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    146: Why AI Empowers Entrepreneurs More Than Anyone with Sean Barry

    01/07/2026 | 52 mins.
    Sean Barry's team used to spend six months building a feature. Now they build it in two to three weeks.
    In Part 2, Sean and Dwayne move from the AI transformation inside LeanScaper to the bigger picture: what the software industry looks like in twelve months, why autonomous cars and AI adoption are fundamentally different problems, and what it actually means to participate in this change rather than spectate.
    In this episode:
    Why the software industry is facing a potential 50-80% company turnover in the next 12-18 months — and why it's simultaneously the best time to be a consumer of technology and the most terrifying time to be building it
    The voice and ambient AI future that Sean sees arriving in the next 12 months: screens shrinking from 98% of the interface to 60%, then 20%, as conversational AI replaces the need to navigate software at all
    Why AI adoption is fundamentally different from autonomous car adoption — when the choice is 150 hours of your time versus 5 hours with AI, it's not a choice your employer gives you, it's a choice that gets made for you
    How AI can lift wages across entire workforces by removing waste from businesses — Sean's case that the real gift of AI isn't productivity, it's the ability to pay people more
    Sean's closing philosophy on AI and empathy: the sentiment is largely negative because people aren't participating, and the antidote isn't optimism — it's getting informed, then helping others do the same

    Start building your identity with Dwayne’s Identity Framework created for the LeanScaper Conference: https://www.dwaynekerrigan.com/identity-framework/
    Episode Highlights:
    00:00 - Be Informed About AI
    00:25 - Podcast Intro
    01:26 - Shipping Faster With AI
    05:55 - Producing What Was Impossible
    09:52 - Keeping Pace With Change
    11:01 - AI’s Growth Curve
    12:11 - Voice First Interfaces
    16:54 - Future Of Software SaaS
    21:16 - Build Vs Buy For SMBs
    25:23 - Leverage Expertise With AI
    27:31 - Does It Ever Normalize
    31:12 - Autonomous cars
    35:35 - Removing Waste Raising Wages
    37:32 - Robotics And Scarcity
    42:16 - How We Treat AI
    46:12 - Participate With Empathy
    51:12 - Closing And Disclaimers
    Resources mentioned:
    LeanScaper — AI operating system for the landscape industry
    Lana — LeanScaper's AI agent
    Mark Bradley — founder and chairman of LeanScaper
    Claude Code — referenced by Dwayne as the platform he used for his planned 10-week AI course for his staff and their families
    Lovable — referenced as a tool enabling small business owners to build their own apps
    Eleven Labs / Cartesia — referenced in context of voice AI development
    OpenClaw agents and Jarvis — referenced by Dwayne in context of his own AI setup
    Tesla / Waymo — referenced in autonomous vehicle comparison
    Anthropic — referenced re: recursive self-improvement blog post released day of recording
    Paul Akers’s episode on The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast — referenced regarding eliminating business waste: Episode 135: The Lean Maniac: Paul Akers on Eliminating Waste

