If there’s one positive thing you can learn from a crisis once you're through it, it’s how to prevent it from happening again.

The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has left thousands of people in a financial crisis. Right now, it’s more important than ever to assess your situation and create a strategy. This will ensure you are safe and secure the next time another crisis rolls around.

Today on the Corrie Lo Show, I’m speaking to Matt Newmann about Financial Disaster Planning.

Matt, a financial services wholesaler and father to three small children, was diagnosed with grade three astrocytoma (brain cancer) at 39 years old. His memoir, Starting At The Finish Line, chronicles the journey that he and his entire family took together which got him to a place of clarity, understanding and appreciation.

After our conversation, you’ll have actionable strategies you can take now to ensure you are secure if another crisis comes around.

Which of these actions will you be taking to increase your financial preparedness? Leave a comment below.

Watch, listen or read the recap of this episode by visiting: http://www.corrielo.com/disaster-preparedness-plan

You can learn more about me and my work by visiting my website at http://www.corrielo.com

You can learn more about Matt and his work by visiting http://www.matthewsnewman.com

Most CEO’s read on average 4-5 books a MONTH. The average American reads .11 hours a day. That’s less than 7 minutes folks!!

Let’s break it down. If a book takes on average 4 hours to finish, and CEO’s read 4 of them. That’s 16 hours a month. Meaning they’re out reading the average joe 13 hours minimum.

If you want to live an extraordinary life, it requires extraordinary action. CEO’s reading habits demonstrate this.

So if you want to get ahead, and do so quickly, adopting a reading habit is a great place to start.

I myself am an avid reader. I read 2-3 on a good month. Today I’m going to be sharing the books I read in January - March of 2020, and a quick review of them.

After, you’ll have a list of books you don’t want to miss out on so you can start your own reading habit today.

Can't find enough hours in the day to start your reading habit? Tackle that excuse and gain an additional 5 hours each week by downloading my favorite 5 automation tools. http://www.corrielo.com/5tools5hours.

Watch, listen or read the recap of this episode by visiting: http://www.corrielo.com/business-books-to-read-Q120

You can learn more about me and my work by visiting my website at http://www.corrielo.com

“Hey there cool cats and kittens”

If that phrase rings familiar to you, it can mean only one thing. That you too have binged on Netflix’s the Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness while locked down during quarantine!

The familiarity of Carole Baskin’s standard, but now famous Facebook Live greeting demonstrates something pretty incredible. The power of brand authenticity. Learn how to harness it yourself, and you too can be top of mind to your potential customers.

Over the past few weeks, my eyes have been glued to this train wreck of a reality show. I know I’m not the only one. Celia of Celia Werner Productions and I have been sending each other memes non-stop. Then we figured, why not go live and discuss the show?

In our discussion, you’ll learn that there are four key lessons in branding any small business owner can take from watching this show.

Ready to make your business more visible?

Take my Small Business Marketing Personality Quiz to find out. It evaluates your unique products, services, and personality and recommends the best style of marketing for your small business.

Take the quiz by clicking here: http://www.corrielo.com/marketingpersonalityquiz

Watch, listen or read a recap of this episode at http://www.corrielo.com/lessons-in-branding-from-tiger-king.

Learn more about Corrie and her work at http://www.corrielo.com 

With so many eyes currently indoors at home and online right now, it’s more important than ever for small business owners to be visible on social media.

Participating in social media as a small business doesn’t have to be a complicated process. Today I’m sharing what I feel are the best social media management tools that will make your social media look polished and professional. They also make the process of posting to multiple platforms easier and more manageable.

Want to know for sure that social media marketing is right for you and your business?

Take my Small Business Marketing Personality Quiz to find out. It evaluates your unique products, services, and personality and recommends the best style of marketing for your small business.

Take the quiz by clicking here: http://www.corrielo.com/marketingpersonalityquiz

For more information on Corrie and her services, visit http://www.corrielo.com 

To watch, listen or read the transcript from this episode, visit http://www.corrielo.com/best-social-media-management-tools 

If the sound of Christmas music crowds in the stores or the thought of having to visit your family for dinner during the holidays, sends your anxiety into absolute overdrive and this episode is for you.

Today I'm going to share five different ways to manage your holiday stress so you can relax a little bit more and enjoy the holidays for the joyful time it has the potential to be.

I have always absolutely hated the holidays from when I was a child. It's one of those things I always felt like I was being forced, decorate the tree and sing the carols and do the music and it just never sat right to me.

When I finally decided to take a look at the holidays and decide what felt right to me, you know, what traditions and what activities I actually wanted to do that I could potentially enjoy. It really changed the way I started to think about them and today I'm going to share with you five ways I went about doing it and now I look forward to this holiday season instead of dreading it.

Don’t forget to stop by http://www.corrielo.com/holiday-stress-tips, where we answer questions you may have about the episode.

If you enjoy this video, don’t forget to subscribe and get even more inspirational tips, resources, and interviews for leading a more emotionally fulfilling life at http://www.corrielo.com.

Do you struggle with lost motivation? 

If every single day you wake up with absolutely no idea what you should be doing or why you're doing what you do, then this episode for you.  You'll want to stick around because by the end you'll know exactly what to do when your motivation isn't working for you so you could begin feeling more productive, starting today,

Motivation seems easy for overachievers like myself. That is until life throws you a curveball.  In my own experience, I had a miscarriage, an abusive relationship, divorce, and then experienced suicide loss all within four years and for my type-A overachiever personality, these obstacles were really difficult.  That’s because my healing got in the way of my progress moving forward.  

