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Facilitation in Small Groups: How to Have More Influence and Action with Less Stress and Conflict – SASM 130

Wed, 17 Apr 2019 15:50:18 GMT

This special solo episode features how to kick start any conversation, keep it humming, and leave people buzzing. Plus, how to have influence without the need for power or control and the key qualities of great facilitators.

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How to Be Human and Our 9 Core Needs with Ry Edwards – SASM 129

Thu, 27 Sep 2018 07:00:08 GMT

This episode features Ry Edwards to explore the nine core human needs that govern everything in life, simple questions that will help you understand why you do what you do, and why love is helping others meet their core human needs.

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My 12 Favorite Podcast Episodes Ever – SASM 128

Wed, 20 Jun 2018 12:43:37 GMT

This special solo episode features what wins the water wars: distilled, reverse osmosis, tap, or spring water. Plus why your light environment is more important than food, exercise, and sleep. AND how grief is culturally learned and when empathy isn’t serving anyone.

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How to Ask Better Community Questions: It’s as Easy as ABCD with Cormac Russell – SASM 127

Fri, 01 Jun 2018 02:52:17 GMT

This episode features Cormac Russell to explore why our unexpressed gifts can do tremendous harm, how an institutionalized five-year-old changed his life direction, and why community makes a better verb than a noun.

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Dear Isolated, Detached, and Helpless Individual – SASM 126

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:25:33 GMT

This special solo episode features what the loneliness industry is rubbing your nose in (often successfully), some eye-opening stats about how much our isolation costs us, and what the President of the Rugged Individualists Society needs you to know.

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How the Modern Simplicity Movement Thrives with Dan Hayes – SASM 125

Tue, 27 Feb 2018 20:58:07 GMT

This episode features Dan Hayes on how to be a strong believer without an organized belief system, why a walk can be better for your head than your body, how the origins of our modern simplicity movement started with the Industrial Revolution, and how Dan and his wife lived in 40 square feet for seven months.

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Full Life Integration, Non-Negotiables, and Your Powerful Lens with Kristoffer “KC” Carter – SASM 123

Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:22:11 GMT

This episode features Kristoffer "KC" Carter on which sacred life ingredients are needed for full life integration, why self-care is about consistency – not duration, and why the numbers 1:5:10 are so meaningful.

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How to Give a Great Hug – SASM 122

Mon, 06 Nov 2017 08:00:39 GMT

This special solo episode features the subtle similarities and wild differences in how cultures greet each other, how to telegraph your hugging intentions to help your fellow huggers, how long your hug should last (and how to relax into it), plus much more.

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4 “C”s That Make Sustainability Possible with Ma’ikwe Ludwig – SASM 121

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 07:00:23 GMT

This episode features Ma’ikwe Ludwig on how Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage happily uses 90% less resources than the average American, how competing cultures and classes can mix in beautiful ways, and why the economics, equality, or sustainability of resource-sharing works so well in intentional communities.

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Delight is Right in Your Hands with Annie Raser-Rowland – SASM 120

Mon, 09 Oct 2017 07:00:19 GMT

This episode features Annie Raser-Rowland on how a frugal lifestyle can be the highest form of luxury, how to own your pleasure-seeking urges without paying for it, and what lesser known pollution may be doing to you.

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A Path to Money, Meaning, and Variety for Multipotentialites with Emilie Wapnick – SASM 119

Mon, 25 Sep 2017 07:00:06 GMT

This episode features Emilie Wapnick on how to have the three pillars of a great multipotentialite work life – money, meaning, and variety – with approaches as diverse as the Group Hug, Slash, Einstein, or Phoenix. (And maybe even join her band of weirdos.)

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Why I Vanished and What’s Next for the Show – SASM 118

Mon, 11 Sep 2017 07:00:28 GMT

This special solo episode features where I've been on my podcasting break and what's coming up now that the show is revived.

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The Not So Big Way to Have Useful Beauty Every Day with Sarah Susanka – SASM 117

Mon, 09 Jan 2017 08:00:57 GMT

This episode features Sarah Susanka on how to bring useful beauty to every room in your home, how to schedule your passions and actually act on them, plus why Sarah emphasizes "not so big" over small.

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Why the Future of Work Is Working for Yourself with Stephen Warley – SASM 116

Mon, 26 Dec 2016 08:00:44 GMT

This episode features Stephen Warley on how to make big changes without a major crisis forcing them on you, why we learn best when things are hard, and how to deprogram yourself to take on the "risk" of self-employment.

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When “Being” Your Way into Action Is Better Than Thinking with Julie Gray – SASM 115

Mon, 12 Dec 2016 21:02:30 GMT

This episode features Julie Gray on how to create systems so you can work less and contribute more, why stress management seems so stressful, and how to tap into the power of your innate intelligence.

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Death Literacy, Enoughness, and Why Life Is Long with Humaira Hamid (#CConDD) – SASM 114

Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:00:36 GMT

This episode features Humaira Hamid on why just about everything in life comes back to death and dying, how and where to become death literate, plus how to surf the waves of "identity death" throughout your life.

