The Happiness Hustle
Mike & Ben explore work-life balance, entrepreneurship, productivity, and more as they try to suss out the secrets to finding happiness amidst the daily grind.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 203
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
HH100: Touching Base Part X
Mike & Ben share the latest updates in their own happiness hustle journeys, keeping it short and sweet.
HH99: Reinventing Yourself
Mike & Ben zoom out and discuss what it looks like to begin the happiness hustle journey, pulling in concepts and lessons learned from previous episodes to build a holistic approach to …
HH98: Future Planning
Mike & Ben ring in the new year by discussing end-of-year reviews, planning for the future, and pre-funk closing activities.
HH97: You Are What You Eat
Mike & Ben share their thoughts on positivity, optimism, how we impact each other, and a little bit of pseudoscience.
HH96: Dealing with Decision Fatigue
Mike & Ben chat about the causes and impacts of decision fatigue as well as strategies to combat it within our happiness hustle journeys.
HH95: The Efficiency Dilemma
Mike & Ben weigh efficiency against resiliency and discuss the pros and cons of maximizing productivity.
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HH94: Affiliate Marketing
Mike & Ben talk about how affiliate marketing works and when it's appropriate to put it into practice with your audience.
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* "Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook" by Gary Vaynerchuk
HH93: The Impact of Inflation
Mike & Ben share how recent high inflation rates have impacted their personal happiness hustle journeys, and talk I bonds, real estate, and optimism.
HH92: Quiet Quitting
Mike & Ben discuss whether the trend of quiet quitting is a good thing and how it factors into the happiness hustle journey and our work-life rhythms.
HH91: Rona Recap
Mike & Ben reflect back on how the pandemic impacted our happiness hustle journeys, both positively and negatively, and ponder what post-pandemic work-life rhythms might look like.
HH90: Touching Base Part IX
Mike & Ben provide some updates on their happiness hustle journeys, discuss goalsetting and habits in their own lives, and look ahead to see what's in store for the podcast. Fueled by b…
HH89: Atomic Habits by James Clear | Book Club
Mike & Ben share their thoughts and inspirations from James Clear's book Atomic Habits and talk about how habits relate to goals before tying it all into the happiness hustle journey.
HH88: More Calculated Risks
Mike & Ben delve into personal anecdotes about risks they've taken and how they determined the costs versus the benefits.
HH87: Taking Calculated Risks
Mike & Ben discuss weighing and taking risks and how to find a comfortable level of risk in your happiness hustle journey.
HH86: Rock Sessions
Mike & Ben go off script and discuss practical applications of the "jar of rocks" analogy.
HH85: Prioritizing People
Mike & Ben chat about the importance of people and whether and how businesses can put their people first.
HH84: Jar of Rocks
Mike & Ben vibe on the jar of rocks analogy and talk about how to prioritize the most important areas of your life over the filler.
HH83: Fairness in the Workplace
Mike & Ben talk about being treated fairly in the workplace and how that factors into one's salary, work relationships, and employee retention.
HH82: Goal Setting Revisited
Mike & Ben revisit the topic of goal setting and SMART goals, and talk about how to actually take action toward those goals.
HH81: Autopilot Burnout
Mike & Ben discuss feeling burned out and bored at the same time, running on autopilot, and balancing patience with fulfillment in the workplace.