Life + Work Podcast
Aug. 23, 2023
The Art of Confidence: Find It, Grow It and Use It to Your Advantage with Dr. Aziz Gazipura
#130: Confidence expert Dr. Aziz Gazipura joins Chris to talk about ways to cultivate, nurture, and grow your confidence. Dr. Aziz shares tips on dealing with your inner critic, practicing rejection and instilling confidence ...
Aug. 2, 2023
Language Tricks: Become Fluent in 3 Months with Benny Lewis
#127: Language learner and polyglot Benny Lewis joins Chris to debunk misconceptions about language learning and share insights into his dynamic approach to fast-track fluency. He breaks down the different levels of language ...
July 26, 2023
Reduce Stress, Relax Your Mind and Succeed in Meditation Without Really Trying with Light Watkins
#126: Light Watkins joins Chris to delve into the world of meditation, unraveling common misconceptions, while exploring various methods to integrate meditation into your daily routine and stay consistent without trying too h...
July 12, 2023
Card Optimization, Last Minute Travel, Health Insurance Woes and AI Bedtime Stories
#124: Host Chris Hutchins shares insights from optimizing different aspects of his life, including a tool to find the best credit card combinations, thoughts on last minute trip planning, a story of optimization gone too far,...
July 5, 2023
Traveling to Save Money, Betting on Yourself, and Streamlining Life Decisions with Nuseir Yassin
#123: Top vlogger and world traveler, Nuseir Yassin joins Chris to discuss the transformative power of travel and how it can help you save money. They share insights on connecting with local communities in new places, the joy...
June 28, 2023
Cooking at Home: Delicious Food Made Easy with David Chang
#122: Culinary icon David Chang joins Chris to explore the wonders of cooking at home and the importance of understanding food science. They discuss the power of the heavily underutilized microwave, debunk myths around its sa...
June 14, 2023
Mailbag #9: Best Two-Card Combos, Travel Tactics, Finance Apps, Health Tricks and More
#120: Host Chris Hutchins shares a ton of amazing tips, questions and wins from listeners. He covers a range of topics including the best two credit card combos, United Airlines’s recent points devaluation, ways to maximize t...
May 31, 2023
Unleashing the Power of Kindness, Self-Awareness, and Passion with Gary Vaynerchuk
#118: Serial entrepreneur and bestselling author, Gary Vaynerchuk joins Chris to discuss cultivating happiness by embracing kindness, enhancing self-awareness, and finding a balance between things you love. He and Chris also ...
May 17, 2023
Simplify Decision Making, Reduce Stress and Improve Your Life with Sahil Bloom
#116: Investor and entrepreneur Sahil Bloom joins Chris to discuss ways of optimizing life through the power of (philosophical) razors. Sahil shares his insights on simplifying the decision-making process to lead a meaningful...
May 3, 2023
Money Talks: Navigating Uncomfortable Conversations with Loved Ones with Erin Lowry
#114: Personal finance expert and and author, Erin Lowry joins Chris to discuss the importance of having financial conversations with your parents, including sharing some specific scripts for initiating the discussion. They a...
March 29, 2023
Living a Happier Life, Saying No, and Prioritizing Goals with Derek Sivers
#108: Writer and entrepreneur Derek Sivers joins Chris to discuss decision-making, having meaningful experiences, personal happiness, journaling, saying no, and parenting. They also touch on the subject of traveling with chil...
March 15, 2023
Mailbag #7: Listener Tips, SVB Collapse, Treasury Bills, Bank Bonuses, Top Deals and More
#106: Host Chris Hutchins shares top tips from listeners, thoughts on the SVB collapse, some great deals to take advantage of now ways to invest in treasury bills, ways to get deals on concert/theatre tickets, how he's invest...