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How to Be Social, Selective, and Simple with Ryan Nicodemus – SASM 113

Mon, 14 Nov 2016 08:00:37 GMT

This episode features Ryan Nicodemus on a surprising path from minimalism into environmentalism, why he doesn't do anything for anyone else on the Internet before 12:30 p.m., and three circles of relationships to guide who to connect with.

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Why and How to Run an Offers and Needs Market – SASM 112

Mon, 31 Oct 2016 07:00:28 GMT

This special solo episode features five simple, powerful benefits of an Offers and Needs Market, why your friends, family, and neighbors are counting on you to own your gifts, and how to elevate your own and other people's gifts.

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The Role of Slow in “No,” Letting Go, and Laziness with Brooke McAlary – SASM 111

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 07:00:29 GMT

This episode features Brooke McAlary on how to consistently question what's necessary in your life, a surprising (and rare) hallmark of the slow-living community, and why the minimalism label can be limiting – even if you own it.

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Dear Mindless, Busy Consumer and Buyer of Fleeting Joy – SASM 110

Mon, 03 Oct 2016 07:00:39 GMT

This special solo episode features what the food industry is rubbing your nose in (often successfully), what Citizens against Quiet, Idle Hands, and Saving needs you to know, and some eye-opening stats about how much stuff Americans actually own.

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Rewilding, Sovereignty, and the Heart of Domestication with Daniel Vitalis – SASM 109

Mon, 19 Sep 2016 07:00:07 GMT

This episode features Daniel Vitalis on the difference between natural, wild water and processed water, how to see yourself as and act like a sovereign being, and why we're not biologically designed for houses, jobs, or modern institutions.

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From Mindless in a Rocker to Rocking Bonsai Business with Shanna Mann – SASM 108

Mon, 05 Sep 2016 07:00:28 GMT

This episode features Shanna Mann on how to strategically use constraints to pole-vault over your obstacles, how she got left on the side of the road with a traumatic brain injury, and how to grow your own intentionally small bonsai business.

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How to Get a “Plan A” Life with Bravery and Bravado – SASM 107 with Warren Talbot

Mon, 22 Aug 2016 07:00:10 GMT

This episode features Warren Talbot on how to borrow bravery when you're coming up short, how to make conscious decisions to have your "Plan A" life, and how to tell fear, "I hear you … but this is still happening."

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Social Security vs. social security – SASM 106

Mon, 08 Aug 2016 07:00:55 GMT

This special solo episode features why and when social security is more important than Social Security, the history of Social Security and how the word "social" got attached to it, and why your social capital is literally keeping you alive.

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How to Discuss Identity, Race, and Prejudice with Charlie Gilkey – SASM 105

Mon, 25 Jul 2016 07:00:51 GMT

This episode features Charlie Gilkey on what's required to talk reasonably and openly about self-identity, race, and discrimination, how to say, "What about this?" without discounting others' views, and why Charlie shifted his focus to engage would-be allies more than current allies.

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Simplicity as Your Path Back to Love with Courtney Carver – SASM 104

Mon, 11 Jul 2016 07:00:32 GMT

This episode features Courtney Carver on how she got 2,000 people to almost instantly ask her to come to their city, how she fell in love with forty strangers in one day, and why starting with the mechanics of simplicity is so helpful.

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Practice Dying to Live Better – SASM 103

Mon, 27 Jun 2016 07:00:03 GMT

This special solo episode features how to transcend our hard-wired fear of death and dying, the step-by-step process of how I practice dying, and what finally shattered the emotional walls between my pal Sal and his father.

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How to Escape the Crash/Recover Cycle with Christine Walker – SASM 102

Mon, 13 Jun 2016 07:00:52 GMT

This episode features Join Christine Walker on what to do when your mindfulness muscles are weak, how the "Pentagon of Wellness" works to heal you, and why going fast is addictive in our brains and culture.

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How to Mix Ingredients to Make the Minimalism Documentary with Joshua Fields Millburn – SASM 101

Mon, 30 May 2016 07:00:09 GMT

This episode features Joshua Fields Millburn on how you can have more meaning and less stuff with a slight pivot, why a ninety-something great-great grandma took five family generations to a book tour stop, and how to align your short-term actions with your long-term values.

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6 Key Community Conversations and the Questions That Transform Them – SASM 100

Mon, 16 May 2016 07:00:53 GMT

This special solo episode features why community becomes a bigger deal the more you don't have it, the 3 qualities of a great question for any community setting, and which of the 6 crucial conversations you need to have in your community.

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Feeling Paralyzed? Find a New “P” and Change Your Reality with Kelly Exeter – SASM 099

Mon, 02 May 2016 07:00:35 GMT

This episode features Kelly Exeter on how her total breakdown led to a less frantic life, a gift that every parent can (should?) give their kids, and why more "doing" is not the solution to feeling overwhelmed.

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The More of Less and Generosity as an Act of Bravery with Joshua Becker – SASM 098

Mon, 18 Apr 2016 07:00:00 GMT

This episode features Joshua Becker on why generosity is an act of bravery (even though everyone wants it), how minimalism lets you pursue happiness or fulfillment where you want, and the three layers of clutter ... and how to get rid of each one.

