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Start loving Mondays! Join Marissa & Joel each week for practical strategies, weekly rhythms, and honest insights to help you slow down, show up, and live intentionally. Based on the proven Full Focus methods used in the Full Focus Planner™, each episode offers habits, mindset shifts, and real support so you can quiet the noise, follow through, and build a life that feels good to live. Ready to focus on what really matters?
Episodes
“Know thyself.” It’s ancient advice that still applies in the modern workplace. In this episode, Joel and Marissa continue unpacking The Priority Filter by considering how self-awareness serves you on the clock and why it’s a key consideration as you determine what you do today. They dig into personality, proficiency, and passion, and what each lens offers as you redesign your work to maximize your contribut...
You can work really hard on the wrong stuff. In fact, most people do. Unfortunately, work can look and feel productive without being productive. Most wasted effort happens because tasks pass two of the Priority Filter’s tests but fail the third. When that happens, you’re stuck in an overlap trap. In this episode, Joel and Marissa name the three overlap traps: Right Work, Wrong Time (YOU and ROI without NOW), the Comfort...
The average professional carries dozens of items on their to-do list, and not all of them are worth doing: you’re only doing them because someone asked, it caught your attention, you noticed it needed doing, or you’ve always done it. When our to-do lists are too long, we think working better and faster is the solution. But in truth, we need a shorter list. How can we get there?
In this episode, Joel and Marissa walk ...
The Improviser follows curiosity wherever it leads (usually leaving a trail of half-finished projects behind them). They’re creative problem-solvers who see connections nobody else sees, forge new paths when the standard approach isn’t working, and can produce extraordinary work when the stakes are high. The downside? Novelty, curiosity, and Shiny Object Syndrome can lead to procrastination, turning important commitment...
The Optimizer is quick to notice the gaps between what is and what could be, but they’re slower to recognize when finished work is good enough. They make sure the work gets done right, the first time. That’s a recipe for excellence, but also for exhaustion—often tied up with some unintentional self-shaming. In this episode, Joel and Marissa dive into what makes the Optimizer tick, why they’re a crucial part ...
The Juggler is the person you hand something to and never think about again—but they’re also the person carrying a load nobody around them can fully see. The relentless capability of this WorkStyle powers the Juggler’s ability to hold more than most people can track and pivot on the turn of a dime, but it’s also powered by an isolating belief that “It’s all on me.” In this episode, Joel and...
The Achiever is the person to call when you want to expand the limits of what’s possible—but they’re also the person most likely to push past their own limits and ride their momentum right into the ground. The relentless drive of this WorkStyle powers the Achiever’s ability to finish fast and deliver results at scale, but also leads to frustration around delegation and higher risk of burnout. In this episode...
The Givers in our midst—the ones who anticipate needs, listen deeply, and jump in to help—are often the people holding our teams and our society together. But their generosity can be a double-edged sword, leaving them run-down while the people who depend on them fail to notice they’re flagging. In this episode, Joel and Marissa dive into the Giver WorkStyle, unpacking what makes Givers indispensable and where they...
You’ve tried the system, the reset, the earlier alarm, the batched tasks, the protected mornings—and somehow you keep landing in the same place. In this episode, Joel and Marissa return from hiatus to introduce the WorkStyle Assessment and explain why one-size-fits-all productivity advice keeps failing you. The truth underneath it: the challenges are universal, but you are particular, and the way you work is different f...
This episode was produced by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound
This episode was produced by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound
This episode was produced by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound
This episode was produced by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound
This episode was produced by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound
This episode was produced by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound
This episode was produced by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound
This episode was produced by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound
This episode was produced by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound
This episode was produced by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound
This episode was produced by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound
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