Everyday Better with Leah Smart

Everyday Better is your guide to creating positive change at work, at home, in your relationships, and beyond. 

Each week, Leah Smart, LinkedIn's Senior Editor and a certified coach specializing in self-improvement, shares inspiring conversations with trusted voices and curates research-backed strategies to help you navigate transitions, challenges, and uncertainties with clarity and intention. Because work and the rest of your life don’t exist in silos, and what happens in one always finds its way into the other. 

Discover fresh perspectives, get unstuck, and take small steps every day, toward the life you want. New episodes every Tuesday.

Self-Improvement
Mental Health
Education
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A Walk Into The Magic Shop
Join us in the arena, as we discuss Dr. James Doty's 2016 New York Times bestseller: Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart. This book takes us on a life-changing journey of heart b...
21 min
252
Jumping In with Rosanna Durruthy
Join us In the Arena as we sit down with Rosanna Durruthy, Head of Global Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging to talk about the power of our authentic stories, self-acceptance and what role relationships ​play in all our lives.
37 min
253
Infinite Possibility
Join us In the Arena as we share a framework to create anything you want in your life. We’ll discuss moving from unconscious reactions to cultivating a clear mindset and discovering what's most important to you. Anything is possible!
22 min
254
Jumping In with Nawal Fakhoury
Join us in the arena as we chat with Nawal Fakhoury, Senior Manager of Employee Experience at LinkedIn about why every organization should put their culture first.
32 min
255
Leggo Your Ego
Join us In the Arena to find out what stories you're making up and how they might be running your experiences and actions. Hear about 2 practices that Jackie and Leah use to keep their egos in check.
23 min
256
Play Without Purpose
Join us for some play time In the Arena! We'll explore research on the importance of play in our adult lives. Then we'll spend some time playing and reflecting on it. What could more play do for you?
29 min
257
Lessons in Self-Compassion
Join us In the Arena as we share stories and lessons on self-compassion along with a tool to help you cultivate more of it. Learn what it means to go easy on yourself for more inner peace.
26 min
258
The Many Sides of Giving
Join us In the Arena as we look at deeply at the act of giving. We'll reflect on large and small acts of giving, how privilege is connected to giving and what random acts of kindness do for all of us. 
24 min
259
Jumping In with Jeff Becker
Jump in The Arena with us as we sit down with Jeff Becker, a LinkedIn employee who is also a founder of 2 businesses. Hear how you can find your hustle, pursue it with joy and where its helped him in is role at LinkedIn. 
28 min
260
The Environments You Can Transform
Join us In the Arena as we take a look at our internal and external environments; how they shape our experience and the way we impact others 
26 min
261
Step Into Your Power
Join us In the Arena with a twist as we discuss stepping into your power and share very real examples of what we as people do to keep ourselves boxed in.
26 min
262
Your Inner Creator
Join us In the Arena as Jackie and Leah discuss the results of a LinkedIn employee poll on creativity. They'll look at the experience of creativity - how people tap into their creative side and what prevents them from doing so. Reflect on this: What can ...
25 min
263
Community + Connection
Join us In the Arena as Jackie and Leah explore the history of communities; how community plays a pivotal role in our lives; and the power of human connection. Reflect on this: What communities in your life do you feel most yourself? And how can you crea...
24 min
264
Vision Through Values
Join us In the Arena: A LinkedIn Wisdom Podcast as we discuss the concept of vision and how to intentionally create your future. We'll look at what gets in the way of creating a vision and share resources to help you get clear. If you're sitting in a ro...
20 min
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Saying Yes to You
Join us In the Arena as Jackie and Leah reflect on Scott Shute's interview with David Bruner, Senior Minister and Spiritual Director at the Center for Spiritual Living in San Jose, California. They'll share their takeaways from the interview including: s...
32 min