Beyond The To-do List

For decades, Dr. Samantha has helped people to transform their lives with her innovative approach. Now you can use the same tested tools and guidance to experience the freedom of better health, greater resilience, and peace of mind. Samantha's new book is Overcoming Overwhelm: Dismantle Your Stress from the Inside Out. In this episode she and Erik talk about overcoming overwhelm, dismantling stress and achieving greater resilience. This episode is brought to you by: ExpressVPN Brain.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cait Flanders is the author of Wall Street Journal bestseller, The Year of Less. Her new book is Adventures in Opting Out: A Field Guide to Leading an Intentional Life. In this conversation Cait and Erik talk about how to opt-out of expectations and live a more intentional life. This episode is brought to you by: Textexpander Brain.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David G. Smith and W. Brad Johnson are gender-in-the-workplace experts. Their new book is Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace. In this conversation they talk about: How men can partner with their female colleagues to advance women's leadership and equality Overcoming unconscious biases Creating productive and respectful working relationships with women This episode is brought to you by: Setapp Betterhelp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Shar is a keynote speaker, consultant, and trainer specializing in helping organizations improve their leadership and culture, combat burnout, and design meaningful work. In this conversation David talks with Erik about identifying the signs of burnout, ways to prevent it, and dealing with burnout when you have it. Make sure to check out David's Burnout-Proof Culture Model. This episode is brought to you by: ExpressVPN Setapp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Melissa Steginus is a mindfulness teacher and productivity coach helping people structure their work and lives to be intentional, empowering, and fulfilling. With a background in social work and over a decade of experience as a counsellor, coach, yoga instructor, and world traveller, Melissa has helped thousands of people transform their personal and professional lives. Her new book is 'Everyday Mindfulness: 108 Simple Practices to Empower Yourself and Transform Your Life'. In this conversation Melissa and Erik discuss the importance of mindfulness and getting started daily mindfulness practices. This episode is brought to you by: Fight Camp NuCalm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Jantsch is a marketing consultant, speaker and best selling author Duct Tape Marketing, Duct Tape Selling, The Commitment Engine, The Referral Engine and SEO for Growth. He is the creator of the Duct Tape Marketing System and Duct Tape Marketing Consulting Network that trains and licenses small business marketing consultants around the world. John Returns to the show this time to talk about specific entries in the month of August from the book centered around resilience, perseverance, and perspective. John's new book is 'The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur: 366 Daily Meditations to Feed Your Soul and Grow Your Business'. This episode is brought to you by: Setapp Betterhelp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Erik runs through his top suggestions for holiday gifts to give or ask for in 2020. Kiwi Co - Promo code: beyond Fight Camp Setapp Textexpander X-Stand - Portable Standing Desk Ember Mug Oculus Quest 2 Swanwick Muse Brainfm AirPods Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones Top 5 Productivity Books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Audino is the host of the Optimal Living Advice podcast. In this conversation Greg talks with Erik about the concept of control, ownership, agency and mindset. This episode is brough to you by: NuCalm KiwiCo Use code 'beyond' to get 50% off your first month and free shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Firdaus Kharas is an Author, Speaker and Founder of Chocolate Moose Media. His new book is 'Creativity: The Key to a Remarkable Life'. In this conversation, Firdaus talks with Erik about what creativity is and is not, how to tap into it, how to use it through focus and distraction, and how to lead a creative life. This episode is brought to you by: ExpressVPN Athletic Greens Betterhelp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ed Hess is a Professor of Business Administration, Batten Fellow and Batten Executive-in-Residence at the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. He is the author of 13 books and over 150 practitioner articles and over 60 Darden cases, etc. dealing with growth, innovation and learning cultures, systems and processes. The common themes of his work is high individual and organizational performance. In this conversation Ed talks with Erik about his new book: Hyper-Learning: How to Adapt to the Speed of Change and how humans can stay relevant In the workplace using hyper-learning to excel cognitively, behaviorally, and emotionally in ways that technology can't. This episode is brought to you by: Fightcamp Kiwico - Get 50% off your first month and free shippoping with promo code 'Beyond' Betterhelp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryan Falchuk is a Certified Personal Trainer and Behavior Change Specialist who has coached many people to improve their lives. In his professional career, Bryan has been a management consultant and executive in the Financial Services sector for nearly 20 years, having lead large teams, managed significant budgets, and turned around struggling operations. In this episode Bryan talks with Erik about the message of his book The 50 75 100 Solution: Build Better Relationships. This is Bryan's 2nd appearance on the show. He previous appeared here. This episode is brought to you by: KiwiCo - Use code 'BEYOND' for 50% off your first month and free shipping! Textexpander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashley Whillans Is an assistant professor at Harvard Business School and author of TIME SMART: How to Reclaim Your Time and Live a Happier Life. In this conversation, Ashley talks about finding time, spending time, funding time, Happiness dollars and how we can reframe our decisions around time and money to make happier choices. This episode is brought to you by: Athletic Greens Betterhelp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Erik counts down his top five personal productivity books! The Top 5 Personal Productivity Books: The Getting Things Done Workbook - David Allen Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less - Michael Hyatt Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life - Nir Eyal Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones - James Clear The Motivation Code: Discover the Hidden Forces That Drive Your Best Work - Todd Henry Honorable Mentions: The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery - Ian Morgan Cron Now, Discover Your Strengths - Don Clifton Reading Tools: Brain.fm Blinkist Deeper Listening: David Allen on Developing the Skill of Outcome and Action Thinking Michael Hyatt on Energy, Clarity and Focus Michael Hyatt on Achieving the Freedom to Focus and Eliminating Distractions Through Digital Minimalism Nir Eyal on Overcoming Internal and External Distractions James Clear on Buildin

