Engineer Soft Skills

Do you find that you are hard on yourself?  Do you feel like it is necessary to be hard on yourself?  Do you wish that you could end self-criticism and become much more happy and free?

In this podcast, I discuss how you can begin to notice and work with self-criticism.  I go through the book “On My Own Side” by Aziz Gazipura, a mentor of mine.  You will learn the key lessons that Aziz teaches in his brilliant book in order to become less self-critical and more self-loving.

Do you wish that you were more positive?  Do you wish that you felt more positive energy throughout your life?

In this podcast, I dive into some ways that you can uncover habits of negative thinking.  Then, I discuss how you can recondition your mind to have a bias toward positive thinking.

In this podcast, I speak with Myke Macapinlac.  Myke began his career as a structural design engineer.  He decided that he wanted to improve upon his dating life and social life, and dove into learning social confidence.

Myke now teaches STEM professionals how to create meaningful connections.

In the interview, Myke shares a variety of brilliant insights into how you can develop social confidence as an engineer.

When it comes to becoming a better engineer, we often think that we need to become smarter and learn more technical information to improve.  And while there’s some truth to this, there is much more to the picture.  

In fact, one way that we can enhance our abilities as an engineer is to enhance our energy.  Imagine if you had the capacity of a ferrari, but only got the performance of a camry.  No offense to the camry, but that’s not very efficient.  This podcast is about how we can get better results by increasing our efficiency and tapping into the ferrari like capacity that we have, but aren’t necessarily utilizing.

This episode is all about the fundamentals.  These are the simple, yet not easy, habits of health that you can begin implementing to develop higher energy, better focus, stronger productivity, and greater happiness.  They are the key actions you can take to sleep, eat, and move in more effective ways to become a better you!

On this episode of the Engineer Soft Skills podcast, I am joined by Sol Rosenbaum of The Engineering Mentor.  Sol has worked for 18+ years in energy engineering and has earned a variety of certifications, including the PE and CEM.

We discuss Sol’s engineering background, his views on how one can develop as an engineer, his favorite books and resources, his top tips on productivity and job hunting, and a ton of other things.

On this episode of the Engineer Soft Skills podcast, I am joined by Terry Suffredini.  We talk about the skills that engineers to develop to become successful in their careers, how to move from shy to confident, how to develop a career that you love, how to become productive, and much more.

At this moment in time, many of us have had our work affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Many of us are working from home for the first time.  With that in mind, here are some tactics and strategies that you can use to work from home in a way that is effective and maintains your sanity.

Do you regularly feel overwhelmed?  Do you start feeling like there are a million things you have to do, and then you get totally frazzled?

On this episode, I talk about how to stop this madness.  This is something that I used to struggle with massively, and have learned a variety of strategies to go from overwhelmed to calm and focused.

Do you wake up tired and low-energy?  Do you constantly hit the snooze button?  Do you wish you could get in more of the activities that you know are good for you, but you don't have the time?  Do you want to feel great everyday?

On this episode of the Engineer Soft Skills podcast, we dive into morning routines!  We uncover why having a morning routine is so important and how you can craft an awesome one for yourself.  

Do you want to massively boost your productivity?  Do you often feel frazzled, lazy, and unmotivated?  Do you want to learn to get a lot done while feeling good and enjoying the ride?  Then this podcast episode is for you!

As an engineer, you know that productivity is important.  You know that to rise up in your career, it's important to get more done.  Let's figure out how to do just that!

Do you feel like you’re constantly trying to get other people to like you?  Do you feel like you need to change the way you act, dress, speak, and express yourself in order to make sure that people don’t disapprove of you?  Do you feel like you lack a strong sense of self and the ability to make strong decisions?

In this episode, we dive into how you can stop being a people pleaser.  Instead of seeking approval constantly, you will learn to be more bold, authentic, and 100% you!  

Do you regularly get nervous or anxious?  Do you wish that you could be calm and comfortable, in the face of scary situations?

On this episode, we dive into some tools, mindsets, and activities you can do to start addressing nervousness and anxiety.  This will seriously level up your confidence and give you tools for life that you can use to feel more confident in difficult situations.

Elon Musk is a personal hero of mine.  If you're an engineer, odds are he's an inspiration to you too.  I've always wondered: how does Elon do it?  

One answer is the way he thinks.  Elon has a unique and brilliant way of thinking about problems and understanding concepts.  It has led him to an unprecedented track record of innovation.  While I can't guarantee Elon-level results, learning and using this technique can help you begin to solve problems and innovate at a high level.

Are there conversations in your life that you know you should have?  Do these conversations scare you?  

So often, we have conversations in our lives that we know we need to have, but we avoid them like the plague.  We fear that something bad will happen.  And so we leave things unsaid, and ultimately never get great results.  Whether it's asking for a raise, speaking up with your boss, having a conversation with a romantic partner, or clarifying boundaries in personal relationships, difficult conversations are paramount to getting the things we want.  

