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October 21, 2020
Episode 341: Undaunted Doers with Kara Goldin
We face many hurdles as entrepreneurs which is why today’s guest, Kara Goldin, has a mission to help people get unstuck in order to move forward.
This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn Jobs . When your business is ready to make that next hire, LinkedIn Jobs can help by matching your role with qualified candidates so that you can find the right person quickly. You can pay what you want and get the first $50 off. Just visit linkedin.com/timecrafting to get fifty dollars off your first job post. Terms and conditions apply.
As a teacher and educator, I use LinkedIn Learning. I’ve developed several courses on this platform, so if you’ve been looking to learn more about prioritization, building better routines, managing your energy levels, and how to build a better To Do list – then check them out. And I’ve made these short and digestible for you. Check out my LinkedIn Learning profile at Productivityist.com/LinkedInLearning.
I want to share with you today The NOW Year Calendar 2021 edition, from my partnership with the team at NeuYear. It’s a wall calendar that comes in both a tall and wide format to help you plan out the year, and it’s based on my time crafting methodology with monthly themes. If you follow my 30 Days of TimeCrafting program, you can choose your annual action and put it at the top of this counter. Simply go to Productivity.com/NeuYear and then enter the discount code PODCAST to get 10% off your order. 2020 is rapidly coming to a close, so it’s time to start planning the next year now.
As Founder & CEO, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, author and mother, today’s guest Kara Goldin wears many hats. Kara founded the flavored water brand Hint in 2005, and has seen it grow exponentially over the years. She’s also worked at Time Inc., AOL and CNN. With her insatiable drive, how does she do it all? As we find out, it’s curiosity.
In light of her new book ‘Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts and Doubters’, Kara has learnt a lot along her entrepreneurial journey. Join our conversation as we explore hockey stick growths, natural curiosity, losing 24 pounds in 2.5 weeks – and Wild Cherry Pepsi addictions.
Talking Points
How Kara handles her priorities (5:31)Advice on staying true to your values amidst noise (9:49)The power of asking questions (21:41)The memorable moment of the first Hint sale (27:06)Practising patience (31:20)
“The people that call things an overnight success don’t know the true definition.”
– Kara Goldin
Helpful Links
Undaunted | Amazon
DrinkHint.com
KaraGoldin.com
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October 14, 2020
Episode 340: Your Motivation Code with Todd Henry
What is it that ultimately drives you? It’s key to know this across all areas of your life, so I’m excited to speak with Todd Henry again on the show as we uncover the Motivation Code.
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp offers you access to your own licensed professional therapist – all from the comfort of wherever you are. You can arrange weekly video chats or phone calls, text with your carefully curated counsellor, and do so at an affordable price. And anything you share is confidential. I’ve been using BetterHelp for a while and I am highly impressed. It’s been a huge help for me and I know it can be the same for you. Start living a happier life today with BetterHelp. As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/timecrafting. Give BetterHelp a try today.
I want to share with you The NOW Year Calendar 2021 edition, from my partnership with the team at NeuYear. It’s a wall calendar that comes in both a tall and wide format to help you plan out the year, and it’s based on my time crafting methodology with monthly themes. If you follow my 30 Days of TimeCrafting program, you can choose your annual action and put it at the top of this counter. Simply go to Productivity.com/NeuYear . 2020 is rapidly coming to a close, so it’s time to start planning the next year now.
Today’s guest Todd Henry has helped identify the unique ways that we are motivated. It’s fascinating: there are 27 potential ways and it’s different for all of us. Todd is a self-proclaimed “arms dealer for the creative revolution”, who is a writer, speaker, and helps facilitate people and teams generate brilliant ideas. He’s written four books and has recently released his fifth book, The Motivation Code: Discover The Hidden Forces That Drive Your Best Work, co-authored with Rod Penner, Todd Hall and Joshua Miller.
It’s not about waiting for work to motivate us; once we identify our true motivations, we’re in flow. In this conversation, we explore MCODE
assessment, experiencing flow, how knowing our motivation benefits both our work and personal lives.
Talking Points
Compiling the new books after decades of research (0:37)How the opportunity came up to write the book (2:53)The six values of themes (5:57)Results from the assessment and what they mean (9:20)Why we need to dig deep with assessment results (24:45) Trigger, process and outcome motivation (25:55)Experiencing flow when their motivation code is activated (30:50)How and when our motivation shifts over time (32:54)Long-term benefits of knowing your motivational traits (38:02)
“We create enemies when we don’t need to.”