March 8, 2023
Overcoming Fear, Processing Failure, and Why Having a Plan B Holds You Back with Matt Higgins
#105: Serial entrepreneur Matt Higgins joins Chris discuss how people can stop getting held back from their full potential. They talk about why a backup plan might be what's holding them back. They also lay out a framework to...
Feb. 22, 2023
Determination, Achieving the Impossible and Pursuing Your Passion with Tony Hawk
#103: Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk joins Chris to discuss his extraordinary career and how drive, tenacity, and motivation made it all possible. Tony also shares his favorite travel destinations, offers guidance on followin...
Feb. 1, 2023
Reflecting on the Podcast, Valuing Time and Focusing on the Year Ahead with Brad Barrett
#100: Financial independence (FI) expert Brad Barrett joins Chris to reflect on getting to 100 episodes of the podcast. They share some major lessons they've learned recently, discuss how to value their time and share how the...
Jan. 25, 2023
Top Ways to Make This Year Amazing and Seven Simple Questions for Your Annual Review with Sahil Bloom
#99: Investor and entrepreneur Sahil Bloom joins Chris to discuss performing a personal annual review. Sahil outlines the seven questions everyone should ask when reflecting on the previous year and establishing goals for the...
Jan. 18, 2023
Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Increase Productivity and Live the Life You Want with Dan Martell
#98: Serial entrepreneur and best-selling author Dan Martell joins Chris to talk about buying back time. They discuss the value of adopting the right mindset, techniques for scheduling your time, tools to streamline processes...
Jan. 11, 2023
Optimizing Your Health: Diagnostic Tests, Choosing a Doctor, Sleep, Longevity, Inflammation and More with Dr. Jordan Shlain
#97: Physician and entrepreneur, Jordan Shlain MD, joins Chris to discuss optimizing your health. They cover the pillars of longevity, how things like sleep, diet, and exercise affect your overall health, finding a new physic...
Dec. 28, 2022
Top Learnings, Tactics and Credit Cards of 2022
#95: Chris shares his top 10 learnings and takeaways from the past year of the Podcast, which covers time management, personal finance, happiness, regret, negotiating, marriage, communication and more. He also recaps some of ...
Nov. 30, 2022
Work Tactics: Finding a Job, Negotiating Comp, Managing Up, Getting Promoted and More with Lenny Rachitsky
#90: Top podcast host, Lenny Rachitsky joins Chris to discuss work-related techniques for success. They talk about finding a job that aligns with your interests, ways to stand out and get noticed, nailing your interview, effe...
Nov. 18, 2022
Bonus Q&A: Teaching Kids about Money, Investing and Financial Responsibility with Tad Fallows
#88: Tad Fallows joins Chris on this bonus episode to discuss teaching children about money and investing, allowances, college savings, and strategies you can use for investing in your children. Tad also shares his favorite r...
Nov. 2, 2022
Building a Second Brain to Organize Your Digital Life with Tiago Forte
#85: Tiago Forte joins Chris to talk about his proven method to build a "Second Brain" to organize your digital life. They discuss the best tools to use to collect and store information, why it's important to become more of a...
Oct. 19, 2022
Life + Travel Listener Q&A (Fighting Jet Lag, Favorite Podcasts, Food Tricks and More)
#83: Host Chris Hutchins tackles questions about fighting jet lag, his favorite podcasts, cancel-for-any-reason travel insurance, virtual assistants, food planning, virtual credit card numbers and much more. This episode is p...
Oct. 12, 2022
Goal Setting, Building Self-Discipline, and Finding Work-Life Balance with Brandon Turner
#82: Real estate investor and author, Brandon Turner, joins Chris to discuss how he's managed to be successful and still prioritize friends, family, and quality of life. They talk about working with a performance coach, build...
Oct. 5, 2022
Making Smarter Decisions and Knowing When to Walk Away with Annie Duke
#81: Professional decision-maker, Annie Duke, joins Chris to talk about making better decisions. They discuss why learning the difference between luck and the quality of decisions is so important and how that can improve your...