Slowly but surely as I experimented with different things as well as interviewed a ton of people on the subject, I think I eventually cracked the code to how to keep yourself motivated. 

Watch the video, listen to the podcast or read the full transcript to learn my Motivation Method.

Don’t forget to stop by http://www.corrielogiudice.com/lost-motivation, where we answer questions you may have about the episode.

If you enjoy this video, don’t forget to subscribe and get even more inspirational tips, resources, and interviews for leading a more emotionally fulfilling life at http://www.corrielo.com.  

If you want to improve your communication and build stronger relationships and stay tuned because this episode is for you. Today's guest, Jenn Whitmer, is passionate about helping people learn how to resolve conflict in a manner that fosters communication and helps strengthen relationships.

I've experienced conflict just like everybody has in both my personal as well as my professional relationships. Over the years, I've learned that there are many different ways to go about managing these types of situations and this is exactly what I'm going to be talking to Jenn about on today’s show.

Jenn Whitmer is a coach, author, and speaker that shows people how to resolve conflict in a way that helps foster communication with over 20 years of experience. Jen loves helping people communicate through difficulty so they all come out stronger on the other side.

She shared with us some of her favorite strategies sourced from her own experience on this episode. Watch, listen or check out the transcript to get our full conversation.

Don’t forget to stop by http://www.corrielo.com/effective-communication-techniques, where we answer questions you may have about the episode.

If you enjoy this video, don’t forget to subscribe and get even more inspirational tips, resources, and interviews for leading a more emotionally fulfilling life at http://www.corrielo.com.

Like these interviews? Watch even more of them here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL2iLLfzM7QKEU9_8o346wWKRSwofQdB4o&index=1.

Jenn Whitmer Bio:

Jenn speaks, writes, and coaches with joy, asking big questions that lead to big dreams and big ideas, always finding a way of being and doing in the world that is healthy and effective. Usually, that means laughing.

This is what she loves to do: help people communicate and resolve conflict in ways that promote connection and flourishing. With more than 20 years of experience in teaching, coaching, and connecting all kinds of people, she has found all her experience and education have led to a lot more learning. Specializing in interpersonal conflict resolution—in real life and in the online world— Jenn loves helping others communicate through difficulty so they are more connected and whole on the other side.

Jenn has graduate training in music education, theology, and leadership along with a Master of Arts in communication and culture from Webster University. Jenn lives in St. Louis, Missouri with her husband, Michael, their four kids, and a cat that puts up with them all.

Do you ever struggle with keeping a consistent morning routine?

This is one of the most common questions I receive from both my clients as well as my followers. So today I'm going to dedicate an entire episode on the topic.

I've never been a morning person naturally. If you ask my mom, one of the things that she loves to embarrass me with is telling my friends and family on how difficult it was to get me out of bed to go to school as a kid.

It wasn't until my college years that I started reading books about what the most successful people do in the morning. I then learned exactly how beneficial a morning routine can be. I read several books on the topic and I've done a ton of experimentation for myself on how to make a morning routine that works for me.

So with that said, I have a ton of tips and tricks that I can share with you today to learn how to create one that works for you.

Don’t forget to stop by http://www.corrielogiudice.com/morning-routine-youtube, where we answer questions you may have about the episode.

If you enjoy this video, don’t forget to subscribe and get even more inspirational tips, resources, and interviews for leading a more emotionally fulfilling life at http://www.corrielo.com.

If you want more success in life, all you have to do is change your mindset about having it. 

Today's guest, Roberta Hoskie, is Ms. Millionaire Mindset and she's got the mindset game figured out. She went from a homeless teenager to becoming a real estate mogul today and she's going to share with us exactly how she did it. 

I've attributed my own mindset to really be the key to my success, especially in navigating my own life challenges. Roberta has a really fascinating take on how to make mindset work for you and I'm really excited to get to share our conversation together today. 

By the end of our conversation, you'll know exactly how to eliminate those self-limiting beliefs so you can get the success you deserve. You'll also be inspired to view the world differently and you'll be able to see opportunities you never would have seen had you not been open to them.

Don’t forget to stop by http://www.corrielo.com/mindset-for-success, where we answer questions you may have about the episode.

If you enjoy this video, don’t forget to subscribe and get even more inspirational tips, resources, and interviews for leading a more emotionally fulfilling life at http://www.corrielo.com.  

Like these interviews?  Watch even more of them here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?playnext=1&list=PL2iLLfzM7QKEU9_8o346wWKRSwofQdB4o&index=1.  

Roberta Hoskie Bio:

Does work-life balance actually exist? That's the million-dollar question and not one I'm going to be answering for you today, but I will be showing you how to better manage it.

By the end of today's episode, you'll have five high actionable strategies on how to better balance your work and your life. After putting them into play, you'll be less stressed and have more energy that you can then reinvest into both your personal life as well as your work.

As a former senior vice president and third-generation entrepreneur, as well as a single mother, I understand exactly how important work-life balance is. Being a single mom managing both my business and my life is a challenge, but it is something that I managed to do and that's what I'm going to show you how to do today.

Today I’m going to be covering why work-life balance is important, and that I'm going to be giving you five actionable strategies on exactly how to go about balancing it.

Watch, listen or check out the transcript to learn more about how to better balance your own work and life.

Don’t forget to stop by http://www.corrielo.com/tips-for-work-life-balance, where we answer questions you may have about the episode.

If you enjoy this video, don’t forget to subscribe and get even more inspirational tips, resources, and interviews for leading a more emotionally fulfilling life at http://www.corrielo.com.

Laura Vanderkam Time Tracking Challenge https://lauravanderkam.com/2017/09/welcome-168-hours-time-tracking-challenge/