April Garcia's PivotMe

Our guest on the show today is Daniel Mangena, Wall Street Journal "Master of Success" Public Speaker and 2x Best Selling Author. After receiving a late diagnosis of Asperger's and experiencing a life-shattering trauma at the age of 20, Daniel spent 7 years struggling to keep these revelations and events from spilling into every area of his life. As a result of his struggles, Daniel built a simple, four-step system called the Beyond Intention Paradigm. Through his motivational speeches, Daniel shares his vision of empowerment and joy. His books and podcast series have all helped thousands across the globe. His prolific work recently earned him a spot in the Wall Street Journal as a "Master of Success". As seen on Wall Street Journal, Market Watch, ABC, NBC, CBS & FOX.

Daniel talks about the mistakes that led him into losing his business and millions by age 24 and the lessons he picked from that experience.

We discuss the importance of stepping into your purpose and going beyond intention to reach your most fulfilling destination in life. Listen in to learn the importance of taking baby steps, staying consistent, and celebrating minimum deliverables.

Pivotal Questions Asked:

• [2:28] Tell us about a time you pivoted?
• [11:10] Not so much how did you get it, but how did you lose it?
• [16:05] Where did all this confidence come from? Was it just the desire to rebel?
• [42:29] Talk to us about your book The Money Game?
• [44:57] When you were branching out and choosing entrepreneurship instead of finishing college, how was that received?
• [54:31] Talk to us about your success practices. What does a day in the life of Daniel look like?

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• [2:32] Daniel narrates his journey from becoming a millionaire at 20 to losing it all within a year, plus finding success again.
• [11:29] He explains the mistakes he made that led to him losing millions, plus tips on how to protect your business.
• [18:50] How he focuses on the internal and taking the opportunities that align with him.
• [22:02] How he let go of coaching to follow the calling that gave him fulfillment and joy.
• [31:15] How to set an intention with an honest look of where you are, to increase your chances of reaching your destination.
• [37:57] Micro-shift your life by taking baby steps, staying consistent, and celebrating minimum deliverables.
• [42:35] He describes where the idea of writing his book The Money Game came from.
• [49:26] Always double-check where you're coming from when faced with hard choices.
• [54:38] The five things that Daniel focuses on each day and his future plans.
• [1:01:15] How to identify the five foundations for your ideal life and prime yourself around them.

Quotes:

• "Choices are made from where we're at internally."- Daniel [10:31]
• "When we change our input, we change the environment, we change the narrative, we change the choices, and we change the reality."- Daniel [10:38]
• "When we celebrate those little things, it builds momentum and fills us up for the next summit."- April [42:01]
• "Ultimately, everything that's showing up in our reality is the reality of where we're at vibrationally."- Daniel [50:01]
• "If you're not creating it, your unconscious mind is."- Daniel [1:04:40]

Contact Daniel: https://dreamwithdan.com/

Social Handles:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreamerceo/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedreamerceo

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• Website: https://www.pivot-me.com
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AprilGarciaPivotMe
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theAprilGarcia/
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Have you been overwhelming yourself with work responsibilities and decisions on Sunday night? But you already know that your weekend is for you and your family to enjoy and to have fun, not to work. What to do then?

In this episode, April talks about the terrible practice of overwhelming yourself with work on a Sunday night and the dangers it poses. Listen in to learn how you can stop this bad practice by focusing on your gains at the end of a workday and not the gap.

What you will learn in this episode:

• [1:50] Stop making your Sunday night your Monday morning because it erodes your balance and will eventually lead to a breakdown.
• [3:49] How to plan your next week in advance, on Friday at 2 pm.
• [4:49] Look at the gain you made at the end of your workday, not the gap, which will make you feel accomplished and change the way you show up.
• [7:22] Be present, be where your feet are. Stop robbing yourself of the joy of being in the moment with your family while thinking of work.

