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Motivation, Mindset, and Methodologies for High-Stakes Professionals
Further podcasts by Nick Frankus: High Stakes Professional, Trainer, Speaker
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#067- Interview with Paul Meyer, Post Traumatic growth part 3 from 2019-07-17T12:51:49
Today we wrap up the series on Post Traumatic Growth with another unbelievable interview. Paul Meyer was at the top of his professional game when tragedy struck and changed his life forever. How he...
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#066-Post traumatic growth-Interview with Robert“bob”Day from 2019-06-12T11:00:56
My guest on this episode has learned some tremendously valuable lessons. Unfortunately he had to learn them in a way that no one should have to. Listen to this story of grief, hope, and community. ...
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#065-The Key to Post Traumatic Growth from 2018-12-18T22:31:58
Fill in the blank: Post Traumatic ______________??? If you went with your gut, you answered “Stress.” Hopefully after listening to this episode, next time you’ll answer differently. On this episode...
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#064-Why do we risk our lives to save others?-Part 2 from 2018-08-13T11:00:28
This episode is a continuation of #063 and a further exploration of why humans willingly risk their own life to save others’.
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#063-Why do we risk our lives to save others?-Part 1 from 2018-08-06T11:00:10
I received a question from a police officer a while back. Basically, he asked how he could explain to someone how it is worth it to risk one’s own life to save another. He said he knew it was worth...
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#062-The Downside to Doing Your Best from 2018-07-09T19:53:13
If you are doing your best, DON’T! “Do Your Best” is generally regarded as good advice, but in this episode I talk about 3 reasons NOT to do your best.
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#061-Interview with Garrett TeSlaa-Host of The Squad Room Podcast from 2018-05-09T11:00:25
A casual conversation about leadership, the challenges of a leader, how to serve when you aren’t in public service, what it means to “Be the One” and other topics. Check out The Squad Room HERE
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#060- 7 Reasons Leadership Training is Essential for New Employees-Part 7 from 2018-04-10T11:00:45
Welcome to Blitz Week. We’re doing 7 episodes in 7 days all on the same topic. This is #7 of 7. For this Blitz week, we’ll be discussing why leadership training should be required for the new peopl...
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#059-7 Reasons Leadership Training is Essential for New Employees-Part 6 from 2018-04-09T11:00:54
Welcome to Blitz Week. We’re doing 7 episodes in 7 days all on the same topic. This is #6 of 7. For this Blitz week, we’ll be discussing why leadership training should be required for the new peopl...
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#058- 7 Reasons Leadership Training is Essential for New Employees-Part 5 from 2018-04-08T11:00:08
Welcome to Blitz Week. We’re doing 7 episodes in 7 days all on the same topic. This is #5 of 7. For this Blitz week, we’ll be discussing why leadership training should be required for the new peopl...
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#057- 7 Reasons Leadership Training is Essential for New Employees-Part 4 from 2018-04-07T11:00:31
Welcome to Blitz Week. We’re doing 7 episodes in 7 days all on the same topic. This is #4 of 7. For this Blitz week, we’ll be discussing why leadership training should be required for the new peopl...
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#056- 7 Reasons Leadership Training is Essential for New Employees-Part 3 from 2018-04-06T11:00:22
Welcome to Blitz Week. We’re doing 7 episodes in the next 7 days all on the same topic. This is #3 of 7. For this Blitz week, we’ll be discussing why leadership training should be required for the ...
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#055- 7 Reasons Leadership Training is Essential for New Employees-Part 2 from 2018-04-05T11:00:57
Welcome to Blitz Week. We’re doing 7 episodes in the next 7 days all on the same topic. This is #2 of 7. For this Blitz week, we’ll be discussing why leadership training should be required for the ...
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#054- 7 Reasons Leadership Training is Essential for New Employees-Part 1 from 2018-04-04T11:00:25
Welcome to Blitz Week. We’re doing 7 episodes in the next 7 days all on the same topic. This is #1 of 7. For this Blitz week, we’ll be discussing why leadership training should be required for the ...
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#053-7 Reasons Leadership Training is Essential for New Employees-Intro from 2018-04-03T11:00:51
This episode is the introduction to the first ever Work on the Edge Blitz Week. We’re doing 7 episodes in the next 7 days all on the same topic. For this Blitz week, we’ll be discussing why leaders...
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#052-Why Does Confidence Fail Us When We Need it Most? from 2018-03-07T14:22:38
Today I answer two different questions: Why does confidence fail us when we need it the most? Does confidence push us toward a result (doing something), or does it come as a result of doing somethi...
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#051- Interview with JP Dinnell from Echelon Front from 2018-01-10T12:00:54
JP Dinnell is a former Navy SEAL and currently the Director of Tactical Training Programs for Echelon Front, the leadership consulting company started by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, co-authors of...
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#050-SMART Goals are Stupid. Dumb Goals are Better from 2017-12-27T12:00:02
This time of year you will hear a lot about goal setting. If you are listening to anyone talk about goal setting, it means you are probably not successful at goal setting. If you were you wouldn’t ...
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#049-5 Factors of Believability from 2017-12-07T00:15:04
How should you decide who has enough credibility to listen to? What factors make a person’s opinion worth listening to? The better you get at determining who to believe and seeking out those believ...
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#048-Four Differences Between Teaching and Instructing from 2017-11-01T11:00:48
Many people use the words teacher and instructor interchangeably. I do too. I’m not too concerned with what word you use, but in this show, I use those two words to describe two different types of ...
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#047-A Key Ingredient to Leadership from 2017-10-20T19:35:03
I was listening to a podcast the other day and heard the phrase “Executive Presence”. For some reason, it peaked my curiosity so I looked it up. I’m glad I did. In this episode I’ll share with you ...
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#046-Potty Training from 2017-10-12T18:12:33
You may think you are too old for potty training. Think again. I came across a cool idea at a training I was at recently that I thought I’d share with you. It’s also an opportunity. Listen as I exp...
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#045-Weaknesses don’t make you weak from 2017-10-04T13:16:18
When planning your strategy, avoid finding the reasons it will work, and be sure to find the reasons it won’t.
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#044-The“Burden”of Command from 2017-09-27T19:44:11
I often hear leaders and managers talk about “The Burden of Command.” I’m not sure I know what that is. I’ve had more opportunities to be “in charge” (for lack of a better word) of things lately, a...
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#043-The 3 Elements of Mastery from 2017-09-20T11:00:31
If you are looking for an Edge, for an advantage in your ability to Master your profession, there are only 3 areas to look. Are you not focusing enough on one of these 3 elements of mastery?
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#042- Are You Good? from 2017-09-13T12:25:01
You can be good, or you can get better. But you can’t do both at the same time. We all have a choice to make. Are we going to be satisfied with our current capabilities, and do everything in our po...
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#041-How to Handle Critics from 2017-09-06T11:00:27
The world is full of critics. And if you are doing something important, rest assured that they will find you. How should critics be handled? Should we completely disregard them. Should we bow to th...
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#040-10 Ways to get more experience in a shorter amount of time from 2017-08-30T11:00:21
Your time on the job does not entitle you to anything. Your time on the job is worthless. What really matters is the amount of experience you gain in the time you have. Many times people feel entit...
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#039-The Tap from 2017-08-23T11:00:57
I love quotes. And this is one of my favorites. If it can’t scare you into action, nothing will.
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#038- You Don’t Need Followers to be a Leader from 2017-08-16T11:00:17
There was one thing holding me back from being the leader I wanted to be. I have a feeling this same thing is holding others back from being the leader they want to be. I didn’t want to start leadi...
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#037-The Secret to Performing Better in High Pressure Situations from 2017-08-09T11:00:53
Pressure. There is one secret to performing better in high pressure situations. Listen in to find out what that is.
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#036- 5 Strategies for Operating in the Grey Area from 2017-08-02T11:00:51
As a high stakes professional, you don’t work in a black/white environment. There is no manual, no cheatsheets, no checklists, no flowcharts, and no “right” answers. Today I’ll share 5 strategies I...
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#035- Have you lost your passion for your work? No, you haven’t… from 2017-07-26T11:00:34
Are you passionate about your job? My guess is that if you are relatively new to your job, you can honestly answer “Yes” to this question. But if you’ve been around a while, it may be much harder f...
