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 [...]

MoneyTalking (WNYC Radio)

(Greg comes in at about 03:48) Greg was a guest on the MoneyTalking WNYC Radio show on Thursday January 22nd 2015 Episode #145. The topic is title “If you’re too busy to be bored, find time”. Here’s the article details [...]

Why Monk Mode is the Secret to Insane Productivity – Fast Company

By Drake Baer (based on a LinkedIn post by Greg McKeown) The most productive people structure solitude into their working lives: Marie Curie experimenting deep into Parisian nights, Friedrich Nietzsche tramping around Alpine lakes, Henry Thoreau camping and contemplating in a Massachusetts forest. That was back [...]

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The 30 Second Habit With A Lifelong Impact

What follows is a beautiful Essentialist practice in a gorgeous piece written by my friend Robyn Scott (one of WIRED’s 50 People About to Change the World). Enjoy. There are no quick fixes. I know this as a social science junkie, who’s [...]

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Entrepreneur Article “The Difference Between Successful and Very Successful People”

Greg’s originally published post on LinkedIn was featured in Entrepreneur Article titled “The Difference Between Successful and Very Successful People”. You can read the full article by going here: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/240878 You can read the quoted article below: I recently met with [...]

The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

Why don’t successful people and organizations automatically become very successful? One important explanation is due to what I call “the clarity paradox,” which can be summed up in four predictable phases: Phase 1: When we really have clarity of purpose, it leads to success. Phase 2: [...]

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