Work sucks? Maybe it’s not you. Maybe it’s the model you’re working in.

Carlos Musquez came to this realization after 30+ years in the ad business. And he’d love it if you didn’t have to wait so long.

He invites you to ask a very simple question. When was the last time you were really proud of your work? And if the answer is, “it’s been a minute,” ask yourself why?

It might be time for something new. For Carlos, that new thing is Old School—a creative collective that lives the values learned throughout his career.

You can check out those values on his site. Some of my favorites:

🐱 Creativity is an Act of Defiance🐱 Risk is a Requirement🐱 Reject the Trend Trap🐱 Impact Over Optics

I’d argue those values are a solid recipe for good living, not matter what you’re doing. Good for life, good for advertising.

A good foundation to start something new.

Let the desuckifying begin.

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You can follow Carlos on LinkedIn. And check out his site at oldschool-collective.com. It’s full of inspiring goodness.

If you enjoyed the conversation and would like to dive deep into some of your own challenges at work, I invite you to schedule a free half-hour discovery session, where we can explore new, desuckified possibilities for your future.

Bye, everyone!

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No one lies on their deathbed and says, “I wish I was more productive.”

But maybe they should. Because productivity is making progress towards our priorities. Towards the things that actually matter. That’s the definition shared by Sarah Ohanesian, today’s guest on the DesuckifyWork® podcast.

At work, that might mean doing something we’re passionate about, or finding meaning where none seems to exist. Outside of work, with our families, our friends or off on our own, it simply means spending more time doing what we love.

I think Sarah’s onto something here.

Sarah is a former CMO turned productivity consultant. She saw (and experienced) the rampant burnout in the marketing world and decided she wanted to play a different game.

We all need to figure out what game we’re playing.

🐱 If you work for a company, you need to get clear on what game they’re playing and decide if you’re on board.

🐱 If you’re a leader, get really clear on your game and bring in diverse teams who want to play it with you.

🐱 No matter who you are, block your time for the stuff that matters. That’s your real work.

🐱 Create conversations with your team, your boss, your peers and your clients to make sure everyone recognizes the importance of focusing on priorities

🐱 If priorities aren’t clear, and this is just me talking, run! Life is too short to kill ourselves doing dumb s**t for no apparent reason.

Ultimately, all of this needs to come back to the game we want to play. The game we’ll be happiest looking back and saying, yeah, that was worth it. That was fun. That was me.

Let the desuckifying begin.

You can follow Sarah on LinkedIn. And check out her site at so-productive.com, where she’ll help you get clear on what matters.

If you enjoyed the conversation and would like to dive deep into some of your own challenges at work, I invite you to schedule a free half-hour discovery session, where we can explore new, desuckified possibilities for your future.

Bye, everyone!

Bonus Question from Sarah to our audience:When you're looking at your to do list next, what big impact do you want to make? What big impact are you capable of making? And what is that one task that's going to help to get you there?

If you’d like to watch this episode on YouTube, please click here.

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I thought I had a bold mission, to desuckify work.

Then, Maria DeLorenzis Reyes shows up and hits me with a Devil Went Down to Georgia throw down: “Sit down in that chair right there and let me show you how it’s done.”

Her mission: to change the world of work forever.

Okay, okay. I’m listening. How do we do that, exactly?

Maria has some thoughts:

🐱 Be vulnerable. This is a huge superpower for leaders, who think they need to know everything. No. They need to know how to navigate a world where they know almost nothing. And show others that this is okay.

🐱 Stop the short-termism. Or it will (already has?) lead to long-term disaster. Time to hop off the hamster wheel of doom and actually go somewhere.

🐱 Don’t wait to lead, no matter your title. Start walking and inspire others to join you. People are dying for some direction right now, you can be the source.

🐱 Own and elevate our humanity. In the face of AI, we need to shift workplace cultures to nurture uniquely human capabilities. You know, the ones we’ve been ignoring for 100 years or so?

I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to rosin up my bow and go all in on this. It’s time.

Let the desuckifying begin.

You can follow Maria on LinkedIn and on Instagram @themariadr. And check out her site at mariadr.com, where you can learn more about her life-changing work and her awesome podcast.

If you enjoyed the conversation and would like to dive deep into some of your own challenges at work, I invite you to schedule a free half-hour discovery session, where we can explore new, desuckified possibilities for your future.

Bye, everyone!

Bonus Question from Maria to our audience:What is the one thing that could be done that could have a major impact on how we work?

If you’d like to watch this episode on YouTube, please click here.

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