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**Beyond the To-Do List – Productivity for Work and Life**

Beyond the To-Do List is a productivity podcast hosted by Erik Fisher. Each week, Erik sits down with experts, authors, and creatives to explore time management, habits, focus, deep work, work-life balance, mindset, and what it actually means to live and work well.

The show has featured guests like David Allen, James Clear, Cal Newport, Gretchen Rubin, Seth Godin, and Daniel Pink — covering everything from getting things done and morning routines to burnout, procrastination, creativity, digital minimalism, goal setting, and intentional living.

The premise is simple: productivity isn’t the point. It’s the means to a whole life.

Latest Episodes:

Productivity Books: The Top 5 Books That Will Change How You Work Oct 20, 2020

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This week Erik counts down his top five personal productivity books!

The Top 5 Personal Productivity Books:

The Getting Things Done Workbook - David Allen
Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less - Michael Hyatt
Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life - Nir Eyal
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones - James Clear
The Motivation Code: Discover the Hidden Forces That Drive Your Best Work - Todd Henry

Honorable Mentions:

The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery - Ian Morgan Cron
Now, Discover Your Strengths - Don Clifton

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Focus and Attention: Time, Information Overload, and Reclaiming Your Mind with Rob Hatch Oct 13, 2020

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Rob Hatch is the co-founder and President of Owner Media Group, providing strategies and skills for the modern business. He is also a highly sought after business coach and advisor serving executives and owners of organizations large and small.

Rob's new book is 'Attention!: The Power of Simple Decisions in a Distracted World'. In this conversation Rob talks with Erik about creating a flexible approach that gives you the space to focus your attention on what is important, the power to make decisions aligned with your goals, and the ability to take action.

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Networking: Technology, Focus, and Building Real Relationships with Dave Delaney Oct 06, 2020

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Dave Delaney is a recognized leader, consultant and keynote speaker on digital marketing, social media strategy, and business networking. His book is New Business Networking and his Newsletter is The Nice Maker.

Dave recently took two months off social media. In this conversation, Dave and Erik talk about the lead up to that, the steps he took, and lessons learned.

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Motivation: Discovering the Hidden Forces That Drive Your Best Work with Todd Henry Sep 29, 2020

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Todd Henry write books, podcasts and speaks internationally on creativity, leadership, productivity, and passion for work, and help people and teams generate brilliant ideas. Todd has been on the show three times previously.

In this conversation, Todd talks with Erik about his new book The Motivation Code: Discover the Hidden Forces That Drive Your Best Work

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Time Management and Parenting: Productivity in Relationships and Family Life with Julie Morgenstern Sep 22, 2020

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Julie Morgenstern is a well known expert on organization and time management. The author of five best-selling books, Morgenstern has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, and helped thousands of people transform their homes, businesses, and attitudes about every kind of clutter. Her new book is called Time to Parent: Organizing Your Life to Bring Out the Best in Your Child and You.

In this conversation Julie and Erik talk about:

Simple strategies to stay truly present and focused, whether you’re playing with your kids, enjoying a meal with your significant other, or getting ahead on that big proposal for work.

Clever tips to make the most of in-between time―Just 5-15 minutes of your undivided attention has a huge impact on kids.

Permission to take personal time without feeling guilty, and the science and case studies that show how important self-care is and how to make time for it.

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Time Management: Maximizing Every Minute and Reclaiming Your Day with Paul Casey Sep 14, 2020

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Paul Casey is the owner of Growing Forward Services, and has partnered with his corporate and individual clients to transform their vision, their habits, and their lives.

In this conversation Paul talks with Erik about time management as an aspect of productivity, make better use of our calendars and blocking out time. Make sure to check out Paul's 'Control My Calendar Checklist'!

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Focus and Mindset: Proper Thinking, Truthfulness, and What to Focus On with Andy Andrews Sep 08, 2020

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Andy Andrews is an author of over 20 books and sought after corporate speaker. Andy Andrews is the author of the New York Times bestsellers How Do You Kill 11 Million People?, The Noticer, and The Traveler’s Gift, and is also an in-demand speaker for the world’s largest organizations.

In this conversation, Andy talks about his New book Just Jones, the third book in The Noticer Trilogy. Andy and Erik talk about lessons from that book including the power of thought, having the proper focus, changing perspective, and being truthful with yourself

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Mindset: The Power of Perspective and Seeing Clearly with Andy Andrews Sep 01, 2020

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In this conversation, Andy talks about his book The Noticer Returns and the topic of perspective and how powerful changing perspective can be.

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Career: How to Become Indispensable at Work with Bruce Tulgan Aug 25, 2020

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Bruce Tulgan is a leading expert on young people in the workplace and one of the leading experts on leadership and management. Bruce is a best-selling author, an adviser to business leaders all over the world, and a sought-after keynote speaker and management trainer.

His latest book is The Art of Being Indispensable at Work: Win Influence, Beat Overcommitment, and Get the Right Things Done. In this conversation Bruce talks about how to beat overcommitment, understand Influence and when to say no, and how to say yes.

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Remote Work: How to Succeed at Working from Home with Laura Vanderkam Aug 18, 2020

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Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books, including Off the Clock, I Know How She Does It, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, and 168 Hours. This is her 5th appearance on the show. Her new book is The New Corner Office: How the Most Successful People Work from Home.

In this conversation Laura Vanderkam draws from her 18 years of experience working remotely to share strategies for productivity, creativity, and health in the world of remote work.

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