Self-Improvement Episodes
![189. Beware Your Shadow Career: Jay Papasan, author of “The One Thing,” [reads] “Turning Pro”](https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/redwood-labs/showpage/uploads/images/f6060906-fab7-4898-afc0-408ef5de0097.png "189. Beware Your Shadow Career: Jay Papasan, author of “The One Thing,” [reads] “Turning Pro”")
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March 26, 2024
189. Beware Your Shadow Career: Jay Papasan, author of “The One Thing,” [reads] “Turning Pro”
Jay Papasan reading from Steven Pressfield’s “Turning Pro,” and discussing the concept of transitioning from an amateur to a professional in one's craft, the sacrifices and mindset shifts required, and the importance of being deeply committed to one's true calling.
![187. The Hardest & Best Creative Question: Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like An Artist [reads] ‘What It Is’](https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/redwood-labs/showpage/uploads/images/fc409fa2-3c4c-4968-a317-fa8b38c0ef50.png "187. The Hardest & Best Creative Question: Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like An Artist [reads] ‘What It Is’")
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Feb. 27, 2024
187. The Hardest & Best Creative Question: Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like An Artist [reads] ‘What It Is’
Austin Kleon reading from Lynda Barry’s “What It Is,” and discussing the unique perspective of where words and images intersect.
Guest: Austin Kleon
![186. New Year, New News, New Cow: MBS [reads] Purple Cow by Seth Godin](https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/redwood-labs/showpage/uploads/images/b81d4f66-4dee-41c7-b1c0-30e26c7e9e56.png "186. New Year, New News, New Cow: MBS [reads] Purple Cow by Seth Godin")
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Jan. 23, 2024
186. New Year, New News, New Cow: MBS [reads] Purple Cow by Seth Godin
With the new year, we’re doing something new with 2 Pages with MBS.
![185. The Power of Dreams and Authentic Leadership: Modupe Akinola [reads] Genesis, Chapter 37, of the Bible](https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/redwood-labs/showpage/uploads/images/6c1b4a14-5c1c-4126-816c-baed66ca2da0.png "185. The Power of Dreams and Authentic Leadership: Modupe Akinola [reads] Genesis, Chapter 37, of the Bible")
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Jan. 9, 2024
185. The Power of Dreams and Authentic Leadership: Modupe Akinola [reads] Genesis, Chapter 37, of the Bible
Modupe Akinola reading Genesis, Chapter 37, of the Bible, and discussing the importance of bringing your full self to work, embracing vulnerability, and building authentic relationships.
![160. The Light and the Dark of a Hungry Heart: W. David Ball [reads] ‘Ulysses’](https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/redwood-labs/showpage/uploads/images/7872e822-3f31-4c13-af16-1bfc80b60a55.png "160. The Light and the Dark of a Hungry Heart: W. David Ball [reads] ‘Ulysses’")
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July 18, 2023
160. The Light and the Dark of a Hungry Heart: W. David Ball [reads] ‘Ulysses’
W. David reading from Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s Ulysses, and discussing the anxiety of feeling like you peaked early in life and how to ensure that doesn’t become your reality.
![136. How to More Deeply Understand Your World: Caroline Webb, Author of ‘How to Have a Good Day,’ [reads] ‘How Emotions Are Made’](https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/redwood-labs/showpage/uploads/images/484e494f-d33b-4b75-bba3-315e6d5462d5.png "136. How to More Deeply Understand Your World: Caroline Webb, Author of ‘How to Have a Good Day,’ [reads] ‘How Emotions Are Made’")
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Jan. 31, 2023
136. How to More Deeply Understand Your World: Caroline Webb, Author of ‘How to Have a Good Day,’ [reads] ‘How Emotions Are Made’
Caroline Webb reading from Lisa Feldman Barrett’s How Emotions Are Made, and discussing how emotions work, and how experiments can help us explore our deeper rhythms and identify what feels good.