Unless you plan ahead, somebody else is going to tell you what to do with your time. Maybe it’s your boss, maybe it’s your kids, maybe it’s social media. In order to live with integrity and use our time productively, we have to plan ahead. I recently appeared on the Muscle For Life podcast with Mike Matthews of Legion Athletics about the following: The root causes of distraction How to “surf the urge” and supercharge your willpower The four steps to becoming indistractable And more! I’ve included a link to our discussion in the comments section. What are some ways you plan ahead? #Indistractable #Values #GrowthMindset #BehaviorScience …see more

Growing up clinically obese led me on a personal journey of fitness. Ultimately, I overcame the challenges in front of me at the time by examining the process through the lens of human behavior. I discovered that we train like experts in order to adopt amateur behaviors. A few days ago, I came across a clip of an interview I did with Tom Bilyeu on Inside Quest. We discussed breaking out of bad habits and making permanent behavioral changes in the context of fitness (and much more). The first step is to recognize what type of behavior you are trying to change. Watch the clip! 👇 👇 👇 #InsideQuest #Fitness #BehaviorChange #HumanBehavior …see more

Writing my book, Hooked (link in comments!) took years of research and immersion in the subject material. During the Fall 2012 semester, Dr. Baba Shiv and I designed and taught a class at the Stanford Graduate School of Business on the science of influencing human behavior. The following year, I partnered with Dr. Stephanie Habif to teach a similar course at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. These years of concerted research and real-world experience resulted in the creation of the Hooked Model: a four-phase process companies used to form habits. Through consecutive Hooked cycles, habit-forming products reach their ultimate goal of user engagement that is self-activated, promoting repeat usage without depending on costly advertising or spammy messaging. While I draw many examples from technology companies given my industry background, habit-forming products are everywhere—in apps, sports, movies, games, and even our jobs. The four steps of the Hooked Model provide the framework for the chapters of my book. #Hooked #InternalTriggers #ProductDesign #Teaching #Research …see more

Earlier this week I was included on a list of Five Influential People to Follow on Linkedin - tickled pink! My content has changed a lot from accessibility and inclusion to culture and communications, but continues to swim the streams of positivity, community, and success! I see many creators sharing already viral content which is viral for a reason, so it is usually a hit! Personally, I prefer more humor and workplace stories. What types of content are you wanting MORE of on LinkedIn?! 🤗 Inspirational 🤪 Silly / Humor 🤓 Academia 💝 Self Improvement 💥 Community Highlights 🧜‍♀️ Digital Marketing Trends & Tips Let me know! #socialmedia #management #linkedin …see more

When you love what you do, you won't work a day in your life! Who said Telecom Expense Management isn't FUN?!? Feeling so blessed to work with hands-down the coolest TEM CEO where laughter isn't optional 😂 I can't 🤣 Thanks for dealing with our creative needs, Jeff Poirior, I owe you 200 leads😉 Thank you for all of your strategic guidance, Brittany Peckham! Let's keep SMASHING through those 2020 goals! What's the best part about your job? I hope it includes lots of laughter! Chantel Soumis 🌟 #telecom #itmanagement #enterpriseIT …see more

Everyone has a unique story, but not everyone leverages its power.🔥 Properly crafted, your career story helps to differentiate you from your competitors, highlight your value, and draw others to you. 🧲 This is particularly important if you’re an aspiring or senior leader, or you’ve had a career transition such as a promotion, founding a company, or striking out on your own.💪 Once you have your story, it changes everything, including how others perceive, pay, partner with, and promote you. ✅ Is it time to tell (or maybe retell) your career story?💁🏼‍♀️ #career #personalbranding #positioning #careerstory …see more