– Todd Henry
Helpful Links
Episode 54: Voice Lessons with Todd Henry
The Motivation Code | Amazon
MCODE
AssessmentHerding Tigers | Amazon
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October 7, 2020
Episode 339: Focused Writing with Adam Leeb
Distraction-free writing: a process that all writers seek. Find out how today’s guest, Adam Leeb, has made it that much easier for you.
This episode is sponsored by TextExpander . With TextExpander, you can unlock your productivity with its many features. With TextExpander you can make everything you write repetitively available everywhere you type: text documents, spreadsheets, web forms, and more. Unlock your productivity with TextExpander. Visit TextExpander.com/podcast for 20% off your first year.
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp offers you access to your own licensed professional therapist – all from the comfort of wherever you are. You can arrange weekly video chats or phone calls, text with your carefully curated counsellor, and do so at an affordable price. And anything you share is confidential. I’ve been using BetterHelp for a while and I am highly impressed. It’s been a huge help for me and I know it can be the same for you. Start living a happier life today with BetterHelp. As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/timecrafting. Give BetterHelp a try today.
I want to share with you The NOW Year Calendar 2021 edition, from my partnership with the team at NeuYear. It’s a wall calendar that comes in both a tall and wide format to help you plan out the year, and it’s based on my time crafting methodology with monthly themes. If you follow my 30 Days of TimeCrafting program, you can choose your annual action and put it at the top of this counter. Simply go to Productivity.com/NeuYear . 2020 is rapidly coming to a close, so it’s time to start planning the next year now.
As a writer myself, getting into the ‘flow state’ isn’t alway attainable. But when I came across the distraction-free writing tool Freewrite Traveler, I had to bring on Adam Leeb, the cofounder, to the podcast. Freewrite is a portable tool with no copy/paste or other advanced editing functionality to promote maximum writing productivity. Pure magic.
Adam is an award winning product designer and mechanical engineer who is obsessed with product design especially in relation to user experience and user interaction. Join us as we explore mechanical keyboards, removing distractions, failed crowdfunding campaigns, and 3D printing over quarantine.
Talking Points
What attracted Adam to design and Astrohaus (1:03)Developing a tool to help writers stay focused with the creative writing process (3:16) Their design philosophy (10:26)Specialized vs multi-use products (11:21)Adam’s desire to design products (19:19)Taking more risks (23:36)Being ahead of the curve (25:44)Running crowdfunding campaigns (28:35) Why crowdfund if you have the clout or finances? (35:52)A reversal approach to productivity (41:18)
“It takes energy to resist.”
– Adam Leeb
Helpful Links
Freewrite Traveler
Astrohaus
Punisher Yo-Yo
Video Confessional Booth
Wayne Gretzky
Kara Goldin
Baron Fig
Episode 317: The Analog Way with Jeff Sheldon
BestSelf
Creality
Clapboss
Sprinter
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September 30, 2020
Episode 338: Escape From Boring with Joe Barnes
After reading a comment on YouTube about how to earn a good income without a boring job, today’s guest Joe Barnes made it his mission to find a framework that enables this. Hint: there are three ways.
This episode is sponsored by Tile . We all know someone (and maybe it’s not you) that’s constantly losing their stuff. This is where Tile comes in handy: it’s a bluetooth device that helps you keep track of your stuff. It comes in a sleek, unobtrusive and compact size, which attaches to things like your keys or your wallet. With the Tile app, every time you misplace something you simply tap to find it. Go to tile.com/timecrafting to shop the limited edition collection right now – and finally stop losing your stuff.
This episode is sponsored by Fundrise . Fundrise is an investing platform that makes investing in high-quality, high-potential real estate as easy as investing in your favourite stock or mutual fund. Whether you’re looking to add stable cash flow via dividends or prefer long-term growth through appreciation, Fundrise has you covered. Fundrise’s team of real estate professionals carefully vets and actively manages all of their real estate projects. And with their easy-to-use website you can track your portfolio’s performance and watch as properties across the country are acquired, improved, and operated via asset updates. Want to get started? All you need to is visit fundrise.com/timecrafting to do that… and when you do you’ll have your first NINETY days of advisory fees waived. Start building your better portfolio with Fundrise today!
When I left my full-time job at Costco, it felt like a giant leap. So I was excited to have Joe Barnes on the show to hear more about his Three Paths to pursuing your dream job. He set up Escape The System – a resource for entrepreneurs, dreamers, and world changers. He’s also the author of Do The Work You Love. By freeing your mind from society’s conditioning and finding a passion, you’re on track to living the life you want.
Tune in as we learn how to escape boring jobs, how he strategically became an author – his dream job – and what he learnt from two ridiculous tennis matches.