    Quotes:
    “ This isn't a choice. Like, people who think this is a choice aren't paying attention. Back to what I said before, this happens either to you or with you.” - Sean Barry
    “ What we accomplished in that two, three weeks would have taken us six months.” - Sean Barry
    “ I honestly think it's normalizing already, and I have a wonderful wife who, who grounds me in these things because as well I'm like, "Man, if we're not go, go, go, like, we're gonna be left behind." And her very nuanced understanding of people, way better than I have, is like change takes time and people need time.” - Sean Barry
    “ Nobody likes uncertainty, but that's where all the growth lies, is in your uncomfort.” - Dwayne Kerrigan
    “ We can help an industry transform the lives of its entire workforce because we can take all of the waste out, and then all of a sudden there's enough money to really pay people well.” - Sean Barry
    About Sean Barry:
    Sean Barry is the Chief Product Officer at LeanScaper, an AI operating system and business community built specifically for the landscape and snow contracting industry. He brings nearly two decades of product and digital leadership experience, including almost four years at LMN (Landscape Management Network) — the landscape industry's leading business management platform — where he rose from SVP of Product to Chief Product Officer. Before entering the green industry, Sean spent 14 years at Laughlin Constable, a Milwaukee-based agency, where he built his career from Lead Engineer to SVP of Digital, Account and Innovation. He is currently at the forefront of applying AI to real-world business operations for contractors.
    Connect with Sean Barry: https://leanscaper.com/
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbarry/
    Connect with Dwayne Kerrigan
    Facebook
    Instagram
    Linked In
    Website
    Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed by guests during The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of Dwayne Kerrigan and his affiliates. Dwayne Kerrigan or The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast is not responsible for and does not verify the accuracy of any of the information contained in the podcast series. The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. Listeners are advised to consult with a qualified professional or specialist before making any decisions based on the content of this podcast.
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    145: Sean Barry: AI Is Happening To You or With You

    24/06/2026 | 1h 2 mins.
    In January, 95% of the code Sean Barry's team wrote was written by hand. Six months later, that number is 2%. Sean isn't predicting what AI will do to your industry — he's living it, building it, and losing sleep over it.
    In this conversation with Dwayne Kerrigan, Sean Barry - the Chief Product Officer of LeanScaper - shares what the AI transformation actually looks like from the inside: the grief, the identity crisis, the compounding flywheel effect, and the window that's closing faster than most people realize.
    In this episode:
    Why most small to mid-sized businesses can't implement AI on their own — and what LeanScaper is doing about it for the landscape industry
    The compounding flywheel effect: why companies that embrace AI now may be uncatchable by competitors who wait six months
    The emotional journey Sean's team went through when AI fundamentally changed their jobs overnight — and what's on the other side
    Why the most powerful AI asset in your business might already be sitting in a drawer somewhere
    The one thing Sean tells every business owner who doesn't know where to start
    Why the resistance to AI — in boardrooms, on campuses, and inside teams — all traces back to the same root cause

    Start building your identity with Dwayne’s Identity Framework created for the LeanScaper Conference: https://www.dwaynekerrigan.com/identity-framework/
    Episode Highlights:
    00:00 - AI Pace Shift
    00:27 - Podcast Intro
    00:59 - Meet Sean Barry
    03:33 - LeanScaper Explained
    04:33 - DIY AI Struggle
    08:28 - Jobs Fear vs Abundance
    14:46- Human Connection Premium
    17:08 - Mindset, Education, and Retraining
    25:57 - How to Start Using AI
    30:36 - SOPs as Superpower
    36:00 - Uncatchable Flywheel
    43:43 - Grief and Identity Shift
    53:26 - What Changed Since January
    58:14 - New Team Workflow Rebuilt
    01:00:51 - Wrap Up and Stay Tuned for Next Episode
    Resources mentioned:
    LeanScaper — AI operating system for the landscape industry
    LMN (Landscape Management Network) — landscape industry business management software
    Mark Bradley — Chairman and founder of LeanScaper
    Lana — LeanScaper's AI agent
    ChatGPT — referenced as starting point for AI adoption
    Claude / Anthropic — cited as the inflection point in AI coding capability that changed everything in late 2024
    Claude Code — referenced as coding tool
    Codex — referenced as AI coding resource
    GitHub Copilot / Microsoft Copilot — referenced in context of AI coding history
    Figma — referenced as design tool being replaced by AI-assisted coding
    OpenClaw agents — referenced by Dwayne as agents running in his own setup

