Goal Setting & Achievement Podcast: Business|productivity

[[:encoded, "We are honored today to have a very special guest. As many of you may know, I’m a big fan of leveraging resources whenever possible. Our guest today is Diane Potter. \n\nDiane Potter is owner of The Virtual Difference, an online business management firm and virtual assistant agency. The Virtual Difference was opened in 2007 with Diane as the sole person, and now has 7 employees around the world. The Virtual Difference specializes in helping entrepreneurs build profitable business online with a customized blueprint. Diane believes that if you have specialized knowledge, then you have a business, and her team will work with you to build an online, revenue generating, machine.\n\nToday, Diane is going to share with you some ideas on who is best suited to hire a virtual assistant and ways to find a virtual assistant that is right for you. \n\nFor those of you who might be interested in learning more about Diane’s services in particular, go to www.TheVirtualDifference.com. Contact Diane direct

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about, Is Lack of Motivation Stopping You From Getting Things Done?\n\nIf you’re sitting at your desk with a “To Do List” a mile long, but you can’t find the motivation to tackle it, keep reading. By the end of this article, you will hopefully reclaim your motivation and enthusiasm.\n\nHow is it that some days it feels as if you have enough motivation to conquer the world, yet other days, the smallest task seems to drain the life out of you? The answer is simple: motivation is fueled by your level of desire and commitment, and when your desire and commitment falls, so does your motivation.\n\nHave you ever been so engrossed by something you loved every second of it and lost track of all time? Your desire and commitment was so high, that time became non-existent, when in reality, several hours had passed.\n\nSo how do you deal with lack of motivation for tasks that you dislike, yet must be done?\n\nThe good news is that your lack of motivation can be resolved wit

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about How to Use Accountability to Build Success.\n\nLearning how to use accountability to build success for your business is an effective way to build a better business. What exactly is accountability in business? Accountability is taking full responsibility for your actions or non-actions in life and in business. Regardless of the money invested or personal passion for the business, if you don’t hold yourself accountable for the success of your business, there’s only a slim chance you will ever reach the level of success you have in mind. \n\nWhile there are several components to building a successful business, many entrepreneurs fail to realize that accountability is the driving force behind success or failure. It is essentially a “no-excuses” approach to everything business. Ask any successful business owner and they’ll confirm the only reason things happened was because they understand they were the only person who could make or break the business.\n\nHow

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 5 Tips for Creating Balance in Your Life.\n\nIs your life truly in balance? Don’t be so quick to answer yes. Leading a balanced life doesn’t mean living 50/50 between your personal and business lives. It’s about having enough time to do what really matters to you, whether that’s turning a nice profit in business or spending quality time with your family. \n\nIf you feel as if you life is completely out of alignment, we will discuss 5 tips for creating balance in your life. \n\nCreating balance in life won’t happen overnight; it may take weeks or months. The important thing is to be sure your goals are really what you want. It doesn’t matter what someone else wants for you - it only matters what you truly want. Always start from within and work outward - not the other way around. \n\nTo help you get started, complete your personal Wheel of Life and Quality of Life Enhancer ™ exercise you will find on my website (www.AccountabilityCoach.com). These reso

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 4 Effective & Efficient Actions That Drive Your Success\n\nAs a business owner, it’s imperative you focus your energy on completing actions that drive your success. When you spend your workday procrastinating or refusing to delegate low-priority tasks, you are losing money as well as preventing your business from growing. Below are some tips for effective actions that will drive your success. \n\nWe will talk about understanding what your time is worth.\n\nYou will learn the top four effective actions of successful business owners and entrepreneurs.\n\nYou will have some action steps to take at the end, should you decide to take action with the ideas we review.\n\nTake advantage of the complimentary special report on Keys to Working Less, Making More Money, and Having a More Balanced Life by going to www.AccountabilityCoach.com. Join the Silver Inner Circle (IT’S FREE) and receive 10% off on ALL products and services, in addition to having access to ma

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about Do You Know Where Your Focus Is Taking You?\n\nAs an entrepreneur, you know the importance of focus and how it directly affects your success, for better or worse. This is most evident when applied to your goals; the more focused you are, the more precise your actions can be, getting you closer to your goals - faster. But did you know there are different levels of focus? The level which you are focused on will determine where you’re going. So the question is - do you know where your focus is taking you?\n\nWe’re going to explore the different levels of focus.\n\nBefore you apply this information to your life, take some time to write down your goals. Start with your life focus and then work backwards, including each level of focus until you reach the daily focus. You want to start with your life focus so you can start with the big picture. From there, you can break down your focus into yearly, monthly and then daily goals. Each night before you go to be

[[:encoded, "Real Life Isn’t Boring! How to Live Life with No Regrets\n\nToday we are going to talk about Real Life Isn’t Boring! How to Live Life with No Regrets.\n\nLife goes by so quickly – don’t miss out on the extraordinary opportunities you have to live life without regret! Ask yourself this question, if you left this world tomorrow, would you feel as if you lived life to the fullest extent?\n\nWhile you can’t turn back the clock and change past events, would you – if you had the power – change the way things are now? \n\nThen let me ask you, what is real life supposed to be about?\n\nI challenge you to break that false perception and create a new rule of your own.\n\nIf you could live life exactly as you wanted, what would you change? If you could change three things in your life – right now – what would they be? \n\nDo not waste one more day of your precious life. Take stock of the life you live now and the life you would like to live, and start moving in that direction. \n\nUtilize the Qua

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about how to Stop Procrastinating in 4 Easy Steps.\n\nProcrastination, also known as dilly-dallying, dragging your feet, and excuse making is something we have all experienced at one time or another. The learned bad habits of our teens and early adult life (all those times we put off doing our homework and college term papers) can continue to haunt us well into our professional years.\n\nActually, there is no such thing as healthy procrastination. To understand, let’s get to the root of the issue.\n\nWe talk about why people procrastinate to begin with.\n\nSo how do we stop procrastinating?\n\nLearn how to Just DO IT in 4 easy steps!\n\nThe Just DO IT (Determine – Outline – Intend – Tackle) system allows you to understand the root of your fear, so you can address it – and correct it – relieving the anxiety that does nothing but take away from your potential. Moreover, when anxiety no longer occupies your energy, you can focus on the goal at hand and accomplish i

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about Are You Committed To Your Success?\n\nSure, many entrepreneurs say they are committed to their success, but are they really?\n\nWhen it comes to commitment to your success, there has to be a “no excuses - no exception” rule to back it up. This rule is especially true for entrepreneurs, simply because there is no one to point the finger at should things not work out as planned. As an entrepreneur, you are the one holding the key to your success and no one, but you, can be held accountable.\n\nOnce you make a commitment to something, there absolutely has to be a “no excuses - no exception” rule, because that is the only rule that separates the failures from the successes. \nImagine what would happen if you were to commit to your success only 99% of the time:\n\nSee how much of a difference there is between 99% and 100% commitment? Although 1% doesn’t sound like much, reaching 100% commitment at every opportunity is not always easy. The only way to truly ho

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 6 Management Strategies for Organizational Change Success.\n\nHuman beings tend to resist anything they view as stressful, and let’s face it, organizational changes are about as stressful as it can get!\n\nFor most of us, familiarity with our surroundings, our relationships and our working environment allows us to reside safely inside our comfort zone. And comfort equals security.\n\nBut when our comfort zone is detonated by changes in management or organizational systems, we implode, seeking the shelter of our innate desire to resist, at all costs.\n\nChanges that occur outside of our control force us to adapt to new rules, new systems and new policies which can, at the outset, make us feel uncomfortable and insecure.\n\nWe discuss the 6 Management Strategies to Avert Resistance.\n\nOrganizational changes within a business often prove to be a suitable testing ground for leadership qualities; from the employees all the way through to top level management. \n

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 10 Tactics for Making the Right Business Decisions.\n\nLeadership is not a popularity contest. In business as in life, it’s not always the good ‘guy’ who wins, it’s the ‘guy’ who makes the good decisions.\n\nBusiness leaders are forced to make choices every day. Some of those decisions will prove to be highly successful and innovative; some will dissipate into thin air; some may cause dissention in the ranks, while others may have staff believing they have a chimpanzee in the CEO’s office.\n\nIn the current dynamic and rapidly evolving business world, decisions often have to be made rapidly and without the benefit of a strategic agenda for managing change.\n\nWhat we discuss applies to every form of business, from small and mid-size companies to large corporations.\n\nIn most cases, the decision makers don’t have the luxury of a “wait and see” policy. In that time, multi-million dollar opportunities have been and gone.\n\nA survey of corporate executives by a

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about Choose Wisely: Choose Life.\n\nThe choices you make every minute of every day influence the life you live and the person you are. Make them wisely.\n\nI can choose to eat the bowl of ice cream, knowing I’ll have to spend an extra 30 minutes or more on the treadmill tomorrow, or I can choose to forego the ice cream and feel sorry for myself for at least the next hour or so.\n\nHeck! I choose to eat the ice cream anyway, knowing that I may as well have rubbed the entire bowl straight on my belly, but also accepting the fact that the price I will pay for 2 minutes of glorious ice cream today is 30 minutes or more of hard push on the treadmill tomorrow.\n\nNevertheless, I made the choice and I take full responsibility for making a choice that may not have necessarily been the right one.\n\nThat’s what making choices is all about – taking full responsibility for our actions.\n\nAs Ann Weber, a psychologist from North Carolina says, “Choice is uncomfortable, becaus

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 7 Ideas to Engage and Motivate Your Staff.\n\nLuckily, the success of your organization isn’t dependent on the singular input of employees like Sarah, but what needs to happen to generate a positive and motivational environment for all your employees, Sarah included?\n\nAs a business leader, the most important lesson you can learn about motivating staff is that what motivates you may not necessarily motivate Sarah or any of the other employees you are responsible for.\n\nMotivation means different things to different people. As a business manager, it is an integral part of your role to observe and learn what inspires and motivates each and every member of your staff.\n\nNext we are going to discuss 7 ideas on how to engage and motivate your staff\n\nAdd any of these ideas into your business to help increase the motivation of your staff so you can experience even better results from them. They will appreciate you thinking enough of them and their abilities to

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about How Strong Is Your Belief?\n\nWhat you believe about the world at large and how you fit into the general scheme of things will determine who you are and how you relate to the world you live in.\n\nWhat we believe about ourselves is encapsulated in the voice we hear in our head. And what that voice tells us is so powerful it will manifest itself in every action we take, every word we say, and every thought we think.\n\nWe are who we believe ourselves to be.\n\nNobody else but you has access to the turntable of your mind. And only you have the power to change the recording.\n\nWe talk about 10 guidelines to change that old record on the player that goes around in your head, and replace it with a melody you can play for the rest of your life.\n\nTo believe is to give meaning to your life. To believe in yourself harnesses all your strengths, unlocks your potential and creates a world of endless possibilities.\n\nTake advantage of the complimentary special report

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 5 Strategies for Personal Change.\n\nWe live in a dynamic and progressive world and progress cannot occur without change. Your attitude towards change determines how you prepare and adjust to it.\n\nChange is inevitable. In fact, change can occur so frequently and regularly that in many cases we hardly notice it.\n\nSo why do some of us react like a nuclear war is pending when we are confronted with change?\n\nWe are going to discuss 5 Strategies to help you with 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\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 professionally. Take advantage of the complimentary special report on Keys to Working Less, Making More Money, and Having a More Balanced Life by going to www.AccountabilityCoach.com. To help keep you focused

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 6 Ideas for Creating a New World of Opportunities.\n\nAccording to the laws of physics and aerodynamics, a bumble bee can’t fly. So…try telling a bumble bee that!\n\nOur beliefs about ourselves, those around us and the world at large affect who we are and how we behave. Beliefs are merely thoughts that with a little encouragement and repetition from our over-active minds transform into facts. Or so we are led to believe. \n\nOnce we have formed a self-limiting belief, we continue to pursue evidence to prove that our belief is real. These beliefs are backed up by our self-talk, providing further evidence to back up our negative thoughts.\n\nSo, how do we break the vicious cycle of self-limiting beliefs and create more positive outcomes?\n\nWe discuss a 6 Step Plan to Break the Cycle of Limiting Beliefs\n\nBreaking a self-limiting belief is like seeing the world for the first time without the lens cap on. A brave new world of opportunity that you never knew exi

[[: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