Workplace Therapist Brandon Smith Stayed in a Comfortable Teaching Job Too Long

<p>Video and more: <a href="https://www.markgraban.com/mistake131">https://www.markgraban.com/mistake131</a></p> <p>My guest for Episode #131 of the <a href="http://myfavoritemistakepodcast.com/">My Favorite Mistake podcast</a> is <a href="https://theworkplacetherapist.com/meet-brandon/">Brandon Smith</a>, an executive coach, author, speaker, and podcaster. His <a href="http://theworkplacetherapist.com/podcast/">podcast</a> (and his label for himself) is “The Workplace Therapist” and he's <a href="https://theworkplacetherapist.com/key-lessons-from-our-favorite-mistakes-with-author-mark-graban/">had me as a guest there</a>. As a “therapist,” he has an MS in Clinical Counseling.</p> <p>Some of his jobs and roles include:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.theworksmiths.com/">The Worksmiths,</a>&nbsp;Founder and CEO</li> <li><a href="http://www.myleadershipfoundry.com/">The Leadership Foundry</a>, Co-Founder</li> <li>Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Adjunct Faculty</li> </ul> <p>He’s the author of books including his latest, <a href="https://amzn.to/34y3wN7"><em>The Hot Sauce Principle: How to Live and Lead in a World Where Everything Is Urgent All of the Time</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>In today's episode, Brandon shares his “favorite mistake” story about staying in a “comfortable” executive education teaching job too long — why was that a “bad relationship” and what did he learn from the experience?</p> <p>We talk about that story and other topics including:</p> <ul> <li>What triggered this realization?</li> <li>Was it a pattern?</li> <li>Why did you come to call yourself “the workplace therapist”?</li> <li>What reasons do people come to you for workplace therapy?</li> <li>Choosing to come vs. being told they have to?</li> <li>Resisting expertise?</li> <li>Tell us about the book… what is the “hot sauce principle”??</li> <li>Why do we need “focused energy”?</li> <li>Using “hot sauce” or urgency appropriately</li> </ul> <p>Find Brandon on Social Media:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.li