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Plucking Up with Liz BohannonAuthor: Liz Bohannon
Do you ever look at successful people and get stuck in their highlight reel? We then look at our own mess ups and feel alone, broken and not cut out for the job. Hosted by founder and social entrepreneur Liz Bohannon, Plucking Up is a podcast that talks about failures beyond the platitudes and how celebrated authors, entrepreneurs, artists and leaders in their own field moved past mistakes and wrong turns, in order to build lives of purpose, passion and impact. Each week, Liz shares uninhibited conversations with guests including Elizabeth Gilbert, Arianna Huffington, and many more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Language: en Genres: Personal Journals, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Stop Chasing Happiness: Baseline, Momentum, and What Success Actually Feels Like with Jason Feifer
Monday, 29 June, 2026
Jason Feifer is the editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur magazine, a keynote speaker, startup advisor, and host of the podcast Problem Solvers. But the throughline of his career is not a title or a resume. It's a single skill: taking complicated ideas and making them simple. In this conversation, Liz and Jason explore what it means to build a career that isn't anchored to a job, how entrepreneurs think differently than everyone else, and why the goal might not be happiness at all but something closer to momentum. This one went deep fast, and it never slowed down.Key TakeawaysSelf-conceptions are powerfully limiting.The thing that does not change in times of change.Horizontal thinkers vs. vertical thinkers.Opportunity Set A vs. Opportunity Set B.You can be entrepreneurial whether or not you work for yourself.$1 is not inherently better than $0.Success is a state of being, not a specific outcome.Baseline is clarity.Timestamps[0:00:25] Book Deal and Podcast Rebrand[0:04:09] Nonlinear Career and Pattern Recognition[0:08:40] Defining the Thing That Doesn’t Change[0:10:50] Work Your Next Job Philosophy[0:13:57] Horizontal vs Vertical Career Thinking[0:21:39] Balancing Creativity and Strategy[0:27:22] Personal Metrics of Success Spreadsheet[0:31:23] State of Being vs Outcome Goals[0:37:30] Negative Emotions in a Well-Lived Life[0:39:39] Saying No to Misaligned Funding[0:46:39] Emotional Baseline and SustainableLinks & Resources MentionedJason FeiferNewsletter — One Thing Better: https://onethingbetter.emailPodcast: Problem SolversJason on Instagram/X: @heyfeiferEntrepreneur Magazine: https://www.entrepreneur.comBook MentionedMr. Nice Guy — Jason Feifer and Jen Miller (novel)Connect with LizWebsite: lizbohannon.co Instagram: @lizbohannonThe Plucking Up Podcast: pluckingup.comThe Boho Beat: lizboho.substack.comEnjoyed this episode? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or share it with a friend who needs this conversation. It's the best way to help more people find the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
