Small Business Straight Talk | Time Management, Productivity & Business Strategy

I dissect the time management strategies Bill Gates uses, uncover why they won't work for your small business, and discuss what to do instead to manage your time more effectively.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ Bill Gates' Time Management Strategies

✔ His Framework For Investing Your Time Equally

✔ What I Agree With And What I Don't

✔ Why His Strategies Will Or Will Not Work For You

✔ My 4-Bucket Time Management Framework For Small Business Owners

✔ Tips For Planning Your Annual Calendar

✔ So Much More!

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/259.

P.S. If you've been entertaining the idea of working with me, I have good news for you… I have three spots available for January start dates for my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program. If you want personalized coaching, strategy, and accountability that will help you level up your business in 2023, I want to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to meet your goals! Schedule your Discovery Call

I dive into the three gifts you should give yourself this holiday season to reduce holiday stress, make running your business more manageable, and make your holidays a little more merry and bright:

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ Suggestions For Devising A Holiday Plan

✔ Why Some Traditions Are Meant To Be Broken

✔ Tips For Embracing The Unexpected

✔ Ways To Create The Balance You Desire

✔ So Much More!

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/258.

P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I sit down with Jessica, the owner of Jessica Risko Smith Interior Design, to pull back the curtains on her business and discuss what wasn't working, how she's managed to overcome those challenges, and how embracing structure has been surprisingly freeing and empowering!

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ How Jessica Built Her Team & How It's Serving Her

✔ What She Had A Hard Time Recognizing

✔ Why Jessica Sought Additional Support & How It's Helping

✔ The Time Management Skills She Utilizes Consistently

✔ How Jessica's Relationship With Structure Shifted

✔ So Much More!

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/257.

P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I sit down with the Director of Ei4Change, Business Psychologist and Emotional Intelligence Trainer, Robin Hills to dive into his world of emotional intelligence and emotional resilience. We discuss how business owners can remain calm, cool, and collected in the face of adversity (and thus make better business decisions) by developing their emotional resilience.

What You'll Discover In This Episode

✔ What Emotional Resilience Is And Is Not

✔ The Importance Of Parking Tough Decisions

✔ How To Acknowledge Your Emotions Without Letting Them Rule

✔ Some Common Myths Around Emotions

✔ What Mindfulness Really Is And Why It's Important

✔ So Much More!

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/256.

P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I dive into the topic of work/life balance and discuss how getting clear on what you don't want and do want to experience can lead you to take action and create the ideal balance for yourself that you desire.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ What Imbalance Looks And Feels Like

✔ Useful Visualization Techniques For Gaining Clarity

✔ 3 Specific Steps To Create More Balance In Your Life

✔ Why It's So Important To Claim Balance For Yourself

✔ So Much More!

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/255.

P.S. If you've been entertaining the idea of working with me, I have good news for you… I have three spots available for January start dates for my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program. If you want personalized coaching, strategy, and accountability that will help you level up your business in 2023, I want to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to meet your goals! Schedule your Discovery Call

I dive into the idea that you should say no to anything that's not serving you so you can free up your time and energy for the activities that do!

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ Why Embracing Opportunities Can Be Detrimental To Your Pursuit Of Success

✔ How Overcommitting Outside Your Business Prevents You From Showing Up In It

✔ What Activities You Should Consider Saying No To

✔ So Much More!

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/254.

P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

In celebration of Halloween, I dive into the BIG BAD HABITS of business owners to help you identify which ones are the main villains in your business sabotaging your success so you can take action to transform them into habits that positively impact your business.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ What Bad Business Habits Are

✔ Some Of The Most Common Ones Affecting Business Owners

✔ How Allowing Them Impacts Your Business

✔ What You Can Do About It

✔ Curated Episodes To Amplify Your Learning

✔ So Much More!

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/253.

P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I sit down with the Owner of Lacey & Co. Consulting, Lacey Updegraff, for an insightful discussion on the ins and outs and do's and don'ts of working with independent contractors so you can learn how to work with them effectively and get the results you want.

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/252.

P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I dive into an alternative strategy to focusing your time and efforts on what could work. And that's leveraging what's working already! Doubling down on what's already working is a simple but powerful goal achievement strategy that's underutilized but could prove very beneficial.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ Ways You Might Be Sabotaging Your Goals

✔ The Simple But Powerful Questions You Should Be Asking Yourself

✔ What Actions Can Give You The Biggest Wins in Your Business

✔ How To Double Down On What's Working And Get The Biggest ROI

✔ So Much More!

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/251.

P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab

I sit down with the founder and CEO of Speaking Your Brand, Carol Cox to dive into her expertise of helping entrepreneurs evolve from experts in their fields to thought leaders so they can deliver their message and stories in a way that's compelling to their audience and supports their business.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ What Thought Leadership Is

✔ How It Can Be Of Value To Your Business

✔ How To Escape The Expert Trap

✔ The 4 Layers Of Thought Leadership

✔ Common Resistance Business Owners Feel

✔ Advice On Becoming Your Own Thought Leader

✔ The Importance Of A Framework Over Tactics

✔ So Much More!

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com250.

P.S. Grab your spot in Leverage Lab® to get business coaching, training, and accountability to take your business and life from surviving to thriving => https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/LeverageLab