Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development & Self-Improvement
3,246 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsJoin award-winning audiobook narrator in this personal growth accelerator, delivering bite-sized episodes each day that are rich with wisdom and practical advice. Optimal Living Daily features a carefully selected mix of blog posts from some of the most influential voices in self-help, covering a wide array of topics such as minimalism, productivity, mental health, and personal development. Each episode is thoughtfully narrated to not only inform but also inspire you to make meaningful changes in your life.
Whether you're seeking motivation, clarity, or strategies to enhance your daily life, Optimal Living Daily is your go-to source for personal development. It’s not just a podcast; it’s a daily habit that empowers you to live your best life, one insightful and uplifting episode at a time. Dive into episodes that cover the essence of self-help, minimalism, and self-improvement, offering actionable steps to foster personal development.
This podcast is designed for those passionate about personal development and minimalism, looking to integrate self-help strategies and self-improvement techniques into their daily routines. By focusing on personal development, each episode provides you with the tools needed for self-improvement and minimalism, transforming your life with every listen.
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146: Stop Wasting Time on Minor Life Decisions by Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich
May 05, 2016 07:00 - 6 minutes - 6.3 MBRamit Sethi wants to use money to say YES. He knew there was a better way to live a rich life—if we could use psychology to focus on what actually works. Not just for personal finance, but all aspects of life: money, careers, relationships, business, fitness and more. Since then, he's been testing and sharing his findings with the world via I Will Teach You To Be Rich. He's also written a New York Times bestselling book, been profiled in a 6-page Fortune article and pictured next to Warren Bu...
145: 4 Easy Ways to Ensure Your Skin Doesn't Look Like a Wrinkled Elephant from Outdoor Exercise Habits by Ben Greenfield
May 04, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes - 7.76 MBBen Greenfield is the author of the New York Times Bestseller "Beyond Training." Ben's balanced approach to fitness, nutrition and health comes from his extensive experience in the fitness and wellness industry as one of the country’s leading personal trainers and wellness consultants. In 2008, Ben was nominated by the NSCA as America’s top personal trainer, and in 2013 and 2014, Ben was voted as one of the top 100 most influential individuals in health and fitness. A frequent contributor to ...
144: How to Take Action Consistently by Steve Pavlina
May 03, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes - 8.16 MBSteve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, with his work attracting more than 100 million visits to his website, StevePavlina.com. He has written more than 1300 articles and recorded many audio programs on a broad range of self-help topics, including productivity, relationships, and spirituality. Steve has been quoted as an expert by the New York Times, USA Today, U.S.News & World Report, the Los Angeles Daily News, Self Mag...
143: The Single Easiest Habit Change to Improve Your Life Forever by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist
May 02, 2016 07:00 - 9 minutes - 8.55 MBJoshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to live, centered on more important pursuits. Their story has been seen on the CBS Evening News, NPR, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal and countless media interviews around the world. Their books have sold in the tens of thousands. BecomingMinimalist.com is about their journey towards a rational approach to minimalism. It is about th...
142: Show Success Before Asking for Help and A Warning to Anyone Receiving Advice by Derek Sivers
May 01, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes - 7.63 MBDerek Sivers, originally a professional musician and circus clown, created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100M in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22M, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education. He is a frequent speaker at the TED Conference, with over 5 million views of his talks. Since 2011 he has published 34 books, including “Anything You Want” which shot to #1 on all of its Amazon categorie...
141: I Feel So Used (And You Should Too) by Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle
April 30, 2016 07:00 - 9 minutes - 9.16 MBColin Wright of ExileLifestyle.com is a professional author and international speaker who co-founded a publishing company and travels full-time, moving to a new country every four months or so--that country determined by the votes of his readers! He also blogs. Colin's a minimalist in that he owns very few things and is careful in how he consumes. He tends to buy less, but invest in quality when he does, and trends toward the same in relationships, business endeavors, and just about everythin...
140: What Would Happen If Everyone Could See Your Wealth? by J. Money of Budgets Are Sexy
April 29, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes - 7.39 MBJ. Money of BudgetsAreSexy.com is a 6’1, hyperactive, rock a ‘hawk who loves drinking beer, blaring hip-hop, talking about money, and now playing with his two adorable baby boys. He also has a podcast: M.O.N.E.Y. He tracked his expenses for 3 months, made a budget, read some books, and stumbled into personal finance blogging and idea sharing, randomly turning BudgetsAreSexy.com into his full time “real job” a few short years later--14 million views later! Episode 140: What Would Happen If Eve...
