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Greg McKeown changed the way so many leaders think about life with his New York Times Bestselling book, Essentialism. He is the founder and CEO of McKeown Inc, an organization that helps leading companies like Apple, Google, Pixar and more reach the next level of growth. In addition to Essentialism, Greg is also New York Times bestselling author of Effortless and The Essentialism Planner, a world-renowned keynote speaker, and the host of the Greg McKeown Podcast.   Greg joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about how he prioritizes the essentials in his own life, living a life by design, seeking and implementing feedback, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we continue to navigate costs and the increasing competitive landscape of running a coffee shop, focusing on what is essential in your business has never been more crucial. Few guests have given us as salient and focused a treatment on how to prioritize than when we interviewed author and speaker Greg McKeown on his best selling book Essentialism.  Greg is the CEO of McKeown Inc. His writing has appeared or been covered by The New York Times, Fast Company, Fortune, HuffPost, Politico, and Inc. Magazine. He is among the most popular bloggers for the Harvard Business Review and he has been interviewed on numerous television and radio shows including NPR, NBC, FOX, and as a regular guest on The Steve Harvey Show. Entrepreneur voted his interview at Stanford University the #1 Must-See Video on Business, Creativity and Success. McKeown is an world renowned public speaker and hosts "The Essentialism Podcast" where he interviews amazing people from all over the world about their experiences practicing essentialism in work and in life. In today's conversation we will be discovering how we can take the first steps in spending our time on the vital few -vs- the trivial many. www.gregmckeown.com   Related Episodes:  436: Stop Burn Out! and Make Work Effortless w/ Greg McKeown | Best Selling Author “Effortless” 318 : Why Your Shop is Key to the Success of Coffee 018: Hiring, Culture, and the Future of your Shop 414: Secret Ingredients for a Successful Coffee Shop 329 : How to Teach Company Values to Your Staff     ATTENTION CAFE OWNERS w/ 2+ Years of running your brick and mortar.... - LOOKING FOR A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, ACCOUNTABILITY, INSIGHT, AND ENCOURAGEMENT?  - The Key Holder Coaching Group master-mind are now taking new applicants for our 4th cohort launching in march!    Click below to fill out your application now! KEY HOLDER COACHING APPLICATION   INTERESTED IN 1:1 CONSULTING AND COACHING? If you are a cafe owner and want to work one on one with me to bring your shop to its next level and help bring you joy and freedom in the process then email  chris@keystothshop.com of book a free call now:  https://calendly.com/chrisdeferio/30min  Want a beautiful coffee shop? All your hard surface, stone, Tile and brick needs!  www.arto.com Visit @artobrick The world loves plant based beverages and baristas love the Barista Series!  www.pacificfoodservice.com

Greg McKeown is the NYT bestselling author of the Essentialism and Effortless. He is founder and CEO of McKeown Inc, an organization that helps leading companies such as Apple, Google and Pixar reach the next level of growth. Greg is also a world-renowned keynote speaker and host of the Greg McKeown Podcast. In this classic episode, Greg joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss how to prioritize the essential things in work and in life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg McKeown is the New York Times bestselling author of Essentialism, and founder and CEO of McKeown Inc, an organization that helps leading companies reach the next level of growth. He has worked with clients like Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar and more, and has been featured in the New York Times, Fast Company, Politico and Harvard Business Review. Greg is also a world-renowned keynote speaker and host of The Greg McKeown Podcast. His latest book is called Effortless: Make It Easier To Do What Matters Most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this day and age, we are bombarded with to do's, to haves, and a ton of noise that distracts us from what truly matters most. In life, it's not that we don't know what's good for us to pursue, rather it's knowing what to cut in order to focus on the most essential activities. However, once we strip our lives down to the most essential things, the demands on our time and energy can still be overwhelming. That's why I'm excited to have today's guest on the show, Greg McKeown. What you'll learn about today is not only how to pursue the most essential, but also, how to give yourself permission to take the path of least resistance at times to achieve your most meaningful goals. Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level—and others don't.He is the CEO of McKeown Inc. whose clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!.As the author of New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, his writing has appeared or been covered by The New York Times, 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.An accomplished public speaker, he has spoken to hundreds of audiences around the world. He serves as a Board Member for Washington D.C. policy group Resolve and as a mentor with 2 Seeds, a non-profit incubator for agricultural projects in Africa. Prior to this, McKeown collaborated in the research and writing of Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter and worked for Heidrick & Struggles' Global Leadership Practice assessing senior executives.His newest book, , Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most, delves into the simple principle that not everything has to be so hard. Helpful links:Join the Strategic Financial Mastery programJoin Our Free CommunityTrain your team with an on-site workshopDisclaimer:BYFIQ, LLC is a wholly owned entity of Coltivar Group, LLC. The views expressed here are those of the individual Coltivar Group, LLC (“Coltivar”) personnel quoted and are not the views of Coltivar or its affiliates. Certain information contained in here has been obtained from third-party sources. While taken from sources believed to be reliable, Coltivar has not independently verified such information and makes no representations about the enduring accuracy of the information or its appropriateness for a given situation.This content is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should consult your own advisers as to those matters. References to any securities or digital assets are for illustrative purposes only, and do not constitute an investment recommendation or offer to provide investment advisory services. The Company is not registered or licensed by any governing body in any jurisdiction to give investing advice or provide investment recommendations. The Company is not affiliated with, nor does it receive compensation from, any specific security. Please see https://www.byfiq.com/terms-and-privacy-policy for additional important information.Support the show

