Escape the Dream Job Trap | Simone Stolzoff

Guilt can feel like proof that you care—but when it becomes your default way of relating to work, family, and yourself, it quietly turns care into obligation. AJ sits down with psychiatrist Jennifer Reid to explore why high achievers, caregivers, parents, and people pleasers ofte ...  Show more

Silence is where negotiators accidentally give away money. AJ and Johnny break down why the hardest part of a negotiation often isn’t knowing what to ask for—it’s resisting the urge to speak when the other person goes quiet. That uncomfortable pause can make you lower your number ...  Show more

Our work can form so much of our identity that we actually lose sight of who we are without it. So how can we step back and separate our identity, life & self-worth from our work & should we ditch the idea of the dream job and in fact seek out a good enough job? Simone Stolzoff i ...  Show more

If the questions ‘What do you do?’ or ‘What's your dream job?’ send you into an existential crisis, this episode is for you.As kids, society primes us to pick our dream job as if it's life's ultimate objective. But, what we as working professionals never consider is… Maybe it’s o ...  Show more

Where do you draw the line between work and life? Writer Simone Stolzoff explores the problem with defining yourself by your job — and shows what it takes to reclaim your time and sense of meaning beyond the office. After the talk, Modupe shares how practicing meditation nourishe ...  Show more

In this episode, I talk to Simone Stolzoff about his new book, The Good Enough Job. We talk about how to find more meaning and purpose through our jobs and how we can lead more balanced live ...