Work Life Balance Podcast: Business | Productivity | Results

We have all heard about SMART goal setting. In days gone by, business leaders adopted a set of principles to sustain business growth and achieve goals. These principles were known as SMART goals – Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-based. While many corporate giants now believe these principles to be somewhat archaic and not relevant in today’s dynamic, less structured business world, SMART goals can be expanded and revised to suitably fit our current business philosophies. Let’s break this down and delve into each one now. S is for “Specific”Creating specific goals is no less relevant today than it was 20 or more years ago.But let’s ramp it up by adding Stimulating, Systematic, Synergy, and Self-talk to the list of “S” words. M is for “Measurement”In the SMART goal principle, M is for “measureable”, but it can also stand for motivation, memorable, and meaningful.A is for “Achievable” Sure, setting achievable goals is a key factor in ensuring the success of your goal strategy, but what about

To help you ensure business success, you need to practice ways of effective business communication. Well thought-out communication helps you transfer your message and makes people understand it. Let’s explore four tips for effective business communication.   Want more proven business success tips and resources?  Of course you do… Subscribe to my blog by going to www.acountabilitycoach.com/blog.  Get your daily Accountability Minute shot of a single, simple, doable idea, so you can start your day off on the "right foot". You can find The Accountability Minute on https://www.accountabilitycoach.com/my-podcast/ as well as on most podcast platforms and in most English-speaking countries. I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, and The Roadmap To Success with Stephen Covey and Ken Blanchard, and more.  Unlo

Want to know more on how to keep more money and give less to the government? If you answered, HECK YES!, you need to listen to my Interview with Roger Pearson, Chief Business Education Officer. He is an expert in Tax Hacks for Entrepreneurs. I know you will find Roger to be a wealth of information related to helping you NOT lose thousands of dollars needlessly in your business, so you can keep more and use it however you choose. For over 50 years, Roger Pearson has created, sold, or managed many small businesses. In 2001, he switched course and began working as a Master Tax Advisor/IRS Enrolled Agent. During that time, he has watched hundreds of small business owners lose thousands of dollars needlessly. His mission is to provide entrepreneurs the knowledge to build a solid foundation under their business to keep more money in their pockets and give less to the government. Sounds good to me!!! Subscribe and get new episodes as they are released. For some great free information on how you might be able to pay

Entrepreneurs value self-discipline, among other motivation practices. This is because, as a business owner, you are solely responsible for yourself and your success. Your ideas, decisions, work ethics, and commitment to your goals should set you apart from your employees and serve as a way to motivate them to work even harder and better for your business. Even when you have set an important goal, having the required self-discipline can be challenging to achieve this goal. This is why many entrepreneurs work on having better self-discipline due to the many benefits it provides.  Let’s explore 8 ways to improve your self-discipline that will help you be even more successful. Your self-discipline can be the defining virtue that places you and your firm ahead of the game. Analyze your activities and use any or all of these eight ways to improve your self-discipline. In time, you will reap the rewards of your self-discipline performance. Go to https://www.accountabilitycoach.com to check out for yourself how I, a

Accountability is more than just a friend that calls you up occasionally to make sure you’re sticking to your weight loss goals. It’s also more than the occasional roundtable discussion with business colleagues checking in on how everyone in the group is doing in terms of hitting their quarterly financial goals. True, meaningful accountability serves to prop you up when you feel discouraged, and also propels you to heights you never thought possible.  While there are many different types of accountability, both business and personal, these 4 types of accountability are ones you need to place in your life immediately.Ultimately, accountability is never just a one-time thing that applies to just a single area of our life. To find success, you need to be open to being challenged in all areas of your life. We can’t usually see our own blind spots – it takes trusted people in our lives to point them out to us and to provide us the support we need to work through those weak points intentionally.Want more proven bus

Do you want to continue to be Exhausted or be Empowered?If you are an Entrepreneur and want to be empowered, you must listen to my interview with Elizabeth Gould, Certified Master Neuroplastician and Best-Selling Author. I know you will find my guest to be super interesting because she analyzes the neuroscience behind the mindset and behaviors of elite athletes to assist with the challenges faced by entrepreneurs and executives, so we can more quickly be even more successful.  Elizabeth Gould is a Certified Master Neuroplastician and Best-selling author. Acclaimed as a contrarian thought leader, Elizabeth’s ability to uplift, empower, and inspire people at the highest level has been acknowledged by Randi Zuckerberg who invited Elizabeth to be a founding member of her leadership institute. Elizabeth’s newest book, ‘Feeling Forwards’ has been endorsed by Tony Robbins. Elizabeth’s super skill is aligning cutting edge neuroscience to unlock a personalized and compelling inner justification inspiring high achiever

There comes a time when you don’t feel like working anymore. It happens to everyone, you are certainly not an exception. Rather, it would be surprising if you haven’t felt that way about a task or project till now. As an entrepreneur, you would have worked hard to get your business to a level where it is successful and stable. Yet, procrastination can tempt you at any time. Particularly if it is a task you don’t like doing, there is a bigger chance you would be enticed towards procrastination.  The general perception among businesspeople is that procrastination is bad. They expect their employees to be productive throughout, not wasting even a single minute while they are at work. However, there is a limit to how much work a person can do at once without getting bored or tired. If they have reached the tipping point, continuing to work beyond that time would actually lead to a drop in quality of performance and prove to be counterproductive. The million-dollar question is whether procrastination is always bad