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#034-Why Good Habits are a Bad Idea from 2017-07-19T11:00:53
Good habits are highly overrated. In today’s show, I tell you why, and what we should be focusing on instead.
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#033-“The Natural” from 2017-07-12T11:00:03
Have you ever looked at what someone has done or is able to do and think something like, “Wow, that person is just a natural.” Me too. But its a bad idea, for two reasons. I’ll share those with you...
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#032-4 Dirty Little Secrets I Know About You from 2017-07-05T11:00:21
We’re all very different, but after years of working in a high-stakes environment, I’ve learned that there are several ways we are really similar. In this episode I’ll expose 4 secrets about you th...
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#031- Humility Hacks from 2017-06-27T11:00:13
Today we take the Work on the Edge Podcast on the road! This is the final installment of the Humility Series. I’ll discuss a couple humility “hacks”, or why there aren’t any.
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#030- The 3 Rules for Everything from 2017-06-21T11:00:33
As a general rule, I think rules are stupid. Except these 3. These 3 rules apply to every situation, every time, all the time. If it doesn’t meet that criteria, it shouldn’t be a rule. I
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#029-Humble Pie Part 2 from 2017-06-14T11:00:57
Listen to Part 1 HERE. In part 2, we’ll talk about some of the ways that humility relates to our interactions with other people. Ironically, we sometimes forget that humility is more than just the ...
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#028-Humble Pie, Part 1 from 2017-06-07T11:00:19
Humility is one of those things that is really hard to get right. Try too hard and it feels fake. Don’t try hard enough and you come across as arrogant. In this episode we’re going to take a hard, ...
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#027 Bigger Pipes, Part 2 from 2017-05-31T11:00:42
This is part 2 in a series on how to increase our personal capacity so we can better handle the “stuff” that life throws at us. Listen to Part 1 HERE
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#026 Bigger Pipes, Part 1 from 2017-05-24T11:00:12
This episode is all about getting bigger pipes. We all could use a little more capacity in our life. In this episode and in Part 2, we’ll talk about some ways to increase our capacity so we can be ...
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#025- Lessons from Jocko Willink’s Leadership Conference from 2017-05-17T11:00:10
On May 4th and 5th I had the privilege of attending “The Muster 002” in New York City, a leadership conference put on by Echelon Front, the consulting company owned by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin....
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#024 Wind and Fire from 2017-05-10T11:00:40
When I heard this, I literally almost fell out of bed. I looked at my wife and said “wow.” Never before have words so accurately described what I aspire to. In this episode, I’ll share with you the...
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#023 Delayed Gratification is for Losers from 2017-05-03T10:30:27
Everyone seems to think that “Delayed Gratification” is the key to sucess. Everyone except me. I think it’s a terrible idea. Mostly because it doesn’t work. In this episode I’ll tell you why delaye...
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Special Announcement from 2017-05-02T16:34:37
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#022 The Equalizer from 2017-04-26T10:30
Am I a fake? Am I a fraud? Am I inauthentic? I don’t want to be overly dramatic here, but the ideas I talk about in this episode are responsible for changing my life for the better. They can change...
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#021- On Courage from 2017-04-19T10:30:11
Remember the Cowardly Lion from Wizard of Oz? Turn out he was one of the first Edge Pros on the big screen, making a conscious choice to find courage. You may be thinking that you already know what...
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#020- You’re so selfish… from 2017-04-12T10:30:40
Is it a bad thing to be selfish? Most people think so. I don’t. I think we need to be more selfish. When this episode is over, if anyone tells you you’re so selfish, you can smile, nod, and say “I...
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#019–The ONE thing you need to make a change from 2017-04-05T10:30:36
If you want to make a change of any type in your life, there’s only one thing you need. In today’s show, I’ll tell you what that is.
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#018- If It’s Not Broken… from 2017-03-29T10:30:59
Here we have yet another in the “That’s a bunch of nonsense” series. If you operate in a high stakes environment in some area of your life, and you are of the mind “If it’s not broken, don’t fix it...
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#017 Fake it Until You Make It? from 2017-03-22T10:30:14
Today is another of the shows that we break down a commonly held piece of “wisdom” into a pile of rubbish, similar to Best Practices, No “I” in Team, You are only as strong as your weakest link, an...
