Episodes

March 2, 2021

Cal Newport on Information Overload and a World Without Email

Cal talks about the real problem with modern knowledge work, how email and other tech plays into it, how the problem started and how to start getting ahead in the new world of knowledge work that is coming soon.

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Feb. 23, 2021

Eric Partaker on Identity, Purpose and Change

Eric partaker on how setting 3 alarms can transform your health, wealth, and relationships.

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Feb. 16, 2021

Jeffrey and Jami Downs on The Power of Streaking to Create Life Chang…

Jeffrey and Jami Downs of StreakingMastery.com talk about the power of streaking, how streaks are different from habits, and how to recover from a broken streak.

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Feb. 9, 2021

Chris Byers on Remote Teams, Remote Culture and OKRs

Chris Byers of Formstack on building a remote culture, maintaining that culture during the pandemic, onboarding remote workers, and OKR planning.

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Feb. 2, 2021

Annie Duke on Making Better Decisions by Identifying and Dismantling …

Annie Duke is a decision strategist, poker champion, and the bestselling author of Thinking in Bets . Her new book How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices . In this episode Annie talks about how to make better …

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Jan. 26, 2021

Allison Fallon on the Power of Writing for Clarity, Confidence and Pu…

Allison Fallon on developing the simple habit of writing for clarity, confidence and purpose.

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Jan. 19, 2021

Jon Acuff on Finishing, Fighting Perfectionism and Completing Your Go…

NY Times Bestselling Author Jon Acuff talks about his book Finish, fighting perfectionism, and completing goals.

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Jan. 12, 2021

Dr. Samantha Brody on Overcoming Overwhelm

Dr. Samantha Brody talks about overcoming overwhelm, dismantling stress and achieving greater resilience.

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Jan. 5, 2021

Cait Flanders on Opting Out of Expectations and Living With Intention…

Cait Flanders, author of the bestselling The Year of Less talks about how to opt-out of expectations and live a more intentional life.

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Dec. 29, 2020

David Smith and Brad Johnson on How Men Can Be Better Allies for Wome…

David Smith and Brad Johnson share from their new book, Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace

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Dec. 22, 2020

David Shar on Identifying, Preventing and Dealing with Burnout

David Shar talks about identifying the signs of burnout, ways to prevent it, and dealing with burnout when you have it.

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Dec. 15, 2020

Melissa Steginus on Mindfulness, Intention and Attention

Melissa Steginus talks about the importance of mindfulness and getting started daily mindfulness practices.

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Dec. 8, 2020

John Jantsch on Resilience, Perseverance and Perspective

John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing talks about resilience, perseverance, and perspective.

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Dec. 1, 2020

Holiday Gift Suggestions 2020

Erik runs through his top suggestions for holiday gifts to give or ask for in 2020.

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Nov. 24, 2020

Greg Audino on Control, Ownership, and Mindset

Greg Audino of Optimal Living Daily talks with Erik about the concept of control, ownership, agency, and mindset.

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Nov. 17, 2020

Firdaus Kharas on Creativity as a Key to a Remarkable Life

Firdaus Kharas talks about what creativity is and is not, how to tap into it, how to use it through focus and distraction, and how to lead a creative life.

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Nov. 10, 2020

Edward Hess on Hyper-Learning and Adapting to Change in the Workplace

Edward Hess talks about how humans can stay relevant In the workplace using hyper-learning to excel cognitively, behaviorally, and emotionally in ways that technology can't.

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Nov. 3, 2020

Bryan Falchuk on Building Better Relationships with The 50 75 100 Sol…

Bryan Falchuk walks us through the path to build better relationships using the 50 75 100 Solution.

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Oct. 27, 2020

Ashley Whillans on Being Time Smart, How to Reclaim Your Time and Liv…

Ashley Whillans talks about how we can reframe our decisions about time and money to make happier choices.

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Oct. 20, 2020

Top 5 Personal Productivity Books

Erik counts down his top five personal productivity books and the reasons why each made the list.

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Oct. 13, 2020

Rob Hatch on Time, Attention, Information Overload and Focus

Rob Hatch of Owner Media talks about focusing your attention on what is important and making the decisions aligned with your goals so you can take action.

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Oct. 6, 2020

Dave Delaney on Technology and Focus, Relationships and Networking

Dave Delaney talks about taking two months off social media to gain perspective, be more present, learn how to focus, and have greater relationships.

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Sept. 29, 2020

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

Todd Henry of The Accidental Creative talks about his new book The Motivation Code and how to discover the hidden forces that will drive your best work.

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Sept. 22, 2020

Julie Morgenstern on Productivity in Parenting and Relationships

Julie Morgenstern talks shares simple strategies to stay truly present and focused, whether you’re playing with your kids enjoying a meal with your significant other, or getting ahead on that big proposal for work.

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