The Paul Minors Podcast: Productivity, Business & Self-Improvement

It’s been another action-packed and successful month. I’m very pleased with the progress I’m making with my website. I feel like I’m reaching an inflexion point where things are about to take off… Key stats from last month: 1. I worked a total of 67 hours on my side-business. That’s just under 17 hours per week. 2. My website received 17,507 sessions by 11,998 users who viewed a total of 35,481 pages. That’s about 15–20% more sessions than last month. 3. I gained 1,002 new email subscribers so now I have a total of 10,776 as of the end of June. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/41 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing this will help more people discover the show so they to can get more done and get more out of life. Intro/Outro Music: "Synthia" by Scott & Brendo

Today I’m excited to share with you a sneak preview of my new ebook, Guidelines. Guidelines summarises the main lessons from 30 best-selling self-help books in one place. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/40 In the book, you’re going to learn: 1. The 6 most common tactics to becoming super productive and getting more done (getting these wrong could be a huge waste of time). 2. The 5 most important characteristics of a great leader (leader or not, everyone should learn these). 3. The 5 essential steps to follow when starting a new business (better than spending time and money on the wrong ideas). 4. The 5 steps to creating a healthier body and living longer (regardless of body weight or shape). 5. The 6 guidelines for getting more out of life (because who doesn’t want to happier and healthier?). If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing this will help more people discover the show so they to can get more done and get more out of life. Intro/Outro Music: "Synthia" by Scott & Brendo

In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I talk to Matt Kohn from DifferentHunger.com all about how he travels and freelances while working remotely. I really enjoyed recording this episode as it was a great opportunity for me to learn more about how to plan your travels and mistakes to avoid before our trip next year. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/39 1. Who is Matt Kohn and what do you do? (2:46) 2. With your freelancing work is it quite spontaneous, where do you find clients? (4:19) 3. What does your daily routine look like? How do you allocate time between work and travel? (5:33) 4. Why is travel important, especially for 20-somethings? (10:15) 5. For someone like me planning to travel, what do I need to do now to prepare? (15:00) 6. What are some things you took on your travels that you didn’t really need? (18:33) 7. What about the money? How do we fund our travels? (22:28) 8. How a cheaper cost of living gives you more time to start a business. (28:12) 9. What mistakes do people make when travelling? (30:08) 10. What have you found to be the most common habits and processes among highly productive people? (34:13) 11. The importance of focus (on ONE thing) from a productivity standpoint (40:41) 12. What are some of the tools and apps you use as part of your workflow? (44:45) If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing this will help more people discover the show so they to can get more done and get more out of life. Intro/Outro Music: "Synthia" by Scott & Brendo

This month I’ve been highly focussed on writing my new ebook, Guidelines. It’s coming along nicely and I can’t wait to share it with the world soon. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/38 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing this will help more people discover the show so they to can get more done and get more out of life. Intro/Outro Music: "Synthia" by Scott & Brendo

In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I talk to David Mead from Start with Why all about the importance of finding and living your WHY. Your WHY is your purpose and it’s the reason you do what you do. In this episode, you’ll learn why finding your WHY is so important and the implications this has on productivity. For me, finding my WHY is what helped me to start this website and talk about productivity. My why is: "To develop myself and others so that we can realise our full potential." If my WHY is to get more out of life and realise my full potential, then productivity is HOW I do this. To learn more, check out the podcast and my conversation with David Mead. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/37 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing this will help more people discover the show so they to can get more done and get more out of life. Intro/Outro Music: "Synthia" by Scott & Brendo

In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I talk to Martin and Rajiv from IdeaLemon.com. These guys are obsessed with self-improvement, motivation, leadership and of course, productivity. In this episode, we cover a range of topics from finding your inner voice and building confidence to boosting motivation, leadership advice and productivity routines. Leave me a comment and let me know if you'd like me to record more of these monthly reports as podcast episodes. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/36 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing this will help more people discover the show so they to can get more done and get more out of life. Intro/Outro Music: "Synthia" by Scott & Brendo

In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I talk to Matt Ingot, master freelancer and productive business owner. Matt has a great story and has built a business that supports his lifestyle. In this episode, you’ll learn how Matt used “subtraction” to work less and earn more. You’ll also learn why Matt doesn’t set an alarm to wake up every day and why he doesn’t have email on his phone. Leave me a comment and let me know if you'd like me to record more of these monthly reports as podcast episodes. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/35 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing this will help more people discover the show so they to can get more done and get more out of life. Intro/Outro Music: "Synthia" by Scott & Brendo

