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Achieve Career Excellence: Harness the Power of Becoming a Changemaker

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Chan with a Plan, Max Speaks with Alex Budak, Berkeley faculty, social entrepreneur, and author of Becoming a Changemaker.
During this conversation Alex shares about co-founding StartSomeGood, which has helped more than 1,200 changemakers in 50 countries raise millions of dollars to launch and scale new change initiatives and about what is means to become a changemaker.

QUOTES FROM ALEX

  • “My point isn't that it's about taking more risks, it's about taking more smart risks. So no matter where you are on the sort of nature spectrum of risk taking, I think each of us can learn to take more smart risks.”

  • “Just try to take this holistic picture of like, what does it take to actually lead a positive change and then build that from the ground up.”

  • “There's so much stigma around mental health, at least among sort of my generation older folks, but around Gen Z, there really isn't as much, and I think that's a really healthy thing.”

TIMESTAMPS

  • [01:05] Alex’s journey
  • [04:50] Getting buy in from faculty and administration
  • [07:01] How Alex created one of the most popular courses at Berkley
  • [09:03] Mindset differences between Gen Z and Millennials
  • [11:25] Definition of a changemaker
  • [14:25] Servant leadership
  • [15:55] Micro leadership moments for young leaders
  • [21:14] Productive over busy
  • [26:00] Changing mindset around your place in work
  • [32:12] Best practices for building the long term mindset
  • [37:25] Tips for building resilience
  • [39:54] Alex’s main takeaway

RESOURCES & RELEVANT LINKS

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Chan with a Plan, Max Speaks with Alex Budak, Berkeley faculty, social entrepreneur, and author of Becoming a Changemaker.
During this conversation Alex shares about co-founding StartSomeGood, which has helped more than 1,200 changemakers in 50 countries raise millions of dollars to launch and scale new change initiatives and about what is means to become a changemaker.

QUOTES FROM ALEX

  • “My point isn't that it's about taking more risks, it's about taking more smart risks. So no matter where you are on the sort of nature spectrum of risk taking, I think each of us can learn to take more smart risks.”

  • “Just try to take this holistic picture of like, what does it take to actually lead a positive change and then build that from the ground up.”

  • “There's so much stigma around mental health, at least among sort of my generation older folks, but around Gen Z, there really isn't as much, and I think that's a really healthy thing.”

TIMESTAMPS

  • [01:05] Alex’s journey
  • [04:50] Getting buy in from faculty and administration
  • [07:01] How Alex created one of the most popular courses at Berkley
  • [09:03] Mindset differences between Gen Z and Millennials
  • [11:25] Definition of a changemaker
  • [14:25] Servant leadership
  • [15:55] Micro leadership moments for young leaders
  • [21:14] Productive over busy
  • [26:00] Changing mindset around your place in work
  • [32:12] Best practices for building the long term mindset
  • [37:25] Tips for building resilience
  • [39:54] Alex’s main takeaway

RESOURCES & RELEVANT LINKS

  continue reading

283 episodes

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