139: Do You Secretly Sabotage Healthy New Habits by Mary Jaksch of Good Life Zen
April 28, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes - 7.79 MBMary Jaksch is an authorized Zen master (Diamond Sangha lineage), psychotherapist, and author. She has two nationalities,--English and German--and lives in New Zealand. She's the mother of a grown-up son and lives happily ever after with her partner David. She's been awarded an MA in Religious Studies, holds a 4th Dan Blackbelt in karate, started professional life as a flautist and loves dancing Argentine tango in skimpy dresses. Episode 139: Do You Secretly Sabotage Healthy New Habits by Mar...
138: How to be Unhealthy by Steve Kamb of Nerd Fitness
April 27, 2016 07:00 - 9 minutes - 8.62 MBSteve Kamb of Nerd Fitness started exercising back in high school without really knowing what he was doing. Through high school and college, he made every training mistake known to man and got zero results. It wasn’t until he graduated college and learned the right way to train that he started to see positive changes. He's a nerd, but likes fitness… so why not combine the two and turn life into one giant video game? And thus, in the fall of 2009, NerdFitness.com was born! Episode 138: How to ...
137: Screw Finding Your Passion by Mark Manson
April 26, 2016 07:00 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBOptimal Living Daily: Reading you the best content on personal development, productivity, and minimalism. Episode 137: Screw Finding Your Passion by Mark Manson (The Secret to Success & Inspirational Living Might Be Right in Front of You). From 2008 until 2011, Mark Manson was a full-time professional dating coach for men. In 2011, sick of the industry, he wrote his first book, Models: Attract Women Through Honesty, and changed the name and focus of his business to address broader self-develo...
136: 7 Tiny Steps for the Beginner Minimalist by Courtney Carver of Be More With Less
April 25, 2016 07:00 - 7 minutes - 7.25 MBCourtney Carver: After decades of debt, discontent, and trying to do it all and have it all, a scary MS diagnosis stopped Courtney in her tracks. She had to slow down, prioritize her health, and figure out what was really important in her life. She discovered what mattered most by getting rid of everything that didn’t matter at all. In the end it all came down to love and health. She went from a busy, overwhelmed advertising director to spending 2-3 hours every morning taking care of herself,...
135: Relax for the Same Result and Small Actions Changing Self-Identity by Derek Sivers
April 24, 2016 07:00 - 9 minutes - 8.64 MBDerek Sivers, originally a professional musician and circus clown, created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100M in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22M, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education. He is a frequent speaker at the TED Conference, with over 5 million views of his talks. Since 2011 he has published 34 books, including “Anything You Want” which shot to #1 on all of its Amazon categorie...
134: Be Happier: 10 Things to Start Doing Right Now by Marc Chernoff of Marc & Angel
April 23, 2016 07:00 - 9 minutes - 8.39 MBMarc and Angel Chernoff are professional coaches, full-time students of life, admirers of the human spirit, and have been recognized by Forbes as having “one of the most popular personal development blogs.” Through their blog, book, course and coaching, they’ve spent the past decade writing about and teaching proven strategies for finding lasting happiness, success, love and peace. The site has attracted over 100 million page views and 100 thousand subscribers since its inception in 2006. The...
133: When You're Feeling Self-Doubt & a Lack of Motivation by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits
April 22, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes - 8.09 MBLeo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, find happiness. Episode 133: When You're Feeling Self-Doubt & a Lack of Motivation by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits (Motivate Yourself & Get Unstuck). The original post is located here: and !
132: Fear is Your Mind at its Dumbest by David Cain of Raptitude.com
April 21, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes - 8.07 MBDavid Cain (Raptitude.com) is a writer and entrepreneur living in Winnipeg, Canada. On a particular boring day at his office job in 2009, he started Raptitude. His interest has always been human society and the internal human experience, and Raptitude became his megaphone for his thoughts about those things. It found an audience rather quickly and it’s been central to his life ever since. In 2013, he left his day job to write full time. Episode 132: Fear is Your Mind at its Dumbest by David C...
