The Happiness Hustle

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben discuss being let go from a job, how to make yourself too indispensable to fire, and what you can do if it's simply unavoidable.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben find ways to seek out your hidden talents and discuss aptitude tests, anti-shipment mentality, and the value of mentorship.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben tackle the long-awaited topic of mentorship, touching on what to look for as a mentee as well as what approaches to take as a mentor.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben talk through both sides of the interview process and discuss the fears, anxieties, and challenges that both candidates and companies face, as well as what they're both really looking for.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben explore the concept of talent, and discuss whether talent alone is sufficient to make it in the marketplace. Spoiler: it's not! But the Happiness Hustle duo drops a simple formula that can help guide you to success in your journey.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben share the latest in their own happiness hustle journeys, and open up the floor for future Q & A episodes!

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben walk through what it looks like when setbacks rear their heads in our happiness hustle journeys, and how we can reassess and pivot to move forward from those hurdles.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben chat sosh meeds, growing up with the Internet, and Web 3.0 technologies. What are you most excited for in the future of the Internet?

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben talk about the lizard brain, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and why people don't try the things they want to try. What's stopping you? Fight the resistance!

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben chat about evaluating business ideas and how to know which ideas to pursue and which ideas to let go. How do you know which opportunities will pan out? What are your goals in your entrepreneurial ventures?

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben discuss Seth Godin's book "Linchpin: Are You Indispensible?". What does it mean to be indispensable in the new economy? Can everyone really be an artist?

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben wrestle with the ambiguity of the idea of working hard. Hint: it's not necessarily working long hours! How does "hard work" relate to efficiency, importance, and passion?

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben discuss first and future impressions and how they impact our colleagues, customers, and employees. What factors play into making an impression on someone? Do you put on a show or try to be your authentic self?

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben talk about the burgeoning industry of short term rentals, including the risks, ongoing costs, and potential upsides to this cash cow of a side hustle. PriceLabs: https://pricelabs.co/

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben chat about the two-way street of communication, common pitfalls to watch out for, and what good communication should look like. Tree swing meme: https://pmac-agpc.ca/sites/default/files/Tree.jpg

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben catch up on their own happiness hustles and discuss their goals for the next few weeks, and share a reminder about the balance between the happiness side and the hustle side of our journeys. Ben nerds out on Star Wars.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben discuss the idea of customer service and what makes a great customer experience (and a few things that don't). Every interaction matters, and the bottom line is figuring out how to make the customer's day.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben talk about YouTube and how it can be leveraged to generate an income, along with the challenges it can pose.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben talk about Gary Keller's book "The One Thing" and how it is currently inspiring them in their own happiness hustles.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben wrap up the Health Series with a recap of the aspects of health covered in previous episodes, the big takeaways, and the overall lesson: listen to your body!

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben dive into the diet side of health and discuss calorie restriction, keto, intermittent fasting, and the overall role food plays in all aspects of our health.

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben introduce themselves and the show. 

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben check in on the exercise challenge, talk about what's been happening in their lives, motivations for the podcast and discuss self-care vs. self-awareness in light of our mental health. 

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben check in about the exercise challenge as part of the health series and talk about the reality of the impact that desk jobs have on our bodies. 

Send us Fan Mail Mike & Ben dive into the realm of SLEEP in this week's episode of the health series. Is it more sleep that you need or is it better quality of sleep?