Episodes

Sept. 18, 2018

Mike Mcderment on Culture, Collaboration, and Leading by Example

Mike McDerment of Freshbooks talks about how cultivating culture at Freshbooks is his priority, helping employees cross pollinate ideas through blind dates, what an average day looks like for him, and how he stays productive and focused.

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Sept. 11, 2018

Jennie Nash on Writing, Purpose and Accountability

Jennie Nash of Author Accelerator talks about on starting and finishing writing projects, having a purpose to your writing and how accountability helps complete the project.

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Sept. 4, 2018

Ryan Mcrae on Productivity for College and University Students

Ryan McRae of The ADHD Nerd and discusses overcoming productivity challenges of College and University Students.

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Aug. 28, 2018

Chris Bailey on Hyperfocus, Scatterfocus and Attention

Chris Bailey of The Productivity Project talks about Hyperfocus, Scatterfocus and Attention.

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Aug. 21, 2018

Shawn Blanc on an 8 Week Work Cycle and Sabbaticals

Shawn Blanc is the founder of The Sweet Setup, a site that recommends the best apps for your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Shawn and his team are incredibly prolific in their reviews and recommendations of mac and iOS apps,

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Aug. 14, 2018

Shawn Askinosie on Career, Vocation and Meaningful Work

Shawn Askinosie of Askinosie Chocolate stalks about his story of going from Lawyer to Chocolatier, the steps to find your personal vocation and how to apply your vocation to your current position.

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Aug. 7, 2018

Jeff Goins on Clarifying Your Creative Process

Jeff Goins talks about the creative process, how there is more to writing than just typing, knowing what part of the creative process you are in and how a finished product is more important than a perfect process.

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Aug. 1, 2018

Srinivas Rao on Creating Fulfilling Lifelong Creative Practices

Srinivas Rao of The Unmistakable Creative talks about what it takes to create lifelong creative practices, and why creating them for an audience of one is more fulfilling.

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July 24, 2018

Cal Newport on Doing Collaborative Deep Work, Digital Minimalism and…

Cal Newport talks about doing good work and living a rewarding life, and the role that technology plays in both.

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July 17, 2018

Rob Dionne on Getting Fit and Staying Fit With a Busy Lifestyle

Rob Dionne of Open Sky Fitness discusses the psychological shift needed to make lasting change and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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July 10, 2018

David Allen on Getting Things Done for Teens (and Their Parents Too!)

David Allen talk about the latest GTD book: Getting Things Done for Teens

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July 3, 2018

Jeff Sieh on Getting More Done by Working Less

Jeff Sieh talks with Erik about the book Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less.

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June 27, 2018

Stephen Warley on Self Management, Remote Work and the Future of Work

Stephen Warley of Life Skills That Matter talks about working by yourself, working for yourself, the future of work, remote work, co-working spaces and self awareness.

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June 20, 2018

Jon Kolko on Critiques and Creating a Culture of Creativity

Jon Kolko of Modernist Studio talks about building trust in your team, creating a creative space in your business and the process of doing a great critique.

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June 13, 2018

Benjamin Spall on Morning Routines, Evening Routines and Habits

Benjamin Spall discusses creating a morning routine that works for you, how an evening routine helps with a morning routine and some of the most common components successful people include in their routines.

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June 7, 2018

Kelli Wood on Quitting, Failure and Self-Awareness

Kelli Wood, Provost of Seth Godin's altMBA talks about the power of quitting, the true definition of failure and having the self awareness to know the difference.

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May 31, 2018

Allen Gannett on Genius, Talent and Creativity

Allen Gannett talks about the myth of creative genius and reveals the science and secrets behind achieving breakout commercial success in any field.

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May 8, 2018

Robert Plotkin on Mindfulness and the Benefits and Distractions of Te…

Robert Plotkin discusses using mindfulness to be more focused and less distracted by technology, and how to use technology instead of being used by it.

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April 30, 2018

Laura Vanderkam on Perspective and the Stewardship of Time

Laura Vanderkam talks about feeling less busy and getting more done with the findings of her new book: Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done. The book explores, through more than 900 time diaries collected on a single March day,

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April 23, 2018

Mike Vardy on Frameworks, Themes and Modes

Mike Vardy talks about how to stay productive when you get sick, having frameworks to support changes as they come, theming days, and working in modes.

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April 16, 2018

Scott Gerber on Networking vs. Connecting in Business Relationships

Scott Berber on abandoning the networking-for-networking's-sake mentality in favor of a more powerful and effective approach to creating and enhancing connections.

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April 9, 2018

Lauren Zander on Excuses, Self-Sabotage and Facing the Truth

Lauren Zander talk about identifying excuses, facing the truth and defeating self-sabotage.

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April 2, 2018

Phil Rosenthal on Creativity, Family, Food and Fun

Phil Rosenthal, creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, talks about drawing creative ideas from your own life and traveling and food to get out of your comfort zone.

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March 19, 2018

Mamie Kanfer Stewart on Making Meetings More Effective, Engaging and …

Mamie Kanfer Stewart from Meeteor talks about making meetings more effective, engaging and enjoyable.

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