Invincible Career - Claim your power and regain your freedom

Larry Cornett, Ph.D.

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Career agency for unstable times.

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Invincible Career treats career advice as part practical coaching, part systems critique. Recent episodes connect AI, layoffs, community, Gen X reinvention, and personal agency without sanding off the uncertainty.

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About Invincible Career - Claim your power and regain your freedom

Invincible Career is a career strategy show with a strong sense that work is never just work. It is about money, identity, power, attention, community, and the limited amount of time people get to spend on a professional life. Recent episodes are especially focused on AI and the fog around it. The show does not treat automation as a simple productivity upgrade. It asks what happens when knowledge workers depend on tools they still have to check, correct, and morally supervise. That concern extends from everyday job tasks to more serious questions about judgment, cognitive skill, therapy, voting rights, and who benefits from the hype. The show is also attentive to the ground-level fear inside tech. Layoffs, shrinking budgets, stalled hiring, and nervous employees are treated as real constraints, not abstract market weather. Career advice here often starts with survival, but it does not stay there. It turns toward independence, values, and the possibility of becoming harder to trap. Some episodes work like spoken newsletters, walking through guides, links, frameworks, and practical next steps. Others are live, looser, and more conversational. Guests and collaborators bring in threads about UX careers, Gen X reinvention, solopreneurship, Substack, marketing, rejection, and community building. The show has a coaching tone, but it is not glossy. It repeats ideas until they land, backs into conclusions, and keeps circling the same core question: how can a person keep agency when institutions, markets, and platforms are shifting underfoot? It can be blunt about employers, billionaires, social platforms, and the behavior of people at the top. It is also grounded in everyday decisions, like where to work, what companies to support, how to handle silence from potential clients, and how to protect a community from bad actors. Its best moments connect the tactical to the ethical. A job search becomes a question about dignity. A tool becomes a question about judgment. A community rule becomes a boundary around the kind of world people are trying to practice together.

Made for: For knowledge workers, tech professionals, solopreneurs, and mid-career listeners who want practical career guidance without pretending the broader economy is fine.

What sets it apart: The show ties concrete career moves to larger questions about AI, values, attention, and civic power. It sounds more like a candid strategic memo than a polished interview circuit.

In their own words

Claim your power, regain your freedom, and become invincible in your work and life! I share professional advice, challenges, and tips to help you create your Invincible Careerยฎ. newsletter.invinciblecareer.com

As heard by us

Based on 5 episodes we listened to ยท September 2026

Invincible Career connects practical career decisions with AI disruption, independent work, professional judgment, and the values behind where people choose to work.

Larry Cornett keeps returning to a hard career question: how do people retain agency when technology, employers, and economic pressure are reshaping work?

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Why you'd press play

Larry Cornett compares AI to an intern, and suddenly you are checking every citation.

Press play if you want

  • to count the time spent checking AI's work before calling it a shortcut
  • to question where your working hours go when your employer's values clash with yours
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๐Ÿš€ AI Won't Just Automate Jobs; It Will Challenge Identities (Issue 677)Apr 8, 2026

A grounded conversation about AI hype, long-view thinking, and the background that shaped Morville's approach.

The episode frames AI as a disruption story, but it stays grounded in harder questions about judgment, work, and how people keep their footing while the tools keep changing.

๐Ÿš€ Let's Talk About AI, Baby! (Issue 673)Mar 18, 2026

A blunt warning about AI, verification, and why judgment still matters.

The episode frames AI as a career pressure point rather than a victory lap for efficiency. It argues that knowledge workers are already feeling the shift, then broadens the view to internships, blue-collar automation, and the larger question of what happens when machines take onโ€ฆ

Solopreneur Q&A Chat (Larry & Anna)Nov 21, 2025

A candid talk about building trust while working solo and waiting for people to respond.

This episode treats solopreneurship as steady work: leaving a nine-to-five, building alone, and staying even when attention and replies come in unevenly.

