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Episode 15: What is Making Life Sustainably Productive

Today we are talking about what is making life sustainably productive this spring. This episode is originally publishing on May 15, 2023 and I know many mothers who refer to this month as Mayhem. Or May Madness. When I start to spin out on the business of life, it helps me regroup by identifying what IS working. Things that are working have gone through iterations of Sustainable Productivity adjustments. This episode will give you insight into the before and after scenarios in the hopes that you can identify areas of your life that need small adjustments, learn how to make adjustments, and celebrate success.

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Soda stream blog post can be found here
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By Susan Sanders|2023-05-15T08:14:15-04:00May 15th, 2023|Show Notes|0 Comments

Episode 14: Sustainable Sue Cleans the Kitchen

Sometimes on the podcast we will talk about existential questions like why we do the things we do, what happened in our childhood to make us the way we are, and how to move forward when you are so burned out you can’t sit up straight. Today, it is a topic that might seem more trivial and purely surface level. But I assure you there is always more to what meets the eye. Listen to the latest episode for a look into how Sustainable Sue cleans the kitchen.

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By Susan Sanders|2023-05-08T08:57:15-04:00May 8th, 2023|Show Notes|0 Comments

Episode 13: Literary Life Lately

Its time to see what’s happening in Sustainable Sue’s literary life lately! It has been awhile since we have checked in on what Susan is reading. This episode expands past books to include magazines and prepping reading material for business travel or vacation. Of course we talk about a few books Susan read since we caught up last. Some books were a hit, some a miss, and one was in the paranormal fantasy genre. Yep, not a typo – paranormal fantasy. And that is not one of the books she abandoned.

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Learn more about the 3 dimensions of Sustainable Productivity here
Previous reading-related episodes:
- Episode 4: February Reading Roundup
- Episode 7: How Susan Reads 200 Books a Year
Catch up with everything Susan reads or wants to read on Goodreads
Beware yarn crafters – Ravelry is a very deep hole to fall in. But you will not be sorry!
Books mentioned on this episode:
- The End of the World is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization by Peter Zeihan
- Less by Andrew Sean Greer
- Less is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer
- Before I Go by Colleen Oakley
- The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley
- Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
- The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margo by Marianne Cronin
- The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
- The Rook by Daniel O’Malley
- The Life Council by Laura Tremaine

By Susan Sanders|2023-05-01T06:09:38-04:00May 1st, 2023|Show Notes|0 Comments

Episode 12: Exercise as Treatment for Burnout

Everyone knows exercise is good for them, yet we don’t seem to be able to consistently start and continue a fitness program. At the same time we are (proverbially) running full out on an empty tank. What if I told you that you can use exercise as treatment for burnout? In this episode you will learn why exercise is important to our Health and Fitness, what the components of fitness are, and get a few tips to inspire you to start, return to, or keep going on your exercise routine. Don’t worry – this is more than just lace up your sneakers and get running!

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By Susan Sanders|2023-05-01T06:15:39-04:00April 24th, 2023|Show Notes|0 Comments

Episode 11: Unpopular Opinions

This episode is all about unpopular opinions because I’ve got a few. This is kind of exciting because for a long time I did not have opinions at all. Well, I had them after you gave me yours, but overall – I just liked what you liked. If I did have an opinion about what I did not like, but it went counter to what you thought, I stuffed it down. I could not make sense of all of this until therapy and recovery in my 40s. It is simple people pleasing. As I started to loosen my grip on people pleasing and explore what I did like, an interesting thing happened – I identified things I had been acting like I enjoyed for decades. I discovered some of these were unpopular opinions.

My hope for this episode is that by revealing my unpopular opinions, you will hear acceptance of what I like and don’t like, and that this will help you figure out yourself a little bit more. This is how we discover what is truly productive for the REAL us – no sense continuing something long term if it does not serve us or bring us joy.

