A Productive Conversation

It's a bonus episode of the podcast to celebrate The BIG Ready Week! This episode features my friend, content queen and big picture planner, Janet Murray. Janet Murray will be delivering the opening keynote for The BIG Ready – which is exciting on its own. But I'm also excited that she agreed to chat with me on the podcast about certainty, consistency, and commitment.

Episode Highlights:

People love certainty... but they need uncertainty too.

People often have trouble with crafting consistent content.

When there is a commitment to doing the creative plan, content gets created.

This virtual event features 29+ presenters delivering keynote talks, actionable workshops, and engaging panel discussions around the elements of personal and professional growth. Presented by Productivityist, The BIG Ready is a must-attend for anyone who is trying to take the months ahead and be ready to make them have a BIG impact on their lives. The mainstage portion of The BIG Ready takes place on February 2nd, 2021 and includes access to the Opening Party on February 1st, the Closing Party featuring the perfect sendoff to the day's festivities, and the opportunity to attend a Midnight Momentum focused work period as the day draws to a close with yours truly! You can also grab a VIP ticket, which gives you everything I just mentioned PLUS an exclusive 4-hour workshop on February 6th that I'll be facilitating personally. Oh, and every keynote, workshop, and panel will be recorded so you'll be able to revisit and review them anytime you want in the future!

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It's a bonus episode of the podcast to celebrate The BIG Ready Week! This episode features change-maker and action-taker Vanessa Tharp. Vanessa Tharp, Chief of Staff at Productivityist and one of the organizers of The BIG Ready, shares how she helped create clarity for Productivityist as a company and how she leveled it up by creating a safe space with the right boundaries and limitations.

Episode Highlights:

My idea of "I did it wrong"

How Productivityist lost its soul when I changed it from "I" into "We"

How to help people recognize that they are "in quicksand"

How to level up by creating a safe space... but at the same time keeping in check on what is happening, to know boundaries and limitations

This virtual event features 29+ presenters delivering keynote talks, actionable workshops, and engaging panel discussions around the elements of personal and professional growth. Presented by Productivityist, The BIG Ready is a must-attend for anyone who is trying to take the months ahead and be ready to make them have a BIG impact on their lives. The mainstage portion of The BIG Ready takes place on February 2nd, 2021 and includes access to the Opening Party on February 1st, the Closing Party featuring the perfect sendoff to the day's festivities, and the opportunity to attend a Midnight Momentum focused work period as the day draws to a close with yours truly! You can also grab a VIP ticket, which gives you everything I just mentioned PLUS an exclusive 4-hour workshop on February 6th that I'll be facilitating personally. Oh, and every keynote, workshop, and panel will be recorded so you'll be able to revisit and review them anytime you want in the future!

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Feedback is essential for us to move forward. But how do we use it effectively? Today’s guest, Therese Huston, gives you the practical tools that you can use today.

Therese Huston’s mission is to help conscientious, growth-minded professionals bring out their best at work. She’s a cognitive scientist at Seattle University, as well as a speaker and author of Let’s Talk: Make Effective Feedback Your Superpower. Her expertise lies in helping you say what needs to be said, and – even more importantly – say it in a way that can be heard.

Tune in as we discuss the three different types of feedback, the common biases to watch out for, and you can best coach yourself. Enjoy this episode packed with Therese’s strategies!

Talking Points

How effective feedback boosts your productivity

Three different types of feedback

Ways to avoid falling into your biases

Setting clear intentions

Having constructive feedback with yourself

Quote

“Unconscious bias is leaning towards some people and away from others.”

Helpful Links

ThereseHuston.com

Let’s Talk | Amazon

Thanks for the Feedback | Amazon

Pocket Biases

Growth Mindset | Amazon

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I’m joined by decision-making expert Annie Duke to unpack what you can do to achieve your long-term goals.

Annie Duke is an American former professional poker player and author in behavioral decision science and decision education. She holds a World Series of Poker gold bracelet from 2004 and used to be the leading money winner among women in WSOP history. Annie is also the co-founder of The Alliance for Decision Education, a non-profit whose mission is to improve lives by empowering students through decision skills education.

