The Zack Arnold Podcast

"You have to think how can I create those moments, those celebrations, the appreciation, the presence in this moment so that I can actually enjoy the accumulation of my life of days rather than trying to hang it all on one momentous achievement."- Michael BaumanAs a freelancer or entrepreneur, it’s easy to get caught up in “the grind,” endlessly pursuing what others define as “success,” but one of the overlooked effects of doing so is often loneliness (whether you are at the bottom or the ladder or the very top).When I first started my career in Hollywood, I was so focused on perfecting my craft and building a resume of credits that I literally had no social life outside of work. Having friends, hobbies, and doing things outside the job simply wasn’t a priority for me...until I realized how detrimental it was for my work to become my identity, not only to my physical and mental health but also to my creativity and overall well-being.My guest today, Michael Bauman, knows all too well the pain of loneliness as a creative professional and entrepreneur. Michael is the CEO of Success Engineering and a Tony Robbins certified coach who after failing at starting his own personal training business and having no money to support his wife (and soon-to-be child) uncovered and untangled his own feelings of loneliness and not "enough-ness" so that he could pursue a more fulfilling version of his goals. He now uses his own experiences of failure, loneliness, and hitting rock bottom to help others redefine their own meaning of success in their lives.If you struggle with defining what success means to you, and you are often so consumed by your work and running on the empty hamster wheel chasing success that you find yourself burned out, this candid conversation is a must-listen.Want to Hear More Episodes Like This One?» Click here to subscribe and never miss another episodeHere's What You'll Learn:Michael's origin story of how he started his own podcast called Success Engineering.How the book, Start with Why, helped him climb his way out of rock bottom in his life.What led Michael to realize that success and happiness wasn’t about money or financial gains.The many moves and transitions Michael has navigated in his life.Why Michael was interested in helping entrepreneurs feel like they're enough and not alone.What the different layers of success are and how you can equate it with being enough.What Michael believes to be the greatest gift he can give to the people in his life.The link between identity and behavior change.KEY TAKEAWAY: Emotions are a warning system or a fundamental need that is going unmet.A valuable tool to deal with emotions in order to enable behavior change.The unexpected link between my lifelong snacking addiction and my job satisfaction.Questions to ask yourself when you are caught in a bad habit or behavior you don't like.The difference between subjective and objective loneliness.KEY TAKEAWAY: The quality of your relationships is a better predictor of health than your cholesterol levels.Tools for dealing with loneliness.The paradox of vulnerability in others vs. ourselves.Why you should be “upgrading your interactions” and how to do it.What James Clear’s Goldilocks rule has to do with habit change.Dan Sullivan's approach called the Gap and the Gain.Using a "Done" list to celebrate what you've done at the end of every day.What Michael does to celebrate his own accomplishments each day.Michael's advice to his younger self.BONUS: The secret to upgrading your networking game. Useful Resources Mentioned:Start With Why | Simon Sinek The Gap and The Gain: The High Achievers' Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success: Sullivan, Dan, Hardy, Dr. BenjaminPodcast - Success Engineering - Michael BaumanMax HeadroomContinue to Listen & LearnEp82: Real Talk About Mental Health and Depression | with Michael KammesEp01: Understanding the Link Between Creativity and Depression with Dr. Edison de MelloEp165: How to Overcome Doubting Yourself When You Know You’re Meant For More | with Sandy Zimmerman, ANWEp84: How to Use 'Intuitive Eating' To Change Your Relationship With Food | with Melissa CostelloEp161: Managing Limiting Beliefs, Imposter Syndrome, and all the “Chatter” In Our Heads | with Ethan KrossEp35: FOCUS: The Superpower of the 21st Century | with Cal NewportEp04: The Zen-like Art of 'Getting Things Done' | with David AllenEp144: Redefining What It Means to Be “Productive” (and Aligning Your Values With Your Time) | with Tamara TorresEp136: Promoting Mindfulness, Well-Being, and Sanity In the Edit Bay | with Kevin Tent, ACETired of Holding it Together All the Time? Here are Five Basic Needs to Get You Back On TrackEp118: Legendary