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While Daring Greatly

by Adam Walker

I'm a Husband. Father of six. Wearer of fedoras. Startup co-founder (with an exit). Nonprofit co-founder. I create content about personal growth in life and leadership. This podcast is about my journey while daring greatly. I want to grow, and I want to take others with me.

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  1. What we can't see

    When I started my first agency, we had a client I didn't love. He was a nice guy, and I liked his work, but I thought he was annoying and frustrating, and we ended up firing him as a client. The funny thing is, we probably shouldn't have.

  2. 6 Leadership Lessons from co-founding a crazy, amazing, world-changing nonprofit (48in48)

    In 2015 I co-founded 48in48. Since that time, 48in48 has had a worldwide impact and delivered more than $25,000,000 in value to nonprofits. It all started with a crazy idea. Could we build 48 free websites for 48 nonprofits in 48 hours? Listen to this episode to learn if we did it (hint: we did)...

  3. I'm going to try James Clear's morning routine

    I think I'm going to try out James Clear's morning routine. I read a Medium article on it here: https://medium.com/illumination/i-followed-james-clears-morning-routine-for-1-week-here-s-what-i-learned-1bd19f7c5e10 and thought it was really interesting. James Clear's morning routine is pretty...

  4. Live Streaming what I'm about

    In this episode I talk about: - On this stream I want to help people: - get more focused and get more done - navigate the inefficiencies of the professional world - grow as a leader, team member, and professional - enjoy life without getting lost in the black hole of work - Who am I? - Husband of...

  5. The fear I felt as I lost it all, and how I recovered

    There is one moment in my life when fear washed over me more powerfully than ever before. It was a phone call I will never forget.

  6. I’m an extrovert, locked in a house with five kids, and I love it

    If you know me at all, you know I have five (almost six), kids. You know I wear hats and love to be around people. Right now, I’m writing this from my kitchen table, locked in a house with my wife and five kids, and loving it.

  7. Let's Invest Our Downtime

    As the world has been on lock-down, I’ve been thinking about our time at home. It’s a burden, but can it also be an opportunity? Sure, it’s an opportunity to spend time with family, most of us got that on day one. But, I wonder, is this an opportunity for more?

  8. Half of what you know is wrong — according to Science

    We tend to think of facts like concrete, a solid foundation. They aren’t. Facts are fluid because our knowledge is always growing and expanding. “Facts change all the time. Smoking has gone from doctor-recommended to deadly. We used to think the Earth was the center of the universe and that Pluto...

  9. Why positive relationships matter, and how to start creating them

    In high school, my small business teacher was an enigma. Before I met him, I noticed him. I would see him in the halls and immediately had assumptions about him. The often severe look on his face, combined with his fast walk and unflinching stare, always made him look serious, intimidating, and a...

  10. “While Daring Greatly” are the words I want to describe my life

    I have been thinking of renaming my thought leadership channels (Website, YouTube Channel, Personal Podcast) for a while, but I couldn’t find the right phrase. I wanted something to capture the spirit of how I live daily and the aspiration of how I want my life to unfold. This is what I landed on...

  11. 5 Leadership Lessons from UPS CEO David Abney

    Recently I got the chance to sit in a talk given by David Abney, CEO of UPS. It was fantastic, and his perspective on leadership was inspiring. Here are some of the things I learned.

  12. Productivity Experiment – Day 10 – Determine Your Tactics

    It's time to think about productivity tactics. These are the tools and approaches used to remain productive. Tactics will be different for every person, so I won't get into specifics. But, I think it's important to outline some categories to give us a framework for our thinking.

  13. Productivity Experiment – Day 9 – Determine Your Habits

    A huge part of being productive is building the habits that will help you along the way. Habits are like automated processes that help you to move consistently in the right direction and get things done. If you build the right habits, productivity becomes a natural part of your day and your life.

  14. Productivity Experiment – Day 8 - Determine Your Mindsets

    Today we are considering mindsets related to productivity. How we think about work and the beliefs we hold about getting things done will influence all we do. It's essential to examine our beliefs, test our thoughts, and decide what mindsets we want to live by, not accepting the mindsets that we...

  15. Productivity Experiment – Day 7 - The Perfect Month and Year

    Yesterday we worked on creating our perfect week keeping in mind the things that are important to us, our goals, and what gives us energy. Today we will be creating our perfect month and year.