131: Why You Should Stop Dramatizing Your Fitness and Health Goals: A Plea for Easy Boss Battles by Staci with Nerd Fitness
April 20, 2016 07:00 - 9 minutes - 8.36 MBA guest post on Nerd Fitness. Steve Kamb, the founder of Nerd Fitness, started exercising back in high school without really knowing what he was doing. Through high school and college, he made every training mistake known to man and got zero results. It wasn’t until he graduated college and learned the right way to train that he started to see positive changes. He's a nerd, but likes fitness… so why not combine the two and turn life into one giant video game? And thus, in the fall of 2009, Ne...
130: Productivity and the Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs by Jacob Lund Fisker of Early Retirement Extreme
April 19, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes - 7.57 MBJacob Lund Fisker retired at 33 with what he believes to be enough savings to last the rest of his life — even if he never works again. His "claim to fame" is the Early Retirement Extreme site, which is effectively a philosophy of life. ERE is a set of values and principles that gives readers the freedom and opportunity to live an exciting and interesting life. Episode 130: Productivity and the Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs by Jacob Lund Fisker of Early Retirement Extreme (Be Productive). T...
129: A Thoughtful Guide to Gaining Self Confidence by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist
April 18, 2016 07:00 - 9 minutes - 8.72 MBJoshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to live, centered on more important pursuits. Their story has been seen on the CBS Evening News, NPR, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal and countless media interviews around the world. Their books have sold in the tens of thousands. BecomingMinimalist.com is about their journey towards a rational approach to minimalism. It is about th...
128: Everything is My Fault and I Love Being Wrong by Derek Sivers
April 17, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes - 7.66 MBDerek Sivers created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100M in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22M, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education. He is a frequent speaker at the TED Conference, with over 5 million views of his talks. Since 2011 he has published 34 books, including “Anything You Want” which shot to #1 on all of its Amazon categories. Episode 128: Everything is My Fault and I Love Bein...
127: How to Change Your Life in 2016 by Karan Bajaj of KaranBajaj.com
April 16, 2016 07:00 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBKaran Bajaj is an Indian American author of three contemporary Indian novels. His first novel, Keep off the Grass, became a bestseller, was a semi-finalist for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, and was long listed for the Indiaplaza Golden Quill Award. His novels have sold more than 200,000 copies in India. Born and raised in the Indian Himalayas, he now lives in Brooklyn, New York. More than 100,000 people read his work on writing and meditation every week. Episode 127: How to Change Your...
126: How to Prioritize by Steve Pavlina
April 15, 2016 07:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBFree Excel Spreadsheet Prioritization Tool Included! Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, with his work attracting more than 100 million visits to his website, StevePavlina.com. He has written more than 1300 articles and recorded many audio programs on a broad range of self-help topics, including productivity, relationships, and spirituality. Steve has been quoted as an expert by the New York Times, USA Today, U.S. New...
125: The Most Important Question of Your Life by Mark Manson of MarkManson.net
April 14, 2016 07:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBMark Manson was a full-time professional dating coach for men from 2008 to 2011. In 2011, sick of the industry, he wrote his first book, Models: Attract Women Through Honesty, and changed the name and focus of his business to address broader self-development topics for men. The book took off, selling tens of thousands of copies. As he branched out into deeper issues of masculinity, self-worth, and the changing cultural landscape, the site grew. By 2013, he had begun writing about larger cultu...
124: 3 Important Ways to Know If a Supplement You Are Taking is Safe or Effective by Ben Greenfield/Ben Greenfield Fitness
April 13, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes - 8.12 MBBen Greenfield is the author of the New York Times Bestseller “Beyond Training.“ His balanced approach to fitness, nutrition and health comes from his extensive experience in the fitness and wellness industry as one of the country’s leading personal trainers and wellness consultants. In 2008, Ben was nominated by the NSCA as America’s top personal trainer, and in 2013 and 2014, Ben was voted as one of the top 100 most influential individuals in health and fitness. A frequent contributor to he...
123: 5 Ways to Sustain Your Lifestyle by Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle
April 12, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes - 8.22 MBA professional author and international speaker, Colin co-founded a publishing company, and travels full-time, moving to a new country every four months or so--that country determined by the votes of his readers! He also blogs. Colin's a minimalist in that he owns very few things and is careful in how he consumes. He tends to buy less, but invest in quality when he does, and trends toward the same in relationships, business endeavors, and just about everything else. He's left-handed, blue-eye...