Rob Hatch is the co-founder and President of Owner Media Group, providing strategies and skills for the modern business. He is also a highly sought after business coach and advisor serving executives and owners of organizations large and small. Rob's new book is 'Attention!: The Power of Simple Decisions in a Distracted World'. In this conversation Rob talks with Erik about creating a flexible approach that gives you the space to focus your attention on what is important, the power to make decisions aligned with your goals, and the ability to take action. This episode is brought to you by: Brain.fm Betterhelp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Delaney is a recognized leader, consultant and keynote speaker on digital marketing, social media strategy, and business networking. His book is New Business Networking and his Newsletter is The Nice Maker. Dave recently took two months off social media. In this conversation, Dave and Erik talk about the lead up to that, the steps he took, and lessons learned. This episode is brought to you by: Athletic Greens Woven Textexpander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Todd Henry write books, podcasts and speaks internationally on creativity, leadership, productivity, and passion for work, and help people and teams generate brilliant ideas. Todd has been on the show three times previously. In this conversation, Todd talks with Erik about his new book The Motivation Code: Discover the Hidden Forces That Drive Your Best Work Help me improve the show for you by going to PodcastListenerSurvey.com! This is episode is brought to you by: Green Chef Woven Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julie Morgenstern is a well known expert on organization and time management. The author of five best-selling books, Morgenstern has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, and helped thousands of people transform their homes, businesses, and attitudes about every kind of clutter. Her new book is called Time to Parent: Organizing Your Life to Bring Out the Best in Your Child and You. In this conversation Julie and Erik talk about: Simple strategies to stay truly present and focused, whether you’re playing with your kids, enjoying a meal with your significant other, or getting ahead on that big proposal for work. Clever tips to make the most of in-between time―Just 5-15 minutes of your undivided attention has a huge impact on kids. Permission to take personal time without feeling guilty, and the science and case studies that show how important self-care is and how to make time for it. This episode is brought to you by: Woven Betterhelp Mentioned in this episode: Time to Parent: Organizing Your Life to Brin

Paul Casey is the owner of Growing Forward Services, and has partnered with his corporate and individual clients to transform their vision, their habits, and their lives. In this conversation Paul talks with Erik about time management as an aspect of productivity, make better use of our calendars and blocking out time. Make sure to check out Paul's 'Control My Calendar Checklist'! This episode is brought to you by: Podcast Movement Virtual - Use Code BEYOND for a great discount! Woven Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy Andrews is an author of over 20 books and sought after corporate speaker. Andy Andrews is the author of the New York Times bestsellers How Do You Kill 11 Million People?, The Noticer, and The Traveler’s Gift, and is also an in-demand speaker for the world’s largest organizations. In this conversation, Andy talks about his New book Just Jones, the third book in The Noticer Trilogy. Andy and Erik talk about lessons from that book including the power of thought, having the proper focus, changing perspective, and being truthful with yourself This episode is brought to you by: Athletic Greens Betterhelp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andy Andrews is an author of over 20 books and sought after corporate speaker. Andy Andrews is the author of the New York Times bestsellers How Do You Kill 11 Million People?, The Noticer, and The Traveler’s Gift, and is also an in-demand speaker for the world’s largest organizations. In this conversation, Andy talks about his book The Noticer Returns and the topic of perspective and how powerful changing perspective can be. This episode is brought to you by: Podcast Movement - Use Code BEYOND for a great discount! Textexpander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices