[podcast] [coaching] Anonymous client on confidence in the face of job interviews and comfort in social settings

An anonymous client receives support on maintaining confidence during job searches and dealing with unease in social settings. Tips include learning how to say no to social invitations even if you don’t have other plans and how to use “I don’t know” to your advantage in job interviews.

This is season 3's last episode. Request from Masha -- if any of these episodes or the resources shared within have helped you or meant something to you, please reach out to masha@boldadulting.com to let me know. I'm not sure when the next season will be, but I promise it is coming. Suggestions for guests (including yourself!), topics, other podcasts you'd like to hear me on, or just a hello are very much appreciated. Reach out anytime :)

NOTE from Masha: As these episode are being released, the world is dealing with the coronavirus crisis. Because all episodes in the season were recorded well in advance, this is not discussed on the show. I hope that you will apply the same themes that we discuss throughout the Bold Adulting podcast to coping and supporting both yourself and others in your community (including the global community) --

• reaching out to people (virtually)

• figuring out what you want to make progress on and making a plan

• being open about what you're going through with the people who you feel comfortable sharing with

• looking for evidence-based resources

• remembering that you are not alone

If you want to connect with me to discuss what you're going through (about this or anything else), please feel free to email me or find me on Facebook (send me a message letting me know you found me through the podcast).

I also strongly suggest connecting with other caring and compassionate people through the Facebook group Distance Resistance (which I don't run but I participate in) which is about staying connected even while we have to stay apart. You can also find a lot of information there about getting help or giving help -- this is a is moment to come together.

end of coronavirus talk, back to regularly scheduled programming

Mentioned in this episode:

• Homework: What Do I Like

• Homework: Mindful Moment

• Homework: In the Moment

• Jordan Jesse Go podcast’s suggestion of pulling out a power jam with your mind to improve your mood

• Dorie Clark’s networking tips

• Association of Women in Science - San Diego

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All coaching sessions and interviews are included by permission and with the level of privacy requested by each guest. 

Bold Adulting season 3 episodes were recorded over a year ago. To hear updates or to learn what podcast guests have been up to since then, reach out using the contact information if provided. 

Host: Masha Evpak
Sound Editor: Bart Cameron and Masha Evpak

[podcast] [coaching] Sam on confidence in the face of possible social judgment and risks in business

Sam gets help with stressing over the possibility of being judged on a first date and about the risks of running a business. 

Mentioned in this episode:

• Homework: Then What/Worst Case Scenario, adapted from Then What exercise

• Homework: Don’t Worry, Prepare

• Tip: When sharing something difficult, give the person a year to deal with the info and come around (as suggested by Dan Savage)

• Homework: Mindfulness about thoughts

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Discuss this episode or learn about hiring Masha for workshop (about making progress on goals that matter to you using antiperfectionism and authenticity) at BoldAdulting.com!

Follow BoldAdulting on Twitter.

Email: masha@boldadulting.com

Masha’s personal social media: Twitter & Instagram

All coaching sessions and interviews are included by permission and with the level of privacy requested by each guest. 

Bold Adulting season 3 episodes were recorded over a year ago. To hear updates or to learn what podcast guests have been up to since then, reach out using the contact information if provided. 

Host: Masha Evpak
Sound Editor: Bart Cameron and Masha Evpak

[podcast] [coaching] Lucy on awkward moments and achieving goals

In this confidence coaching session, Lucy gets help 1) navigating awkward conversational moments and 2) identifying goals and taking action. Please forgive us for some background noise. :)

Mentioned in this episode:

• Trying is cool - Lucy

• Greater Good Storytelling: coaching and workshops by storytelling consultant Nathan Young

• Tip by Lucy: Imagine you’re a cricket watching a reel of your past moments, to reflect on what went well and what you can do differently next time

  • Note: Be careful not to over-ruminate. Part of the reason Lucy finds this helpful is because it helps her not overly fixate on awkward moments.

• Homework: Practice mindfulness, letting your thoughts swim or float away

• Homework: Nervous about how you’re coming across to friends or coworkers? Ask for feedback

  • Tip: To prevent the “it was good but…” format of feedback, ask for one thing you’re doing well and one way you could do better

• BetterLateThanNever.email - a website to normalize the common experience of being behind on responding to emails & other messages.

  • Note: This website is in a drafty draft mode. If you have ideas about how to make this website useful for getting back in touch after a while of not responding, please let me know at masha@boldadulting.com

• Totally Laime podcast

• Seinfeld productivity method

  • Note: Although this “don’t break the chain” system of getting things done every day is attributed to Jerry Seinfeld, the origin has been disputed

• Homework: 100 Rejection Letters Challenge

  • Tiffany Han

  • Jia Jiang’s Rejection Therapy including Dare Me app

  • Kim Liao’s Why You Should Aim for 100 Rejections a Year

  • I heard about this challenge from Elizabeth Gilbert’s Magic Lessons podcast which is a MUST-LISTEN for any creative person who needs a confidence boost

• Rejection Game but please anyone who tries this, please be ethical and aware of power dynamics. Examples:

  • Don’t ask out someone who you supervise.

  • Don’t hassle customer service employees with uncomfortable tasks they may feel obligated to do for tips.

  • Don’t ask women or people of color in professions dominated by white males to take on a disproportionate amount of tasks that don’t advance their profession.

• Keeping all that in mind, go out and face your fears!

• Bullet Journal to organize goal progress in a way that best matches your preferences and needs

  • You can do it really simply but if you want some more fun, try this and this.

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Discuss this episode or learn about hiring Masha for workshop (about making progress on goals that matter to you using antiperfectionism and authenticity) at BoldAdulting.com!

Follow BoldAdulting on Twitter.

Email: masha@boldadulting.com

Masha’s personal social media: Twitter & Instagram

All coaching sessions and interviews are included by permission and with the level of privacy requested by each guest. 

Bold Adulting season 3 episodes were recorded over a year ago. To hear updates or to learn what podcast guests have been up to since then, reach out using the contact information if provided. 

Host: Masha Evpak
Sound Editor: Masha Evpak and Bart Cameron

[podcast] Podcaster and Writer Jordan Morris on persevering through the ups & downs in entertainment industry careers [part 2]

In part 2 of a two-part interview, Podcaster and writer Jordan Morris shares his experience with self-soothing when unemployed, how self-esteem affects his social anxiety, why it can be hard to feel ok about downtime in a culture that expects constant productivity, and why sharing a creative project can be more daunting than creating it. 

Jordan’s Twitter

Jordan’s website

Previous episode of Bold Adulting with Jordan, about confidence and adulting moments in his sci-fi podcast Bubble

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Discuss this episode or learn about hiring Masha for workshop (about making progress on goals that matter to you using antiperfectionism and authenticity) at BoldAdulting.com!

Follow BoldAdulting on Twitter.

Email: masha@boldadulting.com

Masha’s personal social media: Twitter & Instagram

All coaching sessions and interviews are included by permission and with the level of privacy requested by each guest. 

Bold Adulting season 3 episodes were recorded over a year ago. To hear updates or to learn what podcast guests have been up to since then, reach out using the contact information if provided. 

Host: Masha Evpak

Sound Editor: Bart Cameron