Gulp: Thinking Big and Acting Bold: Sarah Davis on PYP 602
What’s your relationship with risk? Does it rule and constrain you, or do you dance with it? Today’s guest shares how to think big and act bold — as safely as possible.
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To Be Happy, Ignore the Economists: Matthew Nagler, PhD, on PYP 589
Modern economics assumes that humans spend all our energy “maximizing satisfaction.” Don’t buy it.
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My New Life in Spain: Howie Jacobson on PYP 561
I’ve been in Spain for 9 weeks now, and some listeners have requested a “stream of consciousness” episode from my new locale. Today we go on a walking tour of my new town, Sitges, as I discuss what my life has been like and what I’m thinking about over these past 2 months.
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Don’t Over-optimize Your Life: Glenn Murphy on PYP 512
Self-improvement is fine and good, but there’s a danger in over-optimizing our minutes and missing our lives.
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Investing for an Uncertain Future: PYP 395
Those of us in one kind or another of “limbo” – life, career, relationship – are all facing the same question: what do we do with our time and energy right now to support our future?
When the future is so uncertain, our old “default” answers can feel insufficient.
Today I talk about my own “investment philosophy” with regard to time and energy.
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The Silver Lining of Constraints: PYP 387
I’m very very constrained these days.
And those same constraints also are providing opportunities for me to shake up my routines, innovate, and come out of this with a better, more integrated life.
How can you benefit from the constraints that are currently imposed on you?
Solving the Passion Paradox with Brad Stulberg: PYP 368
Brad Stulberg returns to the podcast to discuss his latest book, The Passion Paradox, co-written with Steve Magness.
On the one hand, we’re supposed to “follow our passion.”
On the other hand, we’re supposed to lead a “balanced life.”
Well, guess what? You can have a passionate life, or a balanced life. So which do you choose?
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Self-care for Busy Professionals with Diane Randall: PYP 311
As a newly divorced mother of two small children and high-powered professional, Diane Randall had let her health take a back seat to all her responsibilities. Overweight, diagnosed with high blood pressure and high cholesterol, she was jolted into action by a doctor’s warning that her current trajectory was going to take years off her life.
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Defeating Distraction and Living Powerfully with Chris Bailey: PYP 301
When you’re doing a video podcast with the guy who wrote the book on focus and mastering our attention, you don’t take lots of notes. Instead, you look at your guest and stay present to the wisdom and insight he’s dropping left and right.
Which explains why I don’t have a lot of show notes for today’s guest, Chris Bailey. Chris and I got on Skype to discuss his latest book, Hyperfocus: How to be More Productive in a World of Distraction.
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Launching Your Next Chapter with Sanyin Siang: PYP 295
Sanyin Siang is a CEO Coach, Author, and the Executive Director of the Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics (COLE) at Duke University. In other words, quite a big deal.
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