    Quotes:
    “ Your choice is not whether or not this happens, your choice is whether it happens with you or to you, and that's the choice you get to make.” - Sean Barry
    “ In January, ninety-five, ninety-eight percent of the code we would write was written by hand, and today, two percent. Yeah, that's six months.” - Sean Barry
    “ Take next week off and stop doing your day job, and then spend forty hours learning AI and diving into ChatGPT, Codex, Claude. Figure out what you want. Dive in, there's tons of education. You just ask AI how to use it. Then the next week, that time will pay back. You will have moved yourself so far in that forty hours that you will get that time back the next week.” - Sean Barry
    "You'll be uncatchable by people who don't." - Sean Barry
    “ I think 95% of small to mid-sized businesses don't have the time nor resources to go accomplish that. So I think we're at the exciting point in what we're trying to do is, is take all that power and then do all the heavy lifting for landscape contractors so they can just turn it on and use it and not need to go figure out how to put it all together.” - Sean Barry
    About Sean Barry:
    Sean Barry is the Chief Product Officer at LeanScaper, an AI operating system and business community built specifically for the landscape and snow contracting industry. He brings nearly two decades of product and digital leadership experience, including almost four years at LMN (Landscape Management Network) — the landscape industry's leading business management platform — where he rose from SVP of Product to Chief Product Officer. Before entering the green industry, Sean spent 14 years at Laughlin Constable, a Milwaukee-based agency, where he built his career from Lead Engineer to SVP of Digital, Account and Innovation. He is currently at the forefront of applying AI to real-world business operations for contractors.
    Connect with Sean Barry: https://leanscaper.com/
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbarry/
    Connect with Dwayne Kerrigan
    Facebook
    Instagram
    Linked In
    Website
    Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed by guests during The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of Dwayne Kerrigan and his affiliates. Dwayne Kerrigan or The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast is not responsible for and does not verify the accuracy of any of the information contained in the podcast series. The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. Listeners are advised to consult with a qualified professional or specialist before making any decisions based on the content of this podcast.
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    144: Sleep Is the Currency of Attention with Dr. Breus

    17/06/2026 | 1h 9 mins.
    Most people treat sleep like something that happens to them. Dr. Michael Breus, aka The Sleep Doctor, treats it like a system — one that can be built, optimized, and recovered no matter how badly you've abused it.
    In Part 2, Dwayne and Dr. Breus move from theory into full practice: the single morning habit that regulates your entire sleep schedule, the truth about supplements and peptides, and why a 78-year-old entrepreneur taking four different drugs to get through the day became drug-free in two weeks and now more productive than his staff can handle.
    In this episode:
    The one rule that regulates your entire sleep schedule
    The three-15s morning routine: 15 deep breaths, 15 ounces of water, and 15 minutes of direct sunlight within 20 minutes of waking — and why vitamin D is a circadian pacemaker
    The supplement framework most people get completely wrong
    Dr. Breus's unambiguous position on peptides: lab-use-only compounds are being injected by people who have no idea what the 10 or 20-year consequences are, and the only thing he's ever found that he cannot fix without medication or intervention is physical pain and major mental health issues
    How Dr. Breus accidentally became The Sleep Doctor: rejected from his first-choice sports psychology program, he sold himself into a sleep track, fell in love with clinical sleep medicine, and never looked back — "You change somebody's sleep, you change their life."

    Discover Your Chronotype - Take The Quiz: https://sleepdoctor.com/pages/dr-breus-podcast-dwayne-kerrigan
    Episode Highlights:
    00:00 - Sleep Boosts Everything
    00:22 - Podcast Welcome
    01:24 - Wake Time Consistency
    01:41 - Melatonin Timer Explained
    03:12 - Minimum Sleep Safety
    04:54 - Sleep Quality For Performance
    06:41 - Exercise And Cooling Hacks
    10:53 - Home Sleep Testing
    14:51 - Sauna Timing And Cold Plunge
    19:06 - Blue Light and Screen Stimulus
    22:05 - Morning Sun Routine
    23:51 - Supplements vs Bloodwork
    27:50 - Magnesium Types And Research
    30:24 - Avoid Over Supplementing
    33:01 - Eight Hours Myth
    34:42 - Modern Sleep Basics
    35:40 - Kids and Teen Sleep
    38:36 - What Good Sleep Feels Like
    39:44 - Depression Meds and REM
    45:29 - Entrepreneur Sleep Debt
    49:39 - Peptides Sleep Shortcuts
    54:36 - Sleeping Pills and Tapering
    01:00:21 - Sleep Doctor Origin Story
    01:04:03 - Sleep and Purpose
    01:05:48 - Final Takeaways and Goodbye
    Resources mentioned:
    Take the Original Chronotype Quiz | SleepDoctor.com
    Sleep Doctor At Home Sleep Test (SleepDoctor.com)

