The Inside Out Skills Podcast: Recent Episodes
Shawn Nikookar
The Inside Out Skills podcast is a combination of tips, tools, techniques, and experience all rolled into one to take your personal and professional life to levels you never thought possible.Listening to this podcast helps you learn essential life skills that have not been taught at school.If you're wanting to make a balance between your inner and outer worlds, get control of your life, and meet your personal, professional, and business goals, this podcast is for you.
Habits can make or break our chances of achieving and maintaining our personal, professional and business goals.
Most of the time, we cannot attain the result or outcome that we desire and when we look at the situation deeply and analyse the reasons, we see that having bad habits is one of the main reasons behind the problem.
Committing to habits allows you to free up your brain capacity to make better decisions, do your best work when you are in a prime mental state, and stay on track even when things are difficult.
In this episode, Shawn talked about why we do not get results in achieving our goals and how we can fix them.
What You Will Learn in this Episode:
- What habit is
- What habits are important to meet our goals
- How the human brain works related to habits
- Good and bad habits
- How to change habits
We hope you’ve enjoyed today’s episode of the Inside Out Skills podcast. If you have, please leave us a 5* review on iTunes. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Google Play.
Note:If you are interested to learn how you can rebrand yourself as a business leader or professional and position yourself as an expert in your working field, you can download the 9 steps Rebranding guide here.
We are almost at the end of 2021, so this is an ideal time for all of us to think about AND plan for our personal and professional goals in 2022.
When we talk about Goal setting, it involves the development of an action plan designed to motivate and guide a person or group toward a goal. It does not matter whether these are personal or professional goals.
In this episode, Shawn talked about goal setting and how to achieve them in 2022.
What You Will Learn in this Episode:
- What a goal is
- Types of goal
- 3 essential elements in goal setting
- Why people do not meet their goals
- How to define goals (A practical way)
- How I have lost 12kg within 8 weeks
We hope you’ve enjoyed today’s episode of the Inside Out Skills podcast. If you have, please leave us a 5* review on iTunes. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Google Play.
Note:If you are interested to learn how you can rebrand yourself as a business leader or professional and position yourself as an expert in your working field, you can download the 9 steps Rebranding guide here.
Many people find it tricky to describe their achievements. Listing your previous jobs in your resume might be straightforward, but when it comes to writing about what you achieved in those jobs, you might stumble or feel stuck.
Listing achievements is what differentiates the top candidates from the rest and it is one of the key elements in your resume.
In this episode, Shawn talked about the key achievements and how to format them properly in your resume.
What You Will Learn in this Episode:
- What key achievements are
- Types of achievements
- The secret that attracts recruiters and hiring managers when they look at your resume
- The common mistake in writing key achievements in resume
- Key achievement samples
We hope you’ve enjoyed today’s episode of the Inside Out Skills podcast. If you have, please leave us a 5* review on iTunes. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Google Play.
Note:If you are interested to learn how you can rebrand yourself as a business leader or professional and position yourself as an expert in your working field, you can download the 9 steps Rebranding guide here.
It does not matter how secure your job is; how good your income is; whether you love your job or can’t stand it: you need to have more than one source of income.
In this podcast, Shawn talked about the importance of having a side income, especially as a corporate manager or professional.
What You Will Learn in this Episode:
- What side job/income is
- Why it is important
- Why people (even with knowledge and expertise) cannot create a side income
- What are the main and common excuses for creating a side income and how you can overcome them
We hope you’ve enjoyed today’s episode of the Inside Out Skills podcast. If you have, please leave us a 5* review on iTunes. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Google Play.
Note:If you are interested to learn how you can rebrand yourself as a business leader or professional and position yourself as an expert in your working field, you can download the 9 steps Rebranding guide here.
We are almost at the end of 2021, so this is the best time for all of us to think AND plan for our personal and professional goals in 2022.
In this episode, Shawn talked about the power of clarity for achieving your goals and how you can find that clarity.
