Positive Productivity

"Give somebody fish they'll eat for a day, teach them how to fish they will eat for life"

Chief Awesomeness Officer is just one of the many titles that Arthur Carmazzi holds in his lifetime. He is also the founder of the Directive Communication Psychology, a motivational Keynote Leadership speaker and he has also been named as one of the top 10 leadership Gurus Globally.

At a very young age, Arthur already had a knack for being an entrepreneur. He sold bubble yum and fake tattoos during his early teen years and with this, he was able to buy his first car during 8th grade. After an amazing business streak, he got stabbed in Puerto Rico and his life completely changed. He traveled the world for 3 years, met a girl, followed her to Korea, went broke, went half a million in debt and got a job which he did not like. But during his lowest point he had an epiphany that paved the way to his now most successful ventures.

Discover how Arthur came up with the concept of Avalon, his ideas for Directive Communication Psychology and how Gamification came about. Here in this podcast he also talks to Kim about his Squadli app, his book and how his creations can lead your company to a higher performing culture.

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Episode Highlights:

01:57 What is a Chief Awesome-ness Officer?

03:58 Entrepreneur at a very young age

17:17 Directive Communication Discovery

21:02 Bali in the beginning

26:38 Let's talk Gamification

"I am willing to take all the risk and be disliked by people because I know that the positivity that I spread completely outweighs that negativity"

Trevor Perry is a URXO perspective catalyst and his passion is to let people know that they are EXTRAORDINARY, hence the URXO title. Coming from a small country town in Australia, Trevor was a very entertaining young kid who was very good at Math. With this, he went on to be an Accountant and thought this would be his career for life; not until his divorce. Going through a hard time he went into improv and street theater and rediscovered himself. He then found a passion for storytelling.

His message is all about being extraordinary, finding your passion and learning to overcome your fears. In this podcast he also talks about MAD or your "make a difference thing" and the equation on how to live an extraordinary life.

Let Trevor and Kim guide you as you find your life message and become the person you are meant to become.

Check out my website: https://thekimsutton.com/

Shownotes: https://thekimsutton.com/pp552

Follow Kim on:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kimsuttonofficial/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlyannesutton/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thekimsutton

Episode Highlights:

01:55 URXO is not just a Russian boys name

04:10 Starting point for Trevor

13:18 Fear and how it holds you back

15:18 Finding your passion

22:23 The equation for living an extraordinary life

"Along the way, there are silver linings, and if we are not still we don't see them, just be still...those silver linings are what can bring you joy"

In this podcast, Kim will be talking to Laura Frankln Pederson, founder of Choose Joy foundation. Laura started the foundation at 2010 to honor the memory of her blogger sister Sara Frankln.

Listen as Laura chronicles her journey from the time when her "Gitzen girl" passed away, to her breast cancer struggle, to the time when it all dawned on her that joy is a choice. Laura will also be discussing with Kim about her ministry, about how changing your perspective can change your life, why you need to be still and why we need to trust God above all.

Check out my website: https://thekimsutton.com/

Shownotes: https://thekimsutton.com/pp551

Follow Kim on:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kimsuttonofficial/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlyannesutton/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thekimsutton

Episode Highlights:

00:03 That perspective

03:05 When everything started for Laura

07:01 Sara Frankl's as God's disciple

10:42 The main word is not joy; It's "CHOOSE"

19:07 Leap of faith

"Let's pull it out of our head and out of our heart and into our life. And let's make THAT the thing we show up in everyday."

Erica has been an entrepreneur for 19 years, but a successful entrepreneur for 10. During multiple climbs up the wrong mountain, she learned what true success looks like to her, and fought back against burnt-out and external satisfaction.

Listen as Kim and Erica chat about climbing their own Mount Dooms, essential entrepreneurial self-care, and alignment with our internal navigation systems.

HIGHLIGHTS

3:20 The lessons learned from climbing the wrong mountain 7:50 Pursuing impact and purpose rather than income, and quality before quantity 9:15 How we show up in our lives in our own ways 12:10 Making our dreams a reality 15:05 Erica's acronym for RAT RACE 20:15 How Erica sets goals 24:40 Stop "should'ing" on yourself 31:19 How can we live a happy life experience when we're carrying a lot of baggage 48:50 "It only gets better"

You're invited to find the show notes, resources and transcription for this episode at https://thekimsutton.com/pp550.

"There's two ways we can look at the world. There's a fixed mindset… and there's a growth mindset… People who have a growth mindset are more likely to be successful."

