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We’ve done 20 episodes of our podcast. Here’s what we’ve learned. It’s been three months and 20 episodes since we started the Go Be More Podcast. It seems like a good time for a check-in. When we started this podcast, Jon and I both thought it would have some potential. I have been an avid […]
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A short list of the topics they covered (note: we planned to talk about marketing but decided to save that for another episode): – The importance of banter, spontaneity, and going with the flow – The benefits of sticking to a framework or structure, with podcast segments (something we have not implemented as well as
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Jon and Bryan dive into Frederick Herzbergs’s two-factor theory of motivation and what makes us happy and unhappy, motivated and unmotivated, and maybe even successful and unsuccessful: – Herzberg researched workers in various businesses and found that there were two types of factors that affected their satisfaction and motivation at work, which he called hygiene
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Jon and Bryan have a thoughtful conversation about how to have tough conversations better. They hit on the following topics: – The uncertainty of how Japan and the US are opening up, and the decision-making that goes into it – The difficult conversations everyone is having in the wake of George Floyd’s murder – Younger
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Jon and Bryan dive into a few topics that didn’t fit in last week’s episode about The 80/20 Rule. They also discuss: – Bryan’s use of Just One to maintain his pushup routine – The importance of consistency and tying new habits to existing routines – Using physical objects to serve as reminders of what you are
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Successful people maximize those activities that drive the most value, and minimize everything else. This post explains why the 80/20 rule is so powerful and gives five strategies to help you maximize…and minimize your life. In our last podcast we talk about the 80/20 Rule. You can listen below or subscribe to your favorite podcast
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We dive into the 80/20 Rule. In this episode we cover – the history of how the 80/20 rule came to be (2:30) – how the concept relates to the idea of finding and nurturing your “1,000 true fans” (11:30) – real-world examples of how we’ve used 80/20 thinking in our lives and careers (20:00)
Jon and Bryan briefly talk about the schools opening up in Japan and Japan’s “three C’s” for controlling the coronavirus (2:00) before diving into the topic of motivation and having a strong “why” (16:00). Bryan shares how he feels his motivation is tied to his personality (31:30), and they finish with a discussion of how
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Jon and Bryan discuss evaluating your current skills and the importance of critical feedback (3:00), Jon’s secret to his incredible improvement as a runner (30:00), and end with an overview of Bryan’s Five Levels of Mastery (39:00). Level 1: Understanding Level 2: Basic Competence Level 3: Fluency Level 4: Creativity Level 5: Mastery Recorded on
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No matter what skill or topic you are learning, progress happens in stages. Bryan walks through his Five Levels of Mastery, what it takes to get to each level, and offers some counter-intuitive ideas about how far you should take your skills. In our last post we covered the concept of developing a “Skills Network”
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Jon and Bryan recap why a skills network is a more effective way to think about developing yourself (2:00). They talk about what kinds of skills we have and the various ways we can develop them (8:00). Bryan then offers a list of Multiplier Skills, any one of which can help to strengthen your skills
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Jon and Bryan talk about Daniel Newman’s Process of Design Squiggle as a mental model for understanding complicated processes (1:00). Then they discuss the problem with comparing where you are to others, especially when you are just starting (18:20). Finally Bryan introduces the concept of a “Skills Network” and how we can strategically develop our
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Jon and Bryan discuss briefly the uncertainty created by the coronavirus (1:00) and then share personal stories of making big life pivots, and how their priorities guided them. Jon talks first about quitting the UCLA track team just before he made his big leap (9:45), and Bryan talks about walking away from his career at
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The Newman Design Squiggle is a visual representation of the design process. It captures the process of going from chaos and uncertainty to clarity and focus. It can help to visualize our personal journeys as well. I recently came across this simple illustration called “The Process of Design Squiggle” by Daniel Newman. He is a
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Jon and Bryan discuss the difficulty of planning in the time of coronavirus (0:45), the importance of focusing on positive things you are excited about (22:30), and then Bryan shares his strategy of creating “healthy detachment” by imagining his situation is a video game (29:15). Recorded April 25, 2020. LOVE THE POD? LEAVE US A
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