April Garcia's PivotMe

In this episode, we're diving deep into the realities of entrepreneurship, addressing a familiar struggle – overworking and blurred boundaries.

April guides us through an eye-opening conversation about setting healthy boundaries, both with others and ourselves. We hear relatable stories from fellow business owners, including the poignant remark from Selena that perfectly encapsulates the feeling of losing control over our schedules despite starting a business to gain it.

We examine the toxic traits of our inner bosses – the ones that overwork us, underpay us, and affect our health. Join us as we explore the parallels between our self-critique and the treatment we'd never tolerate from an external boss. Through personal anecdotes and thought-provoking insights, we challenge the concept of control and redefine what it means to be a good boss – to ourselves.

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Are the negative thoughts you're having serving you? Most of the automatic negative thoughts you often have rarely protect you from getting hurt, they only cost you opportunities.

In this episode of PivotMe, April explains the automatic negative thoughts and the 7 steps to identify and destroy them. Listen in to learn how you can start paying attention to the negative thoughts you're having, evaluate if they're true, and then rewire your brain to positive thinking.

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• [2:05] PivotMe's branding journey to YouTube – the resistance and finally taking the action.
• [4:36] ANTs (Automatic Negative Thoughts) – what they are and how to kill them or replace them with badass thoughts.
• [9:38] How to shift your thinking from the negative you believe others think of you to the positive.
• [10:20] Eliminate negative labels on yourself or others.
• [13:00] The 7-step formula to recognize your thoughts, change them, and rewire your brain.
• [20:12] The process of rewiring your brain to positivity so it can start serving you.

Quotes:

• "Stop for a moment, evaluate the opportunities that lie in front of you, and then make a decision instead of simply dismissing the opportunity."- April [3:31]

• "Negative thoughts keep us small; they keep us frustrated, they keep us angry, they sour our relationships with others and with ourselves, and they rob us of the joy of the moment."- April [4:16]

• "A lot of times those negative narratives that we build are really around something that we're insecure about, not necessarily something that the other person is thinking."- April [10:07]

• "Our brain is there to protect us not always to empower us; it doesn't usually make us the best version of ourselves, it makes us the most cautious version of ourselves."- April [18:57]

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What stories are you telling yourself? Is fear and limiting beliefs stopping you from leveling up? It's time to stop playing small by letting go of your fear of possible failure and criticism and start playing big. You have to know your stories and how to rewrite them so they can empower you.

In this episode of PivotMe, April shares four steps to changing your story and level up your business. She explains the power of the story you tell yourself and the importance of finding an accountability partner to help you navigate these stories.

Listen in to learn how to move past your old story and choose a new one that empowers you to become the best version of yourself.

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• [01:36] How to get clear about your story to have the power to change it.

• [02:28] The power of the story you tell yourself and why becoming something more requires a different version of you.

• [09:10] The importance of listening and acknowledging your story and being honest about it.

• [12:26] Understand the catalysts for those stories - the step before the stories begin.

• [14:51] Choose a new story – a more empowering story and practice it so it can become your story.

• [18:20] Stack the evidence to support the new story – a more empowering belief to become better.

• [21:11] Why you should have an accountability buddy to help you navigate these stories.

Quotes:

• "It is not the thing that matters; it's the story we tell ourselves about the thing that matters the most."- April [01:53]
• "We all have our thing; we just have to learn how to work with our thing to leverage it for the most progress and fulfillment in our lives."- April [22:31]
• "If you're someone who wants to keep leveling up, you've got to know your stories and know how to rewrite those narratives so they empower you, not disempower you."- April [23:59]

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Are you delegating, or are your abdicating your responsibilities? Abdicating is the concept of not managing something you are in charge of. If you want to set your new employees up for success, you must train them and do it efficiently.

In this episode of PivotMe, April shares three easy steps to efficiently train your team and abandon the "sink or swim" approach. She also explains the importance of hiring a little bit before you're ready or can afford to hire to avoid skipping training.

Listen in to learn how to write down processes and work through each at a time using Zoom, Zoom transcription, and Google Drive to document and share with your team.

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• [03:49] Stop abdicating and calling it delegation - managing something you are in charge of.

• [08:06] Why hiring the right or wrong person without a proper training module is a mistake.

