Best Matt Heffner Podcasts (2024)

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How Partnership is the New Leadership with Ty Bennett - #71 29:43

5y ago29:43

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There’s never been a more abundant and prosperous time to be alive. There is no shortage of technologies and solutions to help you and your business to succeed. What separates the top performers … those of us at the very top of the pyramid is leadership. If you can lead effectively, then you can do anything. Today’s guest, Ty Bennet, accomplished a…

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Prevent your inbox from blowing up w/ Todd Furneaux #70 26:49

5y ago26:49

26:49

Email advertising is a go-to resource for entrepreneurs and businesses alike. It’s everywhere and right now, it’s done in a way that is terrible for customers. Your inbox is no longer your inbox. My guest today, Todd Furneaux, has a product, AdKaddy, that aims to fix this problem. Listen at https://nextyearnowpodcast.com/70…

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How to become awesome at your job with Pete Mockaitis - #69 37:13

5y ago37:13

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Today we’re speaking with one of the most popular podcast hosts in the world. I’m talking about Pete Mockaitis and his podcast, How To Be Awesome At Your Job. His podcast is one of the best places to learn about improving your performance at work and in life. Today’s conversation with Pete will give us a chance to pick his brain and learn the most …

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The secrets to working less and earning more w/ Phil Newton - #68 43:25

5y ago43:25

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Today we’re speaking with Phil Newton, creator of Unhustled, where he helps other work less and earn more. If you’ve ever felt like life has started to overwhelm you, then you don’t want to miss this episode. Listen at https://nextyearnowpodcast.com/68

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How You Can Finally Change Your Behavior with Matt Wallaert - #67 46:57

5y ago46:57

46:57

I am so excited about today’s discussion with our guest Matt Wallaert. He’s an expert in behavior change, which comes in handy whether we’re trying to change our own behavior or the behavior of our customers. Matt is a world class expert in this behavior change. He has a new book – Start at the End - coming out in just a few weeks, and is one of th…

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The Missing Step In Marketing A Local Business 10:29

5y ago10:29

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In this inaugural episode we’re talking about the missing step in marketing your business. I show you the path most business owners think their customers take to find and choose their business and then the real process with the missing step that customers actually take. It’s a fundamental shift in thinking and the key to get more tangible results f…

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How I'm Living The Entrepreneur's Life with Tom Heffner - #66 36:45

5y ago36:45

36:45

We're flipping the script today! Instead of interviewing a world class expert to uncover the habits and practices that have fueled their success, I'm having someone interview me. In this episode, it is Alec Pulianas, my podcast editor and producer who will be asking me about my journey into entrepreneurship. In particular, how it has gone over the …

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Leading a Happy, Successful, & Meaningful Life w/ Tal Ben-Shahar #65 46:49

5y ago46:49

46:49

So many people talk about happiness today ... and they do it lacking any scientific chops and real world application. That's why I'm so excited about today's guest, Tal Ben-Shahar. Tal is one of the world’s best experts on happiness. If you want to discover real, concrete habits you can adopt right now, then don't miss this episode! Tal breaks it d…

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Building the Relationship of your Dreams w/ Yosef Lynn #64 39:21

5y ago39:21

39:21

In today's episode, we speak with Yosef Lynn about one of the most important topics in life ... marriage / relationships. Yosef, along with his co-author, Tod Jacobs, just released the book, Not a Partnership. It’s all about marriage. In the book, Yosef and Tod discuss what we keep getting wrong about marriage and how to get it right. If you’ve eve…

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Market Yourself Like an Expert Online w/ Jay Ludgrove - #63 55:53

5+ y ago55:53

55:53

Do you create and post content online? Do you do any kind of online business? Then you know that one of the MOST important things you can do is to learn how to advertise and market to your customers online. It’s not the easiest and it’s not always intuitive. That’s why I’m excited to speak with Jay Ludgrove in this week's episode. Listen at http://…

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Innovative & High Performance Teaming with Amy Edmondson - #62 41:36

