Engineer Your Success

“So the importance of perspective is something that cannot be underestimated.” - Dr. James Bryant    In this episode of Engineer Your Success Podcast, Dr. James Bryant shares about how to achieve success in both business and life. We’ll cover topics such as overcoming imposter syndrome, utilizing LinkedIn for market research, setting and achieving goals, and finding ways to promote work-life balance. You’ll hear tips and techniques on how to create a more positive outlook and perspective on life, as well as actionable steps you can take to become successful both professionally and personally.    Let’s dive in!   [00:00 - 04:53] Fresh Perspective for Unlocking a Happier Life Invitation to join Success On Ramp on January 24th to discuss overcoming Imposter Syndrome  Engineer Your Success business page has over 1000 followers Conducting market research on challenges engineering/technical professionals face when trying to achieve success  Dr. James Bryant's goal for 2023 is to participate in two 10K races   [04:54 - 10:30] The Power of Perspective: Unlocking Joy, Contentment, and Meaning in Life Everyone wants to experience joy, contentment, and meaning in life Happiness, joy, and meaning can be found within ourselves We have a choice in how we view the events of our lives What we focus on grows in our mind. Perspective shapes how we view the world and make sense of our lives Perspective gives us a sense of agency and helps to frame the vision for our future There is power in having a positive perspective   [10:31 – 23:20] Closing Segment Perspective and outlook matters when it comes to achieving success Minimize focus on what you can't control, stop dwelling on what you don't like, show gratitude for all that you have, and practice self-compassion Connect with James (links below) Parting Notes   Sponsors: Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive. BanowetzMarketing.com/James Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product.  If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success! Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions.   Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. I’d love to hear from you. You have the strength of a hero within you. Check out my website https://betteryou4u.com/ and learn how to unlock your potential and achieve success both in business and in life.   Important Resources to Note: Click here https://sleekbio.com/jbryant for important resources mentioned on this podcast.   Tweetable Quotes: “There's power in having a positive perspective.” - Dr. James Bryant  “Practice self compassion.” - Dr. James Bryant

“So the importance of perspective is something that cannot be underestimated.” - Dr. James Bryant 

 

In this episode of Engineer Your Success Podcast, Dr. James Bryant shares about how to achieve success in both business and life. We’ll cover topics such as overcoming imposter syndrome, utilizing LinkedIn for market research, setting and achieving goals, and finding ways to promote work-life balance. You’ll hear tips and techniques on how to create a more positive outlook and perspective on life, as well as actionable steps you can take to become successful both professionally and personally. 

 

Let’s dive in!

 

[00:00 - 04:53] Fresh Perspective for Unlocking a Happier Life

• Invitation to join Success On Ramp on January 24th to discuss overcoming Imposter Syndrome 
• Engineer Your Success business page has over 1000 followers
• Conducting market research on challenges engineering/technical professionals face when trying to achieve success 
• Dr. James Bryant's goal for 2023 is to participate in two 10K races

 

[04:54 - 10:30] The Power of Perspective: Unlocking Joy, Contentment, and Meaning in Life

• Everyone wants to experience joy, contentment, and meaning in life
• Happiness, joy, and meaning can be found within ourselves
• We have a choice in how we view the events of our lives
• What we focus on grows in our mind.
• Perspective shapes how we view the world and make sense of our lives
• Perspective gives us a sense of agency and helps to frame the vision for our future
• There is power in having a positive perspective

 

[10:31 – 23:20] Closing Segment

• Perspective and outlook matters when it comes to achieving success
• Minimize focus on what you can't control, stop dwelling on what you don't like, show gratitude for all that you have, and practice self-compassion
• Connect with James (links below)
• Parting Notes

 

Sponsors:

Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive.

BanowetzMarketing.com/James

Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product. 

If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success!

Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions.

 

Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. I’d love to hear from you.

You have the strength of a hero within you. Check out my website https://betteryou4u.com/ and learn how to unlock your potential and achieve success both in business and in life.

