Sinopsis
It is a growing epidemic that entrepreneurs are overwhelmed, out of time, and unable to tackle their daily demands. Sound like you? Do you dream of growing your business but are unsure what next step to take? If youre an entrepreneur who wants to reduce your stress and take consistent, massive, focused action in business and life, this podcast is for you! In this weekly show, Amber De La Garza, The Productivity Specialist gives you the straight talk on what it takes to be productive and grow your business. In addition to dishing out her own favorite productivity tips, tools, tech, and anecdotes, Amber interviews experts and entrepreneurs just like you about their top productivity techniques, productivity challenges, and how they overcame them to take their business to new levels. Amber is a sought-after coach, trainer, and speaker for entrepreneurs who are eager to excel in business. She is passionate, direct and sometimes a little sarcastic but always gives you the Productivity Straight Talk you need to succeed!
Episodios
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143 | Rev Up Your Practice Of Recommitting
24/02/2020 Duración: 11minI dive into the powerful practice of recommitting to your goals when you fall off track (and we all do!), so you can get right back on and work toward achieving them. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Importance Of Recommitting ✔ A Great Way To Close The Productivity Gap ✔ How Negative Self-Talk Plays A Part ✔ The Greatest Gift You Can Give Yourself ✔ So Much More! And now, let’s get to the straight talk! Important Resources & Links From This Episode: Take Back Your Time Mini Training To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.
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142 | Impactful Storytelling To Make Your Message Stick With Kindra Hall
17/02/2020 Duración: 53minI sit down for an entrepreneurial case study interview with the President and Chief Storytelling Officer at Steller Collective, Kindra Hall. Kindra pulls back the curtain on her life as a jet-setting public speaker, delivering her message about strategic storytelling, while leading a double life as wife, mom, and business owner. We talk about establishing balance, boundaries, and how she pushes herself to be more productive. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why Storytelling Is Important For Small Businesses ✔ The Advantage Small Businesses Have Over Big Brands ✔ Strategies Kindra Uses Get Her Highly Creative Work Done ✔ How Her Fitness Journey Impacts Her Productivity ✔ What High Mar/No Pants Means And Why It’s Important ✔ So Much More! To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.
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141 | Step One: Admit You're The Problem
10/02/2020 Duración: 32minI dive into a topic I’m passionate about and that’s taking ownership of whatever is holding you back from success. I talk about not judging yourself, but observing then empowering yourself to change your circumstances for the better, starting with admitting you’re the problem. Discover: ✔ Why Your Days Seem To Get Hijacked ✔ The Solution To Many Of Your Challenges In Business ✔ What Factors Influence Your Productivity ✔ Which App That Will Make You’re the Most Productive Show Notes: https://amberdelagarza.com/141
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140 | BIG Goals · BIG Fear · BIG Action With Joy Hoover
03/02/2020 Duración: 01h01minI sit down with the Founder and CEO of the non-profit The Cupcake Girls, Joy Hoover. The Cupcake Girls provides confidential support to those involved in the sex industry, as well as those affected by domestic sex trafficking through holistic resources, case management, and after care. We discuss how Joy realized her calling to help change the world by building a business from the ground up that focuses on offering respect, providing resources, and building relationships, and how she executed on that dream. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How Joy’s Fears Were Capping Her Growth ✔ The Bridge She Crossed To Become Scaleable ✔ The Biggest Mindset Roadblocks She’s Overcome ✔ How She Enrolls Others Into Her Dream ✔ So Much More! To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.
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139 | Mind The Gap: Are You Equipped To Take The Next Step?
27/01/2020 Duración: 13minI dive into the topic of identifying what necessary skills and talents you may be lacking so you can make wise investments and hiring decisions that will propel you toward your goals. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How To Determine What Gaps Exist In Your Business ✔ How To Prioritize Filling Them ✔ What Creates An Unnecessary Pause In Your Business ✔ The # 1 Rule To Closing Your Gaps ✔ So Much More! And now, let’s get to the straight talk! To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.
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138 | How To Stop Your Clients From Trampling Your Boundaries With Melissa Morris
20/01/2020 Duración: 01h41sIn this episode, I sit down with Melissa Morris, a Business Operations Consultant who specializes in client processes, including client onboarding, management and offboarding. Melissa walks us through creating effective boundaries, communicating them in a way that ensures they’re understood and respected, and enforcing them. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Crucial Boundaries To Have With Your Clients ✔ How To Communicate Your Boundaries During Onboarding ✔ How To Stay High-Touch With A What’s On Deck Email ✔ Ways To Get Your Clients To Respect Your Boundaries ✔ So Much More! This was a great discussion with Melissa I hope you enjoy. Now let’s get to the straight talk! To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.