5+ y ago41:36

41:36

There’s a big myth I want to dispel right now. It’s the idea of the lone genius. The person that creates and develops amazing ideas and brings them to life alone, as the hero in the story. It’s simply not true. The big successes in organizations, in communities, in life ... they are almost always in the presence and with the help of other people. I…

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Creating a Contagious Culture with Anese Cavanaugh - #61 41:59

5+ y ago41:59

41:59

"Culture eats strategy for breakfast," is a phrase made famous by management guru Peter Drucker. But cultivating that culture is easier said than done. That's where my guest this week - Anese Cavanaugh - can help you and your organization. She helps create a contagious culture for organizations that sets them on the path to success. She does this b…

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Baking Challah Bread to create a mindful life full of happiness, with Beth Ricanati - #60 22:22

5+ y ago22:22

22:22

For all the foodies out there, this week's episode is for you. I speak with Beth Ricanati, an MD and author focusing on women's health and wellness. She recently released her first book, Braided: A Journey of a Thousand Challahs. It's a fascinating book that talks about her story of learning to bake Challah bread and how it helped her cultivate hap…

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The Coddling of the American Mind w/ Jonathan Haidt #59 44:18

5+ y ago44:18

44:18

After a brief hiatus for the holiday break, we are back with another fantastic episode to help you thrive in life. This week we speak with Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist who studies morality (among other things) and who is the co-author of what might be the most important book you read in 2019, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Int…

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The Most Important Thing You Can Learn This Year w/ Andrew Wittman - #58 30:47

5+ y ago30:47

30:47

If you listen to only one podcast episode this year, I want you to make it this week's episode with Next Year Now guest Andrew Wittman, Ph.D., former special agent for the Capitol Police, police officer, and US Marine Corps infantry officer. He's here to talk to us about the 7 Secrets of Resilience for Parents. It doesn't matter if you have kids or…

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Living a Life That Truly Matters from Photo-blogger, Adrien Finkel - #57 28:00

5+ y ago28:00

28:00

It's Thanksgiving Holiday week and I'm thankful for for this week's guest - Adrien Finkel. She is a photographer, writer, and producer based in LA. Her just-released book, My Naked Truth, is a photo essay that explores triumphs, tragedies, and personal beliefs. Adrien interviewed over 200 people for this project and has a lot of really great insigh…

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Train Your Brain w/ Dana Wilde - #56 36:16

5+ y ago36:16

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Today’s guest, Dana Wilde is a brain trainer for entrepreneurs. She helps entrepreneurs and others to think better so that they can live better. She has a really unique background and approach to training the brain that I think will resonate with everyone. If you've been struggling to launch or grow your business, or you just want to learn to harne…

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Special Episode: Tom talks getting fit & healthy for good AND big changes to the show! #55 13:20

5+ y ago13:20

13:20

Today is a special episode. It marks one year since I started this podcast to help you to thrive at work and in life. To mark this occasion I wanted to do something different. I'm celebrating by sharing my own experience of improving my health & well-being AND by announcing some big changes to the podcast! In today's episode, I dive into how a rece…

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Get ahead financially with Wallet Hacks Founder Jim Wang #54 24:52

5+ y ago24:52

24:52

Today’s guest, Jim Wang, is a personal finance blogger and founder of Wallet Hacks. Jim reads what all of the experts are saying we should do and does something unique ... he tests them out to see which approaches work and which do not. He reminds me of Tim Ferris ... only he's running these experiments so that he can help us how to get ahead finan…

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Take the entrepreneurial leap with Christine McAlister #53 38:01

6y ago38:01

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Today's guest, Christine McAlister, is the founder of Life With Passion. She specializes in helping high-achieving and motivated entrepreneurs break free from the 9 to 5 and reach their dreams! She is a rockstar business coach and an even better person. If you've been toying with the idea of launching your own business but haven't taken the leap, t…

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Erica Keswin Shows You How To Bring Your Human To work - #52 49:17