This is a very interesting episode in which Shawn shared with you some pieces of chocolate in relation to why and how we should get clear about what we want to achieve, ESPECIALLY in relation to our career goals.
What You Will Learn in this Episode:
- Why most people cannot meet their goals
- Why clarity is so important
- How clarity can help you
- How you can find clarity to meet your goal (step by step process)
We hope you’ve enjoyed today’s episode of the Inside Out Skills podcast. If you have, please leave us a 5* review on iTunes. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Google Play.
Note:If you are interested to learn how you can rebrand yourself as a business leader or professional and position yourself as an expert in your working field, you can download the 9 steps Rebranding guide here.
This episode is related to personal branding and Shawn talked about the main elements that shape our personal brand.
There is no doubt that a personal brand is extremely important. Regardless of your age and the job that you have, your personal brand is about how you promote yourself. In other words, it showcases your unique combination of skills, experience and personality that you want the world to see.
What You Will Learn in this Episode:
- Different perspectives regarding personal brands
- The importance of personality in building your brand
- Tools to assess your personality and strengths
- How does your value help you build your brand?
- How do your unique selling points help you build your brand?
- The power of visibility to build your brand
We hope you’ve enjoyed today’s episode of the Inside Out Skills podcast. If you have, please leave us a 5* review on iTunes. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Google Play.
Note:If you are interested to learn how you can rebrand yourself as a business leader or professional and position yourself as an expert in your working field, you can download the 9 steps Rebranding guide here.
We all know that sustained eye contact is an invitation to turn our talk into a conversation. It creates a bond between speaker and listener, a connection that is beneficial to both parties.
When we look someone in the eye, they are more likely to look at us, listen to us, and buy into our message.
In this episode, Shawn talked about the importance of eye contact during your presentation or speech. What You Will Learn in this Episode:
- Why having good eye contact is important for your career
- The common mistake to have eye contact in a presentation or speech
- How to have eye contact with a small size of the audience
- How to have eye contact with a large size of the audience
- How we should begin the eye contact at the start of a presentation or speech
We hope you’ve enjoyed today’s episode of the Inside Out Skills podcast. If you have, please leave us a 5* review on iTunes. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Google Play.
Note:If you are interested to learn how you can rebrand yourself as a business leader or professional and position yourself as an expert in your working field, you can download the 9 steps Rebranding guide here.
The fact is that we have all been affected at some point in our lives by something someone else said about us. Words can be hurtful and leave us feeling powerless and vulnerable. In time, people's words and perceptions of us can actually shape our own beliefs about ourselves. This can lead to fear of judgment by others and infringe on so many aspects of our lives as we navigate through relationships, jobs, social situations and even self-care.
In this episode, Shawn talked about a very common challenge that many people are faced with. This is a challenge that usually takes a lot of energy from us. He wants to talk about the fear of being judged by others and its negative influence on your personal brand.
What You Will Learn in this Episode:
- Why is the fear of being judged by others so painful?
- The reasons behind people judge
- How you can manage this fear
- A game chance advice
We hope you’ve enjoyed today’s episode of the Inside Out Skills podcast. If you have, please leave us a 5* review on iTunes. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Google Play.
Note:If you are interested to learn how you can rebrand yourself as a business leader or professional and position yourself as an expert in your working field, you can download the 9 steps Rebranding guide here.
This is a Q&A episode. This question is related to career development, especially related to landing an ideal job. The person who asked this question wants to know how much information we should share in the job-hunting process.
It is a really good question and we get this question a lot, so in this episode, Shawn will answer this question and provide some tips and advice about how much information we should share in the job-hunting process.
What You Will Learn in this Episode:
- Why is it important to share enough information when you look for a job?
- How much information should you share in your resume?
- The common pitfall in the job interview session;
- What is your main responsibility in the job interview session when they ask you questions?
If you like to read more, we suggest you check out blog posts related to sharing information when you look for a job here.
