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@artofdaviii — 276 episodes

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Productivity as an Art, Your Productivity Style, & Impressionistic Productivity

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Why You Have to be a Simp for Your Passion

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The Best Plans You Have Are The Actions You Take

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Why Not You? | Look Forward to Something

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EP. 303 — How You Can WORK MORE by Doing LESS WORK

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EP. 302 — Improving Through SELF-LOVE and RIVALRY

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EP. 301 — Be SHAMELESS and TikTok Revelations

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EP. 299 — Focus on Where You Can Breathe

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EP. 298 — Steps Forward Over Perfect Steps

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EP. 297 — Learn to Recognize, Use, and Create Your Own Patterns

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EP. 295 — Do Enough Today So You Can Do It Everyday

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EP. 294 — Do What You Can Today and Push It Forward

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EP. 293 — Embrace and Enjoy Where You Are Right Now in Your Journey

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EP. 291 — How to Jump Into Your Work Without Doubt

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EP. 290 — Why You Need to Make a Vision Board this 2025

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EP. 289 — Why You (Still) Have to Create Content Alongside Your Creative Work

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EP. 287 — If You Want to Get Started, You Have to be Willing to Look Stupid

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EP. 286 — Have Different Ways to Measure Your Progress

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EP. 285 — Make It Easier and More Comfortable so You Can Do the Harder Things

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EP. 283 — You Can Make It Sustainable

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EP. 282 — Why You Should Develop the Skill of Immediacy

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EP. 281 — Have a "Have Done" List

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EP. 279 — Planning for 2025 with Paper and Pencil

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EP. 278 — Imperfect Consistency is Still Consistency

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EP. 276 — How You'll Benefit More from Being Bold and Brave

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EP. 275 — Stop Playing Catch-up as an Artist: Make Your Art Work for You

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EP. 274 — Embrace Your Unique Gifts to Help Those Who Desperately Need Them

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EP. 272 — Why You Don't Have to "Study" the Way You Think You Should

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EP. 271 — Don't Have Friends: The Loner Advantage

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EP. 269 — Nobody Criticizes a Nobody: The Price of Becoming a Somebody

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EP. 268 — Underrated Skill: Solving Problems by Not Solving Them

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EP. 267 — Success Starts with Boredom and is Built by Being Boring

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EP. 265 — Being an 'Artist' vs. Being Creative

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EP. 264 — Why You Have to Keep Putting Your Work Out There

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EP. 262 — How to (Eventually) Get More for Less

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EP. 261 — Be the Bridge that Connects Ideas and People

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EP. 260 — What You Create is Your Career

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EP. 258 — If You're Going to Suffer, Suffer for Yourself

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EP. 257 — The Only Two Things You Need to Do When Facing Imperfection

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EP. 255 — Three Controllable Ways to Judge Yourself By

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EP. 254 — How to Continue Working When You're Getting Nothing

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EP. 253 — Control This to Get Work Done Automatically

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EP. 251 — Why You Have to be Willing to Play the Game

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EP. 250 — How and Why to Make Work Easier

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EP. 248 — How Long Should You Work Hard and What To Do After

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EP. 247 — How to Have Bad Results and Still Win

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EP. 246 — Learn to Survive This and You'll Thrive

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EP. 244 — How to Improve Without "Trying" to Improve

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EP. 243 — Why You Should Focus on High Impact Work

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EP. 241 — Why You Should Master the Mother of All Skills

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EP. 240 — This is the Optimal Path for You

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EP. 239 — Why You Should Do the Same Thing Over and Over Again

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EP. 237 — The Three Kinds of Work You Have To Do

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EP. 236 — What You Need to Get to Get What You Want

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EP. 234 — You Don't Have to Stick to Just One Format (Content Creation for Artists)

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EP. 233 — How You'll Find the Answers to Your Problems

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EP. 232 — Stick to What Works: Finding the Right Format for You

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EP. 230 — How It Will Pay Off

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EP. 229 — If You Want to Find Success, Look for Experience

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EP. 227 — Panicking About the Future: Some Suggestions (Part 2)

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EP. 226 — Panicking About the Future: Some Suggestions (Part 1)

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EP. 225 — Do It Anyway: If You're Tired, Then Do It Tired

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EP. 223 — Finding Your Unfair Advantage

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EP. 222 — Navigating Inspiration: Balancing Consumption and Creation in Art

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EP. 221 — Stop Comparing and Embrace Your Own Story

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EP. 220 — Continuity Over Consistency

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EP. 219 — Redefining Productivity: The Power of Rest

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EP. 218 — Protect Your Energy from Negativity

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EP. 217 — You're Not Alone in Your Struggles

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EP 216 — Don't "Leave" Your Comfort Zone — Grow from It

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EP. 215 — Stay Low and Grow

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EP. 214 — See the Work You Do as Just You Being You

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EP. 213 — Ideal Wins vs. Real Wins

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EP. 212 — Stack Your 'Blocks'

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EP. 211 — Reacting to Distractions vs. Acting Ahead of Distractions

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EP. 210 — Balancing Content Creation with Your Craft Progression

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EP. 209 — What Are You 'Locking-in' on the End of 2024

