235: The Power of Finding Your Why with David Mead

How to Be Awesome at Your Job

How to be Awesome at Your Job

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🗓️ 29 November 2017

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Author and Simon Sinek colleague David Mead shares the importance of starting with why you do what you do – and how to find that why. You'll Learn: The benefits of starting with why Examples of effective and ineffective “whys” The process to find your why About David: David is committed to a world in which the vast majority of people wake up inspired to go to work, feel safe while they're there and go home at the end of the day fulfilled by the work they do. David co-authored Find Your Why, with Simon Sinek. The book provides a step-by-step, practical guide on how to discover the Why for any individual, team or organization. David has presented these simple, inspiring ideas on 5 continents to over 150 organizations in a wide range of industries. View transcript, show notes, and links at http://AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep235 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the How to Be Awesome at Your Job Podcast, the show where brilliant professionals share how to sharpen the universal skills required to flourish at work.
0:10.0	Enjoy more career fun, wins, meaning, and money.
0:14.0	With your host, Pete McKitis.
0:16.0	Hello and thanks so much for joining us here for episode 235 with David Mead.
0:26.4	I think you'll really enjoy this episode because if you've ever heard of Simon
0:29.6	Sinic or his famous start with why TED Talk David co-wrote the book with him about how you go about finding
0:35.7	that why.
0:36.7	So you'll learn one, the benefits of starting with why, two examples of effective and ineffective whys, and three, the process to find your why.
0:48.0	So if you'd like to check out the show notes or the transcript or the links to items referenced,
0:51.7	you can find that on over at awesome at your job.
0:53.8	dot com slash epp two three five.
0:56.9	Now here is David's story.
0:58.6	David is committed to a world in which the vast majority of people wake up
1:01.6	inspired to go to work, feel safe while
1:03.8	they're there, and go home at the end of the day fulfilled by the work they do.
1:07.5	David co-authored Find Your Why with Simon Sinick. The book provides a step-by-step practical
1:12.4	guide on how to discover the why for any individual, team, or organization.
1:16.0	Dave has presented these simple inspiring ideas on five continents to over 150 organizations in a wide range of industries.
1:24.0	Here's David.
1:25.0	David, thanks so much for joining us here on the How to Be Awesome at your Job Podcast.
1:29.0	You're welcome.
1:30.0	Thanks for having me. Well, I think we're going to have such a fun chat
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