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Intentional Family #62: Birthdays

August 14, 2022 By Mike Schmitz

In this episode of the Intentional Family, Rachel explains the history and evolution of birthdays along with examples of celebrating in a way that makes the recipient feel valued and loved.

Bookworm #150: Do the Hard Things First, by Scott Allan

August 8, 2022 By Mike Schmitz

In this episode of Bookworm, Joe & I attempt to beat procrastination once and for all.

Introducing Daily Obsidian Tips

August 3, 2022 By Mike Schmitz

It will come as no surprise that I really like Obsidian. Those who have followed my work the last couple of years know that I absolutely adore this app. The more I use it, the more I love it.

But it’s not an easy app to get started with. In fact, when I downloaded and launched it for the first time, I immediately closed it and wrote it off as not for me. It took a couple of people showing me the ways that it could improve my workflows for it to really click for me.

I’ve seen other people struggle with the same thing when I introduce them to Obsidian for the first time. So, I’ve started a side project to help people who are struggling getting their feet under them in Obsidian gain some traction.

The project is called Daily Obsidian Tips, and I share what I’ve learned about Obsidian via an email sequence in short, digestible chunks. I try to cover a broad range of tips from beginner to advanced that I’ve found practical and demonstrate how they work. The goal is to deliver a single quick tip every day and show how it can be useful so that you can then go implement it without a huge time investment if it resonates.

If you’re interested, it’s available for free at dailyobsidiantips.com. There are currently 52 daily tips, and I plan to keep adding new tips over time (I currently have an outline for 50 more).

(For transparency, I’m an Apple nerd. So all of the tips are from a macOS or iOS perspective. Just so all you Windows user don’t feel duped.)

Focused #157: Non-Traditional Measures of Productivity, with Mike Vardy

August 3, 2022 By Mike Schmitz

Mike Vardy is back to talk about the rhythm of work and why some people feel “productivity” is becoming a dirty word.

This episode of Focused is sponsored by:

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Sermon Sketchnotes – 07/31/22

August 2, 2022 By Mike Schmitz

My sermon sketchnotes from July 31st, 2022. Enjoy!

Sketchnote File

Intentional Family #61: Little Foxes

July 28, 2022 By Mike Schmitz

In this episode of the Intentional Family, Rachel and I discuss the destructive power of the little foxes in our lives, how to spot them, and what to do to guard against them.

Bookworm #149: Love + Work by Marcus Buckingham

July 26, 2022 By Mike Schmitz

In this episode of Bookworm, Joe & I consider the role of love through creativity, collaboration, and excellence in the workplace and beyond.

Focused #156: The State of GTD

July 20, 2022 By Mike Schmitz

Inspired by a Cal Newport article on Getting Things Done, David & I go through an audit of the (in)famous productivity system

This episode of Focused is sponsored by:

  • NetSuite: The leading integrated cloud business software suite. Get a special one-of-a-kind financing offer.
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Intentional Family #60: The Better Part

July 13, 2022 By Mike Schmitz

In this episode of the Intentional Family, Rachel shares the importance of choosing what is most important in the moment through a story of two sisters.

Sermon Sketchnotes – 07/10/22

July 12, 2022 By Mike Schmitz

My sermon sketchnotes from July 10th, 2022. Enjoy!

Sketchnote file
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