    The Sleep Doctor At-Home Sleep Test provides clinical-level sleep analysis from the comfort of your own bed. Using two simple sensors and a connected app, users receive personalized results reviewed by a licensed provider in under a week.
    Orion Sleep — mattress topper for temperature regulation
    Eight Sleep — mattress topper referenced as comparable product
    ChiliPAD — referenced as comparable cooling product
    Full Script — Supplement Management & Lab Testing Platform
    Andrew Huberman — referenced in context of the apigenin/magnesium threonate sleep stack
    Dan Sullivan / Strategic Coach — case study referenced with permission
    Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece — referenced in context of sauna/cold plunge performance camp

    Quotes:
    “ Everything you do, you do better with a good night's sleep. Everything. There's not a single biological function that you don't do better when you sleep.” - Dr. Michael Breus
    “ 25% of the people that show up on my doorstep, I have them go do blood work. As soon as we fix the deficiencies, they're done. They're gone. They don't need anything. But here's the funny part. Nobody has a deficiency in ashwagandha, right? Nobody has a deficiency in passionflower, right? Nobody.” - Dr. Michael Breus
    “ God's delays are not God's denials. You know, you thought you wanted to be this, and you were pursuing this expectation or this hope or this dream, but then what you really found was your true purpose.” - Dwayne Kerrigan
    “Wake up at the same time seven days a week. Notice I didn't say go to bed at the same time. I said wake up at the same time.” - Dr. Michael Breus
    “ Sleep is the currency of attention. You cannot pay attention to anything if you're not well-slept. ADD, ADHD gets worse when you're not well-slept. You can't focus. Everything depe- this is why sleep is so fundamental to life, is because it's, it literally dictates what you look at, what you focus on, and where you spend your time. It's all comes from whether or not you got a good night's rest.” - Dr. Michael Breus

    Dr. Michael Breus, Ph.D., is a double board-certified Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Sleep Specialist, and one of only 168 psychologists in the world to have passed the Sleep Medicine Boards without attending medical school. Known as The Sleep Doctor, he is the founder of sleepdoctor.com, was named the Top Sleep Specialist in California by Reader’s Digest, and one of the 10 most influential people in sleep, and is the author of several books including The Power of When and Sleep, Drink, Breathe: Wellness is Too Complicated. He has appeared on Oprah, CNN, The Today Show, and The Dr. Oz Show more than 40 times, and lectures globally for organizations including YPO and Tony Robbins' Unleash the Power Within.
    Connect with Dr. Michael Breus:
    YouTube: Sleep Doctor
    Instagram: Sleep Doctor (@thesleepdoctor)
    Take the Original Chronotype Quiz | SleepDoctor.com
    Sleep Doctor At Home Sleep Test (SleepDoctor.com)
    The Sleep Doctor At-Home Sleep Test provides clinical-level sleep analysis from the comfort of your own bed. Using two simple sensors and a connected app, users receive personalized results reviewed by a licensed provider in under a week.
    Connect with Dwayne Kerrigan
    Facebook
    Instagram
    Linked In
    Website
    Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed by guests during The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of Dwayne Kerrigan and his affiliates. Dwayne Kerrigan or The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast is not responsible for and does not verify the accuracy of any of the information contained in the podcast series. The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. Listeners are advised to consult with a qualified professional or specialist before making any decisions based on the content of this podcast.
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    143: Sleep Smarter: The Science of When with Dr. Michael Breus