 

Important Resources to Note:

• Click here https://sleekbio.com/jbryant for important resources mentioned on this podcast.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“There's power in having a positive perspective.” - Dr. James Bryant 

“Practice self compassion.” - Dr. James Bryant 

“The outcome that you're looking for, those daily activities and the things that you do on a daily basis will help you achieve that goal so that you can live that remarkable life.” - Dr. James Bryant    In this episode of Engineer Your Success Podcast, Dr. James Bryant shares his journey of unlocking his goals and dreams to create a remarkable life. Discover three keys to building and living a life you absolutely love, as well as personal development activities that will help you make the most of your time and energy. Learn how to break down goals into quarters and focus on career, business relationships, family/friends, marital relationships, travel, service, spiritual health, learning, financial giving and financial saving/investing. Get practical tips on how to conduct a year-end review, goal brainstorming and building a plan for success.   Let’s dive in!   [00:00 - 10:38] Unlock Your Goals and Success Life is full of remarkable moments and experiences but not everyone gets to live a life they truly love Dreams are our deepest desires and carry our hopes Goals are action steps to get closer to the dream Habits can make or break success Knowing what to do and how to do it is not enough; must put into practice for success   [10:39 - 15:46] Achieve Success in Business and Life Closing out the year with five personal development activities: making time to think and reflect, doing a year in review, celebrating achievements, practicing self-compassion, and dreaming Three essential questions for conducting a year in review: What worked well? What did not work well? What lessons were learned? Three keys to building and living a remarkable life: dream big, develop goals, build a plan Building a plan involves incorporating habits and tracking daily activities   [15:47 - 20:35] Start the Family Book Club and Track Your Progress Register for races and alert family and friends Run 1.5 miles 3 times per week Track food intake and hydration, drinking at least 1 gallon of water per day  Read 24 books in 2023, 12 paperback/hard copy and 12 audio/electronic format Implement new ideal or reinforce existing practice from each book  Start Family Book Club, select books for February & March   Provide updates on activities   [20:36 – 23:20] Closing Segment Spend time each week summarizing key points from books/audiobooks into 5 bullet points Keep track of what you're learning to codify it Connect with James (links below) Parting Notes   Sponsors: Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive. BanowetzMarketing.com/James Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product.  If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success! Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions.   Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. I’d love to hear from you. You have the strength of a hero within you. Check out my website https://betteryou4u.com/ and learn how to unlock your potential and achieve success both in business and in life.   Important Resources to Note: Click here https://sleekbio.com/jbryant for important resources mentioned on this podcast.   Tweetable Quotes: “There's going to have to be a strong connection between your dreams, your goals, and your habits.” - Dr. James Bryant  “It's not just about your dreams, it's not just about your goals. It's not just about your values, but this about the things that you do day in and day out.” - Dr. James Bryant

“The outcome that you're looking for, those daily activities and the things that you do on a daily basis will help you achieve that goal so that you can live that remarkable life.” - Dr. James Bryant 

 

In this episode of Engineer Your Success Podcast, Dr. James Bryant shares his journey of unlocking his goals and dreams to create a remarkable life. Discover three keys to building and living a life you absolutely love, as well as personal development activities that will help you make the most of your time and energy. Learn how to break down goals into quarters and focus on career, business relationships, family/friends, marital relationships, travel, service, spiritual health, learning, financial giving and financial saving/investing. Get practical tips on how to conduct a year-end review, goal brainstorming and building a plan for success.

 

Let’s dive in!

 

[00:00 - 10:38] Unlock Your Goals and Success

• Life is full of remarkable moments and experiences but not everyone gets to live a life they truly love
• Dreams are our deepest desires and carry our hopes
• Goals are action steps to get closer to the dream
• Habits can make or break success
• Knowing what to do and how to do it is not enough; must put into practice for success

 

[10:39 - 15:46] Achieve Success in Business and Life

• Closing out the year with five personal development activities: making time to think and reflect, doing a year in review, celebrating achievements, practicing self-compassion, and dreaming
• Three essential questions for conducting a year in review: What worked well? What did not work well? What lessons were learned?
• Three keys to building and living a remarkable life: dream big, develop goals, build a plan
• Building a plan involves incorporating habits and tracking daily activities

