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In this conversation, we’re talking about how to manage a common challenge across the refrigeration industry: burnout. We explore the differences between physical and mental exhaustion, the bad habits that often lead to burnout, and strategies to combat burnout like setting boundaries, better planning and scheduling, and communicating more openly with your management and coworkers. Recognizing potential burnout and making adjustments to avoid it will foster a healthier, more productive work-life balance.

In this conversation, we cover:

-Mental vs physical burnout

-Setting boundaries to combat burnout

-The importance of self-care

-Seeking social support

-Taking breaks and staying hydrated

-Developing a growth mindset

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Episode 254. Avoiding Unhealthy Habits As A Service Technician

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This conversation is truly proof of the endless opportunities within the refrigeration industry, featuring longtime refrigeration industry veteran Robert Ochs, currently a Regional Sales Manager with Carrier. Here, he opens up about his extensive and diverse refrigeration career - from his early days in rack refrigeration to attending trade schools, global travels, compressor expertise and working with everyone from  Tyler to Costco, Walmart, and Target. If you’re a refrigeration technician plotting your career trajectory, Robert’s journey will definitely inspire you to look at the myriad of opportunities and earning potential globally, and provide advice and tips on how to find the opportunities that are out there waiting for refrigeration professionals.

In this conversation, we discuss:

-Early career and work experience

-How his family founded Tyler Racks

-Becoming an Engineer for Carrier

-Travelling the world as a refrigeration professional

-CO2 in truck trailers and shipping containers

-Robert’s influence in compressor technology

-The Importance of continuous learning

-Advice for new technicians

-How to connecting with refrigeration industry experts

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Episode 141: Hanging with Rusty Walker from Hill Phoenix

Starting the New Year off by sharing a quick list of books that have changed my life. These books (links below) will help change your mindset around personal growth, career success and help you build better habits and routines in your everyday life - that will translate to your workday as a refrigeration professional. In this quick episode, we expand on everything from how to stop limiting yourself, to how to boost your self-motivation, memory, focus and overall productivity. If reading has been a struggle for you in the past, why not start the year off by reading just 15 minutes a day and see where it takes you in 2025.

In this conversation, we discuss:

-Growth mindset & limiting beliefs

-Self motivation

-How to improve your focus and mental clarity

-Learning strategy methods

-How to improve your memory

-Overcoming procrastination habits

-Goal setting

-Self accountability and self starting

-Preparing for your day the night before

-Personal development

-Personal development book recommendations

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Episode 268. Brain Health: Transform Your Life and Work Performance

Book: Jim Kwik “Limitless”

Book: “The 4-Hour Work Week” by Tim Ferriss

Book: “The Power of One More” by Ed Mylett

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