The People Stack Podcast

Episode 177: Cheap Fixes for Expensive Career Problems

November 9th, 2020  |  24 mins

I was just talking with someone who chose a cheap fix to an expensive career problem.

He hired a coach who charges $200/hour.

He’s already wasted $3000 and is still struggling on the job market!

Paying for “inexpensive” coaches to solve your expensive career problems is the same thing as putting duct tape on a leaking roof.

It’s a short-term, cheap tactic that makes it more costly in the long run.

How do you avoid this? Watch this episode now!!!

Episode 176: Fear is why you’re not winning

November 4th, 2020  |  29 mins 16 secs

Fear is at the root of all of your career struggles.

Let’s face it, fear is at the root of ALL of your life struggles.

Uncertainty? Doubt? Overwhelm? Worry? Anxiety?

They’re all rooted in FEAR!

How do you allow yourself to feel fear while you still win in your tech career?

I talk about the simple 2-step process in this episode!

Episode 175: A Blind Leap to Your Next Career Anchor Point

November 2nd, 2020  |  24 mins 24 secs

At this point in your career, the only way to go is up!

And in order to go up, you need to take a blind leap of faith to the next anchor point.

In this episode, I talk about the best and worst ways to take that leap of faith so that you can build your dream tech career.

Do not miss this episode!

Episode 174: Job Hopping Myths

October 28th, 2020  |  25 mins 15 secs

Do you really need to hop from job to job to get a substantial raise as a tech manager?

A lot of the folks we speak with think this is the case.

They’ve job hopped for the past 5, 10, 20+ years hoping that they’d unlock increased salary, increased impact, and increased freedom.

What do they get instead? More of the same!

Mediocre pay, mediocre positions, and mediocre career results.

So - what’s REALLY the key to achieving your dream tech leadership career?

Tune in right now to find out!

Episode 173: The Tech Career Game

October 26th, 2020  |  28 mins 46 secs

After speaking with thousands of tech managers about upgrading their careers we’ve had a major realization…

The reason so many tech managers like you are struggling is because the rules of the tech career game aren’t what you think they are!

This week we’ll be busting a bunch of myths about how to win in your tech career!

How do you earn that promotion, earn the raise, or land that new Hell Yes tech leadership job?

It’s not how you think!

Tune in right away to find out the REAL rules!

Episode 172: Follow the leader

October 21st, 2020  |  22 mins 7 secs

If you’re following the leader, you’re NOT the leader!

For so many of our clients, this is a huge distinction.

It’s also a huge opportunity to ask for forgiveness, not permission.

Leaders don’t ask for permission to change lives - they just do it!

Ready to go NIKE on your tech career so you can get rid of that empty feeling and finally build your dream?

Do not miss this episode!

Episode 171: Feeling Empty Inside

October 19th, 2020  |  23 mins 22 secs

Do you ever just feel...empty?

Like there has to be more to life than just Zoom meetings, Slack messages, Netflix, and the occasional fun dinner with family?

Do you ever feel like you have WAY more to give in your work - but you don’t know what or how?

You can’t quite put your finger on it - you just know you were destined to build your dream career...

...and you’re not living your dream right now!

Ready to make it a reality! Check out this episode now!

Episode 170: mind/body/spirit deterioration

October 14th, 2020  |  28 mins 5 secs

What happens to your mind when you don’t have time off from work?

What happens to your body when you don’t give it time to recover?

What happens to your spirit when you don’t relax?

They all deteriorate. Slowly but sure, it happens.

And this will surely make your tech career deteriorate as well.

How do you stop this cycle? Check out this episode right now!

Episode 169: Low-Quality Weekends

October 12th, 2020  |  21 mins 13 secs

How much do you enjoy your weekends?

How much do they leave you feeling relaxed, restored, and ready to take on a new work week with unbridled optimism and energy?

Or are your weekends low-quality?

Do you spend the whole time dreading Monday? Do you try to have fun with your family but your heart’s not in it?

Do weekends feel like the same old thing over and over and over again?

If you want to upgrade your tech career, you have to escape this low-quality weekend cycle!

I talk about how in this episode! Check it out right now!

Episode 168: Not Enough Money

October 7th, 2020  |  28 mins 8 secs

Money scarcity - the feeling of not having enough money - is the cause of major heartache.

It affects us even deeper than that. As one of our clients put it -

“My soul feels heavy.”

The heaviness, that heartache, that broken spirit that you feel around money is causing career disaster for you.

If you don’t fix it soon, you’re going to end up permanently under-recognized, permanently under-paid, and permanently over-stressed.

How do you escape money scarcity so you can build your dream tech career?

That’s what I talk about in this episode! You don’t want to miss this one.

Episode 167: Heavy Money Stuff

October 5th, 2020  |  23 mins 33 secs

Does money feel heavy to you?

Do you think about money and it makes you contract, cringe, or feel tight/resistant?

This is actually really common and we hear it a lot from our tech manager clients.

Here’s the thing, though: If you don’t remove your resistances around money, you’re never going to make more of it!

You’re never going to upgrade your career and earn the salary you’re really capable of earning.

Ready to make money feel light so that you can make even more of an impact?

Check out this episode right away!

Episode 166: Pushovers and People-Pleasers

September 30th, 2020  |  23 mins 49 secs

Our tech manager clients often tell us that they no longer want to be pushovers.

Or, that they’re people-pleasers. To a fault.

Whether you’re oozing with confidence or still figuring it out how to call it forth, you’re gonna want to check out this episode!

I reveal our #1 greatest fear - and how overcoming it is the key to unleashing your confidence and building your dream tech career.

Tune in right now!

Episode 165: How To Decimate Your Confidence

September 28th, 2020  |  24 mins 35 secs

Clients often ask us how to build their confidence.

I find that the best way to approach this is to first explain what NOT to do.

Because if you build your confidence in the wrong way, you’ll decimate it.

You’ll completely obliterate your chances of earning that raise or promotion - or land that new job.

So what’s the wrong way and the right way to build your confidence?

Give this episode a listen right now!

Episode 164: Knives of Doubt

September 23rd, 2020  |  26 mins 14 secs

The theme for the week are the massive achievements that our clients are creating!

And the reason they are able to create them is because they stopped stabbing themselves with knives of doubt.

What does that look like? And how can you stop stabbing yourself so you can build your dream tech career?

Do not miss this episode!

Episode 163: How to Land a 46% Raise During Covid

September 21st, 2020  |  29 mins

One of our clients just celebrated getting a 46% raise!!!

We are so stoked for him and so proud.

This is actually a really common outcome for our clients.

How do they make this happen?

I talk about that in this episode so don’t miss it!

Episode 162: HWPO

September 16th, 2020  |  26 mins 55 secs

Four-time Fittest Man on Earth Mat Fraser is an unstoppable force.

He’s human (we’re pretty sure) - so what’s his secret?

In a hashtag: #HWPO

Hard Work Pays Off

But does it? How does Mat turn this hard work into an amazing life with impossible victories?
And how does this relate to creating impossible victories in your tech career?

Tune in now to find out!