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Alexx Stuart: from World’s Best Bartender to Low Tox Life Champion – SASM 097

Mon, 04 Apr 2016 07:00:27 GMT

This episode features Alexx Stuart on why food as love can be unhealthy – especially for children, how to align what's best for you with what's best for our planet, and the #1 tip to give your kids ownership over what and how they eat.

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Being Happily Replaceable, Spreadsheet Poets, and Fertility Challenges with Emily McDermott – SASM 096

Mon, 21 Mar 2016 07:00:50 GMT

This episode features Emily McDermott on why asking for help early prevents getting overwhelmed later, how having an accountability partner can change your life (even if you've never met), and whether happiness can come from making yourself replaceable at work.

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The 5 Elements of Your Full Voice and Saying Yes to Our Biggest Fears with Barbara McAfee – SASM 095

Mon, 07 Mar 2016 08:00:47 GMT

This episode features Barbara McAfee on why fear is like an outfit that looks bad on everyone, the five distinct elements of your voice and how to use them, plus how innate talents are trained out of you (and how to get them back).

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Why Deleting 90.44% of My Best Music Made Me Feel Super – SASM 094

Mon, 22 Feb 2016 08:00:29 GMT

This special solo episode features what artists influenced my youth – and that I'm now disowning, attributes of the 26 songs I kept (and the 246 I deleted), and how to reassess what experiences you invite into your life.

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Finding and Aligning Your Core Values with Jeff Sandquist – SASM 093

Mon, 08 Feb 2016 08:00:37 GMT

This episode features Jeff Sandquist on how to uncover your core values and live in alignment with them, why relying on external validation is such a dangerous trap, and how tasting life's brittleness is both a curse and a blessing.

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Slow Food, Social Obesity, and Why Nobody Wins a Parenting Race with Carl Honore – SASM 092

Mon, 25 Jan 2016 08:00:58 GMT

This episode features Carl Honore on how to prevent social obesity while gorging on meaningful connections, how to make your smartphone your servant instead of your master, and who wins the parenting race: the tortoise … or the hare?

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Why JoelZaslofsky.com Is Our New Home for Simplicity, Community, and All Things Groovy – SASM 091

Mon, 11 Jan 2016 08:00:39 GMT

This special solo episode features my new vision of how I contribute best to your life, why my favorite currencies are hugs, smiles, and authentic chats, and why I made the big move from Value of Simple to JoelZaslofsky.com.

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How to Be Alive and Embrace Your Personal Power with Colin Beavan – SASM 090

Mon, 28 Dec 2015 08:00:34 GMT

This episode features Colin Beavan on how to help people wake the heck up to their personal power (and what happens when we do), how the "monk and the merchant" paradox applies to you, and how to participate in an eco-Sabbath – No Impact Project style.

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5 Secrets to Quick and Consistent Mindfulness with Toku McCree – SASM 089

Mon, 14 Dec 2015 08:00:09 GMT

This episode features Toku McCree on why self-awareness is the most powerful catalyst for change, what his one universal truth is, and – of course – Toku's five secrets of super-fast mindfulness.

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Why Simplicity Helps You Reach Your Life’s Purpose(s) with Tsh Oxenreider – SASM 088

Mon, 30 Nov 2015 08:00:16 GMT

This episode features Tsh Oxenreider on how pretending to move overseas can help you declutter, where to find freedom when you're tethered to your town, and why simple-living can be as simple as living holistically with your life's purpose.

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How Scott Dinsmore’s Connections, Passion, and Work Changed Our World (a Tribute) – SASM 087

Mon, 16 Nov 2015 08:00:04 GMT

This episode pays tribute to Live Your Legend's founder and my friend, mentor, and hero – Scott Dinsmore. Remember his legacy with me and discover how to change the world by doing work you love, where to find the most amazing people in your local community, the fastest way to do things you don't think can be done, and why life sometimes comes down to this: bring people together.

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How 241 Post It Notes, Candid Stories, and Huggr Power Changed 55 Folks (#SimpleREV 2015 Recap) – SASM086

Mon, 02 Nov 2015 08:00:31 GMT

SimpleREV 2015 brought 55 simple-living enthusiasts together and the impact was big. Discover why we loved sticking 241 Post It Notes on a wall (and what we did with them), how one small clothes donation quickly changed a family's life, why you can't get a positive answer from a negative question, and the #1 thing that our participants wanted at SimpleREV 2015.

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Essentialism with Greg McKeown: The Priorities Problem, Creating Space, and Your Highest Contribution – SASM 085

Mon, 19 Oct 2015 07:00:18 GMT

This episode features Greg McKeown on why you need to create s-p-a-c-e to discern what's essential, how a "personal quarterly offsite" helps you find consistent clarity, and the best way to become an Essentialist.

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The Joy of Cravings, Intimate Acts in Public, and Surprising Science with Alex Jamieson – SASM 084

Mon, 05 Oct 2015 07:00:17 GMT

This episode features Alex Jamieson on how to have cravings that empower you instead of enslave you, the four root causes of cravings – and what to do about each one, plus why eating food is the most intimate thing we do with others (in public).

