Hi, everybody. Thank you so much for joining us on the Squiggly Queers podcast. I'm Helen Tupper. I'm one of the hosts of the podcast. And today I'm not joined by Sarah because I'm actually going to be speaking to a guest as part of our new series that we've launched this week, which is all about setting yourself up for success. It is a five-part series. So every day this week, we're going to be talking to a different guest

about a topic we think can really help you to be your best at work right now.

We know that work feels hard for people right now, hard for a lot of us.

We've all gone and continued to go through so much change

and challenges we've not faced before.

And to be honest, a lot of difficulties many of us weren't expecting.

And even with the most positive mindset, and I like to think I'm pretty positive most days,

it can feel really hard.

And after a while, all that effort and all of that resilience can take a bit of a toll.

But we know that people choose to listen to this podcast because they're passionate about

their career and they're curious about how they can improve and they really, really want to

take action.

And so this week is all about helping you to do just that.

We want to inspire you and give you lots and different tools and ideas

and things that you can go away and do to support you and set yourself up for success.

So we've got five topics, as I said, a different one each day of the week this week.

The first one is the one today, which is putting your strengths to work.

We've also got tomorrow building your personal brand.

And then on Wednesday, it's the power of rest, followed by speaking up with confidence.

And finally, the last of the five episodes will be on work, health and well-being.

So today then, I'm going to be talking to bestselling author and strength guru, Marcus Buckingham.

And I have been a fan of his work for many, many years.

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