We hope you’ve enjoyed today’s episode of the Inside Out Skills podcast. If you have, please leave us a 5* review on iTunes. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Google Play.
In this episode, Shawn is going to talk about the importance of creating multiple sources of income. Whether you’re happy with your 9-to-5 job, or you could do with the extra cash, having a side income is not a good idea.
The number of people, globally, who have created and currently maintain a side income is growing by the day. They’re all experiencing the benefits that come with creating multiple sources of income: more freedom, financial stability, and improved quality of life.
Listening to today’s episode, you’ll learn about why it’s a good idea to start a side income, why you should drop your excuses for not starting one yet, and the three main reasons people give for not doing it
What You Will Learn in this Episode:
- “It does not matter how successful you are in your current main job as a corporate professional, starting a side business needs time and effort.”
- “A side income can offer you the opportunity to explore your passions or pursue your dream job, without sacrificing the steady paycheck of your day job.”
- More than 37% of older adults have a side income in the US. The number for millennials is more than 50%. Two-fifths of workers in the UK have a side hustle, and one in ten Australians has a side income.
- “If someone truly wants to find the time to do something, they just need to manage their time properly.”
- Having multiple sources of income is the right and best strategy for long-term security.
- We all have the same 24 hours in a day.
- Starting a company and launching a side income are not the same thing
We hope you’ve enjoyed today’s episode of the Inside Out Skills podcast. If you have, please leave us a 5* review on iTunes. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Google Play.
It does not matter if you run a business, have a corporate job, or even if you have both a 9-5 job and a side income, in all these situations, networking can give you opportunities such as a new job, more sales, etc.
In this episode, Shawn will talk about communication and networking skills. He gets this question a lot about what we should do when attending social events in order to expand our professional network.
This is important because if you understand the process and stages of attending social events, then you can easily expand your professional network, which is priceless for your career progress.
What You Will Learn in this Episode:
- What networking is and why professional networking matters
- The main stages of attending social events, especially professional events.
- What should you consider when you want to attend an event?
- What do you need to do when you arrive at the event?
- What steps do you show follow after attending an event?
We hope you’ve enjoyed today’s episode of the Inside Out Skills podcast. If you have, please leave us a 5* review on iTunes. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Google Play.
How important is good time management in your life? Time is one of the most valuable and irreplaceable things we have in our lives. That is why proper time management habits and behaviors are important in our lives to make better use of the time we have left. The fruits of better time management mean more personal and professional success without stress.
In this episode of the Inside Out Skills podcast, Shawn shares tips on better time management to help you build the life you deserve from the inside out. He explains signs of poor time management and a few areas you can focus on to improve your time management.
Listen in to learn why you need to understand how you’re spending your time to start prioritizing and organizing it better.
What You Will Learn in this Episode:
- Shawn shares his story and the life lessons he has learned over his 20 years of business experience.
- InsideOutSkills.com – going beyond the content taught in schools.
- The value of time and the importance of managing it properly.
- Time management – the ability to use your time effectively or productively.
- Why the concept of proper time management should be taught in schools.
- How poor punctuality can negatively impact your relationships with others and how to overcome it.
- Poor performance as a sign of poor time management, and how to improve with ability and motivation.
- Stop punishing yourself for procrastination to reduce stress and poor performance.
- Stop saying “YES” to everyone and instead define your boundaries.
- The negative impacts of perfectionism and indecisiveness.
- How good time management will improve most aspects of both your personal and professional life.
- Some areas to focus on and improve your time management skills to avoid stress at the workplace.
Standout Quotes:
- “Life is an opportunity and to experience happiness during the time that we are on this planet, and achieve our goals.”
- “One of the most valuable things that we have in our life is time, and there is no way for us to replace it when it’s gone.”
- “If you’re constantly wanting to do things for others, there will not be enough time left for you.”
We hope you’ve enjoyed today’s episode of the Inside Out Skills podcast. If you have, please leave us a 5* review on iTunes. Also, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and Google Play.