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458: Over 10MM Copies Sold: My Summary of Atomic Habits by James Clear

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Just over four years ago, I interviewed my friend James Clear about his, then, new book Atomic Habits. Little did I know then that this book would rock the publishing world and become a worldwide bestseller.

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I call it a modern-day 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, or How to Win Friends and Influence People, or Think and Grow Rich.

I had the chance to exchange messages with James over the weekend, and took the opportunity to congratulate him on his incredible milestone (I’d seen a recent post of his on Facebook about it). That milestone is 10MM+ copies sold.

In his post, James was quick to credit everyone else. More than anything he did, James said, it was simple, consistent, and passionate word-of-mouth by us, his readers, that was responsible for his book’s success.

Our exchange inspired me to honor this incredible milestone by revisiting the book in this episode.

This go ’round, I’m sharing an audio summary of Atomic Habits, the audio version of the same written summary I share with my members inside the Read to Lead Community.

By the way, if you’d like to receive a new written book summary every week, jump on over to my Community page and sign up for free. You get access to the Read to Lead Community, the chance to interact with other readers, and a new book summary each and every week.

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422: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive with Jordan Raynor

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I love books on the topic of productivity. It’s a topic about which plenty of books have written. Some might argue we don’t need any more books on productivity.

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That is not the case for the latest productivity book I read. It’s now at the top of the list of best all-time productivity books in my view.

It’s written by author Jordan Raynor and it’s called Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present & Wildly Productive.

Jordan is a serial entrepreneur. He also serves as executive chairman of Threshold 360, a venture-backed tech start-up that has built the world’s largest library of 360-degree virtual experiences of hotels, restaurants, and attractions.

He’s a highly sought-after speaker on the topic of faith and work; he has spoken at Harvard University, SXSW, and many other events around the world.

I hope you’ll click the play button below to learn more about Jordan and his work. For a summary, just keep scrolling.

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405: How the Power of Pace Can Help Your Organization Achieve All-New Levels with Elizabeth Knox

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Work well and live well. That is a great tagline.

It just happens to be the tagline for a consulting firm called MatchPace, founded by Elizabeth Knox. Elizabeth, thanks to an introduction by my friend Lisa Lewis, is my guest on the podcast today.

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Elizabeth’s mission is to give organizational leaders and their teams strategies to transform their workplaces so everyone can work well and live well (see, there’s that tagline).

The key to effective and satisfying work, she says, is finding a sustainable pace. Without it, we all suffer from a lack of focus, burnout, and high turnover.

Elizabeth, after years of helping organizations reimagine their workday, details her experiences in her new book and offers data-driven strategies to help you discover a pace that empowers both your organization and your employees to succeed.

That new book is called Work Reimagined: How the Power of Pace Can Help Your Organization Achieve a New Level of Focus, Engagement, and Satisfaction.

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397: Thursday is the New Friday with Author Joe Sanok

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I feel like my guest today is a bit of a kindred spirit of sorts. Numerous times during our conversation, I thought of many examples from my own life of several of the topics we discussed.

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We see eye-to-eye on a lot of things, not the least of which is many of us are caught in a 100-year-old way of doing things.

We work eight to ten hours a day, five or more days every week. But why is this the way we do things? This question and more is what Joe Sanok gets at in his new book.

It was released last month as is called Thursday is the New Friday: How to Work Fewer Hours, Make More Money, and Spend Time Doing What You Want.

In it, Joe offers the exercises, tools, and training that have helped thousands of professionals—from authors and scholars to business leaders and innovators—create the schedule they want, resulting in less work, greater income, and more time for what they most desire.

Most importantly, Thursday is the New Friday empowers you with a practical, evidence-based methodology to create your own work schedule and dedicate more of your precious personal time to pursuing your hobbies and spending time with your family and friends.

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394: Take Your Life Back From Your Business with Dr. Sabrina Starling

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I first had the chance to meet today’s guest in person several years ago in Philadelphia while attending the Podcast Movement conference.

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My friend, and former podcast guest, Vincent Pugliese, invited me to a lunch attended by the one and only Dr. Sabrina Starling.

I was fortunate enough to be seated right next to her and learned of her work with Mike Michalowicz (another former guest) and Profit First.

I was immediately impressed with her work history and what she was doing to help the lives of entrepreneurs. So, when the chance to bring her into the Read to Lead spotlight opened up with the release of her new book, it was a no-brainer.

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