Editor Walter Murch On Optimizing Creativity, Productivity, and Well-Being In Hollywood For 50+ YearsEp55: How Tiny Changes Can Create Remarkable Results | with James ClearEp132: How to Pursue Fulfilling Work and Find Your ‘Calling’ | with Dr. Tal Ben-ShaharEp75: The Four Tendencies’ (aka ‘The Matrix’ For Understanding Yourself & Others) | with Gretchen RubinEp105: Ramit Sethi on Forging The Path Towards Your Own ‘Rich Life’Guest Bio: Michael Bauman is the CEO of Success Engineering and Tony Robbins certified coach. He help entrepreneurs feel that they are enough and not alone, along with optimizing every other area of their lives including their habits, productivity, health and relationships.He is also the host of the podcast, Success Engineering, where he interviews experts and industry leaders, from Broadway Directors and actors, to multi-millionaire CEO’s, to neuroscientists and more to uncover how they define success, how they create it on a daily basis, and explore the challenges they have overcome both internally and externally to achieve their personal definition of success.Show Credits:This episode was edited by Curtis Fritsch, and the show notes were prepared by Debby Germino and published by Glen McNiel.The original music in the opening and closing of the show is courtesy of Joe Trapanese (who is quite possibly one of the most talented composers on the face of the planet).Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zackarnold/exclusive-content

What I’d love to do is give you an insider’s glimpse into the world of my Optimizer coaching & mentorship program and what we call the ‘Hot Seat.’ What you’ll hear today is a recording of an actual live session with an Optimizer student where on the Hot Seat we tackle various questions about career transitions, productivity, workflows, networking, burnout, habit formation, resumes and websites, and any number of other work or life challenges that students bring to the table as they navigate their own path towards success. In the following hot seat session, community member Denise Chan is struggling with perfectionism while she’s editing. She finds herself consumed with the minutiae of the cuts and bogged down in doubt that her choices are the right ones. As a recovering perfectionist myself, I am all too familiar with this problem. Listen in to hear what systems and processes I use to work with perfectionism, doubt, and procrastination that Denise can implement right away in her daily editorial workflow. Want to provide your feedback on this new format? We'd love to hear from you! → Click here to let us know what you think of this format Want to learn more about working with me and having your own Hot Seat session? → Click here to learn more about the Optimizer coaching & mentorship programSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zackarnold/exclusive-content

What I’d love to do is give you an insider’s glimpse into the world of my Optimizer coaching & mentorship program and what we call the ‘Hot Seat.’ What you’ll hear today is a recording of an actual live session with an Optimizer student where on the Hot Seat we tackle various questions about career transitions, productivity, workflows, networking, burnout, habit formation, resumes and websites, and any number of other work or life challenges that students bring to the table as they navigate their own path towards success. In the following hot seat session, community member Melanie Annan wants help preparing for a meeting with a potential agent. Melanie is an independent film editor and wants to know if an agent would be valuable at this point in her career to help her get to the next level. In this hot seat we cover the types of questions Melanie should ask when meeting with an agent as well as some common misconceptions about what working with an agent is like. Listen in to hear my thoughts on how to make the most of a meeting with an agent. Want to provide your feedback on this new format? We'd love to hear from you! → Click here to let us know what you think of this format Want to learn more about working with me and having your own Hot Seat session? → Click here to learn more about the Optimizer coaching & mentorship programSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zackarnold/exclusive-content

