Just because an entrepreneur is making money in their business doesn’t mean that the business owner has healthy finance habits. I’ve witnessed many seven figure business owners go belly-up almost overnight – just because they didn’t have their finances in order.
In Amplify Your Success Podcast episode 54 I’m covering 4 ways to get your finances in order, no matter how much you are making right now. When you master these 4 financial steps, you’ll be able to create personal wealth and grow your business faster, as well as tackle some of your “make a difference” goals of giving back.
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When you have a shortage of time and energy to get it all done, and traditional time management techniques just aren’t enough, then try one of these sure-fire strategies to get more done faster.
Abraham Lincoln famously said, "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” Inside episode 53 of Amplify Your Success podcast, let’s tackle six ways to sharpen your axe so you can win faster, accomplish more of your big goals and save money and time along the way.
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The fitness industry is well known for using shame to get you in line and buy their products. In episode 52 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, my friend and guest JJ Flizanes shares how she is determined to eliminate body shame as a motivator for increasing your health and achieving your physical goals.
“We are all on a journey,” says JJ and knowing that on anytime we change our outcomes, is key to increasing energy, focus and stamina. I love the conversation we had about aging gracefully as well as how our physical wellbeing affects our confidence.
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About the Guest:
JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcast shows including Fit 2 Love and Spirit, Purpose & Energy. She is the Director of Invisible Fitness, an Amazon best-selling author of Fit 2 Love: How to Get Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually Fit to Attract the Love of Your Life, and author of Knack Absolute Abs: Routines for a Fit and Firm Core.
She was named Best Personal Trainer in Los Angeles for 2007 by Elite Traveler Magazine. JJ has been featured in many national magazines, including Shape, Fitness, Muscle and Fitness HERS, Elegant Bride, and Women’s Health as well as appeared on NBC, CBS, Fox 11 and KTLA. Her newest book, The Invisible Fitness Formula: 5 Secrets to Release Weight and End Body Shame debuted at #2 on the Amazon Best Seller List for Women’s Health and #2 as a Hot New Release on May 18th 2017.
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Everyone’s got one. A story that is. But are you leveraging it to land that coveted media opportunity? Crafting and telling your story is a key strategy to gain media exposure. In episode 51 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, my friend Tanya Targett joins me to talk about the power of a story, not just to potential publicity, but also to positioning yourself as an influencer and authority in your field.
As a former journalist, Tanya’s job depending on her ability to uncover unique stories and now she helps people find the story from their life’s journey that can help them stand out and be seen.
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About the Guest:
Tanya Targett is a journalist, international speaker and creator of the Winning Publicity Formula®.
A multi-published, award-winning daily news journalist and former investigative reporter, Tanya has a proven system that she and her “Media Darling” students have used to secure more than $7.4 million in free publicity over the past two years.
Yes, she’s a media expert and an experienced journalist, but more so Tanya is an entrepreneur who has known adversity, fought it, “lost to it”, and then come back. Swapping the newsroom for retail, Tanya lost her first six-figure business to an inland tsunami which killed 38 people in Queensland, Australia, in 2011.
Having secured national and international media for that business – an online retail store and party plan venture which reached the top 100 of its kind – entrepreneurs were quick to ask Tanya for her secrets, and begged her to teach them how she did it, leading her to build another six-figure business in under 6 months
That training platform – re-branded as the Winning Publicity Formula® – has helped countless business owners become Media Darlings™… monopolising, monetising and leveraging free media and publicity.
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When something in your business doesn’t work the way you had hoped, do you see it as a learning or fall into a spiral of negativity? Learning to fail gracefully can be the key to accelerating success. If you fail faster and give yourself permission to fail, you’ll achieve more of your bold goals.
In episode 50 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I talk about how adapting a new mindset around failure can be a profit amplifier, helping you make better decisions and keep fear at bay. Plus, I’ve got four pointers on how to get the learnings out of any failed attempt at business growth.
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High-achievers, driven entrepreneurs and thought leaders who are excited to scale their business all struggle with the gap: the space between where you are today and where you want to be. But when you focus on the gap, you can end up feeling frustrated, disappointed and lose your confidence to keep growing your small business. Back in 2010 I learned an important lesson around money, gratitude and the power of my focus. Call it a miracle, I found that by focusing on what is working in my business instead of the challenges and problems helped me activate more joy – and more cash flow.
In episode 49 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I’ll guide you through a 4 step gratitude practice to help you amplify your financial abundance. By creating a daily ritual of gratitude, you’ll be able to banish the “success is so slow” blues and upgrade your mindset for more prosperity and happiness.
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Entrepreneurs often struggle to create consistent cash flow in their small business. But often it’s not just bringing in more sales that makes the biggest difference, but rather how smart you are with the money you make.
In episode 48 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, my friend Justin Krane, author of Money. You Got This., shares how to move beyond your fears about cash flow, taking big risks and getting smart with your money – so you have more of it.
