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Mar 2023
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848: How to Quickly Grow and Future-Proo...

How to be Awesome at Your Job
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Jason Feifer shares the simple things you can do today to set yourself up for a more successful tomorrow. 


— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) The mindset that helps you uncover hidden opportunities. 

2) Why real growth happens outside your role. 

3) The biggest career mistake professionals make. 


Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep848 for clickable versions of the links below. 


— ABOUT JASON — 

Jason Feifer is the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, a startup advisor, host of the podcasts Build For Tomorrow and Problem Solvers, and has taught his techniques for adapting to change at companies including Pfizer, Microsoft, Chipotle, DraftKings, and Wix. He has worked as an editor at Fast Company, Men's Health, and Boston magazine, and has written about business and technology for the Washington Post, Slate, Popular Mechanics, and others. 

• Book: Build for Tomorrow: An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing Your Career 

• Podcast: Help Wanted 


— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius : A Memoir Based on a True Story by Dave Eggers 

• Book: Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away by Annie Duke 

• Book: Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek 

• Past episode: 665: How to Make Lasting Change – According to Science – with Katy Milkman 

• Past episode: 614: Making Smarter Decisions When You Can’t Know Everything with Annie Duke 

• Past episode: 217: An Effective (but Rare) Strategy to Snag Your Dream Job with Kristen Berndt 

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