Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life2 Feb 2014

Focus and Meaning: Finishing Well and Living a Meaningful Story with Donald Miller

Donald Miller is all about story. He is the author of several books, including multiple New York Times Best Sellers. Donald is also the founder of Storyline, an organization that helps people live better stories. He’s helped thousands overcome a sense of meaninglessness by helping them create their Storyline life plan. If you’re struggling with a sense of meaningless, pick up Storyline today. After studying story for years and successfully using the elements of story to engage customers, Don created StoryBrand, a process any business owner or marketing team can go through to create a communication script that will increase sales. Don is also the creator of the Storyline Productivity Schedule, a free daily schedule using modern psychology to increase a person’s productivity. Don believes getting your story straight changes everything.

Covered in this episode:

How Don got started writing
How he continued at it, attained great success and learned to deal with those new expectations
Kept going through a cycle of failure, wrestling with it, success and new expectations
Learned how the principles of a good story can lead to a meaningful life
The Storyline Conference
The Storyline 2.0 Life Plan
The Storyline Productivity Schedule
Life isn’t meaningless. What you do with it can make it FEEL meaningless, but you can fix that. – Donald Miller (Click to Tweet this)
Overcoming Procrastination
Focus and Finish

Some of Erik’s Favorite Storyline Blog Posts by Don:

Make sure to go grab the Storyline Productivity Schedule for FREE. The Schedule will help you:

Overcome procrastination
Radically increase productivity
Not feel overwhelmed
Manage your mental energy instead of your time
Enjoy a guilt-free work structure
Create a daily, healthy routine you can repeat for life
Finish the major projects you’ve been dreaming about

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