The Less Doing Podcast
By Ari Meisel
The Less Doing PodcastAug 09, 2021
500 - Finale with Jordan Harbinger
Jordan Harbinger will interview Ari Meisel for this final episode of the Less Doing Podcast! Why did Ari choose Jordan to interview him for this final episode? Find out!
499 - voxwithari.com
Get in touch with Ari by going to: voxwithari.com. The final episode of this podcast is coming, and we are sure that you’ll love it!
498 - James Clear - Mastering Your Habits
We’re going back to some fan favorites! Enjoy this incredible episode with James Clear, where Ari and James talk about how to master your habits.
Highlights
- How James became the “habit master” - 2:13
- Consumer psychology - 3:59
- A difference between routine and habit - 4:49
- Automate the beginning of the routine - 6:44
- Four major ways to change habits - 11:08
- The hardest habit to form - 15:08
- Habits that you should have in your life - 19:10
- Which habit should you focus on? - 22:00
- Pieces of advice to be more effective - 26:41
Episode Resources - Connect with Ari Meisel
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497 - David Allen - Getting Things Done
Thanks for staying with this podcast for the long haul! We are getting into our final 500th episode. We are reviewing our fan’s favorites. Please enjoy this episode with David Allen, where he talks about getting things done.
Highlights
- The creator of getting things done - 21:27
- Creating the external brand - 22:42
- People that feel stressed and overwhelmed - 24:34
- Getting stuff out of your mind - 25:00
- Five steps to get control - 26:03
- A game-changer - 30:38
- Dehumanizing the work that we do - 37:35
- How to deal with emergencies - 49:47
- Understanding the process yourself - 59:59
- The necessity of communication and clarity - 1:03:47
Episode Resources - Connect with Ari Meisel
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496 - Tim Ferris - Author of New York Times Bestseller: Tools of Titans
New York Times bestseller Tools of Titans is with us in this podcast! We’re enjoying Tim’s insights again as this was one of our fan’s favorite episodes!
Highlights
- An awesome book! - 4:59
- Problems that you’re trying to solve - 6:43
- Starting to use the right tools - 7:01
- Spending time - 8:32
- The opportunity of having a podcast - 10:30
- Interviewing speakers in the US - 12:53
- Constantly trying to hire people smarter than you - 15:39
- Not being an investor - 22:56
- Sleeping better at night - 25:10
- Thinking on long-term planning - 26:37
- The importance of goal setting - 33:56
- Where you can find his books - 35:00
Episode Resources - Connect with Ari Meisel
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495 - Dan Sullivan - Getting Focused
Another fan favorite where Ari and Dan Sullivan talk about the importance of focus and how to get it.
Highlights
- The creator of the strategic coach program: Dan Sullivan! - 2:00
- It all started 43 years ago - 3:01
- Running strategic coach today - 5:33
- People that did not know their business model - 8:34
- As a coach and marketer - 10:46
- Innovation managers vs. focus managers - 15:00
- Having two sales teams - 17:44
- Having a coaching workshop company - 20:30
- The real change-makers - 23:51
- Investing in young people - 26:22
- One thing that they’re going to start implementing - 28:29
- Having a scarcity mindset - 43:24
- Pieces of advice to be more effective - 48:10
Episode Resources - Connect with Ari Meisel
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494 - 10 Tasks You Should Delegate
This is one of the favorite episodes of our audience. Do you know which are the 10 tasks you should delegate? Listen in as Ari explains them to us.
Highlights
- How long it takes to do something - 2:37
- Tedious tasks that you want to delegate - 3:00
- Task someone you could learn from - 3:27
- Tasks you’re not good at - 4:31
- Having someone else do things that consume your time - 5:19
- Routine or recurring tasks - 6:29
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
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493 - Dave Asprey - Mitochondrial Health, Brain Energy, and Working Smarter
Enjoy a fan’s favorite episode with Dave Asprey, where Ari and Dave talk about mitochondrial health, brain energy, and working smarter.
