Positive Productivity

"The common thread always is the people."

Natasha Todorovic is a trained consultant who has worked with a diverse group of international clients from many different industries and at all levels of management. She uses an approach called Spiral Dynamics which, as the name suggests, requires one to get to the core of who you are similar to how DNA (which rotates around in a spiral) is at the very core of who we are. Natasha is fascinated by the relationships she sees between people because - as she says - that's where the magic happens. Listen in as Kim and Natasha have an inspiring conversation about people, collaboration, and clogged pipes. Trust me, you will be inspired!

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Highlights:

9:56 Getting to the core of who you are

20:20 50% of projects fail because of lack of collaboration

25:30 Spiral Dynamics

27:18 The DNA of our business

30:35 Sometimes the pipes get clogged

31:51 There's a magic in seeing what's between the people, rather than focusing on the people

Are you duct taping together problems in your business rather than investing in the proper solution? Listen as I explain why this could be more costly in the end.

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"Having one good reference is one thing, but if you have a book of screaming references, that is something you can really sell against."

After experiencing anxiety to the point of not being able to communicate in his soul sucking cubical, owner of Bare Knuckle marketing, web designer, author, and fellow podcast host Phil Singleton decided to take two weeks to pack up his bags and move to Taiwan for an unexpected ten year stay. Listen in as Kim and Phil discuss web design, successful and not so successful experiences with bartering, and the importance of having a web page for your business.

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Highlights:

1:15 How Phil got to where he is today

9:38 An opportunity was discovered

18:58 Successful and unsuccessful barters

26:08 The importance of a website

35:10 Local niche magazine

44:24 Game changer: being a guest on podcasts

Do you ever find yourself spinning in circles because you haven't taken time to plan your tasks or your day? I have! Listen as I share a recent example -- and why we need to remember to slow down.

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"Even though our hardest times, what can get us through is remembering our past successes."

Following the death of her mother at age 12, Dianne learned to tap into her young entrepreneur self in order to help supplement her father's income. A firm believer in the philosophy that your past successes can help you overcome your current obstacles, Dianne went on to experience relationships with both a non-functioning alcoholic and a meth addict. Needing to remove herself from those situations and to provide for her children and herself, she found her true calling in life and became an entrepreneur, a mindset coach and a motivational speaker. Listen in as Kim and Dianne discuss all of this!

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Highlights:

7:05 Somebody has to get it together here

8:11 Now what can I sell? Finding ways to make money in a now single-income household

17:37 I had a breakdown

19:24 What gets us through our hardest times is remembering our past successes

29:43 Research, find & use any available resources

33:20 From $1,600/month to $12,000/month

34:30 Even though I had vision, I still didn't value myself

43:10 Life coach certification

45:52 Entrepreneur by Design

Sometimes entrepreneurs can get hung up on their own insecurities rather than take the little leaps of faith which may take them to great success. Listen as I share why we need to go beyond our comfort zone and have faith in ourselves.

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"I started my life over … with two suitcases, a dog, two cats, and $35. It hasn't been easy but it's been a lot of fun. I got my joy back."

Lifestyle coach, speaker and author Olivia DeMoss lives to make a positive impact on the people and the world around her. Her smile is so bright you can hear Olivia smiling as she and Kim discuss how she hopes to help people create true happiness and a life of joy or "joie de vivre" by their own design.

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Highlights:

1:11 The difference between happiness and joy

1:28 Happiness is a state of being that comes from the outside

2:04 Joy is an inside job

4:15 Joy is a choice

4:21 "Joie de Vivre" - the joy of life

8:10 You are like a well, you need a source. Joy makes your well overflow

26:32 Remember to be in gratitude

42:13 Always be in integrity with yourself

In 2015, I hired my first business coach, who asked me, "Kim, where's your Faith in your business?" Listen as I share why I wasn't sharing it before then, and why we should all be true to ourselves rather than worry about offending others.

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"When you're raising a village, it takes a village."

As an entrepreneur, lawyer, business consultant, creator of online niche blog sites, a wife and mother of five children, and a Team USA Athlete in Triathlons, Rachel Brenke is a wearer of many hats. Listen in as Rachel and I relate to the hustle and bustle of family and work life juggling of schedules and how we are able to keep them organized, the importance of setting up proper legal structures in a business, and some useful advice on copyright infringement.

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Highlights:

00:52 Who is Rachel?

3:55 How does she do all that she does?

9:27 Time management

14:27 Most common legal mistakes entrepreneurs make

22:09 Copyright infringement

31:49 Knowing your business

41:08 Tools to help run businesses successfully

46:27 Archive those emails

In this episode, I share a major celebration from the Sutton Family, and expand upon the lesson about why it's so important to keep moving forward -- no matter what challenges life throws at you!

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