The Happiness Hustle

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben share the latest updates in their own happiness hustle journeys, keeping it short and sweet.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben zoom out and discuss what it looks like to begin the happiness hustle journey, pulling in concepts and lessons learned from previous episodes to build a holistic approach to reinventing yourself. HH27: Do you have S.M.A.R.T. goals? HH71: Is Talent Actually Rare? HH82: Goal Setting Revisited HH89: Atomic Habits by James Clear | Book Club HH92: Quiet Quitting HH97: Yo...

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben ring in the new year by discussing end-of-year reviews, planning for the future, and pre-funk closing activities.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben share their thoughts on positivity, optimism, how we impact each other, and a little bit of pseudoscience.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben chat about the causes and impacts of decision fatigue as well as strategies to combat it within our happiness hustle journeys.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben weigh efficiency against resiliency and discuss the pros and cons of maximizing productivity. Resources: Will Harris of White Oak Pastures on the Joe Rogan Experience

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben talk about how affiliate marketing works and when it's appropriate to put it into practice with your audience. Resources: * "Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook" by Gary Vaynerchuk

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben share how recent high inflation rates have impacted their personal happiness hustle journeys, and talk I bonds, real estate, and optimism.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben discuss whether the trend of quiet quitting is a good thing and how it factors into the happiness hustle journey and our work-life rhythms.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben reflect back on how the pandemic impacted our happiness hustle journeys, both positively and negatively, and ponder what post-pandemic work-life rhythms might look like.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben provide some updates on their happiness hustle journeys, discuss goalsetting and habits in their own lives, and look ahead to see what's in store for the podcast. Fueled by beer.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben share their thoughts and inspirations from James Clear's book Atomic Habits and talk about how habits relate to goals before tying it all into the happiness hustle journey.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben delve into personal anecdotes about risks they've taken and how they determined the costs versus the benefits.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben discuss weighing and taking risks and how to find a comfortable level of risk in your happiness hustle journey.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben go off script and discuss practical applications of the "jar of rocks" analogy.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben chat about the importance of people and whether and how businesses can put their people first.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben vibe on the jar of rocks analogy and talk about how to prioritize the most important areas of your life over the filler.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben talk about being treated fairly in the workplace and how that factors into one's salary, work relationships, and employee retention.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben revisit the topic of goal setting and SMART goals, and talk about how to actually take action toward those goals.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben discuss feeling burned out and bored at the same time, running on autopilot, and balancing patience with fulfillment in the workplace.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben give some updates on their own happiness hustle journeys over a couple of beers, just like the good ol' days.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben chat about how bad our attention span is these days, what it's like to be alone with your thoughts, and all the distractions that keep us unfocused throughout the day.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben break down their daily lives and discuss improvements they can make to further their happiness hustle journeys.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben talk about the concept of incremental improvement and how to get 1% better each day. Lots of resources to explore in this episode: * Atomic Habits by James Clear * 1% Better by Chris Nikic * The ONE Thing by Gary Keller (Reviewed in HH57) * Getting Things Done by David Allen * HH49: Discipline opens the doors to accomplish great things but beware

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben review Pat Flynn's book Will It Fly? and talk about some practical applications of the book and its exercises.