At the epicenter of the conversation last August during the most contentious portion of the IATSE contract negotiation was perhaps the IA stories Instagram account where literally hundreds of thousands of IATSE members discovered they weren't alone in enduring the horrors of working in Hollywood: Burnout, abusive working conditions, and sacrificing everything - including even their lives - to simply keep their jobs in the entertainment industry was apparently everyone’s story. Pandora’s Box opened, and it was clear people demanded change. Among those people are my guests today from Local 871 - Script Coordinator Amy Thurlow, and Art Department Coordinator Marisa Shipley.Marisa Shipley is the President of Local 871, as well as one of the founders of the IA Stories page. She has been on the front lines of the living wage and pay equity fight since 2018 and is committed to finding a collaborative approach to tackling these issues.Amy Thurlow was elected to represent Script Coordinators on the Board of Directors of Local 871 in December of 2021, and has been outspoken about the pay equity issues that have plagued her classification for decades.This conversation has been a long time in the making, and we go deep into the stories of abusive practices in their local, the criminally low wages they have endured, and the systemic nature of these problems across many other IATSE locals. You'll also hear Marisa describe the severe toll that running the IA stories page took on her health and well-being (which is ironic given how hard she works to protect the well-being of others), as well as her deep struggle with the negative blowback she received during the IATSE contract negotiations. Trust me when I say that standing up for what you believe is never easy. But our industry and the world needs more Marisa’s and Amy’s advocating for all of us.Want to Hear More Episodes Like This One?» Click here to subscribe and never miss another episodeHere's What You'll Learn:Why Local 871 has the moniker of The Island of Misfit Toys.What a script coordinator does and what their day to day looks like.The duties of the art department coordinator.The importance of these two roles to making sure things run smoothly between departments.What the hours and schedules are like for both of these jobs.The difference between being flexible and putting up boundaries.Why Marisa hates the words "can't you just..."The challenges that come with running a huge Instagram page like IA Stories.How Marisa got involved in pay equity issues in Local 871 and beyond.What motivated her to start the Instagram page IA stories and the intentions behind it.The incredible responsibility Marisa felt in taking on IA Stories.Dealing with the blowback of contract negotiations and how that affected Marisa.Why they made the intentional choice to not post about the specific contract negotiations and only focus on the stories.KEY TAKEAWAY: Setting boundaries is a personal responsibility that can also be supported collectively.Why it's important to get more involved in your guild's local.The unintended expectation that came from the IA Stories page and why it caused such anger in people after the contract vote.How different perspectives determine whether the contract was a win or a loss.KEY TAKEAWAY: We need systemic culture change AND we need personal responsibility.Optimize Yourself aims to show people HOW to set boundaries and take responsibility to create better working lives. Useful Resources Mentioned:Dear Hollywood: We Don’t Want to “Go Back to Normal." Normal Wasn’t Working.IATSE Stories (@ia_stories) • Instagram photos and videos How I burned out as a burnout coach (and then bounced back)Continue to Listen & LearnI Was Tired of Putting My Kids to Bed via FaceTime Every Night. Here’s What I Did About It.Ep113: The Importance of Setting Boundaries, Advocating For Yourself, and Asking For Help | with Janace TashjianDear Hollywood...We Create Entertainment For a Living. We’re Not Curing Cancer.Ep128: How to Have a Successful Career Without Sacrificing Family | with Farrel LevyEp141: Michelle Tesoro (ACE) On Playing Chess With Your Career (Instead of Checkers) - pt1Ep142: Michelle Tesoro (ACE) On Playing Chess With Your Health & Well-Being (Pt2)Ep106: On the Vital Importance of "Being Nice" | with Jesse Averna, ACEEp168: Hollywood On the Record: What’s REALLY Happening On Set? | with Shay’La Banks and Nickolaus Brown Ep112: On Signing COVID Waivers, Kit Rental Fees, and Working Humane Hours | with Cathy Repola, MPEG National Executive DirectorGuest Bio: Marisa Shipley is the President of Local 871 and a freelance Art Department Coordinator, Set Dec Coordinator and Construction Estimator for tv/film in Los Angeles. She initially got involved with the Local as a member of the ad-hoc Art Department Coordinators Public Relations Committee, working to get signatures on a petition showing support for better wages for her craft prior to 2018 negotiations. As the chair of the Local 871 #ReelEquity pay equity committee Marisa has focused on a collaborative approach to tackling pay equity issues affecting women in entertainment, particularly those working behind the camera.  