The Zack Arnold Podcast Setting Goals and Taking Action
Setting goals sounds like it should be easy, but if it were, wouldn't everybody achieve them? In this episode we switch up the show format a little bit, and NLE ninja and master trainer Jeff Greenberg interviews me.
I had ZERO knowledge of Jeff's questions before he interviewed me for this episode, and we covered a lot of ground. We talk about how I began my career as an editor, my work on Burn Notice and Empire, balancing work and family, living a healthy lifestyle, and goal setting. Jeff definitely kept me on my toes throughout the interview and even helped me find some insight into my own life goals.
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Topics of Conversation:
- Morning routines and prioritizing sleep
- Meditation and how to measure your HRV for stress
- How to build a system for any routine you want to establish
- Why Jeff decided to join the beta group for the new 'Move Yourself' course
- How I began my career as an editor
- I’ve actually never made it through a whole screening of Potemkin
- How I got my job on Burn Notice
- The ins and outs of cutting on Empire
- How you can get burned out working 16 hour days on little sleep
- The importance of a good relationship with your assistant editor
- The politics behind editing and how mentally draining that can be
- Chasing the “creative rush”
- Achieving long term goals and organizing your life so you can meet those goals
- Purpose statements and priority pyramids
- “Must-do’s” vs. “Should do’s”
- The GO FAR framework
- How to implement a weekly review and why it’s important
- How implementing these changes have affected my family life
- The elusive Holy Grail: Finding work/family balance
- How being mindful of your actions and priorities can make you more productive
- The number one positive change I’ve made
- Taking on too much and being a little too “intense”
- Early signs of burnout
- Tips for better sleep
- What I’m working on now
- Learning from past mistakes
Useful Links:
FiP Podcast Episode 52: Minimizing Distractions to Maximize Focus
FiP Blog Post: A Classic Case of Post-Production Burnout
FiP Blog Post: How to Establish a Morning Routine (Even If You're Not a Morning Person)
FiP Podcast Episode 54: "Behind the Empire Editorial Workflow"
Show Credits:
This episode was edited by Curtis Fritsch, the show notes were prepared by Natalie Boschan, and this show is executive produced by Kanen Flowers. We are a member of the THAT STUDIO podcast network.
The music in the opening and closing of the show is courtesy of Dorian Cheah from his brilliant album ARA.