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

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Meaningful Work: Vocation, Career, and Doing Work That Matters with Shawn Askinosie Aug 14, 2018

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Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean to bar chocolate factory and never looked back. Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers.

Shawn’s book, recently released, co-written with his daughter Lawren is Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul.

In this episode Shawn and Erik cal about Shawn’s story, the steps to find your personal vocation and how to apply your vocation to your current position.

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Creativity: Clarifying Your Process and Showing Up Consistently with Jeff Goins Aug 07, 2018

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Jeff Goins is a full-time writer who lives just outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife and kids. He has authored five books: Real Artists Don’t Starve, The Art of Work, The In-Between, Wrecked, and You Are a Writer. This is Jeff’s 6th time on this show!

In this episode, Jeff and Erik talk about the creative process, how there is more to writing than just typing, know what part of the creative process you are in and how a finished product is more important than a perfect process.

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Creativity: Building Fulfilling, Lifelong Creative Practices with Srinivas Rao Aug 01, 2018

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Srinivas Rao is the creator and host of The Unmistakeable Creative Podcast where he has conducted over 700 interviews with thought leaders and people from all walks of life. He has also written multiple books including the Wall Street Journal bestseller The Art of Being Unmistakable.

His new book is An Audience of One: Reclaiming Creativity for Its Own Sake. In this episode we talk about what it takes to create lifelong creative practices, and why creating them for an audience of one is more fulfilling.

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Digital Minimalism: Collaborative Deep Work, Solitude, and Focus with Cal Newport Jul 24, 2018

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Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, and the author most recently of Deep Work, a book which argues that focus is the new I.Q. in the modern workplace, and So Good They Can’t Ignore You, a book which debunks the long-held belief that “follow your passion” is good advice.

In addition to studying the theoretical foundations of our digital age as a professor, Newport also writes about the impact of these technologies on the world of work.

Mentioned in this episode:

Lead Yourself First
Digital Minimalism: On Living Better with Less Technology
So Good They Can’t Ignore You
Deep Work

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Energy Management: Getting Fit and Staying Active in a Busy Life with Rob Dionne Jul 17, 2018

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Rob Dionne is an NASM (National Academy of Sport Medicine) Certified Personal Trainer, also holding advanced specialist certifications in Corrective Exercise and Performance Enhancement. Rob is a lifestyle and fitness expert based out of Los Angeles. He specializes in helping busy people and entrepreneurs get out from behind their desks and carve out time to create a better quality of life for themselves and their family. He is on a mission is to provide you with the best information out there. Rob is also the host of the Open Sky Fitness Podcast.

In this episode, Erik and Rob discuss the psychological shift needed to make lasting change and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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Getting Things Done: GTD for Teens, Parents, and Real-World Demands with David Allen Jul 10, 2018

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David Allen is the originator of GTD. GTD is the shorthand brand for “Getting Things Done“. GTD enables greater performance, capacity, and innovation. It alleviates the feeling of overwhelm—instilling focus, clarity, and confidence.

This is David’s third appearance on the show. You can hear his previous episodes here:

In this conversation, David discusses the new GTD book: Getting Things Done for Teens. Make sure to check out this conversation between David and the coauthors of the book on the official GTD Podcast.

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Rest and Productivity: How Working Less Gets You More Done with Jeff Sieh Jul 03, 2018

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Jeff Sieh is the host of the Many Pinterest Tips podcast where he is always adding testosterone, one pin at a time.

In this episode, Jeff and Erik talk about the book Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less. In this conversation they talk about how rest and work are partners, rest is necessary, and ways we can hack rest to become more creative and focused.

Jef has been on the show twice before, which you can find here:

Time: Jeff Sieh on Einstein Time, The Zone of Genius and The Big Leap – BTTDL197

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Remote Work and Self-Management: The Future of How We Work with Stephen Warley Jun 27, 2018

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Stephen Warley has been been self-employed for the last 17 years. He is obsessed with researching and experimenting with alternative ways of working. He is passionate about helping people work on their terms and in alignment with what makes them uniquely productive.

In this conversation Stephen talks with Erik about working by yourself, working for yourself, the future of work, remote work, co-working spaces and self awareness.

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Creativity: Building a Culture of Creative Feedback and Clarity with Jon Kolko Jun 20, 2018

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Jon Kolko is a Partner at Modernist Studio , and the Founder of the Austin Center for Design. Jon is the author of six books. One of his most recent is Creative Clarity: A Practical Guide for Bringing Creative Thinking Into Your Company.

In this conversation Jon and Erik discuss:

Giving your team the space to produce amazing work; and build a unique form of trust in your company culture
The process of critique, conflict, and ideation
Implementing creativity in a strategic manner across your company

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Morning Routines: Evening Routines, Habits, and What Successful People Do with Benjamin Spall Jun 13, 2018

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Benjamin Spall is a writer and the founding editor of the website My Morning Routine, with co-founder Michael Xander. Their book of the same name is out now: My Morning Routine – How Successful People Start Every Day Inspired.

In this episode Benjamin and Erik discuss creating a morning routine that works for you, how an evening routine helps with a morning routine and some of the most common components successful people include in their routines.

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