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Author Hugh Culver shows us how good time management begins with making a plan. Pilots have a unique method they use when making their flight plan, and Hugh teaches how to apply that same discipline in our lives, so we always know where we are going to land.

Author and coach Mike Robbins shares valuable insights about gratitude, self-compassion, authenticity, and mindset. He shares wisdom and advice based on his book “Nothing Changes Until You Do: A Guide to Self-Compassion and Getting Out of Your Own Way”

Author and speaker Mike Robbins talks about having the proper mindset at all times. Our mindset has a lot to do with how do we approach life. How do we approach challenges? How do we approach opportunities? How do we approach "good times" and "bad times." Learning to harness a proper mindset and choosing to focus on things you can control will eliminate most of the stress we put on ourselves.

Author and speaker Mike Robbins talks about how to be a genuinely authentic person who’s real, and bold enough to make honest connections with other people. When people start getting real and vulnerable other people can relate and respond with a sense of empathy. That leads to positive changes in us and our circumstances. 

Author and speaker Mike Robbins talks about how developing self-compassion can to contribute towards a more fulfilled life. And one of the key determinants of our ability to make the kind of changes we want to make in our lives is that sense of forgiveness and self-compassion.

Author and coach Mike Robbins talks about the power of gratitude as we develop self-compassion. Developing the habit of being grateful helps you appreciate the journey, the experience of it.  You’ll be more relaxed and more fulfilled, and it's actually going to help you create the conditions internally and in your own mind and collectively where you are more likely to succeed.

We all want our public reputation to match our personal character.  Does it for you? Are you looking for that big idea that can live on after you’re gone? In this recap of episodes 171-174 author Dorie Clark gives valuable advice on how to develop your own personal brand, then gain the following to make your message heard, based on her two books “Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future”and “Stand Out: How to Find Your Breakthrough Idea and Build a Following Around It”

Author Dorie Clark talks about how to build a following around your ideas. One such strategy Dorie mentions is to publish your knowledge widely in a way people can share, in a way that multitudes benefit from it rather than just small groups. Employ this strategy and you are going to stand out and build your following much faster.

Author Dorie Clark talks about how to find your breakthrough idea. When it comes to developing big ideas and things that can really make an impact, much of it is just doing the things that you care about and are interested in, but doing it with a kind of focus that makes you stand out while others do not.

I recently talked with Jim Beach on the 1 Simple Thing podcast about being an entrepreneur. He mentioned in Episode 169 about a business his wife started 3 years ago that netted her $68,000 in profit in the first year. I've had so many comments and requests for more information, we decided to run that clip again as an audio blog. Also, included in this audio blog is a bit of conversation Jim and I had off-air after we finished the interview. Enjoy that exclusive content as well.