Quotes:

• "We want breakthroughs, not breakdowns." [2:25]
• "Last part of the day you focus on the gain, not the gap." [5:49]
• "How you leave your workday is often how you walk through the front door of your home." [6:05]

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:

• [1:23] The power of how you're sabotaging yourself by rejecting yourself before anyone else can.
• [5:00] Normalize failure and challenge yourself to do as many things as possible to get 100 rejections.
• [7:00] 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." [6:54]
• "Don't remove yourself early, be in the room where it happens." [8:15]

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

On the show today, we have Dr. Joe Johnson, an international speaker on Purpose, and author of the book Pursue Your Purpose Not Your Dreams. With a PhD in Counselor Education, common sense, and street sense; Dr. Joe's versatility gives him 20+ years of experience in transformation work and helps others unleash their purpose.

Dr. Joe describes the difference between purpose and dreams and the power purpose has over dreams.

In this episode, we talk about Dr. Joe's journey- from an unfulfilled career to helping others build their best happy lives and careers. Listen in to learn the importance of choosing a purpose that impacts both your professional and especially your personal life.

Pivotal Questions Asked:

• [4:51] How did you navigate identity change, and how do you help people?
• [12:02] Explain the difference between purpose and dreams.
• [20:43] Help us understand how individual healing directly connects to purpose and profit.
• [32:57] What success principles do you use today?
• [38:24] Did you know that Ph.D. is what you wanted to do, or do you come from a long line of PhD. holders?

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• [4:53] The importance of designing your peer group to tap into your identity from within.
• [10:07] How to be careful in choosing the content that you consume.
• [12:12] The difference between dreams and purpose, plus the power of purpose and putting your dream in context.
• [16:55] Why you should get selfish sometimes and make a pivot to a life and career you love.
• [26:09] He describes the pivot point when he realized he needed to pursue his purpose.
• [33:05] Success tips that Dr. Joe uses to nourish his physical and mental functioning.
• [36:31] How he uses awareness, knowledge, and skill to help unfulfilled career professionals looking to transition to a life they love.
• [45:49] The value of listening to others and showing appreciation towards others as a leader.
• [52:51] He talks about his plans to expand his brand in the future.

Quotes:

• "One of the toughest things to navigate is identity change."- April [4:47]
• "Diet isn't only the food that you consume, it's also the content that you consume."- Dr. Joe [10:40]
• "There's pressure to fulfill everyone else's needs except our own."- Dr. Joe [17:18]
• "We have to become aware of everything about us and around us."- Dr. Joe [37:27]

Contact Dr Johnson: https://www.healnow2021.com/

https://www.instagram.com/joejohnsonspeaks/

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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

Our guest on the show today is Top Entrepreneur Mentor and Business Architect, Mike Zeller, his businesses have generated more than 9 figures in sales. He is the creator of the Zone of Genius course and has been featured on Business Insider, Forbes, and Fox Radio multiple times. Mike has studied alongside leaders such as Tony Robbins, Russell Brunson, and Jay Abraham.

Mike has had to pivot and shift many times to overcome business failures and find success in the lessons.

In this episode, we talk about Mike's journey of intentional goal setting and progression after every hurdle. Listen in to learn the importance of designing your environment by surrounding yourself with impactful relationships to achieve success.

Some Questions Asked:

• [5:23] How did you start down this path?
• [9:51] Give us some of the highlights of what you learned studying with world leaders, and what surprised you about it?
• [16:10] Talk to us about how you overcome business failure. You've had a lot of them.
• [34:20] Do you have a time where you experienced this pivot point?
• [41:07] With leaving those disrupted markets, are you now entering eCommerce and branding on a typical pattern or as a disruptor?
• [46:21] What are some of the things that you've done that you will continue to do to help make you successful, and you're really intentional about it?

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• [5:31] Mike describes how and when he got into the business of entrepreneur mentoring and coaching.
• [10:01] How learning with the world leaders helps you show up confidently in your relationships.
• [23:25] How to position yourself in your business for optimal success- staying in your lane of genius.
• [34:24] Mike describes his pivot moment as when he discovered he was investing in dying industries and had to change that quick.
• [41:15] Why you should think about the blue ocean strategy when choosing an industry to invest in.
• [46:29] 3 tips on how to be intentionally successful in your goals.
• [53:38] The power of leading yourself first before leading others.

