Liz Hutson
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70 appearances
4 recordings
1 series
first heard Feb 2025
last heard May 2025
Liz Hutson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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So we know a lot of people that are like that, maybe somebody that started in one area like you described in some certain area of a career, and then all of a sudden they flipped to do something different or they're doing something at the same time. And so that might be someone who started off as like my husband, for example, is an engineer. He worked in that space.
He even joined me in my consulting firm and runs the operations for a business. And then he wrote a book on Chicago architecture. I mean, those are three really completely different areas. And I think sometimes We look at that and go, wow, that's really fascinating. Going from one space to a seemingly totally different area and excelling in those different things.
And a lot like you, Scott, you're a hyphenate for sure, right? Somebody who was in the legal space, a lawyer, partner, an entrepreneur, an author, a golfer, a tennis player. You wear a lot of different hats. That's a hyphenate, right?
Yes. And that, I think, is the conundrum, right? That is it. And I think what you described is important. You weren't jumping from one thing to the next every six months. You spent depth and time. in the legal area and being a dad and then shifting and spending depth and time in the media company and then writing your book and all those kinds of things. For me, it was similar.
I spent a good amount of time in each of those areas and I built a depth. It's not to say that I abandoned those other things. I still have a lot of love and passion for them and I still have a skill set there. But to your point, somebody that's looking on the outside in it can be confusing. It can feel like, well, what's your segment?
You feel like you're all over the place and there's a questionability. Can you really believe it? Is there a believability in that depth? And it can feel confusing. Like you said, jack of all trades, master of none, or you hear the phrase of a mile wide and inch deep, and it can be hard to overcome that. And recently, especially as I've been moving into the speaking space, I know
friends and colleagues, you know, they're watching some of the posts of me on LinkedIn. They're like, you know, sort of nicely, but in a bit of a giggle, what are you up to these days? I'm a little confused on that. And I don't blame them, right? That's confusing when you're looking from the outside. It's chaotic.
Thank you, Scott. I appreciate that encouragement. I feel like I'm getting some good therapy in here. I appreciate that. But, you know, I do think as I look back on all these different areas and the constant evolution, I think you're right. I mean, this is how we keep ourselves interested, engaged, constantly learning. And
As I reflect on different things that you've been up to and different things that I'm up to, I do find that if there is, and there is, I believe, a single thing, a single tie that brings it all together. What's like the through line that's coming through this? Because then it feels like there's a little bit of clarity in the chaos.
It sort of brings sense to that lack of what seems like lack of focus or it centers around you know, all the different tentacles that appear to be disparate.
And, you know, like for you, Scott, as I've gotten to know you in the last few years, one thing that comes to mind, and you tell me if this is true or not, but I find you to be in all those different areas that you've worked on, somebody who really amplifies ideas, somebody who really empowers the voices of others, and particularly ones that might not otherwise have been heard.
Thank you. I mean, to be put in the category with Amber Walsh is a big compliment to me. So thank you for that. I appreciate that.
Sounds like a great plan, Scott.
Absolutely. Chanel, great to talk with you. We're sitting here at the middle of January, the beginning of 2025. And many of us, myself included, started the new year off with tons of ideas, energy, and just countless resolutions and goals. But oftentimes what happens, we burn out. And sometimes it takes a few days. Sometimes it takes a few weeks.
I just learned of this, and maybe I should have known this before, but there's actually a name for the day that this happens, believe it or not. it's the second Friday in January, they term it the Quitters Day. And this is the day that a lot of people give up on their resolution.
And as I think about it, you know, what, why is it that people quit on that day after, you know, just a few weeks earlier, being so excited about what they wanted to do? I think it's because we lose motivation, because we realize, the thing that we're trying to do is hard, right? It takes effort.
And the important thing, though, the thing that is actually really difficult is that we have too many things that we're trying to do. So I think one of the things that we can help with that in terms of keeping those goals alive is instead of quitting them, maybe it's time to work on narrowing the focus. And I think there's some ideas on how we make that happen or why this is important.
And so those three ideas, we'll start with the first one is the reality is we can actually do a lot more with less. So when we reduce our list from 20 things or 25 things on there and just focus on one or two things, we can actually make some real progress. You know, I think when our energies are focused on just a couple few things, we can move those things along.
And even more and more studies, I'm just reading a book, just finished a book by Sanjay Gupta called Keep Sharp on Brain Health. And in that book and other studies that I've read as well, see more and more that multitasking is actually really not good for the brain. It affects negatively cognitive function, such as attention and memory and problem solving.
It just makes it difficult to focus on any single task and our productivity comes down. We have a lot more errors. So if we take all those different things and just say, I'm just going to work on one, maybe two things, we can actually do more with less. That's the first idea.
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