Work Life Balance Podcast: Business | Productivity | Results

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about how Wasted Time Adds Up – How you can make more money by focusing on your high pay-off activities (or have more time to do what you want)?\n\nHow much time do you think you waste each day? Really think about this for a minute – how much time do you think you waste each day? Remember it all adds up. Five minutes here, 10 minutes, there 30 minutes on something fun yet not productive. \n\nWhen we asked people how much time do they think they waste in a day, many of them said approx. 2 hours per day. So we will use this as our example. You can easily do the math for yourself depending on the number you came up with for how much time you think you waste each day. \n\nHere’s an example of someone who said they ‘waste’ 2 hours per day.\n\n2 hours per day\n= 10 hours per week\n= 1 week per month\n= 12 weeks per year\nDivide by 4 and you get a whopping 3 months per year that is spent in non-productive time. \n\nNow, let’s not dwell on the non-productive time t

[[:encoded, "Today we are honored today to have a very special guest to talk about a resource that you may want to take advantage of so you can be even more successful. Our guest today is Brian Collins. Brian is a Naval Academy graduate, and former submariner. He is also a man of some 30 years experience in television, theatre, movies, and public speaking. He's been in 'General Hospital', 'The Young and Restless', and many other soaps and series; performed on stage in Europe and the U.S.; and has given presentations in just about every major European country, in just about every major European language. And he’s done all this, without memorizing a single word. Here to tell us how he does it, and how you can, too, is Brian Collins.\n\nOne way to help you be successful is to leverage resources so you can be even more productive. There are many ways to leverage the many resources available to us. The Earprompter is one way to leverage a resource that can help us be even more s

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about What Are You Committed To? The 4 Factors for Effective Commitment.\n\nCommitment means being bound by a course of action to bring about the desired results. It is one of the most powerful personal traits we can aim to achieve.\n\nBeing committed to yourself, your goals, your business and your relationships is what raises you above the mediocre, because people who honor their commitments stand out in the crowd.\n\nNot honoring your commitment destroys your credibility, dependability, and trustworthiness. Enjoy the discussion on the four factors for effective commitment.\n\nWhat it takes is a shared desire to achieve the same vision and determination to succeed no matter what obstacles are placed in your path.\n\nWhat will you do next to increase your commitments? Make a list and begin implementing them in your life.\n\nMy hope for our time together is that you got value and an idea or two that will help you be even more successful – personally and professiona

[[:encoded, "Hello and Welcome to The Accountability Coach Podcast. Today we are going to talk about 20 Sure Fire Ways To Boost Self Confidence.\n\nOur level of self confidence is related to our level of self esteem. It is the difference between whether we soar like eagles or huddle like turkeys.\n\nA healthy dose of self confidence increases your opportunities for success, improves your relationships on a business level as well as a personal level and makes you a better person to be around.\n\nLike many aspects of life, we choose whether we want to live a fulfilling, confident, and happy existence or live in perpetual fear of failure, clinging on to what little self esteem we possess.\n\nIf you feel you could do with a shot of self confidence, here are 20 powerful tips to boost your confidence.\n\nAs you listen to this podcast, think about which one of these 20 tips will you add into your life to boost your confidence? Make a list and begin adding them one a time. \n\nMy hope for our time together is

[[:encoded, "We are honored today to have a very special guest. Our guest today is Terry Brock. Terry Brock is an internationally recognized professional speaker, syndicated columnist and marketing coach. He has helped businesses in 35 countries to use innovative marketing ideas since 1983. Recently, Terry, along with our own Bill Bachrach, was inducted in the Professional Speakers Hall of Fame. \n\nTerry is known for, and will be talking to us today about, helping entrepreneurs to leverage technology build quality, value-for-value business relationships.\"\n\nTerry shares great information with us today to help us be even more successful. \n\nConcepts we discussed included the following.\n- Why are we seeing such a dramatic rise in tools for social networking and social media?\n\n- What are the most important things for entrepreneurs and trusted advisors to bear in mind when using social media and social networking?\n\n- What key technologies do you find most helpful in building business relat

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 16 Ways to Get More Stuff Done.\n\nIn a perfect world, we would all like to work less and play more. The slogan “work smarter, not harder” has been around for a long time, and yet how many of us can truly say we practice working smarter every day of our working lives?\n\nAlthough “work smarter, not harder” seems to have become the daily mantra for working people, most of them will tell you it’s a whole lot easier to say it than it is to do it!\n\nNevertheless, to operate effectively in the current fast-paced business environment, working smarter is a necessity.\n\nHere is a list of 16 of the most valuable ideas and concepts to help you work smarter, not harder.\n\nChoose 2-4 of these concepts to immediately implement into your life in the next 30 days so you can achieve your goals. Make a decision today that you are going to “work smarter, not harder” so you can be even more successful and enjoy a more balanced life.\n\nTake advantage of the many complimenta

[[:encoded, "Bad habits can be difficult to break. Bad habits are a repetitive form of behavior that becomes so enmeshed in your psyche, they quickly become instinctual and involuntary.\n\nEach year people spend thousands of hours and dollars attempting to break free of a pattern of bad behavior, but the majority fails.\n\nWhy?\n\nBecause there is no magical solution. Breaking a bad habit typically requires hard work and there are no shortcuts.\n\nTo effectively change a bad habit, you need to firstly recognize that the habit exists, and then make a conscious decision to overcome it. Listen to and apply these 10 tips to help you break bad habits. \n\nRemember: bad habits may be hard to break, but new habits can transform your life.\n\nWhat ‘bad’ habits do you have that you want to change or eliminate? Begin to transform your life today so you can be even more successful and enjoy a more balanced life. \n\nTake advantage of the complimentary special report on Keys to Working Less, Making More Money, and

[[:encoded, "Today we have a very special guest. Our guest today is Belinda Fuchs. Belinda is a Financial Success Coach and CPA who is changing the money game. Belinda is the founder and president of OwnYourMoney.com, a financial coaching and education company teaching individuals, couples, and business owners how to make personal finance and small business success rewarding, manageable, and profitable. Belinda hosts the TV show “Money On Your Mind” and radio show “Own Your Money: Financial Intelligence for the Modern Woman.” She’s been called on as the financial guru for Boston’s ABC and NBC networks, Yahoo! Finance, SmartMoney.com, Inc.com, The Saturday Evening Post, Today’s Financial Women, The Boston Business Journal, and even the Encyclopedia Britannica. Belinda has a passion for helping people appreciate their self-worth and realize their financial goals. \n\nToday, Belinda is going to talk about Building Your Dream Team. She will share 3 Steps to Maximizing Your Time and Your Money. \n\nEnjoy t

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 8 Powerful Ways to Maintain Persistence.\n\nPersistence is the ability to continue to get up no matter how many times you’ve been knocked down. It requires will power, flexibility, strength of character, determination and a desire to succeed at all costs. \n\nPersistence is about having a vision and working towards that goal. \n\nThe value of persistence lies in maintaining your goal while re-positioning yourself to get there without continually hitting your head against a brick wall.\n\nSo, what can you do to maintain persistence?\n\nWe will discuss 8 tips to help you persist so you can achieve all of your goals.\n\nDecide which of these 8 tips you apply or apply even better in your life so you can achieve your goals.\n\nWant more Keys to Working Less, Making More Money, and Having a More Balanced Life? On www.AccountabilityCoach.com, you have access to at least 11 free personal development resources you can take advantage of right now. \n\nTo help keep yo

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about the Art of Effective Delegation as it relates to getting more things done.\n\nLearning the delicate art of delegation usually requires a lot practice and patience. It's a fine dance of constant refinement and adjustment to find the perfect balance of effective delegation that allows you to take your business to the next level. \n\nAny successful business relies on a team structure for growth and efficiency. While one person may be able to do a lot, it’s not possible for one person to do everything, and at some point, a team structure is a necessity. \n\nAs you’ve learned, people who work with me learn to focus their time on only the highest pay-off activities in order to help them reach their goals faster. So what do these people do to accomplish these less important tasks? They delegate.\n\nThink about your daily routine for a moment. How would your life be improved if someone else handled these “low-pay off tasks,” freeing up your time to take on mor

