Have you reached a plateau in your career? Do you sometimes feel as if you’re standing still, while you’re forced to watch co-workers with no more education or experience than you get promoted to positions that you think you deserve? In Episode 107 of The Communication Guys podcast, The Guys explain the reasons why we hit career plateaus, and give 5 tips for preparing a response strategy that can help you move beyond them.

Are you trying to pitch a product or service, but for some reason your customer just doesn’t seem interested? Are you proposing a partnership—either with a business colleague or with a romantic interest—but your proposal is being greeted with a yawn? You might be making a classic marketing mistake. In this episode of The Communication Guys podcast, The Guys describe the subtle differences between features, benefits, and results, and the role that each plays in making a successful pitch.

Have you lost the ability to find pleasure in things you normally enjoy? Do you struggle with a sense of fatigue that you just can’t shake? Do you feel as though you’ve lost passion, creativity, patience, and tolerance with others? You may be suffering from burnout. In this episode, The Guys describe how to recognize the early symptoms of burnout and how to deal with it before it takes control of your life.

Why do park rangers lob explosives onto a mountainside to purposely start an avalanche? Answer: Because the avalanche you start yourself is the easiest one to control. Episode 104 of The Communication Guys podcast is “Dealing with Conflicts Before they Become Conflicts,” where The Guys explain how to deal with disagreements while they’re still minor grievances and before they erupt into full-blown battles.