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How to Grow Food Anywhere and Build Community Everywhere with Eugene Cooke – SASM083

Mon, 21 Sep 2015 07:00:58 GMT

This episode features Eugene Cooke on why you need a food abundance system more than abundant food, how to ease poverty with local solutions and NO legislation, how to make nature your church, and why the men who spoke the least influenced Eugene the most.

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5 Strategic Steps to Streamline Your Life with Miriam Ortiz y Pino – SASM 082

Mon, 07 Sep 2015 07:00:24 GMT

This episode features Miriam Ortiz y Pino on why clutter is really just unresolved piles of decisions, the five simple steps to streamline your stuff and life, and how Miriam went from a "pack-rat stacker" to an organized simplifier.

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How Rich I Am, What Angers Me, and the Mess I’m Withholding from You – SASM 081

Mon, 24 Aug 2015 07:00:40 GMT

Discover just how freakin' rich I am, what pisses me off, why I'm so scared of you listening to this episode, how I've wronged my dogs, why SimpleREV makes me feel like an entitled parent (or spoiled brat), and who I was, am, and want to be – truly and completely.

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The 4 Pillars of Survival and How to Reconnect to Nature with Cliff Hodges – SASM 080

Mon, 10 Aug 2015 07:00:18 GMT

This episode features Cliff Hodges on the benefits of "moving at the pace of nature," how to reconnect with your primal, animal heritage, and the 4 pillars of survival (one of them unique to humans).

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How to End the Undeclared War on Childhood and Simplicity Parenting with Kim John Payne – SASM 079

Mon, 27 Jul 2015 07:00:14 GMT

This episode features Kim John Payne on how our chronically overwhelmed culture creates an undeclared way on childhood, giving kids the gift of wandering or boredom, and the shifting parental role from Governor to Gardener to Guide.

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The Gratitude Journal, Vision Board, and Tension between Hustle and Slowness with Vernon Foster – SASM 078

Mon, 13 Jul 2015 07:00:09 GMT

This episode features Vernon Foster on why attachment to outcomes can hold you back from best ones, how Costa Rica made him feel like he landed on another planet, a dynamite question that can change everything, and (perhaps my favorite) why you don't have to be Jean-Claude Van Damme every day.

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Want a Thriving Community? Share More, Own Less, and Join the Economy of Human Connection with Sash Milne – SASM 077

Mon, 29 Jun 2015 07:00:45 GMT

This episode features Sash Milne on how to break down the new, hidden barriers to human connection, why you have to act locally to be felt globally, what the "Economy of Human Connection" is (and how to participate), plus how the invisible walls of privilege can come crashing down.

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How to Go Carbon Neutral, Grow from Rejection, and Have the Pope Ask for Your Prayers with Jared Brock – SASM 076

Mon, 15 Jun 2015 07:00:04 GMT

This episode features Jared Brock on how living at an eco-resort or intentional community can change everything, what happens when a little kid loses a $20 bet (with money he doesn't have), why you need to do a full life audit to become carbon neutral, and why Pope Francis asked Jared to pray for him.

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Feeling Stuck? How to Align Your Time, Money, and Energy with Stephen Warley – SASM 075

Mon, 01 Jun 2015 07:00:57 GMT

This episode features Stephen Warley on why having tons-o-free time isn't enough (and what else you absolutely need), some of the habits that can make you "unstuckable," how thinking less helps you align your time, money, and energy toward what you truly want, plus when (and how) to take control over what you purge.

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The Missing Connection Between Money, People, and Wellness with Joan Sotkin – SASM 074

Mon, 18 May 2015 07:00:49 GMT

This episode features Joan Sotkin with a simple, instant mindset shift to control your money worries, how to become someone who doesn't fear losing anything, why were not designed to have abundance (and why nothingness is so important), plus what happens when you eliminate sugar from your diet for 42 years.

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From Desperately Lost to Intentionally Found: 5 Years of Striking Personal Renaissance Highs (and a Few Lows) – SASM 072

Mon, 20 Apr 2015 07:00:51 GMT

You're invited to celebrate Joel's five-year personal renaissance anniversary with a special podcast episode about some crazy experiments, the most amazing communities, resources in the "Refuge of Simplicity," and wild speculation about the next five years.

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Gratitude Gains from Pain, How to Remove “Bad” Days Forever, and New Ways to Show Love with Aaron Kennard – SASM 071

Mon, 06 Apr 2015 07:00:38 GMT

This episode features Aaron Kennard on how to find euphoric joy in immense pain, eliminate bad days forever, use discomfort to trigger gratitude, the meaning of "Ho’oponopono," and why empowering habits start as one small, simple act.

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Simplify, Organize, and Minimize: Meet Your New Friend, Streamline, with Tico and Tina – SASM 070

Mon, 23 Mar 2015 07:00:29 GMT

This episode features David and Christina (a.k.a. Tico and Tina) on how to make life happen for you instead of happen to you, the mysterious link between productivity and a minimalist lifestyle, how to love yourself (and others) by embracing your inner tensions, and how "streamlining" supports a simple life.

