A Productive Conversation
Hosted by productivity strategist Mike Vardy, A Productive Conversation offers insightful discussions on how to craft a life that aligns with your intentions. Each episode dives into the art of time devotion, productiveness, and refining your approach to daily living. Mike invites guests who are thinkers, doers, and creators to share their strategies for working smarter and living more intentionally. From practical tips to deep dives on mindset shifts, this podcast will help you reframe your relationship with time and find balance in a busy world.
Subscribe and join the conversation—because a productive life is more than just getting things done.
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3 More Things with Judy Machado-Duque
Judy Machado-Duque returns to the podcast to share three more things.
17 min
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Talking Slack with Phil Simon
Phil Simon joins me on this episode to talk about his book, Slack for Dummies. If you've ever wanted to get more out of Slack then you'll get a lot out of this conversation.
24 min
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This is The Most Productive Thing I've Done Today
I'm taking imperfect action with this episode. I know that I've got plenty to learn and a lot of listening to do. But I wanted to start somewhere. This episode is that.
23 min
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Leading Without Authority with Keith Ferrazzi
I'm beyond thrilled to bring you this episode of the podcast featuring guest Keith Ferrazzi. Keith is the author of the best-selling book Never Eat Alone and our conversation centers around his latest book – a book I had the pleasure of devouring in advance – Leading Without Authority: How the New Power of Co-Elevation Can Break Down Silos, Transform Teams, and Reinvent Collaboration.
37 min
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3 More Things with Matt Bodnar
Matt Bodnar returns to the podcast to share three more things.
20 min
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How to 10X Your Content with Amy Woods
On this episode of the program, I'm joined by Amy Woods. Amy has become known as a leading expert and true visionary when it comes to content repurposing, and is the author of Content 10x: More Content, Less Time, Maximum Results.
47 min
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3 More Things with Erin Acton
Erin Acton returns to the podcast to share three more things.
9 min
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Think Do Say with Ron Tite
My guest for this episode of the program is Ron Tite, the author of Think Do Say: How to Seize Attention and Build Trust in a Busy Busy World.
43 min
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Happy Days
On this episode I share and further explore the insights on productivity that I gathered through watching a rather unlikely source.
24 min
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Get Your Head Out of Your Apps with Matt Ragland
In this episode, I'm joined by fellow productivity enthusiast/specialist/strategist, Matt Ragland. This is a conversation I've wanted to have for some time and I'm glad I'm able to deliver it as my 300th episode of The Productivityist Podcast.
43 min
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The Social Media-Productivity Balancing Act
On this episode of the program I talk about how social media use CAN be productive, how to make that happen, and share the story of my current social media platform experiment with one I never thought I'd use: TikTok.
19 min
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Connect First with Dr. Melanie Katzman
On this podcast episode, I'm joined by Dr. Melanie Katzman, the author of Connect First: 52 Simple Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning, and Joy at Work.
33 min
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TimeCrafting Tactics: The MVP Day
This was not the episode I had planned. I've shelved that planned episode for now but while sitting with the dilemma of what episode to deliver to you this time around, I believe I've come up with something will do the trick. A series called TimeCrafting Tactics.
15 min
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A Productive Conversation with Thomas Frank
I'm excited to welcome Thomas Frank to this episode of the podcast. Thomas is an author, YouTuber, musician, and podcaster who is passionate about helping people become more capable and productive.
59 min
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The 3 Minutes of TimeCrafting Series: April 2019
On this episode of The Productivityist Podcast I'm sharing with you insights from my inactive daily podcast "3 Minutes of TimeCrafting", which concluded after this run of episodes in April 2019.
91 min
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Leadership is Language with David Marquet
On this episode of the program, I'm joined by David Marquet, best-selling author, student of leadership and organizational design, former nuclear submarine Commander, and named one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers by Inc. Magazine.
29 min
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The Fitness Challenge
So on this episode, I share with you the things I need to overcome this challenge on an ongoing basis, what I've tried before, and what I'm doing that I'm committing to for the foreseeable future.
31 min
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Why Values Thinking Works with David Allison
I'm joined by David Allison on this episode of the program. David Allison is the founder of The Valuegraphics Database, the world’s first database that can predict and influence behaviour for anything on earth. He is a pioneer of ‘Values Thinking’ as the new best practice for organizational decision-making.
38 min
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How I Built My Business
On this episode of the podcast I fly solo! I talk about why I've added a second episode to the podcast each week and present (nearly) all of the stories of how I've built my business as per a request from a podcast listener.
34 min
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Creative Menopause with Chase Reeves [Recorded ...
On this very special episode of the podcast I'm joined by Chase Reeves in front of a live audience at the event I hosted on February 29, 2020... The BIG Ready. Chase co-founded Fizzle.co — the first education platform designed for modern indie entrepreneurship — as well as the Chase Reeves YouTube channel, where he makes 60-minute reviews of backpacks that somehow people love watching.
45 min
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BONUS EPISODE: The 3 Minutes of TimeCrafting Se...
As we head towards the end of March, I wanted to share another bonus episode of the podcast featuring every episode from March 2019 of my inactive daily podcast 3 Minutes of TimeCrafting.
92 min
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The Vision Driven Leader with Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt returns to the show for this excellent episode of the program. Michael is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Michael Hyatt & Company. He is also the author of several New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling books, including Platform, Living Forward, Your Best Year Ever, Free to Focus, and his newest book The Vision-Driven Leader.
32 min
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BONUS EPISODE: The 3 Minutes of TimeCrafting Se...
Another week, another bonus episode! This time I'm sharing with you all of the episodes I delivered on my discontinued 3 Minutes of TimeCrafting podcast from February of 2019.
77 min
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How to Be Awesome at Your Job with Pete Mockaitis
On this episode I'm joined by Pete Mockaitis. Pete is, among plenty of other things, the founder of How to Be Awesome at Your Job and he hosts the popular podcast of the same name.
37 min
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BONUS EPISODE: The 3 Minutes of TimeCrafting Se...
In the following bonus episode, I've combined all of the episodes from the March 2018 run of my now-concluded 3 Minutes of TimeCrafting podcast. The topics I discuss include:
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