122: Minimalism is Not a Radical LIfestyle and Ending the Tyranny of Cool by Joshua Fields Millburn of TheMinimalists.com
April 11, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes - 8.13 MBThe Minimalists (Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus) write about living a meaningful life with less stuff for 4 million readers. As featured on: ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, TODAY, NPR, TIME, Forbes, The Atlantic, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and National Post. They live in Missoula, Montana. Episode 122: Minimalism is Not a Radical LIfestyle and Ending the Tyranny of Cool by Joshua Fields Millburn of TheMinimalists.com. The original posts are located here: and !
121: Happy, Smart, & Useful by Derek Sivers and A Reminder from the Mexican Fisherman by J. Money of Budgets Are Sexy
April 10, 2016 07:00 - 9 minutes - 8.9 MBOptimal Living Daily: Reading you the best content on personal development, productivity, and minimalism. Episode 121: Happy, Smart, & Useful by Derek Sivers and A Reminder from the Mexican Fisherman by J. Money of Budgets Are Sexy. Originally a professional musician and circus clown, Derek Sivers created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100M in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22M, giving the proceeds to a charitabl...
120: 7 Common Causes and Proven Cures for Procrastination by Angel Chernoff of Marc And Angel Hack Life
April 09, 2016 07:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBMarc and Angel Chernoff are professional coaches, full-time students of life, admirers of the human spirit, and have been recognized by Forbes as having “one of the most popular personal development blogs.” Through their blog, book, course and coaching, they’ve spent the past decade writing about and teaching proven strategies for finding lasting happiness, success, love and peace. The site has attracted over 100 million page views and 100 thousand subscribers since its inception in 2006. The...
119: I Took Great Pleasure in Saying No by Ramit Sethi of IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com
April 08, 2016 07:00 - 10 minutes - 9.42 MBRamit Sethi wants to use money to say YES instead of saying “no” to spending on everything. He knew there was a better way to live a rich life—if we could use psychology to focus on what actually works. Not just for personal finance, but all aspects of life: money, careers, relationships, business, fitness and more. Since then, he's been testing and sharing his findings with the world via I Will Teach You To Be Rich. He's also written a New York Times bestselling book, been profiled in a 6-pa...
118: Are You Depressed? How to Recover the Natural Way by Mary Jaksch of Good Life Zen
April 07, 2016 07:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBMary Jaksch is an authorized Zen master (Diamond Sangha lineage), psychotherapist, and author. She has two nationalities,--English and German--and lives in New Zealand. She's the mother of a grown-up son and lives happily ever after with her partner David. She's been awarded an MA in Religious Studies, holds a 4th Dan Blackbelt in karate, started professional life as a flautist and loves dancing Argentine tango in skimpy dresses. Episode 118: Are You Depressed? How to Recover the Natural Way ...
117: The Diet Advice That Will Change Your Life by Steve Kamb of NerdFitness.com
April 06, 2016 07:00 - 7 minutes - 7.24 MBSteve Kamb of NerdFitness.com started exercising back in high school without really knowing what he was doing. Through high school and college, he made every training mistake known to man and got zero results. It wasn’t until he graduated college and learned the right way to train that he started to see positive changes. He's a nerd, but likes fitness… so why not combine the two and turn life into one giant video game? And thus, in the fall of 2009, NerdFitness.com was born! Episode 117: The ...
116: The Fear of Being Alone by Leo Babauta of ZenHabits.net
April 05, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes - 7.41 MBLeo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, find happiness. Episode 116: The Fear of Being Alone by Leo Babauta of ZenHabits.net (Feelings of Loneliness & Being Scared to Travel by Yourself). The original post is located here: and !
115: 10 Creative Ways to Declutter Your Home by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist
April 04, 2016 07:00 - 9 minutes - 8.33 MBJoshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to live, centered on more important pursuits. Their story has been seen on the CBS Evening News, NPR, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal and countless media interviews around the world. Their books have sold in the tens of thousands. BecomingMinimalist.com is about their journey towards a rational approach to minimalism. It is about th...
114: Getting Out of a Bad Place by Derek Sivers of Sivers.org
April 03, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes - 7.79 MBOriginally a circus clown and professional musician, Derek Sivers created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100M in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22M, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education. He is a frequent speaker at the TED Conference, with over 5 million views of his talks. Since 2011 he has published 34 books, including “Anything You Want” which shot to #1 on all of its Amazon categories...
