#1 Career Coach: You’re Building A Life You Don’t Actually Want! (Do This Instead)
About this episode
Suzy Welch is a bestselling author, NYU professor, and one of the most sought after career coaches in the world. She's taught thousands of students how to build lives that actually work, and in this episode, she breaks down why following your passion is terrible advice, how to figure out who you really are, and the exact frameworks that separate people who build the lives they want from people who stay stuck wishing. In this episode, you'll learn: Why following your passion is terrible advice The Gen Z values crisis that is making finding work so hard The 10-10-10 framework Why only 2% of people are living fully authentic lives Why failure is your entrance fee into the “Society of Interesting People” Code for 20% off The Values Bridge: BIGDEAL Link to Suzy's accounts: lnk.to/suzywelch!bigdeal ___________ (00:00:00) Introduction: Follow Your Passion Is Terrible Advice(00:01:08) The Three-Legged Stool: Passion, Aptitude, and Values(00:07:31) Gen Z's Values Crisis: The 2% Problem(00:10:52) The Values Bridge: 200,000 Data Points on What Drives Success(00:12:53) The 10-10-10 Framework: Decision Making That Actually Works(00:21:06) The Six-Word Memoir Exercise: Writing Your Life Forward(00:23:26) The Four Horsemen of Values Destruction(00:26:29) The Authenticity Gap: Why 98% of People Aren't Living Their Values(00:29:27) Stop Looking Backward: Why Therapy Isn't Enough(00:34:47) The 360 Feedback Reality Check: How the World Actually Experiences You(00:39:10) The Career Traits Compass: What Leaders Actually Need Today(00:49:19) The Society of Interesting People: Vernon Jordan's Gift(00:57:05) We Can Do Hard Things: Everything Good Is Hard(01:00:13) Raising Kids Who Aren't A-Holes: The Character-First Approach ___________ MORE FROM BIGDEAL 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@podcastbigdeal 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigdeal.podcast 📽️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@big.deal.pod MORE FROM CODIE SANCHEZ 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@codiesanchezct 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codiesanchez 📽️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realcodiesanchez OTHER THINGS WE DO 🌐 Our community: https://contrarianthinking.typeform.com/to/WBztXXID 📰 Free newsletter: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3XWLlZp 📚 Biz buying course: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3NhjGgN 🏠 Resibrands: https://resibrands.com/ 💰 CT Capital: https://contrarianthinking.biz/4eRyGOk 🏦 Main St Hold Co: https://contrarianthinking.biz/3YfGa8u Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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