 

[15:47 - 20:35] Start the Family Book Club and Track Your Progress

• Register for races and alert family and friends
• Run 1.5 miles 3 times per week
• Track food intake and hydration, drinking at least 1 gallon of water per day 
• Read 24 books in 2023, 12 paperback/hard copy and 12 audio/electronic format
• Implement new ideal or reinforce existing practice from each book 
• Start Family Book Club, select books for February & March  
• Provide updates on activities

 

[20:36 – 23:20] Closing Segment

• Spend time each week summarizing key points from books/audiobooks into 5 bullet points
• Keep track of what you're learning to codify it
• Connect with James (links below)
• Parting Notes

 

Sponsors:

Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive.

BanowetzMarketing.com/James

Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product. 

If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success!

Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions.

 

Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. I’d love to hear from you.

You have the strength of a hero within you. Check out my website https://betteryou4u.com/ and learn how to unlock your potential and achieve success both in business and in life.

 

Important Resources to Note:

• Click here https://sleekbio.com/jbryant for important resources mentioned on this podcast.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“There's going to have to be a strong connection between your dreams, your goals, and your habits.” - Dr. James Bryant 

“It's not just about your dreams, it's not just about your goals. It's not just about your values, but this about the things that you do day in and day out.” - Dr. James Bryant

“You're gonna put some time limits on them and from those time limits and the things that you are going to actually measure. You're gonna build habits into your day-to-day life to help you achieve those goals.” - Dr. James Bryant    In this episode of Engineer Your Success Podcast, Dr. James Bryant shares how he entered a 10K race to set goals and emphasizes that having a goal after achieving one is key. He also provides tools, tips, and techniques to help business owners achieve success both in business and in life while focusing on topics such as goal setting, overcoming procrastination, time management, communication, leadership and more.   Let’s dive in!   [00:00 - 04:48] Achieve Work-Life Balance and Success in 2023 Dr. James Bryant provides tools, tips, and techniques to help achieve success in business and life Wednesday Wins Day: highlighting wins each week on social media Complimentary small group meetings to tackle topics like overcoming procrastination, time management, productivity, communication, and leadership Membership community coming soon   [04:49 - 09:43] Learn from Your Failures and Leverage Your Successes  Look at successes and failures to set the groundwork for tweaking and eliminating what doesn't work Capture areas that you want to develop goals in Prioritize important goals in categories such as health, relationships, family/friends, spiritual, service, travel, and finance  Set smart goals with time limits and measurements to build habits into day-to-day life Visualize yourself achieving goals to stay motivated   [09:43 - 14:35] Achieve Success in Business and Life with James' Goals for the Year Monument Avenue UCRs 10K and another 10K planned for later in the year Reduce overall body weight by 10% Decrease percentage of body fat to under 20% Increase maximum run/jog distance without stopping to over 6 miles Break overarching goal into chunks per quarter  Get additional coach training  Read one physical book a month Starting a family book club  Implement one new ideal or reinforce existing practice each month   [14:35 - 17:52] Self Care Goals Self-care goal of picking one day a month to do something that refuels  Show up as whole self, including faith, wherever I go Live out the fruit of the spirit in everyday life Take an epic family adventure and one weekend for a quarter for wife and I to get away Business goals: increase top line revenue, corporate clients, academic institutions, online course, group coaching program, be guest on 50 podcasts Service: continue to serve church and community, consider domestic mission trip, 4 family service projects a year   [17:53 – 19:36] Closing Segment How would I achieve my approach to accomplishing those goals throughout the year Connect with James (links below) Parting Notes   Sponsors: Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive. BanowetzMarketing.com/James Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product.  If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success! Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions.   Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. I’d love to hear from you. You have the strength of a hero within you. Check out my website https://betteryou4u.com/ and learn how to unlock your potential and achieve success both in business and in life.   Important Resources to Note: Click here https://sleekbio.com/jbryant for important resources mentioned on this podcast.   Tweetable Quotes: “Prioritize the things that are important to you.” - Dr. James Bryant    “implement one new ideal or reinforce an existing practice.” - Dr. James Bryant

