.   If you have ever wondered if manufacturing is a career path worth considering, or one worth staying in, then you don't want to miss this conversation.   If you have ever been unhappy with your career, or feeling stuck on where to take your career moving forward, then you don't want to miss this conversation.   So press play and let's chat… it's time to go from slow decay to fast impact!   ============================   HAPPY ENGINEER COMMUNITY LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Join our Facebook Group! Get access to bonus content and live coaching as growth-minded leaders build careers together.   ============================   WANT MORE AMAZING GUESTS?   “I love Zach and these amazing guests on The Happy Engineer Podcast.” If that sounds like you, please consider following, rating and reviewing the show!    I know it's a huge favor to ask, but when you follow, leave a 5-star rating, and add an honest review of how these episodes are helping you… it's a massive benefit for getting the attention of big name powerhouse guests on this show.    On Apple Podcasts, click our show, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5-stars, and select “Write a Review.”   Thank you so much.    ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram Facebook YouTube  

Want to optimize your mornings for success? Here are the 5 things you must avoid when starting your day.   Listen now and stop doing them!   ============================   When you're ready, here are three ways I can help you build your engineering career:   1. Grab my eBook … 49 tips you can apply immediately to stand out and move up, without any fancy degrees or certifications.   2. Join me at Happy Hour … my LIVE monthly workshop where we dig deep into career growth strategies and provide 1:1 open coaching for you at the end of the session.   3. Apply for the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint …work with me and my team privately in our intensive coaching program, exclusively for engineering leaders.   ============================   In this episode, learn from a recent conversation with Mark, an engineering leader facing burnout. His turnaround began by taking control of his life from the moment his feet hit the floor.   The fact is, you probably have habits that hinder your progress.    From snooze buttons to social media, I'll show you how these 5 behaviors negatively impact your mindset and productivity. If you replace these bad habits with good ones, the results you can create in your career will compound over time.    Don't underestimate the power of a mindful morning routine. There may be 1000 good options for what to do, but these 5 bad options you must avoid.   So press play and let's chat… It's time to start your day on the path to success!   ============================   HAPPY ENGINEER COMMUNITY LINKS:   > Full Show Notes, Resources, & More   > Join our Facebook Group! Get access to bonus content and live coaching as growth-minded leaders build careers together.   ============================   WE GROW BY WORD OF MOUTH   If you have received value from The Happy Engineer PodCast, would you help us pay it forward by SHARING this episode with another engineer?   Hit the SHARE button, or copy the episode URL and paste it into a text message or social media post!   Thank you for helping us grow the show.   ============================   Connect with your host, Zach White:   LinkedIn (primary) Instagram Facebook YouTube  

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Zach White is known worldwide for changing the game in career coaching for engineering leaders.  He has worked with hundreds of leaders at all levels from top technology companies worldwide including Facebook (Meta), Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google, to industry leaders like General Motors, Nike, Lockheed Martin, Whirlpool, and many more to achieve breakthrough results and escape burnout.   Zach is the founder and CEO of Oasis of Courage, known as OACO, a fast-growing company with unique and proven coaching programs exclusively for engineers.  He also hosts a top-rated show, “The Happy Engineer Podcast,” where listeners discover the steps to engineering success through expert interviews and Zach's own transformational framework, the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint.     As a coach for engineering leaders, Zach understands the journey firsthand, holding a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, and a masters degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan.  With over a decade of experience and top performance in the Fortune 200, he is now a sought-after coach by engineering leaders around the world.     Zach is affectionately known as the World's Best Lifestyle Engineer and your coach.    Connect with him online and schedule a call to build your career, balance your life, and BE HAPPY! Social media:   Website - https://www.oasisofcourage.com  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thezachwhite/  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thehappyengineerpodcast/  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehappyengineerpodcast/  YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thehappyengineer 

Description:  The world's best Lifestyle Engineer, Zach White is sharing how losing his focus and balance ended in burnout and divorce. In his words: Nothing prepared me for the darkest days of my life. While he would never wish a tragedy on anyone, he was thankful for this experience. It forced him to ask bigger and better questions, and he was able to completely transform the way he works and how he lives, and he is going to share his wisdom with us today. Shownotes:  Zach shares his personal story of how losing his focus and balance led to burnout and ultimately, divorce. He reflects on the darkest days of his life and how this experience forced him to ask bigger and better questions, which led to a complete transformation in the way he works and lives. Zach's journey is an inspiring one, and he generously shares his wisdom with us, providing insights into how to achieve balance, focus, and success in both our personal and professional lives. From his personal experiences, Zach has developed a unique approach to coaching, one that is holistic and takes into account all aspects of an individual's life.   