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"Based on your experience with interviewing your guests, what “hard” skills would you recommend young professionals learn?"
"One of the big problems now is it’s really hard to focus. There are so many distractions constantly coming at us. There's this belief that we can multitask and multitasking doesn’t really exist."
"What is flawed with accounting is it is a logical system. It makes sense - sales minus expenses equals profit... But behaviorally it’s the worst thing because when we put something as a remainder or a left over, it means it’s insignificant."
"There's an opening in another department at my work. I was even offered the position but now I'm nervous to tell my boss. I don't want things to be awkward. Any advice?"
"There’s a really interesting take away around how important financial networks are. We have this false motto in our heads that people manage their money individually, “It’s me and my bank.” But in reality, we’re in financial relationship with so many other people and those relationships affect our fragility or resilience a great amount."
"Living a zero waste lifestyle for me was the way that I could really align my day-to-day life with my values for environmental sustainability. It’s been almost five years since that happened and I’ve been going strong."
"Why are people discouraging me from paying off my mortgage? Is there a reason why I would want to hold off on paying this debt?"
"If you don’t practice and rehearse, you don’t have the skill. Just knowing theory doesn’t help you negotiate a contract or make a deal. You have to really practice."
"I remember being so sick of scraping by, saying the phrase, “I can’t afford it.” Feeling like, “Really? This is the best I can do?” I had an “I’m sick of it” moment, not really an aha moment I guess."
