1118: Finding Consistent Motivation to Turn Intention into Action with Chris Bailey

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🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Chris Bailey explains the science behind intentionality and how it can dramatically increase goal attainment.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The 12 main values that drive everything you do

2)  The simple reframe that significantly boosts motivation

3) How to deal with resistance to action

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— ABOUT CHRIS —

Chris Bailey is an author and speaker who explores the science behind living a more productive and intentional life. He has written hundreds of articles on the subject and has garnered coverage in media as diverse as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, HuffPost, New York magazine, Harvard Business Review, TED, Fast Company, and Lifehacker.

The bestselling author of The Productivity Project, Hyperfocus, and How to Calm Your Mind, Bailey’s books have been published in more than forty languages. He lives in Ottawa, Canada. His new book, Intentional, comes out January 6, 2026.

• Book: Intentional: How to Finish What You Start

• Website: ChrisBailey.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: “An Overview of the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values” by Shalom Schwartz

• Book: Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change by Timothy Pychyl

• Past episode: 572: How Morning Practices Like Savoring and Investing in Calm Boost Productivity with Chris Bailey

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0:00.0	Our values are constructed out of our default intentions.
0:13.0	Our values are who we are on a fundamental human level.
0:17.0	They're what motivate us on a fundamental human level.
0:19.0	And our deliberate intentions, the life we want to live, the contributions we want to make,
0:24.5	the work we want to do, that's the layer of deliberate intentions.
0:27.8	We layer on top of who we are by default.
0:30.7	So it explains everything that we do, everything that we think and everything that we are.
0:35.7	And molding that is the ultimate skill,
0:38.3	I think.
0:50.5	That's Chris Bailey. He's an author and speaker who explores the science behind living a more productive and intentional life.
0:56.5	He's the best-selling author of The Productivity Project, Hyperfocus, and How to Calm Your Mind.
1:00.9	And this latest book, Intentional, shares how we can all harness the power of intention to achieve our biggest goals.
1:07.7	So you'll learn one, the 12 main values that drive everything you do. Two, the simple
1:12.6	reframe that significantly boosts motivation. And three, how to deal with resistance to action.
1:18.3	If you want a quick summary write-up of these actual takeaways, I recommend you sign up for the
1:21.5	free Gold Nugget email newsletter found at Awesome at Your Job.com. If it's your first time listening,
1:26.5	welcome. You picked a great first time listening, welcome.
1:29.4	You picked a great one here with Chris Bailey.
1:32.8	I recommend you also check at the very beginning of the feed,
1:36.5	episodes Zero and then ABCDEF,
1:40.4	give you a great sampler for what How to Be Awesome at Your Job has to offer.
1:41.5	I'm Pete McItis.
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