In this episode, we discussed:  Losing focus and balance can have serious consequences, including burnout and personal upheaval. Difficult experiences can lead to personal growth and transformation as long as we're willing to ask bigger and better questions. Zach's holistic approach to coaching takes into account all aspects of an individual's life and can help us achieve balance, focus, and success in both our personal and professional lives.   Connect with Zach White:  Website - https://www.thehappyengineerpodcast.com   Podcast - https://plnk.to/the-happy-engineer Zach White on Linkedin   Connect with Sabine Kvenberg:  Sabine Kvenberg on Facebook Sabine Kvenberg on Instagram Sabine Kvenberg on Linkedin Sabine Kvenberg on YouTube BECOME Podpage Sabine Kvenberg Resources   Transcript 00:00:00 Zach: The thing that will stand between you and your dreams is fear. And so we need to step out of our comfort zone, have the courage to face those fears, and take action in our life. So if there's one thing I could tell you, it's to crush comfort and create courage because the life of your dreams will not be found in your comfort zone. And the sooner you embrace that and start living out at the edges of what's possible for you, the faster you're gonna see your life increase in ways you could not even imagine. 00:00:34 Sabine: Hello, my name is Sabine Kvenberg, founder and host of BECOME. The  content will inspire you to reach your aspirations and become the best version of yourself. I feature interviews with successful individuals from various industries, delving into their personal and professional journeys and their strategies to achieve their goals. We have to become the person we are meant to be first. So we can live life, we are destined to live. That means we must overcome challenges and work through difficult times to learn, grow, and become the new more fabulous version of ourselves. I'm so glad that you are here. Let's get on this journey together. 00:01:25 Sabine: I had the pleasure of sitting down with the world's best lifestyle engineer, Zach White. If you want to see results in your life, you have to have the courage to step out of your comfort zone and pair that courage with a proven system of success, what he calls  Lifestyle Engineering. And you can accelerate more than just your career. And this is what I talked with Zach about in our interview. Not only is he sharing his story, but you will learn what it takes to have more balance. Welcome, Zach. I'm so happy to have you as my guest today. 00:02:04 Zach: Oh, Sabine, it's a pleasure to be here. Thank you so much for inviting me.  00:02:09 Sabine: Oh, let's get started by, just, tell us where you are right now. I think you are somewhere in Michigan, is that right? 00:02:19 Zach: Yeah, yeah. You found me sitting in my office, which is in a coworking space here in southwest Michigan. A small lake town. If you're not from the area, you wouldn't know it, but it's called Benton Harbor and just a mile from beautiful Lake Michigan. And I was mentioning  to you before the recording, so we were finally feeling some springtime weather, which for Michiganders, is a big deal, like putting that cloud cover and cold weather behind us, ready for some sunshine and some lake life. So bring it on. 00:02:53 Sabine: Oh, right. All right. And yeah, here, the sun is out, but here in Florida, it is seasonably cold. We are in the 60s, and for, end of March, it's pretty cold. So. But I guess, it all depends on. 00:03:11 Zach: That's right. It's all relative. Uh, 67. I can't wait for 67. That's, we're still a month or two away from 67, Sabine.  00:03:20 Sabine: So Zach, you are a lifestyle engineering coach now, but you started out as an engineer. So how did you go from engineer solving problems to totally shift lifestyle? So how did that happen? 00:03:45 Zach: Yeah, well, I joke, Sabine, that I'm a mechanical engineer by my degrees, but I'm a lifestyle engineer through the school of hard knocks and life lessons. So my actual background is in mechanical engineering. To your comment, I have my bachelor's from Purdue and my masters from U of M, both in mechanical engineering. And I went into Whirlpool Corporation to build my engineering career with big aspirations and big goals. Just like most engineers who come outta college, do wanna make a name for yourself, make an impact, go get those promotions, and build a successful career. And in the journey towards that success, I made some big mistakes and I ended up burning out, finding myself divorced and depressed and disappointed with how my career had gone, but more importantly, how my life fell apart in the process. And it was the recovery from that rock bottom experience where lifestyle engineering was born, asking new questions, finding new ways to succeed, that considered my whole life's success, not just my career. And very happy to say it worked. I had incredible success after, and that's what then led to me doing this full-time as a coach and as a CEO of Oasis of Courage. 00:05:08 Sabine: Oh, fantastic. But one thing that you said, I think is so oftentimes overlooked, and that is the fact that sometimes we have to hit rock bottom to realize what we really ought to do in this world and what gives us the joy and the freedom to live a happy and fulfilled life. So when you started working and you had all the successes and your career took off, what was it that really made you realize the career is not everything? So what was that darkest time in your life that really made you, shall I say, wake up?  00:06:03 Zach: The wake up call moment in anyone's journey is always, you know, very, you know, poignant, easy to remember exactly where I was. And Sabine, I'll tell you the story in my world, at the time, everything was fine. You know, I thought I had it all under control. And I was on a work trip out in Tennessee working at one of the factories where Whirlpool has a manufacturing facility. And Sabine, I came home from the trip and I was tired. It'd been a long trip, working long hours. And I really hadn't talked to my spouse very much while I was gone. And I was expecting to come home, to her being there. And the house was empty. And I walked in and I was confused, thought maybe she went out, you know, I called, she didn't answer. And then I'm walking around the house and I found a note on the table that essentially said, I don't think this is working. I'm ready to get divorced.  