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S2E12 Get a GRIP on Your Life - an Interview with Productivity Expert Rick Pastoor Part 2
How can you stop being stuck and start getting productive? In part two of this interview, productivity expert Rick Pastoor takes a deeper dive into the GRIP method and shares some of the best tools to help you get started, keep moving and get the job done!
YOU WILL LEARN:
· How the 7 Motivators work.
· How to do a Recap Friday.
· How to GRIP your year and your life.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
“GRIP: The Art of Working Smart,” by Rick Pastoor
“What Matters Most,” by Hyrum W. Smith
“Think and Grow Rich,” by Napoleon Hill
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“Work is not a hobby. Work is a profession and we should treat it in that way.” – Rick Pastoor
“Sometimes you need a little bit of extra push and you need a toolkit to make sure you get through your day.” – Rick Pastoor
“If you’re disciplined enough to do a small bite every time, over time, all of the things that you touch will be better off.” – Rick Pastoor
“You can really leverage finalizing a task by making sure someone else knows that it's done.” – Rick Pastoor
“There's nothing more powerful than ‘let's do this together.’” – Brian Buffini
“Build the kinds of systems for yourself that help you become the person that you want to be.” – Rick Pastoor
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