  16. Productivity Experiment - Day 6 - The Perfect Week

    Today I’m working on mapping out my perfect week. This will include my morning and evening routines, as well as other routines that are important, like one to wrap up work, or start work.

  17. Productivity Experiment - Day 5 - Evening Routine

    Today I’m looking at my evening routine. I want to think about how much sleep I need and when I need to be in bed. I also want to consider the things that are important to me from Day 1 and the things that give me energy from Day 3 to see what I might incorporate.

  18. Productivity Experiment - Day 4 - Morning Routine

    Today I’m looking at my morning routine. Routines are the cornerstone of productivity. They are the operating system that allows you to get things done efficiently and consistently.

  19. Productivity Experiment - Day 3 - Managing Energy

    Today we talk about how to manage our energy to make sure we aren't getting drained. We will make two lists, listing out what gives us energy and what drains our energy.

  20. The Productivity Experiment - Day 2 - Goal Setting

    Today I go over setting goals and my simple method for how to think about that. We will make sure our goals for the year, week and day all align, leading us to where we want to go.

  21. The Two Week Prodcuctivity Experiment - Day 1

    Today I'm making a list of all the important things I want to do on a regular basis. This will include things like dates with my wife, important meetings, excersize, etc. Then, once I have a list, I'll put my items into categories to see where I want to spend my time.

  22. The Two Week Productivity Experiment Introduction

    Hi, I'm Adam and I'm obsessed with productivity. But, over the last few months, my life has been turned upside down and my productivity has suffered. So, I'm putting myself through this experiment to get back on track, and you can follow along, maybe even getting more productive as well!

  23. 15 Experiments to Run on Yourself to Make Your Life Better

    Have you ever thought about running experiments on yourself to improve your life? I hadn't either, until now. Now I want to run two-week experiments to see how I can make minor improvements to my life and world. And, you can too.

  24. Mean People are Trees

    My kid taught me that mean people are list withering trees. Best avoided and stuck in their place.

  25. A fresh start to slow down

    Getting a fresh start is an amazing way to slow down and reassess priorities.

  26. Mobile Freedom

    Setting myself up for mobility gives me a freedom to work and to move and enjoy the spaces that I find myself in. It allows me to get work done but it also allows me to slow down.

  27. The best 2-minutes rules to get things done and slow down

    These are my favorite two-minute rules for getting things done and slowing down.

  28. Networking makes life better

    We build networks every day as we make connections with the people around us. What we sometimes fail to realize is the value of those networks and how much quality they bring to our lives.

  29. Embrace the suck

    Sometimes we have to do things that suck. Rather than avoiding them, or seek to lessen the suck, we should embrace it. Embracing the suck helps us to conquer it, moving past it and toward our goals.

  30. Do more by doing less

    How many of your meetings and tasks last week really moved you toward your goals? It’s time to slow down, do less, and get more done.

  31. Let’s rethink our defaults to slow down

    When was the last time that you thought about your defaults? Do you automatically schedule meetings for one hour? Do you automatically say yes when you shouldn’t? Do you go to lunches, groups, or other meetings that really aren’t helpful for you? Taking time to rethink those defaults in our lives...

  32. Busyness isn’t real

    When you were in grade school did you feel busy? How about in middle school, high school or college? Were your busy when single? How about when in a relationship? Were you busy when you had no kids? One kid? Two kids? Busyness fills up the space in our lives that we give to it, and it isn’t real....

  33. How to slow down and start the summer right.

    It’s Friday afternoon on the first weekend of summer break. What am I doing? Planning! I’m planning next week so I can slow down this weekend and really enjoy my time!

  34. Waking up early as a way to slow down

    I get up at 5am to slow down. It’s my time to be me for me, not the me other people need. It’s my time to care for myself and proactively prepare for my day. It’s my slow down.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

I'm a Husband. Father of six. Wearer of fedoras. Startup co-founder (with an exit). Nonprofit co-founder. I create content about personal growth in life and leadership. This podcast is about my journey while daring greatly. I want to grow, and I want to take others with me.

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Adam Walker

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I'm a Husband. Father of six. Wearer of fedoras. Startup co-founder (with an exit). Nonprofit co-founder. I create content about personal growth in life and leadership. This podcast is about my journey while daring greatly. I want to grow, and I want to take others with me.

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