Do we actually know how we're spending our time? Why is measuring productivity important? Back by popular, uncontrollable, somewhat UNCOMFORTABLE demand is my wife, Nazach Rodriguez HYPHEN Snapp, in the "Snappified Studio" as we turn the tables this week and give her the OPPORTUNITY to SERVE as your stand-in HOST! It's our NEW TOPIC of the MONTH….and her 9-month-prego-self actually interviews me, your regular host, Nick Snapp! We give a really nice snapshot (if I do say so myself) on tracking time and how to figure out easy, tactical ways of improving how we spend our time. It's all about measuring performance, so let's measure her performance, LOL! Please do…leave a comment, rating, review, and let her know how much ya love la Señora de Productivity! I always have a lot of fun on the podcast with my wife because it gives us this really unique forum for asking each other questions that we normally wouldn't ask at the dinner table, or during family game night, etc. this week's episode of The Make it Snappy Productivity Show on our Topic of the Month, MEASURING Performance.

Our first EVER Productivity Panel is finally here!!! It's thanks to YOU, our listeners, for giving us the opportunity to answer your questions about productivity, purpose, or whatever happens to be on your mind as it relates to PRODUCTIVITY. Our Productivity Panel, "The Purpose Panel" answers your written and recorded questions for all to hear, and they were GREAT questions. If you don't hear yours this week, we promise to get to yours on future panels for future shows. This week, I'm joined with our panel of three, my partner-in-crime, Mr. "Let it Flow," himself, father, husband, philosopher, sports videographer, Episode #5's keynote, Clem Harrod. We also have a NEW voice on The Make it Snappy Productivity Show, purpose- and finance-expert, and Brian Horvath. I was so impressed by the wisdom exuded from these two gentlemen of the Purpose Panel, especially in the same room; I mean there was like this "Rick James" aura, that seeped into every crevice of the mancave as they spoke... You can easily record your own questions to be played and answered on the show for the NEXT panel: Just go to http://MAKEITSNAPPYSHOW.COM/Question and follow the extremely simple instructions. It's super-easy and takes only 30 seconds. Please enjoy "The Purpose Panel," as we answer your questions on The Make it Snappy Productivity Show...

A little "in-betweener" episode for you to enjoy as I announce our TOPIC OF THE MONTH for April!!!! So what's POPPING Snappified soldiers??? Hmmm…not sure how I like that one. Back to "Snappy Nation" I guess??? I won't say welcome to the Make it Snappy Productivity Show, because this really isn't a SHOW, it's an announcement! As you may be aware, we are doing a new topical series format each month now and this little teaser episode (if you can even call it that) is to announce our TOPIC OF THE MONTH!!! First, thank you thank you thank you for taking 3 mins out of your day to complete the survey I put out a few weeks back to let me know what you're interested in listening to as it relates to productivity! We've listened to your feedback from our LITTLE survey and we've been developing our topics of the month based on what you've told us! So….before I announce next month's topic, I want to give a little S/O to my peeps at the P.O.P!!! I opened up with the question, "what's POPPING?" Believe it or not that was totally intentional because we've recently RE-BRANDED our little tight-knit Facebook group! The new name you ask? PRODUCTIVITY ON PURPOSE…or, P.O.P. So here's what beautiful about calling our community POP, is that we already have a built-in "SNAPP," and now we're all about the P.O.P.!!! THAT being said…if anybody out there has an Uncle CRACKLE, we'll be able to bring this thing full-circle... SNAPP, CRACKLE…(you got it…POP!!!) It's PRODUCTIVITY ON PURPOSE baby, that's right!!! So what IS P.O.P. (no, stop it, I didn't say O.P.P. - yeah, you don't know me???) Productivity ON PURPOSE, our POP family is our growing Facebook community that I manage of #productivity enthusiasts is dedicated to holding each other accountable each day to work on the things that matter... to our business, to our careers, to our lives. It's PRODUCTIVITY ON PURPOSE. It's P.O.P., and it's not for everybody. We're looking for high performers; for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial-minded employees who seek greatness. The only cost to you, is your high engagement. To request to join P.O.P. use the link below or text the word "ACCOUNTABLE" to 44222. Then??? Get involved, get engaged - on PURPOSE. Aight so about our TOPIC OF THE MONTH for April. As most of you know we're taking a deep dive into finding PURPOSE and clarifying our VISION this month... Well next month it's about measuring performance. What doesn't get tracked doesn't get improved. How can we improve anything if we don't know where we're at or where we've come from? Without knowing how we spend our time, improvement is purely ANECDOTAL! The engineer in me cringes at the thought! We'll talk about why tracking our time is important, how we can do this easily, what to look for and what metrics we can setup to improve on, as it relates to our personal productivity and our business and careers. We gonna GEEK-OUT this month!!!! ONLY on The Make it Snappy Productivity Show. AND, we want to answer your questions about measuring productivity and effectiveness. We'll do our best to answer your burning questions via the panel. To record your question to be played and answered on the show, just go to makeitsnappyshow.com/question. It's super-simple to record yourself, in fact it only takes about 30-seconds to make it SNAPPEN…so don't even think about it, what's the first question that comes to mind when you think of tracking performance? Go to makeitsnappyshow.com/question and ask it now…YES, right now! If you can't envision what I'm talking about you don't have to wait for long…Episode #18 will be out in two days and you'll hear how it all goes down but it's a lot of fun and I know you want to hear your voice over the airwaves! So we'll see you right back here in a few days with Episode 18 and the Purpose Panel... That's all I have for right now Snappy Nation, BE productive on PURPOSE…in other words, keep it POPPIN!

