Live Full Work Fun Podcast

Autumn is an award-winning and bestselling author in fantasy, epic fantasy, and war with twenty books and counting currently published. She loves helping fellow writers with coaching, onlinecourses, and the Am Writing Fantasy podcast and website at www.AmWritingFantasy.com while creating book covers and other author services at A Raven Design. She is currently settled in a tiny cabin in the Vermont woods after an epic four-year road trip with her husband and small cairn terrier. Discover the world of her books and follow her adventures at www.AutumnWriting.com.

Autumn and I crossed paths in our travels and became fast friends. I love her adventurous spirit and appreciate her dedication and work when it comes to creating her lifestyle business. Autumn is wildly creative and has a smart business sense about her. I asked her to be on the show this week to share her journey in leaving her corporate job and living her travel adventurous life.

• Follow Autumn Birt:
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
• Get a Free Book | Autumn Writing
• Design for Your Ideas | A Raven Design
• Writing Courses | AM Writing Fantasy
• Podcast | AM Writing Fantasy Podcast
• Your First 10,000 Readers| Nick Stevenson
• Write to Market: Deliver a Book that Sells| Chris Fox
• Zencastr | Podcasting Too

Has the year we call "2020" turned your world upside-down? All the big plans you set for yourself at the end of 2019 were thrown out the window!

As the end of the year draws near, it's time to make plans for next year. But next year is uncertain.

With all the weirdness of 2020, many have told me that they are quite unsure as to how to plan for the future when this year has thrown them for such a loop. Some are delaying planning and almost seem paralyzed in deciding what to do next.

I hope that's not you. If it is... or if you're a little less motivated in planning for next year because you're a little gun shy in doing so... remember this...

Every year is uncertain. The future is uncertain. That's what's exciting!

We have the opportunity to create how our future is shaped, despite what happens. We're able to navigate through life's challenges and find opportunities in every experience.

Granted this year may have kicked all of us in the pants more than other years. Please don't let that get you down. You can and should make plans for your future and try things that you may not have done before. You could do what I'm doing and revisiting past goals and making improvements of current processes to have a stronger foundation.

In this episode, I share with you three of my plans for the coming year. Listen and find out what my big plans are.

Maybe what I share will spark some ideas of what direction you'd like to go. Maybe it'll spark a sense of accomplishment because you may have already completed similar goals yourself and you're not giving yourself enough credit.

What are your 2021 plans? I'd love to hear from you.

If you're on Instagram drop me a private message. If you want to see how my plans play out next year, sign up and be on my list: scrivenersolutions.com/addme.

You can always respond to the emails I send with any questions or thoughts. I truly want to get to know you better... so let's stay connected.

• Follow me on Instagram: @gscrivener
• Be on my list: ScrivenerSolutions.com/addme
• Been There Doing That

Teamwork is essential to any business. Whether you have a small or large team, how your team works together as well as how you lead your team has a lot to do with the success of your business.

As a coach, consultant, or small service-based business owner, when it's time to scale your business, it can be a daunting thought to hire full-time employees. Big questions pop in your mind like:

Can I afford to hire anyone? Can I fill their workday?

Many of us who choose to work from anywhere and want to scale our businesses will choose to get started with our team-building with a part-time employment relationship, a freelancer, or an independent contractor (or a combination).

When it comes to resources available to help make the part-time employment relationship better and stronger... they are few and far between.

In this week's podcast, I have a conversation with Linda Guild from Talented Alliance of Part-time Professionals.

Linda is an association executive with over 20 years of experience. She believes in the power of connections. Working with different associations has enabled her to learn about many industries. She is bringing the knowledge of associations to the Talented Alliance of Part-time Professionals, aka TAPP. She believes that those who work part-time, and their companies deserve to have resources which fit their situation so that the individual feels valued.

The Scrivener Solutions team is comprised of primarily part-time employees. There's a lot of advantages for both the employee and the company to have the flexibility that part-time employment offers. But for as many advantages, there are just as many challenges to overcome.

Linda and I had a lovely conversation about the empty space that TAPP is filling. It's not just a matter of companies knowing how to best utilize the skills of their part-time employees, but also a fantastic resource for individuals who are or want to be part-time employees.

