Podcast Episodes featuring Charlie Gilkey

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Charlie Gilkey on How to Start Finishing Projects in Your Life and Go From 'Idea' to Done!

Beyond the To-Do List - March 23, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★ - 785 ratings
Charlie Gilkey is the founder of Productive Flourishing, a website that helps changemakers (creatives, leaders, and entrepreneurs) start finishing the stuff that matters. Productive Flourishing is routinely placed in the Top 50 websites for planning, productivity, creativity, and team development...

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Ep. 187 | Why Not Creating Will Destroy You with Charlie Gilkey

Resist Average Academy | Tommy Baker - September 24, 2020 13:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 286 ratings
You’re either going to create your dream life, or you’re going to destroy yourself through self-loathing and resentment. Bold statement, I know. But this is exactly what I’ve seen during ten years of being in the trenches of transformation. And today’s guest is here to tell you why. His name...

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Systems + Institutions + Belonging with Charlie Gilkey [DEEP DIVE]

How She Really Does It - July 24, 2020 09:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 200 ratings
Today, I’m sharing my interview with previous guest and founder of Productive Flourishing, Charlie Gilkey. Charlie and I have a lot in common when it comes to racial identity and not feeling like we totally belong in the systems and institutions around us. In our discussion, Charlie breaks down ...

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Systems + Institutions + Belonging with Charlie Gilkey

How She Really Does It - July 24, 2020 09:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 200 ratings
Today, I’m sharing my interview with previous guest and founder of Productive Flourishing, Charlie Gilkey. Charlie and I have a lot in common when it comes to racial identity and not feeling like we totally belong in the systems and institutions around us. In our discussion, Charlie breaks down ...

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Procrastination and Why The Bootstrapper Mindset Keeps You Stuck & Frustrated with Charlie Gilkey

Break the Ceiling - June 09, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Busy, busy, busy. We are all so busy. And that makes it really easy—too easy, in fact—to come up with excuses not to do the work that’s most important to us. Because that’s also usually the work that’s the scariest. For the last month, we’ve been talking about all the ways that fou...

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231. Start Finishing: Charlie Gilkey

Love Your Work - May 21, 2020 11:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 198 ratings
Sometimes people tell me, “Hey David, The Heart to Start is a great book, but now that I’ve figured out how to start, how do I finish?!” If you’re anything like me, finishing is tough. You can always find a good reason not to finish what you’ve started. It’s not fun anymore, you don’t want to ...

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Charlie Gilkey on the Zen of Business Coaching

Social PR Secrets by Lisa Buyer - January 03, 2020 06:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
How much do you know about business coaches and what they do? According to Charlie Gilkey, they help you perform at your best and help you live a better life.  In this segment, Lisa Buyer, and guest host Cathy Hackl, sat down with Charlie Gilkey. Charlie refers to himself as a combination of a ...

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190 Charlie Gilkey on Going from Idea to Done

Behind the Brilliance - January 02, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 234 ratings
Charlie Gilkey is a brilliant strategist and author who's written an excellent book titled Start Finishing. The book helps creatives, entrepreneurial types, and professionals finish what they start. The book lays out practical advice for everything from managing project logistics to fending off ...

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546: Charlie Gilkey- How To Go From Idea to Done

The Self-Employed Life - December 11, 2019 07:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 174 ratings
I consider myself a productive person. I have hard systems, apps, and even color-coding that I use to make sure that I complete projects and tasks in a timely fashion and still have time for myself.  However, it’s a topic that I love digging into. Who doesn’t want to find new ways to streamline...

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520: How to Get Unstuck and Start Finishing with Charlie Gilkey

How to Be Awesome at Your Job - December 04, 2019 06:30 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 944 ratings
Charlie Gilkey discusses how to deal with the obstacles that derail your important projects — YOU'LL LEARN —  1) The magic number for projects.  2) Signs that a project truly matters to you.  3) When and how to say no to your family, friends, and bosses.  Subscribe or visit Awesome...