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Links to the episodes about books are found at the links below:
- Episode 4: February Reading Roundup
- Episode 7: How Susan Reads 200 Books a Year – and What This Means for YOUR Hobbies

By Susan Sanders|2023-04-17T04:39:45-04:00April 17th, 2023|Show Notes|0 Comments

Episode 10: Reframing Sustainable and Productive

If we are lucky, we will live long enough to change and grow. What is considered productive today, will be different in five years. What used to be sustainable ten years ago is no longer tenable. Shifting perspective and reframing priorities are skills that we will all require as we go through life. No one can do reframing sustainable and productive better than today’s guest – Ainslie MacEachran.

Ainslie MacEachran is a former professional cyclist having competed all over the United Staes, Belgium, Holland, and Ireland. He owned and operated health and fitness facilities for 25 years and was a personal trainer and USA Cycling Level 2 Cycling Coach for 15 years. Ainslie now operates Source Fitness and Health, an online store for exercise equipment and lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with his wife and two kids.

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Learn more about Source Fitness and Health, including how to order at this link
Follow Ainslie on Facebook at this link
Follow Ainslie on Instagram at this link
You can buy Ainslie’s books at the links below
- Simple Cycling Performance
- The Cyclists Guide to Off Season Strength Training and Nutrition

By Susan Sanders|2023-08-22T09:00:09-04:00April 10th, 2023|Show Notes|0 Comments

Episode 9: Habit Change Check-in When Habits Crash Around You

Habit change is easy when it can be done in a perfect world. But none of us lives in a vacuum. We are challenged by schedules, other people’s chaos, shifting priorities – you know the stuff that makes up life. And we don’t always want to avoid these things either – a friend coming to town is a good thing. A last minute cancellation in your schedule can be freeing. But it can impact the success of our habit change.

In this episode Susan walks through the results of the first quarter of 2023 – it is truly the tale of two halves. But this is life on life’s terms. You will hear a transparent and real scenario of habit change set back, questions to reflect – not ruminate – on what happened, and what this means for the long haul.

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Revisit the two SusPro questions in episode 2 at this link.
If you want to start to track your habits go here to download the habit tracker Susan mentioned in this episode.

By Susan Sanders|2023-08-22T09:01:34-04:00April 3rd, 2023|Show Notes|0 Comments

Episode 8: Three Strategies to Improve Your Routines

Your life is made up of routines whether you like it or not. The Sustainable Productivity question for you is – How are those routines working for you? On this episode Susan teaches about the difference between schedules and routines and a theory she relies on to keep routines consistent. After walking through some real life examples, Susan will provide three practical strategies you can use to improve your morning routine, evening routine, clean up routine – ANY routine! Don’t let another day go by with your day running you.

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If you want to start to track your habits go here to download the habit tracker Susan mentioned in this episode.

By Susan Sanders|2023-03-27T08:34:45-04:00March 27th, 2023|Show Notes|0 Comments

Episode 7: How Susan Reads 200 Books a Year – and What This Means for YOUR Hobbies

In this episode Susan shares how she reads about 200 books each year. Although books might not be your thing, the suggestions she shares about different ways she fits reading into her schedule during different seasons of life might work for your hobby of choice. Listen to learn some tools and tricks that might help you find more time to read, craft, exercise, sing, or whatever brings you joy.

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To hear more book talk from Susan, check out Episode 4: February Reading Roundup
If you feel like you don’t have time for hobbies, listen to Episode 5 to hear how Susan found out how much time she was really spending on her phone
Sign up at this link for the Sustainable Sue Bookmobile to be notified every time Susan finishes a 5-star reads. Your To Be Read list will thank you!
Follow Susan on Goodreads at this link to see what she has read, what she is currently reading, and the hundreds of books she plans to read next.

By Susan Sanders|2023-03-20T07:41:42-04:00March 20th, 2023|Show Notes|0 Comments

Episode 6: The Biochemistry of Sleep & How It Can Make You More Productive

What does biochemistry have to do with sleep? What if I told you that it is linked to a more Sustainably Productivity life? On this week’s episode you can learn about what is happening in our bodies when we conk out, why shift workers are more prone to obesity, and why cravings for fat and salt happen more often when you are sleep deprived than when you are rested. The episode wraps up with a few tips that might help you get more zzzzzzz’s tonight!

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