00:07:05 Zach: And that moment for me was the wake up call. That's when my entire world came crashing down around me. And the truth is, looking back, Sabine, that I was lying to myself about everything being okay. The signs were there long before that moment, that things were not going well at home. But I had chosen to ignore it. I had chosen to pretend outwardly that everything was okay, and I just put my focus on the things that were working, and I ignored the things that were not working. And as you can imagine, the tension between that just grows and grows. And, you know, eventually to your point, if you don't do something, you hit rock  bottom. And I'll be honest, that was a very, very painful night. I mean, a lot of tears, a lot of heartache, but some powerful things shifted that night in my life. And it began with being honest with myself and being honest with the people who loved me. You know, calling my sister, calling my mom, telling them the truth for the first time that my life was not what I was pretending it was, and I needed help. 00:08:13 Sabine: Wow, what you said was so impactful that number one, we oftentimes, choose not to see the signs. We try to avoid and ignore them because it's uncomfortable.  00:08:32 Zach: Yeah.  00:08:32 Sabine: But if we do more of those, it becomes even more uncomfortable or even worse, like in your case, you found your house empty. What I liked, what you just shared, that for the first time, you were honest, you called your parents and your mom, your sister, and really told them as it was. Isn't it so true sometimes, in family we hide what's going on and because we don't wanna show our weaknesses perhaps? So what was the process once you get really raw and honest? What was the process for you as far as getting through it? 00:09:24 Zach: Grief comes first. You know, I'll be honest, the first few days or weeks, Sabine, were just kind of messy. Very messy. A lot of tears, a lot of confusion. But the relief of telling the truth the way I did, gave me enough weight off of my shoulders to take a next step. And for me, beyond just talking to the people I love, that was going to see a counselor, getting on the calendar, going and working with a professional therapist, that's saying, hey, this is happening. I need help. I'm in a lot of pain. And the grief is real. And you go through these stages of suffering and grief. And that was very real to me. It was very, I mean, physically painful, emotionally painful, spiritually painful to go through. But I think the most important thing was the willingness to sit in that place, to just allow the pain to be present. 00:10:22 Zach: And that's something that I was dodging to your point earlier, Sabine, like pretending that it wasn't there for so long. There was a lot of built up negative energy in my life that needed to be let go. And so that was the first stage, was just a willingness to let my life be a mess for a while, and acknowledge that I wasn't as, you know, well put together as everybody thought I was. But from there, after, you know, you're in that kind of trough place. Your face is grinding against the floor of rock bottom as it were, right? You know, then you stand up and you start to just put one foot in front of the other. And what I tell everybody, who I've coached, who's gone through any form of burnout or suffering or a rock bottom experience like this, or if you're going through it right now, you have to bring the time horizon in a little bit. 00:11:12 Zach: We're not gonna solve the whole thing in one move. We're not gonna go, create the perfect life in one day. Let's zoom, way in. I like to call it drawing smaller circles. Rather than solving for the big equation, let's just solve, for this afternoon, what are we gonna do this afternoon to make sure it's a little bit better than yesterday, to make sure we're not going back to those same patterns or habits that got us stuck in the first place and put one foot in front of the other. And as we build momentum, we can begin to extend that time horizon again and think about bigger goals and longer term dreams again, you know, entering into a new relationship. Again, in my case, all of those things. But at the start, let's just focus on the moment in front of us, right? What's the next thing we need to do in drawing those smaller circles and prioritizing a shorter time horizon because it's so overwhelming. We don't have the cognitive ability to go think about these longer term things. So that's my most important lesson from that time, was look, when you're really under pressure, when you're really overwhelmed, or if your life is completely confusing and falling apart, let's just zoom, way in. You don't need to solve everything. Let's just get today buttoned up the best we can, make the best next decision, and then we can come back to tomorrow. 00:12:33 Sabine: It's so true. Couple things that I got out of what you just shared. Number one, the willingness to sit and let it pass. And also recognize our grieve, our suffering, and not just chopping it away, because if we don't let it out, it just fester and make us perhaps bitter or whatnot, right? So. 00:12:59 Zach: Yeah. 00:12:59 Sabine: Just going through that process is a resolving process and resolving journey. And then you were able to move forward again. And what you did, you got help. And we all need help at one point or another in certain situations.  00:13:21 Sabine: May is stroke awareness month. Life Line Screening can help detect someone's risk of having a stroke or cardiovascular disease. Each year, more than 700,000 people attend one of those screenings for peace of mind or early detection. And I am one of them. You see, my mother passed away from cardiovascular disease and I want to do everything I can to feel safe. So join me and schedule your screening today. 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And if you are just starting out and want to get your offer out for sale in just three days, let me help you do that. Visit my webpage, by the way, that I build on Kajabi and apply to making it happen. Now, let's get back to the show. 00:15:33 Sabine: So after you went through that grieving process, and another thing that I liked what you're saying, taking one step at a time, cuz that's another thing I believe a lot of people think, oh, they have to resolve everything either in their personal life or even in business venture. If you have to go through a very challenging situation sometimes, no, you cannot go from A to Z in one step. You have to take steps in between. And those little steps, when was your decision to actually make changes in your life after you got through that grieving process that really led you to become the lifestyle engineer that you are today? 