Highlights
- Things that make you weak - 3:21
- When your anxiety goes up or down - 4:36
- Killing the weak mitochondrias - 8:24
- Feeling anxiety and stress - 10:13
- Keeping the system health - 12:02
- Getting energy - 22:42
- Intermittent fasting - 25:35
- Top three tests that people should do - 25:45
- The mitochondria that we have - 29:56
- The ability of a mitochondria - 47:43
- Seeing a change in your brain - 48:36
- What increases energy in the brain - 55:27
- The top three pieces of advice to be more effective - 1:01:56
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
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492 - Author Neil Strauss
With the final episode coming up, Ari shares some of his listeners’ favorite episodes. This one is an interview with Neil Strauss, author of Ari’s favorite book.
Highlights
- Ari’s disease - 1:48
- Reporting an image from Facebook - 5:54
- The problem with image verification - 6:39
- Making more than just one click - 7:42
- Helping people get to the process of divorce - 9:29
- Scheduling follow ups - 10:49
- Sugar is addictive - 19:39
- What decisions can you stop making? - 22:46
- Reading Neil’s book - 30:22
- Think on what created the problem in the first place - 37:04
- Put the most important things first - 47:39
- What to do first - 1:03:45
Episode Resources - Connect with Ari Meisel
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491 - Cameron Herold - Intensive Coaching Session for Ari
This podcast is one of the fans’ favorites with Cameron Herold talking about an intensive coaching session for Ari.
Highlights
- Cameron came to coach Ari - 2:03
- Looking at Ari’s company and model - 3:34
- Raising prices as not an option - 5:37
- “You’re going to be more successful than you think.” - 7:32
- The Replaceable Founder - 9:26
- Speaking events during a month - 15:03
- What's the lowest “hanging fruit” - 20:18
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
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- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
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490 - Merv Symes - Value vs. Waste
Thanks for being a long-time listener of this podcast! With the 500th episode coming up, I thought it would be cool to go back to some fan favorites. Today’s interview is with Merv Symes, who gives us some examples about Value vs. Waste.
Highlights
- Merv Symes’ background - 2:00
- Deliver more value with less - 4:09
- The most valuable asset a company has - 4:55
- What’s valuable and what's not valuable - 6:23
- Think on the problem to solve - 9:32
- What’s a huge waste on companies - 14:20
- Getting a leadership team - 18:27
- Removing waste - 28:33
- Pieces of advice to be more effective - 29:32
- “Your body is your engine.” - 30:06
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
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- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
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489 - The Only Interview Questions You'll Ever Need
Thanks for listening for a long time to the podcast. For the last episodes coming up, I thought it was cool to go to some of the fan’s favorite podcasts. These episodes are some of your favorites and what I would love for you to do is listen to the episode and get in touch with me and let me know what you think.
Highlights
- Four questions you’ll need to ask to hire somebody - 1:59
- Why you, why us - 3:04
- How you handle a problem in your last work - 3:24
- The last question to ask somebody in an interview - 6:46
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
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488 - What's to Come with Less Doing
Welcome to my very last episode… episode 488. The next episodes will be some of the pre-recorded episodes from the Less Doing Podcast.
Highlights
- Listening to some of the first pre-recorded episodes of Less Doing - 0:52
- How the intro has changed - 1:22
- There’s a lot to come - 1:23
- Enjoy the next episodes from Less Doing - 1:47
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
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- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
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487 - The Last Line of Defense
In the early nineties, there was a movie called “True Lies”… Ari talks about this movie and the phrase “The last line of defense.”
Highlights
- His position in the business world as a coach - 0:42
- What’s the last line of defense? - 0:49
- A proven system - 1:20
- An interesting position to be in - 1:30
- A different way of thinking - 2:23
Episode Resources - Connect with Ari Meisel
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- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
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486 - On Productivity: Chapter 2
This week, Ari spent a couple of hours in a recording studio to record the audio for his newest book: On Productivity. Ari shares his experience and how he is happy with the result. Listen to a snippet of Ari's newest book!