Quotes:

• "You've got to be a good student for the right coach."- April [9:22]
• "If you look at most people who experience extraordinary things, they're usually in extraordinarily right positions."- Mike [29:31]
• "Do whatever it takes to put yourself in higher levels states, higher levels environments, pay what you got to, invest the time that you have to, and you will shift by default."- Mike [49:50]

Contact Mike: www.mikezeller.com

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelrzeller/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelRZeller/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelrzeller/
• FB Group Fast Track to Success: https://www.facebook.com/groups/6figurefasttrack

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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

Our guest today is the founder of Remarkable Resilience and a personal brand strategist with the Brand Builders Group, Kristen Cullen. She's worked with NYT bestselling authors, health and wellness experts, award-winning and internationally recognized attorneys, physicians, lifestyle mentors, 7-figure entrepreneurs, and influencers. She's passionate about personal branding and teaching people how not to give up and be resilient in telling their stories.

In this episode, we discuss how Kristen used her resourcefulness and resilience to tell her story and help others do the same too. Listen in to learn the power of personal branding and defining your avatar to grow and scale your business.

To learn more about Brand Builders Group or to book a free call with Kristen go to www.pivot-me.com/brand

Some Questions Asked:

• [4:25] Talk about navigating uncertainty?
• [7:18] How does your resourcefulness and your resilience influence what you do today?
• [13:05] Explain what an avatar is and why it is so important to speak to that?
• [16:35] Talk about what a personal brand is and why it is so important?
• [30:09] Walk us through the pieces that Brand Builders focus on and who you're right for.

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• [2:42] Kristen talks about her personal and professional background, plus how she started helping people build their personal brands.
• [4:29] How to be resourceful by figuring things out, to get to where you want to be.
• [5:57] Learn to give yourself time to feel the negative feelings and then pivot to what's possible.
• [7:34] How Kristen serves her clients with encouragement and resilience.
• [11:24] How to effectively communicate and serve your identified audience through personal branding.
• [13:11] The importance of creating an avatar for your business to focus on.
• [16:40] Kristen explains how they help people build their personal brands and the importance of it.
• [24:25] The five factors that Kristen and her team put in place when helping clients build personal brands.
• [30:25] The ways that Brand Builders help their clients intentionally build personal brands and scale-up.
• [35:10] Kristen talks about her remarkable resilience and how she recognized the value of her story.
• [38:20] Why Kristen is committed for people not to give up on themselves.
• [39:31] She talks about the future of Brand Builders in serving people in 2021.

Quotes:

• "Everything you need is right in front of you; you just have to figure it out."- Kristen [5:09]
• "It's very easy to be victimized by our circumstances."- Kristen [5:58]
• "If there's confusion in your content then, there is confusion in who you're looking to work with."- Kristen [25:55]
• "Who you are today is best suited to serve who once were."- Kristen [35:24]

Contact Kristen: kristencullen.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

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:

• [1:22] Make it a routine to ask yourself 'who do I already know that could solve this problem for me?'
• [4:27] How to start asking the right questions in life and business by borrowing someone else's genius to accelerate your growth exponentially.
• [6:55] Read the Who Not How book to understand how to allow a partnership between you and your 'who'.
• [10:10] Where to find your 'who' by thinking of the category of your problem and then crowdsourcing your network.
• [12:04] 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.

• "Asking who is more than just delegation, it's borrowing someone else's genius." [5:19]
• "There's a better faster way, never be limited in your goals and ambitions because the key to the solution is finding your 'who'. [7:24]
• "We only stop progressing if we stop taking the small consistent steps towards greatness." [10:00]

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

Our guest today is the Founder & CEO of The New Mid, Michelle Newman. She is a former award-winning television executive turned transformational life coach, and host of "The New Mid" podcast, which is ranked #7 in "The Top Ten Valuable Podcasts for Midlife Women." She works with midlife women to take charge of their future and get rid of self-limiting beliefs in order to live an abundant second half.

Michelle shifted from the entertainment industry and focused on changing her mindset and becoming a solopreneur.