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EP. 208 — Getting Back to Work from a Break and Embracing Strengths

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EP. 207 — Record Your Doodling Sessions for YouTube

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EP. 205 — How to Stop Nitpicking and Obsessing over Minor Things

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EP. 204 — Get Good at Doing without Knowing

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EP. 203 — Don't Forget to Do What Centers You

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EP. 202 — When You Feel Lost in this World, Lose Yourself in Yours

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EP. 201 — Struggling Forward and Reflecting on 200+ Podcast Episodes

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EP. 199 — Inaction Causes Depression

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EP. 197 — Commit to Your Punches

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EP. 195 — Avoiding Most Problems Solves Most of Your Problems

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EP. 193 — If You Love It, You'll Eventually Hate It and Why That's Okay

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EP. 191 — Chasing Discomfort is Overrated, Chase Comfort Instead

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EP. 189 — Where to Find Security When You're Insecure

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EP. 187 — Inconsistency Comes with Being Creative and How to Deal with It

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EP. 185 — Give Yourself Space to Think

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EP. 184 — 3 Important Things You Gain by Being Consistent

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EP. 183 — Be Immediate with Your Work

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EP. 182 — Are You Working Smart and Hard Enough?

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EP. 181 — Cap Consumption with Creation

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EP. 180 — Don't Feel Bad When You Don't Feel Like It

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EP. 179 — Create for Yourself & Create for Others

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EP. 178 — 2 Essential Ways of Producing Content

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EP. 177 — Build an Audience while Improving Your Art

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EP. 176 — Maintain Your Schedule, Maintain Your Sanity

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EP. 175 — Don't Make Inspiration the Goal

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EP. 174 — Prioritize Creation over Criticism

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EP. 173 — Limit the Stimulus

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EP. 172 — Have Something to Call Your Own

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EP. 171 — Prioritizing Purpose over Pragmatism

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EP. 170 — Creative Hygiene

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EP. 169 — Incorporating Your Mistakes into Your 'Style'

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EP. 168 — Positivity is Overrated, But Still Essential

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EP. 167 — 3 Things to Look for When Creating

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EP. 166 — How to Create Freely

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EP. 165 — Allow Your Efforts to Catch Up to Your Expectations

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EP. 164 — Your Passion is the Product

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EP. 163 — Prioritizing Routine over Results

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EP. 162 — Expect Progress in What You Prioritize

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EP. 161 — What to Focus on When You're Overwhelmed

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EP. 160 — Pain as Motivation

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EP. 159 — Focusing and Refocusing Your Attention

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EP. 158 — Having a Confident Personality

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EP. 157 — Proof of Confidence

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EP. 156 — Set Up the 'Little' Things

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EP. 155 — Planning for Confidence

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EP. 154 — Meet the Fundamentals, Move with Flexibility

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EP. 153 — Sometimes Forward is Better than Finished

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EP. 152 — Maintain Momentum and Move Forward

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EP. 151 — Forget Being Good (or Bad), Just Be There

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EP. 150 — Get Past 100 Somethings

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EP. 149 — Theorize. Try. Repeat.

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EP. 148 — Maintaining Order while Facing Opposition

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EP. 147 — Judging Your Own Worth

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EP. 146 — Focus on Your Own Plate

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EP. 145 — Baby Steps Before Bigger Steps

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EP. 144 — One (1) Major Goal Each Month

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EP. 143 — Adding Limits to Your Work

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EP. 142 — Focus on the Process than on being Profound

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EP. 141 — Preparation is Procrastination

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EP. 140 — Follow Routine Over What's 'Right'

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EP. 139 — Your Unseen Work

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EP. 138 — You Can't Work All Day Long

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EP. 137 — Adjustable and Adaptable Systems

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EP. 136 — Change Your Expectations

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EP. 135 — Use Your Edge

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EP. 134 — Having Too Many Tabs Open

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EP. 133 — Offloading Your Mind

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EP. 132 — Deliberately Dumb and Short-sighted

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EP. 131 — Express More, Expect Less

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EP. 130 — Forward with Passion and Perseverance

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EP. 129 — Being Behind but Staying Ahead

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EP. 128 — More Work, Less Worry

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EP. 127 — The Act of Working as Your Main Work

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EP. 126 — Doing Good vs. Feeling Good

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EP. 125 — Habits over Happiness

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EP. 124 — Separate Execution from Judgement

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EP. 123 — Know What's On Your Agenda

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EP. 122 — Your #1 Priority as an Artist

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EP. 121 — Do What's Hard, But Take It Easy

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EP. 120 — You're Not the Only One Struggling with Consistency

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EP. 119 — Feeling Like It vs. Feeling Like You Can Do It

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EP. 118 — Focus on What You've Gained Not What You've Lost

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EP. 117 — Behave Like You're Your Own Boss

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EP. 116 — Balance Your Actions with Affirmations

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EP. 115 — Believing In a Larger Cause and In Yourself

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EP. 114 — Face It / The Simplest Step to Getting Started

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EP. 113 — Stop Doubting Yourself When You're Doing Your thing

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EP. 112 — It Doesn't Take Much to Lose Track and Get Back on Track