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about Confidence, Belief, and Effective Calendaring / Time Management.\n\nFocus on activities within your control. While you cannot control other people, communication is key for establishing effective accountability measurements to help ensure things are completed on schedule. \n\nSo what can you control? \nYOU! \n\nWake up each day with extra Confidence because people need to take some of your confidence to help them get through whatever they are going through. You have to come across with confidence because you believe in what you do and how you can make a difference in people’s lives. \n\nSo what do you need to do every night to wake up each day with extra confidence to help clients and prospects? What do you have to do each day to gladly give some of your extra confidence away to help others have more confidence in your and what you can do to help them?\n\nFocus on what you can control and do those things that put you in the highest probability position to

[[:encoded, "Our special guest today is Willie Jolley. Willie has been called the most powerful speaker, singer and author combinations in the world today! He speaks to major companies and organizations around the world… and has developed a reputation for results! And you know my motto is Excuses Don’t Count and Results do Rule!\n\nHe’s authored two international best-selling books: “It Only Takes a Minute To Change Your Life!” and “A Setback Is A Setup For A Comeback.” And his newest book, “An Attitude of Excellence” is creating a great buzz! \n\nBecause Willie Jolley’s goal is to help you grow and exceed your goals I thought he would be a great person to interview today.\n\nAre you ready for the Willie Jolley Experience! \n\nAnne: Willie, let’s start off our time today by talking about Attitude. How does one create an Attitude of Excellence, if we currently don’t have one?\n\nAnne: Willie, you wrote a book called “It Only Takes A Minute To Change Your Life!” \nYou’ve heard many people say it tak

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 11 Guidelines for Increasing the Power of Focus. \n\nIf asked, what is the one defining quality that sets great leaders apart from their wannabe counterparts, it would have to be their ability to maintain focus on the important issues.\n\nFor the majority of us, the power to focus on one task at a time and see it through to completion is not an innate gift. Focus is a learned response, so if we want to achieve the professional, personal and social goals we imagine, we have to first learn how to focus on what we want.\n\nWe now live in a frenetic, activity-filled, multi-tasking, instant gratification society, so it is easy to get lost in the distractions that bombard us from every angle. How many times have you found yourself on the phone talking to a client, while reading your emails, hitting the “Reply” button and then typing out a response? Where is your focus while you are completing a number of individual tasks at the same time?\n\nFocus requires that we

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about What Are You Committed To? The 4 Factors for Effective Commitment\n\nCommitment means being bound by a course of action to bring about the desired results. It is one of the most powerful personal traits we can aim to achieve.\n\nOur greatest leaders and the most successful business people all share common belief systems – determination, strength of purpose, and commitment.\n\nBeing committed to yourself, your goals, your business and your relationships is what raises you above the mediocre, because people who honor their commitments stand out in the crowd.\n\nBy honoring your commitments, you keep your promises and stay true to your word. Honoring your commitments also means that you promise to see them through to the very end, come what may.\n\nNot honoring your commitment destroys your credibility, dependability, and trustworthiness. Enjoy listening to the 4 Factors for Effective Commitment.\n\nWhat will you do next to increase your commitments? Make a li

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 4 Proven Methods to Pump Up Productivity\n\nAsk the management team at any organization, large or small, to list their top 5 business priorities and you’ll undoubtedly find “improve productivity” on that list.\n\nThe nature of doing business today is focused on finding the competitive edge; therefore, the companies with the highest levels of productivity are going to be the clear winners.\n\nMeasuring business productivity differs from one company to the next, but measuring personal productivity is more clearly defined. So we are going to focus on the management skills necessary to build a more productive workforce.\n\nAs dynamic enterprises move towards more autonomous decision making processes to keep pace with rapidly expanding marketplaces, the flow-through effect encompasses increased productivity, a more creative and inventive workforce as well as improvements in the timely delivery of new technologies, products and services.\n\nYou have access to at l

