The Greg McKeown Podcast

Design a life that really matters. I’m your host, Greg McKeown, author of New York Times bestsellers "Effortless" and "Essentialism" and I’m on mission to help you advocate and negotiate your way to remarkable results without burning out. Come with me on this journey every Tuesday and Thursday as we examine the most essential areas of our lives. Learn more about my books and courses at https://GregMcKeown.com.

Education
Self-Improvement
Business
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116. How Steve Jobs Always Got It Right
How to escape the costly trap of trying to be right all the time
13 min
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115. The Heavier or Lighter Path? with Chris Wi...
Have you ever held onto a grudge against people who hurt you?
33 min
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114. How to Eliminate Social Tension
Tensions that last for an extended period of time can lead to a strained relationship, frozen communication, or even estrangement.
24 min
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113. Perspective, Happiness & Social Friction w...
​Are there people in your life who create unhealthy friction for you?
56 min
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112. Meaning is More Powerful than Time
Have you ever been in a painful conflict with someone you cared deeply for?
22 min
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111. Where You Learned to Handle Conflict (with...
Where did you learn how to handle conflict?
40 min
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110. How Much Relationship Capital Do You Have?
How are you investing in the relationships that matter most to you?
25 min
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109. The Superpower You’re Not Using
Did you know that you have a superpower that you're not using?
14 min
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108. The Bottleneck to Everything You Want
Learn how to stop the bottleneck to everything you want.
22 min
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107. 10X Your Results with Less Effort
19 min
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106. Eliminate the Nonessentials
19 min
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105. Mediation & Creating A High Trust Agreement
22 min
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104. Responding Instead of Reacting
When was the last time someone said or did something that triggered you? How did you feel – frustrated, angry, unsafe? What did you say? The chances are you reacted in one of two ways, either by shutting down, avoiding the conflict or by saying something defensive back because conflict begets conflict.
27 min
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103. Tell me: Where am I Wrong?
I'll teach you a mindset shift to immediately 10x your influence with those who matter most to you.
21 min
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102. Choose Purpose Over Position
25 min
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101. What's Essential: Come What May & Love It
35 min
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100. What's Essential: What Happens Next Matter...
16 min
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99. What's Essential: Greg's Speed Coaching wit...
53 min
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98. What's Essential: Greg on Rest
24 min
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97. What's Essential: Trust & Inspire with Step...
46 min
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96. What's Essential: Q&A on the Magic of Routines
38 min
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95. What's Essential: Dr. Bjorn Lomborg on Radi...
40 min
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94. What's Essential: Greg on The Genius of Rou...
26 min
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93. What's Essential: Dr. Amishi Jha on Protect...
43 min
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92. What's Essential: The Perks of Being (Very)...
51 min