When we feel called towards a higher purpose, struggles, fear and doubt set in. Struggles can be intense, and staying productivity for our purpose is challenging. Yet, productivity isn't productive if there's no purpose behind it. We can check things off our list all day long but if these things don't add up to something bigger, if they don't contribute to our "why," then we're not being productive at all. Finding purpose and gaining clarity on the vision we have for our business, careers and/or life is this month's theme and we've been hitting it from all angles; from family mission statements, to purpose-expert Tom Wolf on finding purpose to now, we explore purpose through coaching. I took a little hiatus from coaching clients "on air" over the last few weeks but, now that The Make it Snappy Productivity Show is going through our series on PURPOSE, we all felt like it would be very interesting to broadcast a coaching session, specifically around the topic of purpose. I'm pleased to present to you my coaching session with an extremely purpose-driven individual by the name of Kit Hentz. He's a dear friend of mine, a great man of faith, and guy who felt called to plant a church in this area…the goals of our session was to help provide clarity on Kit's next steps towards going after his calling, his purpose. We dove into Kit's struggles, family dynamics and the fears that set in when you take a leap and go after your purpose. This coaching session was powerful to me because we took that vision, added a bit of clarity, and created logical steps of action, Kit and his family will take to move forward toward his overarching purpose. Please enjoy my coaching session with my friend, Kit Hentz. How to CONNECT with The Make it Snappy Productivity Show: OFFICIAL WEBSITE - Record a question to be answered "on-air" - http://MakeitSnappyShow.com/question - Free Guide to Get Your Time Back - http://MakeitSnappyShow.com/guide - Podcast Show notes - http://MakeitSnappyShow.com/podcast - Blog - http://MakeitSnappyShow.com/blog - Coaching - http://MakeitSnappyShow.com/work-with-me PRODUCTIVITY ON PURPOSE (P.O.P.) (Closed Facebook Group) https://www.facebook.com/groups/874265579335657/ - This is a free Community where we help hold each other accountable to doing our one productive thing each day, by making our commitments public, giving each other feedback, helpful tips, etc. - If you're serious about getting your time back, please consider this YOUR invitation to join the group! FACEBOOK http://facebook.com/makeitsnappyshow - Daily tips on productivity - Interesting articles - Community interaction - Make it Snappy announcements TWITTER http://twitter.com/thesnappyshow LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/nvsnapp PERISCOPE http://periscope.tv/thesnappyshow - No set time; I scope whenever the spirit moves me! BLAB http://blab.im/thesnappyshow - Weekly interactive broadcasts (like Google Hangouts) where we discuss productivity strategies and followers interact, etc. - Wednesdays from 9PM EST