Talking Points
The boring job John did (0:32)What do we actually mean by “choosing your passion”? (2:46)The Three Paths (4:16)Advice to the adventurous who go ‘all-in’ with a change (7:20)How to stop your passions from fizzling away (9:52)Dealing with fear when making the career change (12:32)Advice to people who think it’s ‘past their time’ (21:15)Lessons learnt from being a tennis coach (25:27) Joe’s relationship with time (29:09)
“There’s something inside of you that needs expression.”
– Joe Barnes
Helpful Links
Do The Work You Love | Amazon
Episode 229: Exploring Digital Minimalism with Cal Newport
Episode 73: Deep Work with Cal Newport
So Good They Can’t Ignore You | Amazon
‘Follow Your Passion’ Is Bad Advice
Beau Carnes’ blog post
Episode 251: Being a Late Bloomer with Rich Karlgaard
Episode 234: Bolder with Carl Honoré
What 2 Ridiculous Tennis Matches Taught Me About Mental Toughness And Life
The Inner Game of Tennis | Amazon
The Score Takes Care of Itself | Amazon
EscapeTheSystemNow.com
Screw The System YouTube Channel
Joe’s Instagram
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September 23, 2020
Episode 337: Working Deeply with Cristina Roman
Deep work can easily feel overwhelming, so we put it off. In this episode we dissect how you can make it meaningful to you, and apply it to any area of your life.
This episode is sponsored by Fundrise . Fundrise is an investing platform that makes investing in high-quality, high-potential real estate as easy as investing in your favourite stock or mutual fund. Whether you’re looking to add stable cash flow via dividends or prefer long-term growth through appreciation, Fundrise has you covered. Fundrise’s team of real estate professionals carefully vets and actively manages all of their real estate projects. And with their easy-to-use website you can track your portfolio’s performance and watch as properties across the country are acquired, improved, and operated via asset updates. Want to get started? All you need to is visit fundrise.com/timecrafting to do that… and when you do you’ll have your first NINETY days of advisory fees waived. Start building your better portfolio with Fundrise today!
This episode is sponsored by LinkedIn Jobs . When your business is ready to make that next hire, LinkedIn Jobs can help by matching your role with qualified candidates so that you can find the right person quickly. You can pay what you want and get the first $50 off. Just visit linkedin.com/timecrafting to get fifty dollars off your first job post. Terms and conditions apply.
We’re only human – we can’t achieve everything on one single day. Instead, it takes steady increments that lead us to the desired results. Today’s guest Cristina Roman has taught her clients this very philosophy. She’s a Certified Life Coach, deep work extraordinaire, and coaches clients on overcoming procrastination.
By small actions, and focusing on results, we get deep into the good stuff, and less of the procrastinating tasks. Tune in as we unpick her favourite books, second order thinking, and why ‘prudence’ is my word.
Talking Points
Getting into a deep work state within 15 minutes (2:29)Stand out learning from Cal Newport’s book ‘Deep Work’ (5:47)Overcome deep work overwhelm (9:03)Apply deep work to your personal life (17:46)Deep work for group tasks (19:36)Using evidence to beat procrastination (26:09)How our language impacts our beliefs and behaviours (28:20)How much procrastination can you “afford”? (32:48)The fear of making the “right or wrong” decision (37:07)Actionable steps to move away from procrastination (38:40)
“Slow down to speed up.”
– Cristina Roman
Helpful Links
PiqueCoaching.co/DeepWork
Deep Work | Amazon
The Life Coach School
Atomic Habits | Amazon
Episode 227: Why You Need Atomic Habits with James Clear
Episode 266: Becoming Indistractable with Nir Eyal
Second-Order Thinking: What Smart People Use to Outperform
Ziva Meditation
Muse Meditation
Stress Less, Accomplish More | Amazon
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September 16, 2020
Episode 336: Visibility Bias with John Meese
We’ve all experienced social media overwhelm – what would it be like if you removed it from your marketing strategy? John Meese joins the show to share what he’s learnt from having no social media.
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp offers you access to a your own licensed professional therapist – all from the comfort of wherever you are. You can arrange weekly video chats or phone calls, text with your carefully curated counsellor, and do so at an affordable price. And anything you share is confidential. I’ve been using BetterHelp for a while and I am highly impressed. It’s been a huge help for me and I know it can be the same for you. Start living a happier life today with BetterHelp. As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/timecrafting. Give BetterHelp a try today.
Today’s guest John Meese has found something liberating: removing social media from his marketing equation. When done well, social media works, but it’s easy to get distracted by vanity metrics. After a social media detox, John discovered the best places to serve his audience online.
