Leadership

Tim Ferris – Author of New York Times Best Seller, Tools of Titans

[Tim Ferriss](https://www.linkedin.com/in/timferriss) is the author of the New York Times Bestseller, [_The 4-Hour Workweek_](https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/dp/0307465357/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1484105434&sr=1-1&keywords=4+hour+work+week), and more recently, [_Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performer_](https://www.amazon.com/Tools-Titans-Billionaires-World-Class-Performers/dp/1328683788)_.

 He is also an angel investor and advisor for companies such as Facebook, Evernote, Uber, and Twitter and is considered by Fast Company as one of the “Most Innovative Business People”. Listen as Tim shares the story behind his latest bestselling book and how it came to be through online tools such as Evernote, Google Docs, and DropBox. ## Key Quote “[When] the book was initially put together, it was not called _Tools of Titans_, it was just a notebook for myself. I was putting together cliff notes of the most actionable, impactful, small things that had a big impact.” 

##What You’ll Learn

  1.  How Tim wrote the book, _Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons and World-Class Performers_, using online tools.
  2. The importance of higher order principles in staying effective and efficient with the tools you use.
  3. How the quality of your questions determine the quality of your life.
  4. The list of people Tim wants to have on his podcast.
  5. The benefits of surrounding yourself with people better than you.
  6. Affording time vs affording distractions.
  7. How Tim’s investments allowed him to be financially free.
  8. Why investing in education and health is always a good idea.
  9. Why Tim’s attention to detail saves him a lot of headaches
  10. Tim’s top 3 pieces of advice to becoming more effective Resources – [Less Doing Podcast Resources](https://trello.com/b/jtqdNTp3/leverage-podcast-resources) ——- [Get the FREE Optimize, Automate, Outsource Blueprint here.]( https:/go.lessdoing.com/blueprint?utm_campaign=blueprint-ari&utm_medium=link&utm_source=podcast) — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lessdoing/message

Gregg Alyce – Sending Personalized Gifts

In this episode of the Leverage Podcast, Ari and Nick interview [Greg Segall](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregsegall), CEO of [Alyce](https://www.alyce.com/), a gifting service that matches customers with their intended recipients with unique B2C based gifts. Alyce strategically profiles its customers using social data to find that perfect gift. Listen as Gregg gives us the inside look into Alyce’s services and how sending a personalized gift has a greater impact to those on the receiving end. **Key Quote** “Everyone knows that when you send a gift that’s personalized to any individual, it’s a hundred times more impactful than when you’re actually just sending a generic gift to anybody.”

**What You’ll Learn**

  • – What Alyce is and how it works
  • – The impact that gifts have when sent in the perfect timing
  • – How Alyce does extensive research to match gifts
  • – What other platforms Alyce uses to source information
  • – Alyce only needs your first name, last name, company name, and email
  • – How gift suggestions are made
  • – How Alyce profiles a customer’s demographics and psychographics
  • – The psychology behind what the giver wants to give vs. what the recipient wants to receive
  • – Alyce uses a general scoring algorithm for finding gift suggestions
  • – Alyce’s catalogs are highly curated
  • How Alyce tailors packages for businesses who want to send gifts to their audience

The importance of being focused, taking care of yourself, and being better Alyce – [https://www.alyce.com](https://www.alyce.com/)(https://www.alyce.com) Gregg’s email – [gregg@alyce.com](mailto:gregg@alyce.com) **Less Doing Podcast Resources** Trello Board – [https://trello.com/b/jtqdNTp3/leverage-podcast-resources](https://trello.com/b/jtqdNTp3/leverage-podcast-resources( https://trello.com/b/jtqdNTp3/leverage-podcast-resources ) ——- [Get the FREE Optimize, Automate, Outsource Blueprint here.]( https:/go.lessdoing.com/blueprint?utm_campaign=blueprint-ari&utm_medium=link&utm_source=podcast) — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lessdoing/message

Justin Stenstrom – Overcoming Anxiety and Depression

**Summary** In this episode of the Less Doing Podcast, Ari and Nick interview Justin Stenstrom, the founder of the [Elite Man Magazine](http://elitemanmagazine.com/), the [Elite Man Podcast](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/elite-man-podcast-lifestyle/id954083494?mt=2) and the [Elite Man Conference](http://elitemanconference.com/).

Listen as Justin walks us through his transition from a teenager with anxiety and depression problems to being the founder of one of the most successful men’s magazine to date. **Key Quote ** “It all started with me…my transformational period back when I was 18 or 19 years old going through all this stuff, learning how to get confidence and overcome my anxiety and depression problems and my dating problems…” **What You’ll Learn **

– How the Elite Man Magazine started – How long it took Justin to overcome his anxiety and depression problems – The root cause of Justin’s panic attacks – Justin’s life as an isolated teenager – Taking care of your mental health – The process to stop panic attacks – Justin’s 7 Step Formula to becoming more productive – Write out a schedule – Put aside time – Avoid social media and cell phones – Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good – Get more passionate about what you’re doing – Breakdown your work to shorter segments – Don’t try to do a week’s worth of work in a day – Justin’s new podcast, [The Justin Stenstrom Show](http://justinstenstrom.com/podcast/%22http://justinstenstrom.com/podcast) **Less Doing Podcast Resources:** Trello Board – [https://trello.com/b/jtqdNTp3/leverage-podcast-resources](https://trello.com/b/jtqdNTp3/leverage-podcast-resources) ——- [Get the FREE Optimize, Automate, Outsource Blueprint here.](https:/go.lessdoing.com/blueprint?utm_campaign=blueprint-ari&utm_medium=link&utm_source=podcast) — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lessdoing/message

Zack Arnold – Living a More Active Life as a Film Editor

**Guests ** [Zack Arnold](https://www.linkedin.com/in/zackarnold) **Summary ** In this episode of the Less Doing Podcast, Ari talks to Zack Arnold, creator of [Fitness in Post](http://fitnessinpost.com/) and [Optimize Yourself](http://optimizeyourself.me/). Listen as Zack shares with us how his transition went from being an active kid to becoming a 60-hour work week person in the film industry and his struggles of blending the two paths together that lead him to where he is now.

**Key Quote ** “I’ve lived a life for the last 15 years in a small dark room in front of a computer for 12-16 hours a day…after a long day at work, I said, I just do not want to live like this anymore and I need to find a better way.”

**What You’ll Learn ** – Zack’s background as a film and television editor – Why Zack’s brain and body fought back – Blending intense creative work with high performance athletics – The biomechanics of your body – How Zack uses [Trello](https://trello.com/) for his day-to-day activities – The activity video vault – Changing your daily habits – Using [Zapier](https://zapier.com/) and IFTTT for Zack’s personal automations – The Optimize Yourself Program’s system – Understand how ineffective you are when you’re sedentary **Less Doing Podcast Resources: ** Trello Board – [https://trello.com/b/jtqdNTp3/leverage-podcast-resources](https://trello.com/b/jtqdNTp3/leverage-podcast-resources) ——- [Get the FREE Optimize, Automate, Outsource Blueprint here.](https:/go.lessdoing.com/blueprint?utm_campaign=blueprint-ari&utm_medium=link&utm_source=podcast) — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lessdoing/message