Film Pro Productivity

I talked about A SENSE OF URGENCY last season in my episode entitled DRIVE, but for me, it’s really one of the cornerstones of productivity itself. John Kotter’s quote there says it very well. This is not about panic, anxiety or fear (although you may have to fight them off a wee bit along the way) it’s about killing complacency and replacing it with something else. An "inner energy" that drives your forward, to complete on your plans, to hit deadlines and to achieve great things.
 

For a full transcript of this episode please go to the official website https://www.filmproproductivity.com/
 
Quotes:
“A higher rate of urgency does not imply ever-present panic, anxiety, or fear. It means a state in which COMPLACENCY is virtually absent.” - Professor of Leadership at the Harvard Business School, John P. Kotter
“If your bias for action is to put it off till tomorrow then you need to start reprogramming yourself and get rid of that delaying crutch. Change up your tempo to something a bit more lively, and as I’ve warned many times before - don’t wait for the planets to get into just the right alignment before you move – if you do that, THE RIGHT TIME will slip through your fingertips. BUILD MOMENTUM – remember it’s much easier to keep a body in motion than it is to initiate that motion.” - BRYAN TRACY
“Everyone should have a sense of urgency – it is getting a lot done in a short period of time in a calm, confident manner.”  - Bob Proctor
 
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Sources:
https://bizfluent.com/facts-5879843-sense-urgency-definition.htm
 
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Today I talk about how to deal with problems that upset your plans and why you shouldn't let them derail you.
For a full transcript of this episode please go to the official website https://www.filmproproductivity.com/
 
Quotes:
“Adaptability is about the powerful difference between adapting to cope and adapting to win.”- English innovation strategy specialist Max McKeown
“Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.” - Mike Tyson
“Mistakes are a part of life; you can't avoid them. All you can hope is that they won't be too expensive and that you don't make the same mistake twice.” -  Lee Iacocca  
“You cannot expect to live a positive life if you hang with negative people so when things don’t go as planned, you may want to look at who you are working with before you start over – without them.” - Joel Osteen
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” - Albert Einstein
“We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it.” -  Rick Warren
“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” - Henry Ford
 
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Sources:
http://www.wiseoldsayings.com/negative-people-quotes/
https://www.azquotes.com/quotes/topics/failure.html
http://www.wiseoldsayings.com/negative-people-quotes/
 
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Do you tend to overthink your choices to the point where you feel paralyzed and don’t make a decision? If you recognise this in yourself then listen up as this week I’ll be talking about how to overcome it.
For a full transcript of this episode please go to the official website https://www.filmproproductivity.com/
 
Quotes:
“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully.” - Steve Jobs
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”- Nelson Mandela  
“Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next. Spend your energies on moving forward toward finding the answer.”- Denis Waitley
“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” - Parkinson’s law  
 
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Sources:
https://www.scienceofpeople.com/choice-paralysis/
https://personalexcellence.co/blog/analysis-paralysis/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVH_bQ1Fk7U&feature=youtu.be
 
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The Law of Single Handling states that you will only maximize your performance and potential when you discipline yourself to concentrate single-mindedly on the single most important task from inception to completion without distraction. Only in this way will you effectively optimize your output and productivity. 
For a full transcript of this episode please go to the official website https://www.filmproproductivity.com/
 
Quotes:
“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four-hour days.” - Zig Ziglar
“You will maximize your performance and potential only when you discipline yourself to concentrate single-mindedly on your single most important task from inception to completion without distraction.” -  Adam Sicinski on MasterMindMatrix.com
“The ability to start and complete your most important task determines your productivity more than any other skill.”- Pro-level Basketball coach Bob Starkey
“Success demands a singleness of purpose.”- Vince Lombardi
“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”- Alexander Graham Bell
 
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Sources:
http://mastermindmatrix.com/knowledge-base/law-of-single-handling/
https://examinedexistence.com/12-fantastic-quotes-one-thing-not-multi-tasking/
http://www.planetofsuccess.com/blog/2016/inspiring-focus-quotes/
https://www.goalsontrack.com/blog/2018/03/28/the-law-of-single-handling/
 
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If you Google why you SHOULD GIVE UP ON STUFF you’ll get a thousand hits that say the exact opposite - the message is strong and positive and seemingly sensible – NEVER GIVE UP – but this is not a black and white issue - there’s nuance here – You’ve already caught the episode title, and I say – let’s just wait a second here – and talk about this.

