107: Liz Fosslien – No Hard Feelings

In this episode, Tim has a conversation with Liz Fosslien, author and illustrator of No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotion at Work. Liz shares her journey of self-discovery, fulfillment and finding her ‘Forever’work. Fosslien brings a fresh perspective to those of us who want to embrace and feel our feelings.

THE CONVERSATION:

Meet Liz

Dealing with the dream job not working out and how Liz moved beyond the disappointment

Going through a period of being upset and down

The value of reflection for discovery

Being an introvert

Her journey to discover her ‘FOREVER’ work + fulfillment

The power of little things and living in the present

Experiencing moments of delight in everything you do

The false dichotomy of emotion being on one side and reason on the other

Permission to feel emotions

The importance of building in the small habits that lead you to the goal that you want

The importance of increasing the chances to wake up great

The story of Liz and Mollie and how they started working together

The combo of illustration and neuroscience as a great first step

Emotions in the workplace

Using cookies as a means to have safe conversations

About the book,  No Hard Feelings

The gross feeling of envy

Instead of envy ask to learn and be taught

Really good on-boarding and ‘The Enterview’ (Enter + Interview)

How small actions send big signals

Feel your feelings + Be kind to yourself

Three things Liz is optimistic about over the next twelve months

RESOURCES:

No Hard Feelings by Liz Fosslien

Newsletter: Liz + Mollie

Blog: Liz + Mollie

CONNECT WITH LIZ:

Website: www.fosslien.com

Instagram: @lizandmollie

LinkedIn: in/liz-fosslien

Facebook: @lizfosslien

Twitter: @fosslien

ABOUT LIZ:

Liz Fosslien is the author and illustrator of No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotion at Work. Her work has been featured by The Economist, The Financial Times, NPR, and CNN.

Liz spent the past three years designing and facilitating workshops that empowered executives at LinkedIn, Facebook, Google, BlackRock, and Nike to build cultures of belonging. Previously, she led product and community projects at Genius and ran statistical analyses at the aptly named Analysis Group. She starts each day by eating yogurt and reading abstracts from recently published academic papers.

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