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How to Be Awesome at Your Job · 2026-06-08 · 37 min · 7,845 words

1159: Precise Word-for-Word Scripts For Flourishing at Work with Erin McGoff

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Before talking to anybody else, you need to first figure out how you're talking to yourself and make that into a healthier conversation and dialogue. Instead of saying, I'm personally so overwhelmed, all they're hearing is, you're not competent, you can't get it done. Instead you want to turn it into a professional concern. That's Aaron McGoff, also known as at Advice with Aaron. She's known as the internet's big sister, and she shares candid career and life advice to her six million plus followers across social media.

She's also the best-selling author of The Secret Language of Work, hyper helpful scripts for every situation, which we're discussing today. So you'll learn one, how to get a raise with just a few words, two, how to set boundaries like a pro, and three, the one phrase to stop using a work. And if you want a quick summary write-up of the actionable wisdom that Aaron shares, I recommend you sign up for our free gold nugget email newsletter found at awesomeatyourjob.com. I'm Pete McKaitis. This is how to be awesome at your job, and now here's Aaron.

Aaron, welcome. Hi, I'm so happy to be here. Well, I am happy to have you here talking about the secret language of work and more. So, wow, you have a quite the impressive audience, six million plus followers across everything. Could you maybe kick us off by sharing what's a piece of

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