It can be challenging to imagine that entrepreneurship comes with a psychological price considering how much the media glamorizes it. Most people only see the lavish and exciting lifestyles of high-profile entrepreneurs. That is why it is important to pay attention to the psychological price that entrepreneurs pay and work to avoid it.But this makes up a small percentage of the overall business owner population. Most entrepreneurs don't own private jets, and they don't party with well-known celebrities or live extravagantly. However, this doesn't mean that their life is all set out for them either. Just like other leaders, they also pay the psychological price of achieving their dreams and maintaining their success.Bradley Smith is the prime example of unequivocal business success behind which hid the fear of failure, stress-ridden anxiety, and the constant feeling of not being enough. Smith is the CEO of Rescue One Financial, a California-based financial service company that, on average, makes

Emotional intelligence is a vastly underrated trait in a great business leader. While hard skills, such as technical skills or knowledge, can be learned, emotional intelligence needs to be cultivated. Soft skills such as empathy, patience, and self-awareness, are all crucial for successfully leading a team and growing your business to your next level. Leaders who have high emotional intelligence are much farther ahead of the curve than those who have a keen instinct for business. They’re more capable of building a team they can retain, and aware of what it takes to motivate that team as they grow their company. If it’s so important, why is it so underrated? Let’s explore more about why this trait is the foundation of a successful leadership tenure. What is Emotional Intelligence?Components of Emotional Intelligence How to Display Emotional Intelligence Prioritize emotional intelligence as you lead your company. Practice self-awareness, transparency with your team, and above all, empathy. Taking the time to un

Do you want to be great and more successful? If “HECK YES!”, then check this out! Listen to my Podcast Interview with Madelaine Weiss, Author of Getting To GreatI know you will find my guest to have valuable insight and ideas about how to be more ‘mindful', so that we are in charge of our mindset and beliefs instead of them being in charge of us.  Madelaine is a Licensed Psychotherapist and Board-Certified Executive-Career-Life Coach with an MBA. She is a former mental health practice director, corporate chief organizational development officer, educational resource program associate director at Harvard Medical School, and bestselling author of Getting to G.R.E.A.T. 5-Step Strategy for Work and Life. Subscribe and get new episodes as they are released.Aim for what you want each and every day!  Anne BachrachThe Accountability Coach™The Results Accelerator™  Get a daily Accountability Minute single, simple, doable idea, so you can start your day off on the "right foot", by subscribing to The Acco

Your business is scaling, which is fantastic! It means that your business is successful and growing, as is your team. And it’s more important now than ever to preserve your company’s culture, or what made it so great in the first place. A symptom of rapid expansion can be feeling like the spirit of the company is not the same as it once was. With more people joining your team, they can have an impact on the overall culture of the company. More individual personalities means more voices, and the core set of values that you once established may be lost among the noise. Scaling your business doesn’t mean you need to choose between success and a strong company culture—in fact, if your culture is well-defined, many of your new hires will echo those values and uphold them as they help you grow your business. Let’s explore four ways to preserve your company culture as your team continues to grow and you scale your business.How much of your company culture you preserve as you scale depends on how much you care about

Your success relies, at least in part, on you spending your time wisely. As a successful businessperson, you no-doubt realize that time is the most precious commodity that you could possibly possess. You also know that moving to the next stage of success will only be possible when you continue to permeate your life with good habits that will help you to make the most of your time. Good habits are an asset that every successful person has to develop… but doing so is not always easy, as you already know. Developing great habits can be challenging, especially when old habits threaten to rise up again during times of weakness. Therefore, we are exploring 5 tips for developing and keeping great habits. This list will help to remind you of what it takes to create those great habits, and it will also help you to keep from falling back into your old routines that aren't serving you.  What Can I Do?Start by sitting down and following these 5 steps to outline new and productive habits for yourself. Good habits can

Persistence is sort of like a ‘magic word’ when it comes to success. Persistence is basically the repetition or continuation of behavior, and it is an absolutely essential part of business. As a successful business owner, you no doubt have at least a pretty good idea of what it takes to be persistent, though it never hurts to revisit a subject that is very important.  The whole idea of persistence revolves around the fact that motivation has a tendency to wax and wane a bit as time goes by. Persistence is a behavior that can be learned, and it is also a behavior which will render this troublesome waxing and waning of your motivation harmless in the long run, which is why it is so instrumental to expanding your current level of success. However, since persistence is an attribute of longevity, it can take some strength of mind and some psychological fortitude to really believe in it enough to make a commitment to practice it day after day. Now, we are going to discuss 4 steps to building persistent behavior. Fo