For a full transcript of this episode please go to the official website https://www.filmproproductivity.com/
 
Quotes:
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” — Seneca
“It’s never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.”- F. Scott Fitzgerald
“When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.” - Napoleon Hill
“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.” - Lao Tzu
 
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Sources:
https://www.bustle.com/articles/95182-8-times-that-giving-up-might-actually-be-a-good-thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Uyktpi6MA&feature=youtu.be
 
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The main benefit of a social media detox is that it gives you an increased focus on what really matters. Today I talk about this and the other benefits of taking a social media break.
 

For a full transcript of this episode please go to the official website https://www.filmproproductivity.com/
 
Quotes:
“Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol, morphine or idealism.” - Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung
“Just as one goes on a fast or a body cleanse you owe it to yourselves to detox your mind, it will not be easy but easy never yielded lasting results.” - Editor Aysha Taryam
“The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops that we have created are destroying how society works.” - Former Vice President of User Growth at Facebook
“When you feel anxious because you haven’t updated your profile or aren’t ‘connected,’ that’s exactly when you should disconnect,” - “Being away for a month allows the brain time to create new neural pathways, which means new behaviours and routines begin to replace old ones,” - “So if you typically reached for your phone when you woke up to check Facebook, after 30 days, you would have adopted a new ritual, which is the new normal.” - Sanam Hafeez, a faculty member at Columbia University
 
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TWITTER: @filmproprodpod
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Sources:
https://www.thegreatfull.com/tips-for-healthier-relationship-social-media/
https://twitter.com/The_Great_Full
https://ifttt.com/discover
https://buffer.com/
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/dec/11/facebook-former-executive-ripping-society-apart
 
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Today's episode looks at 10-minute motivation and the concept of the minimum viable product as applied to creative projects.
For a full transcript of this episode please go to the official website https://www.filmproproductivity.com/
 
Quotes:
“If you cannot fail, you cannot learn.” - The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
“Simplify, slow down, be kind. And don't forget to have art in your life - music, paintings, theatre, dance, and sunsets.” - Children’s author and designer Eric Carle
 
You can find out more about the show on these links.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://www.filmproproductivity.com/
TWITTER: @filmproprodpod
FACEBOOK: @filmproproductivity
CONTACT: https://www.filmproproductivity.com/contact
 
Sources:
https://medium.com/swlh/what-makes-for-a-good-mvp-26826949a7c0
 
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This show is the last of season 2 and today I will encourage you yet again to take control of your life and work and dreams and ambitions by adopting the productivity techniques that I have talked about here on this podcast. Call it a motivational talk if you will, but by recapping on some of the key techniques I have introduced here, I will show you how you can gain back control of your life and take positive action to move forward.
For a full transcript of this episode please go to the official website https://www.filmproproductivity.com/
 
Quotes:
“Start living by taking back control of your life now! Create a life more in tune with your true desires.” - Steven Redhead
“Who you are tomorrow begins with what you do today.” and that “If you want to get ahead you must slow down and focus” - Author of ALPHABET SUCCESS Tim Fargo
“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don't.” - Author Steve Maraboli
Gary Vaynerchuk - “A penguin cannot become a giraffe, so just be the best penguin that you can be.”
“To get what you want, you have to deserve what you want. The world is not yet a crazy enough place to reward a whole bunch of undeserving people.” - Charles T. Munger
“Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient that which should not be done in the first place.” - Peter Drucker
“The first step to getting what you want is to have the courage to get rid of what you don’t.” - Zig Ziglar
“You need a kind of aggression, a kind of inner force. Don't be only one-sided, sweet, nice, good. Get rid of being average. Find the killer in you.” - Stella Adler
“The pen that writes your life story must be held in your own hand.” - Internationally renowned psychologist Irene Kassorla
 
You can find out more about the show on these links.
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TWITTER: @filmproprodpod
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Sources:
http://www.sean-johnson.com/why-you-cant-be-anything-you-want-to-be/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc4Y72CpHwQ
 
