54. What's Essential: Scott O'Neil on Keeping You Present, Grounded, and Thriving

The Greg McKeown Podcast

Greg McKeown

Self-improvement, Business, Education

4.9 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Sports Executive Scott O’Neil (author, Be Where Your Feet Are) shares his insights on life as a husband, father, and CEO of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, a global company that owns the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers. He and Greg discuss his passion for developing the next generation of leaders, as well as the importance of being present and mental health. They explore the lessons learned and the opportunities presented to us during this unprecedented global transition. For a limited time purchase Effortless and get the 21-Day Challenge (and download Chapter 1 of Effortless) FREE!: https://gregmckeown.com/books/effortless/ Share the What’s Essential podcast with your co-workers & friends and earn rewards: https://refer.fm/essential 1 Referral - Access the exclusive "Tim Ferris" episode 3 Referrals - 21-day Challenge PDF 15 Referrals - $10 digital gift card you can use at stores like Real Simple, Container Store, etc. What's Essential Podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/essentialismpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/essentialismpodcast Greg McKeown Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregorymckeown LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregmckeown Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregorymckeown/ Scratch Audiohouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wheelhousegroup/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wheelhouse-group-llc/ Credits: Hosted by Greg McKeown Produced by Greg McKeown and Scratch Audiohouse Executive Produced by Greg McKeown, Avi Gandhi, Brent Montgomery, and Ed Simpson Co-Produced by Paul Dizon

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0:00.0	Welcome to the show I'm Greg McEwan and I'm your host for the What's Essential Podcast.
0:09.5	There are lots of shows on how to improve, on how to become successful, but there is only
0:15.4	one on what to do once you are.
0:19.1	This is essential because success can be a catalyst for failure, especially if it leads
0:25.1	to the undisciplined pursuit of more.
0:28.5	This show is about how to become successful at success.
0:32.3	It's for high performers who are on the edge of exhaustion, solving problems completely
0:38.2	before they even arise.
0:39.7	It's about turning tedious tasks into joyful rituals.
0:44.2	It's about simplifying your processes and making your most essential activities the
0:49.7	easiest ones.
0:51.8	So if you're a driven, hardworking, productive person who is running out of space but still
0:56.8	wants to make a higher contribution effortlessly, the What's Essential Podcast is designed
1:03.5	especially for you.
1:07.5	So let's begin.
1:14.6	Scott O'Neill, welcome to The What's Essential Podcast.
1:18.0	Greg, it's wonderful to be here.
1:19.4	I'm a huge fan of your work.
1:22.6	That book is a key piece of how we train and teach and develop at Harris Blitzer Sports
1:31.4	Entertainment where I work.
1:33.2	And we talk about it in my family as well.
1:35.0	The concept of Jomo is something that I really struggle with.
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