59. Making Work Suck Less with TJ Bennett

59. Making Work Suck Less with TJ Bennett

From The DASH Mindset Podcast by Sheri Zevenbergen

March 26, 2026 · 1h 15m · Episode 59

About this episode

TJ Bennett discusses how to make work feel less sucky and shares his journey through advertising and personal growth.

What if work didn’t have to feel so…sucky?TJ Bennett is on a mission to help people figure that out.We talk about his DesuckifyWork® podcast, his path through advertising, the pressure we put on ourselves to have everything figured out (even though none of us do), and what actually makes work…and life…feel better.A fun and honest conversation about how things actually unfold.TJ didn’t have some perfectly mapped-out plan. He followed what was interesting, paid attention to what felt off, and made changes along the way. From randomly discovering advertising…to realizing later in his career that something had shifted…to leaving a successful career to try something new without knowing exactly how it would all work.We also talk about how early experiences shape the way we see work and life, and how sometimes it takes something significant to make us pause and rethink what actually matters.And throughout the conversation, this idea keeps coming up:We think we need to know first…and then act.But most of the time, it’s actually the opposite.We try something.We figure it out as we go.We adjust.That’s the process.It’s simple. Not always easy. But much truer than the story most of us are…

People in this episode

Host: Sheri Zevenbergen

Guest: TJ Bennett

Topics covered

  • work satisfaction
  • career change
  • personal growth
  • life lessons
  • advertising

Keywords

  • DesuckifyWork
  • career path
  • work-life balance
  • personal development
  • health experiences

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