The AJNashville Podcast

Let's talk transparent. Are you projecting something to those who don't know you very well differently than you do to those who do? Is it different than the truth you are actually protecting within yourself? Discovering that truth, the real root of an issue, can only help to expedite the process of you being able to fix it that much faster. Why play the guessing game with your own progress forward?

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As you head into 2024, you should already be working towards your goals and ahead of everybody else. A year does not start on January 1st for everyone, so you shouldn't be holding out on your goals just because of a time marker others have set in order to procrastinate starting their goals TODAY. If you want to truly succeed at your goals, you have to start them TODAY. Not tomorrow, not Monday, TODAY! If you wish to see the ri...

Christmas: a time of giving to those who matter most to you and reflection of your efforts over the past year. Just as the symbolic nature of winter, it is a time to recognize what is essentially dead to you and work on pruning that dead weight away in order to make room for new growth in your next upcoming season of life. You are probably your biggest hindrance to some of the goals that you haven't accomplished due to the thi...

Give a warm welcome to this week's special guest speaker, Colby Dirickson: US Army veteran, owner and CEO of a financial brokerage, fellow podcaster of The Success Shift, mindset coach, and certified NLP practitioner. Knowing how you want to provide value to others in order for yourself to feel fulfilled by your own actions that become your experiences is a big key in keeping your mindset positive and ever-growing. 

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In a few generations, we may be lucky if people even remember us. Whatever we do right now in this time, is only important right now in this time. Are the actions you are taking today changing your life forever? Do they have true purpose that satisfies your soul? Is it worth it to you to do now for the sake of an unforgettable memory later with the people you love the most?

We take our daily privileges and blessings for gr...

As we approach the end of the year, we begin to make the excuse that we need to wait until the first of the new year to begin setting goals and taking actions that will accomplish those goals. But wouldn't it be more fruitful or you to start initiating movements NOW so that we can already be on track for success by January? Why do we need to wait until the first to say "new year, new me" when we can start by saying s...

Be grateful for what you do have today as a show of appreciation for what you did do yesterday and all the means of progress you already have for tomorrow. Remember to do the things that bring you genuine feelings of joy and fulfillment. Work not for the money, but for the means to have the time free to spend with your loved ones doing the things you want to be doing. 

Don't allow the holidays to fog up what it is we ...

Remaining grateful through all seasons of life is key to remaining happy with what you do have, as well as motivated to obtain more joy through change. If you take what you have for granted, you will soon realize how many things in life have no guarantee. The sooner you can relinquish your expectations, the quicker you can focus on your reality and see how much it grows as you decide to make changes. The luxuries you have access to...

Are you currently playing a part in masterminds that discuss topics you find genuinely interesting and connecting with new people? Have you been consistently consistent, even as your current circumstances change with the ways in which the market continues to sway? Do you ask other successful entrepreneurs to share what it is that has worked for them in obtaining their goals? Will you apply what it is they provide to you, or lazily ...

Setting boundaries by saying "NO" allows you to have structure within your schedule others have to appreciate and uphold respect for your own time. You have to prioritize the things the you actually want to do with the people you want to do them with. It's not so much about focusing on who you need to say "NO" to so much as it is rather about who you like to say "YES" to. It's being able to s...

Who are you most committed to? Do you put yourself and your loved ones first? Or do you allow others to take control of your happiness and take up way too much of your most valuable asset, TIME? You should be putting forth your best effort in the time you have to do the things you said you will commit to at that given time. Do NOT trade your valuable moments you cannot get back for invaluable people or mindless activities. Do you t...

How do you acknowledge the modern day encouragement of the hustle culture? Is it something you have to do to make the next dollar to buy the next material thing? Is it an ethic engrained in you because the generation before you had to endure it? Is it simply a means to be more efficient with the time you do have regardless of how you are living your life?

Remember why you do what you do. Earn your freedom from time constra...

Everything is temporary, especially the situations you are currently experiencing. Death is the only thing that truly lasts forever. The NOW you are going through will pass and cease to hold such such powerful relevance in the very next moment. The best question to ask yourself is this: 'did I maximize the time I have here NOW?' Are you too busy focusing on the what-ifs and worrying yourself with fears of the unknown? Or ...

TIME: the most valuable asset we have that we all need more of. As entrepreneurs, we have to be dedicated to our businesses and sacrifice a whole lot of our time to ensure its success. We have to know to grant ourselves the patience in knowing Rome wasn't built in a day, yet also balancing the fact that if we don't give it all our best efforts, no one else will make it happen for us either. Remember to reward yourself for...

Surround yourself with company you wish to learn something from and that support your growth. Become specific about what it is you want to set as milestones and end goals within your entrepreneurial business. You have to be willing to break free of the cycle you've been stuck in and make the changes needed in order to propel your success forward. Start by making your desires achievable in bite size chunks. What is the name of ...

Some of the lies we tell ourselves cannot be reduced down to a simple quantifiable number. We have to realize that the base lines we set for ourselves isn't the maximum amount we should be giving, it is rather the minimum effort we should be committing to at the very least. People allow themselves to be miserable just trying to get to that bottom marker. We should be focused on the bursts we have that make us feel on fire, the...

We far too often find ourselves selling our environment and never creating a value piece for our clients or customers. But what happens when your environment changes and your product does not, then why will people continue to do business with you? This podcast covers your value and your why. Things that as people we need to be very aware of.

Do your values change with your surroundings, providing value within your busines...

How do we survive in today's economy? How do we maintain a sense of trust in the government with what is taking place currently for the people? The fed continues to increase the fed rate in ways that are hurting the people more than it is helping the economy as a whole. They try to compensate for previous actions they made when access to money for the average consumer was made easy in past years, as well as supply issues that ...

Let's talk about evaluating the amount of effort we actually put in to accomplishing the things we need to do. Is it just enough to feel like we've met our goal, or did we decide to just change our goals to meet the amount of effort we want to give at the time? Did we really give it our best efforts in ways we are truly proud of? Have we overcome our fear of failures by simply being eager enough to get up and try again? W...