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Work-life balance isn’t a myth—it’s a mission. At The Double Win Podcast we believe that ambitious, high-growth individuals can experience personal and professional fulfillment simultaneously. Hosted by the creators of the Full Focus Planner, Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller, The Double Win Podcast is your go-to resource for unlocking secrets to productivity, wellness, and work-life balance.

The Double Win Podcast features insightful weekly conversations with thought leaders, executives, and entrepreneurs sharing fascinating personal stories and actionable ideas for balancing professional success with personal well-being. Whether you’re looking for motivation to achieve your goals or strategies to harmonize your career and life, The Double Win Podcast provides the perspectives and tools you need.

Michael and Megan focus on the nine domains of life—body, mind, and spirit, love, family, community, money, work, and hobbies—offering practical advice to help you thrive. Discover how to integrate purposeful productivity and overall wellness into your daily routine, stay motivated, and experience a life of joy and significance. Hit subscribe and embark on your journey to winning at work and succeeding at life.

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Feeling Overwhelmed? Here's Your Action Plan Sep 17, 2019

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Leaders thrive on getting things done. The problem is that there’s more to be done than any one person can accomplish. That can leave you feeling overwhelmed, even paralyzed. Ever found yourself procrastinating because you couldn’t decide what to do next?

There’s a better way.

We’ve got a simple plan for any time you feel overwhelmed at work. These four action steps will help you regain your margin and be more productive than ever.

If you find yourself feeling dread rather than excitement when you think about work, it’s time for a change. Try it and see!

This episode of Lead to Win is brought to you by the new Classic, Executive, and Bold Full Focus Planners. Find out more at leadto.win/planner.

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Here’s what we talk about inside this episode—

What’s really making you feel overwhelmed.
The real secret to ending overwhelm.
How to regain a sense of control in your life.
A simple technique for culling your to-do list.
How your favorite productivity tool might be contributing to your overwhelm.
How to recognize your productivity sinkholes.
How the doom loop of dread, procrastination, and overwhelm contributes to your problem.
How an associate or mentor can help you identify the key tasks that drive your overwhelm.
Why not delegating costs you both time and money.
How your need for control is driving your crazy!
The emotional flip-flop that occurs when you learn how to delegate.
Entry-level ways to begin delegating, even if you don’t have an assistant.
Why it is vital that you calendar your work, not just your appointments.
Why you need to add personal tasks and projects into your daily planning.

Once you’ve listened to this episode, here’s your next step. Do a “brain dump” and put all your tasks, projects, appointments, and commitments on the table. That will give you the objectivity you need to evaluate where you are and make decisions about your highest leverage tasks. You’ll start feeling better immediately!

Who Do You Know Who Needs This? If you’re feeling overwhelmed, you’re certainly not alone. Chances are good that you have a friend or coworker who could benefit from this episode. Why not share it? Drop a link to this episode into your favorite social channel, and take three or four people you know. Let’s help everybody regain their balance! Use the hashtag #leadtowin.

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Next-Level Strategies for Weekly Planning Sep 11, 2019

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Leaders like to plan their work and work their plan. The problem is that real-life gets in the way. Interruptions, distractions, and unforeseen problems can make a trainwreck of your week even before it leaves the station. By Friday, you can feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and wonder, “What did I really accomplish?” There’s got to be a better way to plan your week.

Well, there is! And we can teach it to you. We’ve seen our share of Monday to Friday chaos, and we’ve developed a simple system that lets you take control of your week and ensure that you stay focused.

Try these next-level strategies, and you’ll finally escape the sickening feeling of never getting anything done. You’re going to start loving Mondays again!

Don’t miss out on the free download that goes along with this episode, the Perfect Progress Checklist. It’s a simple tool to tuck inside your Full Focus Planner to kick your weekly planning into high gear. Get yours now.

Your Friends Need This

We’ll bet you have at least one friend who really needs these tips on weekly planning. Why not help them out by texting a link to this episode right now?