00:16:25 Zach: Yeah, Sabine, there was a point, and I wish I could pinpoint exactly when, but I really can't. It's something that came gradually through the healing journey where I realized that the passion and the ambition inside of me to be successful in my career, to make an impact with my life and in the world through engineering and through, you know, the great mind that God had given me and the the skills that I had and that was still inside me, right? Going through burnout and divorce and depression did not eliminate something that was born inside me and my purpose for life. And I still had that fire there to do something. But right next to the fire for achievement was this fear of going through something like I had gone through already. It's like, there must be a different way to go, achieve something meaningful with my life but not suffer like this. 00:17:26 Zach: And it was that moment where I said, okay, I don't know the answer to that, but I'm unwilling to do nothing. I would rather keep going and try again and fail again than do nothing. I'm more afraid of, you know, getting to the end of my life with regrets than I am afraid of failing again. And so that's when I hired my first coach. I had worked with a therapist on the grief and this idea of recovery and healing, but I knew from other people who I had as mentors and people I respected, that coaching was a powerful catalyst to forward progress and change and making results happen in your life. So I hired a coach and I presented them with this challenge and said, hey, I want success, but I don't want to go through this again. There must be another way. I need help. 00:18:16 Zach: And I began working with a coach and, you know, the rest is history in a way. I went on to five promotions in five years. I doubled my income, I had an incredibly fun time working less hours than I ever had before. And along the way, I captured all these lessons and really distilled it down for the engineering mind because, you know, as an engineer, we think a  bit differently. We approach the world a bit differently. And that became the lifestyle engineering blueprint that we now coach our clients in. But it was honestly just learning as I went, how to do this in a different way. 00:18:50 Sabine:Yeah. And as you said, as we experience, as we learn, we can implement and teach it to others. So how do engineers learn differently and what's the difference between an engineering mind and everybody else's mind? 00:19:08 Zach: Oh, we don't have enough time on this podcast to talk about all of the differences. You know, if you are an engineer, you already understand and appreciate some of this and most people know at least one engineer. And you can point to some of the stereotypes that are common. So let's just, you know, be honest about what these things are. For one, generally speaking, we'll paint with broad brushes here, more introverted, more shy, generally speaking, they see the world in a black and white way. And I'll include myself in this. I used to be this way because we're trained to go find the right answer. And mathematics and science and most of the schooling that we go through is all rooted in learning the principles and applying them to problems in a way that finds the solution. And we end up in this very narrow approach to living where everything has a solution and often it's one right answer. 00:20:03 Zach: Then we come outta college and go into our careers. And it's hard enough to face the reality that there's more than one way to design something or to solve the problem. Then you add on the complexity of all the emotional and social intelligence required to work on these complex cross-disciplinary teams. And it really can be overwhelming for a lot of engineers to adapt to that. On top of that, let's put even one more layer. The engineering mind is trained to go find everything that can break, everything that can go wrong, all the points of failure in every system. That's what we get paid to do. And we wanna take everything to a point of failure in life. It's like, this is the way we think in terms of design. Well, anybody who's in psychology or cognitive behavioral therapy or coaching will tell you, if the thing that you focus on constantly is the negative side, if all you're looking for are points of failure and what can go wrong, that's what you're going to continue to get more of and create, especially in your relationships. And people get frustrated at engineers for always, you know, shutting down their ideas or telling them how things can go wrong or not. Well, let's forgive them in a way cuz it's the only thing we're taught.  00:21:22 Zach: And that creates a lot of problems in our relationships and in our lives as well as in your career development. So that's just naming a couple of obvious ones, Sabine. There's more, but we need to adapt the way we think about career growth and then lifestyle design. This idea of balancing the rest of our lives in the context of those challenges. You know, how do we overcome that in a way that engineers can wrap their heads around, which means systematically in a logical way, in a way that's gonna align with their strengths. Not just go tell an engineer, hey, stop being like an engineer. Like, that doesn't work. You can't just tell somebody to stop being themselves. 00:22:03 Sabine: No, that's so true and I really admire that you tackle that from that perspective, being an engineer. I mean, our two worlds can't be any more far apart because I'm on the total of the spectrum. I'm a creator. You know, I'm a performer. I'm just like. 00:22:26 Zach: Yes. 00:22:27 Sabine: Hey, show me the world, right? And math was never my strong point. I am not getting satisfaction with solving problems. I mean, I do, right? But you know what I'm saying?  00:22:41 Zach: It's  different. It's different.  00:22:42 Sabine: It's just different, right? But as you said, the engineers in this world and even if you are not an engineer, you might be an introvert, you might be a problem solver. That's your mentality, that's your personality. And those people are probably looking for a coach like you who can approach it from that angle. So I like that. 00:23:10 Zach: Yeah, you're right. It's not unique to engineers, that's just a group that I really resonate with. But for example, we have a client in our program right now who works in sales, but her mindset is an analytical one, and she has some of these same qualities in her approach and her background. And you would think, sales, how is it possible to be an introvert and succeed in sales? Well, you'd be amazed, you know, it's not uncommon for someone to end up in a place where they are constantly having to face some limitations, where their personality doesn't serve them in their role. And this is an example where someone says, okay, I really need to overcome these things in order to be successful, even more so than an engineer might. And so, yeah, there's a lot of people who connect with this approach, who may not be in STEM professions. 