November UpdateNov 17, 2025

A practical update on live streaming, community access, and the rules needed to keep a space usable.

This segment tracks Larry Cornett's move to Riverside and ties it to the practical demands of live streaming. He says the move should help with streams to YouTube and Substack, and he plans to keep using the setup for future shows if it holds up.

๐Ÿš€ Voting with Your Blood, Sweat, and Tears (Issue 615)Feb 5, 2025

A values-first argument for using money, attention, and work as leverage.

Cornette makes a clear case that ordinary people still have leverage as consumers, employees, and citizens. He frames everyday choices as a way to press for change, from where people spend money to where they choose to work.

Podcasts like Invincible Career - Claim your power and regain your freedom

Episodes

  1. 1

    Should You Stay or Should You Go? (Issue 705)

    Sep 9, 2026ยท35m
  2. 2

    Sunny day in Juneau, Alaska

    Aug 25, 2026ยท23m
  3. 3

    Career Advice from Juneau, Alaska (Issue 702)

    Aug 19, 2026ยท17m
  4. 4

    Aging in the Age of AI - What Nobody Tells You About Second-Half Careers and the 'Now What?' Moment (Issue 700)

    Aug 5, 2026ยท39m
  5. 5

    Why I'm Quitting Career Coaching - After 10 Years (Issue 694)

    Jul 1, 2026ยท31m
  6. 6

    How to Navigate the First 7 Days After a Layoff (Issue 688)

    Jun 10, 2026ยท33m
  7. 7

    Don't Be Vulnerable If They Are in the Room (Issue 685)

    May 20, 2026ยท29m
  8. 8

    ๐Ÿš€ AI Won't Just Automate Jobs; It Will Challenge Identities (Issue 677)

    Hidden gem

    AI shows up here as a career and identity problem.

    Apr 8, 2026ยท39mยท2 clips
  9. 9

    ๐Ÿš€ Let's Talk About AI, Baby! (Issue 673)

    Hidden gem

    AI is already messing with knowledge work, and the host treats it as a career problem, not a shiny toy.

    Mar 18, 2026ยท40mยท2 clips
  10. 10

    What Are You Missing? (Issue 667)

    This episode introduces the Invincible Career Guide for 2026, offering strategies to build confidence and control in one's career and life.

    Feb 11, 2026ยท39m
  11. 11

    ๐Ÿš€ How to Survive in Tech This Year (Issue 663)

    This episode addresses how tech professionals can navigate the challenging current job market, discussing factors like AI, economic conditions, layoffs, and career strategies.

    Jan 14, 2026ยท33m
  12. 12

    The Gen X Comeback in the 3rd Chapter of Life (Issue 659)

    This episode features an interview with Jonathan Small, a Gen X expert, discussing careers, retirement, the economy, and media trends for the Gen X generation.

    Dec 10, 2025ยท59m
  13. 13

    Solopreneur Q&A Chat (Larry & Anna)

    Hidden gem

    Larry and Anna use a live, conversational discussion to talk through what solopreneurship actually feels like.

    Nov 21, 2025ยท59mยท2 clips
  14. 14

    November Update

    Hidden gem

    Larry Cornett starts with a platform shift.

    Nov 17, 2025ยท21mยท1 clip
  15. 15

    ๐Ÿš€ Remember When Tech Was Fun and Hopeful? What Changed? (Issue 655)

    Nov 12, 2025ยท1h 5m
  16. 16

    ๐Ÿš€ What If Work Was Justโ€ฆ Work? (Issue 650)

    Oct 8, 2025ยท31m
  17. 17

    ๐Ÿš€ What Are You Willing to Sacrifice for the Life You Want? (Issue 645)

    Sep 3, 2025ยท37m
  18. 18

    ๐Ÿš€ Too Senior to Be Hired, Too Young to Retire (Issue 642)