You can also share it on your favorite social media platform. Just click one of the links in the sidebar and use the hashtag #leadtowin.

Resources from This Episode

The Quick Win
Full Focus Planner
“Self-Care as a Leadership Discipline” by Michael Hyatt
The Perfect Progress Checklist

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Surprise! A New Podcast! Sep 10, 2019

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We're happy to announce our new Michael Hyatt & Co. podcast: Focus on This! It's the most productive podcast on the internet.

If you want to achieve your big goals and return toyour most important priorities, focus is the key. Building off of the successful framework of the Full Focus Planner, hosts Courtney Baker and Blake Stratton will providepractical solutions to guide you back to focus.

Subscribe now and listen to two brand new episodes of Focus on This.

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Also, don't worry! A brand new episode of Lead to Win will be available tomorrow (9/9).

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BONUS EPISODE: Start Using Your New Planner Now! Sep 05, 2019

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As a high-performing leader, we know you love using productivity products like the Full Focus Planner. But any new system can seem overwhelming at first. Honestly, our planner can seem that way at first. With so many features built in, it’s hard to know where to start. You may wonder if you’re actually getting the full value from this amazing product.

Not to worry. We’ll give you the inside track on setting up your new planner so you can start using it right away. Here’s the main thing: don’t try to use every feature at once. You don’t have to master the entire Full Focus™ system to get a huge productivity boost from the planner.

Follow the nine simple steps in this episode, and you’ll be more productive starting today. It’s really that easy to use.

Once you’ve listened to this episode, go ahead and implement step one immediately. Take the other nine steps at your own pace. You’ll be amazed at the results.

Also, if you want to introduce the planner to friends or team members, this episode is the perfect introduction. Why not text them the link right now?

Resources from This Episode

Full Focus Planner

Your Best Year Ever by Michael Hyatt

“The Benefit of Pairing Digital and Analog to Manage Your Day” by Michael Hyatt

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Tired of Making No Progress on Goals? Try This! Sep 03, 2019

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Leaders are driven to achieve. The problem is that our intense drive can backfire. We sometimes set unrealistic goals or timetables, which are impossible to meet. Not that we don’t kill ourselves trying! When that happens, it’s easy to feel exhausted and discouraged. Why everybody else seem to make rapid progress? Is there a way to get unstuck? There is, and it’s simpler than you might think. Our decades of business experience have taught us this simple principle for making steady progress: Consistency beats intensity, nearly every time. Rather than a big breakthrough, maybe all you need is a simple plan that will bring consistent results. When you begin to think this way, you’ll see dramatic changes in your life and business. You’ll finally escape that feeling that you’re “getting nowhere.” And you’ll begin to see steady, consistent, gains in your business and personal life. Your Next Step Once you’ve heard this episode, here’s your next step. Download the free Perfect Progress Checklist. Identify one daily action that will drive progress on a goal. Begin using the checklist and start making progress now! won’t believe how effective this is. Share the Love We know there’s a lot of love out there for Lead to Win, and we’re grateful for your comments! Why not leave a review on iTunes right now, if you haven’t already. That helps so much to keep this podcast visible to others. And we really do read every single comment. We’d love to hear from you. Have a friend who needs this content? Share the love by dropping this episode into your favorite social feed, along with the hashtag #leadtowin. And don’t forget to tag your friend! They’ll be glad you did. Resources from This Episode Atomic Habits by James Clear Lisa Hisscock Trainerize How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams The Perfect Progress Checklist Focus Mate See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Upside of an Experimental Mindset Aug 27, 2019

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Leaders create change. The problem is that not everybody wants change. You’ve probably faced the frustration of having your team be less than enthusiastic about a new initiative. That’s when you hear all the familiar lines: “We tried that before.” “It’ll cost too much.” “Why do we need this, anyway?”