Highlights
- Procrastination sucks - 1:27
- Everybody deals with procrastination at some point - 1:35
- What contributes to further procrastination? - 1:58
- It’s necessary to be in the right mood - 2:34
- Fear is on the top of the list of procrastination’s reasons - 2:54
- With procrastination, you decided to do something - 4:05
- Akrasia vs. Procrastination - 7:36
- Something that you should not be doing - 8:00
Episode Resources - Connect with Ari Meisel
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485 - Less Doing Labs
Ari talks about the material that he offers, why it’s valuable, and why it shouldn’t be completely free. Listen and learn about the Less Doing Labs program.
Highlights
- A growing mailing list - 1:29
- What provides more material to Ari to help us optimize processes - 1:38
- Always up for trying something new - 2:36
- Putting free content in a Facebook group - 3:04
- The Less Doing Labs Program - 3:41
Episode Resources - Connect with Ari Meisel
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484 - Satisfaction
This past weekend, Ari did a lot of yard work. He shares his experience and how it was satisfying to finish it.
Highlights
- What’s really frustrating - 1:55
- Part of life and living - 2:51
- Having things done - 5:30
- Being efficient and satisfied - 5:39
- Why he shut down the operations of Less Doing - 6:18
Episode Resources - Connect with Ari Meisel
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483 - Simplify with Kayvon K
Ari talks with Kayvon K about his journey and how he arrived into where he is now. Kayvon shares his experience and background.
Highlights
- Getting stronger and not being intimidated - 1:52
- His background - 2:19
- Learning the lessons from a situation - 4:30
- It’s all about implementation - 7:22
- Working on your mindset - 8:34
- We all have unique abilities - 10:15
- Getting things done, having clarity and focus - 11:45
- The mindset work - 13:55
- The uncomfortable conversations - 15:57
- His parenting approach - 19:28
- Helping clients with the implementation - 22:49
- Learn more about The Implementation Zone - 34:15
Episode Resources - Connect with Ari Meisel
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482 - Recognizing Opportunity
Optimize, automate and outsource, are the main focuses of Less Doing. Optimization is about self-awareness and knowing how you are operating. Ari shares an experience on how to operate better and recognize an opportunity.
Highlights
- People that truly help you become successful - 1:02
- The Less Doing blog - 1:48
- The leading expert on productivity in the world - 7:01
- Opportunity is in the guidance - 7:32
Episode Resources - Connect with Ari Meisel
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- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
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481 - More Effective Coaching
Ari had an experiment with Voxer… He explains how he started as a private coach and shares his experience until now.
Highlights
- Working as a private coach - 0:49
- Using voxer as a great tool - 2:44
- Voxer coaching with Ari - 4:08
- Managing the expectations - 5:35
- A different kind of coaching - 6:28
Episode Resources - Connect with Ari Meisel
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- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
- https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/
480 - On Productivity: Chapter 1
This week, Ari released the latest and possibly his last book On Productivity. How do we define productivity today? Check it out in this episode!
Highlights
- Mindset is not static - 2:12
- Being more productive and effective - 2:37
- As productivity increases, cost does too - 4:35
- It’s all about mindset - 5:32
- Change your relationships with your expectations - 5:50
- Making more money as possible - 6:46
- Doing the right thing at the right time - 7:46
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
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- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
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479 - Asian Efficiency with Than Pham
Ari talks with Than Pham, who shares his story as a child until he came to the U.S. He explains the importance of not being an extreme multitasker and why.