Amy Thurlow is a writer and filmmaker currently living in Los Angeles, California. Amy has worked in television for many years. She started her career as a Writers' PA on the groundbreaking show GOSSIP GIRL and most recently Script Coordinated for Fox’s OUR KIND OF PEOPLE. Her other credits include TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES, SLEEPY HOLLOW, WITCHES OF EAST END, KRYPTON and NO TOMORROW. In December 2021, Amy was elected to represent Script Coordinators on the Board of Directors of Local 871. Amy graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts with a degree in Film and Television Production. Her work has been recognized by the WB Writers’ Workshop, Sundance Institute, Austin Film Festival and Final Draft Big Break Contest. Outside of writing and activism, Amy has a myriad of interests including performing the occasional stand up routine, teaching friends how to cook the perfect roast chicken, and deciding to run marathons even though she hates running. Show Credits:This episode was edited by Curtis Fritsch, and the show notes were prepared by Debby Germino and published by Glen McNiel.The original music in the opening and closing of the show is courtesy of Joe Trapanese (who is quite possibly one of the most talented composers on the face of the planet).Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zackarnold/exclusive-content

What I’d love to do is give you an insider’s glimpse into the world of my Optimizer coaching & mentorship program and what we call the ‘Hot Seat.’ What you’ll hear today is a recording of an actual live session with an Optimizer student where on the Hot Seat we tackle various questions about career transitions, productivity, workflows, networking, burnout, habit formation, resumes and websites, and any number of other work or life challenges that students bring to the table as they navigate their own path towards success. In the following hot seat session, community member Lara Britton is grappling with a number of different goals she wants to pursue and needs help narrowing it down in order to focus her career in a new direction. Goal setting is a big part of the Focus Yourself program and we spend a lot of time making sure people set proper goals that align with their true desires and passions. Lara feels stuck because she doesn’t want to feel limited by choosing just one thing. In her own words, she says, “I’d rather do than think.” Listen in to my advice for Lara to help her make the most of her time and better prioritize her multiple goals. Want to provide your feedback on this new format? We'd love to hear from you! → Click here to let us know what you think of this format Want to learn more about working with me and having your own Hot Seat session? → Click here to learn more about the Optimizer coaching & mentorship programSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zackarnold/exclusive-content

What I’d love to do is give you an insider’s glimpse into the world of my Optimizer coaching & mentorship program and what we call the ‘Hot Seat.’ What you’ll hear today is a recording of an actual live session with an Optimizer student where on the Hot Seat we tackle various questions about career transitions, productivity, workflows, networking, burnout, habit formation, resumes and websites, and any number of other work or life challenges that students bring to the table as they navigate their own path towards success. In the following hot seat session, community member Fabian Corrado wants to create a solid networking and outreach plan to make the transition into scripted television as an assistant editor. Fabian has been an assistant editor working in trailer houses for many years and he has decided that scripted television is what he really wants to do. This episode is filled with tips, advice, and strategies for making the leap into scripted television. Listen in for the inside scoop so you can apply it to your own career. And as an added bonus (and spoiler alert), after listening if you want to see how all this worked out for Fabian, listen to episode 172 at optimizeyourself.me/episode172. Want to provide your feedback on this new format? We'd love to hear from you! → Click here to let us know what you think of this format Want to learn more about working with me and having your own Hot Seat session? → Click here to learn more about the Optimizer coaching & mentorship programSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zackarnold/exclusive-content

