Positive Productivity

"You're only going to get results by taking action yourself"

Founder of SEO Affiliate Domination, Greg Jeffries, shares the basic tools he needed to get started with his business, the financial struggle, and what it takes to live a comfortable life. Listen in as we discusses the challenges of entrepreneurship and the importance of taking action to propel yourself forward in your business.

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Highlights:

1:38 You gotta start somewhere

5:55 Targeted action

8:50 The magic number

12:40 Stability of entrepreneurship

17:21 Don't give up- ask for help

21:36 Credit card debt

25:00 Ideal situation for side hustle

28:00 The importance of implementation

33:23 How Greg made it work

41:10 Take actions on what is already working

47:24 Riding trends, go with it

58:20 Remove your blinders- people buy all kinds of products

"Take a look at the people you are surrounding yourself with right now. Are they people who will cheer you on, hearts happy for you, no matter where they are in life? Or are they people who are going to hold you back, talk about you behind your back, and recent you because their life isn't going so well?"

We've all heard about "Fair weather friends", but what about "Foul weather friends"? You know, the type who will do anything they can to hold us back when they see us about to move past them in one form of success or another. Listen as I share how I discovered a few characteristics of foul weather friends, and what we need to do about them.

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"Pay attention to what gets you stressed out, what triggers you. By paying attention to how you feel moment to moment throughout the day; that you will find what that trigger is to you."

Founder of Technology for Mindfulness, Robert Plotkin discusses the importance of finding a balance with technology and how developing strong mental habits of mindfulness can help you stay on course throughout your day. Listen in as Robert and I discuss the benefits of integrating moments throughout your day to pause and how they can keep you on task.

Highlights:

2:58 Computers: distracting and stressful

5:45 Find a balance with technology

8:20 Multitasking- is it really efficient?

13:52 Kim's mindfulness in the AM

18:04 Practice pausing

25:34 Sleep- it's everything!

27:36 Quality over Quantity

30:42 Experiences and triggers

33:59 Control how and when you're interrupted on your devices

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"A lot of people are in such a hurry to get things done that often they won't read the minute details."

When you're hiring for your team, it's important to know that they'll fit into the role they'll be filling so that nobody's time gets wasted. Join me as I discuss how I devised a simple test to help weed out the applicants that definitely wouldn't fit into my team.

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"We should be looking out to expand our impact across the world as opposed to shutting ourselves in and trying to say that we're going to not be included in this global population"

Founder and CEO of CAD Sourcing, Bryan Luoma speaks about the early years of his business, his motivation to employ 60 Philippines, and how it was an opportunity to help family. Listen in as Kim and Bryan discuss the benefits of open communication with in a business, the positive results of expanding our impact across the world, and knowing where your work is most valuable.

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Highlights:

1:30 How Bryan's journey began

5:10 Desire to help family

7:13 Expanding our impact

10:23 Employee treatment- a benefit to society

14:30 Food for thought: What goes in to cell service?

15:50 The importance of project managers

19:39 Get out of your own way

24:07 How much time are you spending on your business?

28:47 Smooth transitions- SOP

30:41 Benefits of transparency

37:20 Doing good in the Philippines: Cad giving

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Hard stops. For some (like me), they're extremely difficult to express and even more difficult to enforce. Listen as I share why we need to have them, and the expense incurred by not.

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Melanie Benson is the Profit Amplifier from Melanie Benson Inc. Listen in on my inspiring conversation with Melanie as we discuss her road blocks, pot holes, growth, and transformation into the successful business woman she is today.

Highlights:

1:07 Brief on Melanie's road traveled- 6 figure biz and burnout

3:25 Unleashing her FIRE, then hitting a pot hole in 2009

4:50 Every level of our growth requires another level of us to emerge

8:06 Burn out happens

12:25 You need a mastermind and an inner circle of people you trust

13:19 You can't solve a problem with the same level of thinking that created it

20.33 Creativity addiction

26:54 Delegation

35:52 Be inspired to grow

39:25 Profit leak- what is stealing away your profits?

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It's easy to get caught up in what we do and don't accomplish in a given day or week, but when was the last time you took a look at all you accomplished in the past five years? Listen as I share how this was a topic of discussion in my "Unretireables" mastermind group, and how we need to continually give ourselves a pat on the back and allow ourselves time to reach our higher goals.

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"That, I discovered, was the key to everything: understanding myself more, and everyone around me."

Karen Brown is the CEO of Velocity Leadership Consulting and an unconscious mind expert. Listen in as we discuss how your unconscious mind affects your day-to-day decisions, and how you can take control of it to improve your productivity immensely.

Highlights:

1:20 What is an unconscious mind expert?

6:14 Gaining control over your unconscious mind

13:56 My husband, the morning grouch

20:26 Why positive affirmations are so effective

28:45 How sensationalization influences the unconscious mind

37:42 What makes a really good coach?

44:21 How I got my 15-year-old back on track

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"Ignore your smart phone! Ignore your computer! Set out doing what you need to do for YOU first thing, every day!"

What was the first thing you did this morning? Did you look at your email or social media? Or did you take time for you. Take control of your thoughts first thing in the morning and allow yourself to give gratitude to all that you are grateful for and continue to take control of your calendar throughout the day.

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