Episode 8
How to Build Career Habits That Stick – with Gretchen Rubin
Spending 20 minutes a day working on your career sounds so manageable. So why is it so gosh darn hard to do every day and how can you actually get yourself to do it? Michael is joined by internationally bestselling author Gretchen Rubin to figure this out! Gretchen Rubin is the host of the popular podcast “Happier with Gretchen Rubin” and is the author of numerous books on happiness and habit change, including “The Four Tendencies.” In this episode, Michael and Gretchen talk about four types of personalities – Upholder, Questioner, Obliger and Rebel – and how each can best take on the project of working on their career. It’s all about how to make progress while still being the person you actually are. An episode not to be missed!
You can take Gretchen Rubin’s interesting and super-quick quiz at quiz.gretchenrubin.com.
Check out Gretchen’s podcast, “Happier with Gretchen Rubin.” You can start with current episode 280-something or start at the very beginning!
And don’t miss her books – I’ve read every one of them – including The Happiness Project, Happier at Home, Better Than Before, The Four Tendencies and her most recent book, Outer Order, Inner Calm.
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