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Today I will be following up on Season one’s FIVE FREE PRODUCTIVITY APPS episode with five more awesome apps for IOS or Android. These are apps that I use myself, if not every day of the year then certainly every week. Please note that apps often get changed or deleted from app stores and over time, may render some information contained here obsolete. 
For a full transcript of this episode please go to the official website https://www.filmproproductivity.com/
 
Quotes:
“The obvious rule of efficiency is you don't want to spend more time organizing than it’s worth.” - Psychologist Daniel Levitin
“I think I have over 60 apps on my iPhone. I use six.” - US politician Gordon Smith
“Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.” - Norwegian politician Christian Lous Lange
 
You can find out more about the show on these links.
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TWITTER: @filmproprodpod
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CONTACT: https://www.filmproproductivity.com/contact
 
Sources:
Call Recorder: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appstar.callrecorder&hl=en_GB
https://automatic-call-recorder-pro.en.softonic.com/iphone/alternatives/free
WhatsApp:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/whatsapp-messenger/id310633997?mt=8&v0=WWW-
Canva:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.canva.editor
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/canva-graphic-design-creator/id897446215?mt=8
Udemy:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.udemy.android
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/udemy-online-courses/id562413829?mt=8
Buffer:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.buffer.android
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/buffer-social-media-manager/id490474324?mt=8
 
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(Edit August 2020 - I should have called this "Start With What You've Got" as it's a little less film-specific.) This lesson can be applied to any endeavour.
This week I’m postulating on why many of us spend so much time chasing after the next shiny new thing, whether that’s a bit of technology or whatever, or feel we have to wait for the planets to come into JUST the right alignment before we can even consider getting out there and doing something that we really want to do. For filmmakers, and I’ve discussed this several times with Ian O’Neill from the How They Did It Filmmaking Podcast, this comes down to the topic of just shooting with what you’ve got. That’s using the locations, contacts, equipment and cameras that you have easy access to, and not forever procrastinating over it.
For a full transcript of this episode please go to the official website https://www.filmproproductivity.com/
 
Quotes:
“Every director has at least 10 bad films in them.”  - Robert Rodriguez
“the first draft of everything is shit.” - Ernest Hemingway
“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.”
“There is no failure except in no longer trying.” - American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher Elbert Hubbard
“Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.” - C.S. Lewis
“Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.” - Napoleon Hill
“Fear of failure is a ticket to mediocrity. If you’re not failing from time to time, you’re not pushing yourself. And if you’re not pushing yourself, you’re coasting.” - Eric Zorn
“Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” - Nathaniel Hawthorne  
 “Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.” - Canadian novelist W.P. Kinsella
“I always say shopping is cheaper than a psychiatrist.” - Tammy Faye Bakker
Robert Rodriguez says “Creativity, not money, is used to solve problems.”
He famously said in his 10-minute film school video which I’ll link to in the show notes, but he said “Don’t dream about being a filmmaker, You are a filmmaker. Now let’s get down to business.” And he says “…get experience, you’ll learn more from picking up a camera from your own mistakes than you will learn about it in film school.”, and if that doesn’t short circuit your fear of failure excuses then I don’t know what will.
Herman Melville “It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” I say it is through originality, that you will truly find success and ultimately happiness.
It's easier making a smaller film like El Mariachi. There are no budget worries because there is no budget. There is no crew problem because there is no crew. And if you screw up, no one is around to see you screw up -- so it's no longer a screw up …So don't give me any money, don't give me any people, but give freedom, and I'll give you a movie that looks gigantic.” - Robert Rodriguez
 
You can find out more about the show on these links.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://www.filmproproductivity.com/
TWITTER: @filmproprodpod
FACEBOOK: @filmproproductivity
CONTACT: https://www.filmproproductivity.com/contact
 
Sources:
http://www.experian.com/blogs/news/about/retail-therapy/
https://psychcentral.com/blog/why-you-shouldnt-try-to-keep-up-with-the-joneses/
https://centsiblyrich.com/6-ways-to-stop-your-desire-to-keep-up-with-the-joneses/
https://www.self.com/story/the-dangers-of-retail-therapy
https://www.raindance.org/robert-rodriguezs-make-film-youve-got-method/
http://www.openculture.com/2014/08/director-robert-rodriguez-teaches-the-basics-of-filmmaking-in-under-10-minutes.html
 
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