The Intentional Advantage

What do you want to do in life? What drives you? What are you truly passionate about? Today, we are talking about the art of knowing what you want and how to prioritize your passions. We'll be uncovering what you're really passionate about, the benefits of pursuing your passions, and how you can actually make time for them in the midst of your everyday life.

What's In This Episode:

Why you should uncover your passion and pursue it

How to know if you're truly passionate about something

5 things to consider when you're discovering your passion

Making space & prioritizing the things that are most important to you

Today, we're kicking off season nine, New Year True You, by talking about how you can set ongoing goals to help you improve your life. We're also going to dive into the difference between goals versus habits and how habits can actually be good for helping you achieve your goals. I'll be sharing some tips on establishing some of those good habits and how to make a plan so that you'll be incredibly successful in 2019.

What's In This Episode:

Why New year resolutions don't work, and what you can do instead

The differences between long-term goals and ongoing goals and how they often intersect

How habits can help us become the best versions of ourselves

Four steps to help you set up good habits for yourself

The 3 Rs for making a plan & helping yourself stick to it

What would life be like if you didn't just set your goals but actually achieve them? Today, in our last episode of season 8, we're going to recap some of the highlights from the season, add in some new info, and get you motivated to tackle your goals, projects, and dreams. Your goals are not outside of reach; that thing you've been thinking about in your head for so long? It's time to get started, make a plan that will work for you, and achieve your goal.

What's In This Episode:

Mapping out your goals based on the different categories in your life to ensure success

How to focus on one goal at a time to avoid feeling overextended

Evaluating your goals (and WHY you set them in the first place)

Five powerful reminders you'll need to help you refresh and embrace change

How do you handle obstacles when they pop up? Do you let them derail you, or do you view them as an opportunity? Today, we're focusing on how you can overcome the obstacles that stand in your way. I will highlight some important goal-setting strategies for you to use, the different kinds of obstacles, and how they impact us. I'll also share a few simple steps to help you move forward past your roadblocks.

What's In This Episode:

Utilizing the right framework for goal setting and dealing with obstacles

2 types of obstacles we are most likely to face

4 simple steps to help you overcome your obstacles

Looking at obstacles as opportunities & the power of the pivot

Even the best-laid plans hit snags from time to time. What do you do when you feel like you've lost control of your plans? Today we're talking with Mandy Harvey, an award-winning singer and songwriter who lost her residual hearing at 19. Even after her hearing loss, Mandy pursued an incredibly successful career in music. She performs around the United States, has released four albums, and was recently featured on America's Got Talent. Her story looks different than what she had planned for herself, and it is such an inspiring and powerful example of what it looks like to overcome obstacles and pivot so that you can still chase after your why.

What's In This Episode:

Mandy's story and the journey she's been on to get to where she is now

How losing her hearing has allowed her to communicate more & feel more connected

Dealing with having to change your plans while still staying true to your why

What to do if your dream gives up on you

Getting over fear by permitting yourself to fail

Learn how to plan for success and achieve your goals in today's Ask Tonya Q&A episode. I'm answering your questions on how to create a successful accountability partnership, dealing with a family member who refuses to buy in, how to plan and maximize your downtime with your kids, and preparing your business for long-term growth from the very beginning.

What's In This Episode:

Want to be the best accountability partner? I'm sharing how you can ensure you're providing value to your partner

What to do if a family member isn't on board with your goals or systems

How to get the most out of your downtime with your family

The most important thing you can do in the early stages of your business to help you grow and expand

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. This week, we're talking all about accountability and support systems. We'll dive into why it's so important to have someone hold you accountable, how accountability partners help foster success in your life, and how to find & build a successful partnership. We'll also discuss the different types of accountability partnerships and groups and the benefits of each.

What's In This Episode:

• Why even self-starters need someone to hold them accountable
• How an accountability partner can help foster success in your life
• The questions you should ask to find the right accountability partner for you
• Five things to keep in mind to ensure that your partnership is successful

All season long our focus has been on planning for success, but the best-laid plans don't do us any good if we don't take the time to make them happen. Today, we're discussing how to create space for your goals. I'll share how creating habits allows you to make daily progress towards your goals, my four tips on how you can intentionally carve out time, and the importance of getting rid of the things that don't line up with your priorities in order to get you closer to the life that you want to lead.

What's In This Episode:

• How to make our goals more achievable by breaking them down into milestones
• Creating habits for yourself that allow you to make progress on any goal you set
• 4 tips on how you can intentionally make time for your goals
• Cut down on time wasters and give yourself time to focus on your priorities

Goals are an integral part of creating plans for success, but sometimes it's difficult for us to know where to begin when it comes to setting a goal. Your goal may be a project, a habit, or a task, but whatever it is, all goals start with you considering the final destination, and that's what I want to focus on today. We will discuss the idea of starting with the end in mind, creating counterbalance in order to achieve certain goals, the importance of visualization, and creating milestones to ensure that you meet the big goals and dreams you have set for yourself.

What's In This Episode:

• 3 different categories of goals
• Leaning into an area of focus in order to achieve a specific goal
• Beginning with the end in mind through the power of visualization
• How to create & utilize milestones to attain your goals
• Assessing your milestones in order to identify when you need to readjust

How many times have you said that you'd do whatever it is you want to do "someday"? In reality, someday is this indefinite time in the future that never really comes. Today, I want to focus on your someday. We'll discuss the roadblocks that keep us from pursuing the things that we say matter most to us & how we can take actionable steps towards prioritizing and achieving those dreams. We have to stop delaying our happiness and give ourselves permission to change, to start, to do the things we need to do, and to move towards the lives we really want.

What's In This Episode:

• 3 roadblocks of Someday Syndrome and how you can address them
• Giving yourself permission to pursue what matters most to you
• How you can make someday a reality through intention and planning
• Evaluating your somedays in order to determine how they fit into your life