You will soon understand why James is one of America’s leading behavioral management specialists because he will blow your mind with ideas that he has uncovered and no one’s talking about, so you can accelerate your business success. James I. Bond is one of America’s leading behavioral management and business marketing specialists - and is the author of the multi-award-winning book, BRAIN GLUE - How to Sell Easier By Making Your Ideas "Sticky." For thirteen years, he ran one of Southern California’s leading behavioral management firms, working with a who’s who of American business. For 35 years, James has been studying how ordinary products turned into blockbusters.  His book, Brain Glue, is considered to be one of the most powerful PERSUASION books ever created. You are going to love this guy and what he has to share. You can find my interview with James Bond at https://www.accountabilitycoach.com/my-podcast/, https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/accountabilitycoach.com/id290547573, https://podcasts.ap

Using calendar time blocks is one of the best ways to effectively manage your time. It's a skill that is often overlooked but is an essential key to a productive day (day after day). We'll explore different ways you can make this critical practice easier in your life and take some of the stress out of your schedule by breaking up tasks into manageable chunks.One of the benefits of using time blocks is that it gives you more control over your day. You can use it to prioritize what's important and get the most critical tasks done right away, or you can set up time blocks for things like checking email, social media, or other less pressing activities that take up a lot of time. It can also help you manage tasks when you have limited time to work on them. Remember - time blocks aren't set in stone! You'll notice that I've given you many different options for creating your time block schedule. That's because there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to managing your time effect

Doing business is a battle of willpower. As a business professional or entrepreneur, the challenge lies solely in you to succeed in your chosen area of business. You are required to manage, control, motivate, and inspire yourself and your team members to achieve your firm’s goals. Your willpower is the ability to control your thoughts, desires, and actions in a beneficial way to you and any situation you find yourself in. When thinking of your willpower and how to control it and win its ever-raging battle, it is important to study the fundamental elements of willpower, which includes two things.Let’s now explore four steps on how to win the willpower battle. For more help with winning the willpower battle, reach out to me today to schedule your complimentary consultation.I’m the author of many books, including, Excuses Don’t Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, The Guide to Stopping Procrastination, The Power of Visualization, My Gratitude Journal, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit, a

Do You Need Help Getting More Organized so You Can Accomplish More?If ‘YES’, then you need to listen to my Podcast Interview with Star Hansen, Clutter Whisperer, Author of Why the F*#@ Am I Still Not Organized?, Certified Professional Organizer, and TEDx Speaker. I know you will find Star to be a wealth of information related to helping successful people, like you, who might feel like a hot mess to figure out why your clutter isn’t going away, so you can finally clear the chaos, and live a life of freedom, joy, and peace. Star Hansen is a Certified Professional Organizer (CPO©) and Clutter Whisperer on a mission to help you banish your personal Clutter Monster, take control of your stuff, and create a life you’re truly proud of.  Star’s best-selling book, “Why the F*#@ Am I Still Not Organized?”, has inspired countless individuals to tackle their clutter head-on and find lasting solutions. She has appeared on over 30 TV shows and shared her fitted sheet folding secrets with Oprah & her fans. Her unique me

Overall, goal setting and measuring where you are at against your goals serves as a way to gauge your progress at every point along the way. Goal setting doesn’t have to be a monotonous task that painful are arduous. Your business is always affected by environmental factors like new policies, technology, international relations, consumers, and suppliers.  Because these factors exist and are ever fluctuating, your goals have to be stable and also flexible to keep up with all of the changes that can affect all of us in some way. Setting business goals helps sharpen your focus and align all your business practices on the path to achieving your business and personal goals. Let’s take a look at five ways that goal setting can benefit your business.  Want more proven business success tips and resources? Of course you do…  Subscribe to my blog by going to www.acountabilitycoach.com/blog.  Get your daily Accountability Minute shot of a single, simple, doable idea, so you can start your day off on the "right foot

Having self-confidence can be attributed to the feeling of capability. By being confident, you feel like you can handle anything that comes your way and do a great job at it. Though the feeling of self-confidence cannot be explained, it is important to note that confidence is built on numerous things. It is influenced by your choices, situations, emotions, actions, and reactions.The instances you are put in and how you react to them feed your passion and make you feel accomplished and happy at the results you generate.As an entrepreneur, confidence is an important skill that you need to possess and master. This is because you are in a leadership position, and you need this skill to be a successful leader.Without confidence, you will doubt yourself and your efforts, lose the power to command the attention from your employees and second-guess your decisions.Building your self-confidence takes more than a simple lesson in the benefits of being confident. Let’s explore 6 ways that will help you systematically bui

I know you will find Greg to be super informative and interesting as it relates to utilizing wearable technology to help you live an even healthier lifestyle, so you can enjoy having the kind of business and life you truly want.      Greg Elliott is an exercise physiologist, osteopath, and entrepreneur who is on a mission to help everyone own their health through education, motivation, and actionability. He is a Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and wearable technology thought leader, speaker, and a sought-after healthcare practitioner. He believes in a whole health approach that is supported by emerging technology so everyone can live a long, healthy, happy life. Here are just a few of the questions I asked Greg Elliott that you will benefit from by listening to his interview:·         How do you define health span and longevity?·         What is heart rate variability (HRV)? ·         Why is Heart Rate Variability (HRV) so important to our health?·         What do you see as the biggest health concerns for entre