Beyond the To Do List

Joshua Becker is on a mission to inspire others to live more by owning less. Joshua is a blogger at Becoming Minimalist and is the bestselling author of Simplify and The More of Less. Joshua's new book is The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life. In this episode Erik and Joshua discuss his new book, the meaning of minimalism, the practicality behind decluttering, how to get other members of your family of board and much more. Mentioned in this episode: * MGemi – Get $50 off your first pair! * Mack Weldon – Get 20% off your first order using promo code ‘beyond' * Policy Genius

James Clear is an author and speaker focused on habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Entrepreneur, Time, and on CBS This Morning. He is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies and his work is used by teams in the NFL, NBA, and MLB. Through his online course, The Habits Academy, Clear has taught more than 10,000 leaders, managers, coaches, and teachers. In this episode James taels with Erik about his new book Habits: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. Mentioned in this Episode: * Productivity Book Giveaway! * Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones * Textexpander – Get 20% off your first year!

Jim Woods is a freelance writer, author, developmental editor and business jumpstarter in northeast Ohio. His writing focuses on helping you get unstuck so you can achieve your dreams and live better stories. In this episode Jim. and Erik talk about getting unstuck, self awareness, how to know if you are stuck or just feel stuck and how to stop being blind about your blind spots. Mentioned in this episode: * Storyworth – Save $20! * Storycrafting * Book Giveaway! * Productivity Pub Crawl  

John Zeratsky was a designer in the tech industry who became obsessed with the idea of redesigning time. Previously, John was a senior designer​ at YouTube and Google.  He is the author of New York Times bestseller Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days. In this conversation, John and Erik talk about his new book he cowrote, Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day. Mentioned in this episode: * Robinhood * RXBar – Go to RXBar.com/beyond and use promo code ‘beyond’ to get 25% off your first order

Dan Schawbel is a New York Times bestselling author, partner, and research director at Future Workplace, and the founder of both Millennial Branding and WorkplaceTrends.com. His latest book is Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation. In this episode Dan talks with Erik about how leaders to create a workplace where teammates feel genuinely connected, engaged, and empowered to grow strong interpersonal skills rather than relying on technology.In this episode Dan talks with Erik about how leaders to create a workplace where teammates feel genuinely connected, engaged, and empowered to grow strong interpersonal skills rather than relying on technology. Mentioned in this episode: * Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation * Kneipp – Get 15% off your first order with promo code ‘BEYOND’ * MGemi – Get $50 off your first pair! * Policy Genius

Ryder Carroll is a digital product designer and author living in Brooklyn, NY. Diagnosed with learning disabilities early in life, he was forced to figure out alternate ways to be focused and productive. Through years of trial and error, he developed a methodology that went far beyond simple organization. Now he focuses on helping others learn what the Bullet Journal method is truly about: the art of intentional living. Ryder's new book is ‘The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future‘. Mentioned in this episode: * The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future * Simple Contacts – Get 20$ using promo code ‘beyond' * Textexpander.com – Get 20% off your first year

What is it like to be famous before you’re famous? What is it like to walk in the shoes of another person? Each episode of IMAGINED LIFE takes you on an immersive journey into the life of a world-famous person. It’ll be someone you may think you know, even admire — or maybe the opposite. You’ll get clues to your identity along the way. But only in the final moments will you find out who “you” really are. So sit back, let go, and — imagine your life. Subscribe today at wondery.fm/do

CJ McClanahan is Business coach with 12 years of experience inspiring growth, helping entrepreneurs develop systems and coaching business executives to be successful leaders. He is the host of the Success 2.0 podcast. He is also the author of the new book ‘The Overachiever's Dilemma: How to Break the Achievement Obsession Before It Breaks You‘. In this episode, Cj and Erik discuss busyness, the comparison trap, reflection and redefining success. Mentioned in this episode: * Ziprecruiter – Post your job now! * Success 2.0 Podcast * The Overachiever's Dilemma: How to Break the Achievement Obsession Before It Breaks You  

Jay Acunzo has served as a digital media strategist at Google and held multiple leadership positions at high-growth technology companies, including HubSpot. He spent three years as VP of Brand for the venture capital firm NextView before founding Unthinkable Media, which creates original series with B2B brands. Jay hosts his narrative-style podcast Unthinkable, and travels the world as a keynote speaker. In this conversation Jay talks with Erik about his new book: Break the Wheel: Question Best Practices, Hone Your Intuition, and Do Your Best Work. Mentioned in this episode: Break The Wheel: Question Best Practices, Hone Your Intuition, and Do Your Best Work MGemi – Get $50 off your first pair! Robinhood – Get a free stock by going to TODOLIST.robinhood.com

