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First Things — 157 episodes

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#155 - Cool It Down - Sleep Smarter Pt 5

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#154 - Navigating the Caffeine Curfew for Enhanced Rest - Sleep Smarter Pt 4

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#153 - Digital Detox: Unplugging for a Better Night's Sleep - Sleep Smarter Pt 3

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#152 - Sunlit Secrets: Unlocking Sleep's Golden Key - Sleep Smarter Pt 2

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#151 - Unlocking Nighttime Treasures - Sleep Smarter Pt 1 "Know the Value of Sleep"

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#150 - Sleep Revolution: Mastering Rest for Ultimate Success (Smarter Sleep Pt 1)

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#149 - Cultivating Compassion: Mastering Self-Kindness for a More Fulfilling Life

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#148 - Hyatt Highlights: Mastering Goals, Focus, and Life's Direction

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#147 - Focus Unleashed: Transforming Productivity with 'Free to Focus'

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#146 - Free to Focus (Chp 9 - Activate: Beat Interruptions and Distractions)

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#145 - Instant Burnout Relief: Rediscovering Balance & Wellness in a High-Stress World

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#144 - Free to Focus (Chp 8 - Designate: Prioritize Your Tasks)

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#143 - Free to Focus (Chp 7 - Consolidate: Plan Your Ideal Week)

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#142 - Free to Focus (Michael Hyatt Interview)

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#141 - Free to Focus (Chp 6 - Delegate: Clone Yourself - or Better)

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#140 - Free to Focus (Chp 5 - Automate: Subtract Yourself from the Equation)

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#139 - Free to Focus (Chp 4 - Eliminate: Flex Your "No" Muscle)

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#138 - Free to Focus (Chp 3 - Rejuvenate: Reenergize Your Mind and Body)

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#137 - Free to Focus (Chp 2 - Evaluate: Determine Your Course)

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#136 - Free to Focus (Chp 1 - Formulate: Decide What You Want)

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#135 - Free to Focus (Introduction)

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#134 - Your Best Year Ever (Chp 15 - Visibility is Essential)

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#133 - Your Best Year Ever (Chp 14 - You Can Trigger Success)

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#132 - Your Best Year Ever (Chp 13 - One Journey is Many Steps)

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#131 - Your Best Year Ever (Chp 12 - The Journey Is Better With Friends)

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#130 - Your Best Year Ever (Chp 11 - You Can Master Your Motivation)

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#129 - Your Best Year Ever (Chp 10 - Your What Needs a Why)

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#128 - Your Best Year Ever (Michael Hyatt Interview)

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#127 - Your Best Year Ever (Chp 9 - Seriously, Risk is Your Friend)

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#126 - Your Best Year Ever (Chp 8 - Achievements and Habits Work Together)

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#125 - Your Best Year Ever (Chp 7 - Great Goals Check Seven Boxes)

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#124 - Your Best Year Ever (Chp 6 - Gratitude Makes the Difference)

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#123 - Your Best Year Ever (Chp 5 - Regret Reveals Opportunity)

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#122 - Your Best Year Ever (Chp 4 - Thinking Backward is a Must)

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#121 - Special - I just started a YouTube Channel!

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#120 - Your Best Year Ever (Chp 3 - You Can Upgrade Your Beliefs)

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#119 - Your Best Year Ever (Chp 2 - Some Beliefs Hold You Back)

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#118 - Your Best Year Ever (Chp 1 - Your Beliefs Shape Your Reality)

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#117 - Your Best Year Ever (Introduction)

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#116 - Living Forward (Chp 10 - Join the Revolution ... and a Review)

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#115 - Living Forward (Chp 9 - Keep It Alive)

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#114 - Living Forward (Chp 8 - Implement the Plan)

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#113 - Living Forward (Chp 7 - Dedicate One Day ... AND a REVIEW of the Process)

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#112 - Living Forward (Chp 6 - Chart the Course)

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#111 - Living Forward (Chp 5 - Determine Your Priorities)

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#110 - Living Forward (Chp 4 - Design Your Legacy)

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#109 - Living Forward (Chp 3 - Appreciate the Benefits)

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#108 - Living Forward (Chp 2 - Understand the Mission)

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#107 - Living Forward (Chp 1 - Acknowledge the Drift)

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#106 - Living Forward Pt 1 (Introduction)

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#105 - Finding Your Passions

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#104 - Revenge of Multitasking

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#103 - Done is Better Than Perfect

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#102 - Back Again

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#101 - My Current Sleep and Reading Hacks

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#100 - Rule 4: Drain the Shallows

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#099 - Rule 3: Quit Social Media

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Life Happens ...