Highlights
- His background and dream - 2:33
- Figuring out what to do with his life - 4:16
- The worst thing: extreme multitasking - 4:49
- Being a multitasker - 6:50
- Time management and doing things in the right time - 8:38
- The most powerful hour in your day - 11:42
- The objective-measurement of success - 13:31
- What you can do as a founder - 14:58
- Having back-to-back meetings - 17:26
- You can’t pay attention to every single person - 19:36
- The sleep routine - 23:11
- The most important thing that you could do to be more productive - 23:57
- What can exponentially grow your business - 24:48
Episode Resources - Connect with Ari Meisel
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478 - A Day in the Life
As Ari is arriving on the last 20 podcasts of Less Doing, he wants to share an experience of a day in the life of a replaceable founder.
Highlights
- The book about productivity - 1:02
- How you can make yourself more replaceable - 1:32
- The most successful people never check their email inbox first thing in the morning - 2:50
- Using asynchronous communication during the day - 5:08
- Using voxer messages to express ideas - 6:35
- What’s Less Doing - 8:16
Episode Resources - Connect with Ari Meisel
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- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
- https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/
477 - Riptide
Ari shares a traumatic memory he had as a kid and how learning from that experience has helped him in his businesses and can help you too.
Highlights
- Ari’s negative memory - 0:38
- A frustrating thing about riptides - 1:36
- Having a traumatic experience - 2:02
- What happens when you’re in a riptide - 3:34
- Focus on getting unstuck - 4:29
Episode Resources - Connect with Ari Meisel
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476 - Asynchronous vs. Synchronous Communication with Joanna
Ari talks with Joanna, a Less Doing Certified Coach with over 20 years of experience working at mom and pops, non-profits, start-ups, and entrepreneurs as a consultant and coach. She has undergraduate and graduate degrees in the storytelling space, and is adept at guiding entrepreneurs to increase productivity by returning to their own stories. They talk about Joanna’s new coaching and what that’s looking like.
Highlights
- Joanna’s new coaching - 1:08
- Doing a lot of talking to people - 2:02
- Some of the Less Doing principles - 2:14
- The importance of asynchronous communication - 3:04
- The lack of ability to use Slack - 4:26
- Forcing yourself to live with paper - 8:02
- Benefits of asynchronous communication - 10:01
- Being an active listener - 17:01
- So many teams are not good at listening - 17:24
- Four KPIs that you have to focus on - 29:10
- Making yourself more replaceable - 29:55
- Planning your journal - 32:55
- Always record a Loom video to explain what you want - 33:32
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
- https://lessdoing.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
- https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/
- Connect with Joanna
- https://www.coachingbyjoanna.com/
- joanna@coachingbyjoanna.com
- https://www.transformyourmind.io/
475 - Working with Coaches with Tanya Ezekiel
What is it like to be a woman in the area of finances? Ari talks with coach and founder of Conductive Coaching, Tanya Ezekiel, who has a very incredible background story, so be sure to stay tuned and listen to it!
Highlights
- Feeling that you belong in one place - 5:50
- The desire to belong - 6:28
- We’re all seeking something - 8:20
- Discovering a form of spirituality - 10:59
- We look for love in the wrong places - 12:07
- Everything is recorded now - 19:48
- Having so many limitations - 20:55
- How coaching creates a safe space - 21:30
- People care about connecting with you - 24:02
- Darkness can be complex but the light is simple - 27:11
- Selling you the idea of transformation - 31:44
- What she does when she’s frustrated - 33:17
- What builds your confidence over time - 39:12
- Taking back control of your breathing - 42:17
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
- https://lessdoing.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
- https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/
- Connect with Tanya Ezekiel
- https://conductivecoaching.com/
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/conductivecoaching/
- https://www.facebook.com/beconductive/
- https://www.instagram.com/beconductive/
474 - Zapier Automation with Courtney Waid
In her second podcast interview ever, Courtney Waid talks with Ari about Zapier Automation and how Courtney’s experience of being in the military helped her with responsibility and proactiveness.
