How They Get Stuff Done

How They Get Stuff Done

Hosted by: Peter Akkies

What’s Barack Obama’s #1 piece of advice for young people? “Just learn how to get stuff done.” Whether we’re young or more seasoned, we can all get better at this essential skill. So let’s find out how people do, in...

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Janelle Allen - Don’t Use a Coach for This

Episode #10

Janelle Allen helps business owners optimize their marketing strategy. For example, she recently worked with Crowdcast, a webinar platform, and if you check out Crowdcast’s website today, you’ll see that it’s so clear...
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Jesse Mecham - The Surprising Parallels Between Budgeting and Time Management

Episode #9

“Email is like trying to save money, but every day walking through the mall.”Jesse Mecham is the founder of You Need a Budget, or YNAB, an app that helps you gain control of your money. Until just a few weeks ago,...
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Peter’s Story - From “Vacuuming Causes Stress” to Working From Tropical Islands

Episode #8

Today, I’m telling you my story.Many people have asked me to share my story and to explain how I work and why I do the things the way I do. So this is a solo episode, just me telling you about my life over the past...
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Graham Cochrane - Immediately Eliminate These Tasks

Episode #7

“If you only have two hours a day and you need to get paid, is posting to Instagram Stories really gonna put money in your bank account?”Graham Cochrane is an entrepreneur, podcaster, YouTuber, and business coach. In...
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Corbett Barr - This Is How You Should Measure Productivity

Episode #6

“If I have something on my calendar that I’m dreading, I have to be really careful about it. If I let myself get obsessed with the fact that I don’t want to do it, then it can throw off my entire day.”Corbett Barr has...
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Jessica Eley - You’ll Always Feel Shitty Unless You Do This

Episode #5

“If I would have heard me ten years ago, I would have been like… that lady is on something. Like, you cannot get things done like that. And yet, I accomplish so much more now.”Jessica Eley is a mindset coach for...
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Marina Díaz - What Happens When You Start Loving Your Mornings

Episode #4

“I’d rather be really working when I’m working and really be with my kid when I’m with my kid.”Marina Díaz is a psychologist and online course creator. Her courses cover a variety of topics: one is a therapeutic...
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Steve Pavlina - This Is How You Should Think About Your Work

Episode #3

Today I’m speaking with Steve Pavlina. Steve is one of the world’s most successful personal development bloggers. To date, he has had over 100 million visits to his website. Steve has also written more than 1,700...
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Francesco D’Alessio - This is How You Reach Out to Influential People

Episode #2

Today I’m speaking with Francesco D’Alessio.Francesco is the creator behind the Keep Productive YouTube channel, where he helps his 200,000 subscribers find the most suitable productivity tools for work and life. Like...
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Sabyasachi Sengupta - How a Good Morning Routine Can Help You Write a Book

Episode #1

Today I’m speaking with Sabyasachi Sengupta. Originally from India, Saby now lives and works in Amsterdam as a business developer at ABN AMRO. He is an accomplished speaker, having won the European Championship of...
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