This is a rebroadcast. The episode originally ran in August 2016. Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level—and others don't. The definitive treatment of this issue is addressed in his New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. Greg hosts The Essentialism Podcast and is the CEO of McKeown Inc., with clients including Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware, and Yahoo!. Originally from London, England, Greg now lives near Phoenix, Arizona, with his wife Anna and their family. In this interview Greg and Kurt talk about how the principle of Essentialism applies to his calling as bishop and the culture at-large in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At the time of this recording, Greg was serving as bishop of his ward in California. Highlights 1:30 Introduction and Greg's background and how he ended up in America 9:00 Greg's testimony development 14:00 How Greg met his wife 16:30 Greg was a coauthor with Liz Wiseman on the book, Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter. 19:00 Getting called as bishop 21:50 What is Essentialism? The disciplined pursuit of less. 22:40 Greg talks about his book Essentialism and why he wrote it. 30:30 The closet analogy of essentialism and how it relates to leadership Our obligation as leaders is not to our traditions, to the past, or to what other people are doing. Strip away all the things that are non-essentials. 36:30 The power of saying no. Can I say no to “inspired” requests? Remember to pause and think. Remember that the Lord's voice wins over any other voice. Divine tradeoffs are a requirement of our lives. There are always hard tradeoffs. There are good and great things but we need to do the essential things. 43:20 Think of all the things that Jesus DIDN'T do. He didn't feel the obligation to do everything. He did His Father's will. 45:30 How do you create a culture of essentialism in your ward? Focus on the people instead of the programs and activities. When it comes to meetings in the church, have a tight purpose and a loose agenda. 55:45 Thomas S. Monson's experience struggling with the social obligations of his calling versus following the spirit. His life was a beautiful example of putting people first and the social obligations second. 58:30 Think about what sacrifice really is. For thousands of years it meant to kill and to cut a baby lamb. In our day it means to eliminate, or to make a tradeoff. You can't do it all. Links Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most GregMcKeown.com 7 Unbreakable Rules of a Meeting Liz Wiseman Interviews & Articles on LeadingSaints.org Creating Essential Change In Your Organization | An Interview with Greg McKeown Get 14-day access to the Core Leader Library Read the TRANSCRIPT of this podcast

This is a rebroadcast. The episode originally ran in August 2016. Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level—and others don't. The definitive treatment of this issue is addressed in his New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. Greg hosts The Essentialism Podcast and is the CEO of McKeown Inc., with clients including Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware, and Yahoo!. Originally from London, England, Greg now lives near Phoenix, Arizona, with his wife Anna and their family. In this interview Greg and Kurt talk about how the principle of Essentialism applies to his calling as bishop and the culture at-large in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At the time of this recording, Greg was serving as bishop of his ward in California. Highlights 1:30 Introduction and Greg's background and how he ended up in America 9:00 Greg's testimony development 14:00 How Greg met his wife 16:30 Greg was a coauthor with Liz Wiseman on the book, Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter. 19:00 Getting called as bishop 21:50 What is Essentialism? The disciplined pursuit of less. 22:40 Greg talks about his book Essentialism and why he wrote it. 30:30 The closet analogy of essentialism and how it relates to leadership Our obligation as leaders is not to our traditions, to the past, or to what other people are doing. Strip away all the things that are non-essentials. 36:30 The power of saying no. Can I say no to “inspired” requests? Remember to pause and think. Remember that the Lord's voice wins over any other voice. Divine tradeoffs are a requirement of our lives. There are always hard tradeoffs. There are good and great things but we need to do the essential things. 43:20 Think of all the things that Jesus DIDN'T do. He didn't feel the obligation to do everything. He did His Father's will. 45:30 How do you create a culture of essentialism in your ward? Focus on the people instead of the programs and activities. When it comes to meetings in the church, have a tight purpose and a loose agenda. 55:45 Thomas S. Monson's experience struggling with the social obligations of his calling versus following the spirit. His life was a beautiful example of putting people first and the social obligations second. 58:30 Think about what sacrifice really is. For thousands of years it meant to kill and to cut a baby lamb. In our day it means to eliminate, or to make a tradeoff. You can't do it all. Links Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most GregMcKeown.com 7 Unbreakable Rules of a Meeting Liz Wiseman Interviews & Articles on LeadingSaints.org Creating Essential Change In Your Organization | An Interview with Greg McKeown Get 14-day access to the Core Leader Library Read the TRANSCRIPT of this podcast

Action Plan: https://jimharshawjr.com/ACTION Free Clarity Call: https://jimharshawjr.com/APPLY Fast doesn't guarantee first. Easy doesn't mean lazy. Break out of the rat race and learn how to make life— and success— effortless. Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level— and others don't. The definitive treatment of this issue is addressed in Greg's New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less.” This book challenges core assumptions about achievement to get to the essence of what really drives success. Last year, Greg released another New York Times bestselling book, “Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most”— an empowering guide to achieving your goals that starts with a simple principle: not everything has to be so hard. Aside from being a prolific writer, Greg is also the CEO of McKeown Inc., a leadership and strategy design agency headquartered in Silicon Valley. Their clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Twitter, and Yahoo!. I last interviewed Greg back in 2016 where we went on a deep dive into the practice of essentialism. This time, we delve into the mindset of effortlessness: why easy doesn't mean lazy, how to overcome the inertia to get started, and more. Tune in now! If you don't have time to listen to the entire episode or if you hear something that you like but don't have time to write it down, be sure to grab your free copy of the Action Plan from this episode— as well as get access to action plans from EVERY episode— at http://www.JimHarshawJr.com/Action.  

Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level—and others don't.The definitive treatment of this issue is addressed in McKeown's 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 McKeown Inc. Clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!.His writing has appeared or been covered by The New York Times, 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.

In this day and age, we are bombarded with to do's, to haves, and a ton of noise that distracts us from what truly matters most. In life, it's not that we don't know what's good for us to pursue, rather it's knowing what to cut in order to focus on the most essential activities. However, once we strip our lives down to the most essential things, the demands on our time and energy can still be overwhelming. That's why I'm excited to have today's guest on the show, Greg McKeown. What you'll learn about today is not only how to pursue the most essential, but also, how to give yourself permission to take the path of least resistance at times to achieve your most meaningful goals. Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level—and others don't.He is the CEO of McKeown Inc. whose clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!.As the author of New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, his writing has appeared or been covered by The New York Times, 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.An accomplished public speaker, he has spoken to hundreds of audiences around the world. He serves as a Board Member for Washington D.C. policy group Resolve and as a mentor with 2 Seeds, a non-profit incubator for agricultural projects in Africa. Prior to this, McKeown collaborated in the research and writing of Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter and worked for Heidrick & Struggles' Global Leadership Practice assessing senior executives.His newest book, , Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most, delves into the simple principle that not everything has to be so hard. 

ABOUT GREG MCKEOWN Greg McKeown is the New York Times bestselling author of Essentialism and Effortless, and founder and CEO of McKeown Inc, an organization that helps leading companies reach the next level of growth. He has worked with clients like Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar and more, and has been featured in the New York Times, Fast Company, Politico and Harvard Business Review. Greg is also a world-renowned keynote speaker and host of the podcast What's Essential? with Greg McKeown. Three Key Things You'll Learn 1. How to make it easier to do the most important things in life. 2. Simple ways to approach enormous tasks and projects. 3. How to learn and improve with less effort by focusing on the right things.

Greg McKeown's Key Accomplishments Include… Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level—and others don't. The definitive treatment of this issue is addressed in McKeown's 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 McKeown Inc. Clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!. His writing has appeared or been covered by The New York Times, 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, NBC, FOX, and as a regular guest on The Steve Harvey Show. Entrepreneur voted his interview at Stanford University the #1 Must-See Video on Business, Creativity and Success. Essentialism was voted by Goodread as the #1 Leadership and Success Book to Read in a Lifetime. McKeown is an accomplished public speaker. He has spoken to hundreds of audiences around the world including in Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, England, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan and Singapore. Highlights include speaking at SXSW, interviewing Al Gore at the Annual Conference of the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland and receiving a personal invitation from Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, to speak to his Annual Innovation Conference. McKeown challenges conventional wisdom in a unique and engaging style from the first moment to the last instant. As the event organizer at Greater Public said after McKeown addressed their 1,000-person conference, “I have been part of this event for 16 years and McKeown is the best speaker we have ever had!” McKeown is an active Social Innovator. Serving as a Board Member for Washington D.C. policy group Resolve and as a mentor with 2 Seeds, a non-profit incubator for agricultural projects in Africa. He has also been a speaker at non-profit groups including The Kauffman Fellows, Net Impact and Stanford University: he recently gave back to Stanford University by co-creating a popular class called, Designing Life, Essentially. He serves as a Young Global Leader for the World Economic Forum. He recently moderated a session at the “Summer Davos” in China called, “Unpacking Social Innovation Models for Maximum Impact”, served as a panelist at the “Sharpening Your Creative Edge” working session at the Forum. Prior to this, McKeown collaborated in the research and writing of Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter and worked for Heidrick & Struggles' Global Leadership Practice assessing senior executives. Originally from London, England, McKeown now lives in Calabasas, California with his wife, Anna, and their four children. He did his graduate work at Stanford University. To connect with Greg: https://gregmckeown.com/