    Aug 6, 2025ยท29m
  19. 19

    ๐Ÿš€ Why a Tech Career is Like Playing Poker (Issue 637)

    Jul 2, 2025ยท41m
  20. 20

    ๐Ÿš€ Ha Nguyen, Founder and Managing Partner at NextStep Advisors (Issue 633)

    Jun 4, 2025ยท38m
  21. 21

    ๐Ÿš€ Special Edition - We Share Details About Our Upcoming Live Course (Issue 630)

    May 15, 2025ยท56m
  22. 22

    ๐Ÿš€ Steven Puri, Founder and CEO of The Sukha Company (Issue 628)

    May 7, 2025ยท36m
  23. 23

    ๐Ÿš€ When to be Patient and When to Pivot (Issue 623)

    Apr 2, 2025ยท38m
  24. 24

    ๐Ÿš€ Surviving the Current U.S. Job Market (Issue 619)

    Mar 5, 2025ยท37m
  25. 25

    ๐Ÿš€ Voting with Your Blood, Sweat, and Tears (Issue 615)

    Hidden gem

    Cornette starts from a simple premise: people are not powerless.

    Feb 5, 2025ยท41mยท2 clips
  26. 26

    ๐Ÿš€ Creating a Values-Based Career - Sarah JanTausch, Coach (Issue 611)

    Jan 8, 2025ยท30m
  27. 27

    ๐Ÿš€ Unconventional Success on LinkedIn - Isabel Sterne, Consultant (Issue 607)

    Dec 11, 2024ยท34m
  28. 28

    ๐Ÿš€ The Power of Storytelling - Emily Schneider, Presentation Design Consultant (Issue 603)

    Nov 13, 2024ยท31m
  29. 29

    ๐Ÿš€ Shining a Light on Ageism - Maureen Wiley Clough, Host of It Gets Late Early (Issue 598)

    Oct 10, 2024ยท36m
  30. 30

    ๐Ÿš€ The Surprising Benefit of Haters (Issue 592)

    Sep 11, 2024ยท31m
  31. 31

    ๐Ÿš€ Preparing for an Initial Job Interview (Issue 584)

    Aug 14, 2024ยท38m
  32. 32

    ๐Ÿš€ Play Chess in Your Career, Not Checkers (Issue #574)

    Jul 10, 2024ยท35m
  33. 33

    ๐Ÿš€ A Preview of My Upcoming Invincible Job Interview Course (Issue #567)

    This episode previews an upcoming online course titled '10 Steps to Prepare for a Successful Job Interview,' which transforms previous workshop materials into an accessible format for global learners.

    Jun 12, 2024ยท31m
  34. 34

    ๐Ÿš€ How to Win the Job Search Race (Issue #557)

    May 8, 2024ยท30m
  35. 35

    ๐Ÿš€ Using My Broadcasting Strategy for Your Job Search (Issue #549)

    Apr 10, 2024ยท35m
  36. 36

    ๐Ÿš€ A Preview of My Upcoming Invincible Job Search Workshop (Issue #541)

    This episode previews an upcoming job search workshop titled 'Find a Better Job Using Three Essential Job Search Strategies,' offering insights into its content and encouraging early registration for the best price.

    Mar 13, 2024ยท35m
  37. 37

    ๐Ÿš€ What to Do About this Current Job Market (Issue #533)

    Feb 14, 2024ยท34m
  38. 38

    ๐Ÿš€ Successful People Are Better at These Things (Issue #525)

    Jan 17, 2024ยท31m
  39. 39

    ๐Ÿš€ My 10 Most Popular Episodes and Articles this Year (Issue #517)

    Dec 20, 2023ยท37m
  40. 40

    ๐Ÿš€ Do People Forget About You? (Issue #510)

    Nov 22, 2023ยท31m
  41. 41

    ๐Ÿš€ Are You Underpaid? (Issue #500)

