It's an Inside Job
Imagine responding to challenges with quiet strength and living with a clearer sense of direction. It's an Inside Job, hosted by Jason Birkevold Liem, guides you there. This podcast is for anyone who believes cultivating inner resources is the most powerful way to shape their outer reality. We explore practical approaches for fostering resilience, nurturing well-being, and embedding intentionality into your daily rhythm.
On Mondays, we feature a rerun of the most popular conversations with insightful individuals, uncovering practical wisdom on how your inner world serves as a compass for your outer experiences, shaping everything from your career to your relationships and personal fulfilment.
After all, actual growth is an inside job!
Episodes
287 episodes
The Psychology of Emotional Abuse and Coercive Control: Rebuilding Self-Worth with Deena Korda
In this episode of It’s an Inside Job, we take on the often overlooked reality of domestic abuse with Deena Kordt—advocate, author, and podcaster. Drawing on her lived experience of emotional and psychological trauma, Deena expl...
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Season 9
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Episode 8
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57:13
An Empty Planet: How Population Decline Will Reshape Society with Darrell Bricker
“The problem for the future isn’t production. It’s consumption.” - Darrell BrickerGlobal population decline is accelerating faster than anyone expected—and it will reshape economies, politics, and society. In this episode...
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Season 9
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Episode 7
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57:00
Staying Focused Under Pressure: Practical Tools from Performance Psychology with Dr Dana Sinclair
“Confidence is about how you feel. Performance is about what you do.” - Dr. Dana SinclairHow do you perform at your best when pressure is highest? In this episode of It’s an Inside Job, performance psychologist <...
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Season 9
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Episode 6
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1:09:49
What Are the Repeatable Behaviors Behind Great Company Culture? with Chris Dyer
“What you are not changing, you are choosing.” - Chris DyerChris Dyer breaks down how to build a strong company culture in remote and hybrid teams using simple, repeatable practices—especially around meet...
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Season 9
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Episode 5
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1:00:50
The Survival Mindset: Why Your Old Coping Mechanisms Are Making You Sick with Kristin Grayce McGary
"When we operate from a 'fight' mentality, we are keeping our nervous system in a state of high alert. True healing begins when we move from combat to curiosity." - Kristin Grayce McGaryDiscover how to break free from unc...
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Season 9
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Episode 4
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1:11:53
From ‘What’s Wrong With You?’ to ‘What Happened to You?’: Louise Rellis on Youth Trauma and Resilience
“The nervous system runs the show, even when you think you’re in control.” - Louise RellisIn this episode, I speak with Louise Rellis, founder of t...
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Season 9
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Episode 3
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58:13
How to Overcome Decision Fatigue: The 3-Step Reset for Mental Clarity
"Thinking feels heavier, not because the task is complex, but because the space required to think has become crowded."Struggling to finish simple tasks? Learn about the "Clarity Tax"—the hidden cognitive cost of overthink...
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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12:58
The Leadership Skill Most People Ignore: Balancing Purpose and Process (The Poet & The Plumber)
Are you leading with clarity and structure—or are you unintentionally relying too much on inspiration or too much on systems?Discover how balancing meaning and mechanism—the “poet and the plumber”—can improve your leadership, stre...
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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18:47
The Courage to Say “No”: How to Set Boundaries Without Guilt or Burnout
“Protecting your time isn’t selfish — it’s self-respect in action.”Do you ever say yes when every part of you wants to say no — and walk away wondering why you agreed in th...
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Season 8
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Episode 41
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15:03
13 Seeing Sideways - The Sunk Cost Fallacy: Why “I’ve Invested Too Much to Quit” Is Holding You Back
“Resilient people don’t let past investment dictate future choices. They measure value by direction, not duration.”What would you walk away from today if you weren’t busy trying to justify the time, money, and effort you’...
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Season 8
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Episode 40
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12:52
Losing the Uniform, Losing Yourself: Finding Identity, Purpose & Community Again After the Military with Lee James Hanna
“What veterans need more than anything is a new mission. We’re built to serve others, to protect. Give us purpose again and incredible things happen.” - Lee James HannaIn this episode, I sit down with Army veteran and Wes...