6y ago49:17

49:17

Chris Peterson, a legend in the Positive Psychology world, once said, "other people matter." Chris was highlighting that the best of the world is because of and in service of the people around us - our family, our friends, our classmates, and even our colleagues. If we want to truly enjoy life. If we want to thrive at work, then we better take the …

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Using Behavior Analysis to Improve Your Health & Wellbeing w/ Gianna Biscontini - #51 49:06

6y ago49:06

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There are a lot of ways to improve your health and well-being ... and pretty much anything you want to change. And one of the best ways to do that is through behavior analysis and coaching. This week's guest, Gianna Biscontini, is an expert in behavior analysis and is using this approach in her company, W3RKWELL, to help organizations improve emplo…

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Becoming unstoppable in business & life w/ Kelly Roach - #50 24:27

6y ago24:27

24:27

One of the best things you can do to improve in life is to find yourself a kick-ass coach. That's why I was so excited to speak with Kelly Roach this week. She's a business coach and best-selling author who helps entrepreneurs go from zero to hero. And the best part? She's someone who's done it. She's built her business into a million dollar operat…

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Free yourself from financial bondage w/ Damion Lupo - #49 41:06

6y ago41:06

41:06

I’ve been thinking a lot about financial freedom lately. And that’s because, like a lot of people, I made the mistake of buying too much house. Don’t get me wrong, I love our house and our neighborhood community, but it’s come at a cost. My wife and I feel the financial burden of that mortgage and the cost of ownership that comes with it. We have b…

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Learn how grit helps you build passion & perseverance w/ Angela Duckworth - #48 32:48

6y ago32:48

32:48

We’re so fortunate to have yet another New York Times best-seller on the show. This week Angela Duckworth will join us. She is the author of Grit, the CEO of the Character Lab, and without a doubt, the best professor I had while studying at the University of Pennsylvania. Who else could make me fall in love with inferential statistics!!! Seriously …

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How You Can Use Wisdom To Become A Modern Elder w/ Chip Conley - #47 46:35

6y ago46:35

46:35

This week's guest - Chip Conley - takes me back full circle to my time at the University of Pennsylvania where I studied applied psychology in graduate school. I remember reading Chip's book, Emotional Equations, and thinking that everything I thought I knew about well-being and happiness needed to be re-calibrated. What I really love about Chip is…

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Level Up Your Leadership & Life w/ Elise Auxier - #46 28:55

6y ago28:55

28:55

This week's guest is Elise Auxier – a professional executive and life coach. She specializes in a type of coaching called the Energy Leadership Index. Unlike personality assessments, the Energy Leadership Index (ELI) is a behavioral assessment which illuminates how current perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors either enhance our ability to lead or …

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How to Succeed in College & Life w/ Dan Lerner - #45 49:06

6y ago49:06

49:06

I can't tell you how excited I was to speak with this week's guest - Dan Lerner. He's the author of U Thrive: How to Succeed in College (and Life) and also teaches the largest and most popular class at NYU (on happiness). As a parent, I want my kids to go to college, I want them to have fun, I want them to be successful. But more than that, I want …

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Rebooting Your Diet w/Erin Wathen - #44 45:59

6y ago45:59

45:59

Do you ever find it difficult to stay on top of your diet and to eat healthy, nutritious meals every day? Me too. It's something I think many of us struggle with. Life gets crazy sometimes - work, family, friends, and on and on. If that's you, or someone you know, then you don't want to miss my conversation with health coach and food abuse counselo…

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Why You Should Finally Start Your Business w/ Tom Heffner #43 14:58

6y ago14:58

14:58

Today I'm breaking down why you should finally start your own business. No more excuses, no more putting it off. Inspired by my time at the Podcast Movement 2018 conference, I'm sharing with you the most important reasons you should be starting your own business right now, the challenges you will face, and how to get there. It's a short 15 min epis…

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Stop Dying For Your Paycheck w/ Jeffrey Pfeffer - #42 32:00

