April Garcia's PivotMe

Have you heard of the 'who not how' principle? It states that before you ask yourself how to solve your problem, ask yourself who do you know that can help you solve it. The principle is designed as a shortcut to your success- to help you get there faster by asking the right questions.

In this episode, April combines her principle of 'your greatest problem can be solved in a day by someone you know' and the 'who not how' principles. Listen in to learn how to accelerate your business and life growth by finding and forming a partnership with your 'who'.

What you will learn in this episode:

• Make it a routine to ask yourself 'who do I already know that could solve this problem for me?'
• How to start asking the right questions in life and business by borrowing someone else's genius to accelerate your growth exponentially.
• Read the Who Not How book to understand how to allow a partnership between you and your 'who'.
• Where to find your 'who' by thinking of the category of your problem and then crowdsourcing your network.
• Identify a problem you're facing right now, be clear with the goal, and then ask yourself who you know that can help you with it.

Quotes:

• "Asking who is more than just delegation, it's borrowing someone else's genius."
• "There's a better faster way, never be limited in your goals and ambitions because the key to the solution is finding your 'who'.
• "We only stop progressing if we stop taking the small consistent steps towards greatness."

What can you do today? To Be Productive. Effective. Perform at your best. Even now.

Are you struggling to stay focused? If you have the right framework, it takes the guesswork out of Productivity.

Get our FREE mini-series 4 Steps: Doing More in Less Time

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On the show today, we have John Lee Dumas, the founder and host of the award-winning podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire which has over 100 million listens of his 3000+ episodes. He turned his podcast into a media empire that generates over a million listens every month and 7-figures of NET annual revenue 91 months in a row.

John transformed his life from a struggling veteran to a person of incredible value 8 years ago when he started his podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire.

In this episode, we talk about John's journey to successful entrepreneurship, listen in to learn why you should understand your fears and doubts but still make the move towards your dreams.

Pivotal Questions Asked:

• How was the switch from a W2 earner to starting your own podcast? What mindset shift had to happen, and where the people around you supportive of that?
• Why are entrepreneurs failing at such a high rate?
• Let's talk about the Common Path to Uncommon Success book.
• What's next for you?

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• He explains how finding the right mentor was key to his success.
• How to be the change you want by doing what isn't being done.
• Understanding that doubts, fears, and impostor syndrome are part of your human journey.
• Why you should replace the word perfectionist with a coward.
• How to uncover your big unique idea and turn it into an opportunity that allows you to live in your zone of fire.
• John talks about his book Common Path to Uncommon Success.
• The importance of designing your content production plan.
• John explains why promoting his book is his number one priority moving forward.

Quotes:

• "The perfect mentor is very clear to me; it is somebody who is where you want to be."- John
• "If you want to be the best, you've got to be the only."- John
• "What we need more of is people living every single day within their zone of fire; what we need less of is people waking up as pale weak imitations of successful entrepreneurs."- John

Contact John Lee Dumas: https://www.UncommonSuccessBook.com/

Social Handles:

https://www.instagram.com/johnleedumas/

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What can you do today? To Be Productive. Effective. Perform at your best. Even now.

Are you struggling to stay focused? If you have the right framework, it takes the guesswork out of Productivity.

Get our FREE mini-series 4 Steps: Doing More in Less Time

Visit pivot-me.com/4Steps to get it TODAY!

👉👉 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

Where in your life have you been rejecting yourself before anyone else can? Rejecting yourself before anyone can mean you're normalizing failure when you hold all the power to keep trying.

In this episode, April talks about the fear of rejection that drives us to reject ourselves to avoid the hurt of being rejected by others. Listen in to learn how you can NOW challenge yourself to get 100 rejections and the benefits of that.

What you will learn in this episode:

• The power of how you're sabotaging yourself by rejecting yourself before anyone else can.
• Normalize failure and challenge yourself to do as many things as possible to get 100 rejections.
• Learn not to connect all the emotional baggage to the Nos by collecting 100 rejections.

Quotes:

• "You have to stop saying you don't have what it takes."
• "Don't remove yourself early, be in the room where it happens."

What can you do today? To Be Productive. Effective. Perform at your best. Even now.

Are you struggling to stay focused? If you have the right framework, it takes the guesswork out of Productivity.

