
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
Conversations with productivity experts, authors, and creatives on how to implement productivity strategies in both your professional and personal life. The goal as you listen is to help you gain perspective, practical knowledge, and productivity insights for living a whole life that goes Beyond The To-Do List.
Latest episodes

Oct 11, 2021 • 36min
Jeremie Kubicek on Becoming a Leader Worth Following
Jeremie Kubicek specializes in getting leaders to a higher level through his speaking, consulting and books. He takes complex concepts and adapts them into powerful tools that are practical and scalable. Jeremie speaks worldwide to audiences of all sizes across various industries and sectors. In this conversation Jeremie and Erik talk about his new book is 'The 100X Leader: How To Become A Person Worth Following'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 4, 2021 • 44min
Jaime Masters on Focus, Flow, Time Tracking and Nootropics
Jaime Masters is the CEO of Evential Millionaire. She is a Business coach, author, and professional speaker and has hosted one-on-one interviews with over 350 millionaires and billionaires.In this conversation Jaime and Erik talk about 'Absolute Yes', Flow State, Time Tracking and Nootropics.This episode is brought to you by:
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Sep 26, 2021 • 46min
Paul Jarvis on Resilience, Autonomy, Speed and Simplicity
Paul Jarvis is a web designer, best-selling author and gentleman of adventure. Paul has a reputation as the designer whose vision and web design strategy is the prime catalyst for building multi-million dollar businesses. He's worked with Silicon Valley startups, pro sports athletes, Fortune 500 companies, best-selling authors and the world’s biggest entrepreneurs. Paul's new book is 'Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business'.In this episode he and Erik talk about staying small and avoiding growth to have freedom to pursue more meaningful pleasures in life, and avoid the headaches that result from dealing with employees, long meetings, or worrying about expansion. Company of One introduces this unique business strategy and explains how to make it work for you.This episode is brought to you by:
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Sep 23, 2021 • 12min
Bonus Shortcast Episode: Nir Eyal on Conquering Distractions
This is a bonus episode, a shortcast. Shortcasts are something that I've partnered with Blinkist on for a year now. A shortcast is a 10-15 min version of a podcast where you get the core takeaways. This episode is with Nir Eyal on conquering distractions.
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Sep 19, 2021 • 40min
Dorie Clark on the power of Long Term Thinking
Dorie Clark is an Adjunct Professor of Business Administration at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and a Visiting Professor for IE Business School in Madrid. She has guest lectured at Harvard Business School, the Harvard Kennedy School, Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, the Wharton School, the MIT Sloan School of Management, and more.Her new book is The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World. In it she shares unique principles and frameworks you can apply to your specific situation, as well as vivid stories from her own career and other professionals' experiences to give long term strategy to your goals.This episode is brought to you by:
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Sep 17, 2021 • 11min
Bonus Shortcast Episode: Laura Vanderkam on Remote Work
This is a bonus episode, a shortcast. Shortcasts are something that I've partnered with Blinkist on for a year now. A shortcast is a 10-15 min version of a podcast where you get the core takeaways. This episode is with Laura Vanderkam on remote work productivity.
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Sep 13, 2021 • 47min
Megan McNealy on Achieving Optimal Productivity Through Well-being
Megan McNealy has devoted her career to helping others achieve their highest potential-- by helping clients attain financial freedom through her wealth management career, and by helping readers and audiences master total well-being through her impactful work as a well-being and success thought leader.In Reinvent the Wheel, McNealy takes on the mistaken belief that doing well is more important than being well. In executive summary style, with to-the-point research combined with poignant stories, McNealy shows that well-being, in fact, drives, promotes and accelerates success.This episode is brought to you by:
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Sep 10, 2021 • 11min
Bonus Shortcast Episode: Robert Stanley on Quitting
This is a bonus episode, a shortcast. Shortcasts are something that I've partnered with Blinkist on for a year now. A shortcast is a 10-15 min version of a podcast where you get the core takeaways. This episode is with Stanley Robertson on Why Quitting is the Last Principle of Success.
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Sep 6, 2021 • 43min
Aaron Dignan on Challenging Assumptions and Operating System of an Organization
Aaron Dignan, founder of The Ready, discusses challenging assumptions in organizational structures and the need to reinvent the operating system of organizations. Topics include adapting to modern dynamics, purpose-driven work environments, and empowering individuals and teams through proactive change. The podcast also explores decision-making, organizational effectiveness, and the analogy of roundabouts for problem-solving within organizations.

Sep 3, 2021 • 11min
Bonus Shortcast Episode: James Clear Atomic Habits
This is a bonus episode, a shortcast. Shortcasts are something that I've partnered with Blinkist on for a year now. A shortcast is a 10-15 min version of a podcast where you get the core takeaways. This episode is all about the power of habits and how to create them, and is created from my episode with James Clear the author of Atomic Habits.
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