113: 6 Things Happy People Never Do by Marc Chernoff of MarcAndAngel.com
April 02, 2016 07:00 - 10 minutes - 9.7 MBMarc & Angel Chernoff are professional coaches, full-time students of life, admirers of the human spirit, and have been recognized by Forbes as having “one of the most popular personal development blogs.” Through their blog, book, course and coaching, they’ve spent the past decade writing about and teaching proven strategies for finding lasting happiness, success, love and peace. The site has attracted over 100 million page views and 100 thousand subscribers since its inception in 2006. Their...
112: Finally - The Magic Number You Need to Retire by J. Money of BudgetsAreSexy.com
April 01, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes - 8.02 MBJ. Money is a 6’1, hyperactive, rock a ‘hawk who loves drinking beer, blaring hip-hop, talking about money, and now playing with his two adorable baby boys. He also has a podcast: M.O.N.E.Y. He tracked his expenses for 3 months, made a budget, read some books, and stumbled into personal finance blogging and idea sharing, randomly turning BudgetsAreSexy.com into his full time “real job” a few short years later--14 million views later! Episode 112: Finally - The Magic Number You Need to Retire ...
111: Where the Wealth Was All Along by David Cain of Raptitude
March 31, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes - 8.22 MBDavid Cain of Raptitude.com is a writer and entrepreneur living in Winnipeg, Canada. On a particular boring day at his office job in 2009, he started Raptitude. His interest has always been human society and the internal human experience, and Raptitude became his megaphone for his thoughts about those things. It found an audience rather quickly and it’s been central to his life ever since. In 2013, he left his day job to write full time. Episode 111: Where the Wealth Was All Along by David Ca...
110: Don't Want to Exercise? Use the Braveheart Technique by Steve Kamb of Nerd Fitness
March 30, 2016 07:00 - 7 minutes - 7.08 MBSteve Kamb of Nerd Fitness started exercising back in high school without really knowing what he was doing. Through high school and college, he made every training mistake known to man and got zero results. It wasn’t until he graduated college and learned the right way to train that he started to see positive changes. He's a nerd, but likes fitness… so why not combine the two and turn life into one giant video game? And thus, in the fall of 2009, NerdFitness.com was born! Episode 110: Don't W...
109: Mindfulness Meditation For Your Exact Life Stage by Karan Bajaj
March 29, 2016 07:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBKaran Bajaj is an Indian American author of three contemporary Indian novels. His first novel, Keep off the Grass, became a bestseller, was a semi-finalist for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, and was long listed for the Indiaplaza Golden Quill Award. His novels have sold more than 200,000 copies in India. Born and raised in the Indian Himalayas, he now lives in Brooklyn, New York. More than 100,000 people read his work on writing and meditation every week. Episode 109: Mindfulness Medita...
108: The Right Kind of Fame by Joshua Fields Millburn of TheMinimalists.com
March 28, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes - 7.93 MBThe Minimalists are Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus, who write about living a meaningful life with less stuff for 4 million readers. As featured on: ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, TODAY, NPR, TIME, Forbes, The Atlantic, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and National Post. They live in Missoula, Montana. Episode 108: The Right Kind of Fame by Joshua Fields Millburn of TheMinimalists.com (Being Famous or Well Known for Good Reasons). The original post is located here:
107: There's No Speed Limit (The Lessons That Changed My Life) by Derek Sivers
March 27, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes - 7.5 MBDerek Sivers, originally a professional musician and circus clown, created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100M in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22M, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education. He is a frequent speaker at the TED Conference, with over 5 million views of his talks. Since 2011 he has published 34 books, including “Anything You Want” which shot to #1 on all of its Amazon categorie...
106: Practice Extreme Gratitude by Linda Formichelli of The Renegade Writer
March 26, 2016 07:00 - 10 minutes - 9.41 MBLinda Formichelli has been a full-time freelancer since 1997 and has written for more than 130 magazines and websites, including USA Weekend. In addition, she's co-authored eight books, has done copywriting for companies like OnStar and Pizzeria Uno, and has blogged professionally. She lives in the Raleigh area with her writer husband, preschooler son, occasional exchange student, and two cats. She's into yoga, meditation, reading (especially science fiction), linguistics (especially dialecto...