What does it take to find your "sweet spot" in life," the spot that's driven by purpose? We've been talking about it since episode #1, that it all starts with purpose…we can be as productive as our heart's desire but if there's no purpose behind our productivity, no reason for working on the RIGHT things, there's really no need to be productive. "The Make it Snappy Productivity Show" is dedicated to helping listeners use PRODUCTIVITY as a tool to get time back, so we can go after our purpose and our guest this week, Mr. Tom Wolf, has built a business (his 7th, in fact) to help figure out what our purpose in life actually is. How can we have a significant impact in this world of busyness and distraction? Tom and Pam Wolf are the owners of "Identity & Destiny," a company built to help entrepreneurs find and live with purpose is our featured guest this week on "The Make it Snappy Productivity Show." Get ready for a super-interesting conversation, one rooted in faith, identity and practicality…my interview with Mr. Tom Wolf. OFFICIAL WEBSITE (Podcast, Blog & Coaching) http://MakeItSnappyShow.com PRODUCTIVE YOURS & MINE (PYM) (Closed Facebook Group) https://www.facebook.com/groups/874265579335657/ - This is a free Community where we help hold each other accountable to doing our one productive thing each day, by making our commitments public, giving each other feedback, helpful tips, etc. - If you're serious about getting your time back, please consider this YOUR invitation to join the group! FACEBOOK SHOW PAGE http://facebook.com/makeitsnappyshow - Daily tips on productivity - Interesting articles - Community interaction - Make it Snappy announcements TWITTER (@thesnappyshow, @nvsnapp) LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/nvsnapp PERISCOPE (@thesnappyshow) https://www.periscope.tv/ - No set time; I scope whenever the spirit moves me! BLAB (@thesnappyshow) https://blab.im/make-it-snappy-productivity-killers - Weekly interactive broadcasts (like Google Hangouts) where we discuss productivity strategies and followers interact, etc. - Wednesdays from 9PM EST Stay productive for purpose!

My home-productivity queen is make for her triumphant comeback, the one, the only, my wife and partner-in-crime, Nazach Snapp! She's back by popular demand, after making her debut on Episode #1, we've decided to give her a regular spot, every month on The Make it Snappy Productivity Show to setup each month's topic! This month, it's all about purpose. We feel strongly that if purpose isn't driving our reason for being productive, then well, there's really no reason to be productive! Do we have a vision for doing all the things we want to do? For getting things done (#gtd), or are we blindly checking things off our never-ending to-do list? We're going to take that deep dive into great topics like family mission statements, personal vision, and my favorite, what do we do that makes us forget to eat and poop??? Do you have questions about purpose? Record your question and we'll broadcast it on our show the last week of the month! Just go to http://makeitsnappyshow.com/question. It only takes 30 seconds :) It's going to be a fabulous month, a purpose-driven experience. Don't forget to check us out live on Blab, every Wednesday night at 9PM EST: http://blab.im/thesnappyshow. Stay productive with purpose Snappy Nation...

Can you SMELLLLLLLL what the TIME MANAGEMENT CHEF is cooking??? I had to do it...anybody remember that from Dwayne Johnson's old days as "The Rock?" My guest this week is the Time Management Chef himself, Tor Refsland. He's my productivity hero, pumped straight into your ears, hailing from a country I've ALWAYS wanted to visit, the magical, Scandinavical, beautiful, Norway! I love Tor! He's the founder of www.timemanagementchef.com and he's been featured on over 85 different blogs in only his FIRST YEAR of blogging, and he has a crazy number of followers and subscribers consuming his content. Further, as a demonstration of his Jedi-like productivity & effectiveness tricks, Tor earned a black belt in Taekwondo in HALF the time it takes the average HUMAN BEING by training only TWO days a week…whoa. Don't forget I'm offering a 90-MINUTE productivity coaching session, with you, the Make it Snappy listener, at NO COST to you. I'm doing this because I want you to SEIZE YOUR TIME BACK! It's not right…you don't need to be working so many hours, we can figure this out!!! During our session, we'll setup a system to learn where you're spending most of your time, and I'll offer you customized productivity strategies you can use, to get productive, AND get moving. So grab your session today, while you can, by emailing me: [email protected] If all checks out, I'll send you a link for you to answer a few questions, so I can make the MOST PRODUCTIVE use of our time during the session. I look forward to our chat! Next week, I also look forward to our very FIRST episode in it's brand new format! You can be part of making this show great by going to MAKEITSNAPPYSHOW.COM. Right there on the homepage to the left, you'll see a graphic with a woman wearing headphones that says: LET'S MAKE THIS SHOW GREAT TOGETHER! Click "enter here" and it'll take you to a very short, anonymous survey, where you can select from a variety of productivity topics you're interested in learning about, there's also a little video there with my smiling face…just for you. So, after that exhilarating introduction, take a moment to regroup, pull yourself together and off the floor, and hold on to hats…I FREAKING present to you (he says that…"freaking…," in the interview, you'll hear it)…my man TOR REFSLAND!!!