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The Dangers of “The Twitch” and How to Stop Yours with Anthony Ongaro – SASM 069

Mon, 09 Mar 2015 07:00:10 GMT

This episode features Anthony Ongaro on how to change your relationship with clothing (one load of laundry at a time), the quick tricks you can use to tame your smartphone, how one game helped him get rid of his excess stuff, plus the seemingly endless – and surprising – benefits of minimalism.

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How to Create Power, Intention, and Focus with Morning Rituals – SASM 068

Mon, 23 Feb 2015 19:29:37 GMT

Do you know the misunderstood – but essential – difference between routine and rituals? What do morning rituals have to do with sharing my complete, unedited, and previously private daily promises? You're about to get some answers ... and learn even more (like why maintenance is for gardens and machines, not humans.)

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How to Align Your Money, Values, and Dreams with Sophia Bera – SASM 067

Mon, 09 Feb 2015 08:00:45 GMT

This episode features Sophia Bera on how to remove the distractions costing you time and money, what to do about student debt, and how to use your money to match your values (and achieve your dreams).

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5 Simple Tips to Shift from “Go! Go! Go!” to “Slow, Slow, Slow” – SASM 066

Mon, 26 Jan 2015 08:00:22 GMT

What are the surprising social norms of the most intentional, grateful, and inspiring people? Why is simplicity ready for you – right here and right now? Get answers to these questions and other practical, counter-intuitive tips like the "simplify by being a jerk" principle and how to reduce the stress of texts, tweets, blips, and bleeps.

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How to Slow Down Your Life, Quiet the City, and Revive Our World with Bill Powers – SASM 065

Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:00:06 GMT

This episode features Bill Powers on how to slow down, living tiny (and off-grid), why most world cultures are ecocidal, and where you'll find urban oases ... in any city.

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How to Erase Global Poverty with Tiny Teaspoons of Change (via d’Arcy Lunn) – SASM 064

Mon, 29 Dec 2014 08:00:06 GMT

This episode features d'Arcy Lunn living on $1.50 a day for five weeks, the Happy Simply tiny house, how to hone your "attention to intention," why global citizens are so content, and why crazy is the new normal.

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How to Redefine Rich, Grow Gratitude, and Be Happily Humble with Matt Ham – SASM 063

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 08:00:04 GMT

Matt Ham joins Joel Zaslofsky and his special co-host, Andy Traub, to discuss the true meaning of being rich, replacing shattered dreams with better ones, why you need to plant gratitude early and often, and how 0.2 millimeters of skin might have saved Matt's life.

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Hear That? It’s Simple and Better Quality Time with Your Kids from Chris and Sarah Wehkamp – SASM062

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 08:00:24 GMT

This episode features Chris and Sarah Wehkamp talking simple living, their quality Imagining Aloud audio stories for kids (and parents), plus invisible gifts you can give the child in your life ... at any time.

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Raw and Rocking Stories to Help You Simplify (SimpleREV 2014 Part 2) – SASM 061

Mon, 17 Nov 2014 08:00:41 GMT

Go behind-the-scenes of SimpleREV 2014 from an event organizer's unique perspective. You'll hear stories about tornado destruction, $11,000 Amazon bills, becoming "enoughist," and overcoming the social stigma linked to intentional down-sizing.

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How Simple and Primal Living “Grok” a Ton with Mark Sisson – SASM 060

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 08:00:22 GMT

This episode features Mark Sisson discussing the single most undervalued, overlooked aspect of your health. Mix in some mindfulness, gratitude, and primal living tips ... and you'll be ready to "Grok" on in no-time.

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How 55 People Got Simple, Became Friends, and Owned Huggr (SimpleREV 2014 Part 1) – SASM 059

Mon, 20 Oct 2014 07:00:18 GMT

This episode takes you behind-the-scenes of SimpleREV 2014 from an event organizer's unique perspective. Discover how 264 Post It Notes, three specific questions, a two-day bootstrapped event, and Huggr can help you be more simple and build community.

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How to Be a Giving Tree – SASM 058

Mon, 22 Sep 2014 07:00:18 GMT

This episode features Joel channeling raw emotion into ways that you can be your own giving tree. Abundance is everywhere ... regardless of whether or not you've been inspired by Shel Silverstein's book, The Giving Tree. Here's how you can spread it.

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How to Get the Big Tiny House Life with Dee Williams – SASM 057

Mon, 08 Sep 2014 07:00:37 GMT

This episode features Dee Williams discussing the "bigness" of tiny house life, the profound freedom she's found by downsizing, what a "perfect storm of awakening" looks like, and how she reshaped her life by confronting death (over and over).

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3 Simple Tools to Unstuff Your Life with Andrew Mellen – SASM 056

Mon, 25 Aug 2014 07:00:32 GMT

This episode features Andrew Mellen discussing the three simple rules of Unstuff Your Life, removing your physical obstacles to sustainable joy, using organizing to connect with what matters most to you, and the "stuff behind the stuff."

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4 “C”s of Gross National Happiness and Study Circles with Cecile Andrews – SASM 055

Mon, 11 Aug 2014 07:00:59 GMT

This episode features Cecile Andrews as we discuss a move toward Gross National Happiness, the crossroads of simplicity and study circles, how you can have a joyful community, plus how to live a slow and examined life.

