November 07, 2023

How 15 minutes make or break your day

33 minutes

What if just 15 minutes could make or break your day?

We all have habits and routines that seem to last only minutes, yet end up influencing how our entire day unfolds. Those small, seemingly innocuous things we do that unwittingly either prime us for productivity, happiness, and success - or leave us uncentered, unproductive, and adrift.

Things like mindless scrolling or other unfulfilling habits first thing in the morning. What if deleting those 15 minutes of distraction allowed you to show up more present and positive for the rest of the day? On the flipside, what if intentionally choosing how you spend your 15-minutes gave you the mental Reset you needed to tackle work at your best for hours after?

In today’s episode we’re digging into:

What are the small daily habits or practices that have an outsized impact on our productivity and wellbeing?

How can we identify the 15-20 minutes each day that make or break how we feel and function?

Should we focus on adding positive habits and routines or eliminating negative ones that sabotage us?

How do our daily habits prime us emotionally and psychologically for the rest of the day?

With remote work, what have we lost from the transition away from commuting time and how can we substitute new rituals?

And we’re in conversation with:

SPARKED BRAINTRUST ADVISOR: Charlie Gilkey | Website

Charlie is a strategic advisor and executive coach, founder of the Productive Flourishing consultancy, and author of the multi-award-winning book, Start Finishing and his fantastic new book Team Habits, which is available now.

YOUR HOST: Jonathan Fields

Jonathan is a dad, husband, award-winning author, multi-time founder, executive producer and host of the Good Life Project podcast, and co-host of SPARKED, too! He’s also the creator of an unusual tool that’s helped more than 650,000 people discover what kind of work makes them come alive - the Sparketype® Assessment, and author of the bestselling book, SPARKED.

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