Enjoy!

• Talented Alliance of Part-time Professionals | TAPP
  • Website
  • Instagram | tapponli
  • Facebook | TAPPonline
  • Twitter | @TAPPOnline
• Linda Guild
• Free Effective Communication Mini-Course
• TAPP Tips
• American Society of Association Executives | ASAE

In a time where, as online solopreneurs, we pressure ourselves to have the highest number of followers, a huge email list, tons of subscribers, there's little emphasis on the importance of ONE.

There's a tendency to compare ourselves with our online mentors. We see their lists of thousands and hundreds of thousands of followers. The problem with the comparison game is we begin to feel terrible where we're at in our journey. We overlook the fact that our online mentor has been working at it longer than we have.

The comparison game has us looking at what we don't have instead of celebrating what we do have.

Listen as I share examples of how focusing on "one" leads to significant growth toward reaching your goals.

Embrace one...

Celebrate one...

Learn from one...

Grow from one...

Don't underestimate the importance of one. And certainly, don't underestimate the importance of each relationship you form. Appreciate and reflect on your collection of "one moments" that created ripples of opportunity in your life.

One has significance.

Additional Resources Mentioned:

The One Thing | Gary Keller & Jay Papasan

Duane Zingale joins me in today's show. I met Duane several months ago through some mutual colleagues. We immediately connected as we both do similar things for our client. Similar, yet a little different.

We both very much believe in relationship-based marketing and we both tend to get distracted by the cool tech stuff out there to improve processes in our businesses.

I'm a regular listener to his podcast, The Marketing your Movement Show.

Duane's specialty is funnels and getting the conversation right through automation by still being genuine and intentional. He believes it's not just about building a funnel for the sake of it. Duane is a digital ad specialist and founder of the digital marketing group Legacy Catalyst.

His Mission with Legacy Catalyst is to get behind more than just a business… but to champion movements that will change the world one life at a time leaving a lasting Legacy. He likes to say when you leave your digital footprint today you start leaving your legacy for tomorrow.

And that's why he believes starting a movement is the most powerful way to market and monetize your personal brand!

Enjoy!

BLOG/SHOW NOTES: PUBLISH 10/21 5AM LIBSYN; 7AM BLOG

Marketing Your Movement with Duane Zingale

Duane Zingale joins me in today's show. I met Duane several months ago through some mutual colleagues. We immediately connected as we both do similar things for our client. Similar, yet a little different.

We both very much believe in relationship-based marketing and we both tend to get distracted by the cool tech stuff out there to improve processes in our businesses.

I'm a regular listener to his podcast, The Marketing your Movement Show.

Duane's specialty is funnels and getting the conversation right through automation by still being genuine and intentional. He believes it's not just about building a funnel for the sake of it. Duane is a digital ad specialist and founder of the digital marketing group Legacy Catalyst.

His Mission with Legacy Catalyst is to get behind more than just a business… but to champion movements that will change the world one life at a time leaving a lasting Legacy. He likes to say when you leave your digital footprint today you start leaving your legacy for tomorrow.

And that's why he believes starting a movement is the most powerful way to market and monetize your personal brand!

Enjoy!

BLOG/SHOW NOTES: PUBLISH 10/21 5AM LIBSYN; 7AM BLOG

Marketing Your Movement with Duane Zingale

Duane Zingale joins me in today's show. I met Duane several months ago through some mutual colleagues. We immediately connected as we both do similar things for our client. Similar, yet a little different.

We both very much believe in relationship-based marketing and we both tend to get distracted by the cool tech stuff out there to improve processes in our businesses.

I'm a regular listener to his podcast, The Marketing your Movement Show.

Duane's specialty is funnels and getting the conversation right through automation by still being genuine and intentional. He believes it's not just about building a funnel for the sake of it. Duane is a digital ad specialist and founder of the digital marketing group Legacy Catalyst.

His Mission with Legacy Catalyst is to get behind more than just a business… but to champion movements that will change the world one life at a time leaving a lasting Legacy. He likes to say when you leave your digital footprint today you start leaving your legacy for tomorrow.

