Sarah WOOD

Empowering Joy Soldiers In The Workplace

 
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Episode Notes (by minute):

-4:00 - Why “success” on the outside is not always the case on the inside. Sarah shares the story of Oats and Woes.

-7:30 - Why Sarah gave her TEDx Talk, Flip Your Ratio, Find Your Joy, and practical tips to cultivate more joy into your life

-9:00 - Why our brain’s naturally focus on the bad things and problems in our life, and why we need actively work to overcome this

-11:00 - The joy ratio and why you have to work three times as hard to notice the good things in your life, compared to the negative things

-14:00 - How you can be a Joy Soldier: be a good listener, remember details of others, ask good questions,

-16:00 - One of Sarah’s favorite questions: “what is a small good thing that happened to you today?”

-21:00 - How Sarah serendipitously got her new job as Head of Community and Growth at Upstream

-28:30 - Why showing up as your true self can lead to new opportunities

-30:00 - How to make it easier for people to help you through specific, empathetic and time-bound asks

-32:00 - The importance of closing the loop with people if you get introduced to someone

(Note: these are quick notes and takeaways by David Nebinski. Please see the episode for more accurate information)

Published Date: 4/22/21