The entrepreneurial world is very small, and, coincidentally, Bonnie Fahy and Kim worked together 5-6 years before this conversation.

Bonnie was a balloon artist, who, after learning about SEO, became a consultant. At a conference party, she was amazed by the $38K+ bar bill they racked up in a couple hours — and didn't even flinch over. She wanted to know how they managed to make the money to afford such bills.

Listen to hear Bonnie and Kim dive deep into the topic of outsourcing!

HIGHLIGHTS

3:30 A $38,000 bar bill 5:30 Changes 15:10 Building a team without bankrupting yourself 19:00 Diligently delegating to we can stay in our genius zone 30:15 Intrinsic fit factors 30:45 Interview projects 34:55 Kim's hiring disqualification process 36:20 Bonnie's hiring process

You're invited to find the show notes, resources and transcription for this episode at https://thekimsutton.com/pp548

As we work to grow, personally and professionally, it's important to be mindful about the circumstances - internal and external - which may hold us back. Listen as Kim Sutton shares a few ways she's been caught up in her own Cinderella tale, and how you can prevent doing the same.

Get the show notes and transcription at https://thekimsutton.com/pp547.

"Focus on your next 90 days… People over-estimate what they can do in a day, and under-estimate what they can do in five years."

Peter Shinen grew up in a family business, and saw the business scale tremendously. Having seen growth from the ground-up, he's now taking his experience to empower entrepreneurs as an ROI maximizer.

During their chat, Peter and Kim dive in to parentpreneurship, and the five F's: faith, family, fitness, fun and finances.

HIGHLIGHTS

3:40 Parentpreneurs and the lack of business boundaries 12:00 How do you balance as a parentpreneur without guilt? 19:00 F-It: Faith, family, fitness, fun and finances 21:55 Love others as you love yourself 39:15 Accountability partners 42:20 Maximizing the day's bookends

You're invited to find the show notes, resources and transcription for this episode at https://thekimsutton.com/pp546

"The missing piece is always action."

Julie started her entrepreneurial journey as a real estate investor in 2001, and wrote her first book to share her experience and expertise in that field. After being told the book wouldn't sell, she took it to a #1 Amazon Best Seller. Book Launchers came to be after friends and colleagues wanted to know how Julie took her self-published book to the top.

Listen as Julie and Kim talk about the right and wrong ways to write and market your (next) book!

HIGHLIGHTS 3:57 Why Kim resisted writing her book, and the objectives she has for her book today 6:10 Tactful marketing and business objectives within the pages 7:56 What's your most important thing right now? 13:37 Which comes first? The book or the platform? 18:30 Book marketing dos and don'ts 25:18 The wizard and the tentacles 28:40 Buying your way on to the Amazon Best Seller list 40:00 How important is passion in the book-writing process?

You're invited to find the show notes, resources and transcription for this episode at https://thekimsutton.com/pp545.

"Don't wait to be ready. Take imperfect action."

Michelle has been a professional performer for 30 years, and was called to be on stage as a child despite a ton of fear. Today, Michelle is the founder, owner and CEO of The Inspired Voice Business Coaching, and helps others find and free their voice.

During their conversation, Kim and Michelle discuss the multiple levels of visibility and authenticity we all need to have to take our lives to the next level.

HIGHLIGHTS 4:35 Kim shares her fear of video 5:55 Authenticity, vulnerability and un-perfectionism 8:19 Systemizing visibility 10:30 Record and release method 11:45 Where does stage fright come from? 19:05 Willingness to play bigger 24:42 Our public vs. private personas 37:10 Self-expression and self-care 42:55 Different creation styles

You're invited to find the show notes, resources and transcription for this episode at https://thekimsutton.com/pp544

"It's really not about the money. It's about the purpose and what you're doing."

Debra is the CEO of Creative Mind Media, and coaches based on Jungian psychology. In this powerful conversation, Debi and Kim dive deep into how our businesses are a reflection of our mind, and the action steps we can take to see immediate improvement!

HIGHLIGHTS

1:50 What is Jungian psychology? 7:40 Oneness and Imposter Syndrome 10:20 Looking externally vs. internally 11:27 Feel good goals and deadlines 12:30 The shadow (duality) 21:08 What public rants say about you 31:40 The three levels of being 40:30 Non-judgement and alignment of actions

You're invited to find the show notes, resources and transcription for this episode at https://thekimsutton.com/pp542