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About the Guest:
Justin Krane, a frequent guest on MSNBC, is a money strategist for business owners. He helps you understand the money side of your business
Justin isn’t about cutting back and living a frugal life. Justin is all about getting the shoes, doing sushi, and living the best life today – and saving for the future.
Justin is the author of the book: Money. You Got This. He shares his every day crazy funny life stories – and gives you a money lesson.
Justin is also a Certified Financial Planner professional.
He has been featured in CBS, Fox Business News, and MSNBC.
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What’s the most frustrating thing for an entrepreneur? Well, besides a lack of cash flow, it’s running out of time! Time is a small business owner’s greatest commodity and yet it’s often what they have the least amount of. From well-meaning team members who have “just a quick question” to a lack of good time boundaries, it’s easy to end up with a 10 page to-do list at the end of your day.
Time to get control of those time bandits so you can really start moving the needle forward my friend. After listening to episode 47 of Amplify Your Success Podcast you’ll know exactly what’s keeping you from getting more done – and how to use my three favorite time management techniques for massive productivity!
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How many times have you let a lack of funds in your bank account dictate what opportunity you pursue? As entrepreneurs, there will always be opportunities, but we won’t always have the cash flow in hand. Early on in my business I learned how powerful I can be around money – by simply being strategic in how I invest in each opportunity. From hiring the right support team, to investing in my mentors to making big growth leaps in my small business, knowing how to afford what you need is a game-changer.
In episode 46 of Amplify Your Success Podcast I’ll walk you through what I learned so that you too can strategically generate the income you need to afford your business growth.
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If you are host a podcast, Facebook Live or produce regular content for your blog, it can be challenging to get more views. Don’t just “one and done” your stellar marketing pieces! That’s leaving money on the table. Start content spinning so you can create massive buzz around your brand.
In episode 45 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I’m On Air Coaching my Platinum client, Chrystal Clifton. I take her through my Content Spinning process to show her how to get more exposure through all the social media channels and drive more traffic to her weekly show. Plus, this is the ultimate leverage marketing strategy – you’ll learn how to create content once and distribute relevant content chunks across all your platforms so you don’t have to keep creating original content.
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Your comfort zone is a space of mental security. Think of it like a “default zone” where habits, actions and thinking fit a routine and pattern that minimizes stress and risk. This space keeps you safe, reduces anxiety and keeps your stress low because you aren’t doing anything new or risky. The funny thing about comfort zones though is that space will not deliver new results. So if you want to create a level of success you’ve never experienced before you’ll need to break free of your comfortable patterns and do some “stretchy” things.
Push yourself too far though and you’ll experience so much fear and overwhelm that you’ll slide right back into your comfort zone. So the key is to find what is called, “Optimal Tension.” Creating just enough tension that your old patterns are removed and not too much tension that the fear catapults you back into safety. In episode 44 of Amplify Your Success Podcast discover how to step into that Optimal Tension required to achieve new levels of success.
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In can take thousands of dollars and a lot of years to build up a strong pool of prospects – or an entrepreneur can align with joint venture partners who promote you to their already loyal list of subscribers.
Joint venture marketing is a fast and profitable way to build your own list of subscribers, as well as increase quality leads for your offers quickly. But there’s a trick to developing good affiliate partners and I tackle it in episode 43 of Amplify Your Success Podcast.
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As a business owner, marketing is an important part of your ability to generate leads and gain clients. But not all marketing activity is going to get good results – and often the marketing efforts that got you where you are today are not going be the marketing strategies that generate massive, exponential growth.
In episode 42 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I’m joined by marketing genius Dan Kuschell who shares his story of overcoming a stressful burnout phase only to come out on the other side with one of the most sought-after marketing successes in the expert industry.
About the Expert:
Dan Kuschell is a husband, dad, serial entrepreneur and angel-investor and helps entrepreneurs have a bigger impact, reach, and contribution.
He has built 11+ companies, since 1992 and after selling 2 of his companies following a health scare, Dan now spends his time working with fun projects -- including helping drive sales and growth as a Strategic Growth Partner with clients like Joe Polish, Genius Network, and more.
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There are five pretty common mistakes that fast-paced entrepreneurs make when they are hiring, training and leading their teams. Each of them alone can results in costly mis-hires and disappointing results when delegating. But if a business leader is making all five, they might give up on the most important growth strategy – building a dream team.
In Episode 41 of Amplify Your Success Podcast I’m covering these widespread mistakes so that you can recognize them – and hopefully avoid making them too.
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Most entrepreneurs seek out a business partnership hoping for the “holy grail” – finding someone who will do the things you don’t like to do without having to pay for a team. Before you say yes to a business partnership, there are some things you need to do in order to have a thriving relationship with your partner.
If you’ve been searching for a business partner, or are considering a joint venture to create a new offering, listen and take good notes to Episode 40 of Amplify Your Success Podcast.
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Every human being is taught a series of stories that shape your future success in life. If you are an entrepreneur, small business owner or thought leader, your ability to grow your company and achieve higher levels of goals depends on the quality of your story.