Join the conversation as dive into her latest book How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices. We also discuss ‘resulting’, reflecting on your own biases, information warfare– and the most beautiful play in super bowl history.

Talking Points

Her experience of writing a How-To book

The fundamentals of ‘resulting’

Learning from real-life examples, chunking and mental models

Availability bias and process influencing

What happens when you hear things for third time

Quote

“Get on the right time horizon.”

Helpful Links

How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices | Amazon

Being Tony Robbins

Lynn Hasher

Daniel Dale

AnnieDuke.com 

Annie’s Twitter

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Four years since I last spoke with entrepreneur Natalie Sisson, a lot has changed. Join me as we explore her growth journey.

Natalie is a New Zealand entrepreneur, author, speaker, lover of handstands and triathlete. It’s taken a lot of incremental micro-steps for Natalie to pivot from her Suitcase Entrepreneur identity to the Natalie Sisson she is today. Since late 2018 she has been focused on helping everyday people in jobs, freelance careers and with their own business to monetize their sweet spot and get paid to be them.

Join today’s conversation as we talk about vision planning, audiobooks, and when it’s time to unlearn systems, tools and habits that aren’t serving you anymore. I was fascinated by Natalie’s investment in her personal growth and how she embraces the beginner’s mindset.

Talking Points

Natalie’s process of changing her business identity

How to get unstuck from the fear of growth

What Natalie has let go

The creative challenge from her latest writing project

What productivity means to Natalie today

Advice to entrepreneurs to do more of what they love

Quote

“Unlearning and relearning leads to growth.”

Helpful Links

FinCon

Episode 91: The More of Less with Joshua Becker

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People | Amazon

Masterclass: Gardening

The Suitcase Entrepreneur | Amazon

The Freedom Plan | Amazon

The $10k Club

Untapped Podcast

NatalieSisson.com

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Thane Marcus Ringler takes the professional athlete’s mindset to everyday people in everyday life.

Today’s guest is Thane Marcus Ringler, the former professional golfer turned speaker, writer, development coach and podcast host of The Up & Comers Show. It’s his mission to help people get unstuck and overcome the self-limiting beliefs we all tend to carry.

In this episode, we explore the four perspective shifts from his book Catalysts For Hope: Unlocking Energy, Optimism, And Your Full Potential. Thane’s idealism is infectious, and this will help frame your mind as we begin 2021. Join this conversation as we discuss the art of leaning in, the process of writing his book, critical thinking – and dragonflies. 

Talking Points

The 4 Catalysts that will shift your perspective

Focus on the process, no the destination

Identifying your baby steps

A hope-filled life is more practical than you think

Why we regularly overlook our purpose

A case for Idealism

The power of pause

Quote

“Purpose is active. We don’t default our way into it.”

Helpful Links

Catalysts For Hope | Amazon

The Practice | Amazon

Episode 343: Consistency Over Authenticity with Seth Godin

Episode 238: How to Keep Going with Austin Kleon

21 Lessons for the 21st Century | Amazon

ThaneMarcus.com

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Brian Tracy’s goal is to help you achieve your personal and business goals faster and easier – by eating your frogs first.

What I love about my podcast is that I get to speak with true mentors in this space – and Brian Tracy has been on my list to speak with for a long time. As a keynote speaker and seminar leader, Brian has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5 million people through talks and seminars worldwide. He has also published over 90 books, most notably the best-selling Psychology of Achievement.

His most recent book, Eat That Frog! for Students: 22 Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Excel in School serves students to improve their time management skills and achieve their dream goals. In light of the latest edition of this book Eat That Frog!, I’m fascinated by how time management bleeds into everything. Join our conversation as we discuss writing goals in the present tense, the role of self-esteem, his magic wand exercise, and educating the student market. Now go eat your frog today!

Talking Points

Why students need to learn more about time management

What stops students from exploring better time management?

Handwritten vs digital notes

The timeless problems and solutions we all face

Quote

“Success in life is about task completion – not task working on.”

