🎬 This week's episode was inspired by a call I was on this week. I was talking with a good friend who sold his IT business like me. He started a new company, but is finding himself TRAPPED....AGAIN!!!! His new business has the same choke hold

31: The Underdog's Guide to Success: How to Achieve Your Dreams

Jan 26th, 2023 7m 57s

Embracing the underdog mentality can be one of the most powerful tools for achieving success in life. It's about believing in yourself, your abilities, and your potential, despite the odds being against you. Whether you're a student, an entrepr

30: How To Self Sabotage In 8 Easy Steps

Jan 19th, 2023 8m 28s

I've completed a lot of projects in my life. I wrote a book, I've launched several courses, I've traveled around. Started a family. So I've learned a lot about how to finish what I start, but for this podcast, I'm gonna throw all of that out th

29: Stop Setting Goals! Do this instead.

Jan 8th, 2023 7m 41s

Are you tired of constantly setting and chasing after goals, only to feel like you're running in place or falling short? If so, it may be time to consider a different approach. Instead of focusing on specific outcomes, try creating systems to g

28: Stop Consuming and Start Creating

Dec 29th, 2022 9m 20s

I used to do this for hours at a time. I would research on a topic, whether it was on exercise, writing, or even how to become productive, but nothing would get done. I would take in a lot of information, but none of it seemed to help.Here's wh

27: Destroy What You Know

Dec 22nd, 2022 3m 22s

We are held back from creating the life we want, from our highest purpose, from our greatest growth and learning … by what we know.It's time to : Destroy what you know.I’d like to share a few techniques that will help, if you put them into prac

26: Unlock Your Inner Creativity

Dec 15th, 2022 8m 20s

In a study by IBM, about 60 percent of CEOs polled cited creativity as the most important leadership quality, compared with 52 percent for integrity and 35 percent for global thinking. Why? Because creativity enables people to solve problems, r

25: How the Feeling of Pointlessness Can Derail Us

Dec 8th, 2022 7m 31s

Something I’ve noticed that derails a lot of people’s goals or attempts to form habits is the feeling that it’s pointless to even try.If it feels like it won’t matter if you do anything … why would you try? And so when people feel this, they wi

24: Turning Fear Into Action

Dec 1st, 2022 9m 12s

I was having a discussion with a coaching client recently who is holding himself back from doing the purposeful work he thinks he wants to pursue.What’s holding him back?Fear of putting himself out there in public. Fear of failure. Fear of bein

23: Overstimulation Will Wreck Your Business

Jun 30th, 2022 9m 43s

Overstimulation is the cause of our inability to focus on anything significant or challenging in our lives.We'd rather sleep in our beds and surf through social media than accomplish things we're enthusiastic about. Alternatively, we may spend

22: Is Learning To "Sell" Optional?

Jun 23rd, 2022 12m 12s

Although not everyone is born with the ability to sell, it is necessary to stay in business.It is true that some people have a natural ability to sell. Others may stand on the sidelines in astonishment as a naturally gifted salesman turns a per

21: There Is NO Easy Button!

Jun 16th, 2022 11m 3s

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas A. EdisonI just want to remind you. There's no shortcut. There's no easy button. There's no trick. There's no looking at somebody else and as

20: What I would tell my younger self

Jun 10th, 2022 7m 59s

I’ve learned some important lessons looking back on my past, and I thought I’d share a few with you. #msp, #linkedinlive, #productivity, #entrepreneurship, #dowhatisnecessaryIf you'd like to support this podcast, you can go to http://www.buymea

19: 5 Ways to Simplify Your Life

May 26th, 2022 9m 38s

For the last 8 years, I’ve been living a (relatively) simple life. At times, the complexity of my life grows, and I renew my commitment to living simply.Living a simple life is about paring back, so that you have space to breathe. It’s about do

18: No Fakecations Allowed

May 19th, 2022 8m 57s

When someone takes a vacation at your company, (yourself included) it should feel like they don't work there anymore. You should be encouraging them to go completely dark.Turn their computer off, delete Outlook from their phone, don't check in.

17: Getting Back My Flow

Mar 17th, 2022 7m 16s

As we are two years removed from the Great Lockdown, I have recently found myself struggling to get back into a state of Flow. I've had some recent life changes, like buying a new (100 year old) house. With moving to a new area and lots of re

16: How to Spot Burnout (Before It's Too Late)

Feb 24th, 2022 11m 17s

Entrepreneurship is challenging to say the least. Some days it's just downright exhausting. For many entrepreneurs there. There comes a last straw breaking point. Where the conditions are so stressful and so overwhelming. That it just seems imp

15: Getting Unstuck: What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do

Feb 17th, 2022 8m 59s

When you work for yourself, though, getting stuck can be very harmful. When it comes to GETTING UNSTUCK, as entrepreneurs who are in charge of our own work flow and processes, we must be especially resourceful. Here are 5 strategies to keep in

14: Don't Play Whack-A-Mole

Feb 10th, 2022 8m 46s

It feels nice to grab out the hammer and slam that sucker back into the ground as quickly as possible so you can get back to digging yourself out of email jail. In business, problem resolution is satisfying, but process solving is superior. On

13: Beware Of 'Shiny Object' Syndrome

Feb 3rd, 2022 11m 29s

In your daily life, you will experience the glow of shiny object syndrome today, tomorrow, or someday. You must first comprehend what it is, why it occurs, and how to deal with it. When family or friends discuss how work is going, they frequent

12: Time Scarcity

Jan 27th, 2022 7m 42s

This issue is known as "time scarcity," and it is one of our society's most common pressures. So, what are our options? Unfortunately, there is no simple solution - but there are a few things I've discovered to be really effective. Let's start

11: Have Less To Do

Jan 13th, 2022 8m 3s

When you're feeling worried and overwhelmed by life's apparently never-ending rotation of duties and responsibilities, the last thing you want to do is do less. But, almost always, that's exactly what needs to happen. Similarly, if we can't kee

10: The Problem With Goals

Jan 6th, 2022 9m 47s

The idea of having concrete, achievable goals seems to be deeply ingrained in our culture.In the past, I’d set a goal or three for the year, and then sub-goals for each month. Then I’d figure out what action steps to take each week and each day

09: Your business is NOT your baby. Period.

Dec 30th, 2021 9m 14s

How often have you heard someone refer to their company as their baby? Maybe you've done that yourself. I've had that same feeling myself and I've had that same viewpoint in the past with past businesses. Given the blood sweat in emotional tear

08: Betting On Yourself

Dec 23rd, 2021 9m 7s

Become the entrepreneur you've always wanted to be! Put your money on yourself! Excuse my passion, but there are far too many wonderfully bright people who are content with their current situation, aka a job, because they are afraid to risk it