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

I sit down with the organizational psychologist, behavioral scientist, and charter member of the International Positive Psychology Association, Mike Rucker to dive into what it takes to stop chasing elusive happiness and instead, find joy and fun in the here and now whether you're at work or off "the clock."

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ Strategies To Find Pleasure In Your Life

✔ How Parkinson's Law Plays A Part

✔ Ways To Make Mundane Activities Joy-Filled Through Bundling

✔ How To Execute Reframing & Reap Its Benefits

✔ The #1 Regret Of Entrepreneurs

✔ So Much More!

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/248.

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I dive into how you can find clarity on making your next hire so you can move easily and confidently through the hiring process when it's time.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ When You Need To Hire

✔ Who Should Be Your Next Hire

✔ How Self-Limiting Beliefs Can Hold You Back

✔ The Insight You Can Take Away From Every Hire

✔ A Big Hiring No-No To Avoid

✔ So Much More!

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/247.

P.S. Today's episode has a special bonus PowerSheet to help you identify your next hire. To download your FREE Team Member Needs Assessment + curated hiring podcast playlist, head on over to: AmberDeLaGarza.com/NextHire

I sit down with Certified Public Accountant Anne Gannon to dive into the valuable insights your P&L can provide in an effort to help you understand what yours is trying to tell you so you can make better, more profitable decisions in your business.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ What A Profit & Loss Statement (P&L) Is

✔ Where The Numbers Come From

✔ How Often You SHould Look AT Your P&L

✔ The Revelations A P&L Can Provide

✔ The Important Number You Need To Know

✔ What The IRS Could Care Less About

✔ The Most Powerful Thing You Can Do As Business Owner

✔ So Much More!

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/246.

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 how I spent my summer and discuss how my business and life were impacted when I made the intentional choice to slow down.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ The Belief I Had Around Slowing Down

✔ Why I Wanted To Give it A Try Anyway

✔ What I Had To Say No To So I Could Slow Down

✔ How Slowing Down Got Uncomfortable

✔ What I Got Out Of The Experiment

✔ So Much More!

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/245.

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 this episode, I walk you through the brainstorming session I had with one of my team members which ended with us moving forward with a brand new podcast (Accidental Business Owner - go subscribe today!). I give you a behind-the-scenes look at my thought process throughout the session which forced me to talk through different scenarios, weigh outcomes, and make some pretty tough calls.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ How The Idea To Start A New Podcast Arose

✔ What Influenced My Decision To Move Forward

✔ How I Worked With My Team To Execute The Idea

✔ Why I'm Choosing To Use This Podcast As An Experiment

✔ Who My New Podcast Is For & How It Will Be Valuable

✔ So Much More!

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/244.

P.S. This will be the last episode of Productivity Straight Talk for a while but stay subscribed as it will be back in the fall. In the meantime, I invite you to check out and subscribe to my new podcast the Accidental Business Owner! wherever you listen to podcasts!

I sit down with the Founder & President of Evolve Leadership, Alex Resnick, to dive into his world of emotional intelligence. We discuss its correlation with success and how you can raise your EQ to the point it becomes a superpower that helps you improve your personal and professional life in every way.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ What Emotional Intelligence Is

✔ Ways A High EQ Helps You Show Up Your Best

✔ How To Make Shifts To Prioritize Your EQ

✔ Practice Skills You Can Utilize To Be More Effective

✔ What Being A Good Communicator Is Not

✔ So Much More!

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/243.

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 three big O's in your business that lead to overwhelm and discuss what you can do about them to keep them from robbing you of joy and productivity.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ The Big Unnecessary O's In Your Business

✔ How To Recognize When You're Suffering From Them

✔ What To Do About Them To Reduce Overwhelm

✔ Questions To Ask Yourself

✔ So Much More!

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/242.

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 my friend and owner of Freedom Driven Success, business strategist Jessica Rodriguez, to have an honest conversation about navigating the intersection between mental health and entrepreneurship. We discuss how we identified that we struggle with different aspects of mental health and what our journeys have looked like as we created businesses that support our healing.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ How Jessica Discovered She Created A Business That Felt Like A Prison

✔ My Challenge With Mental Health & How I Navigate It

✔ The Ridiculous Thing I Said At My First Therapy Session

✔ How Jessica Balances Her Pursuit Joy & Happiness With Being Successful

✔ What Your Business Could Look Like If You Don't Address Your Mental Health

✔ Why It's Ultra Important To Prioritize Your Mental Health

✔ So Much More!

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/241.

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 concept of firefighting in your business, get to the bottom of who is at fault for many of the fires taking up your time and energy, and offer solutions so you can stop being a part-time firefighter IN your business and get back to working ON your business.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ The Types Of Fires You're Often Putting Out In Your Business

✔ Why & How They're Are Happening

✔ Who Is At Fault For Many Of Them

✔ What You Can Do To Prevent Those Fires

✔ So Much More!

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/240.

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 Kinesiologist and Certified Sleep Science Coach, Tanessa Shears, to dive into the concept of biohacking your way to better sleep and less brain fog so you can show up with more energy, focus, and stamina in your business and life.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ What Brain Fog Is & How It Shows Up To Plague Your Business

✔ How To Combat Immense Brain Fog

✔ What BioHacking Is & How To Get Started

✔ What Vision You Need To Be Selling Yourself On

✔ The Magical Result When You Maintain A Consistent Bedtime

✔ How "Social Jet Lag" & REM Sleep Affect Your Mood & Patience

✔ Ways To Improve Your Sleep Right Away

✔ How Long It Takes To Biohack Yourself Out Of Sleep Deprivation

✔ So Much More!

To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/239.

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