“You're gonna put some time limits on them and from those time limits and the things that you are going to actually measure. You're gonna build habits into your day-to-day life to help you achieve those goals.” - Dr. James Bryant 

 

In this episode of Engineer Your Success Podcast, Dr. James Bryant shares how he entered a 10K race to set goals and emphasizes that having a goal after achieving one is key. He also provides tools, tips, and techniques to help business owners achieve success both in business and in life while focusing on topics such as goal setting, overcoming procrastination, time management, communication, leadership and more.

 

Let’s dive in!

 

[00:00 - 04:48] Achieve Work-Life Balance and Success in 2023

• Dr. James Bryant provides tools, tips, and techniques to help achieve success in business and life
• Wednesday Wins Day: highlighting wins each week on social media
• Complimentary small group meetings to tackle topics like overcoming procrastination, time management, productivity, communication, and leadership
• Membership community coming soon

 

[04:49 - 09:43] Learn from Your Failures and Leverage Your Successes 

• Look at successes and failures to set the groundwork for tweaking and eliminating what doesn't work
• Capture areas that you want to develop goals in
• Prioritize important goals in categories such as health, relationships, family/friends, spiritual, service, travel, and finance 
• Set smart goals with time limits and measurements to build habits into day-to-day life
• Visualize yourself achieving goals to stay motivated

 

[09:43 - 14:35] Achieve Success in Business and Life with James' Goals for the Year

• Monument Avenue UCRs 10K and another 10K planned for later in the year
• Reduce overall body weight by 10%
• Decrease percentage of body fat to under 20%
• Increase maximum run/jog distance without stopping to over 6 miles
• Break overarching goal into chunks per quarter 
• Get additional coach training 
• Read one physical book a month
• Starting a family book club 
• Implement one new ideal or reinforce existing practice each month

 

[14:35 - 17:52] Self Care Goals

• Self-care goal of picking one day a month to do something that refuels 
• Show up as whole self, including faith, wherever I go
• Live out the fruit of the spirit in everyday life
• Take an epic family adventure and one weekend for a quarter for wife and I to get away
• Business goals: increase top line revenue, corporate clients, academic institutions, online course, group coaching program, be guest on 50 podcasts
• Service: continue to serve church and community, consider domestic mission trip, 4 family service projects a year

 

[17:53 – 19:36] Closing Segment

• How would I achieve my approach to accomplishing those goals throughout the year
• Connect with James (links below)
• Parting Notes

 

Sponsors:

Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive.

BanowetzMarketing.com/James

Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product. 

If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success!

Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions.

 

Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. I’d love to hear from you.

You have the strength of a hero within you. Check out my website https://betteryou4u.com/ and learn how to unlock your potential and achieve success both in business and in life.

 

Important Resources to Note:

• Click here https://sleekbio.com/jbryant for important resources mentioned on this podcast.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“Prioritize the things that are important to you.” - Dr. James Bryant 

 

