Encore: Take One Night for Yourself (Laura Vanderkam)
To renew your spirits, Laura says you need to take some time for yourself. --- Download the Next Big Idea app and listen to hundreds of the world's bestselling authors summarize their books in just 12...
16 Aug 202310min
Encore: Have One Big Adventure and One Little Adventure (Laura Vanderkam)
You know what you need? An adventure. That's right. You don't have to wait until your next vacation. You can — and should — make it a habit to do surprising, novel things on the reg. And, yes, we know...
15 Aug 202310min
Encore: You Need a Bedtime (Laura Vanderkam)
In "Tranquility by Tuesday," time management guru Laura Vanderkam shares tools you can use to finally make time for the activities you love. But before you can do that, you need to get a good night's ...
14 Aug 202314min
S28 E5: How To Say No To Pushy Askers (Vanessa Patrick)
In the final installment of her interview, Vanessa Patrick ("The Power of Saying No") gives us tips for turning down the pushy people in our lives.
11 Aug 202314min
S28 E4: Use a Cost-Benefit Framework To Decipher the Asks That Come Your Way (Vanessa Patrick)
Today: The difference between "pass the salt" and "bake your favorite lasagna" asks.
10 Aug 202311min
S28 E3: Master the Art of Empowered Refusal (Vanessa Patrick)
In this episode, Vanessa Patrick shares a strategy for saying "no" inspired by one of the most famous people in the world, and one of the best at saying "no"—Oprah Winfrey.
9 Aug 202314min
S28 E2: Say “I Don’t,” Not “I Can’t" (Vanessa Patrick)
Today, Vanessa explains how the super skill of "empowered refusal" can help you say "no" no in a way that is persuasive and does not elicit pushback from others.
8 Aug 202315min
S28 E1: Why Do You Say “Yes” When You Want to Say “No”? (Vanessa Patrick)
Too often, we say "yes" to friends, bosses, and even strangers when what we really want to say is "absolutely not." Why do we do this? Vanessa Patrick, a marketing professor at the University of Houst...
7 Aug 202315min