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Season 8
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Episode 39
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55:43
Seeing Sideways - The Narrative Fallacy & the Stories We Tell Ourselves
"One honest detail added can shift the entire meaning and make your story more real and not just more comfortable."Is the story you tell about your past actually the truth, or is it just the most comfortable
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Season 8
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Episode 38
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10:31
The War Within: Turning Off Combat Mode After Military Service with Clay Rojas
“Combat mode can lead you through war; it cannot lead you through life.” — Clay RojasU.S. Marine veteran and counsellor Clay Rojas joins me to unpack the hard transition from combat to civilian life—covering post-t...
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Season 8
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Episode 37
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57:49
Seeing Sideways - “Why Don’t They Get It?” Egocentric Bias Explained (and What to Do)
What changes when you stop assuming people “get it” and start checking what they actually heard?In this chapter of Seeing Sideways, I break down egocentric bias—why we think others see what we see—and show simple w...
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Season 8
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Episode 36
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11:00
Resilience Debt: How Borrowing Against Your Well-Being Leads to Burnout & Four Buffers That Protect Your Energy
“Burnout doesn’t book a slot in your calendar. It just shows up and takes what it’s owed.” Are you living on resilience credit—spending today’s energy while expecting tomorrow’s self to pay the bill?
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Season 8
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Episode 35
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15:53
Seeing Sideways - Emotional Reasoning: When Feelings Masquerade as Facts
“Emotional reasoning is the shortcut that convinces us our feelings are facts.”A clear, practical walkthrough of emotional reasoning—the bias that makes feelings feel like facts—and how to separat...
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Season 8
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Episode 34
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10:28
The Power of Reinvention: What Happens When the Role That Defined You Ends
When the title, team, or role that once defined you falls away—who are you in the silence that’s left, and how do you start to feel solid again without pretending you’ve already “moved on”?In this solo episode, I explore the rarel...
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17:48
Seeing Sideways - Cognitive Dissonance: Making Peace with Our Contradictions
“Discomfort doesn’t mean you’re wrong. It means you’re growing.” (08:37)What if the very discomfort you’re trying to escape is actually pointing you toward your greatest growth?In this episode of Seeing ...
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Season 8
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Episode 32
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10:44
From Pro Athlete to Purpose: Abiola Wabara on Reinvention and Resilience
“Basketball was something that I did, not who I was.” — Abiola WabaraWhen your main identity suddenly ends—whether it’s on the court or in the corner office—how do you rediscover purpose and rebuild a sense of self tha...
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Season 8
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Episode 31
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55:38
Seeing Sideways - The Self-Serving Bias: Why We Claim the Wins and Dodge the Blame
“Growth doesn’t come from protecting the ego. It comes from seeing clearly what you did well, what you missed, and where you could do better.”Do you protect your ego at the cost of your growth?In this episod...
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Season 8
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Episode 30
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10:47
Self-Worth Over Wins: An Athlete’s Guide to Mental Health and Identity with Isaiah Neil
“Mental health often gets worse before it gets better—because you’re having hard conversations and making changes.” - Isaiah NeilHow can accepting your vulnerability—and creating a safe space for others to do the same—be ...
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Season 8
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Episode 29
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1:01:25
Seeing Sideways - The Dunning-Kruger Effect: Why We Think We Know More Than We Do
“Confidence can signal progress, but unchecked, it can also become a ceiling.”Have you ever felt overly confident about a skill, only to later realize how little you actually knew?Discover the Dunning...
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Season 8
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Episode 28
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14:31
Life After Sport: How Athletes Can Rebuild Identity, Mental Health and Resilience with Emily Huston
What happens when the role that has defined your identity disappears overnight—and how do you rebuild when the structure, community, and purpose are gone?“Retirement for an athlete isn’t stepping down—it often feels like fa...
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Season 8
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Episode 27
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52:30
Seeing Sideways - Spotting Patterns vs. Chasing Ghosts (Apophenia): A Guide to Clear Thinking
“Clarity means letting insight be earned, not assumed.”Have you ever convinced yourself that “this always happens”—only to realise it might just be a coincidence?In this episode of Seeing Sideways
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Season 8
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Episode 26
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10:12
The False Promise of DEI: When Diversity Divides Instead of Unites
“DEI isn’t a cure-all and it isn’t a poison. It’s a tool—and it depends how we use it.”Is DEI expanding opportunities—or unintentionally fueling resentment and division?In this solo episode of It’s an In...
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Season 8
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Episode 25
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26:30
