Beyond Busy

Graham talks to standup comedian Josie Long about empowering young people, surviving trolls, and balancing public and personal life. (This episode contains very strong language.) https://www.twitter.com/artsemergency/status/683936499788845056 Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities, by Rebecca Solnit Lefty Scum - Josie's show with Grace Petrie and Jonny & the Baptists: * Sun 29 Oct: Theatre Royal, Margate * Mon 30 Oct: The Yard Theatre, London * Wed 01 Nov: The Old Market, Brighton * Thu 02 Nov: The Y Theatre, Leicester * Fri 03 Nov: Manchester Dancehouse * Sun 05 Nov: The Stand, Newcastle * Mon 06 Nov: The Crescent, York * Tue 07 Nov: The Stand, Edinburgh * Wed 08 Nov: The Wardrobe, Leeds * Thu 09 Nov: Everyman Theatre, Liverpool Thank you hater: comedian hits back at trolls in mock tribute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6kjEtyLO8U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkJ-ZOTsplo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0-toQqNjkA Oliver Burkeman is Busy - BBC Radio 4 programme Graham Allcott is the

Graham talks to Ugandan lawyer Abudu Sallam Waiswa about integrity, deal-making and going toe-to-toe with a pop superstar. As a younger man, Abudu sold chickens, worked in debt collection, sold TV time to Premier League addicts and has most recently completed a two-year masters degree, after attending Nottingham Trent University remotely from Uganda. Find Abudu on LinkedIn Concise Work Book on Fundamentals of Commercial Law in Uganda, Abudu's book Boda boda defined in Wikipedia Jose Chameleone, the popstar Abudu successfully pursued for tax evasionGraham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Bloomsbury Digital. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​

Graham talks to TV chef and "career chameleon" Lorraine Pascale about positivity, productivity and boundary-pushing. Lorraine's blog post on mental health and fitness What Color is Your Parachute? - a book on career change Follow Lorraine on Twitter and Instagram Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Bloomsbury Digital. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graham meets the chair of the School of Computing and Information Systems at Athabasca University, Jon Dron. They discuss people and systems, the meaning of productivity, communicating with crowds and social networking. Jon's website Teaching Crowds: Learning & Social Media - the book Jon co-wrote with Terry Anderson Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Bloomsbury Digital. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graham talks to "free-range human" Marianne Cantwell about burnout, liminality, conformism, groupthink and identity. Marianne is a speaker, author, businessperson and the founder of Free Range Humans which helps people "escape the cage" and live life on their terms. Be a Free Range Human: Escape the 9-5, Create a Life You Love and Still Pay the Bills - Marianne's book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnooCepNZv4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6XvFgiVeuE Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Bloomsbury Digital. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and o

Graham talks to "customer-centric" CTO of Teradata, Stephen Brobst. They discuss Big Data, advising the Obama administration, and the freedom of not being tied down by "stuff". Stephen was named one of the top four CTOs in the US, rarely spends more than five days in the same place, and doesn't own a car or a house. Stephen's Wikipedia entry Google's blood-sugar-tracking contact lens Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Bloomsbury Digital. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graham talks to serial entrepreneur Mike Bandar about contentment, ambition, success and challenging oneself. Turn Partners: Mike's business Hopper HQ: the Instagram scheduling tool Listen to the Ben & Jodie Cooke episode of Beyond Busy What Makes Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial? - study by Saras D Sarasvathy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IJlHfw43mQ Society for Effectual Action Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Bloomsbury Digital. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graham talks to Asher Jacobsberg about small-p politics, separating politics and democracy, empowering and engaging a local community, and giving oneself permission to spend some personal time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBa15YbSAC0 Lordship Hub Co-op - the local community space Asher helped to set up and run Smart School Councils Community - Helping young people to become active, democratic citizens Involver - Asher and Greg's youth-orientated social enterprise Graham's blog post on his sabbatical Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Bloomsbury Digital. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott

Graham talks to standup comedian Rachel Parris. Rachel performs music in her shows, and her work is often confessional. They discuss her relationship with the blank page, procrastination and imposter syndrome. **See Rachel at the Edinburgh Fringe 2017** August 2nd - 28th, Pleasance Dome Rachel's Standard Issue articles Rachel on the Comedian's Comedian podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uauJri9OZc Austentatious: Rachel's Jane Austen themed improv group Elizabeth Gilbert books on Amazon Follow Rachel on Twitter Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Bloomsbury Digital. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.

Graham is in Adelaide talking to Chester Osbourn, chief wine maker at family-owned vineyard d'Arenberg. They discuss the making of wine, what running a multigenerational business means, and Chester's upcoming clothing label, specialising in loud shirts. Top five d’Arenberg wines to try - Decanter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HjGIlu3g4A Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Bloomsbury Digital. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graham talks to Moonpig founder Nick Jenkins, about his time in the greeting card business, what it's like to be a dragon on BBC Two's Dragons' Den and knowing when to politely say "no" to new opportunities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmbnlnHe5nc Listen back to the [Ben & Jodie episode Mwabu, Nick's education tech company Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Bloomsbury Digital. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graham talks to improviser Liz Peters, Artistic Director of the Maydays. They share practical tips for dealing with nerves, improv and body language. Liz's website The Maydays' website https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles, by Steven Pressfield Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Bloomsbury Digital. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graham talks to presentation coach Rob Geraghty. They discuss Rob's "Vision 35": his plan to retire by the age of 35, spending money to avoid wasting time, and the myths around passive income. Find Rob on LinkedIn and follow him on Twitter Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class do Not!, by Robert Kiyosaki Cashflow: Robert Kiyosaki's board game The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to do About it, by Michael Gerber Status Anxiety, by Alain de Botton [Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com

Graham talks to award-winning author, speaker and journalist Carl Honoré. They discuss "the multiple page-turn technique" of bedtime storytelling, slowing down in a period of fast-paced living, changing ingrained cultures, Brexit and slowing down politics. ## Go further In Praise of Slow: How a Worldwide Movement is Challenging the Cult of Speed: Carl's book The Slow Fix: Lasting Solutions in a Fast-Moving World: also by Carl Carl's website Carl's Wikipedia pagehttps://www.ted.com/talks/carl_honore_praises_slowness Graham Allcott is the founder of time management trainingcompany Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for priva

Graham talks to Claire Fox, global HR Director and Child Safeguarding Director at Save the Children, as well as author. They discuss leaving work at the door, finding ways to spend time with family, running marathons and running in sack races. ## Go further Work/Life Symbiosis: The Model for Happiness and Balance: Claire's book Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graham talks to legendary businessman Gerald Ratner, the former CEO of Ratner’s and H Samuel, whose infamous speech to the Institute of Directors led to him losing everything almost overnight. They discuss his book, some of his famous friends and rivalries and of course that speech, its consequences for him personally and how he managed to bounce back. Graham also has a special announcement towards the end of the show.## Go further Gerald Ratner: The Rise and Fall... and Rise Again: Gerald's book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj9BZz71yQE Graham's blog post on his sabbatical Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:http

Graham talks to entrepreneur, founder of Yo! Sushi and original dragon on Dragons’ Den, Simon Woodroffe. They discuss his story from counting every penny to depositing millions in his current account, and are joined by a special guest, a professional sailor embarking on a remarkable expedition. ## Go further * Yo! Home, which uses Simon’s background in scene design to maximise living space * Yo! Row, Lia Ditton’s solo rowing expedition from Japan to San Francisco Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graham chats with one of Think Productive’s Productivity Ninjas, Grace Marshall. They discuss FOMO, the word “busy” itself, and taming the lizard brain. They also swap their personal productivity confessions. ## Go further * Grace’s website – be sure to sign up to her newsletter and subscribe to her blog * How to be Really Productive – Grace’s book * Everybody’s Normal Till You Get to Know Them, by John Ortberg * The Chimp Paradox, by Professor Steve Peters * Follow Grace on Twitter * Check out the Stress Less, Achieve More workshop Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.c

Graham speaks to a man David Cameron described as “the most annoying man in politics", Norman Baker. Norman is formerly an MP for Lewes and minister in the Home Office, and was a part of the coalition government as a member of the Liberal Democrats. They discuss the life of a busy minister, the reputation of MPs in the wake of the expenses scandal, compromise, integrity and Brexit. ## Go further *Against the Grain, Norman’s memoir published in 2015 *The Strange Death of David Kelly, Norman’s first book *The Reform Club, Norman’s band Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.c

Graham talks to literary agent and founder of Quill Shift, Ayanna Coleman, about diversity in publishing, balancing a day-job with a side-project, and time management. ## Go further * Quill Shift literary agency * Follow Ayanna on LinkedIn * Tanglewood Press: Ayanna’s day-job * Follow Graham on Twitter Graham Allcott is the founder of time management training company Think Productive. This podcast is produced by Origin.✔ Links:  Subscribe to Graham's Newsletter: https://www.grahamallcott.com/sign-up​​ Buy “How to be a Productivity Ninja”: http://amazon.co.uk/dp/1785784617​​  Our Show Sponsors: Think Productive - Time Management Training:http://www.thinkproductive.com​​ Useful links:https://www.grahamallcott.com/links See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.