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LUYC 116: How to Finish Your Projects and Do Your Best Work with Charlie Gilkey

Level Up Your Course Podcast with Janelle Allen: Create Online Courses that Change Lives - November 27, 2019 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 35 ratings
Hey family! This week’s episode is the live interview from my workshop with Charlie GIlkey, logistics expert turned executive coach, author, and founder of Productive Flourishing. He’s here to talk about his new book, Start Finishing, and how you can finally finish all of those projects...

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Charlie Gilkey | How to Start Finishing More Projects

Smart Business Revolution | Turn Relationships into Revenues | Networking | More Clients | Relationship Advice - November 25, 2019 15:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 208 ratings
Productivity. Everyone wants it, but it can be very difficult to find or sustain. This week’s guest has mastered it. Charlie Gilkey is the Founder of Productive Flourishing, a consulting company based in Portland, Oregon, which helps creatives, entrepreneurs, and leaders to start finishing proje...

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BBB5: Interview with Charlie Gilkey

Books, Brands, and Business - November 25, 2019 12:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Welcome to the Books, Brands, and Business podcast with your host, Chris O’Byrne, from JETLAUNCH.net.  My guest today is Charlie Gilkey, the founder of Productive Flourishing, a company that helps professional creatives, leaders, and changemakers take meaningful action on work that matters. He ...

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EP 241: Finishing What You Start With Start Finishing Author Charlie Gilkey

What Works - October 03, 2019 07:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 171 ratings
The Nitty-Gritty: * Start Finishing author Charlie Gilkey explains the relationship between resilience and finishing the projects and plans we start* Why tensions like mastery versus growth, structure versus novelty, and serving ourselves versus serving others make it harder to reach our goals...

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136: Start Finishing—Pricing, Projects, and Momentum Planning with Charlie Gilkey

Pivot with Jenny Blake - September 29, 2019 04:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 188 ratings
Sometimes the Audio Gods just do not shine upon you, and that’s what happened during this super fun experimental interview with my brilliant friend Charlie Gilkey! My mic is “hot” (aka way too loud), but I hope you’ll forgive me and listen anyway, as Charlie shares SO. MUCH. GOLD!! We even go int...

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86: Start Finishing - How to Go From Idea to Done with Charlie Gilkey

Wealth by Design - September 24, 2019 11:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
If you’ve been in the entrepreneurial space for more than a hot minute, you probably know Charlie Gilkey. He started out with a blog, but now he is the creator of Productive Flourishing, a podcast and a site that helps people do the work that matters so they can become their best selves. Believe...

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“Start Finishing” with Charlie Gilkey (GWTW332)

Getting Work To Work - September 23, 2019 18:16 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
How would you describe your best work that you not only need to start, but also finish? What is the cost of not doing your best work? Who are the people in your success packs? These are three questions that author Charlie Gilkey addresses in his latest book, Start Finishing. In this interview ep...

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How to Finish What Matters | Charlie Gilkey

Good Life Project - September 19, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.8K ratings
Productivity - not a fun word for most people. Well, what if there was a way to quickly figure out what matters most, focus in on that, let go of everything else, then go from idea to done? To become a productivity Jedi. That is what we're talking about in today's powerful conversation with Star...

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3 Strategies to Start Finishing What Matters Most with Charlie Gilkey

Entrepreneurs on Fire - September 18, 2019 08:30 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.6K ratings
Charlie helps people start finishing what matters most. He's the founder of Productive Flourishing and the author of two books, the latest being Start Finishing: How to Go from Idea to Done. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. Remember that failure is not a character trait. Own your success more than you ...

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Episode 299: How to Start Finishing with Charlie Gilkey

Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen - September 18, 2019 05:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 428 ratings
Charlie Gilkey is back on the YKAL podcast this week, this time to talk about productivity with a twist. So many listeners offered such great feedback when he joined me on the podcast the first time around, that I knew I had to bring him back. For those of you new to Charlie, he is the founder of...

