S01 Ep28: Erin Elizabeth Wells - Creating an Intentional Lifestyle
Ever Better Today
English - July 22, 2016 07:00 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsCareers Business Entrepreneurship Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Next Episode: 029: Dave Conley, How to Start (and Restart) Your Life
My guest today is Erin Elizabeth Wells, an intentionality expert and productivity specialist. Though originally from Cincinnati, she fell in love with the New England coastline and settled in historical Salem, MA. Erin lives a short walk from the ocean there, along with her husband and cat. She is the author of Inspired Action: Create More Purpose, Productivity, and Peace in Your Life. Join me to learn more about Erin and her work! You won't want to miss a moment of this episode!
What you’ll hear in this episode:
Erin’s unusual journey through Yale, Harvard Divinity School, to modern paganErin’s early passion for interfaith work
How her work as a grad student for the “classically overcommitted absent-minded professor” set her course
How being a professional organizer became her “ministry”
How she blends productivity and intentionality for her entrepreneur clients
Pagan philosophy and the spiritual connection to nature
How Erin shifted her original focus when writing her book—that took over five years!
The unusual structure and usability of Erin’s book
Four categories of people in relation to PURPOSE: Manifesters, Resistors, Doubters, and Drifters (Which one are YOU?)
The connection between purpose, happiness, and impact
Mindset—it REALLY matters!
Erin’s tools and techniques: Uninstall limiting beliefs, timeline re-imprinting, and empowering questions
Make a Lifestyle List (NOT a Bucket List)
How Erin makes travel a priority
A client success story who created memories with his teenagers
Erin’s morning/evening routine
A Master List of Tasks
Practical tips for making intentionality a pattern
How to create content for books or blog posts
Erin’s meditation practice and favorite meditation apps
Quantum Jumping—What is it?
Erin’s core values: service and joy
Erin’s favorite quotes: From Aristotle, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” From Rabindranath Tagore, “I slept and I dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and I dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and I saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.”
Resources:
www.chosencourse.com/everbetter (A gift for our listeners, Erin’s PDF about creating a Master List—check it out!)
Email me: [email protected]