**Summary**

In this episode of the Less Doing Podcast, Ari and Nick interview Justin Stenstrom, the founder of the [Elite Man Magazine](http://elitemanmagazine.com/), the [Elite Man Podcast](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/elite-man-podcast-lifestyle/id954083494?mt=2) and the [Elite Man Conference](http://elitemanconference.com/). Listen as Justin walks us through his transition from a teenager with anxiety and depression problems to being the founder of one of the most successful men’s magazine to date.

**Key Quote **

“It all started with me…my transformational period back when I was 18 or 19 years old going through all this stuff, learning how to get confidence and overcome my anxiety and depression problems and my dating problems…”

**What You’ll Learn **

- How the Elite Man Magazine started

- How long it took Justin to overcome his anxiety and depression problems

- The root cause of Justin’s panic attacks

- Justin’s life as an isolated teenager

- Taking care of your mental health

- The process to stop panic attacks

- Justin’s 7 Step Formula to becoming more productive

- Write out a schedule

- Put aside time

- Avoid social media and cell phones

- Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good

- Get more passionate about what you’re doing

- Breakdown your work to shorter segments

- Don’t try to do a week’s worth of work in a day

- Justin’s new podcast, [The Justin Stenstrom Show](http://justinstenstrom.com/podcast/%22http://justinstenstrom.com/podcast)

**Less Doing Podcast Resources:**

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**Guests **

[Zack Arnold](https://www.linkedin.com/in/zackarnold)

**Summary **

In this episode of the Less Doing Podcast, Ari talks to Zack Arnold, creator of [Fitness in Post](http://fitnessinpost.com/) and [Optimize Yourself](http://optimizeyourself.me/). Listen as Zack shares with us how his transition went from being an active kid to becoming a 60-hour work week person in the film industry and his struggles of blending the two paths together that lead him to where he is now.

**Guests **

[Zack Arnold](https://www.linkedin.com/in/zackarnold)

**Summary **

In this episode of the Less Doing Podcast, Ari talks to Zack Arnold, creator of [Fitness in Post](http://fitnessinpost.com/) and [Optimize Yourself](http://optimizeyourself.me/). Listen as Zack shares with us how his transition went from being an active kid to becoming a 60-hour work week person in the film industry and his struggles of blending the two paths together that lead him to where he is now.

**Key Quote **

“I’ve lived a life for the last 15 years in a small dark room in front of a computer for 12-16 hours a day…after a long day at work, I said, I just do not want to live like this anymore and I need to find a better way.”

**What You’ll Learn **

- Zack’s background as a film and television editor

- Why Zack’s brain and body fought back

- Blending intense creative work with high performance athletics

- The biomechanics of your body

- How Zack uses [Trello](https://trello.com/) for his day-to-day activities

- The activity video vault

- Changing your daily habits

- Using [Zapier](https://zapier.com/) and IFTTT for Zack’s personal automations

- The Optimize Yourself Program’s system

- Understand how ineffective you are when you’re sedentary

**Less Doing Podcast Resources: **

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**Summary**

In this episode of the Less Doing Podcast, Ari welcomes Ben Ahrens to the show. Ben is a health and performance coaching expert and the current Executive Vice President of [Innovative Medicine](https://innovativemedicine.com/). Listen as Ben shares his journey battling Lyme Disease and what Innovative Medicine does for people like him.

**Key Quote **

“We are doing research, development, and educating medical doctors in a new paradigm of personalized medicine that tak

**Summary**

In this episode of the Less Doing Podcast, Ari welcomes Ben Ahrens to the show. Ben is a health and performance coaching expert and the current Executive Vice President of [Innovative Medicine](https://innovativemedicine.com/). Listen as Ben shares his journey battling Lyme Disease and what Innovative Medicine does for people like him.

**Key Quote **

“We are doing research, development, and educating medical doctors in a new paradigm of personalized medicine that takes personalized protocols and personalized treatments to a whole new level.”

**What You’ll Learn **

- What Innovative Medicine is and what they do

- Ben describes his battle with Lyme Disease

- Getting stuck in a negative feedback loop

- What is neuro-cognitive rehabilitation?