Get our FREE mini-series 4 Steps: Doing More in Less Time

Visit pivot-me.com/4Steps to get it TODAY!

👉👉 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

How do you quickly increase your confidence? Because really, more often, confidence is not inherent but rather created. Increasing your confidence will be the beginning of improving many aspects of your life.

In this episode, April shares five things you can do to quickly build your confidence. You'll be surprised by some of these simple and easily overlooked tips that can tremendously improve both your professional and personal life.

What you will learn in this episode:

• Tell yourself a better Story. Always keep in mind that it's not the events of your life that matter most but the stories you tell yourself about the events in your lives. You have a choice whether to reach for a positive or negative story. Advice: Stop looking for evidence to support a negative narrative but instead a positive one that makes you feel confident!
• Affirmations. These are based on science and teach your brain a new different way to think. Learn to pick empowering affirmations; at least five positive ones that even out that negative one you might have let slide.
• Manage your posture/ state. According to a Power Posing study, to manage your body language, you need to stand with your shoulders held back and your head held high. Remember that how you hold your body, does have an impact on how you think and a commanding powerful stance will make you feel powerful.
• Review your Atta-Boy folder. What are some of your achievements, accomplishments, wins that make you feel amazing- confident? What have you stored in your Atta-Boy folder that you review to make you feel confident? It is important to have a private treasure chest either on your phone or laptop to pull from when you need a confidence boost.
• Review your badass List. The crazy things you have overcome in your life, what are they? Reminding yourself of the badass that you are, will give you the power to press on at any moment's notice.

Join me in this episode as we quickly boost your confidence and improve aspects of your life!

What can you do today? To Be Productive. Effective. Perform at your best. Even now.

Are you struggling to stay focused? If you have the right framework, it takes the guesswork out of Productivity.

Get our FREE mini-series 4 Steps: Doing More in Less Time

Visit http://www.pivot-me.com/4Steps/ to get it TODAY!

👉👉 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

How do you quickly increase your confidence? Because really, more often, confidence is not inherent but rather created. Increasing your confidence will be the beginning of improving many aspects of your life.

In this episode, April shares five things you can do to quickly build your confidence. You'll be surprised by some of these simple and easily overlooked tips that can tremendously improve both your professional and personal life.

What you will learn in this episode:

• Tell yourself a better Story. Always keep in mind that it's not the events of your life that matter most but the stories you tell yourself about the events in your lives. You have a choice whether to reach for a positive or negative story. Advice: Stop looking for evidence to support a negative narrative but instead a positive one that makes you feel confident!
• Affirmations. These are based on science and teach your brain a new different way to think. Learn to pick empowering affirmations; at least five positive ones that even out that negative one you might have let slide.
• Manage your posture/ state. According to a Power Posing study, to manage your body language, you need to stand with your shoulders held back and your head held high. Remember that how you hold your body, does have an impact on how you think and a commanding powerful stance will make you feel powerful.
• Review your Atta-Boy folder. What are some of your achievements, accomplishments, wins that make you feel amazing- confident? What have you stored in your Atta-Boy folder that you review to make you feel confident? It is important to have a private treasure chest either on your phone or laptop to pull from when you need a confidence boost.
• Review your badass List. The crazy things you have overcome in your life, what are they? Reminding yourself of the badass that you are, will give you the power to press on at any moment's notice.

Join me in this episode as we quickly boost your confidence and improve aspects of your life!

What can you do today? To Be Productive. Effective. Perform at your best. Even now.

Are you struggling to stay focused? If you have the right framework, it takes the guesswork out of Productivity.

Get our FREE mini-series 4 Steps: Doing More in Less Time

Visit http://www.pivot-me.com/4Steps/ to get it TODAY!

👉👉 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

Our guest today is the best-selling author of two books on financial literacy; Money Honey and Passive Income Aggressive Retirement, Rachel Richards. She's a former financial advisor and a real estate investor with almost 40 units. She quit her job and retired at the age of 27 and now helps thousands of people work their way out of financial despair.

Rachel is now living off over $15,000 per month in passive income and is on a mission to empower female millennials to take control of their financial future.

In this episode, we discuss how and when Rachel developed her passion for financial independence and garnered the courage to execute her ideas. Rachel shares the major lessons she has learned in her journey from a corporate job to living off passive income.

