Charlie Gilkey & Maghan Haggerty: Celebrating 5 Years of Start Finishing (Episode #255)

In this special anniversary episode, Charlie Gilkey and Maghan Haggerty reflect on the five-year milestone of Start Finishing, diving deep into its impact on their lives, the lives of their community, and Productive Flourishing’s evolution over the past 17 years. They explore how doing your best work transforms you as an individual and creates ripple effects for leaders and their entire teams.

Topics We Explored:

* The deeper paradox of productivity: Why do we often end up putting off the things we really want to do in life to some later date? (When that means we may not ever start, let alone finish, those projects.)

* The origins of Start Finishing as a book, and the driving force behind it, namely to argue for doing the work that matters and treating one’s "best work" as priority — and what that changes in how we approach meaningful projects.

* All the ways in which personal and team success are interconnected, and how Charlie’s third book Team Habits built on the foundations of Start Finishing.

* The multitude of “best work” stories we’ve heard from people around the world who, as a result of finding Start Finishing, have finished the projects that matter.

* Embracing life and work simultaneously by living and working with purpose, and finding joy in the process.

* Charlie's vision for the future of "Productive Flourishing", inviting people to embrace the "get to" mindset (“getting to” do the work we’ve dreamed of doing.)

Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

CHARLIE’S BOOKS

* Start Finishing: How to Go From Idea to Done

* The Start Finishing Field Guide

* Team Habits: How Small Actions Lead to Extraordinary Results

* The Small Business Life Cycle

BLOG POSTS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

* Yet Another Blog on Time Management?!

* Stand Tall, Creative Giants

* The Air Sandwich: Why Your Big Picture and Day-to-Day Reality Don’t Link Up

* A Frog a Day Keeps Your Anchors Aweigh

* Success Often Comes When You're Not Searching for It

OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

* Finite and Infinite Games by James P Carse

* Give to Grow by Mo Bunnell (Episode 254)

* Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert

* PF Productivity Coaching

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Thanks for Listening!

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Episode Timestamps

[0:00] Re-introduction to the podcast and the 5-year anniversary of Start Finishing.

[2:15] Maghan discusses her personal journey with "Productive Flourishing" and the impact of Start Finishing on her life, work, and career.

[7:48] Charlie shares the origins of Start Finishing and how it conn