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Aug 2024
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985: Boosting Confidence and Slashing An...

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Abby Medcalf discusses how to set firm boundaries and keep negativity from ruining your day. 


— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) What most people get wrong about boundaries 

2) How to stop others from hijacking your mood

3) A trick for dealing with people who are nasty to you


Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep985 for clickable versions of the links below. 


— ABOUT ABBY — 

Abby Medcalf is a Relationship Maven, psychologist, author, podcast host and Tedx speaker who has helped thousands of people think differently so they can create connection, ease and joy in their relationships (especially the one with yourself)! With her unique background in both business and counseling, she brings a fresh, effective perspective to life’s struggles using humor, research and her direct, no-nonsense style. 

With over 35 years of experience, Abby is a recognized authority and sought-after speaker at organizations such as Google, Apple, AT&T, Kaiser, PG&E, American Airlines and Chevron. She’s been a featured expert on CBS and ABC news, and has been a contributor to the New York Times, Women’s Health, Psychology Today, Well+Good and Bustle.

She’s the author of the #1 Amazon best-selling book, “Be Happily Married, Even if Your Partner Won’t Do a Thing,” as well as the newly released Boundaries Made Easy, and the host of the top-rated “Relationships Made Easy” Podcast now in over 170 countries.

• Book: Boundaries Made Easy: Your Roadmap to Connection, Ease and Joy 

• Website: AbbyMedcalf.com 


— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious by Timothy Wilson 

• Book: Psycho-Cybernetics: Updated and Expanded by Maxwell Maltz 

• Previous episode: 159: Increasing Confidence by Increasing Self-Awareness with Dr. Tasha Eurich 


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