Greg McKeown is an author, public speaker in leadership, and business strategist. Greg often speaks on how to live and lead as an essentialist. He has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level—and others don't. His writing has appeared or been covered by The New York Times, Fortune, HuffPost, Politico, and Harvard Business Review. He is the CEO of McKeown Inc. whose clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Twitter, and Yahoo!.In this episode, Eric and Greg discuss his book, Effortless: Make it Easier to Do What Matters Most. But wait – there's more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It's that simple and we'll give you good stuff as a thank you!In This Interview, Greg McKeown and I Discuss How to Make Life Easier and …His book, Effortless: Make it Easier to Do What Matters MostThe power of gratitude – and how it literally cannot be overpracticedThe practice of saying something you're grateful for after every time you complainWhat it means to live in the gain vs. live in the gapAsking yourself, “what if there's no other way than this to grow in this life?”The many ways we make life harder than it needs to beThat holding a grudge is a primary way of making life harder than it isThe power of asking the question: “What did I hire this grudge to do? Is it doing it?”The way conditions on forgiveness still trap you overtimeUsing words to create the future relationships I wantThe role and power of Deep ListeningGreg McKeown Links:Greg's WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterIf you enjoyed this conversation with Greg McKeown, you might also enjoy these other episodes:Finding Zen in the Ordinary with Christopher KeevilMelody Warnick on Loving the Place You LiveSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Greg McKeown is the NYT bestselling author of the Essentialism and Effortless. He is founder and CEO of McKeown Inc, an organization that helps leading companies such as Apple, Google and Pixar reach the next level of growth. Greg is also a world-renowned keynote speaker and host of the podcast What's Essential? with Greg McKeown. Greg joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss how to prioritize the essential things in work and in life.

Greg McKeown is the bestselling author of Essentialism, Effortless, Multiplers, and a keynote speaker. He is the CEO of McKeown Inc. Clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!. His writing has appeared or been covered by The New York Times, 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. Subscribe to the podcast: https://buff.ly/2PycRL1 Sponsor the podcast: http://bit.ly/growthsponsor #essentialism #timferriss #productivity ✔ Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/38bZNAY ✔ Subscribe on Apple Podcast: https://buff.ly/2PycRL1 ✔ Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/growth-minds ✔ Subscribe on Google Podcast: https://buff.ly/2tua5hb Connect with Sean ► Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/heyseankim ► Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/heyseankim ► Like on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/seankim Sean is an entrepreneur, investor, and host of Growth Minds. He is currently the CEO of Jumpspeak.com, a Columnist at Inc. Magazine, and contributor for The Huffington Post, Fast Company, Entrepreneur Magazine, TIME Magazine, The Next Web, and more.

Be effortless! In today's episode, we are talking with Greg McKeown, best-selling author and CEO. Greg's break-out book, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. The book is frequently ranked as a #1 Time Management book on Amazon, and challenges core assumptions about achievement to get to the essence of what really drives success. Greg is the CEO of McKeown Inc. Clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!. His writing has appeared or been covered by The New York Times, 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, NBC, and FOX.  In this episode, we talk about Greg's path from studying to be a lawyer to becoming a writer, the definition of Essentialism, and how we can decide what's ‘essential.' We'll also discuss the three steps to being effortless, how to make essential work more fun, and how to achieve residual results with your work. If you're a high-achiever and looking to step up your productivity without dedicating all your time, this is a must-listen!   Sponsored by -    Credit Karma. Go to creditkarma.com/podcast to learn more and find offers tailored just for you.    Olay Body. Fearless In My Skin.   Social Media:   Follow YAP on IG: www.instagram.com/youngandprofiting Reach out to Hala directly at Hala@YoungandProfiting.com Follow Hala on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Follow Hala on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yapwithhala Follow Hala on ClubHouse: @halataha Check out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com   Timestamps:   00:37 - Greg's Upbringing 02:12 - How Greg Strayed From Being a Lawyer and Became a Writer 08:30 - The Definition of Essentialism 09:45 - How Achieving Success Can Cause Failure 12:32 - The Way Essentialism Relates to Being Effortless 15:37 - How We Can Decide What's Essential 21:17 - Why Greg Wrote Effortless 24:51 - 3 Steps for Being Effortless 29:05 - The Problem With Effort 31:41 - Strategies to Achieve the Effortless State 36:07 - Does Effort Equal Time?  38:19 - How to Make Essential Work See More Fun 42:21 - Ways to Combat Complex Projects and Make It Simple 50:59 - Why Rest is Essential 58:35 - Difference Between Linear and Residual Results 1:04:32 - Greg's Secret to Profiting in Life   Mentioned in the Episode:   Greg's Website: https://gregmckeown.com/ The Essentialism Website: https://essentialism.com/ Greg's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregorymckeown?lang=en

Greg McKeown is a husband, father, author, public speaker, and leadership and business strategist. He is the author of the books Essentialism and Effortless and the CEO of McKeown Inc. McKeown is a renowned LinkedIn Author for the Harvard Business Review and his writings have appeared in the New York Times, The Huffington Post, Fast Company, Fortune, and Politico. Greg’s main purpose is to help people and teams discover what drives success and what doesn’t. McKeown thrives off of challenging conventional wisdom and focuses on what you really need in order to be successful. Mistake-free living is not something we should be interested in, either for us or our children. Honesty, humility, and leadership are the key elements that allow us to come back from our mistakes and better ourselves so that we can strengthen our relationships. Our children learn from our actions, so if we make mistakes and recover quickly from them, they learn how to do the same.  Greg is a huge proponent of gratitude. He talks about following a complaining statement with a statement of gratitude; this can make a vast difference in mindset. Mindset is the key to going from a chore, to a habit, to a ritual. These three things are how we can achieve a state of effortlessness in our lives.    For the show notes and exclusive links mentioned in this episode go to https://gooddadproject.com/effortless/ ———— Join the Free Dad Edge Facebook Group at gooddadproject.com/group. Apply for The Dad Edge Alliance at gooddadproject.com/alliance. Watch this interview on YouTube gooddadproject.com/youtube. Follow us on Instagram at @thedadedge! FREE RESOURCE – 21 Days to an Extraordinary Marriage

