<description>&lt;p&gt;On the final episode of &lt;em&gt;The ZigZag Project,&lt;/em&gt; activist Stacey Abrams explains her short-term strategies for sticking to her long-term goals and Manoush shares data from surveying thousands of listeners about making a big career change. The project wraps up with one last assignment and Manoush’s favorite messages from listeners. It’s a tear jerker.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The ZigZag Project&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;is six steps (and episodes) to help you map out a path that aligns your personal values with your professional ambitions. Think of it as a RESET for your career or business.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Find the assignments, survey, newsletter and more at &lt;a href="http://zigzagpod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;ZigZagPod.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Stacey Abrams joins us for the final step of The ZigZag Project.

On the final episode of The ZigZag Project, activist Stacey Abrams explains her short-term strategies for sticking to her long-term goals and Manoush shares data from surveying thousands of listeners about making a big career change. The project wraps up with one last assignment and Manoush’s favorite messages from listeners. It’s a tear jerker.The ZigZag Project is six steps (and episodes) to help you map out a path that aligns your personal values with your professional ambitions. Think of it as a RESET for your career or business.Find the assignments, survey, newsletter and more at <a href="http://zigzagpod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ZigZagPod.com</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

S6 EP6 STEP 6: THE TIMELINE

<description>&lt;p&gt;Today is Step 5 of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.zigzagpod.com/zigzagproject" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;The ZigZag Project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, our six-step process to get you from &lt;em&gt;wanting&lt;/em&gt; to make a big change in your life and work...to &lt;em&gt;actually&lt;/em&gt; making a change, in a responsible and mindful way.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Now, as we move from ideation into action, we're getting coaching from Columbia Business School professor, psychologist, and stress researcher &lt;a href="https://www.modupeakinola.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;Modupe Akinola&lt;/a&gt;. Modupe explains why rethinking the scary feelings that come with all big life transitions is &lt;em&gt;crucial&lt;/em&gt; as you decide, with the help of this episode’s assignment, which of your ideas--your paths--to actively pursue. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The ZigZag Project&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;is six steps (and episodes) to help you map out a path that aligns your personal values with your professional ambitions. Think of it as a RESET for your career or business.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Find the assignments, survey, newsletter and more at &lt;a href="http://zigzagpod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;ZigZagPod.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

How to deal with the stress that comes with big change.

Today is Step 5 of <a href="http://www.zigzagpod.com/zigzagproject" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The ZigZag Project</a>, our six-step process to get you from wanting to make a big change in your life and work...to actually making a change, in a responsible and mindful way. Now, as we move from ideation into action, we're getting coaching from Columbia Business School professor, psychologist, and stress researcher <a href="https://www.modupeakinola.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Modupe Akinola</a>. Modupe explains why rethinking the scary feelings that come with all big life transitions is crucial as you decide, with the help of this episode’s assignment, which of your ideas--your paths--to actively pursue. The ZigZag Project is six steps (and episodes) to help you map out a path that aligns your personal values with your professional ambitions. Think of it as a RESET for your career or business.Find the assignments, survey, newsletter and more at <a href="http://zigzagpod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ZigZagPod.com</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

S6 EP5 STEP 5: THE PATHS

<description>&lt;p&gt;On this episode of &lt;em&gt;The ZigZag Project&lt;/em&gt;, we move into a more practical phase and start asking hard questions like: What might you need to sacrifice, in order to align your values with your work? Obama advisor &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ValerieJarrett?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;Valerie Jarrett&lt;/a&gt; shares a story about what she gave up as a young aide, working for the city of Chicago. Manoush gives her own example and asks listeners to try a strange (but proven) methodology to figure out what changes are worth pursuing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The ZigZag Project&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;is six steps (and episodes) to help you map out a path that aligns your personal values with your professional ambitions. Think of it as a RESET for your career or business.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Find the assignments, survey, newsletter and more at &lt;a href="http://zigzagpod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;ZigZagPod.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Time to start asking the hard questions.