It’s exhausting. But there is hope! Here’s an easy way to get people onboard with a new initiative. It’s so simple, you’ll wonder you you haven’t thought of it before now.

Here it is: When introducing any change, from procedures or policies up to and including new product releases, ask people to think of it as an experiment.

Hold on! We know that sounds either simplistic or downright dangerous, but there’s a real logic behind it. And? It really works. We’ve used it dozens of times, both when we find ourselves procrastinating on personal change, and even when we launched one of our most successful products.

Try this yourself, and you’ll instantly overcome resistance and gain buy-in for your change initiatives. You’ll finally escape the purgatory of endless discussion about a new idea and quickly move to action.

This episode of Lead to Win is brought to you by The LeaderScore Assessment, a simple tool to evaluate the health of your leadership. Find out more at leadto.win/leaderscore.

TEXT A FRIEND

If this episode strikes home with you, why not text the link to a friend? Failure is a universal experience, and someone you know could probably benefit from this content.

While you’re at it, we’d love to hear from you too. Would you leave a review on iTunes? Good, bad, or indifferent. We’d love to hear what you think. We read all of your comments, and they really do help us make the show better! Thanks so much.

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How to Fail Better Aug 20, 2019

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Leaders are achievers. But nobody bats 1.000. We all experience failure eventually. That can be discouraging—even humiliating! That’s why most of us react in one of two ways. Either we globalize our failure by thinking we won’t ever succeed. Or we sweep the loss away quickly and forget it.

But what if there was a better way to fail?

Failure doesn’t have to be fatal, and it should never be ignored. We know because we’ve been there!

Your failures can make you a better leader if you take the time to examine them non-defensively, learn some lessons, and then move on with confidence. Based on years of business experience, including our share of ups and downs, we’ve identified six specific actions you can take to get every bit of value you can from an experience—even failure.

Here’s a preview of this episode:

The most recent failure we experienced, and what we learned from it.
The obvious—and difficult—first step in learning from failure.
How ignoring your own failure undermines your confidence.
How avoiding full responsibility for your failure compounds the effect.
The most empowering action you can take after a failure.
Healthy ways to mourn a failure.
The downside of “staying strong” all the time.
Six questions that help you learn from failure.
The “KISS” method for processing an experience (it’s not what you think).
The most important trait you need in order to avoid repeating a failure.
The surprising and beneficial result of taking time to process failure.
That day Michael literally got back up on the horse!
How to keep failure from making your fearful in the future.
The reason you can actually be grateful for a failure.

Now that you know how to profit from failure, try this: apply these six steps to your most recent experience of failure. We’re betting that’ll help you avoid being stuck in the past, and gain the wisdom you need to achieve even greater things in the future. Give it a try!

TEXT A FRIEND

If this episode strikes home with you, why not text the link to a friend? Failure is a universal experience, and someone you know could probably benefit from this content.

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Resources from This Episode

“How to Recover When You Blow It Big Time” by Michael Hyatt (https://michaelhyatt.com/brene-brown-rising-strong/)
“Why No Failure Is Truly Permanent” by Michael Hyatt (https://michaelhyatt.com/no-failure-permanent/)

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3 Habits of Wise Leaders Aug 13, 2019

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Good leaders want to do the right thing. But sometimes we can be our own worst enemy. Have you ever made a really dumb choice that cost you a relationship or an opportunity?

It’s so discouraging to realize you’ve made an avoidable mistake. It can even make you question your decision making ability.

But you can recover.

When we see people who seem to always make the best decision, it’s tempting to believe that they’re just smarter than we are, or maybe have a unique gift. Not true! Nobody is born wise.

The good news is that wisdom is a trait you can acquire.

Over a lifetime of practice (and the mistakes to go with it) we’ve distilled our learning into 3 habits that wise leaders consistently practice.

Put these habits to work for you, and you’ll begin to see a huge difference. You’ll avoid the regret and disappointment that come with repeated failure. Your decision making will improve, you’ll make better choices, and you’ll become the respected leader you aspire to be.

