The book is the distillation, basically 35 years of a career, interactions with thousands of leaders and business owners who have tried to be more productive. It's almost like it's the release of wisdom and knowledge that's kind of been waiting to come out in one kind of form, out for quite some time. And so this body of work began, in a formal sense, with a course that i created called free to focus. We've had thousands of people go through the course. Then from that, we created a live event because some people just wanted to not do it on line, but wanted to be present for a couple of days and actually worked through o content.
On today’s episode, I spent time with Michael Hyatt. Michael Hyatt is the founder and CEO of Michael Hyatt & Company, a leadership development firm specializing in transformative live events, workshops, and digital and physical planning tools. In his newest book, Free to Focus, Michael reveals to readers nine proven ways to win at work so they are finally free to succeed at the rest of life. Michael has been married to his wife, Gail, for forty years. They have five daughters, three sons-in-law, and eight grandchildren. They live just outside Nashville, Tennessee.
Michael Hyatt focus on how everyone gets 168 hours a week, but it never feels like enough. Work gobbles up the lion’s share. Most people think productivity is about finding or saving time. But it’s not. It’s about making our time work for us. In his book, Free to Focus, it reveals to readers nine proven ways to win at work so they are finally free to succeed at the rest of life–their health, relationships, hobbies, and more. He helps readers redefine their goals, evaluate what’s working, cut out the nonessentials, focus on the most important tasks, manage their time and energy, and build momentum for a lifetime of success.
Talking Points
On Michael’s new book, Free to Focus
On Michael’s definition and background on productivity
On the idea of hitting the reset button
Scheduling every hour of the day vs. leaving white space in your calendar
On making time for others
On how to not forget things
The idea of the intersection between passion and proficiency
How to say “no” with grace
Tips for delegation, scaling yourself and getting an assistant
How the book Free to Focus came to be
On planning and mapping your week
What is a backstage and frontstage work
Ideas on how to beat distractions
On productivity being a personal thing
How does it feel to be Michael Hyatt the leader?
What does journaling look like for a Michael Hyatt?
Parting advice to the listeners
Quote
“We have got to ask ourselves, what is it that we are trying to achieve through productivity? The first part of the book is all under the umbrella of STOP. We have got to stop and ask ourselves why are we on this hamster wheel? What is it that we are trying to accomplish? And where is it leading?”
Relevant Links
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Twitter
Facebook
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Blog
Book: Free to Focus
This episode made us realize that many professionals are working as much as 70 hours a week thinking that they are productive but productivity is about making our time work for us. Just imagine having free time again. It’s not a pipe dream. I hope you will learn as much as I did.
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