It isn’t every day that you get to podcast with one of your very favorite authors in the whole wide world. This is a must-listen for any mother wanting to breathe more, do less, and feel more content at the end of every day.
Show Notes
- Find Greg at gregmckeown.com
- Check out our free Mind Organization for Moms Webinar here
- Essentialism on Amazon
- April’s post – 3 Books That Changed My Life This Year
Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people break through to the next level—and others don’t. The definitive treatment of this issue is addressed in McKeown’s latest project: the instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. As well as frequently being the #1 Time Management book on Amazon, this book challenges core assumptions about achievement to get to the essence of what really drives success. McKeown is the CEO of THIS Inc, a company whose mission is to assist people and companies to spend 80 percent of their time on the vital few rather than the trivial many. Clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!. His writing has appeared or been covered by Fast Company, Fortune, HuffPost, Politico, and Inc. Magazine. He is among the most popular bloggers for the Harvard Business Review and LinkedIn’s Influencers group: averaging a million views a month. McKeown has been interviewed on numerous television and radio shows including NPR’s All Things Considered and NBC’s Press. Entrepreneur Magazine voted his interview at Stanford University the #1 Must-See Video on Business, Creativity and Success.
Music from Creations by Michael R. Hicks
Audio editing by Christy Elder
I recently read Essentialism due to April’s recommendation and it has been life changing! It has decreased my stress and changed how I think about things. My favorite part of the podcast was the idea that self care is protecting your ability to make decisions and to make your greatest contribution. Also the idea of living your life so people will see your decisions as wise in hindsight.
So glad that you enjoyed the book, as well! I think any book that can decrease a mom’s stress is a MUST. 🙂 Thanks for your kind words and for being part of Power of Moms!
I’m so glad you got the opportunity to do this podcast! I listened to it while I cleaned my house at the end of an exhausting day when I should have rested instead. The irony made me laugh, and I am finally ordering this book and am going to make some changes!
Stacie, I’m dying to hear what you think of the book. Report back and let me know what you decide to change once you read it. And I am totally tired right now and should be resting. 🙂 We can do this!
Excellent podcast. I have read the book, but this podcast was a wonderful refresher. It definitely speaks to my heart.