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051: Q&A #1 with Zach White – How to Be More Productive and How to Make Tradeoffs Between Company Size and Title

051: Q&A #1 with Zach White – How to Be More Productive and How to Make Tradeoffs Between Company Size and Title

by | Jun 9, 2022 |

You ask the questions, and host Zach White answers! Enjoy our new Q&A series.

In this episode, you asked me to tackle the common challenge of increasing personal productivity, and how to make tough tradeoffs when looking at new job opportunities.

Thank you to Isaac, a Senior Engineering Manager in Hardware Development, and Shah, a Global Project Engineering Manager, for sending me your questions!

Want to continue the conversation about these topics and more? Join our new community of engineering leaders in a free private Facebook group! Our goal is to do more than provide ideas and information, but to help you put them into action. Check it out here:

www.facebook.com/groups/thehappyengineer

We all have questions, and this is the place to ask ‘em!

So press play and let’s chat… it’s time to get some answers.

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050: How to Get a Seat at the Billion $$ Table with Casey Tubman

050: How to Get a Seat at the Billion $$ Table with Casey Tubman

by | Jun 2, 2022 |

Do you feel exhausted at the end of the day? How often? Have you ever considered that your brain might not be built for the demands engineering leaders put on it?

And do you know the #1 stressor on your body and nervous system?

In this episode, meet CEO, Psychotherapist, and Functional Nutrition Coach, Michel Bordeau. He is creator of the Loyalty 2 Self program where he has helped hundreds of leaders avoid burnout and be strong in body and mind.

He shares his own emotional discovery of being on the autistic spectrum, which he did not know until his adult years, and how that realization changed his life as a therapist and coach.

Michel shows us how the body is a system of systems, and how we create the out-of-balance conditions of self-inflicted emotional exhaustion and burnout.

Plus, we cover some of the most actionable tips to recovery you will find anywhere.

So press play and let’s chat…because the truth is your burn-OUT is really a burn-IN!

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049: Are You Tired? Eliminate Emotional Exhaustion Now (or Experience Burnout) with Michel Bordeau

049: Are You Tired? Eliminate Emotional Exhaustion Now (or Experience Burnout) with Michel Bordeau

by | May 26, 2022 |

Do you feel exhausted at the end of the day? How often? Have you ever considered that your brain might not be built for the demands engineering leaders put on it?

And do you know the #1 stressor on your body and nervous system?

In this episode, meet CEO, Psychotherapist, and Functional Nutrition Coach, Michel Bordeau. He is creator of the Loyalty 2 Self program where he has helped hundreds of leaders avoid burnout and be strong in body and mind.

He shares his own emotional discovery of being on the autistic spectrum, which he did not know until his adult years, and how that realization changed his life as a therapist and coach.

Michel shows us how the body is a system of systems, and how we create the out-of-balance conditions of self-inflicted emotional exhaustion and burnout.

Plus, we cover some of the most actionable tips to recovery you will find anywhere.

So press play and let’s chat…because the truth is your burn-OUT is really a burn-IN!

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048: Overcome Anxiety, Depression, and Feeling Stuck with Joli Fytczyk

048: Overcome Anxiety, Depression, and Feeling Stuck with Joli Fytczyk

by | May 19, 2022 |

Imagine your favorite video game. What is it you love about that game? What makes it so fun to play?

Now imagine “real life” for a moment. What if your real life was actually a video game?

In this episode, enter the matrix with Founder of Edge Theory Labs and former Director of Operations at High Impact Coaching, Joshua Church. He helps high performers stress less and achieve more, is a sought-after coach around the world, leads transformational retreats in remote locations, and helps you operate as a more happy, healthy, and successful human being.

And we talk extensively about video games.

More specifically, how your real life can be reframed as a game, and how this mindset is not about escaping reality… but bringing peace and power into every moment.

You will learn how to upgrade your own operating system, so you can play this game of life at a higher level.

So press play and let’s chat…because it’s time to take the controller into your own hands!

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047: Win the Game of Life and Beat the Boss Level with Joshua Church

047: Win the Game of Life and Beat the Boss Level with Joshua Church

by | May 12, 2022 |

Imagine your favorite video game. What is it you love about that game? What makes it so fun to play?

Now imagine “real life” for a moment. What if your real life was actually a video game?

In this episode, enter the matrix with Founder of Edge Theory Labs and former Director of Operations at High Impact Coaching, Joshua Church. He helps high performers stress less and achieve more, is a sought-after coach around the world, leads transformational retreats in remote locations, and helps you operate as a more happy, healthy, and successful human being.

And we talk extensively about video games.

More specifically, how your real life can be reframed as a game, and how this mindset is not about escaping reality… but bringing peace and power into every moment.

You will learn how to upgrade your own operating system, so you can play this game of life at a higher level.

So press play and let’s chat…because it’s time to take the controller into your own hands!

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046: How to Be Happy AND Successful with Diego Rebosio

046: How to Be Happy AND Successful with Diego Rebosio

by | May 5, 2022 |

What is success? Is life about being happy now, or big goals like Elon Musk? Do you have to choose?

How can you have BOTH?

In this episode, you will be drawn into the wisdom of Diego Rebosio, the CEO and Founder of Oshyn, Inc. My mind is blown every time I talk with this guy, and yours will be too.

Founded in 2001 to help customers achieve digital transformation, Diego’s team at Oshyn is helping brands achieve breakthrough sales and interactions via smarter technology. He is an engineer at heart, and a powerful leader.

We cover nuggets of wisdom ranging from why engineering leaders struggle so often with anxiety, how the engineering mind interferes with happiness, to the art of saying “No” at work.

Get into the head of an engineering leader who is very happy, AND very successful, and maintaining that balance over the long term.

So press play and let’s chat… because this is your engineering class on happiness!

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