Highlights
- The authority issue - 2:15
- In some roles, there is no room for innovations - 2:32
- The military experience - 3:31
- The ability to be proactive - 6:30
- One of the most valuable things that she learned in the military - 8:07
- A position that causes a lot of stress - 14:47
- Being one of the top Zapier users in the world - 19:11
- A problem-solving app - 22:31
- Attention to details - 26:12
- The ideal person that Courtney likes to work with - 29:00
- Some automation that every business should have - 38:48
- Why people need CRM - 45:42
- Define what you want - 48:04
- Being an automation expert - 50:25
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
- https://lessdoing.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
- https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/
- Connect with Courtney Waid
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtney-waid-779487bb/
- courtney@firstturnops.com
473 - The Six Levels of Delegation
The third accelerator of communicating effectively is the six levels of delegation. Ari explains all of these levels and explains why each of them is important for a process.
Highlights
- The problem with delegation - 0:19
- Six levels that can help you delegate - 2:19
- Explaining each level - 2:52
- Delegating effectively by using these levels - 6:58
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
- https://lessdoing.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
- https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/
472 - Managing Projects
The second biggest focus in the Replacement Founder System is on managing projects, and this comes after communicating effectively. It’s interesting when people try to skip the steps, and that’s why Ari explains why every step is important in this process.
Highlights
- Communication on the right path - 0:55
- The first accelerator of managing processes - 1:23
- Having a system for processing your ideas - 2:25
- We need to capture the ideas and move fast - 4:35
- Using Trello - 5:27
- The framework of the three “W’s” - 7:58
- Who, When and Why - 9:05
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
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- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
- https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/
471 - Radical Transparency
One of the big things that are missing in some companies' project management systems is a reason “why”. Ari explains why we need project management systems and tools.
Highlights
- What’s radical transparency? - 0:41
- Transparency so that everybody knows what they need to do - 0:58
- Using a system and method really matters - 1:40
- Having systems with “phases” - 2:52
- Every task needs to have one owner - 3:16
- Offer help as a leader - 5:27
- The tool does not matter - 5:55
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
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- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
- https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/
470 - Accountability
One of the big benefits of creating a system that provides transparency is accountability. Accountability needs responsibility and this helps people know what they are responsible for and what they need to do to improve the company's growth.
Highlights
- Mistakes are inevitable in life - 1:05
- We need to have a system of accountability - 1:29
- A way to identify a problem and a solution - 2:19
- Use the five “why’s” as a system - 4:18
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
- https://lessdoing.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
- https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/
469 - Perfect Processes
In the Replaceable Founder System, the final goal is to perfect processes. Having perfect processes is something that we can achieve by automating and outsourcing.
Highlights
- Automating first - 0:49
- The best use of your time - 1:26
- What’s the real journey - 2:06
- Look on what we do and how we do it - 3:39
- Using the POS - 5:50
- Identify assets in an absolute way - 6:58
- Using a process that is proven - 9:05
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
- https://lessdoing.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
- https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/
468 - Outsourcing
Outsourcing is the final piece of the puzzle in the Optimize, Automate, and Outsource method. There are many reasons for that and Ari will explain them in this episode, check them out!
Highlights
- Oursource last - 0:29
- Characteristics of outsourcing - 2:41
- A dedicated person - 3:37
- Not being a fan of a dedicated person for a specific task - 4:02
- You need to have a rock solid process - 5:09
- There needs to be a process and a guide to follow to create documents and assets - 6:14
- What’s the right tool in terms of outsourcing? - 7:38
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
- https://lessdoing.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
- https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/
467 - The Ultimate KPI and How It Works
After all these years, developing the Less Doing framework, and working with so many different companies, Ari had a lot of trouble finding the ideal people to work with. Identify your ideal clients measuring objectively what success looks like.
Highlights
- People that help you grow - 1:40
- Developing a framework: The Ultimate KPI - 2:14
- Doing the same things over and over - 3:24
- The 20 things that you do regularly - 3:52
- Identify the mindset you fall into - 5:26
- The Replacement Plan - 6:20
- A way to objectively measure your ability to automate processes - 7:56
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
- https://lessdoing.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
- https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/
466 - Taking Action
In life, as in business, we should take action to succeed. Listen to learn about some life experiences Ari shares in this episode.