In episode 39 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I’m joined by expert mindset shifter Bob Choat to talk about how to shift those stories so they are more powerful and supportive of the life we truly want to live. Plus, I challenge Bob to do some on-the-spot coaching for the three most common success barriers.
About the Expert:
Bob Choat is the host of The School of Transformation Podcast, the author of Mind Your Own Fitness and the forthcoming book, Develop the Champion Within. He is also the founder of Mind Hack Academy (mindhackacademy.tv). His articles on peak performance have been published in various publications and websites. He is known as the Transformational Grandmaster.
He's appeared on both radio and TV, including KABC TalkRadio, Cosozo Radio Network, Sirrius Satellite Radio and Hypnosis Today TV Show. Bob is a Marine Veteran and former LAPD Police Officer. He is also an accomplished martial artist with a 5th degree black belt in Kenpo, a Sr. Instructor in Jeet Kune Do and a Master Instructor in Close Quarter Combat. He earned his PhD in psychology, ran a marketing and advertising firm and has extensive work in fitness and hypnosis, including stage hypnosis. He is also a certified trainer of NLP, Executive coach and certified as a Peak Performance Mindset Master Trainer.
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And the best advice I was ever given on how to change your story so you feel empowered, confident and ready to conquer your biggest goals.
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When other small business owners discovered that I grew from $1k to breaking six figures in under nine months they wanted to know exactly how I was able to grow that quickly. The answer is simple.
I started delegating tasks I never had time to do, or I didn’t know how to do well.
In Episode 38 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I outline five important types of tasks that an entrepreneur should be delegating right away if they want to grow their income and impact faster.
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Energy drains are lethal to an entrepreneur’s motivation and ability to focus. When you put up with stuff that drives you crazy, constantly get derailed with fire drills or even have a tiny little thought about finishing something, you are zapping your inspiration.
In Episode 37 of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I’m tackling your tolerations so YOU can quickly boost your energy and ability to focus on your bigger goals.
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When you want to grow your impact and be able to exponentially increase income, it makes sense to find ways to generate revenue by scaling your small business offerings. However, some entrepreneurs experience breakdowns and bottlenecks when trying to package their one-on-one services into scalable offerings. That’s where this week’s guest expert, Mandi Ellefson comes in. She’s joined me on Amplify Your Success Podcast to share her secret techniques that business owners across the globe use to scale their business into the high six and seven figures.
About the Expert:
Mandi is a CEO, author and advocate for hands-off business success. As the founder of The Hands-Off CEO, she leads clients into greater success, life balance, and productivity by helping them free up to 20-50% of their work week. Her international clientele has seen productivity and cost savings gains of up to 67%.
As a co-author of the best seller Creating Business Growth, Mandi is a recognized expert and sought-after speaker. Her new book Hands-Off Consulting Growth will be available this fall. All proceeds from her book are donated to rescue enslaved victims of child sex trafficking. Mandi is a committed social impact advocate, and Freedom Fighter.
Mandi is a serial entrepreneur who started her first business at age 12.
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When your business grows quickly and your time shrinks, you’ll often have to say no to opportunities that are really attractive – but just don’t make the cut! In this episode of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I’ll share why saying no more often to distractions and bright, shiny objects is essential to protecting your bigger goals and dream business.
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The road to success is often filled with twists, turns and some surprising truths about what it really takes to create a successful business. As a business coach and mentor, I’ve discovered many people have it all wrong! In this episode of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I’ll share 3 things I discovered by coaching thought leaders and through behind-the-scenes conversations with other business leaders – and I was not only surprised, but relieved to know that some of these truths are more common that you would think.
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Mastermind groups have become quite popular for increasing impact – but not all groups are the same. In this episode of Amplify Your Success podcast I’m joined my mastermind expert, Karyn Greenstreet to talk about how to launch and facilitate powerful mastermind groups that expand your income and impact.
About the Expert:
Karyn Greenstreet is a small business consultant and a mastermind group expert, and the owner of The Success Alliance, a website devoted to helping people start and grow their own mastermind groups. She has been creating and running mastermind groups since 1994 and teaches classes on starting and facilitating mastermind groups. She’s helped numerous individuals, Chambers of Commerce, and professional associations to create powerful, valuable groups.
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Fear is a trickster – and can disguise itself into rational, logical thought patterns that actually hold an entrepreneur or business leader back. In this episode of Amplify Your Success, discover the 10 most common signs that fear is in charge of your future success, and what to do to calm your fears so you can reclaim your small business growth momentum.
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Studies show that highly successful people can 10X their performance by starting their day with a morning power routine. In this episode of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I’ll share six fast, highly impactful habits that can transform a lack of focus and procrastination into a peak performance machine.
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As a business owner, if you don’t know your most important business statistics, you could be making poor decisions on where to invest your time and energy.
In today’s episode of Amplify Your Success Podcast, I’m breaking down five really important data points to review each month to make sure that you really know how well your business is performing. But more importantly, knowing all five will help you market your business better!
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