Focused

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David Sparks and Mike Schmitz are not nearly as productive as they’d like to be. Join these fellow travelers (and a bunch of special guests) as they share the best ways to get focused, and talk through their successes and failures along the way. Hosted by David Sparks and Mike Schmitz.

19 NOV

The Anxious Generation

David & Mike consider the hidden costs of prioritizing the virtual world over the real world and discuss ways that we can fight for focus in an age of distraction.

1h 19m
5 NOV

Wholehearted Transformation, with Amy Wicks

Business and life coach Amy Wicks joins us to talk about the Enneagram personality assessment and showing up as our true selves.

1h 9m
22 OCT

The Sparky Language Model

David & Mike revisit the topic of AI to consider what's changed in the last year and discuss how it can be helpful for those of us who strive to live a focused life.

1h 24m
8 OCT

Solving Gnarly Problems, with Clarke Ching

Clarke Ching ("The Bottleneck Guy") joins us to talk about finding solutions and fixing systems, both personally and professionally.

1h 20m
24 SEPT

Developing Skills

David & Mike discuss deliberate practice and the art of skill development — for both fun and profit.

1h 8m
10 SEPT

Living the Llama Life, with Marie Ng

Llama Life founder Marie Ng joins us to talk about the relative time-boxing, the importance of systems, and eating your productivity vegetables.

1h 23m
27 AUG

The Focus MOB

David & Mike consider the role of Margin, Ownership, and Boundaries in the pursuit of living a focused life.

1h 28m
13 AUG

Media Strategies for a Focused Life

David & Mike share the different ways they apply intentionality to their media consumption.

1h 22m

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You want to become self-employed? You came to the right place!

08/07/2018

Cris Sequeira

I initially found Free Agents through the Relay FM network. I was looking specifically for a podcast about self-employment. Free Agents was the absolute perfect fit. Its first 49 episodes were hosted by the brilliant David Sparks and Jason Snell, both independent workers with a good deal of experience about the ups and downs of leaving the nine to five. This is the podcast that inspired me to start digging my way out of working for the man. It’s easy to make mistakes when you take that step to go out and work on your own or start your own business, and that is why Free Agents is such a good source of information on that matter. As of episode #50, the equally brilliant Mike Schmitz has replaced Jason Snell, who might be returning for some guest interviews. The show is published every fortnight and until episode #49 it followed a strict pattern of a topical episode with the two hosts followed by a guest interview with someone who shares his or her experience of becoming a free agent. The hosts are incredibly humble people who are easy to listen to. This show has a special place in my heart.

David Sparks and Mike Schmitz are not nearly as productive as they’d like to be. Join these fellow travelers (and a bunch of special guests) as they share the best ways to get focused, and talk through their successes and failures along the way. Hosted by David Sparks and Mike Schmitz.