The Less Doing Podcast

Thanks for being a long-time listener of this podcast! With the 500th episode coming up, I thought it would be cool to go back to some fan favorites. Today’s interview is with Merv Symes, who gives us some examples about Value vs. Waste. Highlights Merv Symes’ background - 2:00 Deliver more value with less - 4:09 The most valuable asset a company has - 4:55 What’s valuable and what's not valuable - 6:23 Think on the problem to solve - 9:32 What’s a huge waste on companies - 14:20 Getting a leadership team - 18:27 Removing waste - 28:33 Pieces of advice to be more effective - 29:32 “Your body is your engine.” - 30:06 Episode Resources Connect with Ari Meisel https://lessdoing.com/ https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/ https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/

Thanks for listening for a long time to the podcast. For the last episodes coming up, I thought it was cool to go to some of the fan’s favorite podcasts. These episodes are some of your favorites and what I would love for you to do is listen to the episode and get in touch with me and let me know what you think. Highlights Four questions you’ll need to ask to hire somebody - 1:59 Why you, why us - 3:04 How you handle a problem in your last work - 3:24 The last question to ask somebody in an interview - 6:46 Episode Resources Connect with Ari Meisel https://lessdoing.com/ https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/ https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/

Welcome to my very last episode… episode 488. The next episodes will be some of the pre-recorded episodes from the Less Doing Podcast. Highlights Listening to some of the first pre-recorded episodes of Less Doing - 0:52 How the intro has changed - 1:22 There’s a lot to come - 1:23 Enjoy the next episodes from Less Doing - 1:47 Episode Resources Connect with Ari Meisel https://lessdoing.com/ https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/ https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/

In the early nineties, there was a movie called “True Lies”… Ari talks about this movie and the phrase “The last line of defense.” Highlights His position in the business world as a coach - 0:42 What’s the last line of defense? - 0:49 A proven system - 1:20 An interesting position to be in - 1:30 A different way of thinking - 2:23 Episode Resources Connect with Ari Meisel https://lessdoing.com/ https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/ https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/

This week, Ari spent a couple of hours in a recording studio to record the audio for his newest book: On Productivity. Ari shares his experience and how he is happy with the result. Listen to a snippet of Ari's newest book! Highlights Procrastination sucks - 1:27 Everybody deals with procrastination at some point - 1:35 What contributes to further procrastination? - 1:58 It’s necessary to be in the right mood - 2:34 Fear is on the top of the list of procrastination’s reasons - 2:54 With procrastination, you decided to do something - 4:05 Akrasia vs. Procrastination - 7:36 Something that you should not be doing - 8:00 Episode Resources Connect with Ari Meisel https://lessdoing.com/ https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/ https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/

Ari talks about the material that he offers, why it’s valuable, and why it shouldn’t be completely free. Listen and learn about the Less Doing Labs program. Highlights A growing mailing list - 1:29 What provides more material to Ari to help us optimize processes - 1:38 Always up for trying something new - 2:36 Putting free content in a Facebook group - 3:04 The Less Doing Labs Program - 3:41 Episode Resources Connect with Ari Meisel https://lessdoing.com/ https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/ https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/

This past weekend, Ari did a lot of yard work. He shares his experience and how it was satisfying to finish it. Highlights What’s really frustrating - 1:55 Part of life and living - 2:51 Having things done - 5:30 Being efficient and satisfied - 5:39 Why he shut down the operations of Less Doing - 6:18 Episode Resources Connect with Ari Meisel https://lessdoing.com/ https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/ https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/

Ari talks with Kayvon K about his journey and how he arrived into where he is now. Kayvon shares his experience and background. Highlights Getting stronger and not being intimidated - 1:52 His background - 2:19 Learning the lessons from a situation - 4:30 It’s all about implementation - 7:22 Working on your mindset - 8:34 We all have unique abilities - 10:15 Getting things done, having clarity and focus - 11:45 The mindset work - 13:55 The uncomfortable conversations - 15:57 His parenting approach - 19:28 Helping clients with the implementation - 22:49 Learn more about The Implementation Zone - 34:15 Episode Resources Connect with Ari Meisel https://lessdoing.com/ https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/ https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/

Optimize, automate and outsource, are the main focuses of Less Doing. Optimization is about self-awareness and knowing how you are operating. Ari shares an experience on how to operate better and recognize an opportunity. Highlights People that truly help you become successful - 1:02 The Less Doing blog - 1:48 The leading expert on productivity in the world - 7:01 Opportunity is in the guidance - 7:32 Episode Resources Connect with Ari Meisel https://lessdoing.com/ https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/ https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/

Ari had an experiment with Voxer… He explains how he started as a private coach and shares his experience until now. Highlights Working as a private coach - 0:49 Using voxer as a great tool - 2:44 Voxer coaching with Ari - 4:08 Managing the expectations - 5:35 A different kind of coaching - 6:28 Episode Resources Connect with Ari Meisel https://lessdoing.com/ https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/ https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/