    10/06/2026 | 1h 14 mins.
    You've been told to get eight hours of sleep your whole life. Dr. Michael Breus — The Sleep Doctor — says that's not only wrong, it may be making things worse. In this conversation with Dwayne Kerrigan, one of the world's foremost sleep specialists breaks down the science of when to sleep, when to drink caffeine, when to workout, and why most people's sleep problems aren't about how much they sleep — they're about when.
    In this episode:
    The four chronotypes — Lion, Bear, Wolf, and Dolphin — and why knowing yours could reduce your total sleep while dramatically improving quality; plus why 55% of the population are Bears, and what that means for your nine-to-five schedule
    The 90-minute caffeine rule: how adrenaline and cortisol make caffeine useless for the first 90 minutes after waking, and when to stop caffeine entirely to protect your sleep
    The biology of the 1:00–3:00 AM wake-up: every human on Earth wakes up in this window due to a cortisol spike — and Dr. Breus's four-step protocol for getting back to sleep, including the four-seven-eight breathing technique developed by Dr. Andrew Weil for Navy snipers
    Why alcohol destroys Stage 3 and 4 deep sleep — the physical restoration stage where the brain's glymphatic system flushes beta amyloid and tau proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease — and the exact wine-with-dinner timing strategy that lets you drink without wrecking your sleep
    Sleep tracking devices: why none of them are accurate for measuring sleep stages, why rings outperform wristbands, why you should only review your tracker data once a week, and how to use trend analysis rather than nightly numbers
    Dr. Breus's personal disclosure: he has moderate obstructive sleep apnea and stops breathing 26 times an hour — and why he wants every listener to stop avoiding sleep testing out of fear

    Discover Your Chronotype - Take The Quiz: https://sleepdoctor.com/pages/dr-breus-podcast-dwayne-kerrigan
    Episode Highlights:
    00:00 - Entrepreneurs Sleep Differently
    00:33 - Welcome and Guest Introduction
    01:06 - Tony Robbins Connection
    03:17 - Meet Dr Michael Breus
    05:05 - Middle of Night Awakenings
    07:40 - Understanding Chronotypes
    11:31 - The Lion Chronotype
    12:47 - The Bear Chronotype
    13:18 - The Wolf Chronotype
    14:23 - The Dolphin Chronotype
    18:07 - Bad Sleep Habits
    20:39 - Morning Workouts and Cortisol
    22:27 - Perfect Time for Sex
    25:20 - Understanding Cortisol
    26:37 - Why We Wake at 3AM
    28:57 - Don't Go Pee
    30:52 - Don't Look at the Clock
    31:43 - Four Seven Eight Breathing
    34:59 - Getting Out of Bed
    36:28 - Stay Positive
    38:06 - Breathing Technique Recap
    38:51 - Breathing Techniques Really Work
    42:50 - Alcohol and Sleep Quality
    46:47 - Caffeine Timing Guidelines
    49:49 - Cannabis and Sleep
    51:39 - Understanding Sleep Stages
    54:29 - Sleep Cycles Explained
    56:11 - Sleep Tracking Devices
    01:00:08 - Choosing the Right Tracker
    01:04:18 - Heart Rate Variability
    01:07:17 - Quality Over Quantity
    01:08:46 - Sleep Apnea and Testing
    01:12:12 - Finding Your Sleep Need
    01:12:36 - Closing Thoughts and Stay Tuned for Part 2
    Resources mentioned:
    Several of Dr. Michael Breus’ books – The Power of When, Energize!, The Sleep Doctor's Diet Plan, Good Night, and Sleep, Drink, Breathe
    Four-seven-eight breathing technique — developed by Dr. Andrew Weil
    Muse headband — brainwave monitoring headband for sleep and meditation
    Oura Ring — sleep tracking ring
    Whoop Strap — activity and sleep tracker
    Apple Watch — sleep tracking
    The Happy Ring from Happy Sleep — FDA-approved ring for sleep studies
    Tony Robbins’s book Unleash the Power Within