In this episode, we cover the mindsets and tactics that you need to step up and have the difficult conversations that you know you need to have.

Habits are everything.  95+% of our behavior is habitual.  Therefore, if you have bad habits, we are putting ourselves on a path toward failure.  If you can develop great habits, you are doing the best possible thing you can do to position yourself for future success.

There are some habits that you know you should do for general well-being in life, but it's less obvious what habits would benefit your engineering career.  In this episode, we discuss the best habits that you can develop to have success in engineering.

Decisions are everything.  Your ability to make good decisions will make the difference between career success and career stagnation.  As you prove your ability to make good decisions often, you will rise to higher levels of an organization where you can make higher-level decisions.

How do we go about improving our decision making abilities?  In this episode, I discuss just that.  I dive into a variety of concepts that can help improve your decision making at your job and in your personal life.  

As engineers, many of us are perfectionists.  We expect perfect result.  We put extreme demands on ourselves.  We always expect ourselves to be better.

On this episode of the Engineer Soft Skills podcast, we break down why perfectionism isn't actually a good thing.  And we talk about a better path: a way to be more effective and happier.  

Do you struggle to focus?  You know that the ability to do deep work and intensely focus on a task is hugely valuable, but it isn't easy to do.  

On this episode, we dive into a variety of ways that you can increase your attention and focus.  This will make you a more effective engineer who can do fantastic work.

Would you like to learn how to network?  Do you struggle to create relationships in your workplace?  Do you wish you had more friends at work?  Do you wish you could get mentorship from people who have the career that you want?

On episode 14, we discuss how to network.  We go into the mindset and mechanics of how to create relationships and network, so that you can have more friends, enjoy work more, and receive great advice.

Do you procrastinate?  Do you have a hard time sitting down to work?  Do you avoid challenging tasks?

In this episode, learn why that is the case.  Then, learn how you can tame your procrastination and consistently show up and do challenging work.

Are you insecure about your intelligence?  Does the thought of making a mistake or error scare you?  Do you fear failure?  Do you fear being fired or getting in trouble?  

In this episode, we cover how to break through those fears and become more confident in your abilities.  If you want to crush your own intellectual insecurity, this is the podcast for you.

Do you feel like you're not good enough at work?  Do you feel like others will discover that you're not good enough?  You might just have imposter syndrome.  

In this episode, we break down tactics and strategies to deal with imposter syndrome, own your value, and feel great. 

Do you regularly feel anxiety or fear?  Or do you find that you often experience sadness, guilt, or grief?  And do you wish that you could seriously decrease the amount of negative feelings that you feel on a regular basis?

On episode 10, I cover a technique that you can use in your life to start letting go of these negative emotions so that you can feel more contentment, joy, happiness, and peace.

Do you struggle with confidence?  Are there big events where you wish you could show up as your fullest, boldest self?  Do you find that you often feel short of the confidence that you know you're capable of?

On episode 9, we explore exactly how you can radically boost your confidence in a quick way.  This tool is immensely useful when it comes to things like job interviews, dates, parties, difficult conversations, and more.

Does the behavior of other people perplex you?  Does your own behavior surprise you, and you wish you could change it?

On episode 8, we dive into why.  This will help you understand the deeper psychology that runs our thoughts, feelings, and actions.  This is Tony Robbin's 6 Human Needs model.  Listen to the episode for a full breakdown!

Do you struggle in conversations?  Do you run out of things to say, and then feel awkward about it?  Do you feel anxious or nervous talking to others?  Do you wish you could be a fantastic conversationalist, to have more fun, connect with people, and have them like you more?

In today's episode, we discuss how to develop your conversational skills.  You will leave learning the mindsets and mechanics of someone is great at talking to people and enjoys doing so.

Do you want to know what is driving your behavior?  Sometimes you want something, but you can't seem to get it, and you don't know why.  You wish you could be more confident and less fearful or anxious, but you don't know how to make that happen.

In this episode, we dive into the subconscious mind.  This is the part of our consciousness that is driving most of our behavior and we are often unaware of it.  Once you get this, you can begin to work with it, to drive greater results in your life.

Do you struggle with soft skills?  Do you want to live a more fun, free, liberated life?  Do you want to make friends, excel at work, and improve your dating life?  

Soft skills are the answer.  In this episode of the Engineer Soft Skills podcast, we get into 3 reasons that soft skills matter in life.  

Do you struggle with social confidence?  Do you wonder why that is?  

One of the biggest differentiators between those who are socially confident and those who struggle with it is mindset.  The great thing about these mindsets is that they can be learned and adopted.  If you don't have them yet, you can implement them into your life to massively boost your social confidence.  

In this episode of the Engineer Soft Skills podcast, we break down the 5 mindsets of a person with massive social confidence.  

What is Engineer Soft Skills?  What is this podcast all about?  Who am I and why am I interested in this topic?  All this and more are answered in episode 1 of the Engineer Soft Skills podcast.