How I Work

Amantha Imber
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How I Work

Have you ever wondered if the worlds’ leading entrepreneurs, writers, musicians and business people construct their day differently to you? How I Work delves into the working days of some of the world’s most successful innovators. We discuss tactics, rituals and tricks they use to achieve so much more than the average person, despite having the same number of hours in the day.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Unlocking Gen AI’s full potential: The 95% confidence trick

    Ever feel like AI-generated content just isn’t hitting the mark? That’s because most people expect AI to get things right on the first try—but that’s not how it works. In this episode of How I Work, Dr. Amantha Imber sits down with Inventium’s Gen AI expert, Neo Aplin, to reveal a powerful trick that transforms AI from a basic tool into a true collaborator. The secret? Get AI to interview you first before it generates anything. This simple yet game-changing approach ensures better, more relevant results—every time.  What You’ll Learn:  Why AI often gets things wrong without proper context—and how to fix it   The 95% Confidence Rule: How to make AI ask clarifying questions before responding   How treating AI like a conversation partner improves content quality   A step-by-step example of using this method for sales emails   What to do when AI asks a question you can’t answer   How to refine AI-generated content through iterative Q&A  Next time you prompt AI, add this line: Before you respond, ask me any questions you need until you are 95% confident in doing a great job.  Want to master Gen AI? Check out Inventium’s Gen AI Productivity System, a self-paced online course designed to help you work smarter and reclaim hours every week. Get started at https://inventium.com.au/genai/ Connect with Neo Aplin on LinkedIn.   My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au   Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: Martin Imber See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    9 min

  2. 6 DAYS AGO

    Rewire your exhausted mind: Sarah Grynberg's tools for over-achievers

    Are you trapped in an exhausting cycle of achievement without fulfilment? Do you lie awake at night wondering how success or status can feel so empty? What if the gap between your exhausted reality and your greatest life could be bridged by simple mindset shifts? What if transformation required minutes, not months? My good friend Sarah Grynberg has been there, and she made the improvements needed to change her life. Sarah hit a point where she felt exhausted and unfulfilled, even with all she had achieved in her career and personal life. That’s when she decided to dive deeper into the mind-body connection Now, Sarah is the host of the chart topping podcast A Life of Greatness and one of the most requested podcast interviewers for international guests, as well as a mindset coach and author of the newly released book, Living a Life Of Greatness. Sarah shares: How you can change your negative thoughts to create a more positive outlook on life Why gossiping is actually making your life worse A simple way you can change your decision making process to get the best results Some easy meditation techniques for beginners who struggle getting into it Key Quotes: “Forgiveness is not letting the other person off the hook, it’s about letting yourself be free.” “Once we have a negative thought it is very hard to change that. But the way that we can disrupt that thought is by moving to the better feeling thought.” Connect with Sarah on Instagram or her website. For more from Sarah you can hear her even more on her podcast or buy her new book.   My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au   Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    38 min

  3. 24 FEB

    Quick Win: The daily ritual that helped Lisa Leong to find peace of mind

    Lisa Leong doesn’t do things by halves - if she’s worried she might not be getting enough sunlight in the dead of Melbourne winter, she goes out and buys an infrared desk light. If she learns cold therapy might be beneficial, she jumps into a sub-zero cryotherapy chamber.  So when the ABC Broadcaster started feeling a disconnect between her mind and body, she didn’t just start practicing Qigong (a meditative martial arts practice similar to Tai Chi). No, she wanted to learn it from the master himself, Robert Peng.  She thought she might be in luck, because the Chinese healer was brought to Australia by… Bob Hawke? But by the time Lisa wanted to learn, Peng had moved to New York. So naturally, Lisa flew across the world to spend ten days under his tutelage!  Lisa shares why she felt compelled to learn Qigong, what she learned from Robert Peng, and how Bob Hawke fits into the story! Connect with Lisa on Instagram or LinkedInListen to the full interview here My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: Martin Imber See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    6 min

  4. 19 FEB

    I burnt out completely last year. This is how I recovered.

    In our modern workplaces, is suffering from burn out now simply a matter of when, rather than if? For a slightly different episode, I’m joined by Sabina Read to discuss my own personal experience with burn out and how you can manage it if it hits you. Sabina is a distinguished Australian psychologist who makes regular appearances on Radio 3AW's Afternoons program, works as SEEK's Resident Psychologist and co-hosts the top-rated podcast Human Cogs. This is a dive into the world of burnout so you can understand why it happens, what influences it and how you can survive it. Sabina and I share: The signs of incoming burnout that many of us miss The external factors that can cause you to burn out Sabina’s tips on what you can do to avoid burnout The very specific thing that helped me recover from burnout Key Quotes: “This is not something you wrap in a bow and neatly take forward so you never burn out.” “We do need to differentiate burn out from exhaustion.” Connect with Sabina via her website, Instagram, or check out her podcast Human Cogs.   My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au   Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    33 min

