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Soul Boss

Michelle Mainsmichellemains.com
I’ll show you practical ways to use soft skills to become the creative, wise CEO of your life—a Soul Boss! Your goals deserve more than wishing or willpower. So, skill up today with inspiring tips, tactics and affirmations!
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Episodes

Use Stellar People Skills To Be The Dupe

There are good and bad dupes. Don’t be a discount knock-off. Hone outstanding people skills so everyone wants to duplicate your ways of working.

Feb 27, 20246 min

Replace Reckless Choices With Serious Skills

Are you facing conflicting facts that co-exist? A rush to judgment could take you in the wrong direction. Discover why serious problems need serious skills.

Feb 06, 20246 min

Bust The "Nice To Have" Myth About Soft Skills

It’s a myth that soft skills are a “nice to have”. Switch to a “must have” mindset and take a step-by-step approach. That’s how you’ll make daily progress.

Jan 29, 20245 min

Bust The Myth About Bossing Up

Did someone tell you bossing up is built on demands and ultimatums? Learn how to make your work life work by mixing what you do with people skills. Good humaning is back in style! Have you heard about soft skills but think, "I'll know it when I see it?" And are you pressed for time? No worries—Straight talk about soft skills and how to get things done at work is finally here. Check out my new book at Amazon, Soft Skills Basics in a Flash.

Jan 09, 20246 min

News Flash - You're Not Behind

Are you already feeling stressed and pushed? Relax—there's plenty of time to achieve your goals. Take stock of your work skills in 60 seconds with three easy questions.

Jan 02, 20243 min

Flip An Unexpected Loss Into Living Lean

Has a surprise or two upended your best laid plans? Learn how work skills can help you boss up and turn temporary failures into lasting wisdom.

Nov 28, 20236 min

Three Ways To Flip Transformation Fatigue

Productivity shouldn't be a white-knuckle rollercoaster ride. Learn how soft skills can help transform change fatigue into clear, creative insights.

Nov 14, 20235 min

3 Ways To Flip A Negative Self - Image

Are you facing disappointments from goals or priorities that didn’t pay off? Learn how soft skills can help transform mixed results into empowering wisdom.

Nov 07, 20235 min

Make Manners Matter

Do you feel like bringing your raw, unvarnished self to the party? Remember that social skills are a workplace game changer, opening doors of opportunity.

Oct 24, 20235 min

Make Kindness Your Calling Card

Don’t let your social skills lapse when bad behavior pops up. Stand out from the crowd by being poised, professional, & grown. Make kindness your calling card.

Oct 17, 20235 min

Streamline The Mental Load

Maintaining superb etiquette doesn't need to be complex or complicated. It's often as simple as standing in someone else’s shoes and being willing to streamline their mental load. Learn how to combine social skills and people skills for effective communications.

Oct 09, 20235 min

Avoid Brandstanding With Solid Judgment

Have you ever met someone who doesn't know when to quit? Learn how people skills, good judgment, and good timing can help you avoid being a brandstander!

Oct 03, 20236 min

Beat The Career Killing Pop - Up Jobs

Are you intrigued by Lazy Girl pop-up jobs? Use work skills instead. They’re the fast fashion of work, where they start off well but fall apart in no time!

Sep 19, 20235 min

Beat The Career Killing Lucky Girl Mindset

Are you intrigued by Lucky Girl Syndrome, where you self-declare how lucky you are? Make sure you read the fine print before you sign on the dotted line. That’s because waiting to be lucky might wind up compromising your future. Discover how to swap the career killing Lucky Girl syndrome for opportunities.

Sep 12, 20235 min

Beat The Bare Minimum Monday Career Killer

Are you sliding down a slippery slope where every day is turning into Bare Minimum Monday? Learn how to use people skills to tame this career killer.

Sep 05, 20235 min

Make Grit A Mindset

Setbacks will happen, but they don't need to be the boss of you. Courageously take charge & make resilience, stamina, and grit permanent parts of your mindset.

Jul 27, 20235 min

Power Through Big Challenges With Constructive Creativity

Imagination isn't optional—it's a quantifiable, marketable skill. So, don't get waylaid by the messy middle. Solve problems by using imagination to your advantage. Power through big challenges with constructive creativity.

Jul 18, 20235 min

Turn A Gut Punch Into Being Gutsy

Sooner or later, pushing down your past will backfire. Learn how to use work skills to take charge and persevere. Turn a gut punch into being gutsy!

Jul 11, 20235 min

The Art Of The Bounce Back

Change is twice as hard if you resist at every turn. So, give your inner Alarmist a rest by honing techniques to adjust and handle whatever comes your way. Reclaim your peace of mind by cultivating the art of the bounce back.

Jun 27, 20235 min

Ease Change By Building A Set Of Personal KPIs

Are you interested in developing your people skills but you’re not sure where to start? Successful products have more going for them than big ideas—they're built with heart and soul. So, when uncertainty is afoot, keep alliances top of mind. Discover why keeping people first makes change easier.

Jun 20, 20235 min

Perfect Your Agility Flex

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky was ready to go big—until he got expert advice. Learn how to mimic his success with work techniques you use day in and day out, like being adaptable, exercising thoughtful judgment, and maintaining healthy self-esteem when doubts arise. Discover how to use change to your advantage.

Jun 13, 20236 min

Use Creativity To Get Out Of Survival Mode

Have you heard of positive predictability? It’s an easy way to set yourself up for success. Use your natural creativity to retire workarounds that have served their purpose. Refine your productivity skills instead of trying to MacGuyver your day!

Jun 06, 20236 min

Grownupify Your No Flex

Did you know strengthening your No flex can help you boss up? Discover how you can master the secret of taking charge by taking an over-enthusiastic “Yes!” off the table.

May 23, 20235 min

Grownupify Your Career Management

Does taking charge of your career seem like an abstract goal? Learn how celebrity make-up artist Bobbi Brown said no to hustle culture. Instead, she made wise, empowered choices, and built an authentic vision with marketable work skills and quantifiable results.

May 16, 20235 min
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