Elite Achievement

If you're feeling frustrated and undervalued despite putting in extra effort to overcome unconscious bias and achieve higher leadership, then you are not alone! My special guest is Avril Habetz. Avril is a pioneer in the financial services industry and the first woman to become a Managing Partner at Northwestern Mutual in New Orleans. With over 15 years of experience, Avril has worked her way up from a Managing Partner's Executive Assistant to her current role, leading offices across Louisiana and Mississippi. She is a strong advocate for women in business, sharing her insights on overcoming unconscious bias and building confidence to achieve success. 

Highlights:

3:26 - I want to leave a bigger footprint on these communities than I took in.

9:09 - Bringing your authentic self is really important because if you just do it like the person before you did it, nothing’s going to change.

15:04 - Through a coach around accountability and through reflecting and pointing out my successes, and helping me do that, it changed my mindset.

17:40 - Action means a lot to people, and inaction actually speaks louder to people.

22:55 - I lIke a timeline, right? When I delegate, I put it on an agenda for us to follow-up.

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Are you a working mother who also prioritizes personal growth? Do you feel like you've tried everything to achieve your goals, but nothing seems to work? Have you been told to prioritize work over family or sacrifice one for the other? If you're tired of feeling stuck and unfulfilled, it's time to learn real strategies that actually work. Today’s guest, Lesle Griessel, is a powerhouse in the world of leadership and personal development. She shares her journey of becoming a better leader and how she is helping women honor their ambition while navigating the challenges of work-life integration and the importance of self-awareness.

Highlights:

3:49 - Relationships are a really important piece of growth and leadership development.

11:30 - We see way too much of this; people dimming their light and they shouldn't be, they should be shining brighter.

20:15 - When you say work life balance, you’re expecting it to be perfectly equal and let’s be honest, sometimes business is a bigger priority, sometimes family is a bigger priority, sometimes you have needs just pulling you in different directions, and if you are seeking for it to be perfectly balanced, you’re setting yourself up for disaster.

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Just when I thought I had to achieve success alone, a twist in my story showed me the power of asking for help. This unexpected realization changed everything, and I discovered the surprising impact that coaching can have on achieving my goals. But what led me to this game-changing discovery for my personal and professional goals? Listen to this episode to find out!

In this episode, you’ll discover how to:

• Leverage the power of a reliable support network to streamline your goal achievement process.
• Explore various support alternatives – including podcasts, scheduled check-ins, collaborative learning, and expert coaching.
• Enhance your motivation and insight through dedicated podcast listening to drive personal growth.
• Benefit from collaborative learning environments to address your insecurities and fears effectively.
• Assess critical aspects when choosing a coach that can bolster your path to success.

Highlights:

3:53 - “Honesty is key. You should feel a desire in your heart to follow through on these commitments.”

8:20 - “Coaching is powerful because a coach is going to give you an unbiased outside opinion of your business.”

11:53 - “Having a list of what energizes you and what has gotten you results in the past, will be so helpful as you interview potential coaches to grow your business.”

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It’s not often that I meet someone who says they love accounting, but today’s guest truly does! When Crystalynn Shelton thought her taxing 70-hour work weeks would never let up, an unexpected opportunity presented itself: a chance to transform her career, and the lives of small business owners, by teaching them the power of bookkeeping. Little did she know this new venture would not only prove successful, but also reveal a passion that she never knew she had – and we think some of Crystalynn’s passion for accounting and setting your finances up for success will rub off on you too!

In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

• Conquer the fear of numbers to confidently manage your small business finances.
• Draw a clear line between personal and business finances for better financial insight.
• Streamline and enhance bookkeeping accuracy by harnessing the power of automation.
• Go green and optimize efficiency with paperless bookkeeping and software solutions.
• Tap into expert advice and valuable resources for optimal financial management success.

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If you’re in business for yourself, you have sales goals. But that doesn’t mean you always feel confident about how to achieve them. I invited fellow coach Jennifer Hensley onto the podcast to share her best tips for setting your sales goals up for success. She is a sales expert, especially in the financial services field, and I know you’ll feel more confident about hitting your sales goals after listening.

Highlights:

7:16 - “My goal is that business owners have a lead generation plan that provides that flexibility and gives them options.”

