Jamie on Purpose

In this episode, I talk about 3 business communication rules that will set you up for success during your job search process AND your actual job!

I’m chatting all about a tool that I’ve been using for the last year that has made a HUGE difference in making me feel more intentional, purposeful, and prepared: the Full Focus Planner.

Listen in as I talk through:

• The main parts of the planner system
• What makes this planner different than others than I’ve used
• The magic of this planner that is the reason that I’ve been able to stick with it (hint: you can *totally* half-ass it and still get benefits!!!)

My major takeaway, as someone who hates planning, is that with the FFP, it’s NOT an exercise in planning: it’s an exercise in intentionality, and I loooooove that.

In this episode, I explore a cornerstone belief – a belief that unlocks the ability to do a lot of other things. I wrote about it in my book, and I love talking about it, so I wanted to bring it to the podcast as well. Here’s the idea:

There’s no such thing as a 100% right or 100% wrong decision; decisions exist on a spectrum, always with some right and some wrong.

Listen in as I talk about why this idea is super helpful when it comes to making the (many, many) decisions you’ll make over the course of your life and what your goal should be when it comes to making big decisions.

My very first guest joins me on the podcast, and it’s a special one! Charles is my fiancé and the person to whom my new book 7 Signposts is dedicated. It was such a fun chat to walk through his perspective on my writing process. Here are a few of the topics we covered:

• How we explains the book to people
• His favorite part of the book
• More details about my gifts love language
• If he’ll ever write a book of his own

Enjoy this inside look at our relationship and get to know the man that I love so dearly, without whom the book wouldn’t exist – in every imaginable way!

This podcast is all about personal and professional development, which I’m sure you’ve heard me say 3 million times, but I realized that I’ve never fully defined what those terms mean and how someone engages with them. So, in this episode I share…

• The definitions of professional development and personal development
• The frameworks for the 3 types of development in each category
• The relationship between the two developments
• What happens if you neglect personal and pursue only professional

This is a great episode if you’re new to this world of personal & professional development or if you’re looking for fresh perspectives on how to level up your development.

There’s a lot of talk in our culture about burnout, and you might be experiencing it right now, too.

In this episode, we…

• Talk about what burnout feels like and why you are the kind of person who needs to figure out how to live in a non-burnout way
• Look to an actual fire for inspiration on keeping our flame burning bright & hot
• Ask the 3 questions you need to answer to heal your burnout: Do you have enough air? Are you burning the right materials? Are you taking up enough space?

After you answer these questions, you'll be on your way to discovering what changes you need in your life to revive your fire.

I always knew writing, editing, and publishing a book would be hard and time-consuming, but I had no idea how hard and time-consuming it actually would be!

Join me as I detail out…

• The timeline from book idea (in 2018) to publication (in September 2022)
• The process for writing, including working with a book coach
• The four rounds of editing that my manuscript went through to be “ready”
• All the “other” things that went into the publishing process, like the cover design, the interior layout, the back cover copy, and more

It was a wild ride, but I am SO thrilled for you to get your hands on a copy on September 27th!

I wrote a whole book on what I would want to tell my 20 year old self, but here’s the thing: I couldn’t fit everything into the book that I would want to tell her! In this episode, I cover four more topics that didn’t make it into my book, but are definitely worth knowing about. I share all about…

• How effort isn’t bad, and how I moved into a growth mindset and worked through some of my perfectionism, including the one word that releases me from procrastination 
• The concept of Feminine and Masculine energy, and how it shows up in the way that we work and live 
• How some things just can’t be rushed, and the beauty in that 
• The lesson that I’m constantly learning: I can trust myself 

These are the types of concepts that are all in my upcoming book, 7 Signposts, so if you liked this episode, you’ll love the book, too! 

Alert: title reveal ahead!! After 18 months of hard work, I am THRILLED to share with you the details of my upcoming book, 7 Signposts, which you can get on Amazon on September 27th!

In this episode, I share…

• The title, description, and excerpt from the cover of the book
• Why I wanted to write a book and why I wanted to write this book
• What I am hoping for as my book launches into the world

We’re back! I’m kicking off the revival of the podcast with a little update of what I’ve been up to for the last 18 months, and spoiler: it’s been a lot!

Listen in as I share…

• The job change that I made, which involved starting in a new career and buying a house 4 states away
• The details of that job, including what worked and what didn’t
• What I’m doing now & next
• 2 exercises that have helped me navigate the last 6 months

It’s my birthday! Well, technically yesterday was my birthday, but I want to celebrate with you, too!
Birthdays are always a time of reflection for me. In this episode, I share some of my favorite things from the last year (my favorite and most expensive purchases, where I traveled, the journaling practice I began), my lesson from this last year & the one I’m taking into this upcoming year, and the vision I currently have for my future.

We’re kicking off a new series that I’m calling the “Workplace Gifts”. Today, we’re talking about the Gift of Repetition. Repetition is a tool for clarity, a way to communicate priority, and a method to retain and store information. We chat about how to leverage repetition intentionally in your work, your relationships, and with yourself.