Once you’ve listened to this episode, ask yourself this key question: “In what area of my leadership am I most reluctant to receive honest feedback from others, especially those closest to me?”

Your answer will indicate the primary place to apply what you’ve learned here. When you do, you’ll be well on your way to wisdom.

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Resources from This Episode

“The Primary Difference Between the Wise and the Foolish” by Michael Hyatt

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

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5 Steps to Avoid Investing in the Wrong People Aug 06, 2019

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What do you do when you have a customer you just can’t seem to satisfy? Or a team member who seems resistant to coaching? What about someone in a personal relationship who seems to suck the life out of you?

Sometimes it seems like you’re investing all your energy in the wrong people. What can you do about it?

Good leaders develop people. The problem is that not all employees or customers are created equal. Some can fail to develop despite hours of time and energy. It’s maddening to pour your resources into a person who provides no return on the investment.

But there’s a better way.

We’ve identified five steps to ensure that you’re not wasting resources on the wrong people. We can help you multiply your effectiveness by identifying and investing in the people who really want to grow and improve.

Finally, you can escape from life-draining clients, customers, and relationships and discover the freedom to work with people who energize you.

Does it sound callous to talk about ending unproductive relationships? It’s not, and we prove it inside this episode. Let us help you get your energy back so you can spend it where it really counts!

This episode of Lead to Win is brought to you by The LeaderScore Assessment, a simple tool to evaluate the health of your leadership. Find out more at leadto.win/leaderscore.

RESOURCES

“Why You Sometimes Need to Fire Your Customers” by Michael Hyatt
“How to Fire a Monster Client” by Michael Hyatt
Necessary Endings: The Employees, Businesses, and Relationships that All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Move Forward by Henry Cloud.
Boundaries for Leaders by Henry Cloud
Focusmate

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#054: The 3x3 Goal Achievement Strategy (Encore) Jul 23, 2019

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As a leader, you probably have a huge goal in mind. It’s the heartbeat of your ambition, the reason you get out of bed in the morning. Chances are good that you’ve thought about it long and hard, and you may even have a timetable and specific objectives for reaching it.

The problem is that distractions, interruptions, and “business as usual” cause us to loose sight of our goals. Before long, another month, another quarter, maybe even another year has gone by with no progress. It’s disheartening. We know. We’ve been there.

But there’s hope!

Over the years, we’ve developed a killer strategy to ensure you keep making progress on your goals. And it works! In this episode, we’ll give you the simple system we call the 3x3 Goal Achievement Strategy.

If you’re tired of watching your biggest goals slip through your fingers while you’re busy putting out brush fires, this episode is for you! Here’s the system that will give you laser focus on the things that matter most every day.

Here’s what’s coming inside the episode:

True-life story of what happens when you have goals but don’t implement them.
What makes goal achievement so much harder than goal setting.
The right number of goals to set annually—and quarterly.
How limiting your focus multiplies your achievement.
How we select our own Big 3 Goals for each quarter.
The difference between a goal and a project.
How to translate quarterly goals in to weekly achievements.
How to use the Eisenhower Matrix to pare down your to-do list.
Why looking back periodically can help you make progress in the future.
A simple hack to make time for imporant-but-not-urgent items.
The secret reward you get for focusing on only three daily tasks.
How your choice of daily actions drives progress on your annual.
Examples of our daily to-do list.
The difference between a task and a project (and why it matters).
The well-known business principle that supports choosing just three daily actions.
How to harness the power of alignment for goal achievement.
Why we make no distinction between personal and professional goals and tasks.
Two different strategies for selecting daily tasks on weekends.

Once you’ve heard this episode, don’t be intimidated by the process of narrowing your focus. Just try it! If this strategy doesn’t work for you, that’s totally fine. But we think it’ll be a game changer. You’ll start seeing daily progress on your most important goals.

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Resources from this episode

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