In this episode, we discuss how a brain hemorrhage forced Michelle to change her perspective about life and be open to new situations. Listen in to learn the importance of representing your brand and being consistent with whatever activities you engage in.

Some Questions Asked:

• [6:04] What was the catalyst for your shift from the entertainment industry?
• [13:37] How did you deal with the identity change from your career status to what you're doing now?
• [20:40] Where does the backbone to make all these significant changes in your life come from?
• [33:34] Did you struggle with visibility on social media?
• [43:26] In the things that you do within your Facebook and on your podcast, can you give us some insights on the topics that you discuss and the journey that you take people through?
• [52:20] What's next for Michelle?

In This Episode You Will Learn:

• [4:07] Michelle talks about her time in the entertainment industry and how a near-death experience shifted her life and career.
• [9:03] How to shift and be available to new situations and people- how Michelle's brain hemorrhage led to meeting her husband.
• [14:07] She explains how she dealt with shifting from a demanding job to a dedicated mom and solopreneur.
• [20:57] The power of believing in yourself- that you can do whatever you set your mind to.
• [26:36] The time management and discipline lessons she learned from spending time with Betty White.
• [33:45] How to use social media to create and promote your brand as an entrepreneur.
• [43:40] How Michelle coaches people to have the right mindset, surround themselves with three types of people, and build the right habits.
• [47:18] Why you should learn to 'eat the ugliest frog first'; which is doing what you don't like first.

Show notes Quotes:

• "The more you're looking at that closed door, you're not going to be able to see the other opportunities that are coming your way."- Michelle [10:57]
• "You're not going to love every step of it, it's really consistent execution that gets us there."- April [29:17]
• "Just figure it out, keep going, and show up for yourself and for the people that you're serving."- Michelle [30:48]
• "It all starts and ends with your mindset."- Michelle [44:13]

Contact Michelle: Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/michellenewman44 Website: thenewmid.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

Should you turn down business? So, you've been having a lot of business and feeling a little overwhelmed and don't know whether it's a good idea to say no or yes to that new business, right? The simple answer is, if you're thinking about it, then you should do it.

In this episode, April discusses when and why you should turn down business as a new business owner. Listen in to learn how your limiting beliefs and scarcity mindset is stopping you from growing your business.

What you will learn in this episode:

• [1:59] How your limiting beliefs and old practices hold you back and can lead to burnout when you keep saying YES to every client as a solopreneur.
• [4:30] Turning down business is a sign of business growth. Avoid clients that are not a right fit for you or refer them to others who can handle them.
• [7:02] Fire a client. The secret to firing a client is doing it when you start thinking about it when your set expectations are not met.
• [10:01] If you're feeling the need not to take on business, then turn it down.

Show notes Quotes:

• "When you're growing your business, one of the signs of growth is turning down business." [4:30]
• "Fear is keeping you from making the right decision for your business." [7:30]
• "Do not let yourself un-fire to keep someone else warm." [8:18]
• "It is our responsibility to communicate our needs and set expectations." [9:07]

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

The elusive morning routine- we are giving you a simple morning routine that has worked for millions. April recaps the 6 Steps of the SAVERS morning routine from Miracle Morning for Entrepreneurs by Hal Elrod and Cameron Herold. She also shares her personal morning routine kettlebells and affirmations too.

What you will learn in this episode:

• Why is a Morning Routine so important?
• How to create a 6 minutes morning routine that will change your life
• A simple SAVERS method from Miracle Morning for Entrepreneurs

SAVERS Morning Routine

S- Silence

A- Affirmations

V-Visualization

E-Exercise

R-Reading

S-Scribe

Quotes:

• Never decide in the morning what you are doing. Reduce the friction for the good habit.
• It doesn't have to be my morning routine, Hal Elrod, Robin Sharma's- it's got to be YOURs. There are some things that are directly correlated with success, yes—but if you hate your morning- then you are doing something wrong!
• if your morning was utter chaos, it makes your day feel chaos. There is a better way.
• If you have kids—do yourself and them a favor and get up before them.

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