• [12:19] Why you should hire a little bit before you're ready or can afford to hire to avoid skipping training.

• [13:23] How to avoid abdicating by taking the time to write down processes for new employees.

• [18:21] The simple three-step solution to document processes for your new employee.

Quotes:

• "If you're too busy to train, then you're setting your new employee for failure and not success."- April [09:12]

• "Just because you delayed hiring someone for too long does not mean that employee needs to suffer."- April [12:47]

• "If you have not set your employees up for success; if you're not taking the time to write down a process, then it is not delegation, it's abdicating."- April [16:44]

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Do you tend to let self-care go when things get overwhelming? Do you often feel like self-care activities are a disservice to the struggles in your business? Caring for yourself is not a waste of time; it's a need you cannot ignore if you want to create your dream life.

In this episode of PivotMe, April discusses the importance of self-care in strengthening you as the pillar that holds your business. She explains why self-care or recharging activities should go up when stress in your life goes up.

Listen in to learn how to make a list of self-care activities you enjoy without giving it too much thought and share it with your accountability partner.

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• [04:40] How April allows herself to get back to self-care and recharge after letting go of self-care sometimes.

• [08:02] Why your self-care or recharging activities should go up when stress increases.

• [09:50] The importance of using self-care to strengthen the pillar that holds your business.

• [13:50] How self-care allows you to stop fighting and playing small so you can relax.

• [15:01] Think about the self-care price tag if you're a high-performer who feels you have to earn it.

• [17:43] Why you must change your core beliefs to accommodate self-care activities.

• [18:50] The importance of figuring out self-care activities that you enjoy and find peace in.

• [21:10] Make a list of ten self-care activities you can enjoy without overthinking and share them.

Quotes:

• "Sometimes we feel like we have to honor that struggle or the difficulties we're in by self-sacrificing."-April [11:41]

• "If you have a hard time defining what earning self-care looks like, you're probably chasing the horizon."- April [17:29]

• "A remarkable life is just a stack up bunch of remarkable days, and you've got the power to create that."-April [28:20]

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How often do you fail to celebrate your milestones and victories while waiting for the elusive moment of perfection, only to later disconnect from the joy of achievement? But what if your life is solely based on the things that you celebrate? What if you celebrated early and often?

In this episode, April explains the power of celebrating milestones and achievements early and often for more success. She also describes how different versions of fear stop us from appreciating our achievements and acknowledging the goodness in our lives.

Listen in to learn the power of celebrating every step of the journey, practicing gratitude for the present, and sharing the celebration.

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• [02:17] How we often fail to celebrate our milestones and victories and later disconnect from the joy of achievement.

• [05:16] The importance of celebrating the steps and the journey and not waiting for the finish line.

• [06:03] How fear of ridicule, disappointment, and other versions of it stops us from appreciating our achievements and acknowledging the goodness in our lives.

• [09:35] Look back at all the milestones you've overcome and celebrate your progress and performance.

• [11:40] Three tips to embrace the power of celebration.

• [14:00] The power of celebration in enhancing your entire journey and propelling you towards greater achievements.

Quotes:

• "What if we could shape our reality by focusing on the good and celebrating only what we want more of?"- April [01:43]

• "Celebrating early and often can transform your journey towards success."- April [02:05]

• "You get more of what you celebrate, so let celebration become a natural part of your progress."- April [11:15]

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In this episode, April discusses how to design the Perfect Week and live your dream life. She explains the exercise to help you be in the creative space, which allows you to dream and visualize your Perfect Week without being tethered to your current one.

Listen in to learn how to tailor your Perfect Week by making a list of things you want in it and things you don't want in it and putting it in a printable schedule format you can review monthly.

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• [02:32] An exercise to help create your Perfect Week independent of your current schedule and obligations.

• [07:30] Think about how your Perfect Week would look like and visualize it without goal-setting.

• [09:53] Why your current schedule has to go through iterations for you to achieve your Perfect Week.

• [11:41] The small adjustments you must add in your life to get you closer to your Perfect Week.

• [15:24] How to make a list of stuff you want to have in your Perfect Week and will have time for.

• [16:21] Make a list of stuff you don't want in your Perfect Week.

• [17:04] Put the week in a schedule format, print it, and review it monthly to add one thing that gets you closer to your Perfect Week.