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Why World Domination Summit Has More Magic than 100 Unicorns (#WDS2014 Recap) – SASM054

Mon, 04 Aug 2014 07:00:41 GMT

This episode features Joel Zaslofsky's curated recap of World Domination Summit 2014 (#WDS2014). Are you ready for surprising stories about "The Strider," why you need to learn the value of Ho'oponopono, and how imperfect action leads to amazing opportunity? Just press play.

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The Collision of Tech and (Human) Nature with Robert Scoble – SASM053

Mon, 28 Jul 2014 07:00:42 GMT

This episode features Robert Scoble as we discuss the culture around self-driving cars, how he actively follows 40,000 people on Twitter, if tech can help us slow down, and Facebook's attempt to addict us.

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SASM 052 – Why Simple is So Complex with Duane Elgin, Vicki Robin, John de Graaf, Cecile Andrews, and Jerome Segal

Mon, 14 Jul 2014 07:00:20 GMT

This episode features Vicki Robin, Duane Elgin, John de Graaf, Cecile Andrews, and Jerome Segal discussing the nature of simple living and whether we should embrace simplicity ... or complexity. It's five former or current simple living all-stars at once, all lined up just for you.

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SASM 051 – Collaborative Consumption: How to Tap Idle Time and Resources with Lauren Anderson

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 07:00:13 GMT

This episode features Lauren Anderson as we discuss Collaborative Consumption, what an economy is for, how to tap into your idle time and skills (even if they're crazy), and why you want to live in a "sharable city."

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SASM 050 – A Curated Recap of Episodes 1-49

Mon, 16 Jun 2014 07:00:43 GMT

This episode features Joel Zaslofsky giving a curated recap of the first 49 Smart and Simple Matters episodes. Hold on to your hats (and headphones)!

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SASM 049 – How to Have Plenty of Anything (Including Wild Money) with Luna Jaffe

Mon, 02 Jun 2014 07:00:36 GMT

This episode features Luna Jaffe as we discuss Wild Money, the debate between "enough" and "plenty," and what the voice of money sounds like (seriously).

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SASM 048: A New Vision of Simple Living, SimpleREV Style

Mon, 19 May 2014 07:00:11 GMT

This episode features Joel Zaslofsky sharing the grand vision for SimpleREV. Trust us: you'll want to discover how this brand of simple living is the cause of a generation.

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SASM 047: How to Reclaim the Commons … and Your Attention with Howard Rheingold

Mon, 28 Apr 2014 07:00:50 GMT

This episode features Howard Rheingold as we discuss the role of the Commons, controlling your attention, how curating increases consciousness, and why you should thank the U.S. Department of Defense (yes, seriously).

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SASM 046 – How to Organize Your “Lives” (E-Memory Revolution or Not) with Gordon Bell

Mon, 14 Apr 2014 07:00:00 GMT

This episode features Gordon Bell as we discuss how to organize your digital "lives," how to be a paperless pioneer, and why e-memories are so valuable.

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SASM 045 – Exploring Innerspace and Bodhi Float Tanks with Chad Johnson and Richard Bonk

Mon, 31 Mar 2014 07:00:43 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Chad Johnson and Richard Bonk of Bodhi Float Center. We discuss how to overcome gravity, exploring innerspace, stories of redemption, "nothingness," and how to be ASWIM (that's "awesome" to you).

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SASM 044 – How to Find the Crossroads of Passion and Simplicity with Mohamed Tohami

Mon, 17 Mar 2014 07:00:31 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Mohamed Tohami of Midway Simplicity as we discuss finding your passion, decluttering anything, how to stop your paycheck from controlling your life, and why simple-living is addictive.

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SASM 043 – How to Slow Your Home, Be Simple Enough, and Enjoy Zero with Brooke McAlary

Mon, 03 Mar 2014 08:00:39 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Brooke McAlary of Slow Your Home as we discuss how to be simple enough, making positive and intentional living the default, and learning to love nothing more than zero.

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SASM 042 – Experience Curating, Part 2: The FAOCAS Framework and Tools

Mon, 17 Feb 2014 08:00:31 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Joel Zaslofsky and Experience Curating. He explores who really owns your social media experiences, why his framework is descriptive (and not prescriptive), the simplicity of the "Everywhere Doctrine," and more.

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SASM 041 – Experience Curating, Part 1: Origins, What It Is, and Best Practices

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 08:00:56 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Joel Zaslofsky going solo with Experience Curating. He explores how to spend 0.1% of your time maximizing the other 99.9%, the synergy between simplicity and curating, how to become an expert in any topic, and more.

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SASM 040 – Meditate on This: Mindfulness and Headspace with Andy Puddicombe

Mon, 27 Jan 2014 08:00:40 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Andy Puddicombe of Headspace as we discuss the science of meditation, looking after your mind like you would your body, and why softness is vastly underrated.

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SASM 039 – How to Build Super Systems (and Be Like Batman) with Shanna Mann

Mon, 13 Jan 2014 08:00:15 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Shanna Mann as we discuss how to build rockin' systems, whether we should emulate Batman or Superman, why habits (even great ones) can be giant blind spots, and more.

