In recent conversations, we've noticed some of our clients are dealing with problems that just can't be solved, and we thought it would be a good idea to bring that topic to the podcast.

Nayla kicks off the discussion this week by sharing how a moment from the popular show, Heated Rivalry, helped shape her perspective on unsolvable problems. In return, Eric shares how a client he's working with is at a company that is directly impacted by what is currently happening in the Middle East.

If you're a leader in your organization or someone who prides themselves on being a problem-solver, this episode is for you.

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You've been told you need to get out of your head … now what?

What does that phrase even mean?

How do you go about actually doing it?

In our previous episode, we had a conversation about being in your head and being alone with your thoughts. In this episode, we're flipping the script by diving into what happens when you get stuck in your own head, what that experience can look like, and providing some practical tips for getting out of your head.

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A recent article Eric read stating people would rather hurt themselves than sit alone with their thoughts for more than a few minutes, is the inspiration behind this episode.

Not even Nayla knew what the topic would be going in, but it's a perfect example of what The Inside Job podcast is all about … pushing past the uncomfortable to face what's going on underneath.

Take a listen to today's episode and really be honest with yourself over whether you would choose an electric shock over your own thoughts.

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It's been a minute since we've been here on the podcast, and we're honestly not sure where the first quarter of the year went. When we released the last episode in January, we had the best intentions of consistently releasing episodes, and all of a sudden, three months had gone by.

We're back again, though, and the topic for this week's episode is one that we've not only both worked with clients on, but one we have also experienced ourselves.

We believe this is a great episode to kick off the rest of our 2026 episodes, and we hope it's one you'll resonate with as well.

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As ambition evolves, do we let it or do we try to plan for it?

We're starting the new year off strong by tackling a topic we've noticed several of our clients struggling with lately. The topic has presented itself in our conversations as them changing their relationship with ambition or struggling with where to place their motivation. However, in discussing this topic amongst ourselves, we realized there's a much deeper conversation to be had around what the best version of ourselves really looks like and how to know if we're sharing that version to those around us.

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Welcome to the final episode of 2025. In this episode, we thought it would be a good time to revisit a topic we actually covered around this time a few years ago.

Episode 142: Proust Questionnaire - The Inside Job Edition is one of our most popular episodes, and we think part of that is because so many of you listeners used the questions in that episode as conversation prompts.

As you know from our recent series about conversations that count, we're big believers in using conversations as a tool for self-understanding, better relationships, better management, and for better culture at work.

In fact, we're such big believers that we've created our very own tool for conversation starters that we're giving you a preview of today.

And don't worry. While we will be taking a little bit of a break for the holidays, we'll be back with new episodes in 2026.

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We all know that deepening our knowledge in certain areas related to our work is a good idea, but how many of us have several articles saved to read later or classes we've signed up for but haven't yet completed?

This topic came up for us because we realized recently we'd both been struggling to make time to focus on a few things we'd been wanting to learn, and knew we weren't alone in that struggle.

This week, we're making time to talk about learning and how we make time, or don't, to learn as professionals.

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There's a reason stress reduction is a billion-dollar industry. There's so much stress right now that a lot of our clients have lost the ability to tell what stress is working for them and what stress is working against them.

We're in the homestretch of the college application process with our kids, and the stress that comes along with the entire process is a perfect example of why we wanted to talk about this topic on the podcast this week.

If you've been feeling stressed, burnt out, or overwhelmed, this episode is for you.

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