Episode 619: Mike Foster on How to Tell It’s Time to Leave Your Job, Coming Back After Public Failure, and Finding the Question That’s Motivating Your Life

Mike Foster talks about how to tell when it’s time to leave your job, coming back after public failure, and finding the question that’s motivating your life as he unpacks 7 primal questions that drive all human behavior.

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I am responsible for my story and I am responsible to steward it the best way that I can. - @MikeFoster Share on XWe've got to look at people who want to do process or slow things down as not adversaries to our vision, but an important part of executing a vision. - @MikeFoster Share on XIf I don't feel safe in your organization, I don't feel like you have my back, I feel like I could get fired at any moment, it's going to be hard to go all in. - @MikeFoster Share on XA person will not follow you and go all in with your vision as a leader if you are answering their Primal Question with a no or a maybe. - @MikeFoster Share on X

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