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#098 - Rule 2: Embrace Boredom

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#097 - Rule 1: Work Deeply

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#096 - The Why of Deep Work

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#095 - Introduction to Deep Work (Cal Newport Interview)

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#094 - Long Breaks

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#093 - Short Breaks

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#092 - Four Hours a Day

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#091 - Science of Rest

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#90 - Alex Soojung-Kim Pang Introduces the Concept of Rest

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#089 - Here and Back Again [Podcast]

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Returning Back to the First Things

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#088 – Listen & Observe (Like Switch Pt 10) [Podcast]

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#087 – Attraction Laws (Like Switch Pt 9) [Podcast]

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#086 – Law of Similarity (Like Switch Pt 8) [Podcast]

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#085 – Compliments (Like Switch Pt 7) [Podcast]

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#084 – Golden Rule of Friendship (Like Switch Pt 6) [Podcast]

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#083 – Foe Signals (Like Switch Pt 5) [Podcast]

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#082 – Trust (Like Switch Pt 4) [Podcast]

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#081 – Three Nonverbal Friend Signals (Like Switch Pt 3) [Podcast]

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#080 – Friend or Foe (Like Switch Pt 2) [Podcast]

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#079 – Friendship Formula (Like Switch Pt 1) [Podcast]

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#078 – Without Regrets [Podcast]

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#077 – Wayne Dyer Tribute [Podcast]

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#076 – The Return [Podcast]

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#075 – Carol Dweck on Mindset (Mindset Pt 2) [Podcast]

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#074 – Mindset Intro (Mindset Pt 1) [Podcast]

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#073 – Essentialism Summary (Essentialism Pt 23) [Podcast]

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#072 – Now (Essentialism Pt 22) [Podcast]

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#071 – Greg McKeown Interview (Essentialism Pt 21) [Podcast]

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#070 – Focus (Essentialism Pt 20) [Podcast]

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#069 – Progress (Essentialism Pt 19) [Podcast]

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#068 – Subtract (Essentialism Pt 18) [Podcast]

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#067 – Buffer (Essentialism Pt 17) [Podcast]

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#066 – Margin (Essentialism Pt 16) [Podcast]

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#065 – Edit (Essentialism Pt 15) [Podcast]

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#064 – Uncommit (Essentialism Pt 14) [Podcast]

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#063 – Dare (Essentialism Pt 13) [Podcast]

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#062 – Clarity (Essentialism Pt 12) [Podcast]

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#061 – Being Picky (Essentialism Pt 11) [Podcast]

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#060 – Sleep (Essentialism Pt 10) [Podcast]

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#059 – Play (Essentialism Pt 9) [Podcast]

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#058 – SPECIAL: My Essentials and the Future of First Things

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#057 – Look (Essentialism Pt 7) [Podcast]

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#056 – Space (Essentialism Pt 6) [Podcast]

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#055 – Anything Not Everything (Essentialism Pt 5) [Podcast]

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#054 – Vital Few (Essentialism Pt 4) [Podcast]

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#053 – Choice (Essentialism Pt 3) [Podcast]

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#052 – Essentialism Overview (Essentialism Pt 2) [Podcast]

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#051 – Essentialism Introduction (Essentialism Pt 1) [Podcast]

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#050 – Why We Suck at Email [Podcast]

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#049 – The Road to Success [Podcast]

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#048 – Cultivating Your Passion [Podcast]

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#047 – Essential Assertiveness Skills (Assertiveness Pt 18) [Podcast]

