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

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Creativity and Courage: Leaping Toward the Life You Want with Alison Fallon May 06, 2014

Show notes

Allison Vesterfelt quit her full time job to chase her dream of becoming a writer. Since that point she can’t help but write about what it looks like to live with less; to give up the things that aren’t important so she can chase the things that are. Allison’s book Packing Light is about just that.

Inspired by the courage of a friend, and the story of The Rich Young Ruler from the Gospels, she decided to quit her full-time job, move out of her apartment, sell nearly everything she owned and spend the next six months driving across the country.

On the trip I started to discover what it looked like to live life with less baggage, both in actuality, and as a metaphor.

.@AllyVest on @Donaldmiller's @Storyline #Productivity Schedule & how she & @dvest build bridges + take leaps. http://t.co/K0wY2nLsuN

— Erik Fisher (@ErikJFisher) May 6, 2014

Covered in this episode:

Allison’s book ‘Packing Light’
Overcoming Procrastination
The power of choice
Donald Miller’s Storyline Productivity Schedule
Donald Miller’s Beyond the To-Do List Episode

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Motivation: Self-Mastery, Psychology, and Deep Understanding with Paul Jun Apr 29, 2014

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Paul Jun is a writer and author at Motivated Mastery. He is all about connecting the dots between subjects like mastery, psychology, technology, philosophy, culture, self-awareness, and developing an understanding through self-education.

Unstimulated by traditional education, Paul was motivated to study subjects that were practical to his goals and growth. He became a voracious reader and learned to used the (growing) resources available to facilitate his education. He connects the dots to improve his understanding of the subjects that elude him, while focusing on creating the kind of content that is enriching and insightful. His new book Connect the Dots is all about how to do this.

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Procrastination: Overcoming Interruptions and Planning Like a Pro with Hugh Culver Apr 22, 2014

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Hugh Culver shows people how to work smarter and live better. As a teacher and mentor for other experts (speakers, seminar leaders, authors, and coaches) he helps entrepreneurs to serve more people, sell more products, and succeed more than they ever thought possible. As a professional speaker, he challenges people to drop their stories, plan better and take action everyday to lead an effective life.

Hugh was also a professional adventure guide, ironman and marathon competitor, and a university professor. Hugh now speaks, consults, and writes about creating real results and a rich life in the age of distraction.

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Goals and Mindset: The Owner's Mind, Choices, and Direction with Chris Brogan Apr 08, 2014

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Chris Brogan is Publisher and CEO of Owner Magazine, a business magazine helping you improve your worth by growing your capabilities and connections. He is the New York Times Bestselling author of six books and counting, including The Impact Equation, with Julien Smith. He lives in northern Massachusetts, where he frequently plays Minecraft with his kids. Make sure to listen to the first time Chris was on the show. The publish date of this episode is also Chris’s 44th Birthday. Happy Birthday Chris!

Covered in this episode:

OwnerMag
Chris’s upcoming book: The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth
Chris’s Weekly Newsletter
The Owner’s Mind Podcast
New Business Networking Radio Podcast
Defy the Plateau Podcast
Life in the Woods Podcast

Don’t forget to tweet at Chris today and wish him a happy birthday!

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Digital Wellness: Staying Sane in an Always-On Age with Claire Diaz-Ortiz Apr 02, 2014

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Claire Diaz-Ortiz returns to the show to share tips to stay sane in an all access, always on age. Claire first visited the show to talk about The Present Principle. Claire was an early employee at Twitter, where she was hired to lead social innovation, and where she still works today. She is also a speaker, author, blogger, and has two new books out:

Greater Expectations: Succeed (and Stay Sane) in an On-Demand, All-Access, Always-On Age

Hope Runs: An American Tourist, a Kenyan Boy, a Journey of Redemption

Here are some of my favorite recent posts on Claire’s blog:

Make sure to Tweet to Claire and thank her for appearing on this episode!

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Relationships: Intentionality and Intimacy in Marriage with Tony DiLorenzo Mar 31, 2014

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Tony DiLorenzo and his wife Alisa created ONE Extraordinary Marriage to educate, entertain, encourage, and inspire people to have mind-blowing intimacy in their marriages. Tony & Alisa are experienced marriage coaches, podcasters, and speakers. They specialize in helping time-crunched couples take action and enjoy the sex, love, and commitment they desire in their marriage.

Being fit and healthy and the associated intimacy it brings to their relationship have helped Tony and Alisa through good times and bad. Their hiking escapades early in their marriage led them to the three highest peaks in Southern California, backpacking treks in Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon, Death Valley, as well as fun-filled dates along the beach or resorts closer to home.