Highlights
- Having success in video production - 1:55
- Wanting to do coaching - 3:24
- Sharing an idea to the world - 7:42
- Keeping things pretty simple - 11:31
- Being a volunteer - 13:11
- Having the same mentors - 19:49
- Having freedom with Voxer - 27:25
- What you can get with private coaching - 31:50
- Helping people find out what’s good for them - 40:15
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
- https://lessdoing.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
- https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/
465 - Asynchronous Communication
What’s synchronous communication and what's asynchronous communication? Find out the difference between them by listening to this episode!
Highlights
- Asynchronous communication setting - 1:30
- Meetings as the last result- 2:50
- Forcing someone to have a meeting - 3:49
- Changing voice messages with clients - 4:25
- Don’t spend a lot of time on something that does not need a lot of time - 6:17
- Asynchronous communication works better - 8:14
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
- https://lessdoing.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
- https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing/
464 - Creating Good Content
What are the biggest challenges to create good and valuable content? Check them out in this episode!
Highlights
- What you intend and how it’s received - 3:03
- It’s your uniqueness that people want - 4:21
- Frank Sinatra’s example - 16:43
- If you want to be a good writer, you have to read - 17:34
- Copywriting is different than content writing - 19:53
- Creating good content - 21:55
- Using the app Voxer - 23:22
- The ability to observe - 30:42
- Having a creative process - 33:44
- Not wanting to work with people that think they are perfect - 36:43
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
- https://lessdoing.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
- https://www.facebook.com/lessdoing
463 - Communicate Effectively
Communicate effectively, manage projects, and perfect processes for your business! Why is communication the most important thing?
Highlights
- Why is communication so important? - 0:57
- Communicating effectively is not just words - 1:27
- The ability to communicate effectively - 2:58
- What’s the idea of communication? - 3:37
- No decision is almost always the wrong decision - 4:42
- The 3 D’s - 10:34
- Dealing with something right now - 11:56
- “Later” is fear - 12:54
- The third “D”: To Defer - 15:45
- Deferring is all about timing - 16:45
- You need to establish a reputation - 19:58
- Never getting distracted again - 20:32
Episode Resources
- Connect with Ari Meisel
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- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
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462 - Keep Moving Forward
Becoming an unstoppable business! The takeaway is movement, we have to keep moving forward!
Highlights
- Making the right decision - 0:35
- Not making a decision is the worst thing you can do - 0:50
- Unlock constraints and move forward - 1:20
- The importance of freedom - 1:43
Episode Resources
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461 - Unleash the Team
We have to unleash the team! You are at the level now that you have to make a decision.
Highlights
- You and your team’s productivity - 1:06
- Success and failure - 1:26
- It is very hard to have success - 2:06
- People need to become replaceable - 2:32
- What makes a business successful - 3:04
- What’s the only true failure - 3:34
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460 - Constraints
What would you do if you could work for only an hour a day? What are the constraints?
Highlights
- The Less Doing system - 0:51
- Unlocking constraints - 1:07
- Growing and working - 1:58
- Removing your constraints - 2:53
- It is not just about removing them - 3:33
- Do you use an hour to complete a task? - 4:24
- Unlocking constraints is not about finding more time - 5:40
- The lack of resources force innovation - 6:43
Episode Resources
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459 - Team Structure
When having a team and people that work for you, it’s so important to have structure. Ari explains how and why it’s important to have a team and create a structure to get things done.
Highlights
- Your clients and customers are part of your team - 0:53
- Two ways that entrepreneurs stress out their teams - 1:36
- The entrepreneur’s team and mind - 2:14
- Your team is everybody - 2:59
- Having a structure to do things - 4:13
- Create a structure for you and your team - 5:40
- Management vs. leadership - 7:26
- Leadership is about empowerment - 8:06
Episode Resources
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458 - Decision Making
Decision making is something that all of us do. How many decisions do you make in a day? Do you feel exhausted at any point? The hidden stress with having to make decisions.