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 5 Strategies for Personal Change.\n\nChange is inevitable. In fact, change can occur so frequently and regularly that in many cases we hardly notice it.\n\nWe change our hairstyles, our fashions, our relationships, our opinion, or we re-arrange the furniture; all with little or no resistance.\n\nSo why do some of us react like a nuclear war is pending when we are confronted with change?\n\nSo what coping mechanisms can we put in place to ensure we embrace change with a positive attitude and a sense of excitement in the possibilities?\n\nWe will discuss 5 Strategies for Personal Change.\n\nDon’t waste time and energy fighting the inevitable. Learn to see change as a new adventure on the road through life and embrace the future!\n\nYou have access to at least 11 free personal development resources you can take advantage of right now (www.AccountabilityCoach.com). Including the free 27-page Special Report: Keys to Working Less, Making More Money, and Having a M

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 11 Positive Ways to Maintain Self Motivation\n\nLike so many of our character traits, motivation isn’t awarded to us as a birth rate. Instead, motivation is a positive, stimulating power source we plug into with our actions and our way of thinking.\n\nSelf motivation cannot exist without purpose and often we find it difficult to locate and create the stimulus and passion that drives us to become motivated, alive and ripe with anticipation.\n\nSo what can we do to increase our motivation and find the passion that drives us upward and onward?\n\nWe are going to talk about 11 powerful solutions to help you become more self motivated.\n\nImplement these concepts into your life to help you increase and maintain your motivation.\n\nYou have access to at least 11 free personal development resources you can take advantage of right now (www.AccountabilityCoach.com). Download the free 27-page Special Report: Keys to Working Less, Making More Money, and Having a More B

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 7 Ideas to Engage and Motivate Your Staff / Team Members\n\nAs a business leader or small business owner, the most important lesson you can learn about motivating staff is that what motivates you may not necessarily motivate any of the other employees you are responsible for. Motivation means different things to different people. As a business manager or small business owner, it is an integral part of your role to observe and learn what inspires and motivates each and every member of your staff.\n\nHowever, having said that, recent psychoanalytical studies on what influences employees to become engaged and proactive yielded a defined methodology that proved to be universally effective.\n\nWe will discuss 7 Ideas on How to Engage and Motivate Your Staff / Team Members\n\nYou have access to at least 11 free personal development resources you can take advantage of right now (www.AccountabilityCoach.com). Subscribe to the blog at www.AccountabilityCoachBlog.com

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about you distracting you, discipline, and applying the 4 D Formula for helping you focus on your high payoff activities that put you in the highest probability position to achieve your goals.\n\nThe ‘stuff’ in your head is distracting you!\nDo you have things continually going on in your head of all you have to do today, tomorrow, next week, etc? Those are distractions! When you effectively use your calendar and master task list on a consistent basis you don’t have to have all these things going on in your head thinking you have to remember them and being afraid you are going to forget to do something. \n\nDo some of these things you have in your head keep you up at night? When you take them out of your head and put them on your master task list and on your calendar, you can sleep better every night. \n\nYou will be more in control and you will feel a sense of relief. Don’t believe me, try this for yourself and you will be like the many people I coach who hav

[[:encoded, "Our special guest today is Tony Langenderfer who is the head of Expert Auto Consultants, Inc. I affectionately call him, The Car Dude. He is a widely recognized automobile expert. He has exhaustively studied the automobile industry and continually keeps up with the latest information about new model cars and trucks as well as private and government research and test results. Armed with a computer and an encyclopedic knowledge of the automobile market, Tony acts as “buyers’ agent” for clients, saving them considerable time, hassles, and money. His clients save money because his firm is able to negotiate more favorable prices and terms than the most buyers. Enjoy the interview with Tony and leverage his services should you need to buy or lease a vehicle.\n\nFor more information about how Tony can assist you with your vehicle buying or leasing, call 865-777-2277 or email him at cardude@IBuyCars4u.com. \n\n\nTo help keep you focused on the activities that produce the results you want, subscr