Episode 092 - Tracy Timm

The Elite Road Warrior Podcast

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, author, and (yeah five), and on a mission to help business travelers eliminate burnout and exceed results.

TRACY TIMM is the founder of The Nth Degree® Career Academy, the proven career clarity system that helps high-potential professionals discover, define, and drive careers they love. She has a degree in behavioral psychology from Yale University and studied design thinking with the founder of the d.school at Stanford University.

In a moment I’ll be asking Tracy the following questions:

• What is a current and reverse life audit?
• What are the benefits of behavioral assessments?
• What is a “nothing is wasted mindset?”
• What is the Four-part Career Pitch and why is it important?

Question One:

Can you give us the backstory of your new book, Unstoppable: Discover Your True Value, Define Your Genius Zone, and Drive Your Dream Career..?

Question Two:

What is the Nth Degree Framework at a 30K foot view? (FYI: further questions will get into the details of your framework)

Question Three:

In the DISCOVER Phase, you work us through a Current Life Audit. What is it and why is it important?

Question Four:

You're big on behavioral assessments - what are the benefits of taking the time to work through these assessments? (Measure strengths / personalities / motivations and drive)

Question Five:

What is a “nothing is wasted mindset?” - learned / earned - what did I learn and what can I bring with m?e

Question Six:

The four areas ( Ikigai) = passion / skill / paid for / contribution (what you love / what you’re good at / what the world needs / what you can get paid for

Question Seven:

What are “ninja skills”?

Question Eight:

What is the Four-part Career Pitch and why is it important?

Question Nine: Road Warrior Lightning Round

• Preferred Airlines
• Window or Aisle
• One thing you always do on a flight
• Preferred Hotel Chain
• Rental Car or RideShare / Preferred Vendor
• Least Favorite Airport
• Favorite City to Frequent
• Biggest Road Pet Peeve

Question Ten

Anything from the book that we didn’t discuss that you’d like to highlight or emphasize? (Or just a closing thought or comment to summarize everything)

Question Eleven

How can we find out more about you?

You can find the transcript and everything referenced in this interview in the show notes at www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/092

Along with the free resource: 10 Business Travel Hacks Guide in the show notes at www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/092

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1. DISCOVER -

• Now - explore your current circumstances, core values, and commitments
• Nature - access your personality, behaviors, gifts, and aptitudes
• Nurture - dive into your cumulative knowledge, skills, and expertise

1. DEFINE -

• Niche - create your Olympic-gold-medal-level career sweet spot

1. DRIVE -

• Network - strategically empower and leverage career advocates
• Navigate - test drive your career ideas before going all in
• Nourish - commitment to consistent re-evaluation and career evolution