Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life

Mara Glatzel on Advocating For Your Needs While Claiming Your Agency

May 21, 2024

Author Mara Glatzel challenges the negative connotation of being 'needy' and discusses how embracing our needs can enhance productivity and fulfillment. The conversation dives into self-care, agency, and finding creative ways to meet personal needs. Learn how small acts of agency can empower us and shift our perspective on self-care and productivity.

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Mara Glatzel

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Quick takeaways

Advocating for our needs enhances productivity and fulfillment by aligning actions with true selves.

Needy framework emphasizes radical self-responsibility and understanding unmet needs to improve self-awareness and self-care strategies.

Deep dives

Embracing Needs Leads to Greater Productivity and Fulfillment

Recognizing and advocating for our needs can align our actions with our true selves, enhancing productivity and fulfillment. This approach challenges the negative connotation around being needy and emphasizes that embracing needs can lead to a more balanced life.

Introduction

3min

Embracing Needs for Productivity

6min

Navigating the Complexity of Needs and Responsibility

3min

Embracing Diversity in Relationships

10min

Three Sponsored Ad Segments for Indeed, Zokdok, and Shopify

4min

Rest, Energy Management, and Self-Care

23min

Reimagining Needs for Productivity and Balance

3min

This week I was grateful to welcome Mara Glazel to the show for a chat about her new book, Needy: How to Advocate for Your Needs and Claim Your Sovereignty. In our culture, the word "needy" often carries a negative connotation, suggesting weakness or dependency. But Mara is here to challenge that perception and flip it on its head. She argues that recognizing and embracing our needs is not only essential but can actually make us more productive and fulfilled.

In this episode Mara and I discuss the limitations of hustle culture and how our routines and beliefs can sometimes trap us in a cycle of neglecting our own well-being. This insightful conversation sheds light on building a nourishing relationship with oneself, understanding the roots of our needs, and finding creative ways to fulfill them. Tune in to learn how small acts of agency can make big differences in our personal empowerment and hear practical advice on creating a life that's genuinely fulfilling. This is an enlightening discussion that's sure to shift your perspective on self-care and productivity.

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