Some Questions Asked:

• [2:48] Did you purposely seek out real estate for the passive income and what made you think, 'this is what I want to pursue'?
• [10:16] When you wrote your first book, what were the carols for writing that first one?
• [13:07] You pursued it so aggressively and so young, is it that you really just didn't want to have a day job? Is it that you really want to feel secure in your financial future? What gave you the fire in your belly?
• [27:48] Tell us about the book and the impact that it's made in your reader's lives.
• [43:14] When you see people that have so much passive income that they really don't need to work, what are the commonalities that you see?

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• [8:13] How she learned to handle rejection and to stay persistent to find those who will say yes.
• [10:21] How offering financial advice to family and friends led her to write her first book and her passion for passive income led her to write the second one.
• [13:21] Rachel's fear of being financially unstable and how it has driven her to achieve what she has now.
• [16:03] Selling knives taught her how to trade her time with better value.
• [19:47] The pivotal moment when Rachel wanted to give up on writing her first book and how she rose back up.
• [23:37] The unique voice in you and how to use it to make a difference.
• [27:52] How Rachel's book teaches people to increase their income and decrease their expenses to increase their expenses.
• [34:07] The small steps that will help get you closer to your goals.
• [36:35] Learning from people that are many steps ahead of you by investing in it.
• [39:36] How to protect your time- why saying no is a much more powerful response than saying yes.
• [43:35] The power of execution in separating your ideas with the rest of the world.
• [49:03] Rachel describes some ways you can make passive income even with a day job.

Connect with Rachel Richards:

Website: https://www.moneyhoneyrachel.com/

What can you do today? To Be Productive. Effective. Perform at your best. Even now.

Are you struggling to stay focused? If you have the right framework, it takes the guesswork out of Productivity.

Get our FREE mini-series 4 Steps: Doing More in Less Time

Visit http://www.pivot-me.com/4Steps/ to get it TODAY!

👉👉 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 this episode, you will learn how to:

• Analyze and prioritize your to-do lists and daily schedule for maximum impact
• Say no to the things that do not serve you and create space for the things that do
• Audit your calendar
• Increase productivity so you can complete the RIGHT things

Do you find yourself running out of time at the end of the day for the things you want to accomplish?

We are busier than ever, but time is the great equalizer. Think about it! You have the same hours in the day as any number of successful people-- so let's dial in how we can make the most of it!

Family. Friends. Our phones. Social Media. Work obligations…the list can go on and on with all the good things we fill our time with but also, the things that drain us of our energy and resources, leaving us depleted and unable to focus on what truly matters to us!

Let's evaluate all the things on our plate and decide which things can stay and what stories, feelings, or tasks need to be eliminated. Here is the hard truth: if you want success in any area of your life, you need to say NO to many, many things. The success you have on any given thing is directly connected to how tight your focus is. By saying YES to one thing, you have to say NO to many others.

Today, I will be giving tips and tricks to regaining power over your schedule (and ultimately your life!) by creating the Yes/No list to establish clear boundaries on what will move us forward and what is holding us back from truly living the lives that we dream of!

Action Steps:

1. Get out a piece of paper. Fold it vertically, and on one side write YES and on the other side, NO. (15:58)
2. Start with the things that you are saying YES to. It can be an action, a story you tell yourself, where you spend your time, a feeling or emotion….do these things currently serve you and your best interests? If not, shift it over to your NO list!
3. What are you saying NO to? Be intentional!

Open your calendar, look at what you had on your schedule a week back and look a week ahead. What is on there that should not be and what is missing that should be there? Show me your calendar (and your bank account) and I will show you your priorities. Take an honest look at where your time is going!!! If something is truly important to you, you schedule and make time for it. It will show up on your calendar if it REALLY matters! What is on there out of obligation or habit? Change accordingly!

Suggested Reading:

The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results (14:15) Gary Keller https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1885167776/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thesparknow20-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1885167776&linkId=09403bdab13aee213572934ae4a080f9

Millionaire Success Habits: The Gateway to Wealth and Prosperity (20:33) Dean Graziosi https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401956874/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thesparknow20-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1401956874&linkId=f6cf44b5298ae1060b1f7e0338c989fd

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In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How to prioritize your tasks for greater productivity
• The benefit of creating a master task list to get your day started right and help you accomplish more
• Tried and true techniques to help manage your time and increase your efficiency

Time management.

