022 - Productivity and Marriage: An Interview with My Wife, Tessa




The 5 AM Miracle: Healthy Productivity for High Achievers show

Summary: Marriage can be tough, especially if the two of you are both high-achievers with BIG goals. In today's episode of <a href="https://www.jeffsanders.com/itunes">The 5 AM Miracle Podcast</a> I interview my wife, Tessa, and we talk productivity and marriage.<br><br>Of all the people I know, my wife is the only one who outworks me on a daily basis. Her productivity is astounding and her work ethic is even more impressive. That's why I invited Tessa on the podcast today to discuss how she gets it all done.<br><strong><br>The Tip of the Week<br></strong><br>This is the week of Thanksgiving in the United States so today's tip is how to create a permanent attitude of gratitude. I talk about how to eliminate scarcity thinking and how to train your brain to focus on abundance.<br><br>Life is meant to be celebrated, not feared. There are so many things to be grateful for that it would be a waste of a great opportunity to ignore the blessings we all share every day.<ul><li> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743294688/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0743294688&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gradandclue-20">The Power of Story</a> [book by Jim Loehr]</li></ul><strong>Resources Mentioned in the Show</strong><ol> <li> <a href="http://tntp.org/">The New Teacher Project</a> [parent company of the Nashville Teaching Fellows]</li> <li> <a href="http://www.lipscomb.edu/education/doctorate-in-education">Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) in Learning Organizations and Strategic Change</a> [Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN]</li> <li> <a href="http://products.office.com/en-US/outlook/email-and-calendar-software-microsoft-outlook">Microsoft Outlook</a> [calendar and task manager]</li> <li> <a href="https://www.jeffsanders.com/113-why-you-should-be-using-nozbe-for-task-management-podcast/">Nozbe</a> [digital task manager]</li> <li> <a href="https://www.jeffsanders.com/the-necessity-and-benefits-of-sleep/">The Necessity and Benefits of Sleep</a> [blog post by Jeff Sanders]</li> <li> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/manager-tools/id74198801">Manager Tools Podcast</a> [hosted by Mike Auzenne and Mark Hortsman]</li> <li> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470550473/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0470550473&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gradandclue-20">Teach Like a Champion</a> [book by Doug Lemov]</li> <li> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118143957/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1118143957&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gradandclue-20">Great Habits, Great Readers</a> [book by Paul Bambrick-Santoyo]</li> </ol>