As creative professionals, we constantly have to reinvent ourselves to stay relevant (and frankly just to survive the insanity of our industry). The pressure to come up with new ideas and be daring is stressful at best, and debilitating at worst. Many of us are under the illusion that this pressure we place on ourselves gives us our edge - that it helps us continue to perform our best. But instead this pressure leads to limiting beliefs, imposter syndrome, and procrastination. And if it persists over long periods of time…even total burnout.What if there was a better approach to reinventing yourself, your work, and even your health & body image so you could fully tap into your limitless creativity?How different would it feel to be able to say 'yes' to the things that scared you and 'no' to the things that were comfortable and easy, rather than feeling stuck in a job you no longer enjoy? Or sliding into bad habits that are sapping your energy (like that sleeve of oreos that tasted soooooo good) and killing your motivation (just one more episode, then I'll be productive!!!!), you could actually rise to the challenge with a 'can-do' attitude and a believe that your dreams are possible?My guest today, Scott Morgan, is a PGA Golf Professional turned Online Fitness Trainer, husband, father of 2, a plant based athlete and creator of The Sweatville Club. He also happens to be 58 years old. And only in the last few years has he made this transition to online fitness trainer, plant based athlete, and entrepreneur during the period of life when most people would have considered it “too late” to learn something new and follow a passion that seemed risky or even foolish. Scott's story will inspire you to take a risk, jump out of your comfort zone and discover what it's like to live life with a "can-do" attitude.Want to Hear More Episodes Like This One?» Click here to subscribe and never miss another episodeHere's What You'll Learn:The role Scott played in my Ninja training in Tony Horton's backyard.KEY TAKEAWAY: It’s never too late to learn something new.Scott's story of P90X and the changes it brought to his life.The many positive side effects that come from taking control of your health and fitness.How Scott made the jump from doing P90X to training with Tony Horton in person each week.How Scott dealt with limiting beliefs and imposter syndrome.KEY TAKEAWAY: The people you look up to are humans just like you.The challenges Scott faced when starting his own business.What you should say yes to and what you should say no and how to tell the difference.How switching to a plant based diet affected Scott's fitness ability.The changes Scott noticed in his mental acuity after going plant based.Scott's advice to his younger self who quit on week one of P90X.Why you should always take the scary path.How to join the Sweatville Club and contact Scott. Useful Resources Mentioned:The Big Picture: 11 Laws That Will Change Your Life: Horton, TonyEp122: 'Superfood Hunter' Darin Olien On How To Be Healthy, Fit, and Eternally AwesomeContinue to Listen & LearnEp84: How to Use 'Intuitive Eating' To Change Your Relationship With Food | with Melissa CostelloEp165: How to Overcome Doubting Yourself When You Know You’re Meant For More | with Sandy Zimmerman, ANWEp161: Managing Limiting Beliefs, Imposter Syndrome, and all the “Chatter” In Our Heads | with Ethan KrossEp98: P90X Creator Tony Horton on Covid-19, Staying Healthy During Quarantine, Boosting Immunity, & MoreEp120: It’s Never Too Late to Get Stronger (and Become a Ninja) | with Ginny MacColl, ANWEp121: Breaking Down Impossible Obstacles to Make (Almost) Anything Achievable | with Jessie Graff, ANWEp06: Defining Your Purpose and Living Large | with Tony HortonEp68: How to Go From Couch to the (Spartan) Course | with Rose Wetzel, ANWEp60: Getting 1% Better Every Single Day | with Westley Silvestri, ANWGuest Bio: Scott Morgan is a PGA Golf Professional turned Online Fitness Trainer, husband, father of 2, a plant based athlete and creator of The Sweatville Club. He made the transition to online fitness trainer, plant based athlete, and entrepreneur only in the last few years. He enjoys writing about his passions, what interests him, sharing videos, what interests other people, what drives their souls and connecting on a deeper level.Show Credits:This episode was edited by Curtis Fritsch, and the show notes were prepared by Debby Germino and published by Glen McNiel.The original music in the opening and closing of the show is courtesy of Joe Trapanese (who is quite possibly one of the most talented composers on the face of the planet).Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zackarnold/exclusive-content

