Episodes

Oct. 12, 2020

Rob Hatch on Time, Attention, Information Overload and Focus

Rob Hatch is the co-founder and President of Owner Media Group, providing strategies and skills for the modern business. He is also a highly sought after business coach and advisor serving executives and owners of organizatio...

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Oct. 6, 2020

Dave Delaney on Technology and Focus, Relationships and Networking

Dave Delaney is a recognized leader, consultant and keynote speaker on digital marketing, social media strategy, and business networking. His book is New Business Networking and his Newsletter is The Nice Maker . Dave recentl...

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Sept. 28, 2020

Todd Henry on Motivation and Discovering the Hidden Forces That Drive…

Todd Henry write books, podcasts and speaks internationally on creativity, leadership, productivity, and passion for work, and help people and teams generate brilliant ideas. Todd has been on the show three times previously. ...

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Sept. 22, 2020

Julie Morgenstern on Productivity in Parenting and Relationships

Julie Morgenstern is a well known expert on organization and time management. The author of five best-selling books, Morgenstern has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, and helped thousands of people transform their homes, bus...

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Sept. 13, 2020

Paul Casey on Time Management and Maximizing Every Minute

Paul Casey is the owner of Growing Forward Services, and has partnered with his corporate and individual clients to transform their vision, their habits, and their lives. In this conversation Paul talks with Erik about time m...

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Sept. 8, 2020

Andy Andrews on Having the Proper Focus, The Power of Thought and Bei…

Andy Andrews is an author of over 20 books and sought after corporate speaker. Andy Andrews is the author of the New York Times bestsellers How Do You Kill 11 Million People?, The Noticer, and The Traveler’s Gift, and is also...

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Aug. 31, 2020

Andy Andrews on Perspective

Andy Andrews is an author of over 20 books and sought after corporate speaker. Andy Andrews is the author of the New York Times bestsellers How Do You Kill 11 Million People?, The Noticer, and The Traveler’s Gift, and is also...

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Aug. 25, 2020

Bruce Tulgan on The Art of Being Indispensable at Work

Bruce Tulgan is a leading expert on young people in the workplace and one of the leading experts on leadership and management. Bruce is a best-selling author, an adviser to business leaders all over the world, and a sought-af...

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Aug. 18, 2020

Laura Vanderkam on How to Succeed at Remote Work

Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books, including Off the Clock, I Know How She Does It, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, and 168 Hours. This is her 5th appearance ...

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Aug. 12, 2020

Cal Newport on Digital Minimalism

Cal Newport is the author of Deep Work and So Good They Can’t Ignore You . Cal’s latest book is Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World . In this conversation, Cal and Erik talk about the premise of the b...

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Aug. 4, 2020

Brooke McAlary on Rhythms, Rituals and Routines

Brooke McAlary of The Slow Your Home Podcast talks about creating Rhythms, Rituals and Routines to slow down and have more simplicity in your life. Her book is Destination Simple: Everyday Rituals for a Slower Life . This epi...

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July 27, 2020

David Allen on Developing the Skill of Outcome and Action Thinking

David Allen is the originator of GTD. GTD is the shorthand brand for “Getting Things Done“. GTD enables greater performance, capacity, and innovation. It alleviates the feeling of overwhelm—instilling focus, clarity, and conf...

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July 20, 2020

Ian Morgan Cron on Overcoming the Productivity Hangups of Each Enneag…

Ian Morgan Cron is a bestselling author, Enneagram teacher, nationally recognized speaker, psychotherapist, and Episcopal priest. In his book ' The Road Back to You ', Ian presents an approachable and practical path to access...

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July 14, 2020

Ian Morgan Cron on The Enneagram 101

Ian Morgan Cron is a bestselling author, Enneagram teacher, nationally recognized speaker, psychotherapist, and Episcopal priest. In his book ' The Road Back to You ', Ian presents an approachable and practical path to access...

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July 7, 2020

Mike Sturm on The Wabi-Sabi Way

Mike Sturm is the publisher of the weekly newsletter Woolgathering , which is intended to help you think better, more creatively, and add more value to your life and work. His first book is Be, Think, Do Essays on Personal De...

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June 30, 2020

Mike Sturm on the Meaning of Productivity

Mike Sturm is the publisher of the weekly newsletter Woolgathering , which is intended to help you think better, more creatively, and add more value to your life and work. His first book is Be, Think, Do Essays on Personal De...

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June 23, 2020

Mike Robbins on Creating a Team Culture of High Performance, Trust, a…

Mike Robbins is an author, thought leader and sought-after speaker who teaches people, leaders, and teams to infuse their lives and businesses with authenticity and appreciation. As a leadership expert, he partners with some ...

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June 16, 2020

Liz Fosslein on the Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work

Liz Fosslien is a consultant on product design and experience design projects with companies including Salesforce, SYPartners, and Ernst & Young. Her work has been featured by The Economist, The Financial Times, NPR, Quartz, ...

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June 9, 2020

Melissa Steginus on Making Self-Care, Personal, Purposeful and Practi…

Melissa Steginus is a mindfulness teacher and productivity coach helping people structure their work and lives to be intentional, empowering, and fulfilling. With a background in social work and over a decade of experience as...

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June 1, 2020

Elizabeth Emens on the Admin Tasks of Life

Elizabeth Emens is a Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, and the author of Life Admin: How I Learned to Do Less, Do Better, and Live More . Elizabeth Emens was a working mother with two young children, swamped like so ma...

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May 26, 2020

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

Mamie Kanfer Stewart founded Meeteor, a global venture providing meeting management solutions. Through consulting and technology, Meeteor enables teams and organizations to develop a healthy and productive meeting culture. He...

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May 19, 2020

Chris Bailey on Hyperfocus, Mental RAM and Boredom

Chris Bailey turned down lucrative job offers to pursue a lifelong dream—to spend a year performing a deep dive experiment into the pursuit of productivity, a subject he had been enamored with since he was a teenager. Erik an...

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May 13, 2020

Lacy Boggs on Slow Growth and Work Life Balance

Lacy Boggs is director of The Content Direction Agency . She helps small businesses and solopreneurs teach them how to drive their own content marketing with strategies and frameworks that make content easier and more effecti...

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May 6, 2020

Michael Brues on The Power of Chronotypes and Sleep

Michael J. Breus, Ph.D ., is a Clinical Psychologist and both a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and a Fellow of The American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Michael joins Erik in this episode to talk about discov...

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