April Garcia's PivotMe

On PivotMe today, we talk to Jon Vroman, founder of Front Row Dads an organization focused on helping men to show up at home with just as much focus, passion, and intention as they do in their business. The mission of Front Row Dads is to help men deepen their connection with their children and build a family legacy that they're proud of. He is the author of the #1 bestselling book The Front Row Factor and has been featured on Today Show and Inc.com for his work in helping others "Live Life in The Front Row™".

Jon explains how the feeling of inadequacy as a father transformed him from a businessman with a family to a family man with a business. In this episode, we discuss what it takes to redefine who you are and build habits that will lead to successful family life.

Listen in to learn how to become conscious by showing vulnerability and transparency when around others. You will also learn how to bring the best aspects of your business into the way you run your home.

Pivotal Questions Asked:

• [9:55] Did you know that what you're doing was going to become your calling?
• [13:30] Why do you think it's easier to succeed with our work than it is with our families?
• [16:59] What are some techniques that you use so your family doesn't get the leftover version of you?
• [40:37] When you were going through the discovery stage, did you feel destabilized?
• [51:46] What would you say to someone confused about whether they're fully present or not?
• [58:38] If you could tell the world one thing, what would it be?

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• [10:03] How he's committed to building Front Row Dads into something that can grow beyond him.
• [13:43] He explains why succeeding at work is seemingly easier than succeeding with our families.
• [17:05] How to communicate your feelings and coregulate when feeling frustrated around your family.
• [25:13] How to become conscious by looking within and around and allowing others to see us.
• [30:48] The work to help you heal your childhood traumas and revitalize your life.
• [40:48] Jon explains how to bring the best aspects of your business into the way you run your home.
• [50:30] How to be fully present to be at your best and do your best at work and as a parent.
• [51:59] The powerful practices to help bring you back to the moment and keep you centered.
• [58:43] The importance of recognizing and honoring your need for safety in this world.

Quotes:

• "Many people build their business because they want to be important to it, but they've baked themselves into the equation in such a way they can't step out."- Jon [11:35]

• "When we're fully present, we actually do know what to do in that moment."- Jon [51:13]

Connect with Jon:

• Website: https://frontrowfactor.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonvroman/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frontrowfactor/

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On PivotMe today, we talk to Ed Howie, the successful owner of the marketing firm BTYcreative. He is the founding partner of Gusto! restaurants, and also a certified spin instructor. He's been in marketing and operational leadership for 25 years with Chick-fil-A and H-E-B Grocery. He has led teams of communication experts for years, he is also a keynote speaker, and rumor has it we might be able to read more of his material in the near future.

He explains his history with alcohol, how it impacted his personal and professional life, and how he intentionally changed his life. In this episode, we discuss how to avoid commoditizing our businesses by going back to the origin story.

Listen in to hear why Ed is tired of owning other people's storylines and now confidently accepts compliments without downplaying them. You will also learn the importance of living your life to the fullest, knowing you're more than capable of achieving your dreams.

Pivotal Questions Asked:

• [4:36] How did you become so passionate about bringing that energy into marketing and the work that you do?
• [13:44] Can you talk to us about how not to be a commodity?
• [24:40] Do you think we spend too much time trying to push a product toward excellence and not transitioning over to building the brand around it?
• [47:46] If you could tell the world one thing, what would it be?
• [53:07] At the end of your life when you look back, what does success look like?

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• [4:50] Ed shares his history with alcohol and why he decided to become intentional with his life.
• [8:42] How he shifted from being avoidant and non-confrontational to dealing with conflict head-on.
• [14:22] How to remain distinct and efficient in business by going back to your origin story.
• [17:43] The top reasons why a product might not sell even when it's great.
• [21:09] Commodity vs. brand – the entrepreneurial mistakes that turn a brand into a commodity.
• [25:00] How to manage how you position yourself as a brand by telling your story.
• [27:47] Understanding how to price your products in a way that you're not commoditizing your business.
• [34:24] The honesty of owning a compliment rather than downplaying it and the confidence it takes to do it.
• [47:51] Learn to live your life to the fullest and know you're more capable than you think.
• [53:14] Ed on his desire to impact lives and be grateful for what he has today.