“implement one new ideal or reinforce an existing practice.” - Dr. James Bryant

“So when you get to a point and you're looking at something that you haven't been able to accomplish or something that you fell short, I want you to see those as opportunities.” - Dr. James Bryant    In this episode of Engineer Your Success Podcast, Dr. James Bryant discusses the importance of doing a year in review and how it can help you achieve success both professionally and personally. He encourages listeners to take the time to reflect on their accomplishments and challenges from the past year, and make decisions based on that information. Doing a year in review can help you achieve clarity about where you stand, set goals for the future, and make better decisions.    Let’s dive in!   [00:00 - 05:24] How to Prepare for a Successful 2023 with a Year in Review The year in review is an important personal development activity that can help you to gain clarity and perspective about your life It should include taking stock of all aspects of your life, including career, business, health, relationships, finances, and giving service Reflection can help you make mindful decisions about how to move forward into the next year with intention, focus, and without frustration   [05:25 - 10:15] Reflect on your year and take action to improve in the future It can be helpful to reflect on your life and goals in order to plan for the future To complete this exercise, you will need some time for reflection, some paper, and a pen Some questions to consider when completing your year in review include: what areas of your life are fulfilling for you, what areas need improvement, and what opportunities you see for growth in the future   [10:15 - 15:12] James shares his biggest failures and how he overcame them to achieve success There may not be an immediate impact, but it is an impact And I define success by winning at work and at home And so I would really encourage you to think about your career, your business, and your health when making decisions about success Any other thing that you can consider to have a successful life is also important. The challenges that you overcame this year will help you grow and learn about yourself Missed opportunities from this past year can be addressed through future planning   [15:13 – 20:10] Closing Segment Develop your goals for 2023. Connect with James (links below) Parting Notes   Sponsors: Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive. BanowetzMarketing.com/James Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product.  If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success! Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions.   Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. I’d love to hear from you. You have the strength of a hero within you. Check out my website https://betteryou4u.com/ and learn how to unlock your potential and achieve success both in business and in life.   Important Resources to Note: Click here https://sleekbio.com/jbryant for important resources mentioned on this podcast.   Tweetable Quotes: “Have an open mind to see those as opportunities. Opportunities for you to develop something new.” - Dr. James Bryant  “Your success is on the other side of failure.” - Dr. James Bryant

“So when you get to a point and you're looking at something that you haven't been able to accomplish or something that you fell short, I want you to see those as opportunities.” - Dr. James Bryant 

 

In this episode of Engineer Your Success Podcast, Dr. James Bryant discusses the importance of doing a year in review and how it can help you achieve success both professionally and personally. He encourages listeners to take the time to reflect on their accomplishments and challenges from the past year, and make decisions based on that information. Doing a year in review can help you achieve clarity about where you stand, set goals for the future, and make better decisions. 

 

Let’s dive in!

 

• [00:00 - 05:24] How to Prepare for a Successful 2023 with a Year in Review
• The year in review is an important personal development activity that can help you to gain clarity and perspective about your life
• It should include taking stock of all aspects of your life, including career, business, health, relationships, finances, and giving service
• Reflection can help you make mindful decisions about how to move forward into the next year with intention, focus, and without frustration

 

[05:25 - 10:15] Reflect on your year and take action to improve in the future

• It can be helpful to reflect on your life and goals in order to plan for the future
• To complete this exercise, you will need some time for reflection, some paper, and a pen
• Some questions to consider when completing your year in review include: what areas of your life are fulfilling for you, what areas need improvement, and what opportunities you see for growth in the future

 

[10:15 - 15:12] James shares his biggest failures and how he overcame them to achieve success

• There may not be an immediate impact, but it is an impact
• And I define success by winning at work and at home
• And so I would really encourage you to think about your career, your business, and your health when making decisions about success
• Any other thing that you can consider to have a successful life is also important.
• The challenges that you overcame this year will help you grow and learn about yourself
• Missed opportunities from this past year can be addressed through future planning

 

[15:13 – 20:10] Closing Segment

• Develop your goals for 2023.
• Connect with James (links below)
• Parting Notes

 

Sponsors:

Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive.

BanowetzMarketing.com/James

Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product. 

If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success!

Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions.

 

Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. I’d love to hear from you.

You have the strength of a hero within you. Check out my website https://betteryou4u.com/ and learn how to unlock your potential and achieve success both in business and in life.

 

Important Resources to Note:

• Click here https://sleekbio.com/jbryant for important resources mentioned on this podcast.

