
Skyler Tanner and Kyle Recchia
Kyle Recchia (kyle.recchia @ theperfectworkout.com) is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for The Perfect Workout, the largest high intensity training studio chain in the United States with over 60 locations.
Check out Kyle’s first appearance on the podcast HERE, where he describes how The Perfect Workout use GTD® to drive maximum business results.
Skyler Tanner (skyler @ smartstrengthaustin.com) is an exercise physiologist and a world-class personal trainer. He operates Smart Strength, a HIT-focused, evidence-based, strength training studio in Austin, Texas. Smart Strength’s certified personal trainers use evidence-based methods to help you gain strength, boost energy, gain muscle, and improve mobility & balance. Skyler also provides fascinating insights on all things exercise on his blog, skylertanner.com.
In this episode, Kyle and Skyler share different productivity methods, how to cope with overwhelm and to-do lists, Getting Things Done vs. Zen To Done, and much more.
Access Skyler’s productivity course inside HIT Business Membership
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This episode is brought to you by the Resistance Exercise Conference
Would you like to:
- Learn from the top strength training professionals and researchers?
- Network and connect with other exercise professionals from all over the world?
- And get inspired, rejuvenated, and focused on your strength training business?
I certainly do, and that is why this will be my third appearance at REC. It’s my favourite weekend of the year, and I am so excited to attend again in March 2020.
So why should you attend REC?
Well, firstly, there will be keynote presentations from exercise icons like Dr. Bente Klarlund Pedersen, Stuart Phillips PhD, James Fisher PhD, and Luke Carlson.
As a studio owner, you will learn business tactics and strategies on how to grow your business from the CEO of Discover Strength, the highest revenue producing strength training company in the nation. Moreover, you will grow your network by connecting with other strength training business owners from around the world.
As a personal trainer, REC will provide you with tangible training techniques to take back to your clients to implement right away for better results. REC is approved by ACSM, NASM, ACE, and NSCA for continuing education credits.
The conference will be held on the 27th and 28th March 2020 at the gorgeous Graduate Hotel, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Join me and register now over at ResistanceExerciseConference.com
If you want to take your strength training business to the next level and build a world class personal training and business network, you must attend. Please register now over at ResistanceExerciseConference.com
Show Notes
- 2:54 – Overview of Getting Things Done® (GTD)
- 6:48 – How to cope with overwhelm
- 10:50 – Pros and cons of GTD®
- 19:27 – The A3 Thinking
- 26:29 – What is Zen To Done (ZTD)?
- 33:01 – GTD® vs ZTD
- 51:02 – Importance of habits for productivity
Selected Links from the Episode
- Smart Strength
- The Perfect Workout
- Getting Things Done®
- Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
- Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and the Business of Life by David Allen
- The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz
- Lean Manufacturing
- Agile Software Development
- Smart Decisions: The Art of Strategic Thinking for the Decision Making Process by Thomas Martin
- A3 Thinking
- Understanding A3 Thinking: A Critical Component of Toyota’s PDCA Management System by Durward K. Sobek II
- Waterfall Methodology
- Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio
- 5 Whys
- GitHub
- Zen To Done (ZTD)
- Zen To Done: The Ultimate Simple Productivity System by Leo Babauta
- Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
- Stanford University
- Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives by Tim Harford
- The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- E.gg Timer
- Pomodoro Tracker
- Pomodoro Technique®
- The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael Gerber
People Mentioned
- David Allen (Listen to my episode with David HERE)
- Leo Babauta
- Charlie Munger
- Ray Dalio
- James Clear
- B.J. Fogg
- Matt Hedman
- Ken Wilber
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