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EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 50 MIN

When the Day Goes Off the Rails - Mridu Parikh on Focus, Systems, and Getting the Right Things Done

from The Reluctant Entrepreneur Podcast · host Mike Konrad

We all start the day with good intentions. Then the emails arrive. The phone rings. A customer needs something. A team member has a question. A small problem becomes urgent, and before you know it, the work you planned to do never gets done.For entrepreneurs, that’s more than frustrating. It can be dangerous. Because the most important work in a business is often the easiest work to postpone.Today, I am joined by Mridu Parikh, founder of Life Is Organized. Mridu is a productivity coach, speaker, host of the Productivity on Purpose podcast, and author of Accomplish It: 7 Simple Actions to Get the Right Things Done and Achieve Your Goals. She’s also a Ted X speaker (I can feel the envy running through my veins!)She is also known as The Stress Squasher, helping busy professionals and entrepreneurs take control of their demands, distractions, and priorities so they can focus on the work that matters most. In this conversation, we’ll talk about her entrepreneurial journey, how she built her business, and then we will get very practical. We’ll discuss how to reset when the day goes off the rails, how to create a to-do list that actually works, how to manage distractions, and how entrepreneurs can make time for revenue-generating work without sacrificing their own well-being.https://lifeisorganized.comhttps://www.dearfoundher.comMridu's Book:Accomplish It: 7 Simple Actions to Get the Right Things Done and Achieve Your Goalshttps://tinyurl.com/mv44ndh3

We all start the day with good intentions. Then the emails arrive. The phone rings. A customer needs something. A team member has a question. A small problem becomes urgent, and before you know it, the work you planned to do never gets done.For entrepreneurs, that’s more than frustrating. It can be dangerous. Because the most important work in a business is often the easiest work to postpone.Today, I am joined by Mridu Parikh, founder of Life Is Organized. Mridu is a productivity coach, speaker, host of the Productivity on Purpose podcast, and author of Accomplish It: 7 Simple Actions to Get the Right Things Done and Achieve Your Goals. She’s also a Ted X speaker (I can feel the envy running through my veins!)She is also known as The Stress Squasher, helping busy professionals and entrepreneurs take control of their demands, distractions, and priorities so they can focus on the work that matters most. In this conversation, we’ll talk about her entrepreneurial journey, how she built her business, and then we will get very practical. We’ll discuss how to reset when the day goes off the rails, how to create a to-do list that actually works, how to manage distractions, and how entrepreneurs can make time for revenue-generating work without sacrificing their own well-being.https://lifeisorganized.comhttps://www.dearfoundher.comMridu's Book:Accomplish It: 7 Simple Actions to Get the Right Things Done and Achieve Your Goalshttps://tinyurl.com/mv44ndh3

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