Helpful Links

Eat That Frog! for Students | Amazon

Eat That Frog! | Amazon

Franklin Covey Planner

How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day | Amazon

Understanding Human Nature | Amazon

BrianTracy.com

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As a specialist in delivering presentations and workshops to empower leaders, I’m excited to share with you today’s guest Dave Delaney – an expert on being nice.

Today Dave Delaney joins the show, creator of the NICE Method™. He’s a keynote speaker, corporate trainer, and the author of the acclaimed book, New Business Networking. He’s worked with the likes of Google, LinkedIn and UPS.

I’m excited to speak with the fellow Canadian and comedy fan, to learn more about his approach to simply being… well, nice. We know the world could do with more of that! Tune in as we discuss practising empathy, the “Yes, and…” mindset, being open-minded – and my love for Ted Lasso on Apple TV.

Talking Points

Leaning into ‘niceness’

Dealing with jerks

The link between happiness and niceness

How to not treat it as a throwaway word

Being authentically nice

The skill in considering other people’s opinions and beliefs

The NICE Method™ framework

The impact of music

Quote

“First and foremost, be nice to yourself.”

Helpful Links

Ted Lasso

Brené with Jason Sudeikis & Brendan Hunt on Ted Lasso

How to Fend Off a Jerk

The Master Communicator’s Secret Weapon

Episode 274: Humor That Works with Andrew Tarvin

Nice Maker Newsletter

DaveDelaney.me

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Since hosting his first virtual event in 2015, Liam Austin knows the formula to making a success of it.

I learnt heaps from today’s interview with virtual events expert Liam Austin. As the world has gone radically digital for so many businesses this year, find out in today’s episode why a virtual event is a great way to grow your business and community.

Liam is the co-founder of Entrepreneurs HQ and Virtual Summit Academy, which organizes many virtual summits and publishes marketing tactics of top entrepreneurs. When he had over 15,000 people register to attend his first virtual event in 2015 – Liam knew he had to share what he did to the wider business community.

In this interview we explore producing live versus pre-recorded events, building tight funnels, how to stand out from other events, and how to make sure you attendees get the most out of the session.

Talking Points

What you can leverage from hosting virtual events

How to stand out amongst the virtual noise

The rough timeline needed when creating an event

How can attendees get the most out of online events

Optimizing what to do post-event

Quote

“Reverse engineer from your end goal.”

Helpful Links

Episode 308: Talking Slack with Phil Simon

Zoom For Dummies | Amazon

EntrepreneursHQ.com

Virtual Summit Academy 

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With over 15 years of coaching busy, high-achievers, Tripp Lanier shows how to stay present and be guided by your internal direction.

Tripp Lanier is a professional coach, author of This Book Will Make You Dangerous: The Irreverent Guide for Men Who Refuse to Settle, and host of The New Man Podcast. I loved interviewing Tripp as he’s an honest guy who asks thought-provoking questions. 

Since 2005, Tripp has spent thousands of hours coaching people all around the world to get out of the rat race, become an authority in their field, and make a great living doing the work they were put on this earth to do. 

As entrepreneurs, it’s easy to get trapped in the hustle cycle. This episode will help release you from this trap and focus on what really matters to give you that ‘aliveness’. Tune in as we discuss issues with saying ‘no’, setting dangerous missions, unfulfilling vision boards, and reading old journal entries.

Talking Points

The correlation between being dangerous and being productive

Managing uncertainty

The comparison game

How to identify what really matters to you

Dealing with resistance

The relationship between finality and productivity

Creating missions as experiments

Four questions to ask yourself at the beginning of your day

Quote

“A high-performing sheep is still a sheep.”

Helpful Links

This Book Will Make You Dangerous | Amazon

Conscience | Amazon

Gary Vaynerchuck

The War of Art | Amazon

My Shot – Hamilton

Episode 227: Why You Need Atomic Habits with James Clear

Atomic Habits | Amazon

Clear Habit Journal

The New Man Podcast

TrippLanier.com

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