Focus on Progress

By Richard Ralston

Focus on Progress, the podcast for you the online membership owner who wants to see more progress in your business, in your life and in the lives of those you lead.

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How many episodes does Focus on Progress have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.

Focus on Progress episodes:

June 13, 2022Ep 22. On Being Consistent
I mention Jamie Bright in this episode. I really encourage you to sign up for her private Podcast here: https://gettheprivatepodcast.com

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Website: RichardRalston.com

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12min
May 09, 2022Ep 21. How to get the breakthroughs you really want: Interview with Diane Cunningham Ellis
In this episode, I chat with Diane Cunningham Ellis.
Diane is an author, entrepreneur and former counsellor.

While Diane was practising as a counsellor she faced a horrific situation that caused her life to spiral out of control and led her to the brink of suicide. But with the help of prayer, her faith, and the communities she surrounded herself with she bravely rebuild her life.
She now helps Christian businesswomen get the breakthroughs they need to build and scale their businesses.

In this episode, we chat about
The situation that almost destroyed her.

How being part of a supportive community is so important to personal growth and realizing your true potential.

We talk about facing Resistance and how our ego can get in the way of us seeing new opportunities.

We talk about how the stories we tell ourselves impact the way we see the world.

And Diane shares with us her three part ‘Brave Recipe’ for getting the breakthroughs your after.
This is the story of an amazing woman who is rewriting the story of her life and teaching others to do the same.

Connect with Diane at: https://dianecunningham.com/

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Connect with Richard

Let’s Chat: I’d love to hear from you so please let me know what's on your mind.
To send me a message Click Here.

Website: RichardRalston.com

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Improve your member's retention rate so you’ll make more money.

Help your members make progress and get results faster by increasing the engagement and consumption of your membership and course material.

Encourage your members to develop close relationships with their peers.

Manage your Progress Pod Accountability Groups easily. ProgressPod.io will save you time by eliminating all the unnecessary organizational admin.

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38min
May 02, 2022Ep 20. What moving a woodpile can teach us about business.
Today's episode is a bit of an experiment.

The question: How easy would it be to record my ideas onto my iPhone?

I have a friend, Jamie Bright, who records her private podcast episodes directly onto her iPhone. She’s been encouraging me to start dictating my ideas as a potentially easier and faster way to capture them.

I thought I’d have a go so I hit the red button and recorded a story.

After I had finished recording I wondered how easy it would be to upload that into Descript so that I could create a transcript.
It was super easy.

As I was listening back to my recording I realised that although it was pretty bad quality the content was kinda ok. I’ve heard podcasts where the sound quality was worse than this.

It then crossed my mind that maybe I should do a quick edit, add a beginning and an end though and some music, publish it simply and see what you think.

So this is it.

This is me deciding to get over myself and ‘put it out there’ regardless of how perfect (or not) it is.
I’m doing this for two reasons.
Because I want to challenge myself to get over myself, do hard things and move forward regardless, and

Because I want to encourage you to do the same. I want to encourage you to take your Next Tiny Step, beat The Resistence and move forward.
I’d love to know your thoughts.

To send me a message Click Here.

Website: RichardRalston.com

Progress Pod Accountability Groups - ProgressPod.io

The ProgressPod.io software is designed to…
Improve your member's retention rate so you’ll make more money.

Help your members make progress and get results faster by increasing the engagement and consumption of your membership and course material.

Encourage your members to develop close relationships with their peers.

Manage your Progress Pod Accountability Groups easily. ProgressPod.io will save you time by eliminating all the unnecessary organizational admin.
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20min
April 04, 2022 Ep 19. Learn to listen to you audience: Interview with Mitch Aunger
Today’s guest is Mitch Aunger.
Mitch started his career as a software developer with Boeing.
One day after reading an article on MacRumors, he decided to start his own website.
His blog became very popular in its niche.
Then one day somebody told him he was an imposter. This rocked him, but it led to a time of soul searching where he eventually discovered what really fires them up.
In this episode, Mitch shares with us how he started a blog and then got laid off from his job for 32 years.
• The importance of consistency in how this was so important to making his business a success.
• Why we need to listen carefully to our audience. And how powerful it is to use our audience's words when we're talking back to them.
• how to use your thank you page to grow your own business fast.
Connect with Mitch at: ThankYouPageMagic.com/
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To send me a message Click Here.

