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Design a life that really matters. I’m your host, Greg McKeown, author of New York Times bestsellers “Effortless” and “Essentialism” and I’m on mission to help you advocate and negotiate your way to remarkable results without burning out. Come with me on this journey every Tuesday and Thursday as we examine the most essential areas of our lives. Learn more about my books and courses at https://GregMcKeown.com.

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146. Bad Is Stronger Than Good Nov 08, 2022

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Have you ever been involved in a conversation where you or the other person's resistance started to go up? Today I will share an interesting story, something counterintuitive I've learned and some actionable advice. By the end of this episode, you will be able to turn resistance from other people into open collaboration.

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145. The Changemaker Mindset with Alex Budak (Part 1) Nov 03, 2022

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In this episode, our guest Alex Budak gives us insight into a few essential practices from his new book, Becoming a Changemaker. Alex is a social entrepreneur, UC Berkeley Haas faculty member, speaker, and helping people make a positive impact in their lives, career, and communities has become his life's work.

Learn more from Alex here - https://www.alexbudak.com/

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144. One Habit to Change Every Aspect of Your Life Nov 01, 2022

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What is your habitual orientation towards other people? When you encounter people, customers, employees, your spouse, children, an unhelpful person in customer service, what is your inclination? Is it to be heard by them? Is it to get by them? Is it to handle them as efficiently as possible so that you can get on with more important things, or is your first inclination to understand them? By the end of this episode, you'll be able to use one habit to change every aspect of your day, perhaps even your life.

Ryan Reynolds says learning conflict resolution changed his life and how he approaches business – by Sarah Jackson: https://www.businessinsider.com/ryan-reynolds-says-conflict-resolution-changed-his-life-business-approach-2022-10?r=US&IR=T%5C

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143. True North Leadership with Bill George (Part 2) Oct 27, 2022

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Have you ever pursued or even achieved something only to feel unsatisfied? That you've given your energy, your effort to winning a game, but having won it, have questioned the whole experience? Today we will continue with part two of the interview with Bill George. Bill is the former CEO and chairman of Medtronic. He's the Henry B. Arthur Fellow of Ethics at Harvard Business School. He's a businessman, he's an academic, he's a coach. He's the author of a new book, True North Emerging Leader, and by the end of this episode, you will be able to prevent yourself from winning the wrong game.

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142. The Only Business Metric That Matters with Jeremy Utley Oct 25, 2022

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What is one problem you are dealing with in your business right now? What is one problem you are dealing with in your life right now? Well, whatever problems you are facing, this conversation with Jeremy Utley is the answer, because as he says in his new book, Ideaflow, "Every problem is an idea's problem." Today I've invited my friend Jeremy to talk about his research, his insights, developed over many years at the D School, the design school at Stanford University. He and I co-created a class designing life, essentially, and now I'm thrilled to be able to explore these new insights that he's put together to your benefit. By the end of this episode, you will have, in effect, the solution to every problem.

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141. True North Leadership with Bill George (Part 1) Oct 20, 2022

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Have you ever felt unsafe to share what you really think? Have you ever felt disoriented, lost, or muddled as a result of that? For some people, founders, professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, this problem grows as we advance in our careers. As our responsibilities increase, the number of people we can speak to openly decrease. What would happen if you could hard wire a solution to this problem into your routine? Today, I've invited Bill George to the show to coach us to this better solution. Bill is a businessman and an academic. He's the professor of management practice at the Harvard Business School. He previously served as chairman and also as CEO at Medtronic. He's the author of a new book, True North, but as you'll hear, we took a deep dive into a practice Bill has had in place for 50 years. By the end of this episode, you will have a specific solution that Bill has used for 50 years in order to create space to be heard, to be understood as you move up the ladder of success.

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140. One Phrase For Achieving Psychological Safety Oct 18, 2022

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Have you ever felt stuck in an unproductive relationship or been on a team that just did not perform to the level of the individuals within the team? Today, I will share an inspiring story, some counterintuitive research that I've been learning from and some actionable advice. By the end of this episode, you will be able to increase your own psychological safety while increasing the psychological safety of others so that you can make meaningful progress on meaningful work.

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139. Anti-Time Management with Richie Norton (Part 2) Oct 13, 2022

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In Part 1 of my conversation with Richie Norton, we discussed his countercultural but transformational approach to time management, program stacking and how they can help you generate huge results. In today's episode, Richie and I are picking up where we left off to talk about the importance of changing how you are paid. Listen in for the stories and actionable advice that will help you revolutionize your time and your day-to-day life.

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138. The DNA of Human Motivation Oct 11, 2022

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Today, I will share an inspiring story, something counterintuitive I have learned and some actionable advice. By the end of this episode, you will be able to tap into the primary source of human motivation, the DNA, so to speak, of the people you work with and live with. Let's begin.

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137. Anti-Time Management with Richie Norton (Part 1) Oct 06, 2022

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Productivity and efficiency are frequently found at the altars of the working world, but are we sacrificing too much for them? In this episode, I'm joined by Richie Norton, author of Anti-Time Management, an unconventional but genius approach to reclaiming your time while revolutionizing your results. By the end of this episode, you will understand how to make the most of your days so that your days don't get the most out of you.

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