    Oct 18, 2023ยท32m
  42. 42

    ๐Ÿš€ Find a Job by Hunting, Trapping, and Planting (Issue #493)

    Sep 20, 2023ยท27m
  43. 43

    ๐Ÿš€ The Danger of Showboat Leaders (Issue #485)

    Aug 23, 2023ยท19m
  44. 44

    ๐Ÿš€ Succeeding as an Introvert - Tim Yeo, Founder of The Quiet Achiever (Issue #475)

    Jul 19, 2023ยท43m
  45. 45

    ๐Ÿš€ How to Get Ahead in Any Job (Issue #468)

    This episode shares strategies for advancing in any job across industries, drawing from the host's experience in tech and blue-collar roles, while promoting an upcoming career-focused fireside chat.

    Jun 21, 2023ยท33m
  46. 46

    ๐Ÿš€ Career Q&A from Our Recent Fireside Chat (Issue #460)

    May 17, 2023ยท34m
  47. 47

    ๐Ÿš€ Career Questions (and My Answers) that We Discussed in My Fireside Chat - Part 2 (Issue #452)

    Apr 19, 2023ยท29m
  48. 48

    ๐Ÿš€ Career Questions (and My Answers) that We Discussed in My Last Fireside Chat (Issue #442)

    Mar 15, 2023ยท28m
  49. 49

    ๐Ÿš€ How to Stop Competing and Truly Start Collaborating (Issue #436)

    Feb 23, 2023ยท31m
  50. 50

    ๐Ÿš€ How to Create an Intentional Career Path Instead of Letting Others Determine Your Future (Issue #428)

    Jan 25, 2023ยท26m
  51. 51

    ๐Ÿš€ My 10 Most Popular Episodes and Articles this Year (Issue #422)

    Dec 21, 2022ยท34m
  52. 52

    Landing Jobs by Building Relationships in a Remote World (Issue #417)

    Nov 23, 2022ยท40m
  53. 53

    The Job Market Has Flipped โ€” Again (Issue #412)

    Oct 26, 2022ยท39m
  54. 54

    You Deserve Better (Issue #406)

    Sep 21, 2022ยท35m
  55. 55

    How to Market Yourself to Get the Attention You Want and Deserve (Issue #400)

    Aug 17, 2022ยท33m
  56. 56

    How to Safely Job Hunt Today While You're Still Employed โ€” So You Don't Get Fired Later (Issue #394)

    This episode discusses strategies for safely job hunting while currently employed to avoid risking your current job during uncertain economic times.

    Jul 20, 2022ยท34m
  57. 57

    The Gift of Rejection (Issue #389)

    Jun 22, 2022ยท33m
  58. 58

    Big Changes for this Newsletter and Podcast! (Issue #386)

    Jun 8, 2022ยท17m
  59. 59

    Seth Rogen's Take on Networking (Issue #383)

    May 25, 2022ยท24m
  60. 60

    Book Chapter - Making Your Achievable Plans (Issue #381)

    May 19, 2022ยท31m
  61. 61

    Q&A from the Community (Issue #379)

    May 11, 2022ยท30m
  62. 62

    Your Future is Unpredictable (Issue #377)

    May 4, 2022
  63. 63

    Book Chapter - Creating Your Winning Strategies (Issue #375)

    Apr 27, 2022ยท34m
  64. 64

    How to Build Good Relationships in a New Job (Issue #373)

    Apr 20, 2022ยท30m
  65. 65

    Book Chapter - Identifying Your Audacious Goals (Issue #371)

    Apr 13, 2022ยท35m
  66. 66

    5 Things You Should Do Every Night (Issue #369)

    Apr 6, 2022ยท27m
  67. 67

    Book Chapter - Embracing the Best You (Issue #367)

    Mar 30, 2022ยท32m
  68. 68

    Create Your Own Career Ladder (Issue #365)

