Author Archives: Greg McKeown

Article from Steve Harvey – “This Book Changed My Life”

Dear Essentialists, I just saw this blog post from Steve Harvey. I don’t know him personally, but I thought this was an interesting shout out! Very best, Greg Steve Harvey was introduced to the book “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of [...]

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TheGuardian article “Life, like the election, is about trade-offs. You can’t have, or do, it all”

Greg was featured in TheGuardian article by Oliver Burkeman titled “Life, like the election, is about trade-offs. You can’t have, or do, it all”. You can read the full post by going here: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/apr/24/life-about-trade-offs-cant-do-everything Quoted article below: The problem with election campaigns [...]

Time Article “Top Mistakes Really Smart People Make Without Realizing”

Greg was featured in the Time.com article titled “Top Mistakes Really Smart People Make Without Realizing”. On the first mistake mentioned, “The No. 1 Career Mistake Capable People Make” you can see Greg featured as an author. Read the full article [...]

Google Hangout on “Thrive” with Arianna Huffington

On Tuesday, March 17, Greg spoke to Arianna Huffington about her bestselling book, Thrive, during a live Google Hangout on Air. A big thanks to all those that participated in this exclusive event to have the opportunity to ask Arianna your Thrive [...]

TheGuardian article “Beware the gravitational pull of mediocrity”

Greg was featured in TheGuardian article by Oliver Burkeman titled “Beware the gravitational pull of mediocrity”. You can read the full post by going here: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/feb/27/oliver-burkeman-mediocrity Quoted article below: In the early years of the last century, Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gassetproposed [...]

“This is Your Life” Podcast

Greg was a guest on the Podcast “This is Your Life” with Michael Hyatt hosted by Michele Cushatt. You can listen to them on Episode 12 during Season 3. The podcast discusses different topics related to personal development, productivity, leadership, or [...]

Dallas Morning News Article

Article by Cheryl Hall on the Dallas Morning News titled “To get the most out of life, do less, author urges” featuring Greg McKeown. You can read the full article by going here: http://www.dallasnews.com/business/columnists/cheryl-hall/20150210-doing-less-does-more.ece A few years ago, Greg McKeown decided [...]

HuffPost Live from Davos

Greg McKeown, told HuffPost Live his book grew out of working with people who are really successful. “Success can become a catalyst for failure,” he said at Davos on Saturday. McKeown said he’s met leaders at Davos who have experience with plateauing [...]