{"podcast":{"title":"Inside Job","slug":"inside-job-703872","podcast_index_feed_id":703872,"rss_url":"https://insidejobthepodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://insidejobthepodcast.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/c/c/5/3cc5e3dd6316a5add959afa2a1bf1c87/Inside_Job_Artwork_3000x3000_478KB_72DPI.jpg","author":"Nayla Bahri","episode_count":248,"summary":"We're Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson, and we love to talk about the intersection of life and work. Why? Most of us will spend more hours of our life working than doing anything else. The relationship we have with work, and the way we make meaning of our time and experience there, serves as a great platform to explore how we show up to the rest of our lives: relationships, family and parenting, our health, our hobbies and interests, and our general attitude towards the human experience. With insights and observations pulled from our leadership and career coaching, teaching and consulting work, as well as the most relevant research across fields, we'll talk about the ideas that really impact how you experience work – and your life – and actionable strategies to make work work for you, from the inside out.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-job-703872"},"episode":{"title":"237: The Inspiration Paradox","slug":"237-the-inspiration-paradox","published_at":"2025-11-11T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-job-703872/237-the-inspiration-paradox","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-job-703872","url":"https://www.insidejobthepodcast.com/episodes/237","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/insidejobthepodcast/237_The_Inspiration_Paradox.mp3?dest-id=1942712","summary":"Inspiration can be found anywhere and, if you're Eric, that can even include a skeleton in your front yard. A lot of us believe we're supposed to feel thrilled, excited, energized, and inspired by our work. While it would be great if that were true all the time, we tend to panic in the moments when it feels like our inspiration in our work is drying up. So, in this episode that was recorded shortly before Halloween, we're exploring what we refer to as the inspiration paradox by discussing what it looks like to lose inspiration in the workplace, whether or not we need to feel inspired in order to be productive, what we can do about a lack of inspiration, and more. Listen in and join the discussion on LinkedIn ( Eric | Nayla ). Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson. To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes at insidejobthepodcast.com . You can also continue the conversation with us through your favorite social channels: LinkedIn Eric | Nayla Instagram Facebook Email","meta_description":"Inspiration can be found anywhere and, if you're Eric, that can even include a skeleton in your front yard. A lot of us believe we're supposed to feel thr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1954,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/inside-job-703872/episodes/237-the-inspiration-paradox/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-job-703872/237-the-inspiration-paradox.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}