I’m really excited to have Greg McKeown back on the show.  If you want to listen to my first interview of him, check out Episode 39.  Greg  is the author of the new book Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most and a previous book, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, which hit The New York Times bestseller list and has sold more than a million copies. Like many of you, that book has had a tremendous impact on me.  He is also a speaker and the host of the popular podcast What’s Essential.  Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level—and others don’t. Greg is the CEO of McKeown Inc. Clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!. His writing has appeared or been covered by The New York Times, 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, NBC, FOX, and as a regular guest on The Steve Harvey Show. Entrepreneur voted his interview at Stanford University the #1 Must-See Video on Business, Creativity and Success. Essentialism was voted by Goodread as the #1 Leadership and Success Book to Read in a Lifetime. McKeown is an accomplished public speaker. He has spoken to hundreds of audiences around the world including in Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, England, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan and Singapore. Highlights include speaking at SXSW, interviewing Al Gore at the Annual Conference of the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland and receiving a personal invitation from Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, to speak to his Annual Innovation Conference. McKeown challenges conventional wisdom in a unique and engaging style from the first moment to the last instant. As the event organizer at Greater Public said after McKeown addressed their 1,000-person conference, “I have been part of this event for 16 years and McKeown is the best speaker we have ever had!” McKeown is an active Social Innovator. Serving as a Board Member for Washington D.C. policy group Resolve and as a mentor with 2 Seeds, a non-profit incubator for agricultural projects in Africa. He has also been a speaker at non-profit groups including The Kauffman Fellows, Net Impact and Stanford University: he recently gave back to Stanford University by co-creating a popular class called, Designing Life, Essentially. He serves as a Young Global Leader for the World Economic Forum.  He recently moderated a session at the “Summer Davos” in China called, “Unpacking Social Innovation Models for Maximum Impact”, served as a panelist at the “Sharpening Your Creative Edge” working session at the Forum. Prior to this, McKeown collaborated in the research and writing of Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter and worked for Heidrick & Struggles’ Global Leadership Practice assessing senior executives. Originally from London, England, McKeown now lives in California with his wife, Anna, and their four children. He did his graduate work at Stanford University.

Greg McKeown is the New York Times bestselling author of Essentialism, and founder and CEO of McKeown Inc, an organization that helps leading companies reach the next level of growth. Greg is a world-renowned keynote speaker and host of the podcast What’s Essential? with Greg McKeown. He is also the author of a new book, Effortless: Make It Easier To Do What Matters Most. Greg joined Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss his new book, why the most important things in life don't have to be hard, and much more. Three Key Things You'll Learn 1. How to make it easier to do the most important things in life. 2. Simple ways to approach enormous tasks and projects. 3. How to learn and improve with less effort by focusing on the right things.

This week, Lisa is joined by special guest Kate Cohen to present the New York Times bestseller Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown. Kate Cohen has a master’s in Learning and Organizational Change from Northwestern University. She’s a longtime friend of Lisa’s as they met doing improv in Chicago. When she’s not making people laugh or teaching improv students, she works in Learning & Development in Chicago.  Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level—and others don’t. McKeown is the CEO of McKeown Inc., whose clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!. In this New York Times bestseller Essentialism book review podcast, we cover points from each of the main sections of the book: -Essence -Explore -Eliminate -Execute As well as the Introduction and the final chapter, Be. Check out our Patreon to see how you can be part of our community! If you want to know more about the author, you can visit his website. If you want to buy the book, you can do so here. Check out all the GHY Merch we have available! Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe and recommend Go Help Yourself!

Have you found yourself stretched too thin, overworked, or busy but not productive? In this episode, Greg McKeown, bestselling author of "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less", shares some helpful insight on how to pursue less with better results, including eliminating the things that don't matter, establishing better boundaries, changing your mindset from reactive to proactive, and more. Greg McKeown is an accomplished public speaker, author, and the CEO of McKeown Inc. His book challenges core assumptions about achievement to get to the essence of what really drives success.

Today on the show we are joined by Greg Mckeown. Greg is the new-work times best-selling author of the non-fiction smash hit book; Essentialism - The disciplined pursuit of less. Greg is a Stanford Uni graduate, is the CEO of McKeown Inc who advises to some companies you may have heard of - Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Twitter,, just to name a few. On top of this Greg is a Young global leader for the World economic forum and is a mentor for the Washington DC Policy Group resolve. In today’s episode we discuss Essentialism, this great word. A systematic discipline that you can turn to decide what’s truly important in your life. The aim of this episode is to arm you with the tools to make the highest possible contribution towards the things that really matter. Links: https://www.youtube.com/c/FreedomPact (video interviews) https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter) https://instagram.com/freedompact https://gregmckeown.com https://gregmckeown.com/podcast