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EP. 111 — The Illusion of Productivity

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EP. 110 — You're Not Them

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EP. 109 — Accepting Consequences

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EP. 108 — Make It Automatic

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EP. 107 — Output Machine

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EP. 106 — Feelings and Focus

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EP. 105 — Non-negotiables

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EP. 104 — Forward and Finished

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EP. 103 — How to Provide Value - Part 03 - Give People Hope

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EP. 102 — How to Provide Value - Part 02 - Make People Happy

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EP. 101 — How to Provide Value - Part 01 - Help People

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EP. 100 — Live Your Thing

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EP. 99 — Having a Lack of Experience

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EP. 98 — Attention in Content Creation

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EP. 97 — It's Okay to Suck and Be Average

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EP. 96 — Start with What You're Personally Dealing with

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EP. 95 — Solve the Issue that's Right in Front of You

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EP. 94 — Make It Interesting

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EP. 93 — Plant Your Seeds

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EP. 92 — Stop Trying to Make Each Thing Special

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EP. 91 — Pace Yourself

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EP. 90 — Everything's a Hit or Miss

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EP. 89 — Treat Your Passion as Your Job

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EP. 88 — Commitment is Continuous

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EP. 87 — Using Social Media as Your Public Diary

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EP. 86 — You Don't Have to Believe in Yourself

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EP. 85 — Outcome Independence

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EP. 84 — Solve Problems Privately, Share Solutions Publicly

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EP. 83 — Establish First, Improve Second

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EP. 82 — Working and Waiting

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EP. 81 — Building instead of Escaping from Life

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EP. 80 — Work More, Worry Less

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EP. 79 — Just Get It (Imperfectly) Done

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EP. 78 — Publication over Perfection

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EP. 77 — Focus on Your Issues and Problems

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EP. 76 — Performance over Perfection

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EP. 75 — The One Thing You Should Learn to Control

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EP. 74 — How to Adapt to Uncertainty

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EP. 73 — Don't Avoid the Pain

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EP. 72 — Enough is Everything You Need

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EP. 71 — Do It to Know It

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EP. 70 — Building Trust through Your Track Record

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EP. 69 — Find Your Own Way

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EP. 68 — Weekly Quotas

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EP. 67 — Failing to Try Again

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EP. 66 — Focus on the Basics

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EP. 65 — Comparison is the Thief of Joy

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EP. 64 — Expect Shit to Happen

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EP. 63 — Just Work on Your Shit

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EP. 62 — Sustainability before Consistency

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EP. 61 — Don't Get Distracted

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EP. 60 — You're Hurting Others

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EP. 59 — Sell through Emotion

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EP. 58 — Don't Break the Chain

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EP. 57 — Do What Gets Rewarded

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EP. 56 — Maintenance Work is Work

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EP. 55 — Stop Waiting

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EP. 54 — Compete with Yourself

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EP. 53 — Have Someone to Compete with

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EP. 52 — Losing Your Competitive Edge

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EP. 51 — Getting Sick and Injured

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EP. 50 — Learn to Start and Restart

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EP. 49 — Work is Not Entertainment

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EP. 48 — Lack of Experience

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EP. 47 — The Secret to Making Progress

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EP. 46 — You Don't Have All Day

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EP. 45 — Make Content like Tweets

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EP. 44 — Minimum Viable Product

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EP. 43 — Do Better

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EP. 42 — Dealing with Anxiety

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EP. 41 — Having to Redo Things Again

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EP. 40 — Do the Best You Can at the Moment

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EP. 39 — Pick The Fight You Can Win

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EP. 38 — Vision Boards and Goals

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EP. 37 — Hustle vs. Habits

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EP. 36 — Start with Respect

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EP. 35 — Getting Back on Track

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EP. 34 — Train to Do Better

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EP. 33 — Eliminate Women

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EP. 32 — Internal Distractions

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EP. 31 — Production over Perfection

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EP. 30 — Change is Hard

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EP. 29 — Raw Natural Power

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EP. 28 — Pinned Tweet

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EP. 27 — Medium of Expression

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EP. 26 — Do It 'Wrong'

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EP. 25 — What You Want

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EP. 24 — Chase Discomfort

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EP. 23 — Consuming vs Creating

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EP. 22 — Thinking Skills

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EP. 21 — Full-time or Part-time?

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EP. 20 — The Skill of Showing Up

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EP. 19 — Entitlement

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EP. 18 — Small Decisions

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EP. 17 — Build (Mental) Confidence

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EP. 16 — Is it 100% No?

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EP. 15 — Work Through It

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EP. 14 — Rush to be Ready

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EP. 13 — Taking Breaks for Sustainability

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EP. 12 — There's Always More

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EP. 11 — Do the Done

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EP. 10 — Productive Procrastination

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EP. 9 — Art Should Enrich

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EP. 8 — Mileage

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EP. 7 — Know When You're Done

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EP. 6 — Feed the Feed

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EP. 5 — Pay Attention to Attention

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EP. 4 — Let Art Do the Talking

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EP. 3 — How to Make Content without Making Content

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EP. 2 — Comparing Yourself to Others

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