Productivity Straight Talk | How To Improve Personal Productivity & Time Management To Maximize Profits For Entrepreneurs

In this episode of Productivity Straight Talk, I dive into areas of your business that can feel especially difficult and discuss a simple strategy to reduce the stress that often accompanies them: flipping the script.  What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Flipping The Script Really Means ✔ The Tangible Benefits Of Doing So ✔ How To Make Running Your Business More Enjoyable ✔ Simple Ways To Get Started ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/262. P.S. If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call

I sit down with executive recruiter and talent acquisition leader Tatiyana Cure to dive into the skill set of hiring, a skill set which many small business owners lack but all small business owners need. Tatiyana shares numerous actionable hiring strategies that are easy to implement and quick to work. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Works To Attract The Right Candidate ✔ Where To Look For Them ✔ Why Clients Might Skip Over Your Job Posting ✔ How To Delegate Some Of Your Hiring Process Out ✔ Effective Selection Process Strategies ✔ Interview Process Do’s & Don’ts ✔ The 80/20 Interview Rule You Need To Follow ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/261. P.S. If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to he

I dive into the strategy of tracking your time and analyzing your calendar to help you identify where you can make small improvements in your time management to see major results. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Your Calendar Can Tell You If You’re Paying Attention ✔ Strategies For Time Tracking & Calendar Analyzing ✔ What Effective Time Management Tool Entrepreneurs Often Overlook ✔ Where You Might Be Miss-Stepping ✔ How Hofstadler’s Law Impacts Your Planning ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/260. P.S. If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call

I dissect the time management strategies Bill Gates uses, uncover why they won’t work for your small business, and discuss what to do instead to manage your time more effectively. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Bill Gates’ Time Management Strategies ✔ His Framework For Investing Your Time Equally ✔ What I Agree With And What I Don’t ✔ Why His Strategies Will Or Will Not Work For You ✔ My 4-Bucket Time Management Framework For Small Business Owners ✔ Tips For Planning Your Annual Calendar ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/259. P.S. If you’ve been entertaining the idea of working with me, I have good news for you… I have three spots available for January start dates for my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program. If you want personalized coaching, strategy, and accountability that will help you level up your business in 2023, I want to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to meet your goals! Schedule your Discovery Call

I dive into the three gifts you should give yourself this holiday season to reduce holiday stress, make running your business more manageable, and make your holidays a little 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 https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/258. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I sit down with Jessica, the owner of Jessica Risko Smith Interior Design, to pull back the curtains on her business and discuss what wasn’t working, how she’s managed to overcome those challenges, and how embracing structure has been surprisingly freeing and empowering! What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How Jessica Built Her Team & How It’s Serving Her ✔ What She Had A Hard Time Recognizing ✔ Why Jessica Sought Additional Support & How It’s Helping ✔ The Time Management Skills She Utilizes Consistently ✔ How Jessica’s Relationship With Structure Shifted ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/257. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I sit down with the Director of Ei4Change, Business Psychologist and Emotional Intelligence Trainer, Robin Hills to dive into his world of emotional intelligence and emotional resilience. We discuss how business owners can remain calm, cool, and collected in the face of adversity (and thus make better business decisions) by developing their emotional resilience. What You’ll Discover In This Episode  ✔ What Emotional Resilience Is And Is Not ✔ The Importance Of Parking Tough Decisions ✔ How To Acknowledge Your Emotions Without Letting Them Rule ✔ Some Common Myths Around Emotions ✔ What Mindfulness Really Is And Why It’s Important ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/256. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I dive into the topic of work/life balance and discuss how getting clear on what you don’t want and do want to experience can lead you to take action and create the ideal balance for yourself that you desire. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Imbalance Looks And Feels Like ✔ Useful Visualization Techniques For Gaining Clarity ✔ 3 Specific Steps To Create More Balance In Your Life ✔ Why It’s So Important To Claim Balance For Yourself ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/255. P.S. If you’ve been entertaining the idea of working with me, I have good news for you… I have three spots available for January start dates for my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program. If you want personalized coaching, strategy, and accountability that will help you level up your business in 2023, I want to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to meet your goals! Schedule your Discovery Call

I dive into 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! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/254. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