Seventeen years of running my own video business have taught me that success is not about getting the best shot, or having the best demo reel or the best gear. There’s so much more to it. It boils down to your priorities and how you choose to focus your energy and time. In short, you need to become an essentialist. Key Takeaways Not everything is equally important. Start your day with the question of what is most important today and focus on that. That will set your priorities in order and help assure that you focus only on what is most essential to you. Set boundaries. It is up to you to decide what to do with your time. Stay in control of it and let others know when you are available and when you are not. This leads to efficiency and more overall satisfaction. About Greg McKeown Greg McKeown is the author of the amazing book and New York Times bestseller, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. He is also the founder of McKeown Inc., a company with a mission to teach essentialism to millions of people around the world. Their clients include Adobe, Apple, Airbnb, Cisco, Google, Facebook, and Pixar. Creating boundaries and clarity for success If you’ve ever felt busy without being productive (and who hasn’t?), Greg has some advice for you. You need to create the right boundaries around your priorities and stick to them. If you ask yourself every morning what the most important thing to do today, you will be well on the path to becoming an essentialist.  Being an essentialist certainly has its challenges. Even for Greg, it’s an ongoing journey. Over time, he’s developed a planning system that he continues to revise. Consciously and continuously developing clarity on goals and priorities takes effort. Without it though, necessary clarity will remain out of reach. Identifying what is essential to you Greg wants us all to identify essential parts of our lives that we are underinvesting in. When we realize why these things matter to us, and truly visualize what achieving it would be, we can start to reprioritize our daily lives and be one big step closer to essentialism. Becoming an essentialist is tough. It takes vulnerability. However, striving to build your life around only what is essential to you is the key to everything. What is something essential to you that you are currently under-investing in? How do you create boundaries to protect your priorities? Let me know in the comments on the episode page!   In This Episode: The role of community in implementing essentialism [7:20] Retaking control over your life through proper prioritizing [10:50] The struggles that come with being an essentialist [18:40] Strategies to get more done by doing less [22:02] Concrete ways to set boundaries to regain control over your time [26:45] Questions and actions to identify what is most essential in your life [33:00]   Quotes “If you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will.” [11:52] “You have to create space to prioritize, plan, think, and reflect so that you can actually make thoughtful decisions. You become strategic.” [22:52] “It’s so vulnerable. It’s so personal. Also, I think we think people know - but they can’t know.” [44:22]   Links: Storyblocks Core Find Greg McKeown online Follow Greg on Instagram | Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube Essentialism by Greg McKeown   Additional Links: Check out the full show notes page Do you have something to share on this podcast? Fill out this form here. Be sure to take the Studio Sherpas survey for a chance to win some incredible prizes (if we do say so ourselves!) Stay up to date with everything we're doing at Studio Sherpas Tune in to our weekly Facebook Lives Follow Studio Sherpas on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram If you haven't already, we'd love it if you would take 1 minute to leave us a review on iTunes!

Since this season has been all about strategies for success, I knew that I had to have on Greg McKeown for a conversation. Greg is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Essentialism, and founder of McKeown Inc., a company with a mission of teaching Essentialism. In this episode, we talk about what it really means to be an essentialist and the steps you can take to find out what's truly essential for you. He shares advice for actively pursuing the things that serve you and renegotiating what doesn't!  What's In This Episode: What it means to become an essentialist Greg's advice about the success trap that many people fall into Discovering what doesn't matter or serve you anymore The importance of actively renegotiating in your life

Greg McKeown helps leaders determine what is essential, at work and in life. Greg is the author of the NYT bestseller Essentialism, and founder and CEO of McKeown Inc, an organization that helps leading companies reach the next level of growth. He has worked with clients like Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar and more, and has been featured in the New York Times, Fast Company, Politico and Harvard Business Review. Greg is also a world-renowned keynote speaker and host of the podcast Essentialism with Greg McKeown. Greg joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss how to prioritize the essentials in work and in life.

Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level—and others don’t. The definitive treatment of this issue is addressed in his New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. Greg hosts The Essentialism Podcast and is the CEO of McKeown Inc., with clients including Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!. Originally from London, England, he now lives in Calabasas, California with his wife, Anna, and their four children, where he serves as an elders quorum president. Summary 4:50 - Greg’s leadership journey since being a bishop in Menlo Park four years ago 5:35 - What is Greg’s ward doing to adapt to the COVID restrictions? 6:32 - Go small, lessons learned from being bishop Greg applies to working as elder’s quorum president 8:10 - Celebrate every success helped increase home teaching statistics; no need to repeat failed scolding – it doesn’t work 9:59 - Change is not the same as progress; abrupt change is false economy; better to avoid predictable problems of big changes 10:31 - Family history small change was to ask people to pray for ancestors every day and sign in to family search for thirty days 13:13 - A tiny beginning helped people rise to whatever level or time commitment they were able to; efforts to inspire members to greater heights just overwhelms them and does not produce more family history 13:55 - In leadership taking small steps is underutilized; people feel overwhelmed and don’t start; as a leader, look for the tiniest thing we can do in one minute to improve in this area and celebrate that action 15:12 - It’s better to take one minute’s step of progress to talk about it an hour and then do nothing 16:10 - We become more professional in talking about the subject, but not in doing it 17:31 - Have a grand vision, but match it with the tiniest steps; the grandest the vision, the smaller the first step 18:08 - We ought not let courageous moments cloud from our vision what was going on the majority of the time 18:50 - Greg reflects on his time as bishop 19:23 - Human suffering is universal 19:55 - If you think someone is fine, it’s probably because you don’t actually know them very well 20:19 - We should build relationships that let us become aware of other people’s suffering; show consistent kindness 21:47 - You learn people who didn’t appear to struggle are struggling 22:54 - Small things, being a friend, asking questions, consistency 24:15 - What can bishops do when a member brings suffering to his office? 26:45 - It’s very easy when creating things to not be honest about what can realistically be accomplished by a ward council 27:39 - Can you put the plan on a week’s calendar? 28:35 - Ward councils can become “siloed” and focused on their own groups 29:52 - Greg turns the tables and questions Kurt 31:08 - What is something that is essential to Kurt that he is underinvesting in? 33:07 - Kurt describes his concerns about connecting with his children 34:24 - Why does it matter? 35:35 - Predictable problems could be insured against 36:52 - What does measurable success in fathering look like to you, Kurt? 38:32 - What’s the additional work you need to do to close the gap between what you’re doing now and what success would feel like? 40:52 - What specifically does that look like? 42:43 - When is enough, enough? 44:59 - What is you were to ask your oldest children how am I doing? 47:24 - Tiny mechanisms help us change 48:54 - It’s easier to get trapped into grandiose commitments 49:36 - People are dealing with all kinds of unexpected challenges 50:26 - Brain chemistry and response to challenge/fear -- a narrowing of options to fight, flight, or freeze 51:46 - Must trick the brain into not responding with fear by making very small changes 52:21 - There is no upside in making people have more fear or guilt

Have you felt overwhelm? Does perpetual distraction prevent you from doing your best work? Greg McKeown, author of the New York Times bestselling book Essentialism, discusses proven methods of selecting projects, protecting the asset, and how saying no leads to you being able to do your best work. Who is Gregory McKeown? Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level—and others don’t.The definitive treatment of this issue is addressed in McKeown’s 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 McKeown Inc. Clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!.His writing has appeared or been covered by The New York Times, 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, NBC, FOX, and as a regular guest on The Steve Harvey Show. Entrepreneur voted his interview at Stanford University the #1 Must-See Video on Business, Creativity and Success.Highlights[5:29] Defining Essentialism[11:31] Saying no[25:15] Defining what is essential to you[28:51] The fear of missing out (FOMO)[32:01] Framework for essential decision making[38:22] Maintaining positivity in the family[50:11] Strategic boundaries in life[57:47] Tools to get you started with essentialism[1:00:46] A day in the life of the essentialistResourcesEssentialism by Greg McKeownAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyWilliam WilberforceLetsfit White Noise MachineThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveySponsorsB StrongI've been fascinated by blood flow restriction training for a very long time. B Strong made great innovations on this technology.I use it almost every day: high reps, low number of sets, a few exercises. In 20 minutes, I have a fantastic workout which is triggering an anabolic response.If you want to get your B Strong blood flow restriction device, head on over to https://bstrong.training/ and use the code BOOMER, and you're going to get yourself 10% off.Blue CannatineOne of my favorite tools for cognitive enhancement, especially after long plan rides, is Blue Cannatine. The delivery mechanism is unique (buccal troche). It is especially effective for me on improving short-term memory, focus, and verbal fluency. It’s the closest thing that I found to NZT and I think you guys should try it out. Get yours at troscriptions.com.Full disclosure: I am involved with the company (I like the product that much).Continue Your High Performance Journey with Greg McKeownWebsiteFacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedInYouTubeDisclaimer This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only. This is being provided as a self-help tool to help you understand your genetics, biodata and other information to enhance your performance. It is not medical or psychological advice. Virtuosity LLC, or Decoding Superhuman, is not a doctor. Virtuosity LLC is not treating, preventing, healing, or diagnosing disease. This information is to be used at your own risk based on your own judgment. For the full Disclaimer, please go to (Decodingsuperhuman.com/disclaimer). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What is essential? Many of us have been forced into a place of asking this question for the sake of survival and are now looking to create a new way forward for ourselves, our businesses, and our families. If we want our work and life to be imbued with purpose, joy, clarity, and thriving then we need to embrace this question not as just a survival tactic but as a normal state of being. We need to become Essentialists.  Today I am honored to welcome to the show, Greg McKeown, author of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times best selling book, "Essentialism: The Disciplined pursuit of Less"   Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level—and others don’t. This book challenges core assumptions about achievement to get to the essence of what really drives success. Greg is the CEO of McKeown Inc. Clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!. His writing has appeared or been covered by The New York Times, Fast Company, Fortune, HuffPost, Politico, and Inc. Magazine. He is among the most popular bloggers for the Harvard Business Review and he has been interviewed on numerous television and radio shows including NPR, NBC, FOX, and as a regular guest on The Steve Harvey Show. Entrepreneur voted his interview at Stanford University the #1 Must-See Video on Business, Creativity and Success. McKeown is an accomplished public speaker. He has spoken to hundreds of audiences around the world and is also the host of the new show "The Essentialism Podcast" where he interviews amazing people from all over the world about their experiences practicing essentialism in work and in life.  In today's conversation we will be discovering the genesis of Essentialism and how we can take the first steps in overcoming the frazzled and overwrought lives we lead and spend our time on the vital few -vs- the trivial many.  You will learn about: What is Essentialism?  How to discern the trivial from the vital Working out what is priority Protecting "The Asset" Taking the first steps   Finding space for life and clarity Showing up as your best self What is vital for your business  Practicing essentials in the midst of change Making room for Gratitude and creativity Links: www.gregmckeown.com The Essentialism Podcast    Related Episodes: 008 : Finding Joy in Coffee w/ Nathanael May 181 : Organizational Self-Knowledge 184 : Making Great Business Decisions w/ Dave Stachowiak 212: Refining your Leadership and Systems in a Crisis     Prioritizing your Work The Power of "No" Thankfulness : The key to joy in the journey Managers Top 3   The BEST in commercial coffee equipment www.prima-coffee.com/keys   Want the best plant based beverage for your coffee drinks?  www.pacificfoods.com/food-service    

