Happy Productive Podcast Episodes

The key to managing your productivity is self-awareness. Erik Fisher is the producer and podcast host for Beyond The To-Do List, where he discusses practical productivity strategies with productivity experts. The best way to streamline a productive schedule is to be realistic about what we know we can do, how much we know we can do, and which days we are most productive. Spend a week and gather data on where you spend your time and do an honest analysis of how you could rearrange your to-do list...

Connecting your intentions with the food you eat will result in a healthier and happier life. Lainie Wulkan is the Founder of Center For Intuitive Food Therapy and shares her passion for unlocking greater flow and health for the mind, body, and spirit through the foods we eat. All the foods we eat on a daily basis can have profound effects on our mental and emotional states and can help us fuel the mindsets we need to tackle life's daily challenges. To use the food we eat as a tool for personal ...

Doing the work to heal your early traumas can have a profoundly positive impact on your daily life and your business. Maira Holzmann is a body-oriented somatic therapist who specializes in helping people heal from their early traumas. Being in a state of constant urgency, working 60 hours a week, and feeling like you are never enough are all common traits for many of us as business owners, but these are also signs of unresolved trauma. Therapy and self-care can help us set up regulatory guardrai...

Developing a sense of love and family within your business leads to greater success. Jake Sasseville is the CEO and Founder of Imiloa Institute in Costa Rica, where he helps to cultivate experiences that incite a profound sense of growth. When developing growth and comradery in your business, start with yourself and be committed to your own growth and authenticity first, and this will directly reflect on your business. The sense of happiness and fulfillment within a company should be judged by t...

Valuing excellence in your business is fundamental for your success as an entrepreneur. Nida Leardprasopsuk is a business strategist who helps elevate business owners and the standards in their industry. Many of us have felt the burn of purchasing a service that didn't act with integrity, so it's easy to understand why it's so important in a business. Your integrity in business is all about the standards by which you run your business and offer your services, and raising your standards above and...

There is an art to telling a story, and video is a powerful tool in the hands of every business owner, and it can make a huge difference.Ryan Wilson is a video storyteller, who shares his journey from a small town in Illinois to becoming a passionate advocate for the disability community. Ryan's decision to work with videos stemmed from his desire to tell authentic stories and make valuable resources more accessible. He founded Team Trust Productions, a video company that specializes in variou...

You can leverage the misery of your burnout to pull yourself back into a place of joy and success. Reena Vokoun is the CEO of Passion Fit, where she empowers women to flourish both personally and professionally through wellness. Sometimes it can be hard to admit to yourself when you are not performing at your best, but self-awareness is the first step to tackling burnout. When you get to the point where you can't take the constant stress anymore, leverage that discomfort to make some changes and...

Learning to process and understand your emotions can reveal important lessons for moving forward with a successful business. Shulamit Ber Levtov is an entrepreneur's therapist and works with women business owners on their mental and emotional health journey. Being an entrepreneur is an emotional rollercoaster, and many business owners experience the struggle of dealing with their emotions in the business world. When you shut off your stress and frustration to cope, or to appear more confident an...

Living in the higher emotions is a choice, and it will lead us to success. Michele Phillips is the founder of Key Performance and specializes in increasing happiness and individual performance in the workplace. We can work on increasing our happiness by making intentional shifts in our lives, like taking time for self-care and positive activities that motivate and inspire us. It's important that we never sacrifice our happiness to achieve our goals, and sometimes we need help from an outside per...

In business, better health equals more money. Hally Brooke is the Founder & CEO of Live Nourished Coaching, where she helps entrepreneurs make changes to their lifestyles to treat and prevent illness and stress. It's no secret that the life of a business owner is exceptionally busy and stressful, but making your health a priority is essential for success. Multiple studies have shown that business owners who prioritize their self-care make more money, have happier employees, and have overall more...

Writing workshops are a very rewarding workplace wellness activity. Kim Anderson is the founder of The Unapologetic Pen and shares her passion for helping people process their thoughts and reduce stress through writing. In many workplaces, we are expected to drop our humanity at the door, and this can make for a very unnatural and stressful environment without the addition of activities that allow us to feel more human. Writing and sharing your thoughts can be a great team-building exercise that...

How can you expect to be hired as an expert if you don’t want to hire experts yourself? Jeffrey Shaw is the founder of Self-Employed Business Institute and coaches entrepreneurs, so they can spend more time doing what they are great at and focus on building the life of their dreams. When starting the entrepreneurial journey, it is common for business owners to get stuck in the trap of working on marketing, building their business, and having little time to do what they are great at, and what mak...

True fulfillment and success in business come from doing the inner work. Tony Wang is a business coach that helps leaders tackle their inner work so they can achieve a more meaningful and fulfilling version of success. The journey to success is so much more than material goods, and without healing our inner wounds, we can never truly feel fulfilled.Real fulfillment and happiness come from having a positive mindset and deep emotional awareness, and tactical achievements will never feel as good ...

To prevent burnout, we must reevaluate our checklists. Teresa Vozza is a leadership expert and executive coach who shares her passion and wisdom on getting in alignment with your true values. The idea that busyness equates directly to importance is a toxic paradigm that we need to break away from because many of us are stuck in a workaholic mindset and have become addicted to crossing endless tasks off our lists. Less can be more, and in order to move forward with a more sustainable lifestyle, w...

Aligning your internal and external branding is essential for a successful business. Ruth Klein is a renowned author and brand visibility strategist who shares her wisdom on branding your business. Branding is so much more than a logo and a website, and before you even create those things, you need to identify the personality and values of your brand. You must align your business brand with your internal, personal brand, so you can show up as who you truly are and effortlessly illustrate that me...

Aligning your internal and external branding is essential for a successful business. Ruth Klein is a renowned author and brand visibility strategist who shares her wisdom on branding your business. Branding is so much more than a logo and a website, and before you even create those things, you need to identify the personality and values of your brand. You must align your business brand with your internal, personal brand, so you can show up as who you truly are and effortlessly illustrate that me...

It’s getting easier and easier to create a 7-figure business as a solopreneur. Elaine Pofeldt is an independent journalist and author who shares her passion for studying successful entrepreneurship. As we journey into the digital age, we are seeing the rise of new, successful business models that favor smaller businesses and fewer employees. More employees no longer means more revenue because technology and outsourcing are expanding the limitations of what a single person with a non-employer bus...

Pairing physical activities with your goals and business is proven to increase your success. Christine Blanchette is a content creator who shares her passion for fitness and running. Physical activity is an important part of self-care that will boost your confidence, and well-being, and help put you into a more positive mindset for your business. There are so many options out there, so make sure to pick an activity that pairs well with your lifestyle. Remember to be patient with yourself and lis...

Learning to be vulnerable with others can benefit your relationships, your health and your business. Owen Marcus is the cofounder of Evryman, a wellness company for men that seeks to help men connect and grow emotionally. The majority of men are raised to believe that showing vulnerability and emotion is a sign of weakness, and it’s time that we destigmatize this. Getting in touch with your emotions can relieve chronic stress, strengthen relationships, and make you more creative and collaborativ...

A healthy intimate relationship can directly translate to a healthy and successful business. Melisa Keenan is an intimacy coach and explains the deep connection between our business life and our intimacy. Juggling the energetic spaces needed to run a business with masculine energy and bring femininity and intimacy home to your loved one can be exhausting. The solution isn’t about putting on a dress or painting your nails, it’s connecting with your Yin, exploring your desires, and allowing your l...

Viewing mortality as a source of motivation and courage is essential for a more positive journey through life. Kate Manser is a spiritual teacher who helps people learn to love and embrace the journey of life with a renewed sense of appreciation and vitality. It’s no secret that life isn’t all sunshine and rainbows, and that there will always be challenges and hurdles. The key to feeling more alive is to stop living for the next big achievement and learn to love the journey. Shift your mindset a...

Happiness is the pursuit, not the destination. David Meltzer is the cofounder of Sports 1 Marketing and shares his passion for empowering people to be happy. The key to discovering our happiness is to stop attaching our positive emotions to conditional outcomes. Our natural state is one of ease and inspiration, so if we are feeling unhappy we must identify the emotions that are interfering with this and why we have them. When you can live in your natural state and stop holding on to outcomes, yo...

Amy Feind Reeves is the founder and CEO of Job Coach Amy and shares the wisdom she has gained in the workplace from her 25 years as an executive hiring manager. She discusses the struggles in today’s job market and how management and employees have become too detached. What’s more, fewer people seem to be applying for jobs in the aftermath of Covid due to being shell-shocked and burned out from the way the workplace has evolved. The new generation of employees feel under-appreciated and are expe...

You can't find success until you stop comparing yourself to others and realize your true values. Dr. John Demartini is a renowned self-development author and shares his knowledge and wisdom on how to be accountable to your most authentic, successful self. Every time you put another person on a pedestal, you are depreciating yourself and misaligning yourself from your true values. The truth is that everybody has their own intelligence and areas of success based on their unique, core values, and o...