Tonya Dalton on the Joy of Missing Out, Overcoming Overwhelm and Taking Ownership
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
Erik Fisher
4.5 • 877 Ratings
🗓️ 18 October 2021
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Tonya Dalton is the host of the Productivity Paradox Podcast, a show with actionable strategies & exercises to help you create a life centered around your own personal priorities. Her new book is The Joy of Missing Out: Live More by Doing Less.
In this conversation Tonya and Erik talk about what the "Joy of Missing Out" is, overcoming overwhelm and taking ownership.
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| 1:30.1 | Hello and welcome back to another episode of Beyond the To Do List. |
| 1:31.5 | I'm your host, Eric Fisher. |
| 1:34.3 | And this is the show where I talk to the people behind the productivity. |
| 1:39.5 | This week I'm excited to revisit a conversation that I had with Tanya Dalton. |
| 1:53.3 | She's the host of the Productivity Paradox podcast, the author of the book The Joy of Missing Out, and the upcoming book On Purpose, The Busy Woman's Guide to an Extraordinary Life of Meaning and Success. |
| 2:01.2 | Now, that book comes out next week when my new conversation with her drops, but I wanted to revisit a previous conversation that I had with her about her last book, The Joy of Missing Out, because it really ties in and sets up the next conversation. |
| 2:07.6 | So, this conversation is all about overcoming overwhelm and taking ownership and her book, |
| 2:13.7 | The Joy of Missing Out. |
| 2:14.9 | Next week, make sure to come back. |
| 2:17.2 | Join me as I talk with Tanya |
| 2:18.7 | about her new book on purpose and why living on purpose is not just about changing who you are, |
| 2:25.8 | but it's about rising up and becoming that best version of you that you want to be. So, |
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