Greg McKeown has dedicated his career to discovering why some people and teams break through to the next level—and others don’t. The definitive treatment of this issue is addressed in McKeown’s 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 McKeown Inc. His clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!. His writing has appeared or been covered by The New York Times, 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, NBC, FOX, and as a regular guest on The Steve Harvey Show. Entrepreneur voted his interview at Stanford University the #1 Must-See Video on Business, Creativity and Success.   For full notes and to download the show notes to this episode, visit www.calwalters.me

Greg McKeown,  author of the New York Times Bestseller “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” and founder of McKeown Inc, joins Jim and Jan on a discussion on essentialism, priorities, and the belief that doing less is actually doing more.  Greg explains what essentialism is, how we can open up the conversation in our own lives and find out what our priorities should be as a daily discipline to gain clarity. He speaks of his experiences in helping leaders and executives get clarity so their organization operates with  intent rather than reacting to matters deemed as urgent from outside forces.   Key Takeaways    [2:58] The essential priority for Greg is tuning in to his internal clarity. Our clarity is often drowned out in societal demands, the need to feel as though we are doing more, and appearances we try to keep up on social media. [7:48] Most people know intellectually that they don’t need to be doing what they are, but emotionally it doesn’t feel true. The decision for Greg to move towards what he does want to do and let go of he doesn’t, let him to the process of discovering the four stage pattern of essentialism. [9:01] The four stage pattern that Greg discovered when working in Silicon Valley in organizations and individuals: Clarity, Success, Options and Chaos. [11:38] Planning isn’t something to be crammed in, it’s the essential work. The essentialist believes only a few things matter, and it changes the course of your life completely on what you pursue and how you spend your time. [14:45] Practices such as meditation, praying, journaling and getting enough rest are helpful to increase space to identify what is actually essential. [20:02] Greg encourages people to make decisions less based upon if something is good, rather if it’s one of the most important things. Anything below 90% essential should at least be questioned. [23:02] Two examples of non essential things Greg traded that made a profound impact on his life - trading out Facebook scrolling for calling his grandfather, and cutting out sugar. [31:29] The first step towards essentialism is to have the conversation and identifying that there are non essential practices at play. Next is the work towards cutting out what is non essential and shifting towards a mindset that supports the practices and choices that go along with essentialism. [36:30] Greg talks about the paradox of success on a societal level, and what it takes to maintain the social complexity in our time now. [40:12] Greg shares a tangible daily practice on how we can get to the very first 6 meaningful items and cross off the other obligations go. [50:57] The things that matter most that are important and essential are hardly ever urgent.   LinkedIn: @GregMcKeown Website: GregMcKeown.com Twitter:  @GregoryMcKeown Quotable Quotes For me, it’s about clarity. To be able to hear, recognize and obey that voice of clarity that’s often drowned out.   The right answer is often to not to do something. Strategy is what you say no to.   The most essential work is to protect our ability to discern what is essential. The essentialist believes almost everything is non essential, and only a few things really matter.   Ask yourself, “what should I stop doing?”   Clarity equals success If you are lost and admit you are lost, the intent changes. That top and most important item rarely gets done at all.   For how long will this matter?     Bio Originally from London, England, Greg McKeown is the author of the New York Times bestseller, “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” and the founder of McKeown, Inc, a company with a mission to teach Essentialism to millions of people around the world. Their clients include Adobe, Apple, Airbnb, Cisco, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!.   McKeown is an accomplished public speaker and has spoken to hundreds of audiences around the world including in Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, England, Holland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Norway, Singapore, South Africa and the United States.   Highlights include speaking at SXSW, interviewing Al Gore at the Annual Conference of the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland and receiving a personal invitation from Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, to speak to his Annual Innovation Conference.   His writing has appeared or been covered by Fast Company, Fortune, HuffPost, Politico, and Inc. Magazine and Harvard Business Review. He has also been interviewed on numerous television and radio shows including NPR and NBC.   In 2012 he was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Originally from London, England, McKeown now lives in Silicon Valley with his wife and their four children. He graduated with an MBA from Stanford University.     Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less “Success Can Be a Catalyst for Failure”