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Episodes
March 1, 2018 • 45 mins
Stephen Warley is a self-employment expert.
He came on to discuss the 4 major trends that are causing work to change and what you can do to prepare for them.
This is a must listen to episode for all the new or soon to be solo-professionals out there.
Enjoy!
In this episode we cover:
How automation will change a majority of jobs by 2030.
What the half-life of skills means and how it will affect your career.
Why it's...
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February 21, 2018 • 41 mins
In previous careers, Nathan has been a designer, author, and blogger. After learning the power of email marketing he gave up a successful blogging career to build ConvertKit.
He's come on the show to let us know how you can start using email for your service based business.
In this episode we cover:
Why starting an email newsletter isn't a priority when starting out.
What email you should write first to get more cli...
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February 14, 2018 • 40 mins
Does a majority of your new business come from referrals? Do you often wish you had a bit more control over when and where your next client will come from?
Then today's show is for you.
My guest, Patrick Ewers, is Silicon Valley’s top relationship management expert. Patrick and his team at Mind Maven train business leaders to reach their full potential by ensuring they hear about more of the right opportunities.
Startup foun...
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January 24, 2018 • 49 mins
Follow-up is important for sales, marketing and the growth of your business. You need to follow up with your:
leads
clients
potential joint venture partners
and more. Even if you are a solo professional, business is a team effort.
But it is easy to let your follow up activity slip down the to-do list.
Unless you are careful, more urgent tasks or more entertaining distractions can botch the best intentions. Fortunately, se...
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January 17, 2018 • 57 mins
Jennifer Bourn is an award-winning website designer. She also runs her own small business.
At the beginning of 2011, her web design business ate up all of her time. 100+ hour work weeks were the norm. Travel (her passion) was impossible. Stress was high. Important tasks were falling through the cracks.
Then, during her annual business retreat, she created a simple system to help onboard her new customers. Instead of repeating...
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January 11, 2018 • 57 mins
Michael Katz is a likable marketing expert for solo professionals.
He came on the podcast to show you how you can get more and better clients by positioning yourself as a likable [fill-in-your-service] expert.
No marketing budget? No problem!
After listening to this episode, you'll know how to attract all the clients you need with word-of-mouth marketing.
Like exercise, all it takes to see results is:
finding a routine y...
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January 3, 2018 • 39 mins
John Corcoran is an expert at strategically managing the relationships that make a difference in your business.
He believes sharing:
your connections
free, helpful content (podcasts, blog posts, videos)
are the two best way to grow a network of people who want to support you and your venture.
Service-based entrepreneurs listen up, this might be the best marketing advice you've heard all year!
This podcast will show y...
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December 27, 2017 • 52 mins
Learning from past actions is one of the most effective ways to make improvements to your personal and business productivity.
Today productivity strategist Mike Vardy is on the podcast to give you a simple game plan to review your year.
By listening, you'll get some fun strategies to help you:
celebrate your successes
learn from your mistakes
move forward with more purpose
Enjoy!
In this episode we cover:
How to ...
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December 20, 2017 • 54 mins
What would a perfect year look like for you? Mentally? Physically? Spiritually? With your finances?
Devin Ambron put on a workshop this December to help Austin entrepreneurs build, plan and live their best year. We go over some of the strategies he used to help attendees kick butt in 2018. Including:
reflecting on the past
understanding the present
looking toward the future
One exercise that will help you understand your p...
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December 13, 2017 • 18 mins
Humans are creatures of habit. If we do something one way on Wednesday, odds are we’ll do that same thing the same way on Thursday.
Sometimes that helps us. Think about those who exercise regularly and can’t imagine otherwise. Other times, not so much. Think about those who arrive home each night and unthinkingly switch on the TV.
So how do habits come to be? And how can we change them?
This podcast is the third and final episod...
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December 6, 2017 • 14 mins
Goals have an impact beyond the obvious. Specific goals are connected to more important life goals. These higher goals reflect your most important ideas.
The specific goal of losing 20 pounds, for example, may be an element of a more important life goal of being healthy or attractive to your (potential) romantic partner. For the goal you selected from the Wheel of Life exercise, consider the following questions:
Questions To Answe...
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November 29, 2017 • 13 mins
In this episode we cover:
How to make a new year's resolution that lasts
How to prioritize your goals to make the most positive change
Quotables:
"You can anything, but you can't do everything."
Links and resources mention:
YNAB - You Need A Budget
How to use the wheel of life:
Print out the above wheel of life image: wheel_of_life.png
Grab a pen.
Rate each of the areas by marking one of the te...
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November 22, 2017 • 45 mins
New, repeat and referral business all come from one place. Your relationships.
Contactually CEO Zvi Band comes on the podcast to show us how to take the heavy lifting out of reaching out to and following up with your important business relationships.
In this episode we cover:
How to use a game to sort and 'bucket' your contacts.
How to use Contactually to:
remind you to follow up with important contacts
create pe...
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November 15, 2017 • 47 mins
My good friend Stephen Warley and I discuss how to create a community to support your life and business goals. We recorded this episode just shy of a year ago and his words ring even more true today after my first year of self-employment.
By listening, you will learn:
How to build a community that wants to support you.
The three type of people you need in your community.
What a reverse mentor is and how they can help you suc...
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November 8, 2017 • 34 mins
Imagine this scenario. You sit down at your desk with a cup of coffee. Open up your computer to a blank desktop screen. You move your cursor to the bottom doc where your most used applications live. Click on the colorful, beachball looking Chrome icon. Your browser fires up, and all of this happens instantly:
Google Chrome welcome you back by name.
A beautiful new wallpaper, the time and local weather appear on your open tab.
...
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November 1, 2017 • 46 mins
Lisette Sutherland helps people work from anywhere online. She came on the podcast to talk about some of the challenges and opportunities of working in virtual teams.
In this episode we cover:
Why you should invest in rocking internet and good headphones.
The best way to start every meeting (especially for introverts).
When you should turn the video on in virtual meetings. (Hint: Always)
The benefit of recording ALL of you...
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October 25, 2017 • 39 mins
Is your email inbox count in the 3, 4 or 5 digit range? This podcast will give you the exact step-by-step process for getting that number down to zero in 2 hours or less.
Roll up your sleeves, we are going to work on your inbox!
In this episode we cover:
How to make email a less addictive.
What you need to do to get out of email inbox H-E-Double Hockey Sticks.
Set up your @Action, @Read, @Waiting folders.
Fi...
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October 18, 2017 • 57 mins
If you’re like me, you probably set up a LinkedIn account at some point during your career, then promptly forgot about it.
That's about to change.
My guest John Nemo will have you looking at the professional networking site with a fresh set of eyes. Eyes with dollar signs in them.
Coaches, consultants, small business owners and sales professionals listen up, what you learn in this episode has the potential to earn you thousands...
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October 11, 2017 • 51 mins
Matt Cowdroy and fellow Clean Slate members have a discussion on the effects a mindfulness practice can have on your personal productivity and stress levels.
In this episode we cover:
Why separate "boss time" and "worker time"
How mindfulness training can help you become more productive.
Strategies for dealing with the stress of the "never-ending to-do list"
Quotables:
"Mindfulness is a willi...
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October 4, 2017 • 42 mins
Josh Fonger is a business systems specialist that came on to tell us the how, why and when of setting up business processes that will allow you to make more money while working less.
In this episode we cover:
Finding and documenting systems and that will help scale your business.
How to exercise strategic restraint to get more out of your time.
What to prioritize to grow your business faster.
Quotables:
"Work beg...
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