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Jul 3
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1072: Reclaiming Your Creatvitity–No Mat...

How to be Awesome at Your Job
About this episode

Tania Katan reveals tricks for turning daily drudgery into opportunities for innovation.


— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why creativity can be an antidote to burnout

2) How to find inspiration in the everyday

3) Creative hacks to make meetings more human and engaging


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— ABOUT TANIA — 

Tania Katan is a global transformational speaker, award-winning author, and co-creator of the viral social impact campaign #ItWasNeverADress; a movement that has inspired over 100 million people to see, hear, and celebrate creativity and diversity. Her visionary way of formulating ideas led to her award-winning book, Creative Trespassing: How to Put the Spark and Joy Back into Your Work and Life (Penguin Random House),  as well as the award-winning memoir, My One Night Stand With Cancer (Alyson Books).

Katan is highly sought after to teach people and companies how to generate unlimited creative breakthroughs in less overtly creative industries, work cultures, and lives. Some of the organizations and major conferences impacted by her talks and workshops include: CiscoLive!, Expedia, Amazon, Talks at Google, Etsy, TED Talks, American Express, and more.  

• Book: Creative Trespassing: How to Put the Spark and Joy Back into Your Work and Life 

• Website: TaniaKatan.com 


— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Speak and Grow Rich: Revised and Updated by Dottie Walters

• Book: When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron


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