Highlights
- We get overwhelmed - 1:13
- Having a decision making problem - 1:24
- Making decisions your whole life does not mean that you are good at it - 2:10
- We do not have a structure - 3:21
- Wasting a lot of time - 5:15
- Deal with it right now - 6:04
- Delegate effectively - 7:25
- Defer things - 8:00
Episode Resources
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457 - Working Within Your Constraints
Multitasking is a really damaging thing. Training ourselves to be better in using our time is a mindset. Learn how you can control what’s urgent and what is not in your life by listening to this episode.
Highlights
- The communication SOP - 1:35
- One tool for external communication and one tool for internal communication - 1:49
- Urgent communication - 2:17
- Controlling urgencies - 2:49
- What urgent looks like - 3:50
- Avoiding interruption - 4:30
- What focus looks like for you - 5:54
- You need to find the right system - 7:44
- Become more flexible - 8:58
Episode Resources
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456 - Who is Managing Your Calendar?
Let’s talk about how your calendar looks. In this episode, Ari talks about his full calendar and how he is working with private clients.
Highlights
- Having a full calendar - 1:03
- More than one calendar - 1:13
- Having a full calendar is overwhelming - 1:32
- A big fan of using calendly - 2:13
- Manage your energy and resources - 2:56
- A calendar 100% full - 3:57
- How your time is used - 4:40
Episode Resources
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455 - Let’s Talk About Procrastination
This is a hot topic. Everybody feels that they have some procrastination. Ari uncovers the truth around this.
Highlights
- Why procrastination is rude - 0:46
- Why we choose to procrastinate - 1:17
- With procrastination, you have decided to do something - 2:15
- His experience snacking - 5:08
- An example of procrastination - 5:28
- Doing what you said you were going to do - 6:15
- A very important tool - 6:52
Episode Resources
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454 - Stopping the Podcast
I do not want to do this podcast anymore. I do not want to do it anymore and that’s what I’m going to do. I will stop at 500 episodes.
Highlights
- I’m not going to stop the podcast right now - 0:36
- I will stop the podcast at 500 episodes - 1:04
- What I’ve done - 2:09
- Being creative right now - 2:45
- Preferring to create content for people that have paid for it - 3:13
- The way that I like to produce content the most - 4:44
- Doing more than one episode per week - 5:53
Episode Resources
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453 - Crohn's Follow Up
This is a different episode where Ari talks about Crohn’s disease. He shares his experience overcoming the disease.
Highlights
- Ari’s story with Crohn’s disease - 0:32
- Being really sick - 1:04
- Training hard - 1:38
- Curing himself - 3:04
- Stress as an inflammatory agent - 3:50
- Control stress and control the disease - 4:02
- An extensive article that is on Medium - 5:02
- The power of being in control of things in your life - 5:53
- Gluten-free and low-carb - 6:58
- It is all about control - 8:20
Episode Resources
452 - Ultimate KPI and Being Replaceable
What’s the ultimate KPI? Learn more about it as Ari explains and more about how making yourself replaceable does not mean being replaced.
Highlights
- Automatization and outsourcing - 0:22
- Making replaceability part of your job - 0:45
- People grow in different ways - 1:20
- We need to extend the culture of being replaceable - 2:01
- Being irreplaceable makes you stuck - 2:57
- Making yourself more replaceable - 3:18
- Finding ways to improve - 3:40
Episode Resources
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- https://www.instagram.com/arimeisel/
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451 - Why Voxer?
I switched my programming to offer one-on-one private coaching. I shut down the operations of Less Doing and I have been focusing on coaching using asynchronous communication as the best tool, that’s why I recommend using Voxer!
Highlights
- Why is Voxer a good tool? - 1:05
- Voxer is the only tool that provides audio and text messages - 1:21
- Settings in Voxer - 2:09
- What does Voxer do for you? - 3:11
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