

Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
Erik Fisher
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.
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Aug 29, 2017 • 45min
Sean Mccabe on Career Transitions, Strategy and Intention
Sean McCabe enjoys helping other people make a living from work that fulfills them. His goal is to demystify the path to building a sustainable, profitable, audience-driven business.His new book is book called Overlap: The Ultimate Guide to Turning Your Side Passion Into a Successful Business.Mentioned in this episode:
Jeff Goins’ Tribe Conference
Overlap: The Ultimate Guide to Turning Your Side Passion Into a Successful Business
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Aug 22, 2017 • 41min
Ian Morgan Cron on the Enneagram, Motivations and Actions
Ian Morgan Cron is a bestselling author, Enneagram teacher, nationally recognized speaker, psychotherapist, and Episcopal priest. In his new book The Road Back to You, Ian presents an approachable and practical path to access the wisdom of the Enneagram.The Road Back to YouTypology PodcastExploreYourType.com 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.

Aug 15, 2017 • 47min
Adam Kirk Smith on Overcoming Fear to Do Brave Work
Adam Smith is an entrepreneur, consultant, writer, and speaker and has been named a top industry influencer by American Genius. Adam writes on relationships, leadership, communication, focus, time management, and creativity. His new book is The Bravest You: Five Steps to Fight Your Biggest Fears, Find Your Passion, and Unlock Your Extraordinary Life. In this conversation, Adam unpacks some of the greatest fears that hold us back from doing the best work we can do, and his 5 step bravery process the can be used repeatedly to break through and past our fears and into action. 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.

Aug 8, 2017 • 20min
Erik Fisher on Planning, Acting and Reviewing
In this week’s solo episode, Erik answers a listener question and talks about planning out goals according to the 12 Week Year plan, following through on those goals with discipline and the help of accountability, and doing a daily and weekly review to stay on track. 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.

Jul 31, 2017 • 41min
Jon Acuff on Finishing, Fighting Perfectionism and Completing Your Goals
Jon Acuff is the New York Times Bestselling author of six books including his most recent Book Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done. This is Jon's third appearance on the show. For 19 years he’s helped some of the biggest brands in the world tell their story, including The Home Depot, Bose, Staples, and the Dave Ramsey Team. Most recently he’s spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at conferences, colleges, companies and churches.Mentioned in this episode:
Finish: Give Yourself The Gift of Done
START: Jon Acuff on rescuing time, hustle, and his new book START – BTTDL026
Do Awesome Work: Jon Acuff on routines, work spaces, and hustle – BTTDL055
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Jul 25, 2017 • 53min
Carey and Demir Gjokaj on Discipline, Habits and Accountability
Carey and Demir Gjokaj are the founders of Lifehack Bootcamp, whose mission is to help their students do their most productive work so they can create space for the life of their dreams.In this episode they talk with Erik about Discipline, Habits and Accountability, and mastering them so you can leverage these strengths for higher levels of achievement.Mentioned in this episode:
Marshall Goldsmith – Triggers
Lifehack Bootcamp
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Jul 18, 2017 • 26min
Erik Fisher on the Necessity of Breaks and Recharging
Erik Fisher talks about the concept of taking a Sabbath, rhythms, routines, breaks and recharging. Even if you think you get enough rest, make sure to listen to this to see if that is really true.Mentioned in this episode:
Sleep: Dr. Michael Brues on Chronotypes, Timing and Rhythms – BTTDL157
Presence: Rob Bell on Being Present with Rhythm, Routines and Rituals – BTTDL139
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Jul 11, 2017 • 51min
Noah Kagan on Testing, Optimizing and Perspective
Noah Kagan is the Chief Sumo at Sumo.com and AppSumo.com. Before that he worked at Intel, and was employee #30 at Facebook and #4 at Mint.In this episode Noah and Erik talk about stepping back from your work to gain new perspective, test your routines, testing things out for a week and much more.Mentioned in this episode:
ShipStation
Focus@Will
Day One
Streaks
The Power of Full Engagement
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Jun 30, 2017 • 44min
Jeff Goins on Thriving in Your Work and Collaborating With Others
Jeff Goins is a full-time writer who lives just outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife and kids. He has authored three other books: The In-Between, Wrecked, and You Are a Writer. This is Jeff’s 4th time on this show.Jeff’s latest book Real Artists Don’t Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age is out now! Through inspiring anecdotes of successful creatives both past and present, Goins shows that living by these rules is not only doable but it’s also a fulfilling way to thrive.Mentioned in this episode:
Calling: Jeff Goins shares how to claim your identity, stop stalling and start doing
Waiting: Calling, Creativity and ‘The In-Between’ with Jeff Goins
Calling: Jeff Goins on Journeys, Paths and Discovering Your Calling
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Jun 19, 2017 • 35min
Ryan Mcrae on Taking a 3 Day Productivity Retreat
Ryan McRae has had Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder all of his life, but he wasn’t going to let ADHD run him down. He has worked to figure out how to take all the benefits and cancel out all the drawbacks.In this episode, Ryan and Erik discuss setting up and taking a three day productivity retreat.Mentioned in this episode:
Three Day Productivity Retreat Checklist
Portlandia – Battlestar Galactica
Attention: Ryan McRae on Focus, Procrastination and Productivity with ADHD – BTTDL128
Resolutions: Ryan McRae on Progress, Consistency and Change – BTTDL160
Remote Working: The Productivity Pub Crawl – BTTDL164
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