Helen Russell
Helen Russell
Season 5 #3 Marcus Buckingham
Season 5 #3 Marcus Buckingham
Season 5 #3 Marcus Buckingham
Wednesday 20th July 2022
Discover how love and work intersect with Marcus Buckingham on How To Be Sad. Learn to embrace your uniqueness and find fulfillment.
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Get the buttons here!Marcus Buckingham on How Love and Work Shape Our Lives
Love is the precursor to contribution and, in fact, if you look at the healthiest, happiest people that you know in your life, they wouldn't necessarily be the most successful, but they figured out some way to move through the different domains of their life: work and home and family and faith and activism.
What happens when love and work collide? In this thought-provoking episode of 'How To Be Sad with Helen Russell', Marcus Buckingham, a renowned expert on work and personal development, dives into the intricate dance between our professional lives and emotional well-being. British-born and US-based, Marcus shares his groundbreaking research on how school and work environments often suppress our true selves and stifle our emotions.
But it’s not all doom and gloom—he offers practical advice on how to navigate these challenges and find fulfillment. Marcus opens up about his personal journey, including his experience with the US college admissions scandal, adding a layer of real-world context to his insights. Ever wondered why work can sometimes make us feel 'bad' sad? Marcus breaks it down and offers actionable steps to counteract these feelings.
He introduces the concept of 'red threads', those unique passions that make us who we are, and explains why feedback might be overrated. For introverts dreading public speaking or anyone feeling overwhelmed by societal expectations, Marcus provides a fresh perspective. He warns against pathologizing normal emotional responses and emphasizes that each of us is a 'category of one'.
His new book, 'Love + Work', delves deeper into these themes and offers more strategies for balancing the different aspects of our lives. This episode is a must-listen for anyone rethinking their work-life balance post-pandemic or searching for meaning in their professional journey. Tune in to gain insights on how to embrace your uniqueness, cultivate self-awareness, and find happiness both at work and in life.