    Mar 23, 2022ยท25m
  69. 69

    5 Ways to Build Your Executive Presence (Issue #363)

    Mar 16, 2022ยท32m
  70. 70

    Book Chapter - Identifying Your Blocks and Barriers (Issue #361)

    Mar 9, 2022ยท36m
  71. 71

    Your Account Has Been Suspended (Issue #359)

    Mar 2, 2022ยท31m
  72. 72

    Book Chapter - Defining Your Vision of the Future (Issue #357)

    Feb 23, 2022ยท27m
  73. 73

    What Do People Say About You? (Issue #355)

    Feb 16, 2022ยท32m
  74. 74

    Book Chapter - Assessing Your Current Situation (Issue #353)

    Feb 9, 2022ยท31m
  75. 75

    Use Your Purpose to Manage Stress, Anxiety, and Depression (Issue #351)

    Feb 2, 2022
  76. 76

    Book Chapter - Becoming Invincible (Issue #349)

    Jan 26, 2022ยท34m
  77. 77

    Doing Work You Love - Interview with Chris Cornett, Spine Surgeon (Issue #347)

    Jan 19, 2022ยท36m
  78. 78

    My Book - Reclaiming Your Power, Freedom, and Future (Issue #345)

    Jan 12, 2022ยท33m
  79. 79

    Burn Your To-Do Lists in 2022 (Issue #343)

    Jan 5, 2022ยท28m
  80. 80

    How to Make the Most of a Bad Situation (Issue #341)

    Dec 29, 2021
  81. 81

    My 10 Most Popular Episodes and Articles this Year - Issue #339

    Dec 22, 2021
  82. 82

    Do You Ever Feel Like an Impostor? - Issue #337

    Dec 15, 2021ยท26m
  83. 83

    Finish this Checklist Before the End of the Year - Issue #335

    Dec 8, 2021ยท32m
  84. 84

    Make Potential Employers Compete for You - Issue #333

    Dec 1, 2021ยท33m
  85. 85

    What Makes You Feel Grateful? - Issue #331

    Nov 24, 2021ยท29m
  86. 86

    She Had to Follow Her Dreams - Joan Kennedy, Artist, Illustrator, and Author - Issue #329

    Nov 17, 2021ยท36m
  87. 87

    20 Things You Should Stop Doing - Issue #327

    Nov 10, 2021ยท29m
  88. 88

    25 Years of Solopreneurship - Sherri Edwards, Founder of Resource Maximizer - Issue #325

    Nov 2, 2021ยท32m
  89. 89

    Why You Must Ask for a Raise or Promotion - Issue #323

    Oct 27, 2021ยท25m
  90. 90

    No One Is Coming to Rescue You - Issue #321

    Oct 19, 2021ยท29m
  91. 91

    You'd Better Ride That Wave! - Issue #319

    Oct 13, 2021ยท28m
  92. 92

    Not Your Average Recruiter - Andrew Shearer, Founder & Principal of BravePath - Issue #317

