Positive Productivity

"Most people's biggest challenges are not skill sets they don't have; they are patterns that are sabotaging their own success and the success of people around them."

With a masters in communication, Jason Treu- Executive Coach from Jason Treu executive coaching, has the ability to go into businesses and discover the blind spots from within. He is able to spot the patterns that are destructive and correct them so that growth, relationships, and trust can occur. Listen in as Kim and Jason have a mindful conversation about internal blind spots, what is holding you back, and how psychological safety is a major factor of high performance.

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Highlights:

1:06 How Jason started out

7:01 Looking at the blind spots

14:14 Hitting the ceiling

23:25 Why what Jason does is true

34:47 Project Aristotle- Google's study

48:36 Lead with vulnerability and build trust fast

55:50 The need for accountability

1:02:02 Confidence and Competence

1:08:28 Masterminds

Recently I was woken, before dawn, by a preschooler who didn't want to sleep. Listen to hear the beautiful gift he shared with me, and the lesson I learned from it.

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"The essence of what I do is creating a culture. I actually go in and create a culture. The first way to do that is to look at what is deficient."

Raised on a small country farm in Australia, Spike decided at the age of 8 years old that he would either be a doctor or go into the military. At the age of 15 he began an apprenticeship in the military and had the opportunity to become a Special Forces operative with training in industrial engineering and total quality management. Listen in as Spike shares with Kim the way to unlock profits inside a business, how safety is a key ingredient to a successful team, and the benefits of strong communication.

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Highlights:

1:27 Spike's journey

6:12 Working with resistance in a company

12:59 Businesses have to provide safety

21:16 A favorite success story

28:17 How do you keep your presence from being scary?

35:02 What is in store for the next 90 days?

39:49 Bullet proof safety

Have you ever been in a relationship where someone assumed something about you which was totally untrue? I know I have! Listen as I share my thoughts on communicating vs. assuming.

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"What really matters in our life is being confident in who we are and what we believe in and also our relationships, the people we surround ourselves with."

Having a sense of the life that she was living wasn't enough, Petia moved to the US from Czech Republic when she was 21 years old, finished college, and joined the corporate world. After five years of corporate life she felt as though her life was a mess, battled eating disorders, low self-esteem, and hated life and herself. She needed a change and decided to hire a life and business coach. Petia discovered her path in life; she is now a Confidence Coach from Be Strong Minded and is impacting lives whether in her private sessions, in her Be Strong Minded podcasts, or on her social media outlets. Listen in as Kim and Petia reflect on how similar their lives are, knowing your value, and how meditation is power.

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Highlights:

1:37 Petia's story

6:38 Making a difference- one post can help one person and that is enough

15:14 Social media manager to confidence coach

19:45 How do you put a price tag on yourself?

26:26 Can I get a discount on your services?

30:15 It's not about the woo woo

32:41 Meditation is power- listening to your heart, not your head

Following the lead of our inner demons can have disastrous results in our personal or professional life. Listen to hear my thoughts.

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"Without sleep, there are no dreams to wake up to."

Today, Camille Nisich operates as a Sleep and Stress Coach after watching her mom live a life of high stress and little sleep. Her mom's health deteriorated due to her 'high stress' life and she ultimately passed away when Camille was only 12. Listen in as Kim and Camille discuss how stress is a big-time "sleep stealer" and the many reasons why sleep really is as important as we think it might be!

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Highlights:

4:36 One of the top "sleep stealers" is stress

8:36 "Sleep is an accelerator for your business."

10:25 "The Lonely Hours"

14:07 First wave of drowsiness = go to bed

21:58 A coffee curfew

36:10 People will start to look "aged" when they are sleep deprived

Is your team in your business working FOR you or WITH you? Listen as I share my thoughts along with a reminder that there is no "I" in "Team."

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"As a freelancer, as an entrepreneur, as a business owner you need to build systems of accountability that will help hold and support you."

Jordan Baker used his expertise in software development to help him create Focuster, a personal productivity tool (aka a scheduling calendar) that helps you manage not only your time but also your focus. Listen in as Kim and Jordan discuss focus, time, the difference between being productive and being busy, and much more!

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Highlights:

3:15 How to operate in an optimal state - aka being focused

3:32 How I developed Focuster

6:20 Three ways traditional "to do" lists are broken - 1) don't account for time, 2) don't distinguish the urgent from the important and 3) they're stressful

10:36 Tony Robbins likes to say "If you talk about it, it's a dream. But if you schedule it, it's real."

11:43 I realized that software can play a role in helping you focus & plan your time

12:50 Work on the right things in the right order because if you're not doing that, you're not being productive, you're being busy

17:04 Time Blocking

25:50 Concentration Meditation

26:07 The reason behind procrastination

27:50 Work Meditation

Unlike the VHS tapes of days from the past, sometimes we need to stop rewinding our life tape and being unkindly critical to ourselves.

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