00:24:01 Sabine: And you also have a podcast called the Happy Engineer Podcast. So tell us about that podcast. Who are your guests and what you're trying to achieve with it? 00:24:15 Zach: Well, the Happy Engineer was named that because at the end of the day, if you get big success in your titles and promotions at paychecks, but you hate your life, then we have not succeeded yet. So I really believe, Sabine, what we're all looking for here is to love the journey towards our dream and our vision. So the Happy Engineer is an entire series of conversations around that idea. How do I build my career to the level that I want, whether that's CTO or just senior engineer, it doesn't matter. But also balance what I love in the rest of my life, to honor the time I want with my family, to take care of my health, to really look at myself as a whole person and not become a victim to some of the cultural challenges of, especially big organizations where the pressure to deliver can be so high and engineers are stressed out.  00:25:09 Zach: Engineers are struggling with dealing with all these demands, especially when you add a spouse and some kids and a mortgage and all these other challenges of living life. So the Happy Engineer Podcast brings guests from engineering, you know, folks who've succeeded at this and are living on the other side of the lessons learned, as well as people from these other disciplines who can help us to address areas where we're not strong. You know, health coaches or mindset coaches, people who can really dig into the areas that an engineer may not explore very often on their own. Because we tend to be drawn to the sciences and we love to listen to tech speak and that kind of thing. So it's a very well-rounded set of conversations because I really do believe we wanna be well-rounded in our success. 00:25:54 Sabine: Absolutely. Absolutely. And I go onto podcasts with the wisdom that I can contribute to the audiences and, you know, it's all about that balance, right? And when we are open to listen to the other person or to the other “side,” just in general, it is very important to be open. Otherwise, we are getting so narrow minded, so almost, like the horses with those, what you call it, the sight. 00:26:33 Zach: The blinders. Yeah. 00:26:34 Sabine: The blinders, exactly. And you see it in all areas, you know, of personal and work related politics. Oh, my goodness. If we are not open to listen to others, then we can get really, really stuck.  00:26:49 Zach: No doubt.  00:26:50 Sabine: So, yeah. 00:26:51 Zach: Well, and you are a great role model of this, Sabine. I mean, I love your content. I actually just listened to episode 41 of Become with [Brandon Kumar Sammi]. He was on my podcast as well. And just the power of those conversations and the idea of becoming what this whole show is about, it begins with that openness. If you don't lean into a growth mindset and  an open coachable spirit, then you're gonna miss that opportunity to become the best version of yourself. So I think there's no one better to talk about this than you. 00:27:23 Sabine: Oh, good. Good. So, well maybe I'll… can tell something to your listeners as  well and contribute to your listeners. I would love to, but well, we are out of time. Oh, my goodness. You know, I always like having wonderful conversations. I could go on. 00:27:42 Zach: I know. I know. 00:27:43 Sabine: Forever and ever. So if people want to get in touch with you, what would be the best way? 00:27:51 Zach: Thank you, Sabine. And for what it's worth, I agree, we could go all day. I understand why Joe Rogan and some of these other podcasters have three and four hour long episodes because it's so fun to have these chats. You know, you mentioned the Happy Engineer Podcast already, and if someone out there is listening who wants to hear more from me or get deeper into lifestyle engineering, just wherever you're listening to become, jump over and give a  follow to the Happy Engineer. You'll find us on all the platforms. But if this really resonates for you, maybe you are an engineer or you know one who really needs help with this and is looking for support to build their career and get to the next level, it would be an absolute honor to give you a free coaching session and share with you what we do and how we support people and see if it's a fit to work together. So if that's you, then grab your phone and send a text message right now. The word, Lifestyle. The word Lifestyle, send that to 5-5-4-4-4. It's one of those short codes, really simple, Lifestyle to 5-5-4-4-4. We'll send you the information to get on our calendar. And if it's a fit, we'll get you a free session with me and provide as much value as we can. So it'd be an honor to do that for your listeners, Sabine. 00:29:02 Sabine: Oh, fantastic. And I'll make sure to have that information in our show notes as well. So if there would be one piece of advice that you would give, not only engineers, but just in general, maybe a quote or something like that, what would that be? 00:29:20 Zach: The thing that will stand between you and your dreams is fear. And so we need to step out of our comfort zone, have the courage to face those fears, and take action in your life. So if there's one thing I could tell you, it's crush comfort and create courage because the life of your dreams will not be found in your comfort zone. And the sooner you embrace that and start living out at the edges of what's possible for you, the faster you're gonna see your life increase in ways you could not even imagine. So crush comfort and create courage, that's a decision you'll never regret. 00:30:00 Sabine: Thank you so much. That was just a perfect ending for this podcast, and I wish you all the best and I look forward, having another conversation. 00:30:11 Zach: Thank you so much, Sabine. You're amazing. I appreciate the invitation and blessings to you and your amazing audience. It's been a pleasure. 00:30:18 Sabine: That was my interview. And if you enjoyed it, give us a five star review, leave a comment, and share it with your friends. Thanks for listening. Until I see you again. Always remember, serve from the heart, follow your passion, and live the life you imagine.

