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Focus on This
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 suppo...
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The Giver: The Dilemma of Being Dependable
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 toget...
Introducing Your WorkStyle: Why the Same Advice Keeps Not Working
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 th...
SUMMER REPLAY: How to Clear Your Calendar in Your Busiest Seasons
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SUMMER REPLAY: Creating Effective Habits with Amy Porterfield
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SUMMER REPLAY: 10 Activities to Get Off Your Screens and Back to Real Life
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SUMMER REPLAY: Overcoming the Thinking That Holds You Back
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SUMMER REPLAY: Mastermind It: 4 Ways to Win with Friends
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SUMMER REPLAY: 4 Tactics for Building Goal Momentum
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SUMMER REPLAY: Fireside Chat: Establishing Your Planner Habit
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SUMMER REPLAY: 6 Questions to Level Up Your Next Quarter
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SUMMER REPLAY: 4 Categories of Powerful Professional Goals
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SUMMER REPLAY: Unlock the “Fresh Start Effect” with Weekly Preview
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SUMMER REPLAY: Helpline: How to Make Progress on “Off” Days
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SUMMER REPLAY: The Power of Constraints: Do Less, Achieve More
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What's Ahead This Summer
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What to Do When Life Hits the Fan?
Everyone has a plan until life punches them in the face. In this episode, Joel and Hannah tackle what to do when chaos strikes—a family crisis, a heal...
The Question That Cuts Through Everything
Most of us are working hard, but not always on the right things. In this episode, Joel and Hannah dig into the one question that cuts through overwhel...
The Human Superpower That's Making Life Harder
We’re wired to read other people's minds, or at least to think we can. And most of the time, we don't even realize we're doing it. In this episode, Jo...
Procrastination: The Dungeons & Dragons Edition
Procrastination has a reputation problem. We treat it like a character flaw, but what if some procrastination is actually the smartest move you can ma...
Work Is Never Finished (So Stop Waiting for It to Be)
Work is never really finished—so if you're waiting for the to-do list to run dry before you close your laptop, you'll be there all night. In this epis...
The Deeper Problem with Distractions
You know what distracts you. But do you know why? In this episode, Joel and Marissa dig into the real source of distraction—and it's not your phone, y...
Want to Succeed? Stop Thinking About Your Goal
What if the fastest way to reach your goals is to stop fixating on the finish line? In this episode, Marissa and Joel explain why goal-obsession leads...
Spring Clean Your Life (for Your Sanity)
Spring is a natural reset—and not just for your junk drawer. In this episode, Marissa and Joel explore what it looks like to spring clean your life by...
Breaking Out of “Busy” (Planning 2.0 Pt. 2)
Do your weeks feel overstuffed—even when you’re trying to be intentional? In part two of this series, Marissa and Joel finish their conversation on El...
Moving From Anxiety to Peace (Planning 2.0 Pt. 1)
How do we cope with an unpredictable world? Most of us overplan—rehearsing scenarios and bracing for every outcome—and then wonder why we feel anxious...
Your Energy Audit: Why Your Days Feel Harder Than They Should
You can’t manufacture more time—but you can restore and expand your energy. In this episode, Marissa and Joel explore the “time-energy paradox” and wh...
Your Worst Productivity Habit (It Isn’t Your Phone)
Most people blame their phones for their lack of productivity, but the real culprit is sneakier: overestimation. In this episode, Marissa and Joel unp...
Work with Your Season, Not Against It
Would you plant flowers in December—or plan a ski trip in June? Probably not. But many of us do the equivalent with our goals: we try to force outcome...
Your Essential Year-End Reset
2025 probably didn’t go according to plan—and that’s exactly why it’s worth paying attention to. In this episode, Marissa and Joel walk you through a...
Do Less and Enjoy More During the Holidays
The holidays can feel like a sprint with a suitcase. Marissa and Joel show you how to lighten the load with four concrete moves: define non-negotiable...
The Gratitude Advantage
As we head into Thanksgiving (in the United States), Joel and Marissa get practical about gratitude—the tiny habit that expands your perspective, stea...
Time Wasters Stealing Your Focus
Most stalled days aren’t about willpower—they’re about constant context-switching. In this episode, Marissa Hyatt and Joel Miller break down the scien...
How To Protect Your Priorities Before The Holidays Hit
Deadlines stack up. Daylight shrinks. Invitations multiply. In this episode, Marissa Hyatt and Joel Miller show you how to defend what matters—at work...
The Daily Big 3: Your Key to Sanity
Long lists create stress and scattered effort. In this episode, Marissa Hyatt and Joel Miller show how the Daily Big 3 turns overwhelm into progress....
The Double Win at Work and Home
Work–life balance is a baseline—flourishing is the goal. In this episode, Marissa Hyatt and Joel Miller unpack the evolved Double Win: 6 life-giving p...
Winning Monday Starts on Sunday
Sunday scaries are real—but what if they don’t have to be? In this episode, Marissa Hyatt and Joel Miller show you exactly how to win every Monday by...
Fall Reset: How to Recalibrate for Q4
Q4 can feel like calendar compression—year-end deadlines, next-year planning, and nonstop personal commitments. In this episode, Marissa Hyatt and Joe...
Focus is Your Superpower
Focus on This is back with a brand-new season—and a brand-new co-host. In this episode, Marissa Hyatt welcomes Joel Miller, Chief Content Officer at F...