What if procrastination wasn’t a flaw, but a signal?

In this episode of The Self Trust Solution Podcast, former film executive turned tech entrepreneur Steven Puri shares how high-pressure Hollywood deadlines taught him powerful lessons about productivity, creativity, and deep focus.

Now the founder of The Sukha Company—a focus platform designed to create more joy in work—Steven reveals practical and surprising tools that help you get more done with less stress.

You’ll walk away with new ways to break through resistance, beat distraction, and create meaningful progress, even if you’re not feeling motivated.

Learn more about Steven & the app at https://www.thesukha.co/

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⭐About our guest:
‭ Steven is the Founder and CEO of The Sukha Company with the mission to help millions of‬
‭ people find their focus, achieve more and have a healthy work life.‬
‭ Steven's career started as a newscaster/interviewer for the #1 youth news show in the‬
‭ DC/Baltimore market (on WTTG-TV) and then as a junior software engineer & Thomas J.‬
‭ Watson Scholar at IBM. After attending USC in Los Angeles, he began working in film‬
‭ production and produced computer-generated visual effects for 14 movies including‬
‭ Independence Day which won the Academy Award for Visual Effects.‬
‭ Steven’s first tech company was Centropolis Effects that produced those CGI effects, and he‬
‭ eventually sold it to the German media conglomerate Das Werk when he was 28.‬
‭ Steven then produced some indie films and eventually went studio-side to develop and produce‬
‭ live-action features as a VP of Development & Production at 20th Century Fox (running the Die‬
‭ Hard and Wolverine franchises) and an EVP at DreamWorks Pictures for Kurtzman-Orci‬
‭ Productions where he worked on Star Trek, Transformers and more.‬
‭ After Fox, Steven returned to building tech companies and founded The Sukha Company -
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‘sukha’ means ‘happiness from self-fulfillment’ in Sanskrit. The Sukha is a focus app that‬
‭ bundles all the tools necessary to have a focused experience and a healthy, productive‬
‭ workday.‬
‭ Steven lives in Austin, TX now.‬www.TheSukha.co

If you’ve ever set a goal with a deadline… only to immediately feel behind—you’re not alone. Most goal timelines are based on fantasy, fear, or urgency—not the actual steps it takes to succeed.
In this episode of The Self Trust Solution™ Podcast, we introduce the Success Date Calculator™, a self-trust-powered framework for creating goal timelines that are grounded, doable, and motivating.
You’ll learn:

• Why most deadlines create burnout instead of momentum
• How to reverse-engineer your goal timeline based on real life
• The difference between a fixed vs. flexible deadline—and how to choose the right one
• How guessing, learning, and adjusting builds progress (not failure)
• Why timelines rooted in truth actually help you follow through

This isn’t about playing small—it’s about setting yourself up for sustainable success with self-trust at the core.
Whether you're launching something big, writing a book, or finally tackling a goal that’s been hanging over your head, this episode will help you build a timeline that works for you—not against you.
🎯 Want the printable Success Date Starter Sheet™?
Grab it HERE
✨ Next up: Before we dive into the next tool, the Obstacle Abatement Plan™, we have a powerful guest episode coming your way!

Join me and Steven Puri what he learned about procrastination and productivity working in Hollywood. You don’t want to miss it.
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Are you constantly feeling "too busy" yet unproductive?

In this episode, we’re joined by Dalit Sharer, a life and business coach specializing in time management and intentional living. Dalit shares powerful strategies for aligning your time with your values, conquering procrastination, and living more intentionally. Learn how to plan your time, follow through with confidence, and create a life that reflects what truly matters to you.

About our guest: Dalit Sharer is a life and business coach passionate about helping people with time management and productivity to eliminate overwhelm and create an intentional life. She's coached thousands of clients getting granular and specific with the cliché's of mindset to achieve tangible results.
Using her engineering background, Dalit uses her analytical mind to help clients say what they want and then do what they say. A task that sounds simple enough but is not easy.
Clients achieve extraordinary results by hacking their thoughts and learning to be present. They get more done in less time, improve their relationships, make more money, stop overeating, and most importantly, learn to love themselves unconditionally.

Check out her Program to take control of your time at https://thejewishlifecoach.com/momtime