Podcast

Try These 5 Simple Practices To Feel Grateful To Be Alive.

By Cathy Jacob / October 27, 2024

Here are five of my favorite practices to help you appreciate this remarkable life.

5 Hard Truths That Might Actually Make You Happier

By Cathy Jacob / October 13, 2024

What if learning to enjoy your life begins with facing and embracing some hard truths about this ride you are on?

Three Mental Habits That Suck the Joy From Your Life.

By Cathy Jacob / September 29, 2024

These three mental habits have a powerful upside for our performance, but when they become ingrained, they can make us miserable.

A Serious Case of Drift: The Dark Side of My Summer of Sloth.

By Cathy Jacob / September 16, 2024

Can’t seem to get motivated? You may be suffering from drift. Learn the tell-tale signs and what to do if you find yourself there.

The Underappreciated Art of Taking Quality Breaks.

By Cathy Jacob / September 12, 2024

In this episode, I explore the underappreciated art of taking quality breaks, and how to use them to create better work and greater depth, meaning, and joy.

The Superpower You Can Develop To Improve the Quality of Your Life.

By Cathy Jacob / June 28, 2024

How many of us have tried to reduce our stress and improve our lives by becoming better managers of our time? What if we’re building the wrong skill?

A Simple Experiment That Transformed the Way I Work.

By Cathy Jacob / May 27, 2024

What if you reserved your best energy of the day for your most important work? I decided to conduct an experiment. The results surprised me.

Finding Your Rhythm in a World out of Sync, Part 1

By Cathy Jacob / April 29, 2024

How syncing your work with biological and seasonal rhythms can boost your creativity, performance and well-being.

Is Your Comfort Zone Too Small?

By Cathy Jacob / March 29, 2024

Is a smaller comfort zone another by-product of the COVID 19 pandemic? In this episode, I explore the elastic nature of comfort and courage and the downside of playing it safe.

Three Myths and a Lie.

By Cathy Jacob / March 14, 2024

What I learned on the long road back from burnout.