From the outside it often looks as if the dominant factor that determines whether someone achieves their careers goals or not is luck (And you all know how I feel about “luck.”) From an insider’s perspective, having helped hundreds of people successfully make career transitions, I believe luck is simply when their hard work intersects with the right opportunity. And this intersection is no accident when you have the right strategy.One of my favorite aspects of the Optimizer coaching & mentorship community is the relationships that are built when students support each other to pursue work they feel most passionate about. When Optimizer students Nick Towle and Fabian Corrado originally came to me, neither one of them knew each other. But they both knew they were tired of the jobs they had, they felt stuck after trying for years to make a seemingly impossible career change, and they were ready to do anything to get on the right path.Nick Towle had been an editor in reality tv and transitioned to the scripted world as an assistant editor (AE). He was finding plenty of regular work, and he even had the opportunity to cut in addition to his AE duties, but he couldn't seem to land his first full-fledged scripted editing gig. Nobody was willing to give him the experience…without already having the experience.Fabian Corrado was working successfully as an Assistant Editor in the trailer industry but felt unsatisfied and unfulfilled, and he knew he wanted to make the jump to scripted. He worked hard and spent many years climbing his way up the wrong ladder and felt stuck and trapped doing a job he no longer loved.If you too are struggling to make a career transition, you feel stuck in a dead end career path, or you cringe when you think of networking, this episode will help you get unstuck and think of networking in a whole new light as you learn the strategies that both Nick & Fabian used to land huge career-changing opportunities (and ultimately work together on the same show!).Want to Hear More Episodes Like This One?» Click here to subscribe and never miss another episode Here's What You'll Learn:Fabian started his career in EPK trailer houses but after 5 years wanted to make the transition to scripted.How Fabian got connected with me and the Optimize Yourself program.Fabian describes what it was like for him to 'hit the wall' in trailer editing.Nick was an editor in reality tv and transitioned to scripted television as an assistant editor.Nick talks about what motivated him to look for the Focus Yourself program.Fabian explains the importance of uncovering your purpose and determining what career path is going to be most fulfilling.KEY TAKEAWAY: Networking strategy is all about planting the right seeds.Fabian was juggling two jobs while trying to do Focus Yourself.Nick balanced raising a 3 year old while working through the program.The story of how Fabian connected with an editor on his dream show.Nick describes how he had to make the psychological switch in his own mind to see himself as an editor.Why Fabian made the decision to walk away from a full-time job to do a 3 week freelance job.The financial component to having the freedom to turn down work that isn't the right fit.What made Fabian stand out amongst other qualified assistant editors to get his dream job.How important it is to set yourself up for success in a job even if there are knowledge gaps that need to be filled.KEY TAKEAWAY: Don’t pursue perfect at the expense of good enough.Nick and Fabian's advice to their younger selves. Useful Resources Mentioned:Ep62: [CASE STUDY] Transitioning to Scripted Television | with Len CiccotelloEp146: [CASE STUDY] From “Out of Ideas” to Becoming an Idea Machine | with Paul Del VecchioIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)Ep159: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs (and Lack of Experience) to Break Into Scripted Television | with Marcella GarciaEp134: Leveraging Your Skills to Get Hired (When You Don’t Have the Experience) | with Steve Lang, ACE (pt1)Ep135: The “Playbook” For Building a Successful Career in Scripted TV | with Steve Lang, ACE (pt2)Continue to Listen & LearnEp141: Michelle Tesoro (ACE) On Playing Chess With Your Career (Instead of Checkers) - pt1Ep142: Michelle Tesoro (ACE) On Playing Chess With Your Health & Well-Being (Pt2)I need help making a career transition | Optimize YourselfEp104: How to Keep Working As An Editor (After You’ve Made the Transition From AE) | with Susan Vaill, ACEHow to Find the Right Type of Mentor For You (and When You Should Seek the Best)How to Go From Cold Contact to Your Ideal Mentor In Seven Simple StepsIMDbPro for Networking: The 10 Features That Will Take Your Outreach to a New LevelEp80: How to Avoid Getting Pigeonholed, The ‘Concentric Circles of Networking’ & More | with Doc Crotzer, ACEThe Socially Awkward Introvert’s Guide to Networking with Industry “Experts”Ep126: On the Importance of Building Relationships, Asking Questions, and Never Giving Up | with Andi ArmaganianShow Credits:This episode was edited by Curtis Fritsch, and the show notes were prepared by Debby Germino and published by Glen McNiel.The original music in the opening and closing of the show is courtesy of Joe Trapanese (who is quite possibly one of the most talented composers on the face of the planet).Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zackarnold/exclusive-content