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SASM 038 – How to Be Control Free and Distraction Lite with Mike Burns

Mon, 30 Dec 2013 08:00:18 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Mike Burns as we talk about letting go of the need to control everything, why anti-distraction beats decluttering, what the "greater yes" is, and much more.

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SASM 037 – Organize It All (OrgJunkie or Not) with Laura Wittmann

Mon, 16 Dec 2013 08:00:09 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Laura Wittmann of OrgJunkie.com as we cover organizing without frustration, why your home office might work best in a coat closet, how to get your kids to organize for themselves, and more.

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SASM 036 – How to Turn Dreams into Reality with Warren and Betsy Talbot

Mon, 02 Dec 2013 08:00:15 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Warren and Betsy Talbot. We talk about turning a vision into a lifestyle, making huge deadlines (and actually nailing them), unconventional simplicity, and how to get rid of "it."

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SASM 035 – Scoop.it Review and Topic-Centric Curation with CEO Guillaume Decugis

Mon, 18 Nov 2013 08:00:22 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features the CEO of Scoop.it - Guillaume Decugis - as we talk about how curation can make you an expert, simplifying your self-expression, business failures that lead to success, and why "humanrithm" matters.

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SASM 034 – How to Have a Million Dollar Lifestyle for Dirt Cheap with Ryan Avery

Mon, 04 Nov 2013 08:00:31 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Ryan Avery as we discuss how to get a million dollar lifestyle for dirt cheap, finding opportunity during the rough times, showering children with love instead of money, and his four pillars to a good life.

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SASM 033 – Positive Addictions and UNdefining Yourself with Sarah Peck

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 07:00:58 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Sarah Peck as we discuss positive addictions, undefining yourself, value-oriented work, and how to have self-compassion (even when changes come too slowly).

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SASM 032 – Organization Tips and Preparing for Emergencies with Cassie Tillett

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 07:00:30 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Cassie Tillett as we discuss a host of organization tips, "sentiment-fests," and preparing for emergencies.

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SASM 031 – Why You Need More Nothing With Jessie Kinowski

Mon, 23 Sep 2013 07:00:42 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features my great friend Jessie Kinowski. We discuss a whole lot of "nothing," how to manage people's expectations, why getting nothing (and being cool with it) is amazing, and why we can't get *the* answer.

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SASM 030 – How Personal Capital Simplifies Your Personal Finances with CEO Bill Harris

Mon, 09 Sep 2013 07:00:56 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features CEO Bill Harris of Personal Capital. We talk about your biggest financial problem, investing in your investments, how Bill started a mutual fund when he was *thirteen*, and simplifying your finances.

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SASM 029 – 4 Reasons and a Moral Imperative to Unsimplify

Mon, 26 Aug 2013 07:00:57 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode reveals 4 reasons to UNsimplify and if there's ever a moral imperative to do so. I also answer the question, "Do you need to be worldly to be worthy?" and "Why is wading into the pool of other people's problems so damn complex?

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SASM 028 – How to Grow Abundance and Combat Stagnation with Charlie Gilkey

Mon, 12 Aug 2013 07:00:22 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Charlie Gilkey. We talk about how a philosopher becomes a warrior, why most things you want won't get you what you need, types of abundance, the small business cycle... and more.

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SASM 027 – Risk-Taking, Rough and Ready Creativity, and Checklists with Corwin Hiebert

Mon, 29 Jul 2013 07:00:31 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Corwin Hiebert. We talk about creative and financial risk-taking, the business side of simplicity, translating "rough and ready" cooking skills to business, and much more.

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SASM 026 – Multipotentialite Crimes and Triumphs with Emilie Wapnick

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 07:00:27 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Emilie Wapnick as we discuss multipotentialite crimes, triumphs, and some revealing stories from both of us.

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SASM 025 – Tetris Theory and How to Act Accordingly with Colin Wright

Mon, 01 Jul 2013 07:00:49 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Colin Wright. We discuss Tetris Theory, mental frameworks, his new book - Act Accordingly - and why my sports team is better than yours.

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SASM 024 – Reinventing Yourself and Rapidly Reframing Misfortune with Adam Shepard

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:00:17 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Adam Shepard. We discuss reinventing yourself, reframing misfortune, why budgeting is sexy, life-changing $10 purchases, living in a homeless shelter, and much more.

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SASM 023 – How to Curate and Informational Nurses with Robin Good

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 07:00:46 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Robin Good, curation master. We discuss curating (of course), how to be an informational nurse, getting a big slice of "P.I.E.," the limits of Google search results, and forming alliances with similarly passionate people.

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SASM 022 – Minimalism, Intentional Living, and Being the Best You with Joshua Becker

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:32 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Joshua Becker and his perspective on practical minimalism. We discuss the limits of minimalism, how to live intentionally, the pros and cons of competition, and being the best you that you can be.

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SASM 021 – Residual Income and Minimal Experiences with Natalie Sisson

Mon, 06 May 2013 07:00:04 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Natalie Sisson and her perspective on building freedom in business and adventure in life. We discuss the seeds of awesomeness, generating residual income streams, minimalist experiences of non-minimalists, and "Tall Poppy Syndrome."

