
The Rise Productive Podcast
In this weekly podcast, Demetri Panici and Chantz Visse from Rise Productive explores what it means to build a better life. Here you will find deep dives into topics ranging from productivity, philosophy, and other areas of self-development.
Stop by for a listen and start your journey toward building a better life today.
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Latest episodes

Mar 19, 2022 β’ 1h 3min
89 - Chantz & Demetri's One-Year Podcast Anniversary: The Greatest Hits
What a year it has been! Chantz & Demetri have officially podcasted for one full trip around the sun, and it has been an unbelievable experience. To honor this milestone, we at Rise Productive have hand-picked some of our favorite clips from the past year's podcasts and thrown them together for you here, like that mixtape you made for your crush in the 90s (unless you still do that, totally cool). Cheers to a great year, and here's to more greatness.
If you want to listen to the full-length versions of any of the Greatest Hits episodes, check out the links below!
67 - Atomic Habits by James Clear
65 - How to Beat Procrastination and Always Be Productive
78 - We Limited Our Screen Time for 30 Days
70 - How Chantz Organizes His Life with Notion
75 - Deep Work by Cal Newport

Mar 12, 2022 β’ 1h 3min
88 - Creating Leads to Mental Clarity
The world is filled with knowledge and content for us to intake, but our finite lives will never afford us the time to sift through all the Tik Toks and YouTube shorts social media has to offer. How can we consume content with a creator's mindset, engage with content, and find increased mental clarity in the midst of information overload? Listen to this episode of the Rise Productive Podcast as Demetri and Chantz unpack their secrets to sourcing and consuming content.
Thank you as always for listening. What did you think of this episode? Please leave us your thoughts about the episode and a rating on Apple Podcasts. We'll be responding to comments every Saturday on the main podcast!
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Mar 5, 2022 β’ 1h 1min
87 - The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
"The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield is a 2002 self-proclaimed kick-in-the-butt, self-help classic. While it receives high praises from many, including Matt D'Avella, it was not Demetri and Chantz's easiest read, to put it politely. Listen to this episode of the Rise Productive podcast as we cover Pressfield's shining moments, stale opinions, and everything in between from "The War of Art!"
Thank you as always for listening. What did you think of this episode? Please leave us your thoughts about the episode and a rating on Apple Podcasts. We'll be responding to comments every Saturday on the main podcast!
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Feb 26, 2022 β’ 1h 3min
86 - How to Start a Side Hustle with "No Time"
As busy as our lives seem, every person walks through their week with some number of discretionary hours. How can we find this free time in our lives, take it back from others who control our attention, and utilize our time towards doing the things we love like building that side hustle? Listen to this episode of the podcast as Demetri and Chantz discuss how to time block, build discretionary time back into your life, and create small habits that will lead lay the foundation of a new side hustle.

Feb 19, 2022 β’ 1h 4min
85 - Focus on Enjoying the Journey
Whether it be watching your favorite team lose the Super Bowl, becoming impatient with the progress of your side project, or even missing that bus by just 30 seconds, life is filled with potential letdowns. How can we let go of these frustrations and simply enjoy the ride? Listen to this episode as Chantz and Demetri debate different definitions of disappointment and how they avoid letdowns to stay focused on enjoying the journey.
Thanks for listening! If you enjoy this or any episode of the Rise Productive podcast, be sure to share, leave a review, and check out our website for more!
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Feb 12, 2022 β’ 1h 8min
84 - Mental Performance Coach Nic Aguirre on Subconscious Productivity Brain Hacks
How can hypnosis boost your self-image, productivity, and mental health? More importantly, how in the world do those hypnotists get your friend to dance like that on stage? In this episode, Chantz and Demetri host their first guest Nic Aguirre. Nic is a hypnotist and mental performance coach at Apex Mind who specializes in High-Performance Hypnosis. Listen to this podcast as the three of them discuss the crossroads of hypnosis and productivity!
Thanks for listening! If you enjoy this or any episode of the Rise Productive podcast, be sure to share, leave a review, and check out our website for more!
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Feb 5, 2022 β’ 1h 2min
83 - Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty
The Rise Productive podcast is back with its first book review of 2022! Listen to this episode as Chantz and Demetri review Jay Shetty's self-help book, "Think Like a Monk." Their review covers topics such as detachment, ego and envy, finding purpose, and more!
Thanks for listening! If you enjoy this or any episode of the Rise Productive podcast, be sure to share, leave a review, and check out our website for more!
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π₯ Demetri's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjy5wrSZmcFefxex3ljOouA
π Get my FREE eBook "10 Steps to Saving Time and Doing More": https://riseproductive.com/ebook
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Jan 29, 2022 β’ 1h 1min
82 - Why an Exercise Regiment is Key to Productivity
How can an exercise regiment help us build structured lives, improve our productivity, and give us a sense of meaning? Listen to this episode as Demetri and Chantz discuss their experiences performing at the NCAA D1 level, and the lessons they learned from having a regimented exercise routine.
Thanks for listening! If you enjoy this or any episode of the Rise Productive podcast, be sure to share, leave a review, and check out our website for more!
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π₯ Demetri's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjy5wrSZmcFefxex3ljOouA
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Jan 22, 2022 β’ 1h 1min
81 - The Hedonic Treadmill
In the face of success, we have a tendency to adapt to our new level of achievement and quickly desire more success. This is known as the hedonic treadmill of success. It can be exhausting, painful, and frustratingly endless. So, how can we be more intentional in our routine tasks, career choices, and goal setting in order to avoid this dangerous cycle? Listen to this episode of the Rise Productive podcast as Demetri and Chantz discuss how they curb the hedonic treadmill in their professional, academic, and social lives. Thank you for listening, and be sure to leave a review.
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π₯ Demetri's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjy5wrSZmcFefxex3ljOouA
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Jan 15, 2022 β’ 1h 3min
80 - Perception is Everything
The Internet seems to have made perceptions more valuable than reality in many ways. The idealists might even say our existence is constructed by the ways people perceive us! Listen to this episode as Chantz and Demetri discuss the perceptions of branding, straw-manning, and marketing oneself in an authentic way. Thank you for listening and be sure to leave a review if you enjoyed this episode.
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π§ Our Newsletter: https://riseproductive.com/newsletter
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π» Our Website RiseProductive: https://www.riseproductive.com/
π₯ Demetri's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjy5wrSZmcFefxex3ljOouA
π Get my FREE eBook "10 Steps to Saving Time and Doing More": https://riseproductive.com/ebook
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