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“Have an open mind to see those as opportunities. Opportunities for you to develop something new.” - Dr. James Bryant 

“Your success is on the other side of failure.” - Dr. James Bryant

“It's really important to take that time to provide that valuable inside, for your motivations and your goals, and it will help you recognize those opportunities forward next year” - Dr. James Bryant    In this episode of Engineer Your Success Podcast, Dr. James Bryant discusses how dreaming can help individuals be more successful. He notes that those who dream are more likely to be successful than those who don't, and goes on to say that dreaming is the foundation you use to build your visions in all areas of life. He also recommends taking steps to prepare for success in 2023, including reviewing your past year and setting goals, before actually achieving them. Finally, he advises listeners to practice self-compassion, gratitude, and have dreams big enough to inspire action.   Let’s dive in!   [00:00 - 07:26] 5 Personal Development Activities to Achieve Success by the End of the Year  The top five personal development activities to do by the end of the year are: build your vision, focus on yourself, find blessings in giving, invest in yourself, and have a successful year  These activities can be done in any order  To start the year off right, build your vision and focus on yourself. This will help you set the direction for your future  Find blessings in giving and invest in yourself. Doing these will help you achieve financial stability and success  Have a successful year by focusing on your relationships, finances, spiritual well-being, and mental   [07:26 - 14:53] How to Celebrate Your Successes in 2020  The fourth step in the engineer's blueprint is to design your plan  You want to build your plan after you have developed your vision and your values  Your goals for 2023 should be identified, and habits should be put in place to help you  achieve them  Celebrating your successes is an important part of leading a happy, fulfilled life   [14:54 - 22:14] 5 Ways to Close Out the Year Strong and Prepare for a Very Successful 2023  To close out the year strong, practice self-compassion  Start a gratitude practice to have a profound effect on well being  Express gratitude on a regular basis to have positive effects on all areas of life  Dream about the future you want to achieve to create motivation and direction   [22:15 – 26:05] Closing Segment Develop your plans for 2023. Connect with James (links below) Parting Notes   Sponsors: Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive. BanowetzMarketing.com/James Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product.  If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success! Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions.   Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. I’d love to hear from you. You have the strength of a hero within you. Check out my website https://betteryou4u.com/ and learn how to unlock your potential and achieve success both in business and in life.   Important Resources to Note: Click here https://sleekbio.com/jbryant for important resources mentioned on this podcast.   Tweetable Quotes: “Dreams are one of the most powerful things that we can do in life.” - Dr. James Bryant    “Start a gratitude practice and dream big dreams.” - Dr. James Bryant

“It's really important to take that time to provide that valuable inside, for your motivations and your goals, and it will help you recognize those opportunities forward next year” - Dr. James Bryant 

 

In this episode of Engineer Your Success Podcast, Dr. James Bryant discusses how dreaming can help individuals be more successful. He notes that those who dream are more likely to be successful than those who don't, and goes on to say that dreaming is the foundation you use to build your visions in all areas of life. He also recommends taking steps to prepare for success in 2023, including reviewing your past year and setting goals, before actually achieving them. Finally, he advises listeners to practice self-compassion, gratitude, and have dreams big enough to inspire action.

 

Let’s dive in!

 

[00:00 - 07:26] 5 Personal Development Activities to Achieve Success by the End of the Year

•  The top five personal development activities to do by the end of the year are: build your vision, focus on yourself, find blessings in giving, invest in yourself, and have a successful year
•  These activities can be done in any order
•  To start the year off right, build your vision and focus on yourself. This will help you set the direction for your future
•  Find blessings in giving and invest in yourself. Doing these will help you achieve financial stability and success
•  Have a successful year by focusing on your relationships, finances, spiritual well-being, and mental

 

[07:26 - 14:53] How to Celebrate Your Successes in 2020

•  The fourth step in the engineer's blueprint is to design your plan
•  You want to build your plan after you have developed your vision and your values
•  Your goals for 2023 should be identified, and habits should be put in place to help you  achieve them
•  Celebrating your successes is an important part of leading a happy, fulfilled life

 

[14:54 - 22:14] 5 Ways to Close Out the Year Strong and Prepare for a Very Successful 2023

•  To close out the year strong, practice self-compassion
•  Start a gratitude practice to have a profound effect on well being
•  Express gratitude on a regular basis to have positive effects on all areas of life
•  Dream about the future you want to achieve to create motivation and direction

 

[22:15 – 26:05] Closing Segment

• Develop your plans for 2023.
• Connect with James (links below)
• Parting Notes

 

Sponsors:

Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive.

BanowetzMarketing.com/James

Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product. 

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