Mentioned in this episode:

ONE Extrordinary Marriage Episode 140 – Scheduling Sex

STOP the glorification of BUSY.Click To TweetPlease connect with me

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Delegation: Building Your Team and Escaping the 14-Hour Day with Chris Ducker Mar 20, 2014

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Chris Ducker was working 14-hour days, six days a week, spending very little time with family and working ‘in’ his business, instead of ‘on’ it and was tired in every possible way. He’s come a long way since then, creating the new business Virtual Staff Finder, the New Business Podcast, and his new book – Virtual Freedom: How to Work with Virtual Staff to Buy More Time, Become More Productive, and Build Your Dream Business. He’s also released a podcast series that corresponds to the new book.

In this episode, Chris and Erik cover:

The false believe that you can fill every role in a growing business
Super hero syndrome
Chris’ definition of the word Entrepreneur = To provide answers to questions and solutions to problems
Being a 16 hour a day, 7 day a week entrepreneur doesn’t make you a more successful entrepreneur.

Chris’s 3 lists:

The things you hate doing
The things you can’t do
The things you shouldn’t be doing

You need to do only the things that you are uniquely qualified to do.—@jaybaerClick To Tweet

If you’re doing things other people on your team can do, you’re robbing them of opportunity.—Jay BaerClick To TweetChris’s rule for email – Never open an email more than once by:

reply or forward it
archive it
delete it

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Work-Life Balance: Money, Marriage, Fitness, and Whole Life Productivity with Dustin Riechmann Mar 11, 2014

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Dustin Riechmann is the creator of the site Engaged Marriage, where he seeks to help you live a married life you love. Dustin Riechmann is just a normal guy with a passion for marriage and life and a knack for helping others achieve big things. He’s an engineer by trade, and tries to be a good husband and a mostly patient Dad to his three great kids.

Dustin and Erik are doing a live online workshop and recording called “How to Enjoy More Quality Time & Be Super Productive as a Couple”. Sign up to be part of this live event, or to grab the recording later.

What you will learn from this workshop:

How to do a Time Makeover that will get your schedule under control & give you more quality time to enjoy with your family
How to craft your perfect morning routine to start with your day with energy & enthusiasm
How to create powerful habits & healthy boundaries on your time that will give you the focus you and your family deserve during your work, family and play time
How to use three simple, powerful productivity hacks to get more done each day in less time (these will surprise you)
How to create more quality time & margin in your life – so you can excel in your work while enjoying a HAPPY marriage & family life that you LOVE!

Register for this workshop or to grab the recording NOW!Please connect with me

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Goal Setting: Seasons, Hustle, and Making Goals Stick with Jim Woods Feb 27, 2014

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Jim Woods is a Writer, Coach, and Instigator. He is the co-author of ‘Ready Aim Fire! – A Practical Guide to Making and Achieving Goals’. The book is also co-authored by the host of this podcast, Erik Fisher. In this more raw episode than usual, Erik and Jim talk a bit about personal productivity struggles, how life is seasonal, the need to simplify, and why they rebranded their 1st book a few months after it’s release.

Referenced in this episode:

Derek Webb‘s appearance on the Life in the Woods Podcast: Part 1 Part 2
Jon Acuff
Crystal Paine
Ben Dempsey
Jeremy Statton
Breaking Bad
Bacon
The Elvis

Make sure to support this podcast and both Erik and Jim by grabbing a copy of their first book: ‘Ready Aim Fire! – A Practical Guide to Making and Achieving Goals’

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Mindset: Anxiety, Relationships, and Managing Expectations with Merlin Mann Feb 17, 2014

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Merlin Mann is an Independent Writer, Speaker, and Broadcaster at MerlinMann.com and Cohost of Back to Work Podcast on the 5 by 5 Podcast Network with Dan Benjamin. You can find Merlin’s previous appearance on this podcast here.

Covered in this episode:

Back to Work Episode 153: ‘Anxiety’s a Goat‘
The unknown inboxes out there that we don’t know about that keep us up at night
The inboxes we have accepted
Being sober about acknowledging the known inboxes we have in our lives
Interruptions vs. Distractions
How thoughts effect our feelings and vice versa
The real inbox zero: What percentage of your brain is somewhere you don’t want it to be right now.
Calendars 5
Fantastical
Omnifocus
Mailbox
Awayfind
Sanebox
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