And that's why he believes starting a movement is the most powerful way to market and monetize your personal brand!

Enjoy!

Resources Mentioned:

• Connect with Duane:
  • Website
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • Email
• LISTEN Framework | Free Download
• Marketing Your Movement Show | Podcast
• ConvertKit

If you listened to episode 126, you would have heard that Robert and I were going to check off our bucket lists bicycling across the state of Missouri on the Katy Trail. The Katy is the longest of all the rails to trails paths in the U.S. with approximately 237 miles of continuous trail.

We made it! The adventure was truly a test of our endurance. Our adventure had its fair share of obstacles, but we didn't let that dampen our spirits.

Now that we've finished our journey, other life obstacles don't seem so bad.

Listen as I share three lessons I learned from cycling 308 miles on Missouri trails.

1. You must unplug in order to recharge.
2. You don't need fancy, expensive equipment to do BIG things.
3. Bike fun not fast.

What has been on your bucket list that you finally took the plunge to accomplish? Big or small...I'd love to hear from you. Hop over to Instagram and leave a private message. Or, if you'd rather, drop me an email at [email protected]

Additional Resources Mentioned:

• Katy Trail
• Frisco Highline Trail
• #126 - Embarking on a Challenging Adventure

When you think of branding your company, the first things we think of are logos, colors, basically how customers identify us in the marketplace.

As today's guest Skot Waldron explains, branding goes much deeper than logos and colors. Skot believes that your brand starts within your organization. He shares that you must a healthy inside culture in order to truly be effective and grow your client base.

For the past 18 years, Skot's work for clients such as J.P. Morgan Chase, CDC, Georgia Tech, Royal Caribbean, Sesame Workshop, The Home Depot, and The Coca-Cola Company has included national and international employer brand development as well as company culture programs. His focus is on helping people and businesses learn how to communicate more effectively.

In addition to running his own agency, Skot has been teaching brand development at the Miami Ad School in Atlanta. He has also traveled to different cities in the U.S. to conduct communication training and speaks about how the idea of branding pertains to us as individuals, teams, families, and businesses.

Connect with Skot Waldron: Website Instagram LinkedIn

• Free access to GiANT
• Seth Godin's Books
• David C. Baker|The Business of Expertise: How Entrepreneurial Experts Convert Insight to Impact + Wealth
• Mike Michalowicz's Books

Today is a quick show. It doesn't have anything to do with business building. Instead, I'm sharing a little adventure my husband, Robert, and I are about to have.

It's a trip that has been on my bucket list for many, many years. Although I'm nervous and am tempted to cancel, we're going to do it!

It's the unknowns and the uncertainty that makes life adventurous.

I figure there's always doubts and unknowns in anything we do. We need to push through our fears. Every time we do, we'll experience a wonderful adventure.

Listen to find out what challenging adventure we're about to tackle.

Genesis Eakes joins me on today's show. As the Founder and President of Genesis Eakes International, she believes that businesses exist to solve the world's greatest problems. The most audacious goals can be accomplished when each member of an organization is passionate, productive, creative, cooperative when the wide diversity of gifts,talents, and dreams of the team are being expressed and realized.

A highly sought-after executive mentor, consultant, and speaker worldwide, Genesis is well versed in the importance of asking key questions most business leaders won't ask themselves. She brings deep experience in leadership development, strategy, high-performance team building, and training to her work.

Trained and mentored by Dr. John C. Maxwell, the number one leadership expert in the world, she is equipped with the tools, resources, and experience to help business leaders and their teams improve productivity, performance, and profitability.

We learn from Genesis that leadership isn't a destination, it's a journey. Because no one has done something of significance by themselves, it's important to always be learning on how to become a better leader and grow leaders within our organization.

Additional Resources Mentioned:

• Genesis Eakeso
  • Website
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
• The Infinite Game| Simon Sinek
• 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth | John C. Maxwell

Making a plan for your business on an annual basis is absolutely a good idea. In this episode, learn how being a participant in a business planning session has me questioning everything I do in my business.

Maybe what I learned in this planning retreat could help you question everything to stimulate growth.

This episode was dedicated to Jen. Thanks to you...I continue to be inspired, motivated, and stretched to grow.