- The symptoms kept coming back and and we have to choose how to respond

- Lyme is a multi-faceted and multi-systemic disease

- The medical protocol and nutritional supplements that were involved in treating Ben

- Ben is working on a book called, _The Set Point Effect_

- The idea is to not force change from the outside-in

- The basic conception of homeostasis

- The science of “small wins” explained

- Ben’s [blog](https://benahrens.com/) and event, [Set Point Coaching](https://changeyoursetpoint.splashthat.com/) – use Promo code **LessDoing** to get 30% OFF

**Less Doing Podcast Resources: **

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In this episode of the Less Doing Podcast, Ari shares the mic with Dr. Erica Reischer, a psychologist and the author of _What Great Parents Do: 75 Simple Strategies for Raising Kids Who Thrive_. Listen as Dr. Erica opens a new world for understanding your children as parents, what the common parenting mistakes are and how you can correct them for a better emotional connection with your kids.

**Key Quote**

“Parents say things to kids using blame, shame, or fear. But kids are NOT responsible for our

In this episode of the Less Doing Podcast, Ari shares the mic with Dr. Erica Reischer, a psychologist and the author of _What Great Parents Do: 75 Simple Strategies for Raising Kids Who Thrive_. Listen as Dr. Erica opens a new world for understanding your children as parents, what the common parenting mistakes are and how you can correct them for a better emotional connection with your kids.

**Key Quote**

“Parents say things to kids using blame, shame, or fear. But kids are NOT responsible for our feelings.”

**What You’ll Learn**

- How having kids can make you more empathetic and compassionate.

- How we respond to our kids depends on how we perceive what they’re doing.

- Why you have to pay attention to your feelings and thoughts as parents.

- How your biological needs as a human play a part in good parenting.

- The importance of each parent being consistent, especially with rules.

- Balancing short and long game parenting.

- What the common parenting mistakes are and how to fix them.

- To make your kids understand that it isn’t them that is the problem, but their behavior—which is a choice.

- How siblings influence each other’s behavior.

- How you cannot assume what is obvious to us is obvious to our kids as well.

- How to meet feelings with feelings.

- Emotional connection is the cornerstone to a happy family.

**Less Doing Podcast Resources:**

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In this episode of the Less Doing Podcast, Ari and Nick interview Dan McCarty, founder of Crystal Commerce, a leading web solution company dedicated to servicing game and hobby industry. Crystal uses a proprietary system to allow retailers to launch new websites while fully integrating their inventory and e-commerce systems in less than 24 hours. Listen to learn how Dan and his company are changing the way brick and mortar hobby stores do business.

**Key Quote**

“We’re serving an entire communit

In this episode of the Less Doing Podcast, Ari and Nick interview Dan McCarty, founder of Crystal Commerce, a leading web solution company dedicated to servicing game and hobby industry. Crystal uses a proprietary system to allow retailers to launch new websites while fully integrating their inventory and e-commerce systems in less than 24 hours. Listen to learn how Dan and his company are changing the way brick and mortar hobby stores do business.

**Key Quote**

“We’re serving an entire community vertical which is any game and hobby store.”

**What You’ll Learn**

- What Crystal Commerce is and what it does

- How Crystal Commerce proprietary system works and how it caters to brick and mortar clients

- Syndicating inventory across platforms

- Processing orders from Ebay to a central CRM

- How much Crystal Commerce charges its customers

- Group leverage on catalogs and inventory

- The challenges of moving to a multi-tenant platform

- How you can use Grow for analytics

- The importance of having a content marketing routine

- How to start with the value proposition of local

**Less Doing Podcast Resources:**

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In this episode of the Less Doing Podcast, Ari and Nick sit down at the Trello headquarters with guests, Michael Pryor (CEO and Founder of Trello) and JD Peterson (CMO of Trello). Listen to learn Trello’s origin story—from concept to execution—how this once nascent company is quickly marching down the pathway to $100M in revenue. PS—don’t you dare call Trello a project management tool any more…find out why in this episode!

**Key Quote**

“Trello is a visual collaboration tool. The three