6y ago32:00

32:00

Have you ever had a job you hated? Or a job that was a daily grind? I did ... and let me tell you ... it sucked big time! The first 5 years of my career I absolutely hated my job. It drove me into a deep depression, negatively affected my health and even my relationships with my family and friends. I was not fun to be around back then. I was litera…

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Ordinary to Extraordinary: How to live a life of meaning and success w/Erik Seversen- #41 37:12

6y ago37:12

37:12

Do you ever wonder why some people go on to live an extraordinary life while others settle into an ordinary life? Often times, we think it’s something reserved for special people. But the truth is … we can all live an extraordinary life. And our next guest, Erik Seversen, stops by the Next Year Now Podcast to tell us all how we can live an extraord…

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Hacking Success with The One Thing Podcast Host Geoff Woods - #40 41:35

6y ago41:35

41:35

Want to know what the most successful people do to drive their success? Then check out my conversation with Geoff Woods. That's because Geoff is an expert at hacking success as the podcast host of The One Thing Podcast, where he's been interviewing the most successful people in the world to uncover the One Thing that has fueled their success. Oh, a…

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Grow Your Business and Brand Using Facebook Ads w/Mojca Mars - #39 26:07

6y ago26:07

26:07

Every day the internet gets more crowded with people trying to build their business and their brand. If you don't know how to advertise online, you are destined to fail. That's why today's episode is so important ... because Mojca Mars shares her secrets for creating the most effective online advertisements using Facebook Ads. Mojca is a Facebook A…

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Adam Grant Shares The Secrets To Achievement, Learning From Failure, And how To Become An Original - #38 41:12

6y ago41:12

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Today we are in for a real treat. And that’s because we speak with Adam Grant – a leading expert on workplace behaviors and motivation, a NYT best-selling author, and host of one of the most popular podcasts on the planet – not to mention the most downloaded – a TED original, The Worklife podcast. If you've been struggling to uncover habits and pra…

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Celebrity Fitness Trainer, Ted Ryce Teaches Us To Transform Our Mind, Body, & Life - #37 1:01:33

6y ago1:01:33

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Today’s conversation with celebrity fitness trainer Ted Ryce is a game changer. Ted shares how he's helped celebrities and billionaires like Robert Downey Jr (that's right - Iron Man!), Ricky Martin, and Richard Branson transform their mind, body, and life. And more importantly, he talks about the keys to resilience and how he overcame a string of …

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Wade Lightheart On Nutrition, Healing, & Living A Better Life - #36 41:17

6y ago41:17

41:17

Today’s guest – Wade Lightheart - is probably one of the most unique individual’s I’ve ever spoken with. That’s because Wade has packed more in his lifetime than most people could pack in 10 lifetimes. Wade is a fitness and wellness enthusiast, entrepreneur & businessman, and author of several books. He's also the host of the Awesome Health Podcast…

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Breaking Down Your Productivity w/ Brian Moran - #35 30:51

6y ago30:51

30:51

One of the keys to success is learning how to be productive. It's something we discuss A LOT on the Next Year Now Podcast. A few episodes back I spoke with Jeff Sanders about the dramatic productivity benefits we can achieve by waking up at 5AM everyday. In today's episode I chat with productivity expert and NYT best-selling author, Brian Moran. Br…

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Discover A Unique Way To Earn Passive Income with Kevin Bupp - #34 34:14

6y ago34:14

34:14

One of the best ways we can thrive is to provide for ourselves … by becoming the Captain of our own ship. For those of you that have long thought about taking a stab at entrepreneurship, or those that are interested in generating passive income … this is the episode for you! That's because we speak with one of the most unique and interesting entrep…

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The Best Advice For Creating The Job You Love - #33 29:20

6y ago29:20

29:20

Today we speak with a truly iconic writer and businessman … Dan Miller. Dan is the president of 48 Days and specializes in helping people to increase their personal and business success. He believes that meaningful work is something we can all achieve in our life and is active in helping individuals to find that path – be it by redirecting their ca…