I’m a huge fan of John’s entrepreneurship, so I was excited to learn more about his work with Michael Hyatt. He is the Dean of Platform University, cofounder of Notable Themes and CEO of Cowork Columbia. He is also the author of Survive and Thrive: How to Build a Profitable Business in Any Economy (Including This One) which will be available this fall.
Join us as we discuss the power of email, visibility bias, how to focus on the ‘who’ – and what his priest taught him about productivity.
Talking Points
Why John doesn’t use social media (1:16)Should you claim your brand name across all social media channels? (7:36)What kind of platform is YouTube? (11:30)How to start weaning off from social media? (15:16)Why email has stood the test of time (22:58)His work at Platform University (27:40)John’s relationship with time and productivity (32:04)
“Macro-dream and micro-execute”
– John Meese
Helpful Links
Digital Minimalism | Amazon
Productivityist’s TikTok
Episode 239: Free to Focus with Michael Hyatt
Episode 289: The Vision Driven Leader with Michael Hyatt
Platform University
Platform | Amazon
Cowork Columbia
The Roosevelt Rule
PlatformUniversity.com/Productivityist
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September 9, 2020
Episode 335: Mind Map Your Writing with Daphne Gray-Grant
We all need to write more crappy first drafts – that’s the way to truly get unstuck from writing. In this episode I learn from Daphne Gray-Grant about her inspiring writing process.
This episode is sponsored by EveryPlate . With EveryPlate you get meals you’ll enjoy and your bank account will love delivered right to your door. This means the meal planning, shopping, and prepping is all done for you, taking the time-consuming guesswork out of cooking. Even at regular price, EveryPlate is up to 58% cheaper than other major meal kits out there. Listeners of The Productivityist Podcast can get 3 weeks of EveryPlate meals for only $2.99 by going to EveryPlate.com and enter the code timecrafting3. Get started with EveryPlate today!
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp offers you access to a your own licensed professional therapist – all from the comfort of wherever you are. You can arrange weekly video chats or phone calls, text with your carefully curated counsellor, and do so at an affordable price. And anything you share is confidential. I’ve been using BetterHelp for a while and I am highly impressed. It’s been a huge help for me and I know it can be the same for you. Start living a happier life today with BetterHelp. As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/timecrafting. Give BetterHelp a try today.
This episode is sponsored by TextExpander . With TextExpander, you can unlock your productivity with its many features. With TextExpander you can make everything you write repetitively available everywhere you type: text documents, spreadsheets, web forms, and more. Unlock your productivity with TextExpander. Visit TextExpander.com/podcast for 20% off your first year.
From my experience of writing a book, I know the process can easily get overwhelming. Which is why I was refreshed to hear about the need to write “crappy first drafts” from today’s guest, Daphne Gray-Grant. Aside from being a prolific writer, Daphne is also a coach to many writers who want to learn to write faster, better. She started her career in the newspaper business and quickly learnt that 80% of your writing is the process you have set up – 20% is the actual writing.
Tune in as we explore the lessons she’s taught to hundreds of her clients. We discuss mind mapping techniques, the joy of paper, and her love for treadmill desks.
Talking Points
On treadmill desks and Daphne’s love of walking (1:55)The draw to editing (5:57)Daphne’s writing mindset and routine (9:50)Is there a good timeline for writing a book? (13:39)Ways to beat mind map overwhelm (23:48)The impact of writing by keyboard vs by hand (31:55)Who can benefit from dictations? (34:05)The most common mistakes people make when mind mapping (37:42)
“A mind map is not an outline nor an organizational tool – it’s an inspirational tool”
– Daphne Gray-Grant
Helpful Links
Episode 288: How to Be Awesome at Your Job with Pete MockaitisDaphne Gray-Grant’s interview on ‘How To Be Awesome At Your Job’Gabriele Rico’s ClusteringWriting the Natural Way | AmazonEpisode 238: How to Keep Going with Austin KleonGoodNotesiThoughtsScappleScrivenerDraftsPublicationCoach.com
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September 2, 2020
Episode 334: Endless Curiosity with Derek Sivers
After decades of following his own interests, today’s guest Derek Sivers has gone down many interesting rabbit holes. With an ambitious title for his new book, ‘How To Live’, we explore what makes a good life.
This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp offers you access to a your own licensed professional therapist – all from the comfort of wherever you are. You can arrange weekly video chats or phone calls, text with your carefully curated counsellor, and do so at an affordable price. And anything you share is confidential. I’ve been using BetterHelp for a while and I am highly impressed. It’s been a huge help for me and I know it can be the same for you. Start living a happier life today with BetterHelp. As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/timecrafting. Give BetterHelp a try today.