Why are so many engineers frustrated?How can you be happy engineer?Zach White is the founder and CEO of Oasis Of Courage (OACO), a fast growing company with unique and proven coaching programs exclusively for engineers.  He also hosts The Happy Engineer Podcast, where listeners discover the steps to engineering success through expert interviews and Zach's own transformational framework, the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint.  The podcast helps engineers at all levels to achieve career success without suffering burnout.The Happy Engineer helps engineering leaders reach the next level without suffering burnout - because success without fulfillment is failure. You will discover how to redefine work/life balance and lead with purpose, while accelerating your next promotion. It's time for personal development before technical development, emotional intelligence (EQ) before IQ, and coaching to crush your comfort zone!Zach understands the engineering journey first hand, holding a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, and a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.  With over a decade of experience and top performance in a $20B organization, he is now a sought after Coach by engineering leaders around the world.  As a growing entrepreneur, Zach is also a Partner at PermaVentures, a private equity investment group based in Southwest Michigan.On this episode, Zach takes us on his career journey as an engineer who did everything he thought was right, yet realized how unhappy he was. His mission on The Happy Engineer podcast is to help engineers who find themselves in similar shoes.Listen as Zach shares:- how to reach your potential at work- how engineering leaders can design a life they love - why you need to get out of your comfort zone- career success at any cost- how to get promoted as an engineer- how to build relationships with both internal and external customers- influencing others through relationships- bottom-up emotion regulation strategies- what psychological safety looks like in the workplace- how to improve your emotional intelligence skills- daily steps to improve your communication skills- companies who need good leadership- the courage of transformation- purpose as a catalyst for action, change and results- morning routines for happy engineers...and so much more!Connect with Zach:Website: https://oasisofcourage.com/happy-engineer-podcast/Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-happy-engineer-career-success-for-engineering/id1576582987Additional Resources:"How To Become A Software Engineer" w/ Bobby Dorlus"How To Become A Great Engineering Manager" w/ Jeremy DoranFeel free to reach out on:LinkedInFacebookInstagramLeave a rating and a review:iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/communication-skills-for-happy-engineers-w-zach-white/id1614151066?i=1000604962929Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2sg3fvEcSOc4cMH44cNaocYouTube: https://youtu.be/hnjb936Nidg

Episode #267:  Burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It can affect anyone, regardless of their profession or age. In this episode, Zach White and I explore the causes of burnout, how to recognize the signs and symptoms, and most importantly, how to effectively manage and overcome it. Zach shares his real-life story of burnout and how he found his way back to a healthy and balanced life. So join us as we delve into the topic of overcoming burnout and take the first step towards reclaiming your energy and vitality. PLEASE listen and share this show with everyone you know! Your business and relationships will be better than ever after listening to Zach. I would be grateful if you would rate, review, and subscribe to the Let's Go Win podcast. Thank you and Let's all Go Win!Bio:Zach White is known around the world for changing the game in career coaching for engineering leaders. He has worked with hundreds of leaders at all levels from top technology companies worldwide including Facebook (Meta), Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google, to industry leaders like General Motors, Nike, Lockheed Martin, Whirlpool, and many more to achieve breakthrough results and escape burnout.Zach is the founder and CEO of Oasis of Courage, known as OACO, a fast-growing company with unique and proven coaching programs exclusively for engineers. He also hosts a top-rated show, “The Happy Engineer Podcast,” where listeners discover the steps to engineering success through expert interviews and Zach's own transformational framework, the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint. As a coach for engineering leaders, Zach understands the journey firsthand, holding a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, and a masters degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan. With over a decade of experience and top performance in the Fortune 200, he is now a sought-after coach by engineering leaders around the world. Zach is affectionately known as the World's Best Lifestyle Engineer, and your coach. Connect with him online and schedule a call to build your career, balance your life, and BE HAPPY!Contact Zach:Website: https://www.oasisofcourage.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thezachwhiteFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thehappyengineerpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehappyengineerpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thehappyengineer 

