Michael Hyatt is a NY Times best selling author, speaker, and former CEO (and chairman) of Thomas Nelson Publishers. He’s on the podcast to discuss the true goal of productivity, how to find your focus, and making room for activities that truly matter.

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Cheat Sheet

Michael's journey to becoming a productivity expert

The real purpose of productivity (why productivity is a means to an end and not the goal itself)

How to create margin for the things that really matter

How to use the Freedom Compass to achieve your goals and live a fulfilling life

How to get out of the drudgery zone and eliminate the activities you don’t want to do

Tips for automating the tasks that you don't really want to be doing

How to develop a template mindset to save time

The importance of creating a daily game that you can win

How you can personally create a blueprint for a productive day

Freedom Compass

Links

FreeToFocus.com

MichaelHyatt.com

Getting Things Done

TPS102: Essentialism w/ Greg McKeown

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Book, tool, ritual

Book: Deep Work by Cal Newport

Tool: Workflowy

Ritual: Ritual for speaking - going through notes and saying the speech out loud the night before. In the morning, exercise and affirmations.

Connect with Michael Hyatt

@MichaelHyatt

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