Change will indeed do you good…because it's not you, it's me! I want to let you all know that this MARCH, The Make it Snappy Productivity Show podcast will be going through some changes…a little facelift, if you will! Believe it or not, I listen feedback…I LOVE feedback, and the #1 piece of feedback is that the episodes are too long, sooooo, we've been STRATEGIZING on how we can shorten the length of the show, preferably under 40 minutes. Here's what we're going to try: Make it Snappy will turn into more topic-focused productivity podcast series, where each month we'll get laser-focused on a specific topic, that you, the listener have told me you're interested in listening to and learning about and I'm really excited about the new format for the series... For Week 1, my beautiful wife, Nazach and I will introduce the productivity topic of the month, whether it's at work or at home, we'll strategize about the topic, discuss how we apply it to our lives to be more productive, and propose a few ways you can apply the content and improve your OWN productivity for purpose. We'll also reflect on our personal successes, struggles, and how these things affect our marriage or family, and what we're doing to continuously improve our productivity for purpose in the given area. I've decided to do this right alongside my wife, Nazach because based on the feedback you gave me on Episode 1, you all seem to like what she brings to the table…some of you say she "grounds me," others say you just like our chemistry. Soooooo, as hesitant as I may be to RISK letting her steal the show from me, I'm bringing her back, for YOUR listening pleasure! That's Week 1. In Week 2, we'll do our best to find an EXPERT who's ultra-effective, in whatever topic it is we're focusing on that month and we'll do a DEEP DIVE interview with the guest. For Week 3, I'll put my COACHING skills to the test and coach a client on-air who's currently struggling in the topic, be it accountability, social media distractions, whatever it may be… For Week 4, hopefully you'll record some questions for me, using your own voice, that I can answer on-air, I'll provide a way for you to do this on my website, MAKEITSNAPPYSHOW.COM or you can just email me, and Nazach and I will do our very very best to answer your burning questions or even just your insight or feedback on the situation. As we zero-in and focus, the episodes will get shorter so you can knock the whole thing out during your commute one-way and then listen to John Lee Dumas on the way home (instead of just me both ways)... This EXCITING NEW FORMAT starts in March, that NEXT MONTH already! So what do you think? What do you want to learn about? I've said it from the beginning and I'll say it again, this IS YOUR show - let's make it great together! Please take 4 or 5 minutes and go to MAKEITSNAPPYSHOW.COM, right there on the homepage to the left, you'll see a graphic with a woman wearing headphones that says just that... LET'S MAKE THIS SHOW GREAT TOGETHER! Click "enter here" and it will take you to a very short, anonymous survey, where you can select from a variety of productivity topics you're interested in learning about. I'm not collecting personal information or email addresses, I just want to know what you care about. So again, please go to MAKEITSNAPPYSHOW.COM, click the "ENTER HERE" graphic to the left and it'll take you straight to survey form with a little video just for you. That's it for now, I'd encourage you to check me out on blab every Wednesday night at 9PM EST where you can connect with me LIVE and talk about productivity or whatever's on your mind….that's blab.im/thesnappyshow