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137 | Keeping Your Business & Personal Goals Complementary
13/01/2020 Duración: 13minI dive into the topic of sabotaging yourself by creating goals that fail to align with each other and how you can work to create holistic goals that complement each other instead. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why Some Of Your Goals Are Drowning ✔ The Importance Of Having Holistic Goals ✔ How To Create Goals In Alignment With Each Other ✔ So Much More! To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.
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136 | Make This Your #1 Business Goal
06/01/2020 Duración: 18minI dive into the topic of topic of setting your sights on a financial goal above all else because in the end, success in business is measured by your ability to stay in business and you must have the profitability to do so. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why Profitability Should Be Your Ultimate Goal ✔ How Profitability Affects Your Impact ✔ The Book That Changed My Business’ Profitability ✔ Insight Into The Great Purge Of 2019 ✔ So Much More! To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.
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135 | 3 Presents To Gift Yourself This Holiday Season
16/12/2019 Duración: 27minI dive into the topic of why the holiday season can be so stressful both inside your business and out. I go on to discuss ways to create a holiday experience that feels lot less overwhelming and a lot more merry and bright. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Suggestions For Devising A Holiday Plan ✔ Why Some Traditions Are Meant To Be Broken ✔ Tips For Embracing The Unexpected ✔ Ways To Create The Balance You Desire ✔ So Much More! To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.
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134 | Hardwired To Multitask
09/12/2019 Duración: 20minI dive into the topic of how most of us are hardwired to multitask and how our submission negatively affects our focus and productivity. I also discuss ways to stop multitasking in its tracks and execute the antidote. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why You’re Hardwired To Multitask ✔ The Damage It’s Causing In Your Business ✔ How To Recognize Your Triggers ✔ The Antidote To Multitasking ✔ So Much More! And now, let’s get to the straight talk! To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.
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133 | Ask Amber: How Do I Get My Employee To Stop Interrupting Me?
02/12/2019 Duración: 14minI dive into the topic of managing employee interruptions effectively so you can stop getting hammered with questions throughout your day when totally inconvenient and reclaim time for the money-making activities you SHOULD be focusing on. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ A Necessary, Often Overlooked Element To Set Yourself Up For Success ✔ Tips For Establishing Boundaries With Your Employees ✔ The Underlying Reason Your Employees Keep Interrupting You ✔ How To Train Your Employees To Approach You With Questions When Convenient For YOU ✔ So Much More! And now, let’s get to the straight talk! To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.
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132 | Ask Amber: How Much Time Should I Spend On Training?
25/11/2019 Duración: 14minI dive into the topic of what you should be spending your time on in order to maximize profits and propel yourself toward achieving your business goals. I also focus upon on how much time and effort you should be putting into training and support. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Where You Should Be Spending Your Time ✔ What Bucket Support Belongs In ✔ Why I Rely On Just In Time Learning ✔ How You Should Focus On Closing Your Gaps ✔ So Much More! To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.
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131 | Make It A NO-vember To Remember
18/11/2019 Duración: 24minI explore the idea that you should say no to anything that’s not serving you so you can free up your time and energy for the activities that do! What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why Embracing Opportunities Can Be Detrimental To Your Pursuit Of Success ✔ How Overcommitting Outside Your Business Prevents You From Showing Up In It ✔ What Activities You Should Consider Saying No To ✔ So Much More! And now, let’s get to the straight talk! To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.
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129 | Examining The Productivity-Comfort Connection
04/11/2019 Duración: 20minI take a look at the close relationship between your comfort and productivity and how your output is affected. I walk you through steps you can take with little effort to eliminate your discomfort while working so you can more easily get in your zone, stay focused, and be productive. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ How Discomfort Affects Your Productivity ✔️ Why The Issue Of Comfortability Is Two-Fold ✔️ What NASA Has To Say About the Productivity-Comfort Connection ✔️ Why You Don’t Want To Be Too Comfortable Either ✔️ So Much More! I hope you enjoy my episode on the productivity-comfort connection and encourage you to make moves to eliminate your discomfort while working this week. Now let’s jump right in and get to the straight talk! Show Notes Schedule Your Discovery Call with me to find out how we can work together to accelerate your success.
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128 | ClickUp Unveiled: A Look At The One App That Replaces Them All With Zeb Evans
28/10/2019 Duración: 53minI sit down with the Founder and CEO of ClickUp, Zeb Evans. ClickUp is my preferred time management software and after tuning in to this week’s episode, it might be yours too. Zeb takes us through his journey of dropping out of college, entering the tech field not even knowing how to code, starting several software companies with over $100 million in revenue, and launching ClickUp because there was an internal need for it in one of his businesses, and scaling his new found baby. We dive into ClickUp’s functionalities, struggles, customer-focused mission, and where the program is headed. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔️Where ClickUp Is Going In The Marketplace ✔️What Makes Their Project Management Software Unique ✔️What New Features They’re Doubling Down On ✔️My Favorite ClickUp Hack ✔️Why Zeb Chooses To Only Sleep 4 Hours A Night! ✔️So Much More! This was an awesome discussion with Zeb I hope you enjoy. Now let’s jump right in and get to the straight talk! Important Resources & Links From This Epis
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127 | TIME: Is It A 4-Letter Word?