In celebration of Halloween, I dive into the BIG BAD HABITS of business owners to help you identify which ones are the main villains in your business sabotaging your success so you can take action to transform them into habits that positively impact your business. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Bad Business Habits Are  ✔ Some Of The Most Common Ones Affecting Business Owners ✔ How Allowing Them Impacts Your Business ✔ What You Can Do About It ✔ Curated Episodes To Amplify Your Learning ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/253. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I sit down with the Owner of Lacey & Co. Consulting, Lacey Updegraff, for an insightful discussion on the ins and outs and do’s and don’ts of working with independent contractors so you can learn how to work with them effectively and get the results you want.       To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/252. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I dive into an alternative strategy to focusing your time and efforts on what could work.  And that’s leveraging what’s working already! Doubling down on what’s already working is a simple but powerful goal achievement strategy that’s underutilized but could prove very beneficial. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Ways You Might Be Sabotaging Your Goals ✔ The Simple But Powerful Questions You Should Be Asking Yourself ✔ What Actions Can Give You The Biggest Wins in Your Business ✔ How To Double Down On What’s Working And Get The Biggest ROI ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/251. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I sit down with the founder and CEO of Speaking Your Brand, Carol Cox to dive into her expertise of helping entrepreneurs evolve from experts in their fields to thought leaders so they can deliver their message and stories in a way that's compelling to their audience and supports their business. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Thought Leadership Is ✔ How It Can Be Of Value To Your Business ✔ How To Escape The Expert Trap ✔ The 4 Layers Of Thought Leadership ✔ Common Resistance Business Owners Feel ✔ Advice On Becoming Your Own Thought Leader ✔ The Importance Of A Framework Over Tactics ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com250. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I’m going to discuss 15 actions to take to lead your team effectively so you can retain them and get the results you want! A few might sound familiar. Others might sound crazy (crazy awesome, that is!). Hopefully some will be total game changers for your business! What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What You Should Work On Building ✔ Who Should Solve Your Team Members’ Problems ✔ What You Need To Highlight ✔ What You Must Give Your Team Members Regularly ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/249. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I sit down with the organizational psychologist, behavioral scientist, and charter member of the International Positive Psychology Association, Mike Rucker to dive into what it takes to stop chasing elusive happiness and instead, find joy and fun in the here and now whether you’re at work or off “the clock.” What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Strategies To Find Pleasure In Your Life ✔ How Parkinson’s Law Plays A Part ✔ Ways To Make Mundane Activities Joy-Filled Through Bundling ✔ How To Execute Reframing & Reap Its Benefits ✔ The #1 Regret Of Entrepreneurs ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/248. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I dive into how you can find clarity on making your next hire so you can move easily and confidently through the hiring process when it’s time. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ When You Need To Hire ✔ Who Should Be Your Next Hire ✔ How Self-Limiting Beliefs Can Hold You Back ✔ The Insight You Can Take Away From Every Hire ✔ A Big Hiring No-No To Avoid ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/247. P.S. Today’s episode has a special bonus PowerSheet to help you identify your next hire. To download your FREE Team Member Needs Assessment + curated hiring podcast playlist, head on over to: AmberDeLaGarza.com/NextHire

I sit down with Certified Public Accountant Anne Gannon to dive into the valuable insights your P&L can provide in an effort to help you understand what yours is trying to tell you so you can make better, more profitable decisions in your business.  What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What A Profit & Loss Statement (P&L) Is ✔ Where The Numbers Come From  ✔ How Often You SHould Look AT Your P&L ✔ The Revelations A P&L Can Provide ✔ The Important Number You Need To Know ✔ What The IRS Could Care Less About ✔ The Most Powerful Thing You Can Do As  Business Owner ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/246. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I dive into how I spent my summer and discuss how my business and life were impacted when I made the intentional choice to slow down. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Belief I Had Around Slowing Down ✔ Why I Wanted To Give it A Try Anyway ✔ What I Had To Say No To So I Could Slow Down ✔ How Slowing Down Got Uncomfortable ✔ What I Got Out Of The Experiment ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/245. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

In this episode, I walk you through the brainstorming session I had with one of my team members which ended with us moving forward with a brand new podcast (Accidental Business Owner - go subscribe today!). I give you a behind-the-scenes look at my thought process throughout the session which forced me to talk through different scenarios, weigh outcomes, and make some pretty tough calls. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How The Idea To Start A New Podcast Arose ✔ What Influenced My Decision To Move Forward ✔ How I Worked With My Team To Execute The Idea ✔ Why I’m Choosing To Use This Podcast As An Experiment ✔ Who My New Podcast Is For & How It Will Be Valuable ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/244. P.S. This will be the last episode of Productivity Straight Talk for a while but stay subscribed as it will be back in the fall. In the meantime, I invite you to check out and subscribe to my new podcast the Accidental Business Owner! wh

I sit down with the Founder & President of Evolve Leadership, Alex Resnick, to dive into his world of emotional intelligence. We discuss its correlation with success and how you can raise your EQ to the point it becomes a superpower that helps you improve your personal and professional life in every way. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Emotional Intelligence Is ✔ Ways A High EQ Helps You Show Up Your Best ✔ How To Make Shifts To Prioritize Your EQ ✔ Practice Skills You Can Utilize To Be More Effective ✔ What Being A Good Communicator Is Not ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/243. P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab