Goal Setting & Achievement Podcast: Business|productivity

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 7 Steps to Effective Communication that Gets Results.\n\nCommunication is everything in business and in all of our relationships. Honestly, how else would people communicate? In order to enjoy an agreeable business and personal discussion, the communication level has to be excellent. How does one communicate effectively? Simply put, say what you mean, say it clearly, and say it with respect. We are now going to talk about 7 steps to effective communication that produces results.\n\nThe more effective you can be with your communication the more successful you will be – personally and professionally. Communication can be extremely powerful in helping you or it can hurt you. Apply any or all of the seven steps we just talked about and set goals around enhancing your communication so you can experience even greater results in your business and personal life.\n\nTo help keep you focused on the activities that produce the results you want, subscribe to The A

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about Optimizing Effective and Efficient Behavior for Increased Success. Ask any successful business owner or entrepreneur and they will tell you one of the number one rules to optimizing the success of a business starts with producing effective results with the greatest efficiency. \n\nSo how do you improve your career or business by improving effectiveness and efficiency? We begin by reviewing the difference between the two terms.\n\nEffectiveness is the building block, while efficiency is the process of refinement. The better you become at effecting positive results with the greatest efficiency of effort, the bigger asset you become - and so does your business. \n\nOptimizing effectiveness and efficiency doesn’t have any relation to IQ or intelligence levels, it‘s really an awareness of your habits. It’s a delicate balance between effecting positive results with the least amount of energy expenditure. This essentially means that you expend the least amount

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 8 Ideas for Getting Things Done…The Right Way.\n\nWe all want more success and the fear of failure can often be the driving force of our actions. We work long hours, sacrifice personal time, and even sleep. We put our heart and soul into what we're trying to achieve, only to find that we're spinning our wheels. We think we're getting things done, because at the end of the day all of our Action List items are crossed out; but did we really get closer to achieving our goals? The fact is, most of us accomplish a whole list of things by the end of the day, but have little to show for it. Your success depends on what you are doing and the way you are getting things done. If you're not moving closer to your goal achievement, you are not getting things done the right way.\n\nThe good news is - getting things done the right way requires only a simple shift in your actions. There are only two ways of getting things done; one way leads to you

[[:encoded, "How Much Food Can I Eat? by Guest, Denis Collier\nToday we have a special guest. One of the important tools I use as an accountability coach is the Wheel of Life. The Wheel of Life I use, because not all are the same, has 8 areas that we regularly focus on. One of those areas is health and fitness. Our special guest, Denis Collier, is a Registered Dietitian, a Certified Exercise Physiologist and has a Masters degree in Kinesiology. The company he founded specializes in helping individuals reach their most valuable goals by integrating nutrition with a physically active lifestyle. \n\nAs far as nutrition goes, there are tons of different topics we could discuss. Today, I would like to talk about a very fundamental concept – kind of really go back to the basics. I think a lot of people simply want to know “How much food can I eat?” \n\nDenis answers:\n – How much food can we eat?\n- It might be difficult to give specific recommendations on how many calories an individual needs. Are there

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about Specific Ideas to Keep You, as a business owner and entrepreneur, Focused so You Can Achieve Your Goals. \n\nThis is a customized educational tele-seminar that will help you answer some important questions and discuss specific topics to help you achieve your goals. This is a one-hour program as opposed to my usual 7-20 minute podcasts. \n\nAGENDA\n- Are you where you want to be? If not, how come?\n- Why don't people achieve their results?\n- What are the common stumbling blocks that hold most people back?\n- Single Simple Doable Things to deal with the squid on our faces. \n- Describe the typical advisors problems and some simple ideas to get us on track. \n- What can a coach do for us?\n- Why most Coaching works per se, but where or what should be added....\n\nEnjoy!\n\nTo help keep you focused on the activities that produce the results you want, subscribe to The Accountability Coach Blog at www.AccountabilityCoachBlog.com. You will find personal and

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about how Persistence Pays Off. Persistence is to success as excuses are to failure. Never, never give up - there is always a way.\n\nIf you want more, you WILL find a way, because there always IS a way. With persistence and consistent action you will make it happen. If you don't believe me, listen carefully.\n\nThere are thousands of examples of ordinary people achieving extraordinary goals; these are just a few examples of how persistence paid off. Achieving your goals requires you to take consistent action, be persistent, and maintain a resolve to simply not give up. Here are 5 steps you can take today, to get you closer to achieving your goals.\n\n1. Take Measurable Actions - Every Day!\n\n2. Keep Showing Up\n\n3. Remain Objective About Your Obstacles\n\n4. Learn to Say “Next!”\n\n5. Track Your Progress\n\nThe road to success isn’t always easy - but it isn’t always hard. There may be times when you have to talk yourself through periods of self-doubt

[[:encoded, "We are honored to have an expert with us today to talk about the value of vitamin and mineral supplements in our diet. Denis Collier is a Registered Dietitian, a Certified Exercise Physiologist and has a Masters degree in Kinesiology. The company he founded specializes in helping individuals reach their most valuable goals by integrating nutrition with a physically active lifestyle. \n\nNutrition is often a very confusing topic. There is a ton of information out there, some from reputable sources, some from not so reputable sources. One area in particular that I think people find confusing is the area of vitamin and mineral supplements. There are just so many products out there, and so much information. Denis will help us clear up some of the confusion on this topic and give us the straight information. \n\nDenis has a program called The Fitness Phone. The Fitness Phone is a revolutionary way to consistently access the world’s leading health and fitness experts – and you can do it from the

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 5 Tips on Making Successful Commitments That Produce Results.\n\nMost of us cringe when we hear the word “commitment” because we associate it with feelings of sacrifice. Our commitments fail because we get caught up in the struggle of trying to change where life seems to be taking us and where we want to go. Our every day habits consume our thoughts - leaving no room for thoughts of why we started the process in the first place. The diet becomes a struggle between exercise and chocolate cake; the budget becomes a struggle between spending and saving, so on and so on.\n\nThe struggle ends up consuming us and we give up trying to change because it’s just too hard. What we thought would be efforts to lead us to a new life, end up being just a temporary change. We’ve tried before and failed again, and the conclusion comes down to a discouraged excuse - I just couldn’t do it, I didn’t have time, or it was too hard.\n\nThe truth is making a successful commitme

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 4 Steps to Increase the Power of Your Focus.\n\nLiving your life without practicing The Power of Focus, is like trying to hit the bull’s eye of a target you can’t see. You can spend hours launching arrows, only to miss the target entirely. You become exhausted and frustrated when your repeated efforts don’t show the results you are trying to achieve. This is what it feels like to operate without The Power of Focus.\n\nTo get to where you want to be, you must hold clear in your mind what you most want. Your subconscious mind is a powerful, goal-achieving machine, but it can’t lead you to your desired goal, if you don’t provide it with a specific target. If it doesn’t have a clear and specific target, it can’t get you there. As Stephen Covey would say, you must begin with the end in mind.\n\nThe Power of Focus is the practice of focusing on the ‘right’ tasks at hand, while minimizing distractions that take your focus away from your goals. It will improve

[[:encoded, "Today, we are honored to have an expert with us. I’ve asked him to talk about what I call the “I’m on Vacation” mentality. Denis Collier is a Registered Dietitian, a Certified Exercise Physiologist and has a Masters degree in Kinesiology. The company he founded specializes in helping individuals reach their most valuable goals by integrating nutrition with a physically active lifestyle. \n\nDenis, I hear often people lamenting the fact that their efforts to eat healthily are sabotaged by different life situations; I am sure I am not alone in hearing complaints like these I bet many of the listeners today have heard them too, and maybe even uttered some of them themselves at some point! Denis, I want to talk to you today about what I call the “I’m on vacation” mentality. I would like to get your opinions on how we can prevent our health from being hijacked when we travel. I mention the “I’m on vacation mentality” because in my experience, I have often heard people use this as an excuse to fo

[[:encoded, "Pete Winiarski, Founder, Institute of Success and Goal Achievement (www.i-saga.net), interviews The Accountability Coach, Anne Bachrach.\n\nEnjoy the Interview. Here is the outline of our discussion.\n\n1. We want to hear your success story – (how you got to where you are now)\n2. What are some of the key decisions you made during your career? \n3. What is success for you? \n4. What are some of your core beliefs + values that guide you?\n5. What are some of your goals /BHAGs – any you want to share?\n6. What exactly is Accountability Coaching?\n7. The name of your book, Excuses don’t Count – Results Rule caries quite a message. Can you tell us why this is important?\n8. You talk about results in the context of a balanced life – why is balance so important?\n9. What’s the most important step one should take when they discover the results they want are different from what they’ve been getting?\n10. On page 43 of your Exc

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about Your Beliefs – Are They Helping You or Hurting You? In addition, we will discuss 7 Success Beliefs That Will Help You Be Even More Successful.\n\nWherever you are in your life, you are exactly where you are because of your beliefs. When you speak to yourself what do you say - words of encouragement or words of criticism? If you speak words of encouragement, you may have some level of confidence and be moderately successful at achieving your goals. However, if you speak words of self-criticism, you may find that you are unsure and not as effective at achieving your goals as you would like to be. You may not realize it, but your self-talk is creating your belief system. That belief system is either helping you achieve more or keeping you bound where you are. To get to where you want to go and be who you want to be, you must understand that your beliefs are the powerhouse of creation. Who you are, as well as who you will become, is created by your beliefs

[[:encoded, "Peter Lantos is the editor of The Elite Advisor website and conducted an interview with Anne Bachrach, The Accountability Coach. One-on-One … an audiocast series to help you build your practice and take your business to the next level with ideas and strategies from several top experts and coaches in the financial services industry.\n\nHere are some of the questions he asked during this one-on-one interview with Anne Bachrach, The Accountability Coach.\n\n1) What is Accountability Coaching all about and how can a Financial Advisor benefit from it?\n2) You state that your typical clients report an increase of at least 20% revenue yearly, in addition to working fewer hours and having more balance in their lives. How do you help the Advisor achieve this?\n3) What are the secrets you teach to Advisors that help them Easily and Quickly Attract More Ideal Clients?\n4) A lot of the advisors you have coached have had some tremendous success. Can you give us 2 or 3 examples of what they did and

[[:encoded, "Terri Murphy from Women’s Wisdom Network Interviews Anne Bachrach, The Accountability Coach.\n\nThe latest buzz word today is COACHING! Olympic athletes win or lose depending on the expertise of their coaches. Superstar legends like Michael Jordan depended on their coaches to keep them focused and for continual improvement of their skills.\nCoaching can be the most productive activity you can do to advance your personal and/or professional life.\nThe questions most often asked are those that address how to find the best type of coaching for you.\n\nOur guest today is author and accountability coaching expert, Anne Bachrach from San Diego, California. She is here to share with us her insights and secrets from her latest book: Excuses Don’t Count – Results Rule! Proven Systems for a Balanced Life."]]Unlock a blueprint to creating and having your ideal business and ideal life by scheduling your free consultation with me today! Want more proven business success tips and resources? Su

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about The Pros and Cons of Change.\n\nMy motto is Excuses Don’t Count unless you’re dead. Now I know this sounds harsh but excuses are just that – excuses. They don’t serve anyone and it doesn’t matter what your excuses are. You either did or didn’t do something – just that plain and simple. In the July 2008 issue of Prevention Magazine, there was a great short article under Who We Admire. There are five ladies in a photo who all have t-shirts on with a circle and a line crossing through the word Excuses – basically meaning No Excuses. I love it! The article is about five ladies who just celebrated their 30th year of walking together. They walk every single day at 6:30am, rain or shine, and have logged an estimated 25,000 miles. What an inspirational story and we should admire these five ladies. No Excuses! They chose to change their life the way it was and begin walking and they are still going strong. They choose to do it every day, not matter what – no exc

