“B******g ain’t switching.” So what is?

Hey, how’s the product world been for you?

Before we jump into this amazing episode. I’ve got an invitation for you. I’m running a free webinar on The Bulletproof PM: How to Get Your Career Unstuck in the AI Era. I decided to do that because there’s too much apocalyptic messages out there, and many are missing on key things that unlock growth.

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Last year I attended 17 conferences. And the magic doesn’t happen on stage. It happens when you have honest conversations with people.

I got the chance to meet, Bob Moesta, first in Munich. You probably heard about Jobs to be Done, which Bob was behind it. But he’s much more than that. He’s a humble, inspiring, and caring person.

Throughout the whole conference, Bob spend his time talking to people, listening to them, and sharing perspectives. And I’m one of these people. I learned so much from him, that I felt it was unfair to hold it only to myself. I got him to our podcast.

This episode is a mixture of career, Job Moves (his latest book), and life stories. You will enjoy this chat if you want unfiltered coming out through an open and unstructured conversation. This is not marketing, that’s how we recorded this episode.

During our warm up chat, Bob asked me, who will listen to us, what you care about, and what keeps you up at night. And within that, we kicked it off. No scripts, no rehearsed answers, just honest and rough thoughts.

It’s close to an hour of thoughts that can help you reflect about your career, and what matters to you.

Here are some insights you’re going to get from it.

1. Energy is your compass, not your title.

“Where did you get energy? … Those hints of energy are there throughout your entire life.”

2. Switching starts when progress becomes explicit.

“B******g ain’t switching. The question is: what progress are you trying to make?”

3. Questions create room for answers.

“Questions create spaces in the brain for solutions to fall into.”

4. Stuck is the trigger: progress is the fuel.

“The moment they feel stuck…”

5. Before quitting, do the self-diagnosis.

“Before you say I quit… it’s you learning about yourself.”

6. There is no ideal job, only trade-offs.

“Every job has trade-offs.”

7. Most “strategy” complaints hide avoidance.

“Nine times out of 10… excuse, I don’t have a strategy.”

8. Do not ‘fix’ yourself into mediocrity. Protect your superpowers.

“My superpowers went away.”

9. Use process as a crutch for what drains you, not what fuels you.

“When I actually hate to do it… build a process around it.”

10. Sometimes the best move is sideways to recover.

“Find a jobcation… rebalance themselves.”

Let’s keep Untrapping the Product World, Together.

Talk soon,

David Pereira

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