16:45 - “Consistency leads to compound growth.”

25:34 - “If something’s a problem, make it a process.”

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We’re closing in on the end of Q1 and that means it’s worth it to review our goals, where we’re at, and what to plan for Q2. I personally find this practice so helpful, so I’m sharing my best tips for a quarterly review process on all of your goals, and how to move past any roadblocks that may come up on the goal achievement journey.

Highlights:

4:16 - “Putting pen to paper helps you commit your goals to memory, which increases your likelihood of achievement.”

8:47 - “During difficult times, those with a growth mindset are prone to prevail.”

13:27 - “If you have some limiting beliefs to work through, I recommend journaling about them.”

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One of the essential keys to achieving your goals is learning how to get support for what you don’t need to do yourself. That means learning how to delegate and what to delegate. So, I invited the owner of Hilltop Operations + Consulting Anne Hill onto the show to teach delegation best practices and how they work best in your business.

Highlights:

2:50 - We come in and really help to manage the processes, manage the systems, get the business owners set up in a way that they can bring on team members and start to just simplify everything for them.

13:32 - There’s different phases in business as you grow. There’s going to be times when all of a sudden a certain process that you may have done a certain way for the last three years just doesn’t work anymore.

19:21 - If you’re bringing on team members, you do need to be aware of profit margin.

25:48 - Sometimes it is the team members’ fault too. Don’t always think that it is always your fault as the business owner.

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One of the biggest challenges to achieving your goals might be that you can’t achieve them alone…but you’re trying to. Building a team that is on board with your goals and bigger vision can be a huge help in turning them into a reality. But there is a lot to learn when it comes to getting the right people on your team. I talked with organizational development expert Dr. Melissa Furman about the essential things to know when it comes to recruiting and retaining the best employees.

Highlights:

3:24 - More recently I’ve been hearing a lot about diversity, equity and inclusion. How do we recruit and retain diverse people?

14:11 - Most job postings are aligned with the job description. Most job descriptions are written and aligned with a performance evaluation. Performance evaluations are a waste of time. 

26:00 - You have to have a really strong onboarding process and ongoing training.

34:14 - They need to learn about what we call inclusive leadership. They need to learn about people who are different from them.

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Like many others, I set a goal to read more in 2022. Of course, I put measurable, attainable specifications around it so I achieved, and even surpassed, my book goal! Therefore, I wanted to share some of my favorite books from last year and why I loved them.

Highlights:

3:46 - Heather taught me about the difference between our true inner voice and our inner critic. I don’t know about you, but my inner critic tends to speak so dang loudly. According to Heather, the inner critic only sees evidence of every part of you that is lacking and the true inner voice knows you are worthy for who you are and sees many options and paths.

8:56 I think that the reason that you choose to read a book can amplify its impact on your life.

11:20 I like having a stack of books to choose from so when I finish one book, I can simply grab another and don’t have to think about what to read next.

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Recommended Reading List

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1. An Overachiever's Guide to Breaking the Rules
2. Us: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship
3. Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals
4. Going There
5. Speak: Find Your Voice, Trust Your Gut, and Get from Where You Are Want to Be
6. Book Lovers
7. My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress

How many times have you set a goal to read more books? I have, and last year, I actually surpassed my goal! This was a big accomplishment, so I wanted to bring on an expert to help us understand how to make reading enjoyable, achievable, and efficient. I’m excited for you to hear from Abby Marks Beale about how to do all of that, and transform your relationship to  learning through reading.

Highlights:

7:46 - It’s all about being really discerning about where you’re at at this time, what you’re interested in, what’s gonna be most relevant to you personally and professionally.

11:45 - “When I was in elementary school I had to stand up in front of the class and read and ever since then I have hated reading.” They were told they were bad or they were too slow. Let it go. Your past does not predict your future.

18:14 - Speed Reading is an active, mindful and conscious set of strategies that allow you to get what you need quickly from any reading material in an efficient and effective manner.

25:01 - Before you start jumping in and trying to commit to memory something you don’t even know, look at the whole chapter, find that outline, read through that quickly first, and then when you go back and read it in more detail, find the areas that are unfamiliar to you. Then create a good note-taking method.

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