[[:encoded, "We are honored today to have a very special guest. Our guest today built a multi-million dollar financial advisory firm. However, at one point in his career, he was ready to leave the business world; not because he wasn't financially successful but because he was overweight, unhealthy & unhappy. Beginning in 2004, he went through an inspiring journey losing 140 pounds of excess weight and now competes in triathlons. In other words he went from 313 pounds to 173 pounds. After mentoring 12 friends to lose a combined 321 pounds of excess weight in less than a year, he wrote the book The Fitness Race, which was published in April 2008. The Fitness Race will inspire those who struggle with their weight and give them a plan and path to get as light and fit as they choose. \n\nMark Little will share a brief history as to what actually helped him decide that being 313 pounds was no longer acceptable and his decision to do something about getting lighter and fitter. \n\nHe will also talk

[[:encoded, "Today we are talking about Effective Time Management and Calendaring so you can focus on the ‘right’ activities and have increased success.\n\nOne of the success principles of any successful person is effectively calendaring and time management. In order to create your ideal life, you must learn to schedule EVERYTHING and be extremely effective at time management. \n\nWhat are the highest payoff activities you can do to achieve your goals in the timeframe you have set? You may want to make sure you spend more of your time on these activities versus other lower payoff activities. Work on those activities that produce the results you want and not the ones that might be easier to do or more fun or don’t cause you to go outside your comfort zone. Prioritization is very important in effectively managing your time.\n\nStart making a list of activities you would like to put on your calendar for the next week or few weeks. Put them on your calendar and then honor thy calendar. What do you want

[[:encoded, "Some of you listeners today may know, but not all might, one of the important tools I use as an accountability coach with the people I work with is the Wheel of Life. The Wheel of Life I use, because not all are the same, has 8 areas that we regularly focus on. One of those areas is health and fitness. Most of the people I work with and many of the people I talk to, at one point in life have tried to lose weight or thought about losing a few pounds so they could be fitter and healthier and ultimately feel better and maybe even live longer. If you have tried to lose weight or thought about it, you are certainly in the majority. If you would like to improve your health and fitness and maybe even lose a few pounds in the process – this special interview we are doing today is for you.\n\nWe are honored today to have an expert with us to talk about health and fitness. Denis Collier is a Registered Dietitian, a Certified Exercise Physiologist and has a Masters degree in Kinesiology. The compa

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about 10 Principles to Eliminate Distractions and Increase Success. \n\nThrough my years of coaching people, I have found that we're all guilty of allowing the little things to distract us from what we should be doing. This happens to all of us to some degree or another. \n\nWhether you are an employee or self-employed, your income depends solely on you. And the more efficiently you can work the bigger returns you will receive. Take a moment and ask yourself where you truly want to be? Now tell yourself how many things you did today, yesterday, and the day before yesterday that directly contributed to the future results you want. And then tell yourself how many things you did today that did not contribute to your success. Those things probably distracted you from what you knew you should have been doing.\n\nMinimize distractions and you'll reach your goals faster - plain and simple. You must minimize distractions and focus on the tasks that have a

[[:encoded, "Today we are going to talk about Creating Your Ideal Client Profile and replicating them. \n\nI believe that if you are crystal clear about what you want and you focus on it, you will attract it. Do you believe this? If you aren’t clear about what you really want, how can you communicate this to anyone who might ask you or attract these kinds of people to you. The universe doesn’t know exactly what you are looking for – and neither do you. That is why you need to have an Ideal Client Profile and have it in writing.\n\nLife is for enjoying, don’t waste time with people you want enjoy or want to be around. Imagine your company with only clients who provide you the revenue to life the lifestyle you want and you actually enjoy servicing. We will review several options of an Ideal Client Profile during our time together. By the end of our time, you should have a better idea of what you want so you can go and attract it.\n\nMany people focus on the masses, hoping to find an Ideal Client during