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Get Unstuck In Your Life And Work w/ Greg Gray #32 30:16

6y ago30:16

30:16

When we get stuck professionally, we often try working harder, longer, or just plowing our way through the problem. It almost never works. A better approach is to find a coach. Just as a good sports coach can turn a team around, so can a good business coach. Today we speak with Greg Gray – a business and leadership coach and former business consult…

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Hack Your Way To Entrepreneurship w/ Chris Dayley #31 52:57

6y ago52:57

52:57

One of the things we cover often on this show is entrepreneurship. Part of becoming a successful entrepreneur is understanding the habits and practices that lead to success. Our guest today – Chris Dayley – is a fantastic example of how the right habits and practices can lead you to success as an entrepreneur. We’re going to chat with Chris about b…

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5AM Miracle – Everything you need to know about Productivity w/ Jeff Sanders - #30 26:39

6y ago26:39

26:39

One of my quests in life is to find ways to increase my productivity - how much I produce and the quality of what I produce. If you that sounds like music to your ears or if you just want to learn how you can optimize your own productivity and personal development, then you will love today's episode. That's because we speak with Jeff Sanders – a pr…

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Dr. Mike Roussell Teaches Us All About Nutrition - #29 49:36

6y ago49:36

49:36

What we eat ... when we eat ... and how often we eat ... can dramatically change our bodies. It can change our muscle mass, our physical performance, our mental performance at work or in school. It's a playground of infinite possibilities. The challenge is that there is so much information out there - much of it complex and data driven. It's hard t…

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Build A Presence And Brand Online Using LinkedIn Ads w/ AJ Wilcox #28 21:08

6y ago21:08

21:08

I have a lot of friends these days who are trying to create a side hustle online. They are looking to build their brand and presence online ... and in some cases, to sell a product or service. If that's you, or if you find that world as fascinating as I do, then you’re going to love this interview. That’s because we speak with AJ Wilcox - a master …

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Become a Productivity & Leadership Machine w/Glenn Mattson - #27 40:18

6+ y ago40:18

40:18

Today’s episode is going to be a fun and unique dive into productivity and leadership. That’s because, we’ll be speaking with Glenn Mattson in just a moment. Glenn is a rockstar consultant who specializes in helping leaders and business owners improve their business through better leadership, sales, and productivity. In our conversation Glenn and I…

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Discover How You Can Lead a Healthy, Long, and Meaningful Life w/ Tom Rath #26 30:56

6+ y ago30:56

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Today's episode might be one of my most influential interviews to date. I interview Tom Rath - a prolific writer, New York Time's best seller, and the best scientist I know. In our conversation, Tom and I will be discussing... - The three most important habits to living a happier, healthier and longer life. - The biggest mistake we make when pursui…

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Learn How To Take Your Business & Life Back w/Scott Beebe #25 48:42

6+ y ago48:42

48:42

In today’s interview, we’re going to explore how small business owners can get their lives and business back on track by learning to work on their business instead in their business. To do that, we’ll be speaking with Scott Beebe – an expert in business coaching and helping others to define and articulate their business vision, mission and values. …

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Craft A Relationship That Lasts & Excites With Ken Fierheller #24 43:00

6+ y ago43:00

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In today’s interview, we’re going to look at relationships again. This time, we’re going to explore it through the eyes and advice of a psychotherapist – Ken Fierheller, who specializes in relationship counseling, anxiety, and self-esteem counseling. In our conversation Ken and I will be discussing: - His unique approach to relationship and individ…

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Master Your Money With Farnoosh Torabi #23 44:11

6+ y ago44:11

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Today’s episode is a Next Year Now First. We’ll be discussing money management and personal finance. It’s easy to focus on some of the obvious topics of thriving in life – things like Health and well-being, personal development, productivity... but we've covered all those areas before. One of my listeners recently clued me in to a universal truth: …

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