Are you clinging to professional baggage? Let go of these items to move ahead in your #career : People and things that support your history, not your destiny Be mindful of the company you keep and the activities that you engage in, and ask yourself if they support what you want to do, not just what you’ve done. Outdated expectations Are you still clinging to plans you made for yourself (or someone else made for you) years ago? Reassess and gain clarity on what you want, drop any outdated notions, and then forge your own path. Irrelevant experience When you’re telling your career story, ruthlessly pare down your information, omitting the experience that doesn’t align with your goals and how you want others to perceive you. Comparison and envy Adjust your perspective and lose your envy by reframing it into a learning opportunity, studying the actions of your peers to learn what worked and what didn’t. Negative self-talk Words have power, especially the ones you say to yourself. By replacing self-sabotaging talk with self-affirming talk, you’ll abandon limiting beliefs and adopt a growth-focused mindset. Fear The number one barrier to success isn’t your lack of talent; it’s fear. The real damage comes from the inaction that fear enables. #careerdevelopment #leadership …see more

During COVID-19, companies are needing to adapt to a content-first strategy. To help 500 continue to create great online content, I'm looking for a Content Marketing Intern this summer who will be able to help us remotely. If you are a college student who is hungry to create great content at one of the largest and most active venture capital firms in the world, apply today. https://lnkd.in/gW74dy2 …see more

Highlighting the massive liquidity looking for a home, equity funds registered a record weekly inflow--$58 billion in the week ending last Wednesday (see chart below from Bloomberg). And this as many indices trade at record highs. Also, and again illustrating the liquidity phenomenon, bonds had inflows of $13 bn. #bonds #investing #economy #investment #markets #investors #bloomberg #equities …see more

‪And I thought it would be hard to make the fluctuations in the Hertz stock price of a few weeks ago seem relatively contained! Here’s what Kodak #stocks have been doing recently. ‬

‪The Fed’s new dot plot is below. ‬ ‪Chair Powell’s press conference started with what, so far, is a notably dovish statement.‬ ‪Will be interesting to see how he deals with (likely) questions on yield curve control, negative interest rates, and how far the Fed would go buying more risky bonds‬. #bonds #interestrates #markets #economy #investing #stocks #stockmarket #fed #investmentmanagement #centralbanks …see more

An interesting take from the Financial Times on the extent and nature of the China-US (investment) de-coupling. This is a small part of what I believe will end up being a secular period of de-globalization post this COVID-19 shock. https://lnkd.in/egjsui7 #economy #markets #trade #globalization #covid19 #china #us #investment Financial Times #FT …see more

The video link to the conversation early this morning on CNBC 's Squawk Box. A big thank you to Andrew Ross Sorkin, Becky Quick and Joe Kernen for having me on your show this morning, and regularly over the last few weeks. Wishing you an enjoyable and safe weekend. https://lnkd.in/e4XCUSB #CNBC #economy #markets Becky Quick Andrew Ross Sorkin …see more

A person interviewed on the evening news believed that eating in a restaurant will be “like having dinner in a doctor’s office.” What’s clear is that a lot will be different once the economic lockdown is lifted. #coronavirus #covid …see more

I was a salesman snob. Like many people, I always looked down on the concept of “#selling.” It seemed like something lower than me. To some extent, selling appears manipulative.  I was wrong. And for the past 25 years, all I have been doing is selling. Selling products, selling services, selling businesses, selling myself. Sometimes I have been manipulative. And sometimes I’ve sold things I’ve had such passion for that I practically gave them away just to get the message out. And often, it was very much in the middle: I needed to sell something because I had to pay my bills. I wanted to make sure my family got fed. But I can say that over the past 25 years, I’ve sold hundreds of millions of dollars of stuff. That stuff being everything in Pandora’s box that I had to sell just to stay alive.  When I thought of what worked for me, here’s what I came up with:  http://bit.ly/2B1moUT …see more

Here is how I make money off of trends. Plus, I will tell you that the way I make money is through the first and last items I list below... http://bit.ly/2kkf66C

The US and Germany have announced plans to begin COVID vaccinations in their countries as early as December. #GraphicTruth from GZERO Media on the trajectory of cases in the US vs the EU. https://lnkd.in/dUFzBqa …see more

Are you a Prioritizer, Planner, Arranger, or Visualizer? Take my free assessment to identify your Personal Productivity Style. https://lnkd.in/erhjH99

What are your goals? What are the steps and tasks you need to complete to make your dreams a reality? Take the time to think about this and how you'll get there.

Wishing you a prosperous and fulfilling New Year! Join me on this journey to work simply AND live fully in 2018!