On this episode of The ZigZag Project, we move into a more practical phase and start asking hard questions like: What might you need to sacrifice, in order to align your values with your work? Obama advisor <a href="https://twitter.com/ValerieJarrett?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Valerie Jarrett</a> shares a story about what she gave up as a young aide, working for the city of Chicago. Manoush gives her own example and asks listeners to try a strange (but proven) methodology to figure out what changes are worth pursuing.The ZigZag Project is six steps (and episodes) to help you map out a path that aligns your personal values with your professional ambitions. Think of it as a RESET for your career or business.Find the assignments, survey, newsletter and more at <a href="http://zigzagpod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ZigZagPod.com</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

S6 EP4 STEP 4: THE MATCH

<description>&lt;p&gt;The third step of &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.zigzagpod.com/zigzagproject" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;The ZigZag Project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; requires getting &lt;em&gt;weird.&lt;/em&gt; Because we're gonna need to dig deep to find new ways to roll back climate change, bring equity to society, &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; pay our bills. If, after a year of lockdowns and stress, you feel drained at the thought, meet &lt;a href="http://robwalker.net/noticing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;Rob Walker&lt;/a&gt;, author of &lt;em&gt;The Art of Noticing&lt;/em&gt;. Rob has some unusual ways to inspire you to get creative and figure out your next job, business model, or project. Manoush turns Rob’s insight into this episode’s assignment: &lt;em&gt;The Board of All Ideas, No Matter How Weird&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The ZigZag Project&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;is six steps (and episodes) to help you map out a path that aligns your personal values with your professional ambitions. Think of it as a RESET for your career or business.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Find the assignments, survey, newsletter and more at &lt;a href="http://zigzagpod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;ZigZagPod.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We jumpstart your creative thinking about what you'll do next with step three of The ZigZag Project.

The third step of <a href="http://www.zigzagpod.com/zigzagproject" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The ZigZag Project</a> requires getting weird. Because we're gonna need to dig deep to find new ways to roll back climate change, bring equity to society, and pay our bills. If, after a year of lockdowns and stress, you feel drained at the thought, meet <a href="http://robwalker.net/noticing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rob Walker</a>, author of The Art of Noticing. Rob has some unusual ways to inspire you to get creative and figure out your next job, business model, or project. Manoush turns Rob’s insight into this episode’s assignment: The Board of All Ideas, No Matter How Weird.The ZigZag Project is six steps (and episodes) to help you map out a path that aligns your personal values with your professional ambitions. Think of it as a RESET for your career or business.Find the assignments, survey, newsletter and more at <a href="http://zigzagpod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ZigZagPod.com</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

S6 EP3 STEP 3: THE WEIRD IDEAS

<description>&lt;p&gt;Conflict resolution specialist &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/priyaparker?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;Priya Parker&lt;/a&gt; joins &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com/manoushz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;Manoush&lt;/a&gt; to talk about &lt;em&gt;visioning&lt;/em&gt;: Taking time out of our daily lives to clarify our professional and personal purpose. With 60% of the project’s beta testers reporting that work is an important part of their identity (and 25% saying they &lt;em&gt;define&lt;/em&gt; themselves by the work they do), picturing the future is a particularly crucial step. Manoush shares instructions for listeners to conduct their own visioning lab, similar to the session she did with Priya years ago, but with a ZigZag twist.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The ZigZag Project&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;is six steps (and episodes) to help you map out a path that aligns your personal values with your professional ambitions. Think of it as a RESET for your career or business.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Find the assignments, survey, newsletter and more at &lt;a href="http://zigzagpod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;ZigZagPod.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This season's special project continues with an exercise in imagining your future work life.

Conflict resolution specialist <a href="https://twitter.com/priyaparker?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Priya Parker</a> joins <a href="http://www.twitter.com/manoushz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Manoush</a> to talk about visioning: Taking time out of our daily lives to clarify our professional and personal purpose. With 60% of the project’s beta testers reporting that work is an important part of their identity (and 25% saying they define themselves by the work they do), picturing the future is a particularly crucial step. Manoush shares instructions for listeners to conduct their own visioning lab, similar to the session she did with Priya years ago, but with a ZigZag twist.The ZigZag Project is six steps (and episodes) to help you map out a path that aligns your personal values with your professional ambitions. Think of it as a RESET for your career or business.Find the assignments, survey, newsletter and more at <a href="http://zigzagpod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ZigZagPod.com</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

S6 EP2 STEP 2: THE VISION

<a href="http://www.zigzagpod.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ZigZag</a>, the business show about being human, returns as a member of the <a href="https://audiocollective.ted.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TED Audio Collective</a>.  Join this zig-zagging quest with <a href="http://www.twitter.com/manoushz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Manoush Zomorodi</a> (Host of <a href="https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NPR’s TED Radio Hour</a>; Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business) to discover new ways we can align our professional ambitions with our personal values.Find @ZigZagPod on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/zigzagpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter </a>and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/zigzagpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. Get recommended readings to go with each episode and more with the <a href="https://www.stableg.com/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">newsletter</a>. Share your zig or zag with Manoush by emailing a voice memo to <a href="mailto:ZigZag@StableG.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ZigZag@StableG.com</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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