What Works | Small Business Podcast With Tara Mcmullin

The Nitty-Gritty: * How Jamie Varon decided to embrace an “effortful” attitude and put more intention into her work* Why living and working from France reset her satisfaction meter and helped her find a new level of confidence* Her weekly writing practice and how that habit has impacted her ability to show up and do the work* The results she’s experiencing—personal and professional—from embracing a new working style I used to find confidence in the fact that lots of things come easily to me. I taught myself how to play the piano as a small child. I could pitch a softball at 60mph without much practice. I got excellent grades without studying. I was given extra responsibilities at my first jobs. My default mode was to expect to good at whatever I tried. I expected things to be easy and effortless. Most of the time, this was good. It meant that I had the confidence to try new things or step up to a new level. But operating like this also had a serious downside. The downside