Also, I started off the episode a little differently, talking about the experience of this past week being in Texas during Winter Storm Uri. Here are the links I promised:

In this episode, I’m sharing the best way to structure a business presentation or meeting. The specific scenario is any time that you need to present information that is either entirely or partially new to the audience, by the end of the meeting, have a decision made by that same audience. I have found that if I prepare by answering these questions from the perspective of the audience, then the meeting goes much smoother and no one feels like their time has been wasted. Here are the questions: “What’s in it for me, or why do I care?” “What exactly do you need from me?” “What? Why? Who? How?”

What if there was a way to stop worrying about making a wrong decision? What if that way was to assume that the decision would eventually be wrong no matter what? In this episode, I share a mental model for decision making that asserts that all decisions are the “right” decision for some period of time, before inevitably becoming the “wrong” decision, and how we can adapt our conversations and expectations around choices accordingly.

Taking notes during an interview or client meeting is essential. Today, I share my system for the best way to take notes that ensures you have the most important information readily available and that you minimize distractions, so you can focus on wowing the person in front of you.

In today’s episode, we’re rounding out January - the season of goal setting - with 4 of the most interesting and provocative paradigms that I have learned about when it comes to “success.” Collectively, they make up what I call a success mindset. The four topics and their sources:

1. Growth Mindset - Mindset by Carol Dweck
   
2. Passion is developed / Rare & valuable skills are the key - So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport
   
3. You don’t have to be the best at everything - Talent Stack by Scott Adams
   
4. Success is chosen, every day, through intentional habits - High Performance Habits by Brendon Bruchard
   

I find value in all of these messages, and there’s a little bit more woowoo in me. So while I think all of these are true - with the central theme here being that you can create, develop, and choose success for yourself regardless of your starting point - there is some nuance.

This “success mindset” when paired with your curiosity and interest and joy is where you’ll see the most fulfillment.

In this episode, we chat through what personality assessments are and are not, the 3 things that these assessments give you, and a list of my favorite ones to take! 

I also share why these assessments are flawed, and why I still think they're valuable. Hint: they give us a starting point for self-knowledge, and therefore, we know where to grow. 

In this episode, we talk all about Identities. In this context, an identity is any belief that you hold about yourself. They can be negative or positive, and we all have LOTS of them that we have accumulated over the years.

Identities are the key to our actions due to the Identity/Action cycle. In essence, who we think we are dictates what we choose to do; what we do reinforces who we think we are. So, if you want to adopt new habits to reach a goal this year, you must first examine your identities. Which ones are helping you and which ones are holding you back?

I also chat through why adopting an identity is more powerful for when you inevitably “fall off the wagon” of your new habits.

If you liked this episode, be sure to share it with a friend!

Happy 2021! Welcome to a new year. My favorite way to kick off January is by setting my intention for the year through choosing my Word of the Year!

There is no time like the end of a year to reflect on how life is going and reorient for the new year and set some goals! In 2020 I am most proud of the work I have done on personal finance, so I want to share a bit about that journey with you to hopefully inspire you to set some goals for the new year (or whenever you’re listening to this!).

In this episode, I share about what I did to set myself up for financial management success, talk about values-based spending, give you a break down of my top 6 spending categories this year, and tell you where to find some coupons!

I reference lots of resources, so here are the promised links:

When it comes to 2020, I think we’ve all learned more than anyone bargained for, but I’m distilling this down to the lesson I learned on a soul level. The headline is this: me saying to myself “Trust your gut.”

I read from Glennon Doyle’s Untamed and share some insights into what this lesson has meant for me and where I’m continuing to learn.

You asked, I answered!

In today’s episode, we talk through your questions: What’s the best advice you’ve been given in your career? What skills are most important in today’s virtual world? What books have changed your life? And more!

MoSCoW and LOE, oh my!

We’re getting really tactical in this week’s episode to talk about my favorite way to prioritize a list. Specifically, we’re talking about feature lists when you’re working on a technology project.

Because, let’s face it: these days, every business is a tech organization and every project is a tech project. A critical key to success is being able to talk with your development teams in a language they understand, so that’s what this discussion is all about!

The two main components of prioritizing a backlog are Business Priority and Level of Effort. You’ll learn the definition for both, who supplies which pieces of information, and how they work together to build the final list.

In addition, I share my spreadsheet hacks & a sample download on how to organize your backlog in the best way possible.

Hi there and welcome to the Jamie on Purpose podcast.

This is the trailer which means I get to tell you all about what we’re gonna be talking about on the show, and I am SO excited.

Jamie on Purpose is about being a successful professional, specifically what it means to be a successful young professional in today’s world. We’ll talk tactical workplace tips and tricks and tools and mental models.

And, because I fundamentally believe that your professional success is only sustainable if you’re taking care of your personal life too, we’ll cover topics like identifying your core values, working through limiting beliefs, the importance of health and wellness, and getting your finances in order.