Quotes:

• "We all have things that we allow to govern ourselves in life for good or for bad."- Ed [8:03]

• "You can either allow other people to write your story, or you can write and communicate your story."- Ed [25:12]

Connect with Ed:

• Website: https://edhowie.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ed.howie
• IG: https://www.instagram.com/edhowie/

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Want help with your Goals and Productivity?

Interested in learning more about crushing Goals and Procrastination - getting more done in less time? Would you like to connect with April live? We are hosting a live FREE virtual event. You should be there, all the cool kids are and so should you. www.pivot-me.com/event

👉👉 Connect with me here:

Website: https://www.pivot-me.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AprilGarciaPivotMe

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theAprilGarcia/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theaprilgarcia

Happy Thanksgiving if you are listening in from the USA! We are knee-deep into the execution of Turkey day!

In today's episode, April asks us What are We Avoiding?

Why don't we talk about it? The area, this thing, Why don't we address it? Perhaps we think, -- I simply can't change it. It's outside of my control.

In this episode you will learn:

• What is the area in your life, you are avoiding?
• How to face that area of your life, you aren't talking about.
• Where is a place in your life you need to apply this work?
• Why don't we talk about it?

Want help with your Goals and Productivity?

Interested in learning more about crushing Goals and Procrastination - getting more done in less time? Would you like to connect with April live? We are hosting a live FREE virtual event. You should be there, all the cool kids are and so should you. www.pivot-me.com/event

👉👉 Connect with me here:

• Website: https://www.pivot-me.com
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AprilGarciaPivotMe
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theAprilGarcia/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theaprilgarcia

In today's episode, April is back! Yes, yes, she's back. A lot has happened since the last update she's given us. A state of the affairs. Where do we even begin!

She got covid a while ago and got super sick. Knocked her down. Which contributed to quite a few raspy and breathless podcasts and videos. So she took the time off she needed, at PivotMe we made sure we took care of our community, our listeners, and you, and we sailed on through – because of you. We hosted a live in-person event in Nashville. It was a private venue hosted alongside our good friend Mark Keene from Transformation Coaching.

In this episode you will learn:

• What was the important message learned in Nashville
• What's April's life purpose
• The experiences the Nashville event brought
• What impact #CollaborateNashville attendees made towards the community

Want help with your Goals and Productivity?

Interested in learning more about crushing Goals and Procrastination - getting more done in less time? Would you like to connect with April live? We are hosting a live FREE virtual event. You should be there, all the cool kids are and so should you. www.pivot-me.com/event

👉👉 Connect with me here:

• Website: https://www.pivot-me.com
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AprilGarciaPivotMe
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theAprilGarcia/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theaprilgarcia

In today's episode we talk about the 4 people you need in life to succeed!

We will walk through who they are, what role they play in your life, and how you can find them!

In this episode you will learn:

• The importance of having 4 Key roles in your life: Coach, Mentor, Cheerleader, and Friend.
• How to identify the people you need in life to shorten the path to success.
• How to bring them into your life, if one position is vacant. You will also hear about April's trip to #RiseBusinessConference to see Chris Hogan with her introverted friend and the tension between front row and last seat in the house. Nobody puts Baby in the corner.

Book Reference: Everyday Millionaires: How Ordinary People Built Extraordinary Wealth — and How You Can Too," Chris HoganWhat do you do now to execute on the content? Get your journal and let's make your list! Coach--? Mentor--? Cheerleader--? Friend--?

What to do if a position is vacant? Not a problem, someone you know knows them. You are 1 degree of separation away from someone who can completely change your life and business.

Who is it? Now make that call!

Want help with your Goals and Productivity?