The theme of this month has been "focus". You’ll notice this report is pretty minimal. While I have lots of new ideas and things on my “like to do” list, I’ve been highly focussed on thing in particular… Leave me a comment and let me know if you'd like me to record more of these monthly reports as podcast episodes. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/34 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing this will help more people discover the show so they to can get more done and get more out of life. Intro/Outro Music: "Synthia" by Scott & Brendo

In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I talk all about the tools and processes I use for managing email. This is a system that has evolved over many years and I'm super excited to share it with you. Try Sanebox free for 14 days and get $10 for free when you sign up by visiting: https://www.sanebox.com/paulminors Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/33 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing this will help more people discover the show so they to can get more done and get more out of life. Intro/Outro Music: "Synthia" by Scott & Brendo

In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I talk to Nick Loper from SideHustleNation.com all about productivity tips and tricks for side-hustlers… This was a really exciting episode for me because it’s perfect for the situation I’m in right now; I’m trying to grow a business on the side of my day job, and so it was really great to talk to Nick about how to be more efficient with my time and effective with growing my business. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/32 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing this will help more people discover the show so they to can get more done and get more out of life. Intro/Outro Music: "Synthia" by Scott & Brendo

I’m sure you’ve had this feeling before; you have a big project or a task that’s going to require a decent amount of your energy and attention. You feel like the only way to do a good job is to really “get stuck into it”. But creating the right conditions to do this work is almost impossible. There are an endless number of things destined to distract you and ruin this precious time. Creating the right conditions to do this kind of “focused work” is really hard. In fact, it’s one of the most common problems when it comes to personal productivity. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/31 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing this will help more people discover the show so they to can get more done and get more out of life. Intro/Outro Music: "Synthia" by Scott & Brendo

In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I discuss what causes motivation and how you can motivate yourself to work when you don't really feel like working. I'm publishing podcast episodes all week to try out my new podcasting gear. If you're interested, I'm now using the following podcasting gear: - Neewer NW-700 Condenser Microphone & NW-35 Adjustable Suspension Stand with Shock Mount and Mounting Clamp Kit: geni.us/3VWP - Behringer Xenyx 302USB Mixer: geni.us/2tuX - Your Cable Store XLR 3 Pin Microphone Cable (6 feet): geni.us/2937 Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/30 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing this will help more people discover the show so they to can get more done and get more out of life. Intro/Outro Music: "Synthia" by Scott & Brendo

I’m sure you’ve had this feeling before; you have a big project or a task that’s going to require a decent amount of your energy and attention. You feel like the only way to do a good job is to really “get stuck into it”. But creating the right conditions to do this work is almost impossible. There are an endless number of things destined to distract you and ruin this precious time. Creating the right conditions to do this kind of “focused work” is really hard. In fact, it’s one of the most common problems when it comes to personal productivity. Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/29 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing this will help more people discover the show so they to can get more done and get more out of life. Intro/Outro Music: "Synthia" by Scott & Brendo

In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I discuss how you can be more productive with your approach towards health and fitness. I'm publishing podcast episodes all week to try out my new podcasting gear. If you're interested, I'm now using the following podcasting gear: - Neewer NW-700 Condenser Microphone & NW-35 Adjustable Suspension Stand with Shock Mount and Mounting Clamp Kit: geni.us/3VWP - Behringer Xenyx 302USB Mixer: geni.us/2tuX - Your Cable Store XLR 3 Pin Microphone Cable (6 feet): geni.us/2937 Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/28 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing this will help more people discover the show so they to can get more done and get more out of life. Intro/Outro Music: "Synthia" by Scott & Brendo

In this episode of the Productivity Podcast, I talk about the Today app, which is the best new app I'm using to be more productive. I'm publishing podcast episodes all week to try out my new podcasting gear. If you're interested, I'm now using the following podcasting gear: - Neewer NW-700 Condenser Microphone & NW-35 Adjustable Suspension Stand with Shock Mount and Mounting Clamp Kit: geni.us/3VWP - Behringer Xenyx 302USB Mixer: geni.us/2tuX - Your Cable Store XLR 3 Pin Microphone Cable (6 feet): geni.us/2937 Show notes & action steps: PaulMinors.com/27 If you want to be more productive, start my free email course, the 7-Day Productivity Plan. Receive actionable, easy to follow advice via one email a day for 7 days: PaulMinors.com/7days If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast. I'd also love it if you could leave me a review. Doing this will help more people discover the show so they to can get more done and get more out of life. Intro/Outro Music: "Synthia" by Scott & Brendo