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#046 – Constructive Confrontation (Assertiveness Pt 17) [Podcast]

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#045 – Confrontation Countdown (Assertiveness Pt 16) [Podcast]

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#044 – Making Requests (Assertiveness Pt 15) [Podcast]

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#043 – Assertive No (Assertiveness Pt 14) [Podcast]

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#042 – Constructive Feedback (Assertiveness Pt 13) [Podcast]

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#041 – Handling Criticism (Assertiveness Pt 12) [Podcast]

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#040 – Giving Positive Feedback (Assertiveness Pt 11) [Podcast]

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#039 – Embracing Positive Feedback (Assertiveness Pt 10) [Podcast]

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#038 – Giving Your Opinion (Assertiveness Pt 9) [Podcast]

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#037 – Body Language 101 with Vanessa Van Edwards (Assertiveness Pt 8) [Podcast]

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#036 – Preparing for Change (Assertiveness Pt 7) [Podcast]

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#035 – Replace Your Thoughts (Assertiveness Pt 6) [Podcast]

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#034 – Stinking Thinking (Assertiveness Pt 5) [Podcast]

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#033 – Social Barriers (Assertiveness Pt 4) [Podcast]

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#032 – Stress Barrier (Assertiveness Pt 3) [Podcast]

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#031 – Assertiveness vs Aggressiveness (Assertiveness Pt 2) [Podcast]

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#030 – Assertiveness Pt 1: Introduction [Podcast]

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#029 – Timothy Moser Interview: Your Life an Experiment [Podcast]

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#028 – Neil Fiore Interview (The Now Habit Pt 11) [Podcast]

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#027 – Dealing with Procrastinators (The Now Habit Pt 10) [Podcast]

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#026 – Dealing with Setbacks (The Now Habit Pt 9) [Podcast]

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#025 – Working in the Flow State (The Now Habit Pt 8) [Podcast]

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#024 – The UNschedule (The Now Habit Pt 7) [Podcast]

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#023 – Overcoming Blocks (The Now Habit Pt 6) [Podcast]

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#022 – Guilt-Free Play (The Now Habit Pt 5) [Podcast]

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#021 – How to Talk to Yourself (The Now Habit Pt 4) [Podcast]

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#020 – How We Procrastinate (The Now Habit Pt 3) [Podcast]

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#019 – Why We Procrastinate (The Now Habit Pt 2) [Podcast]

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#018 – The Now Habit Pt 1: Defining Procrastination [Podcast]

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#017 – My Challenge to You: Unplugging from Technology [Podcast]

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#016 – Seeing Your Life as a Journey [Podcast]

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#015 – Mentor Wanted: The Mentor I Never Had [Podcast]

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#014 – The Lost Art of Listening [Podcast]

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#013 – Ice Cream Causes Divorce: How Statistical Studies May Be Killing Your Productivity [Podcast]

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#012 – Paralysis by Analysis: Perfectionism & Why Being SO Good Can Be SO Wrong [Podcast]

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#011 – Listener Feedback: Tools, Corn, and ADHD [Podcast]

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#010 – Overcoming Fear of Failure: Escaping the Performance Trap [Podcast]

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#009 – Just Say No: Freedom from Criticism, Manipulation, Conflict, and Guilt [Podcast]

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#008 – Stuck: Emotional Health by Unthawing Frozen Emotions and Moving Forward with Traction [Podcast]

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#007 – Multitasking: The Myth of Multitasking … Or Is It? [Podcast]

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#006 – A Happiness Project & Prescription: 10 Steps Toward Greater Joy and Passion [Podcast]

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#005 – Unleashing the Lion in Your Brain: More Efficient Ways to Study and Learn [Podcast]

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#004 – Slaves to the Tyranny of the Urgent: The Constant Battle Between the Important and the Urgent

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#003 – The Battle Between the Compass and the Clock – Why Direction is More Important than Speed [Podcast]

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#002 – Stinkin' Thinkin' … How your thoughts affect your productivity more than you know. [Podcast]

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#001 – Introduction to First Things [Podcast]