Website: RichardRalston.com

Progress Pod Accountability Groups - ProgressPod.io

The ProgressPod.io software is designed to…
• Improve your member's retention rate so you’ll make more money.
• Help your members make progress and get results faster by increasing the engagement and consumption of your membership and course material.
• Encourage your members to develop close relationships with their peers.
• Manage your Progress Pod Accountability Groups easily. ProgressPod.io will save you time by eliminating all the unnecessary organizational admin.

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47min
March 29, 2022Ep 18. You can figure it out: Interview with Tosha Schore
Today’s guest is Tosha Schore.

Tosha is a parenting coach who focuses on helping parents learn to parent their boys.

She has a double major in Women's studies and Language studies.

Life was running along smoothly until one day when she was about three months pregnant, she suddenly wondered, “What if I had a boy”. Until then, that possibility had not occurred to her.

She realized that she now needed to figure out a way to marry her commitment to women and feminism, and her commitment to these amazing beings who she birthed, who happened to be boys.

And so started an entirely new journey that has led Tosha to create a course on how to manage aggression, writing a book, and building a membership community.
In this episode Tosha shares with us
The challenges she faced as a parent of three boys

The countdown timer technique she used to build her business at the same time as being a full time mum.

How introducing Accountability Groups to her membership is helping her people make more progress in their parenting journey.
This is an inspiring story of how life doesn't always go the way we expect it to. Things come out of, what feels like, nowhere and change everything.
For Tosha this led her on an unexpected journey with the mission to change the world, one sweet boy at a time.

Connect with Tosha at: ParentingBoysPeacefully.com

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Connect with Richard

Let’s Chat: I’d love to hear from you so please let me know what's on your mind.
To send me a message me Click Here.

Website: RichardRalston.com

Progress Pod Accountability Groups - ProgressPodManager.io

The ProgressPod.io software is designed to…
Improve your members retention rate so you’ll make more money.

Help your members make progress and get results faster by increasing the engagement and consumption of your membership and course material.

Encourage your members to develop close relationships with their peers.

Manage your Progress Pod Accountability Groups easily. ProgressPod.io will save you time by eliminating all the unnecessary organizational admin.
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46min
March 25, 2022 S1, Ep 17. Accountable Me. Journey Reflections No. 3
In this episode, I talk about how I had to tell the members of a mastermind that I’m in that I hadn’t done the things I said I would do. Ouch.

You'll also learn about one of the most effective things you can do to help yourself and those you lead get more done, and become more accountable and trustworthy in the process

Let’s Chat: I’d love to hear from you so please click the following link and let me know what's on your mind. I can’t wait to hear from you.
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Richard Ralston
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Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://www.ProgressPodManager.io
Website: https://richardralston.com/

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10min
March 13, 2022S1, Ep 16. Why your environment matters: Interview with Zandra Zuraw
Today's guest is Zandra Zuraw, founder of Little Yellow Couch.
Zandra is an interior design coach who teaches people how to confidently express their personal style through their home decor.

Although as a child she loved being creative, Zandra’s life took her on a number of different adventures as she tried to discover what she really wanted to do.

In this episode, she shares about how she pursued with a passion the things she was interested in and how she knew when it was time to change and do the next thing.

This is a fascinating listen for anyone who is wondering how to find their purpose.

Let’s Chat: I’d love to hear from you so please let me know what's on your mind.
Click this link to leave me a message: https://www.videoask.com/fs1h0kqz7

Progress Pod Manager: Effortless Accountability Group Management:

ProgressPodManager.io is designed to…
Save you time by eliminating all the unnecessary organizational admin.

Help your members make progress and get results faster by increasing the engagement and consumption of your membership and course material.

Encourages your members to develop close relationships with their peers. The outcome is that they tend to stay in your membership for longer.

Improve your members retention rate so you’ll make more money.

If you would like to find out more about how https://www.ProgressPodManager.io can help you connect with me at https://richardralston.com/
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For further information

Zandra Zuraw
Website: https://www.littleyellowcouch.com/

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Richard Ralston
Connect with me: https://www.videoask.com/fs1h0kqz7
Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://www.ProgressPodManager.io
Website: https://richardralston.com/
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46min
March 04, 2022S1, Ep15. How to be a great innovator - fall in love with the problem : Interview with Chad McAllister
Chad McAllister has a Phd in Innovation and he teaches innovation at a number of prominent universities in the US.

