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It's an Inside Job

Jason Birkevold Liem

280 episodes

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Protecting your time isn’t selfish — it’s self-respect in action.” Do you ever say yes when every part of you wants to say no — and walk away wondering why you agreed in the first place? Learn how to say no without guilt or apology. In this solo episode, Jason Lim explores the psychology of boundaries, how over-agreeing drains our energy, and how clear, values-based decisions protect focus, time, and peace of mind. Key Takeaw...

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Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Protecting your time isn’t selfish — it’s self-respect in action.” Do you ever say yes when every part of you wants to say no — and walk away wondering why you agreed in the first place? Learn how to say no without guilt or apology. In this solo episode, Jason Lim explores the psychology of boundaries, how over-agreeing drains our energy, and how clear, values-based decisions protect focus, time, and peace of mind. Key Takeaw...

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Self-Improvement

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It's an Inside Job

The Courage to Say “No”: How to Set Boundaries Without Guilt or Burnout

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Protecting your time isn’t selfish — it’s self-respect in action.” Do you ever say yes when every part of you wants to say no — and walk away wondering why you agreed in the first place? Learn how to say no without guilt or apology. In this solo episode, Jason Lim explores the psychology of boundaries, how over-agreeing drains our energy, and how clear, values-based decisions protect focus, time, and peace of mind. Key Takeaw...

1 week ago

15 minutes

It's an Inside Job

13 Seeing Sideways - The Sunk Cost Fallacy: Why “I’ve Invested Too Much to Quit” Is Holding You Back

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Resilient people don’t let past investment dictate future choices. They measure value by direction, not duration.” What would you walk away from today if you weren’t busy trying to justify the time, money, and effort you’ve already spent? In this solo episode of Seeing Sideways, I unpack the Sunk Cost fallacy and how it quietly sabotages decisions in your work, relationships, and goals. You’ll learn practical ways to let go o...

1 week ago

12 minutes

It's an Inside Job

Losing the Uniform, Losing Yourself: Finding Identity, Purpose & Community Again After the Military with Lee James Hanna

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “What veterans need more than anything is a new mission. We’re built to serve others, to protect. Give us purpose again and incredible things happen.” - Lee James Hanna In this episode, I sit down with Army veteran and Western Regional Veterans Program Manager, Lee James Hanna, to unpack the hidden struggles of transitioning from military to civilian life—addiction, PTSD, moral injury—and the practical tools of purpose, commun...

2 weeks ago

55 minutes

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Seeing Sideways - The Narrative Fallacy & the Stories We Tell Ourselves

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. "One honest detail added can shift the entire meaning and make your story more real and not just more comfortable." Is the story you tell about your past actually the truth, or is it just the most comfortable version? Understand the Narrative Fallacy, the cognitive bias that makes your brain rewrite the past into a neat, consistent story. Learn how to spot this mental shortcut to embrace life's complexity and build authentic r...

2 weeks ago

10 minutes

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The War Within: Turning Off Combat Mode After Military Service with Clay Rojas

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Combat mode can lead you through war; it cannot lead you through life.” — Clay Rojas U.S. Marine veteran and counsellor Clay Rojas joins me to unpack the hard transition from combat to civilian life—covering post-traumatic stress (drop the “D”), dialling down “combat mode” at home, and how families and communities can become real rally points for veterans. Practical steps, plain language, and resources from The Forge Initiati...

3 weeks ago

57 minutes

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Seeing Sideways - “Why Don’t They Get It?” Egocentric Bias Explained (and What to Do)

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. What changes when you stop assuming people “get it” and start checking what they actually heard? In this chapter of Seeing Sideways, I break down egocentric bias—why we think others see what we see—and show simple ways to improve clarity, perspective-taking, and leadership communication. Walk away with practical prompts and routines that cut misunderstandings and build trust. Key Takeaway Insights & Tools Egocentric ...

3 weeks ago

11 minutes

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Resilience Debt: How Borrowing Against Your Well-Being Leads to Burnout & Four Buffers That Protect Your Energy

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Burnout doesn’t book a slot in your calendar. It just shows up and takes what it’s owed.” Are you living on resilience credit—spending today’s energy while expecting tomorrow’s self to pay the bill? In this solo episode of It’s an Inside Job, I explore the idea of resilience debt—how constantly borrowing against our well-being leads to burnout, illness, and disconnection. I share practical strategies and tools to help y...

1 month ago

15 minutes

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Seeing Sideways - Emotional Reasoning: When Feelings Masquerade as Facts

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Emotional reasoning is the shortcut that convinces us our feelings are facts.” A clear, practical walkthrough of emotional reasoning—the bias that makes feelings feel like facts—and how to separate signal from story. Learn simple tools to build self-awareness, better decisions, and steadier leadership. When a strong feeling hits—anxiety, shame, anger—are you reading the room, or just reading your nervous system? Key Takeaway ...

1 month ago

10 minutes

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The Power of Reinvention: What Happens When the Role That Defined You Ends

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. When the title, team, or role that once defined you falls away—who are you in the silence that’s left, and how do you start to feel solid again without pretending you’ve already “moved on”? In this solo episode, I explore the rarely spoken “middle stretch” of transition—the quiet space between roles, careers, or identities—drawing on stories from former elite athletes to offer grounded tools for anyone feeling unmoored, uncert...