105: You Weren't Born to Pay Off Debt and Die by Cait Flanders of Blonde On A Budget
March 25, 2016 07:00 - 9 minutes - 8.83 MBCait Flanders started Blonde on a Budget to document her debt repayment journey. After paying it off, she adopted a minimalist lifestyle, tossed 75% of her stuff, and is currently doing a two-year shopping ban. She shares stories and lessons learned every week. Episode 105: You Weren't Born to Pay Off Debt and Die by Cait Flanders of Blonde On A Budget (Cait Reads Her Blog Post to You). The original post is located here:
104: 7 Ways to be Happy Right Now (Chapter 5 from The Happiness Equation) by Neil Pasricha of 1000 Awesome Things
March 24, 2016 07:00 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBNeil Pasricha is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Book of Awesome series, which has been published in 10 countries, spent over 5 years on bestseller lists, and sold over a million copies. Pasricha is a Harvard MBA, one of the most popular TED speakers of all time, and today serves as Director of The Institute for Global Happiness. He has dedicated the past 15 years of his life to developing leaders, creating global programs inside the world's largest companies, and speaking to hun...
103: Happy Birthday to Me, a Vegan Paleo Biohacking Minimalist Masochist Mushroom Harvester by Ben Greenfield
March 23, 2016 07:00 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBBen Greenfield is the author of the New York Times Bestseller “Beyond Training.“ His balanced approach to fitness, nutrition and health comes from his extensive experience in the fitness and wellness industry as one of the country’s leading personal trainers and wellness consultants. In 2008, Ben was nominated by the NSCA as America’s top personal trainer, and in 2013 and 2014, Ben was voted as one of the top 100 most influential individuals in health and fitness. A frequent contributor to he...
102: Adequate by Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus of The Minimalists
March 22, 2016 07:00 - 7 minutes - 7.01 MBThe Minimalists are Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus, who write about living a meaningful life with less stuff for 4 million readers. As featured on: ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, TODAY, NPR, TIME, Forbes, The Atlantic, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and National Post. They live in Missoula, Montana. Episode 101: Live Like Stan by Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists (Joshua Narrates His Own Content on Losing a Close Friend). The original post is located here: And in the b...
101: Live Like Stan by Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists
March 21, 2016 07:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBThe Minimalists are Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus, who write about living a meaningful life with less stuff for 4 million readers. As featured on: ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, TODAY, NPR, TIME, Forbes, The Atlantic, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and National Post. They live in Missoula, Montana. Episode 101: Live Like Stan by Joshua Fields Millburn of The Minimalists (Joshua Narrates His Own Content on Losing a Close Friend). Book mentioned: The original post is located he...
100: A Real Person A Lot Like You and It's About Being Not Having by Derek Sivers
March 20, 2016 07:00 - 12 minutes - 11 MBDerek Sivers reads to you. Originally a professional musician and circus clown, Derek created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100M in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22M, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education. He is a frequent speaker at the TED Conference, with over 5 million views of his talks. Since 2011 he has published 34 books, including “Anything You Want” which shot to #1 on all of i...
099: The Flip-Side of Love by Chris Patti of Appalachian State University
March 19, 2016 07:00 - 9 minutes - 8.65 MBChris J. Patti (PhD) is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Appalachian State University, nestled in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. As an ethnographic writer, his research highlights intimate, relational processes at the heart of human experience through listening to and richly representing stories of love, loss, and transformation. He has published several peer-reviewed articles and chapters on the theme of suffering and compassion. His other passions are rock c...
098: Retiring Early Really Means Being Financially Free by J. Money of Budgets Are Sexy
March 18, 2016 07:00 - 9 minutes - 9.06 MBJ. Money of BudgetsAreSexy.com is a 6’1, hyperactive, rock a ‘hawk who loves drinking beer, blaring hip-hop, talking about money, and now playing with his two adorable baby boys. He also has a podcast: M.O.N.E.Y. He tracked his expenses for 3 months, made a budget, read some books, and stumbled into personal finance blogging and idea sharing, randomly turning BudgetsAreSexy.com into his full time “real job” a few short years later--14 million views later! Episode 98: Retiring Early Really Mea...
097: Be Careful Who You Listen To by Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich
March 17, 2016 07:00 - 8 minutes - 8.2 MBRamit Sethi wants to use money to say YES. He knew there was a better way to live a rich life—if we could use psychology to focus on what actually works. Not just for personal finance, but all aspects of life: money, careers, relationships, business, fitness and more. Since then, he's been testing and sharing his findings with the world via I Will Teach You To Be Rich. He's also written a New York Times bestselling book, been profiled in a 6-page Fortune article and pictured next to Warren Bu...