This episode is sponsored by Fundrise . Fundrise is an investing platform that makes investing in high-quality, high-potential real estate as easy as investing in your favourite stock or mutual fund. Whether you’re looking to add stable cash flow via dividends or prefer long-term growth through appreciation, Fundrise has you covered. Fundrise’s team of real estate professionals carefully vets and actively manages all of their real estate projects. And with their easy-to-use website you can track your portfolio’s performance and watch as properties across the country are acquired, improved, and operated via asset updates. Want to get started? All you need to is visit fundrise.com/timecrafting to do that… and when you do you’ll have your first NINETY days of advisory fees waived. Start building your better portfolio with Fundrise today!
This episode is sponsored by TextExpander . With TextExpander, you can unlock your productivity with its many features. With TextExpander you can make everything you write repetitively available everywhere you type: text documents, spreadsheets, web forms, and more. Unlock your productivity with TextExpander. Visit TextExpander.com/podcast for 20% off your first year.
Derek Sivers is best known as a writer, musician, programmer and the founder of CD Baby, an online CD store for independent musicians. For the past 12 years he’s been living a nomadic lifestyle and pondered a lot about what makes a good life.
In this episode we explore his new book he’s currently writing ‘How To Live’ – and how there is no one ‘right’ way to live. Derek’s life philosophy of being curious is infectious, and I enjoy going down a few rabbit holes with him in this interview. Join us as we explore how time is personal, setting creative constraints, and the surprising conclusion from his book. Get ready for a few Star Wars references too.
Talking Points
The reason why he wrote his new book ‘How To Live’ (2:16)The role curiosity plays in his life (5:55)How setting constraints gives your freedom (9:00)Thinking beyond New Year’s Eve: how time is personal (17:30)The big phases throughout Derek’s life (27:23)Is Derek always having fun? (47:11)His relationship with email (50:25)
“Constraints free you from the daunting prospect of infinite possibility”
– Derek Sivers
Helpful Links
How To LiveAmerican History XThe Listening Book | AmazonQuiet | AmazonThe 4-Hour Workweek | AmazonAkimbo podcast by Seth GodinConversations with TylerJohn McWhorterThe Art of Noticing | AmazonThe Good PlaceComedianHugo Jacomet’s YouTube channelSalt | AmazonCod | AmazonCurious with Josh PeckMonthly Self-Expansion ProjectChris GuillebeauSivers.org
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August 30, 2020
Episode 333: Happy Now Year!
On this solo episode of the podcast I talk about I’m ending one year and starting another – as well as everything that comes along with that.
Every September I kick off a new year. It’s a practice I’ve had for several years, but I’ve not used January 1st to start my year for even longer than that. I don’t believe things – like a fresh start – need to be attached to a milestone date or event. I talk about that, Sean D’Souza’s unconventional time management tips, Richard Feynman’s trip to Brazil, and more on this episode of the show.
Helpful Links
This is my $5 guaranteeThree Month Vacation: Unusual Time Management IdeasTextExpanderA Slave to Fewer Things | The Daily StoicThe Front Nine: How to Start the Year You Want Anytime You Want
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August 26, 2020
Episode 332: Getting Productive With Astrology with Jill Blumenstock
It’s a topic so rarely discussed, but as you’ll learn on the show, tuning into your own daily and monthly astrological rhythms gives you permission for when you need to rest, work, and grow.
As you know, I’m fascinated by time and new ways of viewing it. It’s such a precious resource and a man-made construct. And this episode takes an interesting turn: astrological readings. How do the planets around us affect the way we feel?
Today’s guest, Jill Blumenstock, is a certified Yoga Teacher and Vedic Astrologer, and has seen firsthand the impact of tuning into your own natural rhythms. It’s a time guide that’s beyond just your horoscope; you learn how to best manage your time. In this episode we uncover how to chart your astrological patterns, how to apply it to your daily life – and hear Jill’s live reading of me… I look forward to my upcoming ‘rest’ months!
Talking Points
How Jill first discovered astrology (1:45)What is Vedic Astrology? (3:42)How Jill practically applied her astrological readings to her life (7:28)Identify your cycles based on when you’re born (20:00)What is the Fourth House, and why it’s the time for rest and organising (25:29)Using the Ninth House to connect with your vision (32:00)
“Astrology helps me identify what I’m feeling, so I know what to use it for”
– Jill Blumenstock
Helpful Links
The 7 Day Circle | AmazonJill’s InstagramJill’s FacebookJillBlumenstock.com
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