1 month ago

17 minutes

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Seeing Sideways - Cognitive Dissonance: Making Peace with Our Contradictions

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Discomfort doesn’t mean you’re wrong. It means you’re growing.” (08:37) What if the very discomfort you’re trying to escape is actually pointing you toward your greatest growth? In this episode of Seeing Sideways, I explore Cognitive Dissonance—the mental tension we feel when our actions contradict our values or beliefs. Learn how this hidden bias shapes our choices, fuels rationalizations, and stalls growth, and discover pra...

1 month ago

10 minutes

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From Pro Athlete to Purpose: Abiola Wabara on Reinvention and Resilience

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Basketball was something that I did, not who I was.” — Abiola Wabara When your main identity suddenly ends—whether it’s on the court or in the corner office—how do you rediscover purpose and rebuild a sense of self that feels whole again? Former professional basketball player Abiola Wabara shares how she rebuilt her identity after retirement and injury. This episode explores life transitions, identity reinvention, and e...

1 month ago

55 minutes

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Seeing Sideways - The Self-Serving Bias: Why We Claim the Wins and Dodge the Blame

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Growth doesn’t come from protecting the ego. It comes from seeing clearly what you did well, what you missed, and where you could do better.” Do you protect your ego at the cost of your growth? In this episode of Seeing Sideways, I unpack the self-serving bias—our tendency to claim credit for success while shifting blame for failure. Discover how this hidden mental shortcut shields the ego but limits growth, and learn practic...

1 month ago

10 minutes

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Self-Worth Over Wins: An Athlete’s Guide to Mental Health and Identity with Isaiah Neil

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Mental health often gets worse before it gets better—because you’re having hard conversations and making changes.” - Isaiah Neil How can accepting your vulnerability—and creating a safe space for others to do the same—be the most powerful play you ever make, both in sports and in life? Discover how former collegiate athlete and mental health advocate Isaiah Neil navigated crippling performance anxiety, injuries, and depressio...

1 month ago

1 hour 1 minute

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Seeing Sideways - The Dunning-Kruger Effect: Why We Think We Know More Than We Do

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Confidence can signal progress, but unchecked, it can also become a ceiling.” Have you ever felt overly confident about a skill, only to later realize how little you actually knew? Discover the Dunning-Kruger Effect—why the less we know, the more confident we often feel—and learn practical tools to balance confidence with humility, curiosity, and growth. This episode from Seeing Sideways explores how to build resilience and c...

1 month ago

14 minutes

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Life After Sport: How Athletes Can Rebuild Identity, Mental Health and Resilience with Emily Huston

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. What happens when the role that has defined your identity disappears overnight—and how do you rebuild when the structure, community, and purpose are gone? “Retirement for an athlete isn’t stepping down—it often feels like falling off a cliff.” - Emily Huston Former pro volleyball player and HomeTeam founder Emily Huston joins me to discuss athlete identity loss, retirement, and mental health. Discover how community, connection...

1 month ago

52 minutes

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Seeing Sideways - Spotting Patterns vs. Chasing Ghosts (Apophenia): A Guide to Clear Thinking

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Clarity means letting insight be earned, not assumed.” Have you ever convinced yourself that “this always happens”—only to realise it might just be a coincidence? In this episode of Seeing Sideways, I explore how our brains connect the dots—even when there’s no real picture to see. We dig into pattern-seeking and apophenia, the bias that fuels superstition, flawed decisions, and false clarity—and I share tools to help yo...

2 months ago

10 minutes

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The False Promise of DEI: When Diversity Divides Instead of Unites

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “DEI isn’t a cure-all and it isn’t a poison. It’s a tool—and it depends how we use it.” Is DEI expanding opportunities—or unintentionally fueling resentment and division? In this solo episode of It’s an Inside Job, I unpack the promise and pitfalls of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). I explore where DEI policies strengthen resilience, where they backfire, and how leaders can rethink fairness, pipelines, and trust to cre...

2 months ago

26 minutes

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Seeing Sideways - “I Knew It” – The Lie Your Brain Loves to Tell (The Hindsight Bias)

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Resilience isn’t built on perfect foresight. It’s built on honest hindsight.” In this episode of Seeing Sideways, I explore the Hindsight Bias—how the brain tricks us into thinking we “knew it all along.” I share tools to help you separate real insight from illusion, so you can reflect more clearly, lead more fairly, and build true resilience. Have you ever looked back at a decision and thought, “I should’ve seen it coming”—b...

2 months ago

9 minutes

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Solving the Right Problem: Design Thinking for Leaders and Resilient Teams with Kat Mather

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “Design thinking is conscious decision-making.” - Kat Mather In this episode, I discuss design thinking with Kat Mather from Design Linking, a design professional with over 25 years of experience. We explore how design thinking helps teams address root causes instead of surface-level issues, enhancing problem-solving. Kat shares her transition into facilitation and the importance of balancing divergent and convergent thinking....

2 months ago

1 hour

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Seeing Sideways - Wired for Worry: How to Overcome Your Brain's Negativity Bias

Get in touch with us! We’d appreciate your feedback and comments. “The negativity bias doesn't just distort your mood—it reshapes your attention.” Why does your mind hold onto criticism more than compliments? In this episode of Seeing Sideways, Jason Birkevold Liem explores The Negativity Bias—your brain’s built-in tendency to focus on what’s wrong—and offers practical strategies to shift from survival-mode thinking to emotional clarity and resilience. Why does one small mistake outweigh a d...

2 months ago

9 minutes