He has worked across a number of different industries, from food to consumer products, and with companies like Mastercard, John Deere, FedEx, Microsoft, Visa, TimeInc, Motorola and many, many others.

It’s pretty fair to say that when it comes to creating new products and services it’s worth listening to what Chad has to say.
Our conversation was quite fascinating.

You’ll discover
What innovation is and the distinction between innovating and inventing.

What an MPV is, and why it’s so important to build one if you are intending to take your idea to market. I’ll think you find Chad’s explanation and re-definition of what an MPV is really interesting.

We talked a little about the idea that if you have to educate your customers on the value of your new product or service you are probably a little bit too early to the market.

And we also talked about Chad’s encounter with Imposter Syndrome. He shares two simple exercises with us that he found has really helped him work through it. This episode is worth listening to just to learn about those two exercises.
So, if you have an idea that you think will make someone's life better, and that you would like to get out into the world, then you're going to love the wisdom Chad shares with us now.

Let’s Chat: I’d love to hear from you so please let me know what's on your mind.
Click this link to leave me a message: https://www.videoask.com/fs1h0kqz7

Effortless Accountability Group Management - www.progresspod.io

ProgressPod.io is designed to…
Save you time by eliminating all the unnecessary organizational admin.

Help your members make progress and get results faster by increasing the engagement and consumption of your membership and course material.

Encourages your members to develop close relationships with their peers. The outcome is that they tend to stay in your membership for longer.

Improve your members retention rate so you’ll make more money.

If you would like to find out more about how https://www.progresspod.io/ can help you connect with me at https://richardralston.com/
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For further information

Chad McAllister
Website: https://productmasterynow.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadmcallister
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Richard Ralston
Connect with me: https://www.videoask.com/fs1h0kqz7
Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://www.ProgressPod.io
Website: https://richardralston.com/
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55min
February 21, 2022S1, Ep 14. Why it’s important to answer the Big Questions of life: Interview with Kim Eddy
Kim Eddy grew up in a large family.

As a teenager, she overcame cancer that almost caused her to lose a leg.

Later in life, she faced a marriage breakup.

But through all of this Kim has not just survived. She has discovered so much more about who she is, what motivates her, and how these motivations affect her life.

She has learned the power of surrounding herself with people she can trust.

She has learnt how important it is to answer the Big Questions about life.

In the process, she learned about the Enneagram, and that has led Kim on a whole new exciting adventure.

Let’s Chat: I’d love to hear from you so please let me know what's on your mind.
Click this link to leave me a message: https://www.videoask.com/fs1h0kqz7

Effortless Accountability Group Set Up and Management - www.progresspod.io

ProgressPod.io is designed to…
Save you time by eliminating all the unnecessary organizational admin.

Help your members make progress and get results faster by increasing the engagement and consumption of your membership and course material.

Encourages your members to develop close relationships with their peers. The outcome is that they tend to stay in your membership for longer.

Improve your members retention rate so you’ll make more money.
If you would like to find out more about how https://www.progresspod.io/ can help you connect with me at https://richardralston.com/
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For further information

Kim Eddy
Website: https://christianenneagram.coach/

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Richard Ralston
Connect with me: https://www.videoask.com/fs1h0kqz7
Progress Pod Accountability Group System: https://www.ProgressPod.io
Website: https://richardralston.com/
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40min
February 15, 2022 S1, Ep 13. Can we change, really? Journey Reflections No 2
This is the second episode of what I’m now calling the ‘Journey Reflections’ Episodes.

In his brilliant book Atomic Habits, James Clear says that “when you want to become better at something, proving your identity to yourself is far more important than getting amazing results”.

In these Reflection Episodes, you get to join me on my journey of ‘proving my identity to myself’ as I attempt to change and become the kind of person I want to be.

My hope is that you will get something out of each episode that will encourage you to also continue to make progress.

I’ll tell you about the latest things I’m thinking about, why these things have captured my attention and the impact these ideas are having on my life, business and on those I lead.

In this episode you’ll hear about how a discussion over Sunday brunch about doing some renovations to our home has caused me to change how I see myself and the kind of person I want to be known as.

You’ll also hear about why I didn’t publish an episode last week.

Let’s Chat: I’d love to hear from you so please click the following link and let me know what's on your mind. I can’t wait to hear from you.
https://www.videoask.com/fs1h0kqz7

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13min

FAQs about Focus on Progress:

How many episodes does Focus on Progress have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.