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Writers' Rough Drafts with Charlie Gilkey - Episode 056

Writers' Rough Drafts - September 17, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Charlie Gilkey is an entrepreneur, philosopher, former Army officer, author, and Creative Giant. He shares how to do your best work and move from academic writing to public writing. You can find Charlie on Twitter @CharlieGilkey or on his website, ProductiveFlourishing.com. Want more? Visit craf...

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Podcast 738: Start Finishing with Charlie Gilkey

Inside Personal Growth with Greg Voisen - September 02, 2019 21:59 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
In my recent interview with author Charlie Gilkey about his new book entitled “Start Finishing-How to Go From Idea to Done” we discuss his solutions for not only staying on purpose, but getting your projects completed while maintaining a sense of simplicity and ease.

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EP 148: Building For Business & Life With Your Spouse with Productive Flourishing’s Charlie Gilkey & Angela Wheeler

What Works - September 04, 2018 10:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 171 ratings
The Nitty Gritty * What boundaries Charlie Gilkey and Angela Wheeler, founders of Productive Flourishing, set to coexist between business and life in a healthy way — plus, some of the rules they follow, like no screens in the bedroom (or in the hot tub!) * How their work styles differ — and h...

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Episode 238: Being More Productive and Combating Overwhelm with Charlie Gilkey

Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen - July 18, 2018 05:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 428 ratings
Charlie Gilkey joins me on the podcast today. Charlie is known for his knowledge around the topic of productivity and who doesn’t want to be more productive? Am I right? Charlie is a sought-out after advisor and speaker on all things business and productivity. But have no fear, whether you are a ...

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06: Start Finishing: How to Go From Idea To Done with Charlie Gilkey

Movement Makers With Nikki Groom - December 11, 2017 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Charlie Gilkey helps people take meaningful action on the stuff that matters most. His website, ProductiveFlourishing.com, is one of the top websites for planning and productivity for professional creatives, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and change-driven executives. He's a best-selling ...

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Episode 98 – The Art of Management–For One Or Many–with Productive Flourishing Founder Charlie Gilkey

What Works - September 12, 2017 16:50 ★★★★★ - 171 ratings
This week, Tara’s guest is Productive Flourishing founder, Charlie Gilkey. Charlie is a best-selling author, speaker, blogger, podcaster, and business strategist. His website has been visited by nearly 3 million people and his tools, worksheets and planners have been downloaded over 1 million ti...

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How to Turn Your Best Ideas Into Goals and Successful Projects: An Interview with Charlie Gilkey

Smart Solo Business - June 24, 2015 12:27 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Today’s special guest, Charlie Gilkey, is a well-known speaker and advisor on small business growth and strategy. He’s also the author of an Amazon bestseller: The Small Business Life Cycle: The No-Fluff Guide to Navigating the Five Stages of Small Business Growth. As business owners, we’ve all ...

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ITT 030: How to Triple Your Productivity with Charlie Gilkey

In The Trenches - December 17, 2014 21:57 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 50 ratings
Charlie Gilkey is the founder of Productive Flourishing, a company that helps professionals, leaders, and executives take action on the things that really matter through planning, productivity, and team development. Charlie founded Productive Flourishing out of his own frustration with the conve...

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024: Charlie Gilkey of Productive Flourishing | How to Understand the Small Business Lifecycle [Part 2 of 2]

Smart Business Revolution | Turn Relationships into Revenues | Networking | More Clients | Relationship Advice - July 10, 2013 14:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 208 ratings
This is the continuation of Podcast Episode #23. My conversation with Charlie went so long, that I had to break it up into two episodes. That’s never happened before! I think you’ll agree that Charlie was well worth two episodes. Enjoy! Resources from this Episode: The Small Business Lifecycle a...

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Charlie Gilkey on His New Book: The Small Business Lifecycle

Smart Solo Business - May 15, 2013 18:46 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
[Legacy post: Small Business Talent] Are you ready to grow your small business? My guest is here to help! Charlie Gilkey is a highly successful entrepreneur, and a well-respected speaker and advisor on small business growth and business strategy. Charlie has recently written an important book. I...