On this Live Greatly podcast episode, Kristel Bauer sits down with cognitive psychologist, keynote speaker, and the author of Great Work: Do What Matters Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, Dr. Amanda Crowell. Kristel and Amanda discuss overcoming being a people pleaser, overcoming being a controller as well as how to lean into your great work. Tune in now!  Key Takeaways From This Episode: How to overcome being a people pleaser How to overcome being a controller A look into Amanda's book, Great Work A look into the struggles in Amanda's life that led her to write this book ABOUT DR. AMANDA CROWELL Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, keynote speaker, and the author of Great Work: Do What Matters Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, now in its 2nd edition. Amanda's TEDx talk has been viewed nearly two million times. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Al Jazeera, Thrive Global, and MSN. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, two awesome kids, and a remarkable Newfiepoo named Ruthie. Connect with Amanda: Order Amanda's book: https://www.amandacrowell.com/great-work  Website: https://www.amandacrowell.com/  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell/  About the Host of the Live Greatly podcast, Kristel Bauer: Kristel Bauer is a corporate wellness and performance expert, keynote speaker and TEDx speaker supporting organizations and individuals on their journeys for more happiness and success. She is the author of Work-Life Tango: Finding Happiness, Harmony, and Peak Performance Wherever You Work (John Murray Business November 19, 2024). With Kristel's healthcare background, she provides data driven actionable strategies to leverage happiness and high-power habits to drive growth mindsets, peak performance, profitability, well-being and a culture of excellence. Kristel's keynotes provide insights to "Live Greatly" while promoting leadership development and team building.   Kristel is the creator and host of her global top self-improvement podcast, Live Greatly. She is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur, and she is an influencer in the business and wellness space having been recognized as a Top 10 Social Media Influencer of 2021 in Forbes. As an Integrative Medicine Fellow & Physician Assistant having practiced clinically in Integrative Psychiatry, Kristel has a unique perspective into attaining a mindset for more happiness and success. Kristel has presented to groups from the American Gas Association, Bank of America, bp, Commercial Metals Company, General Mills, Northwestern University, Santander Bank and many more. Kristel has been featured in Forbes, Forest & Bluff Magazine, Authority Magazine & Podcast Magazine and she has appeared on ABC 7 Chicago, WGN Daytime Ch