In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I talk to Matt Kohn from DifferentHunger.com all about how he travels and freelances while working remotely. I really enjoyed recording this episode as it was a great opportunity for me to learn more about how to plan your travels and mistakes to avoid before our trip next year. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/39 Who is Matt Kohn and what do you do? (2:46) With your freelancing work is it quite spontaneous, where do you find clients? (4:...
Jun 14, 2016•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast This month I’ve been highly focussed on writing my new ebook, Guidelines. It’s coming along nicely and I can’t wait to share it with the world soon. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/38 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doin...
Jun 03, 2016•7 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I talk to David Mead from Start with Why all about the importance of finding and living your WHY. Your WHY is your purpose and it’s the reason you do what you do. In this episode, you’ll learn why finding your WHY is so important and the implications this has on productivity. For me, finding my WHY is what helped me to start this website and talk about productivity. My why is: "To develop myself and others so that we can realise our full potentia...
May 31, 2016•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I talk to Martin and Rajiv from IdeaLemon.com. These guys are obsessed with self-improvement, motivation, leadership and of course, productivity. In this episode, we cover a range of topics from finding your inner voice and building confidence to boosting motivation, leadership advice and productivity routines. Leave me a comment and let me know if you'd like me to record more of these monthly reports as podcast episodes. Show notes & action steps...
May 17, 2016•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I talk to Matt Ingot, master freelancer and productive business owner. Matt has a great story and has built a business that supports his lifestyle. In this episode, you’ll learn how Matt used “subtraction” to work less and earn more. You’ll also learn why Matt doesn’t set an alarm to wake up every day and why he doesn’t have email on his phone. Leave me a comment and let me know if you'd like me to record more of these monthly reports as podcast episo...
May 03, 2016•1 hr 8 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast The theme of this month has been "focus". You’ll notice this report is pretty minimal. While I have lots of new ideas and things on my “like to do” list, I’ve been highly focussed on thing in particular… Leave me a comment and let me know if you'd like me to record more of these monthly reports as podcast episodes. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/34 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to foll...
Apr 30, 2016•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I talk all about the tools and processes I use for managing email. This is a system that has evolved over many years and I'm super excited to share it with you. Try Sanebox free for 14 days and get $10 for free when you sign up by visiting: https://www.sanebox.com/paulminors Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/33 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow adv...
Apr 26, 2016•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I talk to Nick Loper from SideHustleNation.com all about productivity tips and tricks for side-hustlers… This was a really exciting episode for me because it’s perfect for the situation I’m in right now; I’m trying to grow a business on the side of my day job, and so it was really great to talk to Nick about how to be more efficient with my time and effective with growing my business. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/32 If you want to be ...
Apr 12, 2016•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast I’m sure you’ve had this feeling before; you have a big project or a task that’s going to require a decent amount of your energy and attention. You feel like the only way to do a good job is to really “get stuck into it”. But creating the right conditions to do this work is almost impossible. There are an endless number of things destined to distract you and ruin this precious time. Creating the right conditions to do this kind of “focused work” is really hard. In fact, it’s one of the most comm...
Apr 01, 2016•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I discuss what causes motivation and how you can motivate yourself to work when you don't really feel like working. I'm publishing podcast episodes all week to try out my new podcasting gear. If you're interested, I'm now using the following podcasting gear: Neewer NW-700 Condenser Microphone & NW-35 Adjustable Suspension Stand with Shock Mount and Mounting Clamp Kit: geni.us/3VWP Behringer Xenyx 302USB Mixer: geni.us/2tuX Your Cable Store XLR 3 P...
Mar 31, 2016•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast I’m sure you’ve had this feeling before; you have a big project or a task that’s going to require a decent amount of your energy and attention. You feel like the only way to do a good job is to really “get stuck into it”. But creating the right conditions to do this work is almost impossible. There are an endless number of things destined to distract you and ruin this precious time. Creating the right conditions to do this kind of “focused work” is really hard. In fact, it’s one of the most comm...
Mar 30, 2016•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I discuss how you can be more productive with your approach towards health and fitness. I'm publishing podcast episodes all week to try out my new podcasting gear. If you're interested, I'm now using the following podcasting gear: Neewer NW-700 Condenser Microphone & NW-35 Adjustable Suspension Stand with Shock Mount and Mounting Clamp Kit: geni.us/3VWP Behringer Xenyx 302USB Mixer: geni.us/2tuX Your Cable Store XLR 3 Pin Microphone Cable (6 feet)...