Somehow, even when we act and decide to do specific actions based on an empowered choice, we still have that scarcity mindset at the back of it.  We want to make things happen all at once, and our mind keeps wandering off to doing and thinking things that sabotage a slow but sure transformation we want for ourselves. Perhaps, that's human nature. And each of us has our own money story that speaks of where we are in our life right now and how we approach that as we make decisions and actions in our everyday life. Our attitude toward money matters finds its parallelism in the way of a diet mentality when we deal with body weight and body image. This also sends a message of a scarcity mindset. How do we deal with body weight loss and want every good thing to happen in our life and career right then? Zack White is a widely regarded coach known for changing the game in engineering career coaching. He has worked with hundreds of engineers at all levels from dozens of top companies worldwide to escape burnout and achieve breakthrough results. Zach is the founder and CEO of Oasis of Courage, known as OACO, a fast-growing company with unique and proven coaching programs exclusively for engineers. He also hosts the Happy Engineer Podcast, where listeners discover the steps to engineering success through expert interviews in Zach's own transformational framework, The Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint. In this episode, Zach shares his clients' contrasting money stories of abundance and scarcity and his own self. Despite being a coach, his experience tells us that in wanting to work on our issues, we still have vulnerabilities to deal with.  And it's good to have someone to call us out when we go wayward and guide us back to where we should be going and the goal we must fulfill. In that regard, a community of like-minded people who truly understand what you go through and can help you also see the light and freedom that you deserve is what you need. As the road to transformation is peppered with challenges and not easy, it's one good idea to have someone hold us accountable to the success we want for ourselves. "You as a human, have an unlimited return on investment, there is no limit to what you can create when you invest in yourself." - Zach White   What you will learn from this episode: 04:19 - Contrasting money stories of abundance and scarcity 09:13 - Not worrying about solving everything today and having someone guide you every step of the way in your transformational journey 14:24 - How money matters and our attitude towards it also influences our actions towards our body issues and weight loss 17:27 - Zach shares his vulnerabilities: his money baggage realities 25:00 - The reason we need to break the lies we believe between money and our worth  29:24 - Learning to trust your intuition around money 35:25 - You can be fine with none; you can be fine with millions 39:41 - The role money plays in judgment and how that isolates us  50:56 - Getting that unlimited return on investment when you invest in yourself   Connect with Zach White:  oasisofcourage.com LinkedIn   Connect With Leslie Thornton: weightlossalbany.com E: Leslie@LeslieMThornton.com Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

Do you want to live a happy and productive life?In this episode of the Happy Hustle Podcast, I have my man, Zach White, a Lifestyle Engineer Coach and Founder and CEO of OACO. Zach and I talk about how to build a career and how to have a balanced life. Zach is a widely regarded coach known for changing the game in engineering career coaching. He has worked with hundreds of engineers at all levels from dozens of top companies worldwide to escape burnout and achieve breakthrough results.He is also the founder and CEO of Oasis of Courage, known as OACO, a fast-growing company with unique and proven coaching programs exclusively for engineers. He also hosts The Happy Engineer Podcast, where listeners discover the steps to engineering success through expert interviews.Zach's own transformational framework, the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint, specifically for engineers and technical professionals, to accelerate their career while designing a life they love.If you want to reach the next level in your career and in your life, book a clarity call with Zach and his team at www.CareerClarityCall.com In this episode, we cover: [00:04:41:26] Are you Heading towards Burnout?[00:13:54:00] The Keys to Success - Invest in Yourself & Get Help[00:18:59:03] Develop a Vision For Your Life[00:38:52:27] Happy Hustle Hacks [Health, Money, Entrepreneurship, Spirituality][00:49:11:15] Rapid fire questionsWhat does Happy Hustlin" mean to you? Zach says Happy Hustlin says my life has all to do with the choices of what I am going to do with my time and energy versus getting so worried about what I'm not doing because everybody looks at burnout. It's like what is it that's taking me there and it's all I'm working too much I'm doing this too much and it's like no burn out because you're working a lot it.Connect with ZachInstagramFacebookLinkedinFind Zach on his website: www.oasisofcourage.comListen to Zach's podcast: The Happy Engineering PodcastConnect with Cary!InstagramFacebookLinkedinTwitterYoutube Get a free copy of his new book, The Happy Hustle, 10 Alignments to Avoid Burnout & Achieve Blissful BalanceSign up for The Journey: 10 Days To Become a Happy Hustler Online CourseApply to the Montana Mastermind Epic Camping Adventure“It's time to Happy Hustle, a blissfully balanced life you love, full of passion, purpose, and positive impact!”Episode SponsorHow often do you wake up in the morning and instantly wish you had just another hour of sleep? You hit the snooze button and hope the next time your alarm goes off, you'll feel more energized. We all have those mornings and the worse part is trying to turn your brain ON to keep up with the demands of the day…Maybe you didn't get enough sleep…you have brain fog…your energy is low …you just can't concentrate…Imagine having control over how you feel and being able to turn ON your brain within 10 minutes of waking up (without coffee or caffeine)! It's like a “Do Not Disturb” feature for your brain. I've personally experienced this over the past few months since trying Nootopia.Nootopia is the most advanced brain support and cognitive enhancement system that I've ever tried. They specialize in personalized brain supplements, also known as Nootropics.It's safe, natural, and non-addictive. And, you can choose blends that don't have caffeine if you're caffeine sensitive. And unlike other products, there are no crashes, no jitters, and no after effects.I highly recommend the Nootopia System for anybody looking to take their focus and mental game to a new level!They also stand by their products with a 365-day money back guarantee.Go here now and experience your best mood and mental performance with personalized Nootropics.Go to nootopia.com/radicallyloved for an extra 10% off.