Interested in learning more about crushing Goals and Procrastination - getting more done in less time? Would you like to connect with April live? We are hosting a live FREE virtual event. You should be there, all the cool kids are and so should you. www.pivot-me.com/event

👉👉 Connect with me here:

• Website: https://www.pivot-me.com
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AprilGarciaPivotMe
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theAprilGarcia/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theaprilgarcia

On the show today, we have the replay with Rory Vaden. He's a world-leading expert on the psychology of ultra-performance, a hall-of-fame speaker & a New York Times bestselling author. He wrote Take The Stairs and Procrastinate on Purpose. His leadership insights have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, CNN, Entrepreneur, Inc, and Fox News National.

Rory shares his success story which he describes as a series of impossible achievements, and how he has relentlessly pursued opportunities.

We talk about personal branding for entrepreneurs and corporate executives and the impact it creates on business growth. Listen in to learn how to master self-discipline and influence yourself and others to achieve personal success.

Pivotal Questions Asked:

• What is the time that you've made a pivot, and what mindset did you use?
• In working with people that you've worked with, and in your own success, what are some of the trends you've seen?
• How are you continuously connecting to that thing that you're driving towards so that you can have the grit to keep showing up each day?
• How do you self-sabotage, and how do you get yourself out of that?

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• The power of personal branding and how Rory and his company tapped into it to help clients.
• The impact of personal branding in the corporate environment and to improve business.
• How to manage impostor syndrome in every stage of your business.
• How to achieve personal success by mastering self-discipline, personal influencing, and leadership.
• The paradox principle of sacrifice – how to endure the sacrifice of today for future success.
• How to build and establish a vision using the VAST formula.
• Why you shouldn't self-sabotage by not learning how to balance your home life and business.

Quotes:

• "If you can show up in the world in a way that you're relentlessly standing in the service of others, all of your own fears, inadequacies, and self-doubt fall away."- Rory
• "The story of success is never the escalator; it is always the stairs."- Rory
• "Discipline becomes dormant in the absence of a dream."- Rory

Contact Rory: https://www.roryvaden.com/

Podcast: https://www.roryvaden.com/podcast

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In this episode, you will learn how to:

• Stop the revolving door of board members
• Ensure that each person serves in their area of expertise
• Place your future, more experienced self on your board
• Vote out negative members while maintaining a relationship with them

Today, we are following up on Episode 176 Your Personal Board of Directors!

That episode hit a nerve as many listeners and clients reached out with questions after discovering that they were struggling in this essential area! Many were surprised not only that they HAD a board, but that they had not staffed them well.

Many times, the staffing of our boards is due to our own insecurities, not trusting our own judgement or wanting to win the approval of others. We can hear the same message or voice over and over in our minds until it simply becomes background noise that we no longer question nor are we consciously aware of.

We can change this-- if we are willing to examine it.

So, let's continue to explore this topic and discover the power that WE hold when we become the Chairman of our own boards, and how to powerfully change our lives when we decide that the conversations in our head are no longer open to everybody with an opinion.

Action Steps:

• List out WHO is on the board and what area they serve! Who should NOT be there? Who SHOULD be there? Who is going to push you to be your best? (11:30)

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In this episode, you will learn how to:

• Identify who is on YOUR Personal Board of Directors and how they got a seat
• Choose the RIGHT people to support and advise you
• Vote the WRONG people off your Board

When making a major decision in your life, who do you go to for advice? Who is the voice in your head?

Your supportive partner? A wise mentor? Somebody who has your best interest at heart and cheers you on?

Or, is it a hyper-critical parent? Is the voice in your head that ex-boss or partner who excelled in exposing your weaknesses or failures?

Let's dig into YOUR Personal Board of Directors…You have one! We ALL do!

Even if you don't realize it, they are there in the background of your life. Some we have chosen purposely for the advice and experience that they add, but some have snuck through a cracked door, even have a seat at the table even though it does not benefit us or our goals.

The quality of our lives is influenced by these people and we may not even know it or realize that they are there! Not everybody gets a seat at the table!!! To make the cut, they need to be propelling you into the version of yourself that YOU want and what is best for you, NOT keeping you stuck in the version of your life that is more comfortable and convenient for THEM!