21/10/2019 Duración: 28minI lead you on a path of examining your relationship with time so you can determine how you’re investing it, how that’s affecting your business, and how you can improve your relationship with time so you can invest it more wisely and see significant returns in your business in and life. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ How Effective Time Management Starts With Your Mindset ✔️ Why You Must View Every Minute As An Investment ✔️ How Your Relationship With Time Affects Your Ability To Manage It ✔️ The Affirmation I Say To Keep My Relationship Healthy ✔️ So Much More! I hope you enjoy my episode on assessing your relationship with time and encourage you to make necessary adjustments on how you invest it. Now let’s jump right in and get to the straight talk! Important Resources & Links From This Episode: Time Management Made Simple 4-Week Training Show Notes Schedule Your Discovery Call with me to find out how we can work together to accelerate your success.
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126 | Boosting Productivity Through Transforming Workplace Conflicts With Glenn Meier, Esq.
14/10/2019 Duración: 01h01minIn this episode, I sit down with lawyer and shareholder with the Nevada based law firm Holley, Driggs and the founder of the Center for Conscious Business Law, Glenn Meier. Glenn displays insight and perspective on how your business can transcend the sum of its parts by using tools to successfully navigate workplace conflict and having a great organizational structure. He offers tips on creating rules for conflict that will help everyone walk away from meetings feeling heard and not attacked. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ How To Manage The Inevitable Workplace Conflict Positively ✔️Ways Positive Conflict Harnesses The Wisdom Of Your Team And Empowers Them To Generate Innovative Thinking And Sustainable Solutions ✔️ How Artificial Harmony May Be Harming Your Business And Productivity ✔️Glenn’s 3-Part Framework For Transforming Workplace Conflict From A Negative Force That Drags The Business Down To A Positive Force That Propels The Business Forward ✔️So Much More! This was an awesome discussion with
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125 | How To Eliminate What’s Holding You Back
07/10/2019 Duración: 17minI discuss how your self-limiting thoughts are holding you back from success and suggest ways you can challenge your thinking and reframe it with questions so there will be nothing holding you back from making monumental moves in your business. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ How To Identify Self-Limiting Statements ✔️ Ways To Use Questions To Reframe Negative Affirmations ✔️ How To Transition From Problem Mode To Solution Mode ✔️ Tips For Becoming Solutions Focused Long-Term ✔️ So Much More! I hope you enjoy my episode on self-limiting beliefs holding you back and encourage you to make a shift in the way you see your obstacles. Now let’s jump right in and get to the straight talk! Important Resources & Links From This Episode: Leverage Lab Call Amber To Discuss Leverage Lab Show Notes Schedule Your Discovery Call with me to find out how we can work together to accelerate your success.
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124 | Navigating Conversations With Your Partner About Your Business With Anna Osborn
23/09/2019 Duración: 01h01minI sit down with self-proclaimed master bitmoji maker and the owner of Life Unscripted Counseling, Anna Osborn. She dismantles some myths around therapy for entrepreneurs, gets to the bottom of why having conversations about your business with your partner can be so frustrating, and offers real advice for transforming those tough conversations into healthy, productive ones where you leave feel heard and supported. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔️Tools For Conversating With Your Less-Than-Supportive Partner ✔️Strategies To Thrive In Business And Love ✔️How To “Hold Space” If Your Partner Doesn’t Support Your Dream ✔️Ways To Establishing Realistic Expectations With Your Partner ✔️Where To Find Secondary Support That Pours Into You ✔️So Much More! This was an awesome discussion with Anna Osborn I hope you enjoy. Now let’s jump right in and get to the straight talk! Show Notes Schedule Your Discovery Call with me to find out how we can work together to accelerate your success.
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123 | Why You Should Be Fired Up About Productivity!
16/09/2019 Duración: 30minThe goal of this super #straighttalk episode is for you to realize how productivity has such a bigger impact on your business and life than you could ever have imagined. I get to the bottom of why I am so incredibly fired up about productivity and why you should be, too! What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ Why Being Productive Has Little To Do With Apps, Planners, And Task Lists ✔️ What One Choice Will Ultimately Make Or Break Your Business And Life ✔️ The Lie You’ve Been Told That’s Ruining Your Success ✔️ How My Approach To Productivity Is Different And Why You Should Care ✔️ Why The Key To More Freedom, More Money, And A Better Life Is Productivity ✔️ So Much More! I hope you enjoy my episode on why productivity really matters and encourage you to make the get fired up about it so you make some positive transformations in your business. Now let’s jump right in and get to the straight talk! Show Notes Schedule Your Discovery Call with me to find out how we can work together to accelerate your success