Julie Morgenstern is a well known expert on organization and time management. The author of five best-selling books, Morgenstern has appeared on Oprah and NBC’s The Today Show, and helped thousands of people transform their homes, businesses, and attitudes about every kind of clutter. The New York City-based Julie Morgenstern Enterprises has been in business for more than 25 years. 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. Mentioned in this episode: * Time to Parent: Organizing Your Life to Bring Out the Best in Your Child and You * Time to Parent Podcast * Policy Genius

Jay Baer, CSP, CPAE has spent 25 years in digital marketing and customer experience, consulting for more than 700 companies during that period, including 34 of the FORTUNE 500. His current firm – Convince & Convert – provides word of mouth, digital marketing, and customer experience advice and counsel to some of the world’s most important brands. His new book, Talk Triggers, is the complete guide to creating customers using strategic, operational differentiators that compel word of mouth. In the best companies, the customers do the marketing. Talk Triggers is the instruction manual for making businesses grow with customer conversation. Mentioned in this episode: * Talk Triggers  * Brain.fm – Try it FREE and get 20% off your first year with promo code ‘beyond' * Myro – Get 50% off your first order and get started today for just $5! Visit mymyro.com/beyond and use promo code ‘beyond'  

Daniel Clark is the CEO of Brain.fm. Brain.fm makes music to help you do what you need to do, better. The company uses a patented AI engine to generate music backed by scientific research to help listeners focus, relax, and sleep. While “normal,” everyday music is primarily made to sound good and evoke feelings, Brain.fm works with a team of music composers backed by PhD-led scientific research to engineer music specifically designed to enhance these states within minutes of use. Daniel also made an offer to all listeners of this show: Try it out FREE AND get 20% off your first year! Mentioned in this episode: * Textexpander – Get 20% off your first year! * Brain.fm – Try it out FREE AND get 20% off your first year!

Aaron Edelheit is the Chief Strategy Officer of FLO Technologies. Since selling his company, The American Home in 2015, Aaron founded Mindset Capital, a private investment firm. Aaron has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Bloomberg, and the New York Times and has given lectures on entrepreneurship and investments all over the U.S., Canada and South Africa. Aaron is the author of The Hard Break: The Case For The 24/6 Lifestyle. In this conversation, Aaron talks about his personal journey of discovering the joy of taking a “hard break” of one day a week to reset, Edelheit profiles not only his own life transformation, but how this same practice has been changing the lives of well known entrepreneurs, celebrities and politicians alike. For anyone who has ever struggled to find a good balance between life and work, this book offers an essential roadmap for how to make the right choices, attain more success, put life back into perspective and gain more happiness all by taking a hard break for yourself. Mentioned in this episode: * Robinhood – Get a free stock by going to TODOLIST.robinhood.com * Every Plate – For 50% off your first box of EveryPlate, go to EveryPlate.com and enter promo code ‘beyond' * Ziprecruiter – Try Ziprecruiter FREE! * The Hard Break: The Case For The 24/6 Lifestyle

Mike is the Co-Founder and CEO of FreshBooks, the world’s #1 cloud accounting software for self-employed professionals. Built out of frustration after accidentally saving over an invoice, Mike spent 3.5 years growing FreshBooks from his parents’ basement. Since launching in 2003, over 10 million people have used FreshBooks to save time billing and collect billions of dollars. In this conversation, Mike talks with Erik about how cultivating culture at Freshbooks is his priority, helping employees cross pollinate ideas through blind dates, what an average day looks like for him, and how he stays productive and focused. Mentioned in this episode: * Green Chef – For $50 off your first box of Green Chef, go to GreenChef.us/beyond * Policy Genius – Go to PolicyGenius.com to get quotes and apply in minutes with promo code ‘beyond' * Breaking The Time Barrier by Mike McDerment <- Grab it FREE!

Jennie Nash is the founder of Author Accelerator, a book coaching service that has helped hundreds of writers complete their book projects by giving them the sustained editorial support they need. Jennie’s book coaching methods bring back the powerful and time-tested concept of artistic mentorship – which has been largely squeezed out of a publishing industry hungry for the next big, fast hit. Jennie has spent 30 years on all sides of the publishing industry and is the author of four novels, three memoirs, and one self-help book for writers. In this episode Jennie talks about on starting and finishing writing projects, having a purpose to your writing and how accountability helps complete the project. Mentioned in this episode: * Casper – Get $50 of select mattresses use promo code ‘todo' * RXBar – Go to RXBar.com/beyond and use promo code ‘beyond’ to get 25% off your first order * Author Accelerator * Habits: Gretchen Rubin on Expectations, Habits and Happiness – BTTDL190 * Atul Gawande TED Talk * The Four Tendencies * NaNoWriMo