• [21:36] Give yourself the permission to define and create your Perfect Week because you deserve it.

Quotes:

• "The transition between the week you live now and your Perfect Week is not a light switch."- April [09:55]

• "If you don't do the work to define your perfect week, someone will define it for you."- April [14:42]

• "Becoming the best version of yourself is hard work which is why most people never do it."- April [20:46]

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Have your degrees or academic background hindered your success in any way? Are you constantly striving for perfection at the expense of progress?

In this episode, April shares how her scientific background hindered the progress of her success as an entrepreneur. She explains how her analytical mindset, insatiable curiosity, and self-imposed pressure affected every aspect of her business positively and negatively.

Listen in to learn how to stop missing out on opportunities by sometimes allowing good enough to be good enough.

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• [06:12] April explains how her science background slowed her entrepreneurship progress.

• [09:15] She explains the different ways her scientific mindset helped her as an entrepreneur.

• [13:01] The different ways her scientific mindset hindered her success.

• [19:44] How her self-imposed pressure stifled her willingness to take risks and experiment with new ideas.

• [21:33] Understanding that business is an iterative process that doesn't require perfection before releasing a product or service.

• [23:07] How to stop striving for perfection at the expense of progress to speed up your success.

Quotes:

• "I've moved away from greatness because greatness sets the wrong standard."- April [15:15]

• "It's not just about what you can do in the room; you've got to project that at all times."- April [20:20]

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What garbage do you tell yourself all the time? How often do you get caught up in past failures, limitations, or negative patterns that keep holding you back? How often do you tell yourself, "I'm not good at business" or "I'm not good at public speaking?" No matter how much self-awareness they reflect, these statements create self-imposed limitations and reinforce a fixed mindset.

In this episode, April explains the power of using the phrase "until now" at the end of negative affirmations. She also explains how "until now" can create an opening for growth and personal development.

Listen in to learn how to reflect and reevaluate your limiting beliefs and set new intentions with empowering statements that reflect your desire for growth and success.

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• [02:35] Understand that what you say about yourself externally and internally affects how you show up in the world.

• [04:10] How using "until now" can be a catalyst in transforming your life with new possibilities.

• [07:08] How the phrase "until now" creates an opening for growth and personal development.

• [10:17] The power of "until now" in reframing your past experiences and understanding they don't define your future.

• [13:15] How to reflect and reevaluate your limiting beliefs or negative patterns holding you back.

• [14:30] How to set new intentions by replacing your limiting beliefs with empowering statements that reflect your desire for growth and success.

Quotes:

• "What we're saying about ourselves externally and internally affects how we show up in the world; it affects the results."- April [02:46]

• "It's not that labels themselves are dangerous; it's what we allow the labels to do for us that's dangerous."- April [09:02]

• "The power of "until now" lies in its ability to shift our mindset from this fixed perspective to a growth perspective; it allows us to recognize that we have the power to change, learn, and improve."- April [09:41]

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Where are you giving your power away? Who are you blaming for your challenges? It's time to stop blaming external factors and take action and own the parts you can control. You're not a victim or powerless; you are powerful.

In this episode of PivotMe, April explains the concept of radical responsibility and how it can help you take control of your life and business. She emphasizes the importance of focusing on the areas where you have power and influence rather than blaming external factors for your circumstances.

Listen in to learn how to take ownership and design the life you want by practicing radical responsibility, taking back your power, learning from your failures, and making positive changes in your life.

What You Will Learn In This Episode:

• [02:42] The concept of internal locus of control and how it influences your perception of personal control over your life.

• [05:26] The importance of acknowledging your challenges but not using them as excuses not to get to your goals.

• [06:45] The common areas where you have given away your power, plus strategies for taking back control.

• [09:20] April uses examples to explain the importance of taking back your power and not giving it away to external factors.

• [14:57] Stop blaming external factors for their circumstances, and instead, take action and own the parts you can control.

• [16:41] Who's the villain in your story? Who is the reason you aren't living your best life?

Quotes:

• "When we start thinking of these external things, we're giving away our power and not operating from a position of power."- April [08:28]

• "We can't be waiting for someone to advance our life or business for us; the second we feel like our hands are tied, we're almost always the person who tied our own hands."- April [16:28]

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