Enjoy our latest episode:
What is your dream right now?
For the past year and a half, we’ve been asking our guests that question at the end of these podcast episodes.
This episode is all about dreams. As we bid farewell to some dreams, new ones begin. Read more…
Hear doctors, lawyers, teachers, parents, students, entrepreneurs, spiritual seekers, and athletes talk about time management, motivation, discipline, and habits.
They’ll tell us about challenges that they’ve faced with managing their time. They’ll talk about procrastination. They’ll talk about letting go of ideas that have limited them and embracing what has enriched their lives the most.
They’ll share their success stories, advice, and lessons that they’ve learned about being purpose-fully productive.
Recent episodes:
James is an accomplished entrepreneur who now serves as president of Beyond Marketing. In this episode, James tells the story of a “crossroads moment” in his life that transformed the way he thinks about work.
While on a flight to Antigua in 2012, James learned about a company with an impressive culture and an admirable approach to customer service. That company, Zappos, became his inspiration as he set out to build his own values-based business.
What do “values” have to do with time management? Plenty! Read more…
Can you imagine performing in an energetic, two-person, 90-minute play where you’re on stage for almost the entire show, engaging in fast-paced witty banter with your co-star? Now imagine rehearsing and performing in that play while also performing with an improv team, teaching an Improv 101 course, helping your mom recover from surgery, and preparing to move to a different state.
To do all of this successfully, you’ll probably need to do a pretty good job of managing your energy.
In this episode we sit down with Lauren Foster-Lee, a multi-talented actor, vocalist, improviser, and teacher. Lauren shares some of the tricks and tools she uses to manage her time and especially her energy. Read more…
How can an organization achieve dramatic growth?
And how can a certain level of conflict help a team succeed?
What is a “not-to-do” list, and why is it useful to have one?
Ganesh Venkataramanan is the Vice President of Presales of a leading industrial software company. He has over 20 years of experience in the simulation and training domain and has a proven track record of growing internal businesses from less than $1MM to over $50MM.
In this episode, Ganesh describes how writing a book taught him useful lessons about creating habits and making choices that allow us to accomplish our goals.
He shares what he has learned about building and leading effective teams, including how to delegate effectively and communicate effectively with people who work differently and think differently than we do. Read more…
Traveling for work can be exhausting. How can we stay happy and healthy while doing a job that requires extensive travel?
Colin Ryan is a comedic financial speaker who has spoken to over 500,000 students and adults across North America. He was named one of the top 10 financial presenters in the U.S.
It’s probably not surprising to hear that Colin travels a lot for work. You might be surprised to hear how much he enjoys it. He hasn’t just mastered the art of staying healthy and happy while traveling. His experiences with traveling have actually enhanced his wellbeing.
What’s his secret? A special diet? A new type of exercise routine?
Nope. It’s people.
“I’ve had the best conversations ever with shuttle drivers or the Hertz rental desk person,” Colin says. “People will surprise you if you make space.” Read more…
Yemado is the foremost teacher in North America of Boabom, a system of meditation, relaxation, and self defense. He has brought this practice to thousands of students around the world through more than two decades of teaching.
In this episode, we talk about developing healthy habits, dealing with stress, and building confidence. Yemado describes how students of Boabom develop these abilities by starting with small challenges and working their way up to greater ones. Read more…
How is mindfulness being used in healthcare settings? And what lessons are being learned in those settings that we might apply in other aspects of life?
Dr. Isabel Roth is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. When she was in high school and college, Dr. Roth developed a unique combination of interests in dance and neuroscience which formed a basis for her interest in mindfulness.
In this episode, Dr. Roth explains how mindfulness is being used in healthcare settings. She talks about the work she does to help more people gain access to mindfulness programs, what she’s learning from that work, and how mindfulness practice has helped her as a working parent of an active toddler. It’s easy to understand how meaningful her work is and the profound sense of purpose that she gains from it. Read more…
If you think it’s important for high school students to learn practical skills that will help them succeed as adults, you’ll like what District C is doing.
District C’s is preparing the next generation of diverse talent for modern work. Students in their Teamship program work together to solve real-world problems for actual businesses and organizations.
Dan Gonzalez, District C’s co-founder and CEO, is our guest for this episode. Dan describes some of the important lessons that students learn in District C’s programs, and how those lessons can help us all work together more effectively.
He also describes how starting and running District C has been a process of learning and discovery for him. Read more…
Jon Kolkin is a doctor who has been practicing medicine for over 30 years. He is also a musician, experienced international speaker, award-winning photographer, and humanitarian.
Jon is president of the Shades of Compassion Foundation, an organization that supports women’s health, education, animal protection, and other initiatives around the world. His recent book, Inner Harmony: Living in Balance has won multiple international photography awards.
In this episode, Jon talks about ways that being authentic and being himself have led him to many successes and accomplishments.
He talks about being dyslexic, using down time in a truly satisfying way, multitasking, mindfulness, and compassion. Read more…
It’s not easy to make a bold decision. That’s especially true if we know that other people in our lives don’t approve of the decision.
People will often put subtle pressure on us—or not-so-subtle pressure—to encourage us to stick with the status quo.
Ten years ago, Amy Knott Parrish decided to be sober. She saw what alcohol was doing to her life. She knew that being sober was the best choice for herself and her family. That didn’t make it an easy decision. Some people in her life were less than 100% supportive.
In this episode, Amy and I talk about her decision and similar situations where people choose to go “against the grain.” Read more…
Elisabeth Farnsworth Grant grew up in a very religious household where a woman’s role in life was clearly defined for her.
She married and started a family at a young age, but soon shifted from focusing solely on her husband and children to finishing her education and developing her own talents as an artist and musician.
In this episode, Elisabeth describes some of the challenges of living her very traditional life as a wife and stay-at-home mother. She also shares her story of growing beyond that traditional lifestyle into a new life that has allowed her to explore and express her love of art, music, and teaching while still remaining true to her core values of service and giving. Read more…
Geshe Gelek Choda became a Buddhist monk when he was seven years old. When he first arrived at the Sera Je monastery in southern India, the monks were living in crude tents. Geshe Gelek immediately missed his family and his home in Sikkim. But home was thousands of miles away.
In this episode, Geshe Gelek describes the monks’ rigorous daily routine: waking early in the morning to spend the day attending classes and debate sessions, studying, meditating, praying, and studying more until late at night.
He explains how we can all learn to think in ways that help us face difficulties and challenges, and how thinking can help us reduce anxiety, stress, and fear. Read more…
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