Zach White is a widely regarded coach known for changing engineering career coaching. He has worked with hundreds of engineers at all levels from dozens of top companies worldwide to escape burnout and achieve breakthrough results.   Zach is the Founder and CEO of Oasis of Courage, known as OACO, a fast-growing company with unique and proven coaching programs exclusively for engineers. He also hosts The Happy Engineer Podcast, where listeners discover the steps to engineering success through expert interviews and Zach's transformational framework, the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint.   As a coach, Zach understands the engineering journey first hand, holding a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and a Masters's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. With over a decade of experience and top performance in a $20B organization, he is now a sought-after coach by engineering leaders worldwide. Continuing his growth journey from an engineer to entrepreneur, Zach is also a Managing Partner at PermaVentures, a private equity investment company and startup studio based in Southwest Michigan.   If you're an engineer and want to get out of your comfort zone, this episode is for you. You'll get practical wisdom from the host Mike and Zach, whose mission is to help engineering leaders reach the next level. In this episode, Zach talks about the benefits and downsides of being smart and working harder, hiring his first coach, having a new mindset, and high performance that brings success to his career.

You may have heard the saying, "life is all about balance." Well, it turns out that this is actually true! Achieving a sense of overall whole life balance is key to happiness and success. But what does that mean for you? And how can you go about achieving it?Zach White is a widely regarded coach known for changing the game in engineering career coaching. He has worked with hundreds of engineers at all levels from dozens of top companies worldwide to escape burnout and achieve breakthrough results. Zach is the Founder and CEO of Oasis of Courage, known as OACO, a fast-growing company with unique and proven coaching programs exclusively for engineers. He also hosts The Happy Engineer Podcast, where listeners discover the steps to engineering success through expert interviews and Zach's own transformational framework, the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint.We all strive for balance in our lives, but it can be difficult to find. Between work, family obligations, and social commitments, it seems like there's never enough time. In this episode of Stories That Sell, we'll discuss some tips for finding and maintaining a healthy life balance. Whether you're struggling to find time for yourself or feeling overwhelmed by all you have to do, these tips can help. So watch and listen on and start living a more balanced life!FB - @oasisofcourage FB - https://www.facebook.com/zacharyowhite IG - @oasisofcourageIG - @coach.zach.whiteLinkedIn - https://bit.ly/zachwhitelinkedin Website - https://www.oasisofcourage.com Email - info@oasisofcourage.com Be sure to check out this episode of the #StoriesthatSellPodcast. Available in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or any of the podcast platforms. https://storiesthatsell.studio/**Powered by VAs for GYMsIf you are a gym owner, check us out on vasforgyms.com (link in bio) or join our Facebook group, VAs For Gyms.We can definitely make your life easier!#VAsforGyms #gymowners #gymproblems #gym #gyms #gymsolutionsOur sponsors:https://constructivesolutionsenterprises.myshopify.com/https://www.instagram.com/constructivesolutionsent/https://www.facebook.com/constructivese

Want to join Amazon, Facebook, or the other big tech giants? Is your life being driven by fear or purpose? Has anyone ever accused you of being a control freak?    In this episode, you are in for a special treat as I speak to a friend and former client, Mauricio Nunes. I had the privilege of coaching Mauricio through a total transformation in his career and life, and he courageously shares his story with you in this conversation.    He is a leader in technology, currently managing a team of software developers in a dream job at Facebook. Mauricio has also held leadership roles at Spotify, and Amazon. He shares his major breakthroughs and how to achieve results with you. A master at technical interviewing, Mauricio has a passion for mentoring others seeking to land their dream jobs in big tech.   What is more inspiring than his career success is how Mauricio is truly happy, and living a life of purpose.    So press play and let's chat… with a Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint graduate, a true leader, and my good friend.   Rate, Review, and Follow   “I love Zach and The Happy Engineer Podcast.” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more engineers -- just like you -- take the next step toward the career and life that they desire. On Apple Podcasts, click our show, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!   Remember, we only spread our message when you share this knowledge with others that need it. So if you enjoy this episode, please SHARE it on your social media and tag @OASISOFCOURAGE so I can say hi and thank you.    Also, if you haven't done so already, subscribe to the podcast. I'll be releasing a lot of new content including bonus episodes to the feed and, if you're not subscribed, there's a good chance you'll miss out. Subscribe now!   For more information on Zach White and The Happy Engineer go to:   https://www.oasisofcourage.com

Zach White is a world-renowned career coach for engineers, and has worked with engineers at all levels from dozens of top companies (Apple, Google, and General Motors, and more) to escape burnout and achieve breakthrough results. Zach is the founder and CEO of OACO, a fast growing company with unique and proven coaching programs exclusively for engineers. He also hosts The Happy Engineer Podcast, where listeners discover the steps to Engineering success through expert interviews, and Zach's own transformational framework the Lifestyle Engineering Blueprint. Zach believes that a strong mind, which is necessary for career growth, exists inside a strong body, and he includes a dedicated focus on health and vitality in all his coaching programs for engineers.   In this episode, you'll learn… How fear is keeping you from losing weight How to avoid rock bottom and prevent health issues in your life Utilizing inertia to lose weight for good And so much more!   Connect with Zach https://oasisofcourage.com/ https://www.instagram.com/oasisofcourage/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-white-engineer-career-growth-coach-oaco-lifestyle-engineering/   Connect with Rusty RustyOsborne.com instagram.com/thecoachrusty