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#016 The 3 Paradoxes of Confidence from 2017-03-15T10:30:57
If you’ve been listening to the series on confidence, you may think that I believe having a truly resilient, beneficial source of confidence is easy. I don’t. Developing a useful framework for thin...
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#015- The Average from 2017-03-08T11:30:05
What is one thing that nobody wants to be, but almost everyone is? You become it on accident but can avoid it on purpose. Nothing like some ridiculous riddle to spice up a podcast description. Just...
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#014 Mistakes Part 2 from 2017-03-02T00:46:36
To date, the most downloaded show has been #006 I Screwed Up. I’m hoping this is because you all can relate, and not just because you want to hear me talk about how bad I screwed up. But I’ll take ...
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#013 Debunking the Competence-Confidence Myth from 2017-02-24T23:39:22
The Competence-Confidence Loop is another of the nonsense ideas that we often hear and accept as fact, such as Best Practices, There’s No “I” in team, and A team is only as strong as it’s weakest l...
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#012- 10 Biggest Myths about Confidence from 2017-01-14T13:11:45
How many of these have you believed? How many of these do you currently believe? I used to believe all of them. Confidence is supposed to make you feel FREE, but I was a slave to my competence. Thi...
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#011 I Accidentally shot someone in the face…on purpose from 2017-01-09T21:37:52
Today is the first in a series of shows where we will discuss one of my favorite topics, confidence. Confidence…It just ain’t what it used to be. Confidence is something that so many people get so ...
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#010 Reintroduction from 2016-12-27T20:00:16
This isn’t a normal episode of the Work on the Edge Podcast. I didn’t really prepare for this at all. I just spoke off the cuff a little bit about some thoughts I had about the show and where I wan...
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#009-Lead from the Bottom, Part 2 from 2016-11-27T00:47:32
Last episode, we talked about the Lead from the Bottom Pyramid and how it allows you to have influence and lead, even if you aren’t in a leadership position. This episode will discuss the bottom le...
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#008-Lead from the Bottom Part 1 from 2016-10-30T21:51:54
A few weeks ago, I got a question from a Work on the Edge Listener. On today’s show, I’ll take a crack at answering the question in true Work on the Edge fashion. The question I got was this: How d...
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#007 How Weak Links Make the Chain Stronger from 2016-10-07T16:18:50
In true Work on the Edge fashion, I will take another crack at debunking a myth that many of us hold about teams. “A chain is only as strong as it’s weakest link.” This is another piece of cliche’ ...
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#006-I Screwed Up from 2016-09-13T17:02
On this episode, we are going to talk about the unique relationship that high-stakes professionals have with mistakes and failure. Mistakes. Many of us would rather not think about them, let alone ...
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#005-How to Handle a Crisis Like a Professional from 2016-08-30T12:45
On the episode of the Work on the Edge Podcast, we are going to talk about how to handle a crisis like a professional. As a high-stakes professional, you no doubt handle a larger share of crisis th...
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#004-Keep the Man Down from 2016-08-24T13:55:13
On this episode of the Work on the Edge Podcast, I am going to tell you why you should always be trying to keep “the man” down, and why this is important for high-stakes decision making. It’s not w...
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#003-No I in Team? Yeah, Right… from 2016-07-24T15:32:54
On this episode of the Work on the Edge Podcast, we are going to talk about one of the biggest misconceptions about teamwork, the idea that there is no “I” in team. We’ve all heard it, we’ve probab...
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#002-How to Avoid the Trap of Best Practices from 2016-07-23T16:11:42
On this episode of the Work on the Edge Podcast, we are going to talk about the concept of Best Practices…and how sometimes they aren’t It seems these days that many people and organizations are ve...
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#001-The 5 Differences Between Amateurs and Professionals from 2016-07-23T15:47:17
On this episode of the Work on the Edge Podcast, we are going to discuss the differences between amateurs and professionals. Many people, when they think of these differences will think of the numb...
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#000-Introduction to Work on the Edge from 2016-07-23T15:00:36
Listen in to the introductory episode of the podcast the hear what Work on the Edge is all about and if it’s right for you. The Work on the Edge Podcast is about the Mindset, Motivation, and Method...
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