  5. 17 FEB

    Quick Win: Why you should stop bringing your 'whole self' to work

    There’s a popular belief today that it’s healthy and empowering to bring your 'whole self' to work. But what if we’ve taken it too far? Shelley Johnson is a renowned leadership coach, columnist for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald and the host of top-ranking podcast This Is Work. We sat down to discuss a potentially controversial view on ‘bringing your whole self to work’ and the impact of oversharing. Shelley and I share: -         What to do instead of oversharing at work to have a positive impact -         Why "bringing your whole self to work" might not be the best idea and what you should do instead Listen to the full interview with Shelley here. Connect with Shelley via Linkedin, Instagram, Boldside’s Instagram or go to the website for Boldside.   My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai)   If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au   Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    8 min

  6. 12 FEB

    Transform your response to setbacks using self-compassion, with Prof. Kristin Neff

    When you make a mistake, at work do feel ashamed and beat yourself up about it?  It turns out that if we applied self-compassion in those moments, not only would we be kinder to ourselves, we’d also handle our work load better as well.  Professor Kristin Neff is a pioneer in the study of self-compassion. Her early work in the field and multiple best-selling books on the topic have seen her become recognised as one of the most influential scholars in the field of psychology.  In this episode Kristin shares:  🌿 The difference between self-care and self-compassion and why knowing the difference matters  🧘‍♀️ Some tricks you can use to incorporate self-compassion into your life  💪 How self-compassion can help you handle failure and setbacks  ⏸️ The exact way you can take a “self-compassion break”  🙅‍♂️ Strategies you can use to say “no” to things without feeling guilty  Key Quotes: “As mammals we have the compassion template...we just have to give ourselves permission to use it with ourselves.”  “Not only do we abandon ourselves, we kick ourselves when we are down.”  “A lot of people ask me to do stuff and I often have to say no and that's kind of a fierce self-compassion practice.”  Connect with Kristin via her website, facebook or Instagram.  Take the self compassion quiz or join the self compassion community.  My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/   Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber)   Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai)   If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe  Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.  Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au   Credits:  Host: Amantha Imber  Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    29 min

  7. 10 FEB

    Quick Win: How Atlassian’s Dom Price makes 'difficult conversations’ easy

    Does the idea of having a difficult conversation at work make you want to pack up and go home? Dom Price is the resident Work Futurist at Atlassian and he has a range of tips and ideas on how to make these difficult conversations easier. Dom shares: -         💡 The things you can do to make difficult conversations easier. -         🤔 What are the easiest ‘difficult conversations.’ -         ✅ The one thing you should do when entering a tough conversation. -         🚫 One thing many of us do that makes these conversations harder than they need to be. Connect Dom via X, Linkedin, or on his website. Listen to the full Interview with Dom here. My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    8 min

  8. 5 FEB

    Ben Shewry’s secret to ongoing creative success

    Some of the world’s most creative people seem to have no trouble staying creative while the rest of us find it a constant challenge. But what if there were simple things you could be doing to lift the load and make being creative fun again? This is why I’ve asked creative powerhouse Ben Shewry to return to the podcast. Ben Shewry is head chef and owner of multi-award winning Melbourne restaurant, Attica. Attica has been featured several times in the The World's 50 Best Restaurants and has been named the Best Restaurant in Australia. He has also won The Age Good Food Guide’s Restaurant of the year 3 times, Chef of the Year twice, has earned 3 Michelin stars, been featured on the Netflix Series Chef’s Table and so much more. What you probably didn’t know about Ben is that he is also a brilliant writer. His latest book, Uses for Obsession, is a memoir of his experiences in the hospitality industry. With all of this success and all these projects, Ben has definitely found more demands on his time, and yet he still manages to keep that joy and passion with his creative work. Ben shares: Some ways you can identify when a creative idea won’t work How to stay passionate about your creativity, even when success brings new challenges Why you shouldn’t get angry when people steal your creative ideas How to use self-doubt as a tool instead of an obstacle Key Quotes: "I don't see self-doubt as a negative thing. I think it needs to be controlled like anxiety does." "The more successful you become, the harder it is to do the thing that made you successful." “Silliness is really underrated...a bit of silliness goes a long way." Connect with Ben on Instagram or read his latest book Uses for Obsession.   My latest book The Health Habit is out now. You can order a copy here: https://www.amantha.com/the-health-habit/ Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanthaimber) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanthai) If you are looking for more tips to improve the way you work and live, I write a weekly newsletter where I share practical and simple to apply tips to improve your life. You can sign up for that at https://amantha-imber.ck.page/subscribe Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes. Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au   Credits: Host: Amantha Imber Sound Engineer: The Podcast Butler See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    40 min
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Have you ever wondered if the worlds’ leading entrepreneurs, writers, musicians and business people construct their day differently to you? How I Work delves into the working days of some of the world’s most successful innovators. We discuss tactics, rituals and tricks they use to achieve so much more than the average person, despite having the same number of hours in the day.

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  • Creator
    Amantha Imber
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    587
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 Amantha Imber
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