In this episode, I will give you tips and tricks on identifying who is on your Board and why, how to choose the right people to advise and empower you and how to vote those unhelpful people off the board so their opinions no longer hold you back from the life that you are designing.

Action Steps:

• Make a list of who is on your Personal Board of Directors and WHY! (12:04)
• Make a list of who is on the Board but does not deserve a seat and WHY! (12:29)
• CLEAN HOUSE as if the quality of your life depends on it…because it DOES!!! (13:10)

Suggested Reading:

Forbes Magazine Everyone Needs A Personal Board of Directors by Lisa Barrington February 20, 2018

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2018/02/20/everyone-needs-a-personal-board-of-directors/#77657f142bbc

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How often do we spend time excited about our future? Vs. Concerned about it. We think of what can go wrong, and rarely give ourselves the sweet luxury of imagining in vivid details, what can go right.

In this episode, April will be talking about…a future Bio! This is a twist on visualization and such a powerful tool for seeing your future, well at all, but also seeing it in a different way.

What you will learn in this episode:

• What is a future biography?
• Why should we write a future bio?
• What are the mechanics of writing a future bio.
• Is there any other advantage of writing a Future Bio?

Quotes:

• "Your brainpower, your thoughts, your imagery is being used by the dark force. Imagine instead if we focused on what we want, instead of what we fear"
• "This is the life that you are planning for, the life that you are making reality by aligning your priorities"
• "Am I spending my time today in a way that will get me there in 5 years?"

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On the show today, we have Scott Miller. He has a 25-year career with Dr. Stephen R. Covey's team, in the world's most respected and influential leadership development firm. Scott fairly recently stepped out on his own and became a multi-bestselling author, radio and podcast host, columnist, and global keynote speaker. He continues to consult with FranklinCovey and today he's adding value to us Pivoters.

Scott describes the pivotal moment when he decided to transition from a long-standing leadership corporate career during the pandemic to become a solopreneur.

In this episode, we talk about Scott's book Master Mentors and the qualities of being a nimble and self-aware leader. Listen in to learn how to have high courage conversations as a leader in a way that balances courage and diplomacy.

Pivotal Questions Asked:

• Do you have any techniques or ways for leaders faced with high courage conversations?
• Let's talk about your book Master Mentors and who it's for?
• If a pivoter's listening right now and they're 45 years old, business owner, have had some success under their belt, and know they're ready for some more change but not exactly sure what that step is, what's the story they've got to read?
• What is something you've noticed in the mentors that you're speaking to, or maybe something you've done that you feel is self-sabotage?
• If you could tell the world one thing, what would it be

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• How to be a leader who recruits and retains quality talent and who has the ability to facilitate high courage conversations.
• Techniques on how to have high courage conversations in a way that balances courage and diplomacy.
• How to be self-aware and create a better working environment by asking for honest feedback from your team members.
• The qualities of a nimble leader who knows their strengths and weaknesses.
• How to gauge your fears, their legitimacy, and how quickly you can sort them out to move to the next thing.
• Minimize self-sabotaging by being vulnerable and realizing you don't know it all.
• The power of being kinder and pre-forgiving others.

Quotes:

• "I think failure is probably the biggest teacher in life, and I'm not afraid of people watching me fail."- Scott
• "The two top jobs of a leader are to recruit and retain quality talent; talent that is noticeably palpably better than your own."- Scott
• "Give redirecting feedback and reinforcing feedback; all your feedback cannot be critical."- Scott
• "You have to be a light, not a judge; be a model, not a critic."- Scott
• "Most people don't fear failure; they fear having other people seeing them fail."- Scott

Books Mentioned:

• Multipliers by Liz Wiseman
• Disrupt Yourself by Whitney Johnson
• Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
• How Will You Measure Your Life? by Karen Dillon

Connect with Scott: scottjeffreymiller.com

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