    Quotes:
    “Eight hours is a myth, man. So many people try to force themselves to get... The math doesn't even work. Like, the right number of cycles doesn't even end up at eight hours.” - Dr. Michael Breus
    “ I really, honestly, legitimately feel like I've dumbed myself down a little bit when it comes to, when it comes to my, like, abuse of sleep over the years.” - Dwayne Kerrigan
    “To be clear, dude, you are your best doctor. When you wake up in the morning, if you feel good, you feel good. Like, you slept well.” - Dr. Michael Breus
    “ The first liquid that crosses your lips every morning should not, I repeat, not be caffeinated.” - Dr. Michael Breus
    “ Stop thinking about hours. This is a quality game, not a quantity game. If you get six and a half hours of good quality sleep- As a sleep doctor, I am much more interested than if you get eight hours of crappy sleep.” - Dr. Michael Breus

    Dr. Michael Breus, Ph.D., is a double board-certified Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Sleep Specialist, and one of only 168 psychologists in the world to have passed the Sleep Medicine Boards without attending medical school. Known as The Sleep Doctor, he is the founder of sleepdoctor.com, was named the Top Sleep Specialist in California by Reader’s Digest, and one of the 10 most influential people in sleep. He is the author of several books including The Power of When and Sleep, Drink, Breathe: Wellness is Too Complicated, and has appeared on Oprah, CNN, The Today Show, and The Dr. Oz Show more than 40 times, and lectures globally for organizations including YPO and Tony Robbins' Unleash the Power Within.
    Connect with Dr. Michael Breus:
    YouTube: Sleep Doctor
    Instagram: Sleep Doctor (@thesleepdoctor)
    Take the Original Chronotype Quiz | SleepDoctor.com
    Sleep Doctor At Home Sleep Test (SleepDoctor.com)
    The Sleep Doctor At-Home Sleep Test provides clinical-level sleep analysis from the comfort of your own bed. Using two simple sensors and a connected app, users receive personalized results reviewed by a licensed provider in under a week.
    Connect with Dwayne Kerrigan
    Facebook
    Instagram
    Linked In
    Website
    Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed by guests during The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of Dwayne Kerrigan and his affiliates. Dwayne Kerrigan or The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast is not responsible for and does not verify the accuracy of any of the information contained in the podcast series. The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. Listeners are advised to consult with a qualified professional or specialist before making any decisions based on the content of this podcast.
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    142: Don't Mistake Being Busy for Being Productive

    03/06/2026 | 1h 17 mins.
    Nobody jumps out of bed wanting to do a bad job. So why does the day fall apart by lunch? In this episode, Dwayne Kerrigan breaks down the actual mechanics of high-performance productivity — not the philosophy, not the mindset pep talk, but the specific rituals, systems, and daily habits that determine whether your week produces results or just burns time.
    In this episode:
    The Time Management Matrix — originally developed by Franklin Covey, which Dwayne taught for 35 years — and why the only quadrant that actually moves your life forward is Q2: things that are important but not urgent, including planning, training, creative thinking, and relationship building
    Why weekly planning and solitude is the single most important hour of the week — what Dwayne looks at during that block, how he structures it, and why if you miss it consistently, everything else breaks down
    How Dwayne uses a color-coded identity calendar — each role in his life assigned a color, from Chairman to Love Slave — so that every time block is set with intention, not just task completion
    The AI accountability system: Dwayne sends his planned week and his actual week to an AI agent named Jarvis, who measures his efficiency against his seven-year mission and purpose — and tells him when he's gotten sucked into operations
    The 30-to-60-second rule for managing in-the-moment interruptions: handle it now if it takes under a minute, or put it on the task list immediately and review every two to three hours
    Why perfection is a fool's game — Dwayne's case for defining "good enough" before you start, launching at that standard, and building a continuous improvement process rather than waiting for perfect.

