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TIPS, ADVICE, AND INSIGHTS
A deeper dive into many of the themes and topics covered on The Jordan Harbinger Show. These articles are designed to be comprehensive and thorough. This is decidedly a no-listicle zone.
How to Help People Change for the Right Reasons
The guy who writes me seems to have it all. A condo in downtown Chicago. Two beautiful dogs. A steady job. And a girlfriend of five years, whom he calls “intelligent, loving,” and someone with whom he has “a special connection.” Life, he tells me, is pretty spectacular. The only problem is that: She is […]
Read MoreThe Right Way to ‘Manifest’ What You Want
There’s a piece of advice floating around yoga classes, ayahuasca ceremonies, and life-coaching sessions right now that basically goes like this: Decide what you want in life, focus on it intentionally, and eventually — if you do it enough — it’ll magically appear. This idea is called manifestation, and it’s one of the cornerstones of […]
Read MoreThe Big Mistake People Make About Networking
One of the interesting side effects of hosting a show about success is that you encounter a lot of excuses. Excuses for not being generous. Excuses for being off-track. Excuses for not acting abundantly. Excuses for hitting a taco truck after a night of binge-drinking with your roommates instead of getting to bed by 11 […]
Read MoreWhat Happened When I Was Featured in The New York Times
As you might have seen, your boy was just in The New York Times talking about the massive glut of podcasts out there. The article’s called “Have We Hit Peak Podcast?” and spoiler alert, the answer in the article is basically “Um, yeah, definitely.” But the truth is, we haven’t really hit “peak podcast.” We’re […]
Read MoreFive Signs Your Life Is Off Track (And What to Do About It)
Every so often, we need to check in with ourselves, take a hard look at our thoughts and emotions and decisions, and ask ourselves if our lives are on the right track. If we engage with that process honestly, we can learn to stop blaming other people for our shortcomings, shrug off any false positivity […]
Read MoreHow to Be Generous When You’re Just Starting Out
I recently met this scientist named Rachel, a talented young Ph.D. who’s working on some kind of biodefense program for the U.S. government. Full disclosure: I’m not quite smart enough to understand exactly what she does, and she didn’t seem eager to go into too much detail, which makes me think she’s working on something […]
Read MoreHow to Deliver Bad News (And Not Be the Bad Guy)
Confession: I hate giving someone bad news. I hate the anticipation of it. I hate the conversation itself. I hate the feeling I’m left with afterward, even if it has to be done, even if I know it was the right thing to do. I hate imagining how the other person feels receiving the news, […]
Read MoreWhy Confidence Matters (And How to Get It)
Confidence is one of those game-changing qualities — like rapport, empathy, and courage — that is both incredibly valuable and highly elusive. As soon as we “try” to be confident, we’ve already failed. As soon as we “act” more confident, we’re already pretending. Telling someone to “be more confident” is like telling someone to be […]
Read MoreHow to Use Embarrassment to Your Advantage
After my second year of law school, I became a summer associate at a corporate law firm in London. It was the sort of place where the women wore power suits and the guys rocked pocket squares and everyone walked around with a certain “Ah, why yes, how do you do?” vibe at all times. […]
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