Recently my friend and partner on this project Ryan Oelke had to make some tough decisions about what he could be involved in, and unfortunately Precision Change didn’t make the cut. As we all know, especially us productivity geeks, there is always more to do than we could ever possibly do, and sometimes we have to make these kinds of decisions.

Precision Change is definitely going to continue as a show. It’s too fun for me, and I’ve been getting too much positive feedback to stop now. It would help me if more listeners became coaching clients so that I don’t have to get other jobs, but hey, all good things come to those who wait, right?

In the mean time, I’m looking for someone to help produce the show. In fact, I will give you the official title of Executive Producer for your resume. In a year when we are the #1 podcast in iTunes for the Health/Self-Help category, perhaps that will help you to make your first million.

In particular, I’m looking for help in two ways to continue the show:

1. Production/Audio Engineering. I need someone to do the audio editing (or I guess I could learn too, but it’s more fun with a team). It’s not that complicated, just simple edits in Garage Band or ProTools if you have it, mostly for “umms” and “ahhs” and 2-5 edits for content, plus arranging the PowerUp segment and initial voiceover. Probably a grand total of 1-2 hours per episode if you already have audio engineering skills.
2. Someone to keep Duff on track. As a creative type, I have a tendency to forget when things need to get done, when we need to search for more guests, etc. Ryan was great at reminding me about these details in a non-violent manner, even when I was getting them done at 1 in the morning.

If you are interested in either or both roles, please email duff [at] precisionchange [dot] com. The pay is low ($0), but if there is something you’d like to promote that is relevant to the show, I’d love to do it. It’s also a great resume builder, and I’m totally open to creative ideas of what to do with the show.

Also, if we come up with any ingenious ways of making cash from the show and this website (I have a couple ideas), I’d happily share the revenue in a way that is fair.

Duff here. I just installed a shiny new comment system, thanks to the great folks at Intense Debate, because I’m really wanting to stir up dialogue around these topics. Nobody has the final answer here, including our expert interviewees. (Of course, please keep the dialogue constructive and respectful.)

Also, please give us your feedback on our podcast episodes and articles. I invite you to think of this podcast as your podcast–what author, blogger, or even unknown (who should be more well-known) would you like to hear an interview with? What two authors would you like to hear debate or dialogue together? (Personally I’d love to hear Tony Robbins and Eckhart Tolle debate about the role of achievement in a life well-lived.) What would really help you make a change in your life, or be really entertaining?

Thank you for reading and listening!

Do you have 1000’s of emails sitting in your inbox right now, many unread, all nagging at you to do something about them? Have you declared email bankruptcy, hoping that “if it’s important, they’ll write back?” This sucks, eh? But you’re not alone. And more importantly…

Come to the free Email Mastery seminar, part of the Precision Change seminar series. I’ll be hosting with fellow life coach and entrepreneur Ryan Oelke. We will hold your hands through processing your inbox to 0, perhaps for the first time!

Join us at The Cup (on 16th and Pearl in Boulder) on Wednesday May 14th at 5:30pm and achieve inbox emptiness in under an hour. Bring a laptop, as this is a hands-on workshop.

In this seminar, you will learn…

• How to get your inbox to 0, even if it’s never been there before!
• Why software won’t solve the problem, and what will.
• How to write emails so you get fewer of them.
• Why none of your emails need be longer than 5 sentences.
• What the 3 types of emails are, and what to do with each.
• How to sort through your emails with lightning speed.
• Why you don’t need to “do” an email to get it out of the inbox.

Take responsibility for your relationship to the digital world now by attending this 60-minute free workshop. And email this to friends who might benefit!

This free seminar is limited to 12 people. Please RSVP to Duff to reserve your spot: duff [at] precisionchange [dot] com.

Have a productive day!

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Welcome to Precision Change, a new blog about technologies of transformation, from personal productivity to personal power, mastery to meditation, self-development to self-transcendence.

Unlike other blog sites that recycle tired old aphorisms and over-generalizations, we will focus on precise, practical ways to bring about change using the richest and deepest models available, backed by real experience. We will wrestle with complex issues while keeping it simple.

Think of it as personal development 201.

We’re new, so subscribe to the feed now and have the latest articles served piping hot to your feed reader or email inbox so you won’t miss anything.

And pardon our mess while we finish designing the site.

Why precision?

Many people (including the authors) often find self-help literature distasteful due to exaggerated claims and over-generalizations. Claims of “unlimited power” or “it works every time” feel exciting, yet disingenuous, and ultimately create distrust when the techniques don’t in fact produce unlimited power or work every time.

What does work? Personally I’ve found that precision is a major key to success in effective change. Enthusiasm ultimately wanes, but a focus on specific strategies that work in specific contexts can be extremely powerful. And yes, you can change nearly everything in your life. Your innate potential is tremendous (but not unlimited).

Who’s behind this?

Precision Change was dreamed up by life coach and podcast producer Duff McDuffee after getting prodded by friend and fellow fruit Vincent Horn to (finally) start his own blog site.

Quickly the idea morphed into a group blog with Vince and Ryan Oelke (also a fruit), mostly because I’ve never been able to keep up a consistent blog schedule alone.

Ok, Ryan and Vince are also both excellent bloggers and good friends, having started the popular blog and podcast Buddhist Geeks, which evolved into the podcast network Falling Fruit TV where we now all work. I love my job–without these two Buddhist geeks, I’d be out on the street begging for life coaching clients.

I hope you enjoy our writing and audio. Please join the dialogue by commenting on our posts, subscribing to our feed, and if you like our stuff, submitting our posts to Digg.com, del.icio.us, and StumbleUpon.

Thanks!