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SASM 020 – How to Create Space, Kindness, and Happiness with Tammy Strobel

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:00:14 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters show features Tammy Strobel and her views on finding happiness, generating empowerment, the links between simplicity and groovy things, kindness, a peer mindset, and more.

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SASM 019 – The Continuous Creation Challenge and Your Ultimate Guide to Rock It

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:00:53 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features the Continuous Creation Challenge and a full toolbox to rocking your experience with it. From what it is, the origin story, how it works, some insanely awesome highlights, and a planning guide... this is the whole shebang!

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SASM 018 – Productivityists and Asking the Right Questions with Mike Vardy

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:00:28 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters show features Mike Vardy and his perspectives on productivity. We discuss the seeds of awesomeness, why "why?" is the best question to ask (and when), "status battles," and a whole new meaning of being productive.

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SASM 017 – Growing the Seeds of Health, Relationships, and Abundance with James Clear

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:00:38 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters show features James Clear and his perspective on health. We discuss the seeds of awesomeness, adopting an abundance mindset, starting your own movement, and why relationships are the ultimate personal capital.

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49 Powerful Lies We Say and How to Tell the Truth

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:00:17 GMT

Learn 49 powerful lies we tell ourselves and how to make yourself (or someone else) speak the truth instead. This carefully curated list will empower you like The Minimalists empowered me.

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SASM 015 – The Forces of Order and Simplifying with Dan and Vanessa Hayes

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:00:40 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters show features Dan and Vanessa Hayes. We discuss our relationship with "stuff," how to simplify and organize all aspects of life, the differences between physical and digital clutter, and what universal topics everyone should be educated on.

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SASM 014 – Cultivating Curating’s Promise and Storytelling’s Evolution with Steve Rosenbaum

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:00:45 GMT

This edition of Smart and Simple Matters features Steve Rosenbaum discussing the promise of curating, the evolution of storytelling, filtering the Internet, and the balance of power between content creators, distribution platforms, and curators.

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SASM 013 – Better Financial Decisions and Building Mindfulness with Todd Tresidder

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:00:08 GMT

This edition of Smart and Simple Matters features Todd Tresidder of FinancialMentor.com. We talk about his "next step" in personal finance, how to build mindfulness, healthy relationships with your money, and insightful quotes.

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SASM 012 – Remarkable Relationships and Doing the Impossible with Scott Dinsmore

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 09:00:40 GMT

This edition of Smart and Simple Matters features Scott Dinsmore, his brand of remarkable relationships, defining your "why," and how to do the impossible.

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SASM 011 – Becoming an Accidental Daily Money Manager with Jen Koontz

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:00:04 GMT

This episode Smart and Simple Matters features Jen Koontz. Join us to learn how to avoid financial and organizational time bombs, what it's like having your house condemned by the Fire Marshall with no notice, how to break down needs vs. wants, and much more.

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SASM 008 – Building Your Personal Brand and Blowing Up Your Box with Colin Wright

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 07:00:37 GMT

This Smart and Simple Matters episode features Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle. Join us to learn about building your personal brand, why you should live like a sphere instead of a box, and how the "team" you're on can cloud your view of the world.

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SASM 007 – The Future of Education and Brilliant Teaching Movements with Pam Peterson

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:00:15 GMT

This edition of the Smart and Simple Matters show features the topics of education and teaching with an insightful teacher, Pam Peterson. Join us to learn about the "power of the yes," the dirty little secret about why students like competition, which learning muscles you need to work the most, and how to avoid wasting kids' time in the classroom.

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SASM 006 – Habit Stacking, Simplifying, and Your Wakeup Call with Courtney Carver

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 07:00:26 GMT

This edition of the Smart and Simple Matters show features an uncommonly wise simplicity expert, Courtney Carver. We cover what habit stacking is and why it's amazing, the biggest simplicity benefits, how to pay yourself first (and have plenty left over for everyone else), and more.

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SASM 005 – Curating Part 1: The Awesome Importance and Startling Benefits

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:00:56 GMT

This edition of the Smart and Simple Matters show features the topic of curating and why is so valuable in a world exploding with technology and information. I cover why curating is so essential, some great examples of curating tools, case studies of curating experts, the primary way I curate, and more.

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SASM 003 – Healing Your Technology Illness with Ethan Waldman

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:00:39 GMT

This edition of the Smart and Simple Matters show features a technology pro and budding simplicity master, Ethan Waldman. We break down how technology is best used by small businesses, ways to harness it for simplifying and organizing, and how to thrive with the least amount of technology possible.

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SASM 002 – Super Skills for Rocking Daily Money Management with Carole Evenchik

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:20:24 GMT

This edition of the Smart and Simple Matters show features a professional Daily Money Manager, Carole Evenchik. We talk about why money works for some people and against others, the story of joy and loss behind a $185,000.00 life insurance check, being empowered up to your capacity…and beyond, as well as other great topics.

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Lighting the Fuse – SASM 001

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 02:40:33 GMT

This is the first of many Smart and Simple Matters podcast episodes. Find out more about the definition of simple, what it means, and how you can use it. You'll also get my secret for consuming podcasts and videos in half the time and a sneak peek of the benefits for "putting it in a spreadsheet."

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