What does it take to bring your game to the NEXT LEVEL? High-performance coach Connor Cranston knows how to think great, but act greater. He takes pride in helping people take their game to the NEXT level and transform their lives, and it starts with the mind. As an eight-year-old child in Vietnam, Connor had almost nothing to call his own. His grandmother wanted so intensely for him to have a prosperous life, she put him up for adoption. to give him a better chance at being adopted, she told agencies he was two years younger than he was. Consequently, Connor was given an opportunity to start over in the United States, with a new family and life experience. He now has two "official" ages, and further, claims to have eliminated virtually EVERY DISTRACTION in the world, including negativity. No TV, and no negative people or influences. Connor leveraged his experience in the United States Marine Corp to create a life system of efficiency and ultra-productivity. In fact, he was prepared and waiting my call 30-minutes in advance of our scheduled time, because in the Marines, if you're not early you're late! Connor's a really impressive guy with a fantastic heart and a compelling story. I gained tremendous insight from my time with Connor, and I know you will as well. "If you want to make a lasting impression it has to come from you," -Connor Cranston Want to Connect? OFFICIAL WEBSITE (Podcast, Blog & Coaching) http://MakeItSnappyShow.com PRODUCTIVE YOURS & MINE (PYM) (Closed Facebook Group) https://www.facebook.com/groups/874265579335657/ - This is a free Community where we help hold each other accountable to doing our one productive thing each day, by making our commitments public, giving each other feedback, helpful tips, etc. - If you're serious about getting your time back, please consider this YOUR invitation to join. FACEBOOK SHOW PAGE http://facebook.com/makeitsnappyshow - Daily tips on productivity - Interesting articles - Community interaction - Make it Snappy announcements TWITTER (@thesnappyshow, @nvsnapp) PERISCOPE (@thesnappyshow) https://www.periscope.tv/ - I scope whenever the spirit moves me! BLAB (@thesnappyshow) https://blab.im/thesnappyshow - Weekly interactive broadcasts (like Google Hangouts) where we discuss productivity strategies and followers interact, etc. - Wednesdays from 9-9:45PM

Welcome to the first ever special BONUS edition of the Make it Snappy Productivity Show! Make it Snappy is the podcast that combines productivity with purpose, for entrepreneurial Moms and Dads and ANYONE who wants their time back, in an era where overwhelm is normal, and overtime is expected. If enjoyed last week's episode with my high-performance business coach, Greg Faxon, you're in luck! Greg, along with my good friend, Clem Harrod, Sports Videographer AND Projectionist from Episode 5 (the very first voice you hear when you play each one of my shows, you know, the guy who says, "so tell me Nick") and almost 40 viewers joined me on an exciting social media platform this past week, called BLAB. We stripped and edited the audio best we could and turned it into this BONUS podcast! It's definitely not perfect, and I apologize in advance for the audio quality not being all that great, BUT we do our best to deal with the technology we have available, right? For about six weeks now I've been experimenting with BLAB and I've been REALLY impressed with how everything's laid out, I've also enjoyed the high engagement of the Blab community….overall, it's been a blast. It's been a BLAB! So what is BLAB you ask? So glad you did! If you're familiar with Google Hangouts, BLAB is a similar platform but like Twitter and Periscope, it's PUBLIC and in my opinion, WAY better than Hangouts. Here's the deal: One person hosts a Blab, and four other people can join in on the conversation by CALLING IN. You can call-in either online, or with the blab smartphone app. If you choose to call-in, viewers will hear you AND see you if you give Blab permission to access your web or phone camera. If you don't want people to see your face, you have the option to grant "audio-ONLY" access. If the host accepts your call, your video and/or audio stream will pop up in one of the four empty boxes on the screen. When you start a blab, you give it a title, and hopefully, the topic is interesting enough that at least four people want to call-in and blab with the host. I typically invite people to blab with me before I start, but it's always fun to leave at least one spot open and ROLL the DICE in anticipation of who may call in! If you're NOT one of the four on screen, you can still communicate with the group "live" in the chat, just like you do with Periscope, if you're familiar with it. Anyone can view the blab without commenting or calling in. BUT... If you choose to join a blab and comment, All four people on screen (and everyone who's viewing) will see your comment. To get on BLAB, go to http://blab.im and create a profile using your Twitter account. You can then browse who's live or search for a topic that people are blabbing about If it's Wednesday night at 9PM EST, you can BLAB with me every week! You can follow me and check out my Blab pageat https://blab.im/thesnappyshow, the same as my Twitter handle. In fact, any comments or likes, etc., can be Tweeted automatically through Blab. Sit back, blab, and relax! The Blab you're about to hear with Greg Faxon and the rest of us focuses in on high-performance and entrepreneurial effectiveness. So without further ado, I present to you this first ever bonus episode: The Make it Snappy Productivity BLAB Please visit MakeitSnappyShow.com for blog articles, videos, and all kinds of productivity goodness for your viewing pleasure.