As 2021 winds down and we approach the New Year, it’s so easy to get caught up in the chaos of the holiday season and write off the end of the year as a loss, putting our goals and intentions aside and telling ourselves “We’’ll start fresh again in January.” But then inevitably when the new year hits and we create resolutions, life still gets in the way which leads to over 92% of New Year’s resolutions failing. (Don’t worry...I’m just as guilty as anyone else.)If you intend to make things happen in 2022, you don’t need resolutions → you need a plan.That’s why for the last 5 weeks of this year I’m going to share with you my top 5 interviews on designing a more fulfilling life, setting goals, building habits, and taking actions that get you long term results. Imagine if instead of crawling to the finish line the next five weeks in a haze of holiday indulgence you instead took the time to identify your true values, prioritize your life down to only the essential, learn to set habits that you’ll stick to, and ultimately focus on doing important work that matters to you? How much further ahead of the game would you be?I’m not saying you have to start exercising 5 days a week, stop eating sugar and carbs, wake up and meditate at 5am every morning, or add 20 new activities to your daily routine during the most stressful month of the year...but wouldn’t it be awesome starting 2022 with a clear plan and the motivation to get started?If this sounds like a better alternative, then stick with me for the next five weeks as I and five of the world’s foremost experts on setting goals and getting things done help you design a plan so 2022 can be the year that everything finally came together for you.So without further adieu, here is the fifth and final part of this five interview series with New York Times bestselling author Cal Newport to discuss his seminal book Deep Work.→ Click here to go to the original episode show notes of the interview with Cal Newport→ Click here to get my free 5-part email course that will help you get started on your hero's journeySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zackarnold/exclusive-content

As 2021 winds down and we approach the New Year, it’s so easy to get caught up in the chaos of the holiday season and write off the end of the year as a loss, putting our goals and intentions aside and telling ourselves “We’’ll start fresh again in January.” But then inevitably when the new year hits and we create resolutions, life still gets in the way which leads to over 92% of New Year’s resolutions failing. (Don’t worry...I’m just as guilty as anyone else.) If you intend to make things happen in 2022, you don’t need resolutions → you need a plan. That’s why for the last 5 weeks of this year I’m going to share with you my top 5 interviews on designing a more fulfilling life, setting goals, building habits, and taking actions that get you long term results. Imagine if instead of crawling to the finish line the next five weeks in a haze of holiday indulgence you instead took the time to identify your true values, prioritize your life down to only the essential, learn to set habits that you’ll stick to, and ultimately focus on doing important work that matters to you? How much further ahead of the game would you be? I’m not saying you have to start exercising 5 days a week, stop eating sugar and carbs, wake up and meditate at 5am every morning, or add 20 new activities to your daily routine during the most stressful month of the year...but wouldn’t it be awesome starting 2022 with a clear plan and the motivation to get started? If this sounds like a better alternative, then stick with me for the next five weeks as I and five of the world’s foremost experts on setting goals and getting things done help you design a plan so 2022 can be the year that everything finally came together for you. So without further adieu, here is the fourth part of this five interview series with New York Times bestselling author James Clear, author of Atomic Habits. → Click here to go to the original episode show notes of the interview with James Clear → Click here to get my free 5-part email course that will help you get started on your hero's journeySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/zackarnold/exclusive-content