Mar 30, 2016•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I talk about the Today app, which is the best new app I'm using to be more productive. I'm publishing podcast episodes all week to try out my new podcasting gear. If you're interested, I'm now using the following podcasting gear: Neewer NW-700 Condenser Microphone & NW-35 Adjustable Suspension Stand with Shock Mount and Mounting Clamp Kit: geni.us/3VWP Behringer Xenyx 302USB Mixer: geni.us/2tuX Your Cable Store XLR 3 Pin Microphone Cable (6 feet):...
Mar 29, 2016•11 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I discuss productivity principles you can use to be more productive with your personal finances. I'm publishing podcast episodes all week to try out my new podcasting gear. If you're interested, I'm now using the following podcasting gear: Neewer NW-700 Condenser Microphone & NW-35 Adjustable Suspension Stand with Shock Mount and Mounting Clamp Kit: http://geni.us/3VWP Behringer Xenyx 302USB Mixer: http://geni.us/2tuX Your Cable Store XLR 3 Pin Mi...
Mar 28, 2016•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I talk to Jason Bay from GenYSuccess.com all about his incredibly detailed approach to goal setting. Whether you’ve worked out your goals already or are still working on them, this episode will help you to make your goals more actionable and easier to reach. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/25 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email...
Mar 15, 2016•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast When did being “busy” become a badge of honour? Why do we celebrate busyness and assume that if we’re not busy, we’re not being productive and getting stuff done? Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/24 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me ...
Mar 08, 2016•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast I want to share a bit of a funny idea with you. This is something that I haven’t really seen discussed in the productivity space but is something I’ve had to deal with recently and I wanted to share my thoughts in case you’ve ever felt the same way. What am I talking about? Have you ever felt yourself come to a crossroad while working on a project or perhaps just in life in general where you’ve asked yourself: “what do I do now?” Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/23 If you want to be...
Feb 23, 2016•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I talk to Ben Austin from StopStartDo.com all about the habits of high performers. Learn about what the worlds high-performers all have in common and how you can adopt the same habits. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/22 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, pleas...
Feb 16, 2016•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast A lot of the productivity articles out there talk about how to get more done at work. How to optimise your work day and how to do better at your job. But what about the weekends? In this episode of the Productivity Podcast I talk about how to have happier and more productive weekends. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/21 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days:...
Feb 09, 2016•22 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode I talk to Chris Bailey from ALifeofProductivity.com all about his start in productivity as well as his new book, The Productivity Project. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/20 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review...
Feb 02, 2016•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I talk to Anthony Gauna all about his productivity habits as a freelance photographer. In 2012, after being fired from his job, with no money and no business experience, Anthony set up his own photography business AnthonyGaunaPhoto.com. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/19 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: Pau...
Jan 26, 2016•59 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast With all the Star Wars hype at the moment, I came across this great quote: "Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose". This got me thinking of other insightful Yoda quotes and I thought... huh, there are some good productivity lessons in some of the stuff he says.So as a bit of fun I thought I'd deconstruct some of these quotes and drawn out some valuable lessons in productivity from wise old Master Yoda. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/18 If you want to be...
Jan 19, 2016•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Productivity Podcast I talk to Mojca Mars all about her work as a Social Media Consultant and what she does to manage her time and get stuff done! Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/17 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could le...
Jan 08, 2016•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Productivity Podcast I talk to Jeff Sanders about his new book, the 5 AM Miracle and how getting up early can benefit you. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/16 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing t...
Nov 24, 2015•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Productivity Podcast Anthony shares how he was able to leave behind this busy, over-committed working routine to become a freelancer. Anthony now sets his own hours, earns more than he ever has before and has more time for friends, family and fun things like surfing and wakeboarding. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/15 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one e...
Nov 17, 2015•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Productivity Podcast I get interviewed by NYC based reporter, Joseph Fentiy. Show notes & action steps: paulminors.com/14 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: paulminors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing this will help more people discover the show so...
Nov 10, 2015•50 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Productivity Podcast I'm going to talk about what causes procrastination and give you some tips for overcoming it. Show notes & action steps: paulminors.com/13 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: paulminors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing this will...
Sep 22, 2015•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Productivity Podcast I'll walk you through how to conduct a weekly review. Show notes & action steps: paulminors.com/12 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: paulminors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing this will help more people discover the show so t...
Aug 25, 2015•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the Productivity Podcast I talk to my friend Francesco D'Alessio all about different task management apps and how to get more out of them. Show notes & action steps: paulminors.com/11 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: paulminors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a rev...
Aug 18, 2015•44 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast When we talk about currency, most people think of their income as their main form of currency. When you look at this idea of currency a little closer you’ll soon realise that time is one of if not the most important forms of currency we have. You can always earn more money, but time is the finite resource we all share and deciding how to spend your time is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever need to make (that's why I'm so passionate about productivity and squeezing more out of life)...
Aug 11, 2015•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