    Episode Highlights:
    00:00 - Progress Over Perfect
    00:28 - Podcast Introduction
    01:05 - Productivity Not Time
    02:44 - Roles And Identities
    03:44 - Mindset State And Why
    04:56 - Strategy Culture Habits
    06:47 - Health Vitality Long Game
    08:32 - Vision Plan Action Framework
    11:33 - Weekly Planning Solitude
    16:07 - Time Management Matrix
    23:18 - Plan Your Week In Practice
    24:41 - Daily Planning
    29:09 - Handle Interruptions Fast
    30:33 - Email Tasks
    34:06 - Inbox Overload Fixes
    35:39 - Stop Chasing Shiny Objects
    36:39 - Eat The Frog First
    37:35 - Perfection Blocks Progress
    38:56 - Get Resourceful Ask Help
    40:09 - Break Tunnel Vision
    41:29 - Identity Based Weekly Planning
    43:08 - AI Accountability Feedback
    45:00 - Guardrails And Honest Feedback
    46:42 - Daily Execution Rituals
    49:46 - Urgent Versus Important Explained
    55:51 - Stop Unneeded Meetings
    57:17 - Prioritize Across Roles
    59:59 - Why Breaks Feel Hard
    01:05:23 - Calendaring To Reduce Stress
    01:09:17 - Wrap Up And Disclaimers
    Resources mentioned:
    FranklinCovey Time Matrix, Plan and software (Dwayne's current task management tool)
    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People — book by Stephen Covey
    Exactly What to Say — book by Phil Jones
    2 Second Lean — book by Paul Akers
    Byron Katie’s four questions framework — "Is it true? Is it absolutely true?"
    Video text messaging - Todd Hartley and Paul Akers referenced
    Waking Up app — Sam Harris meditation app
    Tony Robbins — six human needs framework referenced
    Keith Cunningham — "Progress is not only measured by yards gained, but sometimes by yards not lost"

    Quotes:
    “Don't mistake being busy for producing results” - Dwayne Kerrigan
    “ Lose two hours of your day out of an eight-hour day, it adds up to a 20% of your day all of a sudden disappears. Well, factor that out over the year, you've got 20% of your year that you've not been working at directing yourself to a target.” - Dwayne Kerrigan
    “The difference between excitement and fear is just the label that we put on it. Physically and physiologically, it's kind of the same experience in our body, but we put a label on fear versus excitement.” - Dwayne Kerrigan
    “ The biggest problem that we make is we let perfect get in the way of progress. We've gotta identify what is good. And I'm not saying lower your standards, but what I am saying is we can get stuck on perfection or our need for certainty, and we have what I call failure to launch syndrome.” - Dwayne Kerrigan
    “ We often overestimate what we can accomplish in a year and we underestimate what we can accomplish in a decade.” - Dwayne Kerrigan

    Connect with Dwayne Kerrigan
    Facebook
    Instagram
    Linked In
    Website
    Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed by guests during The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of Dwayne Kerrigan and his affiliates. Dwayne Kerrigan or The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast is not responsible for and does not verify the accuracy of any of the information contained in the podcast series. The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. Listeners are advised to consult with a qualified professional or specialist before making any decisions based on the content of this podcast.
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About The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast
Welcome to The Dwayne Kerrigan Podcast. Dwayne has navigated the business world for over 35 years, owning close to 30 businesses in 12 distinct industries. Today, entrepreneurship often seems more about glitz, glamour, and a celebrity venture. On this podcast, Dwayne collaborates with overlooked but accomplished entrepreneurs, delving into their journeys of forging exceptional enterprises. Join them as they share their personal journeys, lessons learned, and strategies that keep them moving forward. Let’s celebrate the true essence of entrepreneurship and inspire the next wave of business trailblazers.
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