Ideas with Adam Smith

In this episode, I talk with Doug McCormick about his book, Family Inc.: Using Business Principles to Maximize Your Family’s Wealth. We also talk about how to build financial wealth, the best way to pick a financial planner, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below:

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In this episode, I talk with Bryan Falchuk about his book, Do a Day: How to Live A Better Life Every Day. We also talk about his story, goal setting, exercise and health, and much more. You can listen to our conversation below:

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In this episode, I talk with Shawn Askinosie of Askinosie Chocolate about his book, Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul. We also discuss his journey to owning a chocolate company, purpose both in life and work, direct trade versus fair trade, and much more. You’ll want to make sure you listen to this episode all the way through to the end, because Shawn says something very profound that I think will benefit a lot of people. 

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In this episode, I talk with Jenny Blake about her book, Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One. We also talk about her journey, actionable steps that people can take the next time they encounter a career change, Jerry Seinfeld, and much more. Here’s our conversation: 

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In this episode, I talk with Cal Newport about his book Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, the overwhelming opportunity to become distracted in the world we live, his view on social media and email, how leaders can keep their teams accountable while allowing them to engage in deep work, and much more.

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*Cal also refers to his other book, So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love, in this episode.

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In this episode, I talk with Susan Peppercorn about her book, Ditch Your Inner Critic At Work: Evidence-Based Strategies To Thrive In Your Career. We also discuss her story, the difference between happiness and satisfaction, the role that failure plays in all of this, and how perfectionism can cripple us.

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In this episode, I talk with Bob Burg about his book, The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea. We also talk about what it means to be influential, what it takes to be a great leader, how to thrive in sales, and much more.

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In this episode, I talk with Amy Jo Martin about the many facets of social media, “Why Not Now?” stories, her favorite guest as a podcaster, and much more. Here’s our conversation:

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In this episode, I talk with Jeff Haden about his new book, The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win. He has a different perspective on how we can accomplish our goals more often, and I think there are many valuable takeaways here. The ideas from the book challenged me and I hope they do the same for you.

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In this episode, I talk with Eric Barker about his terrific book, Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong. His book is actually one of my new favorites. It’s so good!

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