The strange and surprising ways we become more productive! Today’s guest is a lawyer, mom, writer, productive podcaster, and “productivity geek”, Laura McClellan.
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SHOWNOTES
MINUTE 2:00
How did this lawyer-by-day get involved with podcasting on Productivity?
Listening to Michael Hyatt podcast on her commute.
3:15
Cliff Ravenscraft Podcast: Podcasting AnswerMan
Taking his HOW TO course.
3:45
The two terrible fears that stopped her from following through at first.
Brene Brown Daring Greatly
the Brene Brown TED TALK
(with over 21 Million views)
5:30
What helped Laura overcome her fear and begin.
7:30
How we evolve in our endeavors and perfectionism is another word for fear.
8:00
Missing out on things because of fear.
10:00
On being okay with mistakes and building confidence.
11:00
The closet recording.
12:30
The worldwide community we get to be a part of.
14:00
Meeting fans
15:00
Being a productivity geek and helping others (and herself) get organized.
19:00
“It’s not about getting more stuff done, but about getting the right stuff done.”
21:00
Having time to feed your soul.
22:00
Making a life that matters is different for everyone. It’s about asking the right questions first.
24:00
Her best tip is “write everything down and don’t try to remember everything.” This frees up “mental RAM” or bandwidth to be more productive.
26:00
Getting Things Done David Allan
Writing things down is a great strategy for getting to sleep or staying focused in prayer or writing a book, other things that need more mental energy than we realize.
28:00
Great ideas that come in the shower.
Aqua Notes for the shower.
30:30
The myth of the efficiency in multi-tasking.
36:00
The concept of being truly productive revolves around concentrating on what a really essential and letting other things fall to the side.
36:00
Greg McKeown
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
38:00
Saying “no” to the good to make space for the great.
39:00
41:00
How we measure our self worth.
Busyness is a badge of honor.
What are we fearing about ourselves.
42:00
Life before cell phones and being always accessible.
The Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) syndrome
44:00
What Laura is afraid she’ll miss out on.
Not likely surprises and wanting to be informed or missing deals for her law firm.
45:00
On teaching yourself new habits to create more space.
47:20
“No one will respect your time if you don’t respect it. We teach people on to treat us.” (Lisa)
48:30
Deciding what values you want to live your life by and pass on opportunities outside those values.
50 :00
Getting a permission slip
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