AC Podcast: FATE and Fate
There are four key factors that will determine your long-term effectiveness in life and work. Your FATE determines your fate. == This podcast is brought to you by Audible. Get a free audiobook for...
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Join The Die Empty Book Club
I’m about to launch the most personally significant project I’ve ever worked on. My new book Die Empty releases in just a little over a month, and I have to say that I can hardly mask my excitement....
View ArticleAC Podcast: What Drives You?
There are three forces that can drive our work. Two of them will eventually destroy us. Do you know what drives you? Listen in and find out. == This podcast is brought to you by Audible. Get a free...
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A Challenge To Die Empty
Brilliant work is no accident. It’s forged daily by those willing to engage their work with urgency and diligence, and to empty themselves of whatever is burning within them. However, in the fray of...
View ArticleAC Podcast: The Three Kinds Of Work
To be effective, you must focus on the three kinds of work: Mapping, Making, and Meshing. In this episode, we delve into these three and how they affect your ability to unleash your best work each day....
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It’s Die Empty Launch Week!
We’re just a few days from the launch of Die Empty this Thursday! Die Empty is here! If you’re interested in reading early reviews or listening to some of the early interviews I’ve been doing, check...
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Which Productivity Profile Are You?
In my brand new book Die Empty, I examine the common places where bright, sharp, talented people eventually get stuck in their life and career. The goal, of course, is to get your best work out of you...
View ArticleAC Podcast: Through-line
To do brilliant work you need to identify your through-line, or the connective theme that ties all of your best work together. What’s yours?
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The Most Tweeted Quotes From Die Empty (Thus Far!)
It’s now been almost a full week since the launch of Die Empty, and it’s been fun to see how people are processing and sharing some of the core topics in the book. One of the things I...
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There Are No Secrets. There Are No Shortcuts.
If you patrol the web for only a few brief minutes, you stumble onto a lot of articles about achieving success, whipping your productive self into shape, and living the dream. Many of these articles...
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AC Podcast: Your Productive Passion
To do brilliant work you need to identify your through-line, or productive passion. Today, we discuss how to bring more of who you are to what you do. “One of the best books of the year. Passionate,...
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AC Podcast: The Perils of ‘Trying Harder’
When the ideas aren’t flowing the way you’d like, there can be a strong temptation to “knuckle down” and simply try harder on a project. While diligence and urgency are critical to doing excellent...
View ArticlePodcast: 7 Essential Questions To Ask Yourself In 2015
As 2015 approaches, here are seven key questions you can ask to help you have your best and most productive year yet. Update: By request, below are the seven questions. Aimlessness: What outcome am I...
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Podcast: The Power Of A Morning Ritual
What you do first thing in the morning often sets the tone for the rest of your day. On today’s episode, I’ll share the basics of how to establish a morning ritual, and some specific methods for...
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Die Empty Is Now In Paperback!
The good news? Die Empty is now officially available in paperback, and with a new cover and preface. It’s been quite a year and a half since its original release, and it’s been fun to watch the book...
View ArticlePodcast: Your Collective
We need strong, thriving relationships in order to produce great work over time. Specifically, we need three types: mirrors, circles, and guides. In this episode, we address each and how they can play...
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Aim For Influence, Not Control
“Control is all about my needs, my ego, and my desire to feel like the center of my environment. I wish to impose my will on everyone around me, and expect them to fall in line with how I believe...
View ArticlePodcast: Three Pieces Of Advice For My 20-Something Self
As you grow older, you begin to notice patterns that you overlooked before. In this episode, I address three specific pieces of advice I’d give my 20-something self that I still remind my 40-something...
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Win Signed Copies Of Die Empty & The Accidental Creative
I am awash in paperbacks! My publisher just re-configured its office space, and sent me a few boxes of Die Empty and The Accidental Creative paperbacks. Books aren’t meant to be kept in a box, they’re...
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How To Run Your Day From The Back Of An Index Card
On today’s episode, I show you how to run your life from the back of an index card. (Yes, really.) You’ll learn how to hone in on your mission for the day, how to bring your best to the people around...
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