I have an unusual obsession with this topic. I read books on it for fun and I am constantly learning new ways to be more efficient with the one thing that we are never guaranteed…time.

My dear friend and author, Tammy Ingraham, always reminds me, "Time is Life's money, be careful where you spend it."

We wake up feeling energized, ready to tackle the day and before we know it, it is time to get ready for bed. Where did the day go? And more importantly, did we accomplish the things that we set out to do? Many times, the answer is no. We know we were busy all day BUT…sound familiar

In an age where there are so many things to easily distract, we need to have a plan of action when it comes to protecting our time and making the most of this precious resource.

Let's talk about the ten techniques that will help you master time management so we can increase our focus and get things done!

Action:

• Download a timer! It is a game changer for productivity! Modify as needed.
• Prioritize. Prioritize. Prioritize.
• Set up your day the night before! Do not waste your morning trying to figure out what to tackle first.

Suggested Reading:

1. The One Thing
2. Gary Keller

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We discuss the book Tribe of Millionaires, shared the 6 secret lessons, and show how it applies to 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨 and what makes them so freaking effective. For more info on what makes Masterminds great go to www.pivot-me.com/vip

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 What if One Choice Could Change Everything.

#1 Connection Effect. Your future is remarkably shaped by those around you. Your life will be measured by the quality of your relationships.

#2 Propose effect. The right people reveal your true source of power.

#3 Authenticity effect. Be authentic, gain trust. You find your true self among those you trust.

#4 Accountability effect. Accountability is the world's most powerful force.

#5 The Multiplier Effect. The right group of people compound your efforts and have a synergistic effect. Your net worth is your network.

#6 The Influence Effect. What may be the most important lesson of them all, as Tony Robbins says- you are the average of the 5 people you spend your time with. Implement these 6 lessons in your life and business, and it will radically improve in under 90 days.

𝗛𝗼𝘄? 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱. They are small groups of people that regularly meet in the pursuit of a goal- through the goals can be different for each person.

Discussed by Napoleon Hill in his book Think and Grow Rich, Hill said, "No mind is complete by itself. It needs contact and association with other minds to grow and expand." And it needs to be specific minds, or as April says—not your default peer group (the people you live, work, or are related to)—go out and pick the people!

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁? 1. Consistency. It is a scheduled, sacred time, that does not get moved (weekly, monthly, or quarterly) 2. Goal-oriented. Actively in pursuit of a goal. 3. Accountability. Show up, be seen, hold yourself and others to a standard. If you get off track (spoiler alert—we all do) get back on track faster and have the courage to call out your team when they are off track. There is no perfect execution, you aren't German engineering, just consistent execution. 4. Vulnerability. The Mastermind must be honest about both the joy of achievement and the pain of growth. Because there is pain. 5. No dog in the fight. No one is directly influenced by your decisions (different than a pure networking group), so they can give unadulterated advice. Where else in life do we get that? If you are reaching for that next level of success, don't do it alone. And don't do it just with your default peer group. Love them, but seek out those that will educate and elevate you to levels you didn't think possible.

To learn what makes Masterminds so successful, or if you'd like to know more about the PivotMe Masterminds we run each Wednesday, reach out to us at www.pivot-me.com/vip Masterminds give you the power of expertise, connection, vulnerability, and – perhaps most important- accountability!

👉👉 Connect with me here: • Website: https://www.pivot-me.com

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

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On the show today, we have the replay of Stephen Scoggins interview, a multi-million-dollar serial entrepreneur, best-selling author, creator of Transform U, and host of The Stuck to Unstoppable Podcast. He empowers people to take authority over their lives by teaching them how to bring their highest aspirations into reality.

He narrates his pivotal moment and how the power of a mentor played a role in that transformation.

In this episode, we talk about Stephen's resilience, desire for success, and passion for inspiring people to continue becoming better. Listen in to learn how to overcome self-sabotage by understanding that it's about the difference you make and not what has already been made.

Learn more about Stephen here: www.stephenscoggins.com

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What can you do today? To Be Productive. Effective. Perform at your best. Even now.

Are you struggling to stay focused? If you have the right framework, it takes the guesswork out of Productivity.

Get our FREE mini-series 4 Steps: Doing More in Less Time

Visit pivot-me.com/4Steps to get it TODAY!

👉👉 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