At some point, we must all take our first jobs. In this solo episode, Luke speaks about how to get the most from yours, from the perspective of a small business owner:

• To excel in your first job, view it as a resume building project, focusing on the value you create which should exceed your salary.
• Understand that jobs are created when there’s enough work and revenue to hire someone. Your compensation is based on the value you bring, not just the hours worked.
• Avoid an entitled attitude; employers take a chance on new hires. Focus on making your employer’s and colleagues’ lives easier.
• Manage up by communicating effectively with your boss, asking clarifying questions, and anticipating needs before they are explicitly stated.
• Be professional by being punctual, reliable, trustworthy, and making it easy for others to work with you. This includes adhering to dress codes, communication etiquette, and avoiding distractions.
• Adopt a ‘can-do’ attitude, be willing to go above and beyond your job description, and solve problems even if they aren’t directly assigned to you.
• Recognize hidden hierarchies based on knowledge and experience, not just official organizational charts. Respect those with soft power.
• Understand that in most workplaces, going above and beyond is expected. Simply doing the minimum can be perceived negatively.
• Remember that work is a compensated activity where you often need to subsume some individuality to be part of the collective. Meet social and self-expression needs outside of work.
• While you are an employee, you are a worthy and dignified person working with others who are also worthy and dignified. Row alongside your team, including your boss.

Table of Contents:

00:00 – Intro
01:49 – Provide disproportionate value
10:20 – View early jobs as resume-building projects
16:16 – Work is a mercenary game you play for money
19:12 – How to “be professional”
28:39 – Be aware of hidden hierarchies
35:00 – Outro

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In this conversational episode, Kate and Luke discuss how to overcome procrastination, based on their personal experience, as well as professional work with hypnotherapy clients.

• Procrastination originates from the Latin word procrastinus, meaning ‘of tomorrow,’ highlighting the tendency to defer actions to a future time.
• Living with the knowledge of future consequences (e.g., dirty dishes, laundry) can motivate present action and set up a better tomorrow.
• Self-motivated and productive individuals maximize their available waking hours by prioritizing important tasks and letting go of non-essential ones.
• Completing tasks quickly, rather than carrying them as burdens, leads to a lighter and easier life, as avoiding tasks often requires more energy than doing them.
• Tasks are frequently perceived as more difficult than they actually are; engaging with them reveals they are often feasible and manageable.
• The belief that one can accomplish a task is crucial, echoing Henry Ford’s sentiment that ‘whether you believe you can or whether you believe you can’t, you’re right.’
• We frame procrastination as a ‘software problem’ (thought processes) rather than a ‘hardware problem’ (fixed wiring), suggesting it can be overcome by upgrading thinking patterns.
• Breaking down large tasks into smaller, manageable steps (chunking) is essential for completing them, similar to running a marathon one step at a time.
• The principle ‘done is better than perfect’ encourages action and progress over striving for unattainable perfection.
• Audacity is the key differentiator between those who ‘dare to disturb the universe’ and take action, and those who do not.

Table of Contents:

0:00 – Intro
0:49 – What is procrastination?
2:23 – How to make the most out of each day
6:32 – Luke’s experience with procrastination
8:47 – Is procrastination a fixed mindset, or can it change?
10:58 – Best practices for procrastination
15:20 – How perfectionism fuels procrastination
19:38 – Learn to be your own greatest ally
23:06 – Turn best practices into action
25:34 – Becoming a doer, not a dreamer
27:29 – Dare to disturb the universe

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If you’ve accomplished enough with your life, and you’re very self-critical at the same time, you will probably feel at some point that you’re an impostor or a fraud. This is a pretty good sign that you aren’t. In today’s episode, we’ll explore why, and what to do about that awful feeling:

• Imposter syndrome is common among intelligent, high-achieving individuals who feel like frauds despite their accomplishments.
• This feeling often arises because our self-concept, formed in childhood, may not be updated to reflect our current adult selves and capabilities.
• Adult life involves operating at the “edge of knowledge,” where problems lack definitive answers and require judgment, unlike the “known problems” of earlier education.
• Perfection is achievable in simple tasks but not in complex adult endeavors; striving for “good enough” and conforming to best practices is often more appropriate.
• Comparing oneself to others, especially based on curated online personas, is misleading, as everyone has inner complexities and limitations.
• Developing self-validation is crucial, meaning trusting one’s own educated mind and experienced judgment rather than solely seeking external approval.
• Recognizing the entire journey of learning and development up to the present moment builds confidence and validates current accomplishments.
• Mistakes are a natural part of operating at the edge of knowledge and expanding capabilities, not an indication of being a fraud.
• Peers operating at the same “edge of knowledge” often possess intellectual humility and are unlikely to judge others for not knowing everything.
• Addressing impostor syndrome involves understanding its origins, recognizing peers are in similar situations, acknowledging one’s journey, and practicing self-validation and realistic standards.

Table of Contents:

0:00 – Intro
1:01 – Who gets impostor syndrome?
3:49 – “Edge of knowledge” problems
9:33 – You are the real deal
10:58 – Complex situations do not have neat answers
13:53 – Update your self-concept
16:30 – #1: Understand the situation
19:34 – #2: Recognize the journey that got you here
22:33 – #3: Stop comparing yourself to others
24:48 – #4: Become self-validating
26:38 – #5: Stop being a perfectionist
29:48 – #6: Making a mistake doesn’t make you a fraud
31:49 – Summary

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