234 - The Secret to Better Conversations Isn't Talking | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 2
My career is an accident. It started when I set out to rediscover my passion and reignite a spark I’d lost — and that journey led me to the work I do now.
If you know me from my books or my speaking, you know I’m fascinated by why people do what they do. What makes someone find joy and meaning in their life, or pursue something far greater than themselves?
I started A Bit of Optimism to explore those ideas and expand my own perspective. This podcast is a trove of honest conversations, with people who challenge me, teach me, or simply help me see things in a different way. Some guests are household names, and others you may be meeting for the first time. But each one of them has something to share that can help all of us grow.
So if you’re looking for a spark — some insight, inspiration, or just a reminder that good things are possible — join me on A Bit of Optimism!
Let’s grow together.
234 - The Secret to Better Conversations Isn't Talking | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 2
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My career is an accident. It started when I set out to rediscover my passion and reignite a spark I’d lost — and that journey led me to the work I do now.
If you know me from my books or my speaking, you know I’m fascinated by why people do what they do. What makes someone find joy and meaning in their life, or pursue something far greater than themselves?
I started A Bit of Optimism to explore those ideas and expand my own perspective. This podcast is a trove of honest conversations, with people who challenge me, teach me, or simply help me see things in a different way. Some guests are household names, and others you may be meeting for the first time. But each one of them has something to share that can help all of us grow.
So if you’re looking for a spark — some insight, inspiration, or just a reminder that good things are possible — join me on A Bit of Optimism!
Let’s grow together.
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Published21 Jul 2026
Duration48:40
Episodes
234-
The Secret to Better Conversations Isn't Talking | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 2
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21 Jul 2026
233-
The Hidden Cost of Always Saying Yes | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 1
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14 Jul 2026
232-
Why We Fall for the Wrong Person with Couples Therapist Dr. Harville Hendrix
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07 Jul 2026
231-
How to Tell If Fear Is Protecting You or Holding You Back with Extreme Athlete Nelly Attar
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30 Jun 2026
230-
Remembering Bob Chapman: The Mentor Who Changed My Life
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23 Jun 2026
229-
The AI Skills Nobody is Teaching (And Everyone Needs) with AI Expert Ethan Mollick
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16 Jun 2026
228-
How to Stop Letting Your Own Thoughts Make You Sick, Stressed, and Stuck with Dr. Ellen Langer
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09 Jun 2026
227-
What Happens When You Stop Optimizing and Start Committing with Former LA Lakers President Tim Harris
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02 Jun 2026
226-
Revisited: Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with Author Fredrik Backman
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26 May 2026
225-
How to Stop Being Socially Awkward (According to Science) with Behavioral Scientist Vanessa Van Edwards
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19 May 2026
224-
Stop Telling Us Everything Happens for a Reason with Anti-Victim Tom Nash
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12 May 2026
223-
The Real Reason You Feel Empty (Even When Life Looks Good) with Musician Mike Posner
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05 May 2026
222-
The Real Reason Young People Don't Have 'The Hunger' for Work (And What Leaders Need to Hear) with Generations Expert Dr. Eliza Filby
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28 Apr 2026
221-
The Leadership Advice Nobody Follows (But Everyone Should) with Top Leadership Expert Don Yaeger
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21 Apr 2026
220-
Why This Baseball Team Has a 4.2 Million Person Waitlist With Savannah Bananas Founder Jesse Cole
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14 Apr 2026
219-
Ken Burns and the Art of Telling the Whole Story
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07 Apr 2026
218-
What Happens When You’re Naive Enough to Try with KIND Founder Daniel Lubetzky
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31 Mar 2026
217-
AI Can Do Everything… Except This (Why Humans Still Win) With Restaurateur Will Guidara
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24 Mar 2026
216-
Revisited: What Dying Teaches Us About Living with Death Doula Alua Arthur
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17 Mar 2026
215-
Revisited: The Kennedy Family and the Search for Self with Journalist Maria Shriver
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10 Mar 2026
214-
Revisited: How to Turn Stress Into Creativity With Grammy-Winner Jacob Collier
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03 Mar 2026
213-
The Confidence Conversation We Need to Have with Scott Galloway
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24 Feb 2026
212-
28 Years on the Force: Chief Angela Averiett on What It Really Takes to Change Police Culture
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16 Feb 2026
211-
When Pop Fandom Becomes a Force for Good with AJR’s Adam Met
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10 Feb 2026
210-
What Grit Really Teaches Us About Happiness with Professor Angela Duckworth
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03 Feb 2026
209-
Matthew McConaughey on How to Fall Back in Love with Your Life
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27 Jan 2026
208-
Revisited: Trevor Noah Makes My Brain Hurt
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20 Jan 2026
207-
Revisited: Kids (And Employees) Know More Than You Think with Dr. Becky Kennedy
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13 Jan 2026
206-
Revisited: The First Steps To Reducing Your Anxiety with Author Mel Robbins
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06 Jan 2026
205-
Revisited: The Beautiful Brilliance of Boredom with Creative Polymath Elle Cordova
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30 Dec 2025
204-
A Bit of Optimism Will Return in the New Year
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23 Dec 2025
203-
Revisited: Your Unhappy Brain Needs Some Assistance with Happiness Expert Mo Gawdat
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23 Dec 2025
202-
Prepare for the Life You’re Meant to Live With Chaplain John Fox
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16 Dec 2025
201-
How Losing Everything Taught Her to Help Everyone: Joan Howard’s Story
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09 Dec 2025
200-
A Rebel With a Cause (and a Cone) with Jeni’s Ice Cream Founder Jeni Britton
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02 Dec 2025
199-
The Culture That Converts Even the Biggest Cynics with former WD-40 CEO Garry Ridge
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25 Nov 2025
198-
Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with author Fredrik Backman
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18 Nov 2025
197-
The Smartest Way To Be Stupid with comedian Matthew Broussard
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11 Nov 2025
196-
The Man Who Proved Me Right with CEO Bob Chapman and the Barry-Wehmiller Team
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04 Nov 2025
195-
Rob Lowe Names Names: The Power of ‘Screw It’
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23 Sep 2025
194-
The Future You Avoid Is Riskier Than the One You Face with LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman
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16 Sep 2025
193-
What Your Love Life Can Teach You About Work Relationships with psychotherapist Esther Perel
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09 Sep 2025
192-
Your Instincts Know What You Want with Author Arthur Brooks
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02 Sep 2025
191-
The Power of Doing One Thing Exceptionally Well with Gymshark Founder and CEO Ben Francis
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26 Aug 2025
190-
Simon Goes Nuclear with nuclear energy influencer Isabelle Boemeke
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19 Aug 2025
189-
The Brilliance of Boredom with creative polymath Elle Cordova
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12 Aug 2025
188-
The Privilege of Bad Experiences with NASA astronaut Jonny Kim
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05 Aug 2025
187-
The Business Case for Good Manners with etiquette coach William Hanson
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15 Jul 2025
186-
Live Like You Have 2 Years Left with dancer and cancer survivor Angela Trimbur
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08 Jul 2025
185-
The Quiet Power of the Empathetic Leader with Navy SEAL turned rowing coach Gordon Schmidt