    Oct 6, 2021ยท34m
  93. 93

    Have You Mapped Your Career Journey? - Issue #315

    Sep 29, 2021ยท34m
  94. 94

    How Walking Benefits Your Career and Life - Issue #313

    Sep 22, 2021
  95. 95

    How to Stop Being a Quitter - Issue #311

    Sep 15, 2021ยท26m
  96. 96

    Late Bloomers Aren't Doomed - Issue #309

    Sep 8, 2021
  97. 97

    Why Brigitte Granger is Bootstrapping Her Startup - Issue #307

    Sep 1, 2021ยท34m
  98. 98

    Donโ€™t Let a Job Kill You - Issue #305

    Aug 25, 2021ยท36m
  99. 99

    Why Things Work Out โ€” Eventually - Issue #303

    Aug 18, 2021ยท23m
  100. 100

    The Surprising Value of Weak Ties - Issue #301

    Aug 11, 2021ยท29m
  101. 101

    It's Never Too Late! Fiona Pagett's Career Reinvention - Issue #299

    Aug 4, 2021ยท33m
  102. 102

    Be a Bridge to Climb the Ladder - Issue #297

    Jul 28, 2021ยท28m
  103. 103

    The Global Wake-Up Call - My Conversation with Marvin Liao - Issue #295

    Jul 21, 2021ยท33m
  104. 104

    Have You Found Your Tribe? - Issue #293

    Jul 14, 2021ยท29m
  105. 105

    Total Career Reinvention - An Interview with Sam Sycamore - Issue #291

    Jul 7, 2021ยท33m
  106. 106

    No, You Can't Have It All - Issue #289

    Jun 30, 2021ยท32m
  107. 107

    How to Find Your Puzzle Piece Partner or Co-founder - Issue #287

    Jun 23, 2021ยท27m
  108. 108

    How to Instantly Feel More Confident - Issue #285

    Jun 16, 2021ยท29m
  109. 109

    Kickstart Your Life with Sami Gardner, Career Coach and Author - Issue #283

    Jun 9, 2021ยท39m
  110. 110

    How to Squeeze More out of Social Media - Issue #281

    Jun 2, 2021ยท32m
  111. 111

    The Power of Storytelling with Anna Codina, Content Strategist - Issue #279

    May 26, 2021ยท34m
  112. 112

    How to Change Careers (Big, Medium, Small) - Issue #277

    May 19, 2021
  113. 113

    How to Plan Your Days - Matt East, Productivity Coach - Issue #275

    May 12, 2021
  114. 114

    Are You Experiencing Burnout? - Issue #273

    May 5, 2021ยท30m
  115. 115

    Interview Advice from Dayna Wu, Silicon Valley Tech Recruiter - Issue #271

    Apr 28, 2021ยท36m
  116. 116

    How Writing Can Change Your Life - Issue #269

    Apr 21, 2021ยท25m
  117. 117

    Career Success with Jeremy Baker, CTO of Retail Zipline - Issue #267

    Apr 14, 2021ยท32m
  118. 118

    Who Will Be Fired This Year? - Issue #265

    Apr 7, 2021ยท26m
  119. 119

    Career Success with Caroline Tsay, CEO of Compute Software - Issue #263

    Mar 31, 2021ยท30m
  120. 120

    Improving Your Conversational Skills - Issue #261

    Mar 24, 2021ยท29m
  121. 121

    Career Success with Irene Au, Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures - Issue #259

    Mar 17, 2021ยท29m
  122. 122

    How to Stop Rambling in Conversations and Interviews - Issue #257

    Mar 10, 2021ยท17m
  123. 123

    Tough Love You May Not Want to Hear - Issue #255

    Mar 3, 2021ยท26m
  124. 124

    How to Repair Your Reputation - Issue #253

    Feb 24, 2021ยท16m
  125. 125

    Should You Fix a Weakness? - Issue #251

    Feb 17, 2021ยท21m
  126. 126

    How Memorable Are You? - Issue #249

    Feb 10, 2021ยท20m
  127. 127

    How to Become a Consultant - Issue #247

    Feb 3, 2021ยท22m
  128. 128

    Does Your Voice Sound Strange? - Issue #245

    Jan 27, 2021ยท18m
  129. 129

    How to Relieve Stress During These Trying Times (Issue #241)

    Jan 13, 2021ยท28m
  130. 130

    A Simple Framework for Your Success This Year - Issue #239

    Jan 6, 2021ยท24m
  131. 131

    Best of the Year from Invincible Career - Issue #237

    Dec 30, 2020ยท7m
  132. 132

    Make Over $2M a year on Patreon? Yes, it's possible - Issue #235

    Dec 23, 2020ยท29m
  133. 133

    Our Future Is Brighter Than Many Think - Issue #233

    Dec 16, 2020ยท21m
  134. 134

    Eliminate Vulnerability in Your Career (audio)

    Jan 31, 2020ยท8m