Inspiration: https://youtu.be/vEV_sFo0uEU?si=SDOyXYT-BGUHM1A9&t=499
Watch the video. Start at 8:19 if you want the short version, but the entire video is worth watching.
Hours of podcast listening often leads to this passive state of listening. You’re busy working on whatever you’re working on, but you can feel the gears slowly turning inside your head as you listen and absorb the conversation, and sometimes it just goes “Click” and your focus shifts from a passive state to locked in on the audio.
What podcast listening looks like:
I’ve been listening to Scott Galloway for quite some time. I remember bringing some of his content in to review with my professors at university when he hosted L2’s Winners & Losers roundup. Since then, L2 has been sold to Gartner and he now co-hosts The Prof G Show. The best part, I find, is the office hours after show, where listeners send voice notes to ask him questions and his take on their situation.
This show had two key moments for me:
- What Men Do
- Impacted by a layoff? Forgive yourself first.
Scott is asked by a father of two teens, how he can be a better dad (watch the video).
I’m not a father but this concept is not lost on me.
“A boy becomes a man when he creates Surplus Value.”
Never in my life have I been able to put into words “how” I operate. This hits the nail on the head. Create more than you get. Don’t expect anything back in return. Don’t expect the scale to balance. You create more for others than they give back to you.
Advice for when you’re laid off:
- Forgive yourself. According to Scott, everyone will deal with a professional crisis in their lifetime. No matter how amazing they say they are, or where they are now, they have been where you are right now.
- Find and reach out to people for help. Find someone that is willing to hold you accountable, or to help ensure you’re doing the right thing.
- Stay fit, physically and mentally. Work on this every day. Take advantage of what your strengths are. Be willing to move for work. Scott says this a lot, but he’s right, “Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.” Don’t pass over opportunities because they weren’t exactly perfect, and then find yourself out of the job market for a year.
That’s all I’ve got time for today. Thanks for reading.
Best,
Mubeen